The Thomistic Institute

Aquinas and Luther on Justification I Dr. Nathaniel Peters

08 Aug 2025

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Dr. Nathaniel Peters explores and compares the theological views of Martin Luther and Thomas Aquinas on justification, focusing on grace, faith, merit...

Thomas Aquinas on Charity I Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.

07 Aug 2025

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Fr. Cajetan Cuddy provides an in-depth exploration of charity as the highest theological virtue in the thought of Saint Thomas Aquinas, laying foundat...

Martin Luther and Thomas Aquinas Against the Pelagians I Dr. Erik Dempsey

06 Aug 2025

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Dr. Erik Dempsey explores the positions of Martin Luther and Thomas Aquinas against Pelagianism, highlighting their shared rejection of justification ...

What Makes Laws Just? An Introduction to the Natural Law Tradition I Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

04 Aug 2025

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Fr. Dominic Legge delves into the philosophical and moral considerations that determine whether laws are truly just, highlighting the ongoing relevanc...

Can We Be Happy Without God? I Prof. Matthew Shea

01 Aug 2025

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Prof. Matthew Shea examines the classic philosophical question “Can we be happy without God?” by analyzing historical and contemporary perspective...

How to be a Little Less Awful: The Cultivation of Virtue I Prof. Timothy J. Pawl

31 Jul 2025

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Prof. Timothy J. Pawl examines the nature, divisions, and cultivation of virtue, harmonizing Christian moral wisdom with contemporary psychological re...

From Apathy to Agape: Christian Encounters with Stoic Philosophy I Prof. Thomas Ward

30 Jul 2025

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Prof. Thomas Ward explores the resurgence of Stoicism in modern culture and critically contrasts it with Christian philosophy, especially through the ...

The Cardinal Virtues and Living Life Well I Prof. Raymond Hain

29 Jul 2025

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Prof. Raymond Hain examines the four cardinal virtues—prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance—tracing their philosophical and theological roo...

St. Augustine on Love for Confused Lovers I Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

28 Jul 2025

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Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P., delves into St. Augustine's understanding of love for "confused lovers," drawing from the Confessions to explore the transform...

Catholic Teaching on Birth Control: Beyond Common Misunderstandings I Prof. Gina Noia

25 Jul 2025

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Prof. Gina Noia explores the Catholic Church's nuanced teachings on birth control, responsible parenthood, and the moral distinctions between natural ...

The Ethics of Abortion: Women's Rights, Human Life, and the Question of Justice I Prof. Christopher Kaczor

24 Jul 2025

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Prof. Christopher Kaczor critically examines the ethics of abortion by exploring whether the unborn are alive and human, whether killing is justified,...

Thomistic Perspectives on True Artificial Intelligence I Prof. Jordan Wales

23 Jul 2025

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Prof. Jordan Wales offers a theological critique of artificial intelligence, examining the limitations of computational and behaviorist definitions of...

The Christian Imagination I Prof. Raymond Hain

22 Jul 2025

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Prof. Raymond Hain explores the Catholic imagination through the literary works of Flannery O'Connor and J.R.R. Tolkien, revealing how Catholic litera...

Are Science and Faith Compatible? I Prof. Karin Öberg

21 Jul 2025

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Harvard astronomer Prof. Karin Öberg examines the compatibility of science and faith, addressing perceived conflicts through philosophical, doctrinal...

Woman as Companion and as Mother | Sr. Elinor Gardner, O.P.

18 Jul 2025

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Sr. Elinor Gardner explores the vocation of women as companion and mother, drawing on Edith Stein’s philosophy to highlight the natural ethos of fem...

True Fatherhood as Archetype of Masculine Virtue | Prof. John Cuddeback

17 Jul 2025

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Prof. John Cuddeback explores true fatherhood as the archetype of masculine virtue, examining its modes, challenges, and unique virtues through the le...

Household as Natural Revelation of Masculinity and Femininity | Prof. John Cuddeback

16 Jul 2025

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Prof. John Cuddeback explores how the household serves as a natural revelation of masculinity and femininity, emphasizing the complementarity of men a...

