The Thomistic Institute

The Gift of Fear | Professor Adam Eitel

04 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Prof. Adam Eitel (Yale Divinity School) holds appointments in the Divinity School, the Program in Medieval Studies, and the Humanities Program. His re...

Humility & Pride | Professor Adam Eitel

03 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Prof. Adam Eitel (Yale Divinity School) holds appointments in the Divinity School, the Program in Medieval Studies, and the Humanities Program. His re...

The Priest as Sinner in the Thought of Augustine | Father Robert Dodaro, O.S.A.

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Fr. Robert Dodaro, O.S.A. (Patristic Institute) is the president of the Patristic Institute in Rome, where he is also a professor. In addition, he is ...

Dumb Ox to Angelic Doctor: The Life and Works of St. Thomas Aquinas | Father Conor McDonough, O.P.

01 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Fr. Conor McDonough, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies, Dublin) is a Dominican friar from Galway. He studied science and theology at the University of ...

Leaving Loneliness, Building Friendship, and Fostering Human Flourishing | Professor Scott Cleveland

29 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on September 24th, 2023, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at th...

Recover Your Faith with C.S. Lewis & St. Thomas w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. Michael Dauphinais

28 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Looking to reignite your faith in the new year? C.S. Lewis and St. Thomas Aquinas can help you recover your faith! Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aqui...

Balderdash: What It Is, Why We Tolerate It, and How We Can Reduce It | Sister Anna Wray, O.P.

28 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on September 28th, 2023, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. For more information on upcoming events, visit us ...

Is Faith Irrational? A Lecture on Faith and Reason | Father Ambrose Little, O.P.

27 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on October 20th, 2023, at The University of North Florida. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinsti...

Purgatory: Good News for Most of Us | Professor Michael Root (duplicate?)

26 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on October 13th 2023, at St. Joseph's in Greenwich Village. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinst...

Forgotten Lay Patronesses Of The Church | Doctor Bronwen McShea

25 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on October 27th, 2023, at St. Joseph's in Greenwich Village For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinst...

Human Nature and Biotechnology | Professor Stephen Meredith

22 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen Meredith is a professor at the University of Chicago’s Departments of Pathology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Neurology. He is al...

Resilience and Happiness According to Dante and Aquinas | Thomas Hibbs

21 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Thomas Hibbs is currently J. Newton Rayzor Sr. Professor of Philosophy at Baylor University, where he is also Dean Emeritus, having served for 16 year...

Justice, the Common Good, and Friendship | Father Gregory Pine

20 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Fr. Gregory currently serves as an adjunct professor of dogmatic theology at the Dominican House of Studies and an Assistant Director of the Thomistic...

How Can Aristotle Benefit Science Today? | Father Ambrose Little

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P. is a Dominican friar of the Province of St. Joseph. He was born and raised in Connecticut and studied philosophy at The Catho...

Faith, Mysticism, and the 'Dark Night Of The Soul' | Father Dominic Legge

18 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P., is the Director of the Thomistic Institute and an Assistant Professor in systematic theology at the Pontifical Faculty of the...

Do You Believe In Miracles? (And Can You Do So Reasonably?) | W. Matthews Grant

18 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

W. Matthews Grant is Professor and Chair in the Department of Philosophy at University of St. Thomas (MN), and Associate Editor of the American Cathol...

Beyond Words: What ChatGPT Can't Say | Jane Sloan Peters

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jane Sloan Peters is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the College of Mount Saint Vincent in Riverdale, NY. Her dissertation explored Tho...

Beyond Words: What ChatGPT Can't Say w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. Jane Sloan Peters

14 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Prof. Jane Sloan Peters about her...

Human Flourishing And Disability: A Thomistic Approach | Prof. Matthew Shea

13 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on September 21st, 2023, at Saint Vincent College. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org...

The Christian Responses St. Gregory and St. Augustine to the Roman Empire | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on October 23rd, 2023 at William and Mary. For more information on upcoming events, visit thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-even...

Human And Artificial Intelligence: What Does It Mean To Think I Professor Daniel De Haan

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on November 15th, 2023 at Saint Louis University. For more information on upcoming events, visit thomisticinstitute.org/upcomi...

Study And The Spiritual Life Crucifixion Of The Desk I Sister Anna Wray, O.P

08 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sister Anna Wray is a native of Connecticut and a member of the Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia. Sister received her PhD in philosophy from The Cat...

Saint Thomas And The Acquired Virtues I Professor Candace Vogler

07 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Candace Vogler is the David B. and Clara E. Stern Professor of Philosophy and Professor in the College at the University of Chicago, and Principal Inv...

A Neurologists Reflections On Human Dignity And Suffering I Dr. Paul LaPenna

06 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Paul LaPenna is a neurologist in Greenville, SC and Associate Professor of Neurology at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Carolinas ...

