Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Episodes
"Thucydides as a Philosopher"
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"Thucydides as a Philosopher", a Tutor Talk given by tutor Dr. John McCarthy at Thomas Aquinas College, New England, on March 18, 2026.
"What is Wisdom?"
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. John Nieto ('89), a tutor at Thomas Aquinas College, California, gave this informal talk on wisdom to the men of campus in St. Peter & Paul's Hall...
"Rational Mind and Non-Rational Agency: Aquinas’ Augustinian Account of the Sinning Will"
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"Rational Mind and Non-Rational Agency: Aquinas’ Augustinian Account of the Sinning Will & the Hierarchy of the Soul", a lecture given by Prince Alb...
"How the Idea of Divine Providence Shaped the Careers of Brown, Douglass, & Lincoln"
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Adam Seagrave ('05) gives the annual President's Day lecture at Thomas Aquinas College, California, on February 20, 2026, entitled “God Willing:...
"Foreign Policy Principles Underlining the Constitution"
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"Foreign Policy Principles Underlining the Constitution" by Dr. Thomas West of Hillsdale College. Given for President's Day 2026 at Thomas Aquinas Col...
AI and Humanity: What our Machines Say About Us - The Mind and the Machine: Episode 10
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Can artificial intelligence really think, understand, or know anything at all? And if not, what does our relationship with AI reveal about who we are ...
The Mind and the Machine - Main Theme
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Original score for the YouTube limited series "The Mind and the Machine" a production of Thomas Aquinas College, original score composed by Richard Go...
The Mind and the Machine - Intro Sequence & Credits
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Original score for the YouTube limited series "The Mind and the Machine" a production of Thomas Aquinas College, original score composed by Richard Go...
The Transcendentals
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Original score for the YouTube limited series "The Mind and the Machine" a production of Thomas Aquinas College, original score composed by Richard Go...
An Unknown Quantity
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Original score for the YouTube limited series "The Mind and the Machine" a production of Thomas Aquinas College, original score composed by Richard Go...
Faith Seeking Understanding
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Original score for the YouTube limited series "The Mind and the Machine" a production of Thomas Aquinas College, original score composed by Richard Go...
AI Will Never Think — Thinking Requires Life - The Mind and the Machine, Episode 9
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why does Thomas Aquinas believe that thinking and understanding require life itself? And what does that imply about the limits of artificial intellige...
“The Eucharist and Typology,” by Dr. Matthew Levering
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
“The Eucharist and Typology,” the 2026 St. Thomas Day Lecture at Thomas Aquinas College, New England, by Dr. Matthew Levering
cavanaugh-lecture-ca26
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
cavanaugh-lecture-ca26 by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Why AI Will Never Truly Think - The Mind and the Machine: Episode 8
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Mind and the Machine, philosopher Dr. Michael Augros explores what Thomas Aquinas can teach us about artificial intelligence, c...
The Gödel Problem: A Mathematical Argument Against AI Thought, The Mind and the Machine, Episode 7
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Gödel Problem: A Mathematical Argument Against AI Thought, The Mind and the Machine, Episode 7 by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Does Ai Understand? - Mind and Machine: Episode 6
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Does Ai Understand? - Mind and Machine: Episode 6 by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Does AI Understand? - Mind and Machine Episode 5
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Does AI Understand? - Mind and Machine Episode 5 by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
“The Noble Due: Aquinas and Debitum Morale”
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
“The Noble Due: Aquinas and Debitum Morale,” a lecture by Rev. Patrick Carter, O.S.B. (’05), given at Thomas Aquinas College, New England, on No...
Does AI Really Think? - The Mind and the Machine: Episode 4
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Does AI Really Think? - The Mind and the Machine: Episode 4 by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
How Minds Know - Mind and Machine Episode 3
25 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This series examines the nature and limits of artificial intelligence through the lens of classical philosophy, with special attention to the thought ...
What is Artificial Intelligence? The Mind and the Machine Episode 2
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is Artificial Intelligence? The Mind and the Machine Episode 2 by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Is ChatGPT a Person - The Mind and the Machine Lesson 1
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is ChatGPT a Person - The Mind and the Machine Lesson 1 by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
“How Scripture Requires All Christians to be Catholic”
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“How Scripture Requires All Christians to be Catholic,” a tutor talk presented by Dr. Brett Smith of Thomas Aquinas College, New England, on Decem...
Thomas Hibbs
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas Hibbs by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
“At the Heart of Sexual Ethics: Reflections on Aquinas and Wojtyla”
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“At the Heart of Sexual Ethics: Reflections on Aquinas and Wojtyla,” by Dr. Mathew D. Walz, given at Thomas Aquinas College, California, on Novemb...