The Importance of Friendship in Marriage | Dr. Nathaniel Peters and Prof. Jane Peters

15 Jul 2025

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Dr. Nathaniel Peters and Prof. Jane Peters explore the vocation of marriage as a transformative friendship, highlighting how the goods of marriage—o...

Is the Biblical View of Sex and Marriage Realistic? | Prof. Michael Dauphinais

14 Jul 2025

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Prof. Michael Dauphinais explores the realism of the biblical view of sex and marriage, analyzing cultural challenges, scriptural diagnoses, and the t...

The Mission of the University and the Role of the Humanities | Prof. Michael Foley

11 Jul 2025

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Prof. Michael Foley critically examines the authentic role of the humanities in the modern American university, contrasting the consumerist and human ...

Aesthetics, Mozart, and the Pathways of Beauty | Prof. George Corbett

10 Jul 2025

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Prof. George Corbett explores the philosophical and theological foundations of beauty through Mozart’s music, highlighting the "pathway of beauty" a...

Objective Beauty in a Subjective World | Prof. Jan C. Bentz

09 Jul 2025

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Prof. Jan C. Bentz examines the nature of beauty, arguing that beauty is not merely subjective but possesses objective and transcendent qualities root...

Becoming Human: Barbie, Storytelling, and Aquinas on Self-Knowledge | Prof. Joshua Hochschild

08 Jul 2025

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Prof. Joshua Hochschild explores the philosophical and theological dimensions of the Barbie movie, analyzing its narrative through the lens of storyte...

Recovering the Image of God in Man (and Woman) | Sr. Elinor Gardner, O.P.

07 Jul 2025

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Sr. Elinor Gardner explores the Christian understanding of virtue, emphasizing the theological and cardinal virtues as foundational to human excellenc...

Created Equal: An Interpretation and Defense of the American Proposition | Prof. Christopher Kaczor

04 Jul 2025

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Prof. Christopher Kaczor rigorously defends the inclusive interpretation of the Declaration of Independence, arguing that "all men are created equal" ...

Predestination and Human Freedom | Prof. Bruce Marshall

03 Jul 2025

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Prof. Bruce Marshall explores the complex theological and philosophical challenges of predestination, examining its biblical foundations, Catholic doc...

'Many are called, but few are chosen': A Thomistic Approach to Predestination | Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

02 Jul 2025

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Fr. Gregory Pine explains the Catholic doctrine of predestination, distinguishing it from Calvinist interpretations by emphasizing God’s gratuitous ...

How to Make Life-Changing Decisions | Dr. Nathaniel Peters

01 Jul 2025

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Dr. Nathaniel Peters examines how young adults can make life-changing decisions by applying philosophical and theological frameworks, particularly dra...

Free Will and the Brain | Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P.

30 Jun 2025

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Fr. Anselm Ramelow explores the philosophical and scientific debates surrounding free will, examining cultural attitudes, neuroscience experiments lik...

Could God Weep or Feel Pain? Christ's Assumption of Human Suffering for Our Sake I Prof. Paul Gondreau

27 Jun 2025

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Prof. Paul Gondreau explores whether God could truly experience human emotions and suffering by examining Christ’s full humanity, the Church’s res...

God on a Cross: The Meaning of the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus I Fr. Thomas Petri, O.P.

26 Jun 2025

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Fr. Thomas Petri explores the profound meaning of Christ’s passion, death, and resurrection, emphasizing humanity’s original condition and ultimat...

Is Anything More Tortuous than the Human Heart? I Prof. Steven Jensen

25 Jun 2025

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Prof. Steven Jensen analyzes the complexity of the human heart by distinguishing the interplay between emotions and will, drawing on Aquinas and Arist...

Pope John Paul II's Salvifici Doloris I Prof. Gina Noia

24 Jun 2025

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Prof. Gina Noia explores Catholic teaching on medical treatment decision-making, focusing on how suffering, prudence, and the distinction between ordi...

Suffering and End-of-Life Care I Prof. Gina Noia

23 Jun 2025

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Prof. Gina Noia explores Catholic teaching on end-of-life care, suffering, and medical treatment decision-making, highlighting the nuanced distinction...

