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The Thomistic Institute

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The Thomistic Institute exists to promote Catholic truth in our contemporary world by strengthening the intellectual formation of Christians at universities, in the Church, and in the wider public square. The thought of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Universal Doctor of the Church, is our touchstone. The Thomistic Institute Podcast features the lectures and talks from our conferences, campus chapters events, intellectual retreats, livestream events,  and much more.  Founded in 2009, the Thomistic Institute is part of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC.
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Love's Ordeal and the Ascent of Purgatory | Fr. Albert Trudel, OP

This retreat conference was given at the Fall 2019 Intellectual Retreat "Dante and Aquinas: The Theological Vision of the Divine Comedy" held at the Moody Center on 20-22 September 2019. Presenters at this retreat were Fr. Gregory Pine, OP (Thomistic Institute), Dr. Robert Royal (Faith and Reason Institute), and Fr. Albert Trudel, OP (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception). For more information on this and other events, go to thomisticinstitute.org/events-1...

Oct 02, 20191 hr 1 min

The Depths and the Heights: The Comedy As Pilgrimage | Dr. Robert Royal

This retreat conference was given at the Fall 2019 Intellectual Retreat "Dante and Aquinas: The Theological Vision of the Divine Comedy" held at the Moody Center on 20-22 September 2019. Presenters at this retreat were Fr. Gregory Pine, OP (Thomistic Institute), Dr. Robert Royal (Faith and Reason Institute), and Fr. Albert Trudel, OP (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception). For more information on this and other events, go to thomisticinstitute.org/events-1...

Oct 01, 201957 min

The Order of Love and the Shape of The Comedy | Dr. Robert Royal

This retreat conference was given at the Fall 2019 Intellectual Retreat "Dante and Aquinas: The Theological Vision of the Divine Comedy" held at the Moody Center on 20-22 September 2019. Presenters at this retreat were Fr. Gregory Pine, OP (Thomistic Institute), Dr. Robert Royal (Faith and Reason Institute), and Fr. Albert Trudel, OP (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception). For more information on this and other events, go to thomisticinstitute.org/events-1...

Sep 30, 201956 min

Death as Exodus in the Purgatorio | Fr. Gregory Pine, OP

This retreat conference was given at the Fall 2019 Intellectual Retreat "Dante and Aquinas: The Theological Vision of the Divine Comedy" held at the Moody Center on 20-22 September 2019. Presenters at this retreat were Fr. Gregory Pine, OP (Thomistic Institute), Dr. Robert Royal (Faith and Reason Institute), and Fr. Albert Trudel, OP (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception). For more information on this and other events, go to thomisticinstitute.org/events-1...

Sep 27, 201951 min

Ultimate Fulfillment & Human Perfection | Prof. Candace Vogler

This lecture was given as part of the "Made for More: Happiness, Friendship & the Good Life" conference held at the St. Thomas More Catholic Center at Yale University on September 14th, 2019. The conference featured Fr. James Brent, OP (Dominican House of Studies), Fr. Dominic Legge, OP (Thomistic Institute and Dominican House of Studies), Prof. Adam Eitel (Yale University), and Prof. Candace Vogler (University of Chicago). For more information on this and other events, go to thomisticinstit...

Sep 26, 201950 min

Human Nature, Positive Psychology, & Perennial Principles | Fr. James Brent, OP

This talk was offered as part of our conference "Made for More: Happiness, Friendship, and the Good life," held at Yale University on September 14th, 2019. A handout for this presentation is available here: tinyurl.com/y575mvn8 This conference featured Fr. James Brent, OP (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception), Fr. Dominic Legge, OP (Thomistic Institute and the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception), Prof. Adam Vital (Yale Divinity School), and Prof. Candace Vogler (Universi...

Sep 25, 20191 hr 1 min

Experiencing Love & Friendship: Human & Divine | Prof. Adam Eitel, PhD

This talk was offered as part of our conference "Made for More: Happiness, Friendship, and the Good life," held at Yale University on September 14th, 2019. A handout for this presentation is available here: tinyurl.com/y575mvn8 This conference featured Fr. James Brent, OP (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception), Fr. Dominic Legge, OP (Thomistic Institute and the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception), Prof. Adam Vital (Yale Divinity School), and Prof. Candace Vogler (Universi...

