The Thomistic Institute
Episodes
Supersessionism in Jewish-Christian Relations| Rabbi David Novak & Fr. Thomas Joseph White OP
29 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Supersessionism - The belief that the New Testament Covenant supersedes the Mosaic covenant of the Hebrew Bible, and that the Christian Church has dis...
An Introduction to the Trinity and to the Mystery of Jesus Christ | Fr. Dominic Legge, OP
26 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This talk was given by Fr. Dominic Legge when he addressed St. Peter's parish on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on Oct. 16, 2018.For more information...
Purifying the Clergy After the Scandals of 2018 | Fr. Dominic Legge, OP
26 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This talk was given on Oct. 2nd, 2018 to the Napa Institute Conference.Visit our website for more information on upcoming events: thomisticinstitute.o...
How To Be An Atheist (According to St. Thomas Aquinas) | Fr. Conor McDonough, O.P.
23 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There is an abundance of literature discussing the validity of St. Thomas Aquinas' arguments for God's existence. Using a different approach, this lec...
Evil and the Goodness of God | Gloria Frost
22 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This lecture was offered at Williams College on September 19th, 2018 by Professor Gloria Frost.About the speaker:Gloria Frost is an associate professo...
Panel Discussion from the Yale Conference on Christianity and Freedom
19 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This Panel Discussion concluded our conference which was held on Sept. 22nd, 2018 at Yale. The four previous talks brought together academics from div...
Contemplation As Freedom According to Cusa And Hopkins | Thomas Pfau
18 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This lecture was given for our conference on "Christianity and Freedom." It was held on Sept. 22nd, 2018 at Yale and brought together academics from d...
Liberty and Grace According to Dante and St. Augustine | Giuseppe Mazzotta
17 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This lecture was given for our conference on "Christianity and Freedom." It was held on Sept. 22nd, 2018 at Yale and brought together academics from d...
Aquinas On Human Freedom and Free Will | Fr. James Brent OP
16 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This lecture was the first one given for our conference on "Christianity and Freedom." It was held on Sept. 22nd, 2018 at Yale and brought together ac...
Freedom Under the Law - Early Christian Views | Sarah Byers
15 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This lecture was the first one given for our conference on "Christianity and Freedom." It was held on Sept. 22nd, 2018 at Yale and brought together ac...
Forgiveness and Solidarity in Dostoevsky's 'The Brother's Karamzov' | Nicholas Healy
12 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Fyodor Dostoevsky’s last and greatest novel, The Brothers Karamazov, explores the question of God’s existence against the backdrop of suffering an...
Is Belief In God Rational? | Francis Beckwith
11 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this lecture, Francis Beckwith discusses the question, "is belief in God rational?"This lecture was delivered by Francis Beckwith (Baylor Universit...
Using Similitudes for the Hypostatic Union | Michael Gorman
10 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture given during "Friendly Rivals: Franciscan and Dominican Intellectual Traditions" a Thomistic Circles conference at the Dominican House of St...
Aquinas and Olivi on Job | Thomas Prugl
10 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The full title of this lecture is: "Aquinas and Olivi on Job: A Franciscan-Dominican Dispute on Suffering, perfection, and Exegesis"This lecture was g...
On the Speculative, Practical, or Affective Nature of Theology | Gregory LaNave
09 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture given during "Friendly Rivals: Franciscan and Dominican Intellectual Traditions" a Thomistic Circles conference at the Dominican House of St...
On Analogy & Univocity Revisited | Timothy Noone
06 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This lecture was given on Sept. 28, 2018 to begin the Thomistic Circles conference "Friendly Rivals: Franciscan and Dominican Intellectual Traditions"...
Bonaventure, Thomas Aquinas & Duns Scotus on the Real Distinction | Msgr. Wippel
05 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This talk was offered on Sept. 28,2018 to begin the Thomistic Circle "Friendly Rivals: Franciscan and Dominican Intellectual Traditions. "To learn mor...
It's My Right: What are Natural Rights and What Rights Do We Have? | V. Bradley Lewis
04 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This lecture was delivered by V. Bradley Lewis(Catholic University of America) to the UC Berkeley chapter of the Thomistic Institute on September 18th...
Augustine's City of God and the Nature of Politics | Chad Pecknold
03 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This lecture was delivered by Chad Pecknold (Catholic University of America) to the MIT chapter of the Thomistic Institute on September 18, 2018.To le...
Defending Adam After Darwin | Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, OP
02 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, O.P., completed his Bachelor’s Degree (B.S.E.) in Bioengineering, summa cum laude, at the University of Pennsylvania, and the...
Sharing Joys and Sorrows: Christ's Life and Ours (Pt. 2) | Fr. Andrew Hofer, OP
28 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This lecture was offered as part of our "Wisdom of Aquinas" series held at NYU on September 22, 2018. The link to the handout can be found here: docs....