The Wedding Supper of the Lamb I Prof. Paul Gondreau

20 Jun 2025

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Prof. Paul Gondreau explains how the Mass, as the perfect form of human worship, unites sacrifice, thanksgiving, and fellowship by making present Chri...

Corpus Christi and the Mystery of the Eucharist I Fr. Innocent Smith, O.P.

19 Jun 2025

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Fr. Innocent Smith explores the origins and theological significance of the Feast of Corpus Christi, emphasizing how liturgical tradition, scriptural ...

Aquinas the DJ: Tradition and Invention in the Corpus Christi Liturgy | Fr. Innocent Smith, O.P.

18 Jun 2025

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Fr. Innocent Smith explores how Thomas Aquinas creatively blended tradition and innovation in composing the Corpus Christi liturgy, drawing on earlier...

Is the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in "Accordance with the Scriptures"? I Prof. Gary Anderson

17 Jun 2025

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Prof. Gary Anderson examines how the Christian practice of adoring the Blessed Sacrament is deeply rooted in the scriptural tradition, particularly th...

My Lord and My God: Understanding the Incarnation | Prof. Bruce Marshall

16 Jun 2025

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Prof. Bruce Marshall examines the fundamental Christian doctrine of the Incarnation, explaining how the New Testament and Catholic tradition affirm th...

The Convertibility of Being and Goodness | Prof. Thomas Ward

13 Jun 2025

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Prof. Thomas Ward explores the Thomistic concept of the convertibility of being and goodness, examining how the privation theory of evil and the essen...

The Emergence of Evil as a Theological Problem | Fr. Timothy Bellamah, O.P.

12 Jun 2025

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Fr. Timothy Bellamah explores how the problem of evil emerged as a distinct theological issue within the Judeo-Christian tradition, contrasting it wit...

A Method for Metaethics | Prof. Candace Vogler

11 Jun 2025

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Prof. Candace Vogler analyzes the concept of the highest good in metaethics, comparing the views of Mill, Kant, and Aquinas, and explores how the purs...

How Could a Good God Allow Horrible Diseases? | Prof. Stephen Meredith

10 Jun 2025

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Prof. Stephen Meredith examines why a good and all-powerful God would allow horrible diseases, weaving together scientific explanations, philosophical...

Evil as Privation | Prof. Thomas Ward

09 Jun 2025

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Prof. Thomas Ward explains the classical Christian theory that evil is not a real entity but a privation of goodness, drawing from thinkers like Augus...

Thomas Aquinas on the Nicene Creed | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

06 Jun 2025

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Fr. Andrew Hofer explores Thomas Aquinas’s interpretation of the Nicene Creed, highlighting its foundational role in Catholic theology, the Trinity,...

Wonderment, Contemplation, and Friendship with God | Fr. Cassian Derbes, O.P.

05 Jun 2025

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Fr. Cassian Derbes explores how wonderment, contemplation, and friendship with God are essential to the Christian life, drawing on insights from Arist...

The Vocation of Parenthood | Dr. Nathaniel Peters and Prof. Jane Sloan Peters

04 Jun 2025

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Dr. Nathaniel Peters and Prof. Jane Sloan Peters explore the vocation of parenthood, highlighting the distinct yet complementary roles of fatherhood a...

Psalms and the Grace of Conversion | Fr. Stephen Ryan, O.P.

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fr. Stephen Ryan explains how the Psalms uniquely serve as both a mirror and remedy for the soul, fostering self-knowledge, compunction, and conversio...

Key Principles for a Happy Life | Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

02 Jun 2025

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Fr. Gregory Pine explores the principles for a happy life by drawing on Aristotelian and Thomistic philosophy, focusing on the concept of beatitude as...

What Happens After Death | Prof. Jeffrey Brower

30 May 2025

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Prof. Jeffrey Brower defends Aquinas’s hylomorphic account of human nature, arguing that the soul, as the body’s substantial form, ensures metaphy...