Sep 24, 201955 min

The Pursuit of the Good Life: Is Lasting Happiness Really Possible? | Fr. Dominic Legge, OP

This talk was offered as part of our conference "Made for More: Happiness, Friendship, and the Good life," held at Yale University on September 14th, 2019. This conference featured Fr. James Brent, OP (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception), Fr. Dominic Legge, OP (Thomistic Institute and the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception), Prof. Adam Vital (Yale Divinity School), and Prof. Candace Vogler (University of Chicago).

Sep 24, 20191 hr 9 min

Salvation As Incorporation Into Christ | Fr. Robert Imbelli

This lecture was given at the second event in the annual Thomistic Circles series on "Salvation in Christ" on September 7th, 2019. This conference featured Prof. Marcus Plested (Marquette University), Fr. Robert Imbelli (Boston College), Fr. Khaled Anatolios (University of Notre Dame), Fr. Dominic Legge, OP (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception), and Prof. Rik van Nieuwenhove (Durham University). You can access the hand out for this lecture here: tinyurl.com/y3rxuwsd For more informat...

Sep 20, 20191 hr

Salvation: A View from the Byzantine Liturgy | Fr. Khaled Anatolios

This lecture was given at the second event in the annual Thomistic Circles series on "Salvation in Christ" on September 7th, 2019. This conference featured Prof. Marcus Plested (Marquette University), Fr. Robert Imbelli (Boston College), Fr. Khaled Anatolios (University of Notre Dame), Fr. Dominic Legge, OP (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception), and Prof. Rik van Nieuwenhove (Durham University). For more information on upcoming events, visit us online: thomisticinstitute.org...

Sep 19, 201953 min

Aquinas on Trinitarian Salvation by the Cross of Christ | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

This lecture was given at the first event in the annual Thomistic Circles series conference on “Salvation in Christ.” This conference featured Prof. Marcus Plested (Marquette University), Fr. Robert Imbelli (Boston College), Fr. Khaled Anatolios (University of Notre Dame), Fr. Dominic Legge, OP (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception), and Prof. Rik van Nieuwenhove (Durham University). You can access the hand out for this lecture here: tinyurl.com/y5at55fw For more information on upcomi...

Sep 18, 20191 hr 3 min

Aquinas on Salvation, Making Satisfaction and Restoring Friendship | Prof. Rik van Nieuwenhove

This lecture was given at the first event in the annual Thomistic Circles series conference on “Salvation in Christ.” This conference featured Prof. Marcus Plested (Marquette University), Fr. Robert Imbelli (Boston College), Fr. Khaled Anatolios (University of Notre Dame), Fr. Dominic Legge, OP (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception), and Prof. Rik van Nieuwenhove (Durham University). For more information on upcoming events, visit us online: thomisticinstitute.org...

Sep 17, 201940 min

Christ as Wisdom | Prof. Marcus Plested

This lecture was given at the first event in the annual Thomistic Circles series conference on “Salvation in Christ.” This conference featured Prof. Marcus Plested (Marquette University), Fr. Robert Imbelli (Boston College), Fr. Khaled Anatolios (University of Notre Dame), Fr. Dominic Legge, OP (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception), and Prof. Rik van Nieuwenhove (Durham University). For more information on upcoming events, visit us online: thomisticinstitute.org...

Sep 13, 201958 min

How do We Evangelize in a Time of Crisis? | Bishop Tobin

This was the key note lecture given at the Thomistic Institute's 8th Annual "Conference for Priests: Evangelizing Your Parish," held July 29th - August 1st, 2019. The work of evangelization is attractive, but it’s also difficult and perhaps even a bit intimidating. What is more, evangelization can be most challenging at home, within one’s own parish. Featuring Fr. Peter John Cameron, OP (Province of St. Joseph) Fr. Anthony Giambrone, OP (Ecole Biblique), Fr. James Sullivan, OP (Province of St. J...

Sep 13, 201928 min

Evangelizing With Beauty | Fr. Peter John Cameron, OP

This talk was given at the Thomistic Institute's 8th Annual "Conference for Priests: Evangelizing Your Parish," held July 29th - August 1st, 2019. The work of evangelization is attractive, but it’s also difficult and perhaps even a bit intimidating. What is more, evangelization can be most challenging at home, within one’s own parish. Featuring Fr. Peter John Cameron, OP (Province of St. Joseph) Fr. Anthony Giambrone, OP (Ecole Biblique), Fr. James Sullivan, OP (Province of St. Joseph), Fr. Dami...