“Art as Imitation: An Aristotelian Re-Activation”
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Daniel McInerny of Christendom College presents the November lecture at Thomas Aquinas College, New England, “Art as Imitation: An Aristotelian ...
"On the Definition of Person"
01 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"On the Definition of Person," by Dr. Patrick Gardner (Tutor, Thomas Aquinas College, New England). Presented at Thomas Aquinas College's 2025 Thomist...
“A Dumb Ox's Prayer to Bellow”
01 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“A Dumb Ox's Prayer to Bellow,” by Dr. Michael Pakaluk (Catholic University of America). Presented at Thomas Aquinas College’s 2025 Thomistic Su...
“Homosexuality, a Corrupt Complexio and Brutishness”
01 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Homosexuality, a Corrupt Complexio and Brutishness,” by Dr. Janet Smith. Presented at Thomas Aquinas College’s 2025 Thomistic Summer Conference...
“Aquinas vs Scotus vs Aquinas on the Intrinsic Divisibility of Dimensive Quantity”
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Aquinas vs Scotus vs Aquinas on the Intrinsic Divisibility of Dimensive Quantity,” by Jordan Raum (Catholic University of America). Presented at ...
“Aquinas, Boethius, and the Art of Commentary”
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Aquinas, Boethius, and the Art of Commentary,” by Dr. Anthony Andres (Tutor, Thomas Aquinas College, California). Presented at Thomas Aquinas Col...
“Aquinas’s Application of the Essence-Energy Distinction to the Divine Attributes in the Summa”
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Aquinas’s Application of the Essence-Energy Distinction to the Divine Attributes in the Summa Theologiae,” by Dr. John Froula (St. Paul Seminar...
“The Best Praeambulum Fidei”
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“The Best Praeambulum Fidei,” by Urban Hannon (University of Fribourg). Presented at Thomas Aquinas College’s 2025 Thomistic Summer Conference.
“Edith Stein, the Perennial Philosophy, and the Problem of Women”
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Edith Stein, the Perennial Philosophy, and the Problem of Women,” by Suzie Andres. Presented at Thomas Aquinas College’s 2025 Thomistic Summer ...
Analogy in Aquinas: Development or Consistency?
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Analogy in Aquinas: Development or Consistency?” by Shane Dowell (University of St. Thomas, Houston). Presented at Thomas Aquinas College’s 202...
Magistri Est Ordinare
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Magistri Est Ordinare, or, “It is for teachers to order,” a tutor talk by Dr. Steven Cain at Thomas Aquinas College, New England, on October 8, 20...
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Funny Profundity, or Inane and Profane?”
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Funny Profundity, or Inane and Profane?” a “Tutor Talk,” presented by Dr. Travis Cooper at Thomas Aquinas Colleg...
“‘þe best boke of roumaunce’: Form and Meaning in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“‘þe best boke of roumaunce’: Form and Meaning in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,” a lecture by Dr. Amy Fahey at Thomas Aquinas College, New...
“The Neo-Aristotelian Nature of the Sexes”
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“The Neo-Aristotelian Nature of the Sexes,” a 2025 lecture Dr. Tomás Bogardus at Thomas Aquinas College, California
“The Place of a Knowledge of History in the Well Educated Human Person”
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“The Place of a Knowledge of History in the Well Educated Human Person” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
"Why Do We Need Questions?"
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Opening lecture at Thomas Aquinas College, California, for 2025-26: "Why Do We Need Questions," by Dr. Sean Collins
“Liberal Education and its Rivals”
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Sean Cunningham's opening lecture for the 2025-26 Academic Year at Thomas Aquinas College, New England: “Liberal Education and its Rivals”
"A Posture of Receptivity"
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"A Posture of Receptivity," a homily given by the Most Rev. Sławomir Szkredka at Thomas Aquinas College, California's Convocation Mass of the Holy Sp...
"The Wisdom of the Cross"
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"The Wisdom of the Cross," an address given by the Most Rev. Sławomir Szkredka at Thomas Aquinas College, California's Matriculation Ceremony on Augu...
“We Need to Look at Jesus”
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fr. Giertych’s Homily at the Convocation Mass of the Holy Spirit
“That All May Grasp and Rightly Understand”
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fr. Giertych’s Matriculation Remarks at New England Convocation
Address to the TAC Class of 2029
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Address to the TAC Class of 2029 by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
“We Were Part of one of the Greatest Endeavors in the World”
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pedro Da Silva's Student Address at Commencement 2025 Thomas Aquinas College, New England
“Illusion or Illumination”
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Kevin Roberts' Commencement Address Thomas Aquinas College, New England 2025
Trust in the Abundant Graces
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Trust in the Abundant Graces by Michael F. McLean, Ph.D. Fourth President and Tutor Commencement 2025 Thomas Aquinas College, California
Anthony Santine (CA’25)
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“A Lifelong Mission of Pursuing the Truth and Pursuing God” by Anthony Santine (CA’25) Senior Address Commencement 2025 Thomas Aquinas College,...