The Earliest Christological Debates and Why They Matter Today | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

29 May 2025

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Fr. Andrew Hofer explores the earliest Christological debates of the first centuries, showing how heresies like Arianism, Nestorianism, and Pelagianis...

Capitalizing Christ in Thirteenth-Century Scholasticism | Prof. Boyd Taylor Coolman

28 May 2025

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Prof. Boyd Taylor Coolman examines the thirteenth-century scholastic doctrine of “capital grace,” showing how Alexander of Hales, Hugh of Saint Vi...

How Does Christ Save Us? Making Sense of the Atonement | Prof. Ross McCullough

27 May 2025

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Prof. Ross McCullough systematically explores the major models of the atonement-including Christus Victor, ransom theory, and divinization-showing how...

Contemplating Personhood and the Trinity | Fr. Timothy Bellamah, O.P.

26 May 2025

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This lecture was given on November 23rd, 2023, at Dominican House of Studies.For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.o...

How Is My iPhone Changing Me? | Prof. Joshua Hochschild

23 May 2025

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Prof. Joshua Hochschild analyzes how smartphones and digital technologies reshape our brains, habits, and sense of self by leveraging neuroscience and...

Transhumanism: The New Eugenics | Prof. Steven Jensen

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Prof. Steven Jensen critically examines transhumanism as a new form of eugenics, arguing that the pursuit of human enhancement through technologies li...

What Can We Learn from Aquinas About AI? | Prof. Gyula Klima

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Prof. Gyula Klima uses Aquinas’ philosophy of mind to argue that human intelligence, rooted in immaterial universal concept formation, is metaphysic...

Ought I Use AI Assisted Writing? | Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P.

20 May 2025

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Fr. Ambrose Little examines the philosophical and ethical implications of AI-assisted writing by drawing on Plato’s myth of Thoth, Aristotle, and Aq...

The Use of Tools in a Technocratic Age: the Death of Wisdom? | Sr. Anna Wray, O.P.

19 May 2025

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This lecture was given on February 20th, 2025, at University of Pittsburgh.The speaker requests that anyone interested in a summary of this talk liste...

Friendship and the Common Good | Prof. Adam Eitel

16 May 2025

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Prof. Adam Eitel explores the nature of friendship and the common good through the lens of Aquinas and Aristotle, emphasizing that true friendship is ...

Friendship is a Difficult Good | Fr. Cassian Derbes, O.P.

15 May 2025

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Fr. Cassian Derbes explores why friendship is a difficult but essential good, drawing on Aquinas, Aristotle, Cicero, Augustine, and Dante to show how ...

Aquinas on Friendship and Human Excellence | Prof. Thomas Hibbs

14 May 2025

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Prof. Thomas Hibbs analyzes Aquinas’ account of friendship and human excellence, drawing on Aristotle and Tocqueville to show how friendship is a ne...

How To Be A Good Friend: Combatting Envy And Apathy And Exercising Love And Wisdom | Prof. W. Scott Cleveland

13 May 2025

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Prof. W. Scott Cleveland explores how to be a good friend by applying Aristotle’s philosophy of human flourishing, highlighting the importance of co...

What is Love? Plato’s Theology of the Body | Prof. Joshua Hochschild

12 May 2025

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Prof. Joshua Hochschild compares Plato’s philosophical exploration of love in the Symposium with John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, analyzing ho...

The Metaphysics of Prayer | Fr. Stephen Brock

09 May 2025

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Fr. Stephen Brock examines the metaphysics of petitionary prayer through the perspectives of C.S. Lewis, Peter Geach, and especially Thomas Aquinas, h...

Can Philosophical Skepticism Be Overcome? | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.

08 May 2025

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Fr. Thomas Joseph White explores whether philosophical skepticism can be overcome by examining Aristotle, Aquinas, Kant, and Nietzsche on metaphysical...

Aquinas on the Identity of Essence and Existence in God | Prof. Michael Gorman

07 May 2025

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Prof. Michael Gorman explains Aquinas’ doctrine that in God, essence and existence are identical, highlighting how this principle underpins divine s...