Sep 12, 201946 min

Evangelizing with Your Life | Fr. Damien Ference

This talk was given at the Thomistic Institute's 8th Annual "Conference for Priests: Evangelizing Your Parish," held July 29th - August 1st, 2019. The work of evangelization is attractive, but it’s also difficult and perhaps even a bit intimidating. What is more, evangelization can be most challenging at home, within one’s own parish. Featuring Fr. Peter John Cameron, OP (Province of St. Joseph) Fr. Anthony Giambrone, OP (Ecole Biblique), Fr. James Sullivan, OP (Province of St. Joseph), Fr. Dami...

Sep 11, 201943 min

Evangelizing with St. Paul | Fr. Anthony Giambrone

This talk was given at the Thomistic Institute's 8th Annual "Conference for Priests: Evangelizing Your Parish," held July 29th - August 1st, 2019. The work of evangelization is attractive, but it’s also difficult and perhaps even a bit intimidating. What is more, evangelization can be most challenging at home, within one’s own parish. Featuring Fr. Peter John Cameron, OP (Province of St. Joseph) Fr. Anthony Giambrone, OP (Ecole Biblique), Fr. James Sullivan, OP (Province of St. Joseph), Fr. Dami...

Sep 10, 20191 hr 3 min

Evangelizing the Engaged | Fr. James Sullivan, O.P.

This talk was given at the Thomistic Institute's 8th Annual "Conference for Priests: Evangelizing Your Parish," held July 29th - August 1st, 2019. The work of evangelization is attractive, but it’s also difficult and perhaps even a bit intimidating. What is more, evangelization can be most challenging at home, within one’s own parish. Featuring Fr. Peter John Cameron, OP (Province of St. Joseph) Fr. Anthony Giambrone, OP (Ecole Biblique), Fr. James Sullivan, OP (Province of St. Joseph), Fr. Dami...

Sep 06, 201944 min

Evangelizing with Failure | Fr. Augustine Wetta, O.S.B.

This talk was given at the Thomistic Institute's 8th Annual "Conference for Priests: Evangelizing Your Parish," held July 29th - August 1st, 2019. Featuring Fr. Peter John Cameron, OP (Province of St. Joseph) Fr. Anthony Giambrone, OP (Ecole Biblique), Fr. James Sullivan, OP (Province of St. Joseph), Fr. Damian Ference (Diocese of Cleveland), Fr. Jay Scott Newman (Diocese of Charleston), Fr. Augustine Wetta, OSB (Monk of St. Louis Abbey). For more info about upcoming TI events, visit: www.thomis...

Sep 05, 201940 min

The Mind's Ascent to God: Theology as a Science and as Wisdom | Fr. Dominic Legge, OP

From July 10-14, 2019, the Thomistic Institute held our first annual "Student Leadership Conference" at the Dominican House of Studies on the theme "Faith, Reason, & the Mind’s Ascent to God" Aquinas offers a robust account of faith and reason, and the way that human beings can come to real knowledge of the divine. Understanding these truths is central not only to the Catholic faith, but to all knowledge of reality because God is the transcendent cause of all being, the source of intelligibi...

Sep 05, 20191 hr 23 min

Evangelizing from the Pulpit | Fr. Jay Scott Newman

This talk was given at the Thomistic Institute's 8th Annual "Conference for Priests: Evangelizing Your Parish," held July 29th - August 1st, 2019. The work of evangelization is attractive, but it’s also difficult and perhaps even a bit intimidating. What is more, evangelization can be most challenging at home, within one’s own parish. Featuring Fr. Peter John Cameron, OP (Province of St. Joseph) Fr. Anthony Giambrone, OP (Ecole Biblique), Fr. James Sullivan, OP (Province of St. Joseph), Fr. Dami...

Sep 04, 201939 min

Responding To Contemporary Atheism | Fr. James Brent, O.P.

On July 10th- 14th the Thomistic Institute held our first annual "Student Leadership Conference" at the Dominican House of Studies on the theme "Faith, Reason, & the Mind’s Ascent to God" Aquinas offers a robust account of faith and reason, and the way that human beings can come to real knowledge of the divine. Understanding these truths is central not only to the Catholic faith, but to all knowledge of reality because God is the transcendent cause of all being, the source of intelligibility...