The Philosophical And Scientific Images Of Humanity I Professor James Madden

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Philosophical And Scientific Images Of Humanity I Professor James Madden by The Thomistic Institute

A Thomistic Account Of Ethics Of Assisted Reproductive Technologies I Professor Matthew Dugandzic

01 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Matthew Dugandzic joined the theology faculty at St. Mary’s Seminary and University in 2019 after completing a Ph.D. in moral theology at The Cathol...

Flourishing Through Friendship: Vices That Hinder And Virtues That Aid Friendship | Scott Cleveland

01 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Professor W. Scott Cleveland is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Catholic Studies at the University of Mary (Bismarck, ND). His research interest...

Veneration of the Eucharist w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Fr. Uwe Michael Lang

30 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Fr. Uwe Michael Lang about his la...

Purgatory: Good News for Most of Us | Professor Michael Root

30 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Root is Ordinary Professor of Systematic Theology at The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC. Root is a native of Norfolk, Virgini...

Our Lukewarm Age: Relativism and God in the Modern World | Professor Erik Dempsey

29 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Erik Dempsey is the Assistant Director of the University of Texas at Austin's Thomas Jefferson Center for the Study of Core Texts and Ideas. He is int...

Made One with Christ: Aquinas on Deification through the Sacraments | Prof. Daria Spezzano

24 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on April 15, 2023, at the West Coast Intellectual Retreat on Divinization. For more information on upcoming events, visit us a...

Divine Mercy & Deification - Talk #2 | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

23 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on April 15th, 2023 at the West Coast Intellectual Retreat on Divinization. For more information on upcoming events, visit us ...

Rejecting the Demonic, the Heretical, and the Ludicrous | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

22 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on April 15th, 2023, at the West Coast Intellectual Retreat on Divinization. For more information on upcoming events, visit us...

St. Thomas Aquinas on the Gift of Deification' (Part 1 of 4) | Prof. Daria Spezzano

21 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on April 14, 2023, at St. Albert's Priory in Oakland California. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisti...

Goodness Without God? Aquinas and the Problem of Pagan Virtue | Professor Angela Knobel

20 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on September 7, 2023, at Texas A&M For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinsti...

The Beautiful And The Sublime: How To Make Art That Leads To God | Doctor Patrick Callahan

18 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick Callahan is director of the Newman Institute for Catholic Thought & Culture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as well as Assistant Pro...

Putting The Pieces Back Together: The Catholic Doctrine On Purgatory | Father Thomas Petri, O.P.

17 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Father Thomas Petri, O.P. is the President of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies, where he also ser...

Aquinas on Faith and Reason w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. Mats Wahlberg

16 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Prof. Mats Wahlberg about his lat...

How C.S. Lewis & Aquinas Can Help Us Recover Our Christian Faith | Professor Michael Dauphinais

16 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Michael A. Dauphinais, Ph.D., hosts The Catholic Theology Show podcast to help a wide audience discover the richness of coming to know and love God as...

Philosophy And The Religious Life | Doctor Zena Hitz

10 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on September 14, 2023, at Yale University For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticin...

Does God Exist | Professor Michael Gorman

09 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on September 11, 2023, at the University of Maryland For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www....

Creation In St. Augustine's Confessions | Father Andrew Hofer, O.P.

08 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on September 11, 2023, at the University of Florida For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.t...

'Are We Our Brains? Neuroscience And The Soul' | Doctor Paul LaPenna

08 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Paul LaPenna is a neurologist in Greenville, SC and Associate Professor of Neurology at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Carolinas ...

Is There Anything Wrong With Moral Relativism | Professor Francis Beckwith

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on September 7, 2023, at Tulsa For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org...

God From God: Understanding The Trinity | Professor Bruce Marshall

03 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on August 29, 2023, at Mississippi State For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticins...

What Makes A Law Good | Father Dominic Legge, O.P.

01 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on October 27, 2023, at the Thomistic Institute in DC, on Capitol Hill For more information on upcoming events, please visit o...

Does Evil Disprove God I Professor W. Matthews Grant

01 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

W. Matthews Grant is Professor and Chair in the Department of Philosophy at University of St. Thomas (MN), and Associate Editor of the American Cathol...

The Mystery Of The Blessed Virgin Mary I Father Andrew Hofer, O.P.

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Originally from a farm in Kansas, Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P., is a priest in the Dominican Province of St. Joseph who teaches on the pontifical faculty of...

What Christ's Humanity Says About Human Nature I Paul Gondreau

28 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Gondreau earned his doctorate in sacred theology from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, writing under the renowned Thomist scholar Rev. Je...

Little Lies Why There Are No Noble Lies I Professor Angela Knobel

27 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Angela Knobel is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Dallas. She received her doctorate in philosophy from the University of Notre ...

Do We Have Natural Rights I Professor Joseph Trabbic

26 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joseph Trabbic is associate professor of philosophy at Ave Maria University, where he has taught since 2006. He earned his PhD in philosophy from Ford...

Social Ontology: Concepts and Verification | Russell Hittinger

24 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on September 16, 2023, at the Thomistic Circles Conference at the Dominican House of Studies For more information on upcoming ...

The Common Doctor and Liturgical Theology | Professor Matthew Levering

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on September 16, 2023, at the Thomistic Circles Conference at the Dominican House of Studies For more information on upcoming ...

Is Aquinas a Common Doctor for the Theology of Grace? | Professor Joseph Wawrykow

20 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on September 16, 2023, at the Thomistic Circles Conference at the Dominican House of Studies For more information on upcoming ...

The Sacraments and Salvation w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Fr. Romanus Cessario, O.P.

19 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Fr. Romanus Cessario, O.P. about ...

Does Aquinas (Still) Have a Perennially Valid Philosophy? | Therese Cory

18 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on September 15, 2023, at the Thomistic Circles Conference at the Dominican House of Studies For more information on upcoming ...

The Common Doctor And Universal Providence | Father Serge-Thomas Bonino, O.P.

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on September 15, 2023, at the Thomistic Circles Conference at the Dominican House of Studies For more information on upcoming ...

Seeking and Finding True God from True God | Father Thomas Joseph White, O.P.

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on September 14, 2023, at the Thomistic Circles Conference at the Dominican House of Studies For more information on upcoming ...

Aquinas on the Sonship of Jesus Revealed in Christ's Passion | Father Dominic Legge, O.P.

13 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on May 24, 2023, at Trinity: Fundamental Ground of Reality and Mystery of Salvation For more information on upcoming events, p...

The Interconnectedness between Justice, Law, and the Concept of Good | Father Dominic Legge, O.P.

12 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on April 22, 2023, at the The Concept of “Ius” in Thomas Aquinas For more information on upcoming events, please visit our...

How Is Revealed Knowledge Justified | Professor Mats Wahlberg

11 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on June 5, 2023, at Oxford University For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstit...

Social Evil? | Professor Joshua Hochschild

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on June 2, 2023, at the 12th Annual Aquinas Philosophy Workshop at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY For more informati...

On Guilt | Professor Michael Gorman

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on June 3, 2023, at the 12th Annual Aquinas Philosophy Workshop at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY For more informati...

On Punishment | Professor V. Bradley Lewis

06 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on June 3, 2023, at the 12th Annual Aquinas Philosophy Workshop at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY For more informati...

God's Permission of Moral Evil w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. Thomas Osborne

05 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Prof. Thomas Osborne about his la...

Vice and Sin, Part II | Professor Steven Jensen

04 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on June 2, 2023, at the 12th Annual Aquinas Philosophy Workshop at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY For more informati...

Vice and Sin, Part I | Professor Candace Vogler

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on June 2, 2023, at the 12th Annual Aquinas Philosophy Workshop at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY For more informati...

God's Permission of Moral Evil | Professor Thomas Osborne

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on June 2, 2023, at the 12th Annual Aquinas Philosophy Workshop at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY For more informati...

Evil as Privation | Father James Brent, O.P.

28 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on June 1st, 2023, at the 12th Annual Aquinas Philosophy Workshop at the Dominican House of Studies. For more information on u...

Veneration of the Eucharist | Father Uwe Michael Lang

27 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on September 18th, 2023, at the Thomistic Institute at the Dominican House of Studies. For more information on upcoming events...

Virtue in Human Action | Father John Baptist Ku, O.P.

26 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on June 6th, 2023, at the NYC Thomistic Institute at the Dominican House of Studies. For more information on upcoming events, ...

Approaches to Reality and Paradigms of Certainty | Father Gregory Pine, O.P.

25 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on July 16th, 2023, at the "Thomistic Philosophy & Natural Science Symposium" at the Dominican House of Studies. For more ...

Truth and Uncertainty in Particle Physics | Doctor Steve Mrenna

22 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on July 15th, 2023, at the "Thomistic Philosophy & Natural Science Symposium" at the Dominican House of Studies. For more ...

Moral Limbo in the Workplace w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Fr. Thomas More Garrett, O.P.

21 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Fr. Thomas More Garrett, O.P. abo...

Uncertainty, Confidence, and Truth in Biology | Professor Daniel Kuebler

20 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on July 15th, 2023, at the "Thomistic Philosophy & Natural Science Symposium" at the Dominican House of Studies. For more ...

Is It There? Confidence and Uncertainty in Chemistry | Professor Lori Watson

19 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on July 15th, 2023, at the "Thomistic Philosophy & Natural Science Symposium" at the Dominican House of Studies. For more ...

Moral Limbo in the Workplace: How Low Can I Go? | Father Thomas More Garrett, O.P.

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on June 16th, 2023, at the NYC Thomistic Institute at the Dominican House of Studies. For more information on upcoming events,...