The Trinity: The Heart of Christian Life | Dr. Edmund Lazzari

06 May 2025

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Dr. Edmund Lazzari defends the coherence and relevance of the Trinity by addressing Thomas Jefferson’s objections through Thomistic philosophy, emph...

Does God Exist | Prof. Michael Gorman

05 May 2025

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Professor Michael Gorman explores philosophical arguments for God's existence through Aquinas' approach of reasoning from effect to ultimate uncaused ...

Aquinas the Wordsmith: The Hymns and Sequence of Corpus Christi | Prof. Patrick Callahan

02 May 2025

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Prof. Patrick Callahan analyzes the poetic genius of Saint Thomas Aquinas in the hymns and sequence of Corpus Christi, highlighting Aquinas’ underst...

Only the Lover Sings: Poetry, Mimesis, and the Christian Life | Prof. Patrick Callahan

01 May 2025

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Prof. Patrick Callahan reveals how poetry, as the most Christ-like form of speech and a reflection of human mimesis, plays a vital role in the Christi...

God, Beauty, and Mathematics | Prof. Alexander Pruss

30 Apr 2025

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Prof. Alexander Pruss explores the unique certainty, mystery, and beauty of mathematics, examining philosophical perspectives from Plato to modern log...

The Beautiful and the Sublime: How to Make Art that Leads to God | Prof. Patrick Callahan

29 Apr 2025

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Prof. Patrick Callahan explores how art, through beauty and the sublime, can lead the soul toward God, drawing on insights from Joseph Pieper, Aristot...

Logic and Truth in God, Nature, and the Artificial | Fr. Philip-Neri Reese, O.P.

28 Apr 2025

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Fr. Philip-Neri Reese explores the relationship between logic and truth as they manifest in God, the natural world, and artificial constructs, emphasi...

John Henry Newman's Conception of the Development of Doctrine | Prof. Chad Pecknold

25 Apr 2025

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Prof. Chad Pecknold analyzes John Henry Newman’s theological legacy, focusing on doctrinal development, conscience as a divine imperative, and his i...

Do We Need Marian Apparitions? | Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

24 Apr 2025

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Fr. Gregory Pine explores the theological necessity of Marian apparitions through the lens of Catholic doctrine, explaining how they relate to the cen...

Nicaea’s ‘Christological surplus, or, How to remember the creed’ | Prof. Lewis Ayres

23 Apr 2025

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Prof. Lewis Ayres examines how the Nicene Creed functions as a generative and interpretive “cipher” within Christian tradition, tracing its roots ...

The Beauty of the Catholic Sacramental View | Sr. Albert Marie Surmanski, O.P.

22 Apr 2025

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Sr. Albert Marie Surmanski, O.P., explores how creation sacramentally reflects God’s glory, particularly investigating how metaphysics, scripture, p...

Hope: The Pilgrim's Virtue | Prof. Michael Wahl

21 Apr 2025

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Prof. Michael Wahl explores the theological virtue of hope as essential for Christian pilgrimage, distinguishing it from mere passion by examining how...

What Has the Historical Jesus to Do with the Church's Christ? | Fr. Isaac Morales, O.P.

18 Apr 2025

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Fr. Isaac Morales explores the relationship between the historical Jesus and Church's knowledge of Jesus, cautioning against relying too heavily on ev...

On the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist | Fr. Dominic Langevin, O.P.

17 Apr 2025

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Fr. Dominic Langevin explores the Catholic doctrine of the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist, explaining transubstantiation, its scriptural bas...

What Can Demons Do? | Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

16 Apr 2025

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Fr. Gregory Pine explores the extent of demonic influence on human life, distinguishing between physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual dime...

Why Are There Two Sacraments of Healing, Penance and Anointing of the Sick? | Prof. Roger Nutt

15 Apr 2025

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Prof. Roger Nutt explores the theological significance of the sacraments of Penance and Anointing of the Sick as healing encounters that address both ...

Divine Providence as Fulfilled in Christ | Fr. Timothy Bellamah, O.P.

14 Apr 2025

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Fr. Timothy Bellamah explores divine providence as God's vision and causation of all things fulfilled in Christ, explaining that Christ's incarnation,...