Sep 03, 20191 hr 4 min

False Arguments That Faith And Reason Are In Conflict | Fr. James Brent, O.P.

On July 10th- 14th the Thomistic Institute held our first annual "Student Leadership Conference" at the Dominican House of Studies on the theme "Faith, Reason, & the Mind’s Ascent to God" Aquinas offers a robust account of faith and reason, and the way that human beings can come to real knowledge of the divine. Understanding these truths is central not only to the Catholic faith, but to all knowledge of reality because God is the transcendent cause of all being, the source of intelligibility...

Sep 02, 20191 hr 6 min

The Divine Attributes: God as Perfectly Simple and Perfectly Good | Prof. Edward Feser

On July 10th- 14th the Thomistic Institute held our first annual "Student Leadership Conference" at the Dominican House of Studies on the theme "Faith, Reason, & the Mind’s Ascent to God" Aquinas offers a robust account of faith and reason, and the way that human beings can come to real knowledge of the divine. Understanding these truths is central not only to the Catholic faith, but to all knowledge of reality because God is the transcendent cause of all being, the source of intelligibility...

Aug 29, 20191 hr 6 min

Demonstrating the Existence of God | Prof. Ed Feser

On July 10th- 14th the Thomistic Institute held our first annual "Student Leadership Conference" at the Dominican House of Studies on the theme "Faith, Reason, & the Mind’s Ascent to God" Aquinas offers a robust account of faith and reason, and the way that human beings can come to real knowledge of the divine. Understanding these truths is central not only to the Catholic faith, but to all knowledge of reality because God is the transcendent cause of all being, the source of intelligibility...

Aug 28, 20191 hr 34 min

Aquinas on the Three Wisdoms: Philosophical, Theological, and Mystical | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

On July 10th- 14th the Thomistic Institute held our first annual "Student Leadership Conference" at the Dominican House of Studies on the theme "Faith, Reason, & the Mind’s Ascent to God" Aquinas offers a robust account of faith and reason, and the way that human beings can come to real knowledge of the divine. Understanding these truths is central not only to the Catholic faith, but to all knowledge of reality because God is the transcendent cause of all being, the source of intelligibility...

Aug 27, 20191 hr 11 min

The Lover of the Common Good| Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P.

Held each summer, The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship Program supports rising scholars seeking to better understand the Catholic intellectual tradition. Sponsored by the Thomistic Institute and the Institute for Human Ecology, Civitas Dei Fellows spend a week together in Washington DC, examining the search for happiness as a fundamental end of the person and the polis. The week-long seminar introduced students to foundational themes in philosophy, political theory, and theology, dealing with law, ...

Aug 27, 20191 hr 20 min

True Justice, the Just Society, and Political Order | Dr. Chad Pecknold

Held each summer, The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship Program supports rising scholars seeking to better understand the Catholic intellectual tradition. Sponsored by the Thomistic Institute and the Institute for Human Ecology, Civitas Dei Fellows spend a week together in Washington DC, examining the search for happiness as a fundamental end of the person and the polis. The week-long seminar introduced students to foundational themes in philosophy, political theory, and theology, dealing with law, ...

Aug 21, 20191 hr 20 min

The Love of the Common Good | Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, OP

Held each summer, The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship Program supports rising scholars seeking to better understand the Catholic intellectual tradition. Sponsored by the Thomistic Institute and the Institute for Human Ecology, Civitas Dei Fellows spend a week together in Washington DC, examining the search for happiness as a fundamental end of the person and the polis. The week-long seminar introduced students to foundational themes in philosophy, political theory, and theology, dealing with law, ...

Aug 17, 20191 hr 17 min

Two Cities, Two Standards, Two Loves | Dr. Chad Pecknold

Held each summer, The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship Program supports rising scholars seeking to better understand the Catholic intellectual tradition. Sponsored by the Thomistic Institute and the Institute for Human Ecology, Civitas Dei Fellows spend a week together in Washington DC, examining the search for happiness as a fundamental end of the person and the polis. The week-long seminar introduced students to foundational themes in philosophy, political theory, and theology, dealing with law, ...

Aug 15, 20191 hr 14 min
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