Sharing Joys and Sorrows: Christ's Life and Ours (Pt. 1) | Fr. Andrew Hofer, OP
27 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This lecture was offered as part of our "Wisdom of Aquinas" series held at NYU on September 22, 2018. The link to the handout can be found here: drive...
Friendship and Happiness | Christopher Kaczor
26 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this lecture, Professor Christopher Kaczor (Loyola Marymount University) draws on insights from Aristotle, Aquinas, and contemporary psychology to ...
The Search For Happiness | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.
25 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What is happiness, and what is the best and happiest life a human being can live? Or even more directly and personally, what kind of life ought I to b...
"Globalism in Natural Law Theory: Pope Benedict and Kotaro Paul Francis Tanaka" - Dr. Kevin Doak
22 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This lecture by Dr. Kevin Doak with a response by Fr. Joseph Koterski SJ was given on September 15th, 2018 during a day long conference on "Jesus of N...
Jesus of Nazareth: Scripture, Revelation and Tradition | Fr. Dominic Legge OP
21 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This lecture by Fr. Dominic Legge with a response by Dr. Rebekah Eklund was given on September 15th, 2018 during a day long conference on "Jesus of Na...
The Motives of the Incarnation: Why Did God Become Man? | Paul Gondreau
19 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"No greater wonder could be accomplished than that God should become man." So writes St. Thomas Aquinas in his commentary on the Gospel of John. This ...
Deus adorans, Homo adorans: Ratzinger's Liturgical Christology & Anthropology | Dr. Chris Ruddy
19 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This talk, "Deus adorans, Homo adorans: Joseph Ratzinger's Liturgical Christology & Anthropology" was offered on September 15th, 2018 during a day...
Why Israel Matters | Douglas Farrow
18 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The re-emergence of Israel as a nation-state caught the world by surprise. That Israel matters geo-politically cannot be doubted, but does it matter t...
Jesus's Prayer - Unveiling the Mystery of the Trinity | Fr. Dominic Legge, OP
15 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This talk was offered as the Thomistic Institute Lecture in Medieval Dominican Thought at the Boston College Colloquy in Historical Theology on August...
The Soul After Neuroscience | Daniel De Haan
14 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Is the existence of the soul compatible with the discoveries of neuroscience? It depends on whose conception of the soul, and which discoveries in neu...
A Panel Discussion from Civitas Dei Conference 2018 | Various Presenters
13 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is a recording from the panel discussion at the end of our Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship on July 20th, 2018Civitas Dei is an annual summer fellow...
The Catholic Intellectual at the Present Moment in the Church and in the World | Robert Royal
12 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This talk was given on July 19th, as part of the Civitas Dei Fellowship.Civitas Dei is an annual summer fellowship sponsored by the Thomistic Institut...
Aquinas on Eternal Law, Natural Inclinations, and Natural Law (Pt. 3) | Fr. Dominic Legge, OP
11 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This talk was offered at our Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship program on July 19th, 2018.
In the Eye of the Storm: Benedict XVI on Our Present Crisis - Dr. Chad Pecknold
10 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This lecture by Dr. Chad Pecknold with a response by Fr. Stephen Fields SJ was given on September 15th, 2018 during a day long conference on "Jesus of...
Aquinas on Eternal Law, Natural Inclinations, and Natural Law(Pt. 2) | Fr. Dominic Legge, OP
06 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This talk was offered at our Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship program. For more information on future events, visit our website at: thomisticinstitute.or...
An Introduction to Saint Augustine (Pt. 3) | Joseph Capizzi
05 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This talk was offered on July 18th as part of the Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship program. For more information on future events, visit our website at: ...
Aquinas on Eternal Law, Natural Inclinations, and Natural Law (Pt. 1) | Fr. Dominic Legge, OP
01 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This talk was offered on July 16th at our Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship program. For more information on future events, visit our website at: thomisti...
An Introduction to Saint Augustine (Pt. 2) | Joseph Capizzi
31 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This talk was offered on July 17th as part of the Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship program. For more information on future events, visit our website at: ...
An Introduction to St. Thomas Aquinas on Law | Fr. Dominic Legge, OP
29 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This talk was offered on July 16th at our Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship program. For more information on future events, visit our website at: thomisti...
An Introduction to St. Augustine (Pt. 1) | Joseph Capizzi
28 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This talk was offered on July 16th as part of the Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship program. For more information on future events, visit our website at: ...
A Panel Discussion from the 2018 Newburgh Philosophy Workshop (Pt. 2)
25 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This discussion was held June 16th, 2018 with the final 4 speakers of the annual Newburgh Summer Philosophy Workshop.
The Christological Shape Of Aquinas On The Attributes Of God | Anna Moreland
24 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This talk was offered on June 16th, 2018 as part of the Newburgh Summer Philosophy Workshop on "Aquinas on Divine Attributes."
The Infinite Creator And Finite Creation | James Madden
23 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This talk was offered on June 16, 2018 as part of the Newburgh Summer Philosophy Workshop on "Aquinas on Divine Attributes."
The Fifth Way | Fr. Stephen Brock
22 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This talk was offered on June 16, 2018 as part of the Newburgh Summer Philosophy Workshop on "Aquinas on Divine Attributes."
A Panel Discussion from the 2018 Newburgh Philosophy Workshop (Pt. 1)
21 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This panel discussion was held with the first 6 speakers from annual Newburgh Philosophy Workshop on June 15th, 2018.
The Fourth Way, Participation, and Divine Perfection | Fr. Stephen Brock
18 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This talk was offered on June 15, 2018 as part of the Newburgh Summer Philosophy Workshop on "Aquinas on Divine Attributes."
Divine Unity And Simplicity | Michael Gorman
17 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This talk was offered on June 15, 2018 as part of the Newburgh Summer Philosophy Workshop on "Aquinas on Divine Attributes."
Divine Naming And Analogy | Joshua Hochschild
16 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This talk was offered on June 15, 2018 as part of the Newburgh Summer Philosophy Workshop on "Aquinas on Divine Attributes."
Knowing God as He Who Is | Brian Carl
15 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This talk was offered on June 14th, 2018 as part of the Newburgh Summer Philosophy Workshop on "Aquinas on Divine Attributes."
The Preambles Of Faith | Fr. Raymund Snyder, OP
14 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This talk was offered on June 14th, 2018 as part of the Newburgh Summer Philosophy Workshop on "Aquinas on Divine Attributes."
The Dignity of Human Life | Helen Watt
11 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Helen Watt, a Senior Research Fellow at the Anscombe Bioethics Centre, presents some basic arguments for the dignity of human life. The respondent...
Suffering and Flourishing | Eleonore Stump
09 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Eleonore Stump (St. Louis University)looks closely at the relevant Christian doctrines to see what can be said to explain and defend the att...
Accompaniment as the Perfection of the Image of God | Fr. James Sullivan, OP
08 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This lecture was given during the 7th Annual Conference for Priests in Providence, RI on July 9 - 12, 2018.Fr. James' slideshow: thomisticinstitute.or...
The Rest is Said in Praise to God: Aquinas on the Rites of the Mass (Pt 2) | Fr. Innocent Smith OP
15 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on December 3, 2016 at New York University.
The Rest is Said in Praise to God: Aquinas on the Rites of the Mass (Pt 1) | Fr. Innocent Smith OP
15 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on December 3, 2016 at New York University.
Why Are We? Classical & Contemporary Answers to the Meaning of Life | Fr. James Brent OP
14 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on December 1, 2016 at Johns Hopkins University.
Vectors to God: Growing in Faith, Hope, and Love | Fr. Dominic Legge, OP
01 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on November 29, 2016 in Arlington, VA.
Introduction to Metaphysics Part Three: Philosophy as Wisdom | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP
30 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Introduction to Metaphysics Part One: Form and Matter; Substance and Accidents | Fr. T.J. White
30 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What Is Politics About Anyway? Aquinas on the Common Good | Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, OP
24 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on November 17, 2016 at Harvard University.
The City of God and the Virtue of Hope | Fr. Dominic Legge, OP
11 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on October 16, 2016.
Masters, Parasites, or Gardeners? Thomistic Reflections on Environmental Ethics | Prof. Therese Cory
10 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on October 27, 2016 at Duke University.
Reason, Faith and Incarnation in Irenaeus | Fr. Khaled Anatolios
09 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on November 5, 2016 at New York University.
Unity, Truth and Goodness in the Early Franciscan Intellectual Tradition | Prof. Boyd T. Coolman
09 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on November 5, 2016 at New York University.
The Flesh of the Logos: Reflections on Faith and Reason | Prof. Bruce Marshall
09 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on November 5, 2016 at New York University.
Understanding the Christian Idea of Redemption | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP
03 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on November 1, 2016 at Brown University.
Cultivating a Truthful Soul | Prof. Angela Knobel
29 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on October 19, 2016 at the Catholic Information Center in Washington, DC.
How Could A Good God Allow Evil? | Prof. Denys Turner
28 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on October 13, 2016 at Harvard University.
Transubstantiation and the Sacrifice of the Mass Part 1 | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP
20 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on October 15, 2016 at New York University.
Transubstantiation and the Sacrifice of the Mass Part 2 | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP
20 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on October 15, 2016 at New York University.
Anscombe's Theism | Prof. Candace Vogler
19 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on October 13, 2016 at Yale University.
Spiritual and Religious: Why We Owe God an Hour a Week | Fr. Romanus Cessario, OP
07 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on October 3, 2016 at New York University.
Created Equal Or Variated Moral Status? | Prof. Christopher Kaczor
06 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on September 22, 2016 at University of Virginia.
Virtue and the Desire for Happiness in a Secular Age | Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, OP
04 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on September 22, 2016 at Harvard University.
Dante and the Mind that is Catholic | Dr. Robert Royal
01 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on September 21, 2016 at Brown University.
A Theology of Tradition in the Light of Dei Verbum | Prof. Lewis Ayres
30 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on September 22, 2016 at Fall Thomistic Circles at the Dominican House of Studies.Release date:23 September 2016
Dei Verbum: Holy Scripture as a Mirror of God | Prof. Katherine Sonderegger
30 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on September 22, 2016 at Fall Thomistic Circles at the Dominican House of Studies.Release date:23 September 2016
True & False Ecumenism in the Church | Fr. Richard Schenk, OP
30 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on September 22, 2016 at Fall Thomistic Circles at the Dominican House of Studies.Release date:23 September 2016
Lumen Gentium Through the Glasses of Reformation Theology | Prof. Christoph Schwoebel
30 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on September 23, 2016 at Fall Thomistic Circles at the Dominican House of Studies.Release date:23 September 2016
The Humanity of God and Catholic Communion | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP
30 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on September 23, 2016 at Fall Thomistic Circles at the Dominican House of Studies.Release date:23 September 2016
The Paschal Mystery & the Diversity of Religions | Prof. Bruce Marshall
30 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on September 23, 2016 at Fall Thomistic Circles at the Dominican House of Studies.Release date:23 September 2016
The Same God? Karl Barth on the Relation of Islam to Christianity | Prof. Bruce McCormack
30 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on September 23, 2016 at Fall Thomistic Circles at the Dominican House of Studies.Release date:23 September 2016
Biblical Renewal & Vatican II: Karl Barth's Contributions | Prof. Matthew Levering (duplicate?)
30 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on September 23, 2016 at Fall Thomistic Circles at the Dominican House of Studies.Release date:23 September 2016
Biblical Renewal & Vatican II: Karl Barth's Contributions | Prof. Matthew Levering
30 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on September 23, 2016 at Fall Thomistic Circles at the Dominican House of Studies.Release date:23 September 2016
Gaudium et Spes at the Origins of Narrative Theology | Prof. Francesca Murphy
30 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on September 24, 2016 at Fall Thomistic Circles at the Dominican House of Studies.Release date:23 September 2016
Catholic Ecumenical Doctrine and Committment | Prof. Reinhard Huetter
29 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on September 24, 2016 at Fall Thomistic Circles at the Dominican House of Studies.Release date:23 September 2016
Unitatis Redintegratio & the Possibility of Ecumenical Progress | Prof. Hans Boersma
29 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on September 24, 2016 at Fall Thomistic Circles at the Dominican House of Studies.Release date:23 September 2016
Concluding Discussion | Ad Limina Apostolorum Conference
29 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A discussion on September 24, 2016 at Fall Thomistic Circles at the Dominican House of Studies.Release date:23 September 2016
The Illusion of Conflict: A Catholic Understanding of Faith, Reason & Science | Fr. Dominic Legge
28 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on September 15, 2016 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The Reality of the Soul in an Age of Neuroscience | Fr. Michael Dodds, OP
20 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on September 19, 2016 at Yale University.
Is Faith Irrational: Aquinas on the Rationality of Belief | Fr. Dominic Legge, OP
19 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on September 8, 2016 at Harvard University.
Happiness Without Religion? A Philosophical Debate Part 1 | White, Frey, Vogler
19 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A debate on September 10, 2016 at New York University.
Happiness Without Religion? A Philosophical Debate Part 2 | White, Frey, Vogler, Reno
19 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A debate on September 10, 2016 at New York University.
The Problem of Social Justice: A Catholic Approach | Prof. Russell Hittinger
06 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on September 1, 2016 at Baylor University.
Preaching Beyond the Pulpit | Fr. Bill Byrne
17 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on August 11, 2016 at Conference for Priests.
Preaching to the New Faithful | Fr. Paul Check
16 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on August 10, 2016 at Conference for Priests.
Preaching the Doctrine of the Faith | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP
16 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on August 9, 2016 at Conference for Priests.
The Spirituality of the Preacher | Fr. Paul Scalia
16 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on August 10, 2016 at Conference for Priests.
The Heart of True Love: Part 2 | Fr. Dominic Legge, OP
30 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture on February 27, 2016 at New York University.The handout for this lecture can be found here at thomisticinstitute.org/handouts.