Coming to Know God Through Creation: A Biblical Perspective | Fr. Jordan Schmidt, O.P.

11 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fr. Jordan Schmidt explores biblical creation accounts, emphasizing their theological depth and historical context to reveal how the created world ser...

Human Nature and the Challenges of Our Advancing Technologies | Dr. William Hurlbut

10 Apr 2025

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Dr. William Hurlbut examines the profound ethical and philosophical challenges posed by advancing biotechnologies, emphasizing the need for a deeper u...

Creation and Big Bang Cosmology | Prof. Karin Öberg

09 Apr 2025

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Prof. Karin Öberg explores the interplay between theology and science, focusing on Thomas Aquinas' view of creation as a relational dependency on God...

Should Catholics Run (Away) From Secular Politics? | Fr. John Harris, O.P.

08 Apr 2025

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Fr. John Harris discusses the Catholic approach to secular politics, emphasizing Thomistic principles, the role of lay Catholics, and the balance betw...

A Neurologist's Reflections on Human Dignity and Suffering | Dr. Paul LaPenna

07 Apr 2025

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Dr. Paul LaPenna reflects on the integration of ancient virtues, Christian ethics, and self-sacrificial love in medical practice, emphasizing human di...

Famine, Affluence, and Aquinas | Prof. Marshall Bierson

04 Apr 2025

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Prof. Marshall Bierson explores Aquinas's and Anscombe's moral absolutes, particularly concerning theft, arguing that in cases of extreme need, taking...

Making Up What is Lacking: Disability and Suffering in Christ's Body, the Church | Prof. Paul Gondreau

03 Apr 2025

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Prof. Paul Gondreau reflects on the profound meaning of suffering, disability, and human frailty in light of Christ’s redemptive suffering, emphasiz...

Ectogenesis: Transhumanism, The Brave New World, and the Attack on Transcendentals | Prof. Stephen Meredith

02 Apr 2025

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Prof. Stephen Meredith explores the essence of being human through the lens of Aristotelian and Thomistic philosophy, contrasting it with biological a...

Can Machines be People, Too? | Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P.

01 Apr 2025

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Fr. Anselm Ramelow critically examines whether artificial intelligence can achieve personhood, arguing that machines lack the essential qualities of b...

Reconciling the Image of God with the Scientific Image of Human Persons | Dr. Daniel De Haan

31 Mar 2025

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Dr. Daniel De Haan examines the interplay between philosophical, theological, and scientific images of human persons, emphasizing their complementarit...

Sharing in Divine Goodness by Grace | Fr. John Mark Solitario, O.P.

28 Mar 2025

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Fr. John Mark Solitario explores the transformative power of grace offered by Christ, emphasizing the perfection of charity and voluntary poverty as a...

What Exactly Is the Hypostatic Union? | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

27 Mar 2025

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Fr. Dominic Legge explores the intricacies of the hypostatic union, focusing on Aquinas's understanding of how the divine and human natures are united...

The Life-Giving Appropriation of the Flesh: St. Cyril of Alexandria on the Unity of Christ | Prof. Paul Gavrilyuk

26 Mar 2025

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Professor Paul Gavrilyuk explores Cyril of Alexandria's Christology as a sustained meditation on majesty and lowliness, driven by the desire to probe ...

Nicene Existential Theology: Then and Now | Fr. Khaled Anatolios

25 Mar 2025

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Fr. Khaled Anatolios argues that the Nicene Council and its doctrine of creation from nothing entail a comprehensive understanding of Christian existe...

Understanding the Human Person as Imago Dei: A Biblical Perspective | Fr. Jordan Schmidt, O.P.

24 Mar 2025

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Fr. Jordan Schmidt explores the concept of humans being created in God's image and likeness (Imago Dei) from a biblical perspective, particularly focu...

Peripatetic Therapy: Taking Seriously Aristotle's World and the Role of Contemplation in It | Sr. Anna Wray, O.P.

21 Mar 2025

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This lecture was given on February 9th, 2024, at Dominican House of Studies.The speaker requests that anyone interested in a summary of this talk list...