A Spirit of Mercy
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A Spirit of Mercy by Rev. Sebastian Walshe, O.Praem. (’94) Prefect of Studies, St. Michael’s Abbey Baccalaureate Mass of the Holy Spirit Commencem...
“Space and Time in Modern Cosmology”
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Space and Time in Modern Cosmology” by Dr. Carol Day Tutor Emeritus Thomas Aquinas College, New England March 28, 2025
“Ten Things I Wish I Knew about the ‘Five Ways’ When I was Twenty“
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Ten Things I Wish I Knew about the ‘Five Ways’ when I was 20” by Dr. Michael Augros Tutor Talk Thomas Aquinas College, New England March 25, ...
“What is the Life of the Mind?”
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“What is the Life of the Mind?” Dr. Zena Hitz Tutor, St. John’s College, Annapolis Lecture given at Thomas Aquinas College, California March 14,...
“The Framers’ Vision and the Modern Administrative State Modern Administrative State”
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
by Paul D. Clement Founding Partner, Clement & Murphy, PLLC 43rd Solicitor General of the United States The 2025 Presidents’ Day Lecture Thomas Aqui...
“Pascal’s Wager: A Gambler’s Commentary”
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Pascal’s Wager: A Gambler’s Commentary” A Tutor Talk by Brian Dragoo Thomas Aquinas College, California February 12, 2025
“The Wisdom of the Teaching of Christ as a Sign of the Truth of the Christian Religion”
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“The Wisdom of the Teaching of Christ as a Sign of the Truth of the Christian Religion” by Rev. Sebastian Walshe, O.Praem. (’94) Professor of P...
“The Extremity of Love: On Homer’s Achilles”
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“The Extremity of Love: On Homer’s Achilles” By Dr. Stephen Shivone Tutor at Thomas Aquinas College, New England January 18, 2025
The Problem of Principles from Aristotle’s Posterior Analytics
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Anthony Andres Tutor Talk Thomas Aquinas College November 6, 2024
“Aquinas’s Theory of Infused Moral Virtue”
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Angela Knobel Graduate Director and Associate Professor, Philosophy University of Dallas St. Vincent de Paul Lecture & Concert Series November 8, ...
TAC Webinar: Estate & Financial Planning for Life & Legacy
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TAC Webinar: Estate & Financial Planning for Life & Legacy by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
“God, Mathematics, and Beauty”
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
by Dr. Alexander Pruss Professor of Philosophy and Director of Graduate Studies Baylor University Lecture at Thomas Aquinas College, California Octobe...
“Contemporary Catholic Errors About Being ‘Merciful’ and ‘Pastoral’”
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“Contemporary Catholic Errors About Being ‘Merciful’ and ‘Pastoral’” by Rev. Daniel Moloney St. Vincent de Paul Lecture and Concert Series...
“On the Freedom of a Theologian”
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“On the Freedom of a Theologian” by Dr. Paul K. Shields Tutor Thomas Aquinas College, New England St. Vincent de Paul Lecture & Concert Series, Au...
“The What and Why of Literature”
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“The What and Why of Literature” by Dr. Travis Cooper Tutor Thomas Aquinas College, California Opening Lecture St. Vincent de Paul Lecture & Conce...
“Truth Exists, and We Are Challenged to Pursue Truth”
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
by the Most Rev. Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D. Archbishop for the Military Services, U.S.A. President, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Mass ...
“All’s Well that Begins Well”
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Paul J. O’Reilly President, Thomas Aquinas College Matriculation Address California Convocation 2024
“The Finished Work of Holy Mercy”
25 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
by Rev. Joseph O’Hara (’92) Holy Family Monastery Mass of the Holy Spirit Convocation 2024 Thomas Aquinas College, New England
Three Treasures of Monastic Life for TAC Students
25 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
by Rev. Joseph O’Hara (’92) Holy Family Monastery Mass of the Holy Spirit Convocation 2024 Thomas Aquinas College, New England
Commencement Address 2024
18 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“What Shall We Do?” by His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura Commencement 2024 Thomas Aquinas Colle...
Student Address, Commencement 2024
18 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“Let us go out and do Great Things for God” by Paul Habsburg (’24) Senior Address Commencement 2024 Thomas Aquinas College, New England
Homily at the 2024 Baccalaureate Mass of the Holy Spirit
18 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Goal of Today’s Commencement is Eternal Life by His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura Baccalaureat...
Lecture: “St. Thomas on Scripture”
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“St. Thomas on Scripture”, a lecture by Dr. John Boyle, The University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota
Tutor Talk, Dr. Carol Day: “The Multiverse: Science or Science Fiction?"
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"The Multiverse: Science or Science Fiction?" A tutor talk by Dr. Carol Day, Tutor Emerita
“Politics and Happiness”
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“Politics and Happiness”, a lecture by Dr. Walter J. Thompson, Dean of Thomas More College of Liberal Arts
Tutor Talk, Dr. John McCarthy ('11): “Philosophy and the Desire for God’s Face”
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“Philosophy and the Desire for God’s Face”, a Tutor Talk by Dr. John McCarthy
“What Does it Mean for Intellect and Intelligible to be Identical?”
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“What Does it Mean for Intellect and Intelligible to be Identical?”, a lecture by Dr. Therese Cory
“Lying with Tom Aquinas and Huckleberry Finn”
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“Lying with Tom Aquinas and Huckleberry Finn”, a lecture by Dr. John Nieto
“Monuments and Memory, Made and Unmade”
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“Monuments and Memory, Made and Unmade”, a lecture by Dr. David Appleby, tutor at Thomas Aquinas College
New England Christmas Concert 2023
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Thomas Aquinas College Choir and Orchestra took to the stage for a Christmas concert on Sunday, December 3.
Dr. O'Reilly's Thanksgiving Address 2023
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. O'Reilly's Address to the Students, Staff and Faculty of the California Campus, Thanksgiving Dinner 2023
Dr. Steven Cain's 2023 Thanksgiving Address
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“TITLE ME BADD”, a Thanksgiving address by Dr. Steven Cain
"The Discovery of Entropy and its Significance"
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"The Discovery of Entropy and its Significance", A lecture by Dr. Adam Schulman, St. John's College, Annapolis, for the St. Vincent de Paul Lecture & ...
"The Gradations of Things in the Realm of Material Living Beings"
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lecture, "The Gradations of Things in the Realm of Material Living Beings," by Dr. Marie George
“Homer through a Microscope and a Wide-Angle Lens”
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Homer through a Microscope and a Wide-Angle Lens”, a lecture by Dr. Joshua Katz, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute
"The Moral Basis of Criminal Punishment: Thomistic and Platonic Reflections"
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"The Moral Basis of Criminal Punishment: Thomistic and Platonic Reflections", A lecture by Dr. Peter Koritansky, Professor of Religious Studies at the...
"Against the God of the Gaps"
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lecture, "Against the God of the Gaps" by Rev. Matthew Dougherty, O. Praem.
"The Little Flower, the Dumb Ox, and the Rest of Us"
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alumna author Suzie Andrews (’87) presents a talk — “The Dumb Ox, the Little Flower, and the Rest of Us” — to the women of St. Thérèse Hal...
“War and Peace: In Search of an Ending”
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“War and Peace: In Search of an Ending” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
“Mind and World in Aristotle’s De Anima”
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lecture, “Mind and World in Aristotle’s De Anima” by Dr. Sean Kelsey
“Fides Quaerens Intellectum”
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Fides Quaerens Intellectum” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Advice for Incoming Freshmen
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Advice for Incoming Freshmen” Rev. John Winkowitsch, O.P.'s Matriculation Remarks at Convocation 2023
“Humility, the Foundation of All Other Virtues”
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Humility, the Foundation of All Other Virtues” Homily at the 2023 Convocation Mass Thomas Aquinas College, California by Rev. John Winkowitsch, ...
Matriculation Address 2023
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Give Yourself to this Education” President Paul J. O’Reilly’s Matriculation Address at Convocation 2023
Rev. Miguel Batres' Homily at New England Convocation 2023
19 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Homily by Rev. Miguel Batres, at the Convocation 2023 Mass -- Thomas Aquinas College, New England
“Why G. E. Moore Could Have Used A Few Lessons in Thomistic Psychology”
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Why G. E. Moore Could Have Used A Few Lessons in Thomistic Psychology” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
“Aquinas’s Proof for the Human Soul’s Subsistence”
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Aquinas’s Proof for the Human Soul’s Subsistence” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
“The Soul and the Natural Division of Living Things at the Most Universal Level”
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“The Soul and the Natural Division of Living Things at the Most Universal Level” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks