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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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Episodes

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

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. about his latest Thomistic Institute, "Moral Limbo in the Workplace - How Low Can I Go?" Moral Limbo in the Workplace w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Fr. Thomas More Garrett, O.P. (Off-Campus Conversations) You can listen to the original lecture here: https://soundcloud.com/thomisticinstitute For more information please visit thomisticinstitute.org. A...

Sep 21, 202346 min

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

This lecture was given on July 15th, 2023, at the "Thomistic Philosophy & Natural Science Symposium" at the Dominican House of Studies. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: Dr. Dan Kuebler is a Professor of Biology and Dean of the School of Natural and Applied Sciences at the Franciscan University at Steubenville. He holds a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of California, Berkeley. In add...

Sep 20, 20231 hr 3 min

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

This lecture was given on July 15th, 2023, at the "Thomistic Philosophy & Natural Science Symposium" at the Dominican House of Studies. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: Dr. Lori Watson is a Professor of Chemistry at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. She is a synthetic and computational organometallic chemist primarily interested in unsaturated transition metal catalysts used for C-X activation. She also...

Sep 19, 202344 min

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

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, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: Fr. Thomas More Garrett, O.P., made solemn profession in the Order of Preachers in 2012 and was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Charles Brown, Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland, on May 22, 2015, in Washington, DC. Before entering the Dominicans he practiced law and wor...

Sep 18, 20231 hr 7 min

Scientific Realism: Are We Certain Protons Exist? | Father Thomas Davenport, O.P.

This lecture was given on July 13th, 2023, at the "Thomistic Philosophy & Natural Science Symposium" at the Dominican House of Studies. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: Fr. Thomas Davenport, O.P. is a Dominican friar, physicist, and philosopher. He joined the faculty of philosophy at the Angelicum in Rome in 2020, where he co-leads the Project for Science and Religion. Before joining the Dominican order he ...

Sep 15, 202358 min

One Universe: Uncertainty and Tension in Astronomy | Professor Serena Kim

This lecture was given on July 13th, 2023, at the "Thomistic Philosophy & Natural Science Symposium" at the Dominican House of Studies. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: Dr. Serena Kim is an Associate Research Professor and Associate Astronomer at Steward Observatory of the University of Arizona. Dr. Kim's recent research includes star formation in the "H II" region to investigate whether or not initial mass...

Sep 14, 202355 min

Truth, Science, and Other Traditions of Theoretical Enquiry | Doctor Daniel DeHaan

This lecture was given on July 13th, 2023, at the "Thomistic Philosophy & Natural Science Symposium" at the Dominican House of Studies. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: Dr. Daniel De Haan is a Research Fellow of the Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion at the Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Oxford. He is working on the Renewal of Natural Theology Project directed by Professor Alister M...

Sep 13, 20231 hr 14 min

Demonstration and Certainty in Thomistic Philosophy of Nature | Father Ambrose Little, O.P.

This lecture was given on July 13th, 2023, at the "Thomistic Philosophy & Natural Science Symposium" at the Dominican House of Studies. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: 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 Catholic University of America. He joined the Order of Preachers in 2007, making his solemn vows...

Sep 12, 202354 min

An Introduction to the Philosophy of Nature | Professor Brian Carl

This lecture was given on July 13th, 2023, at the "Thomistic Philosophy & Natural Science Symposium" at the Dominican House of Studies. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: Brian T. Carl earned his M.A. in Philosophy from Saint Louis University and his Ph.D. in Philosophy from The Catholic University of America. He is an assistant professor at the Center for Thomistic Studies at the University of St. Thomas in ...

Sep 11, 20231 hr

Our Glorified Wounds | Father Andrew Hofer, O.P.

This lecture was given on March 18th, 2023, at "The Passion & the Sacred Wounds: An Intellectual Retreat" at the Dominican House of Studies. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: 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 the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC where he is editor-in-chief of The T...

Sep 08, 202356 min

The Service of the Emotions in the Moral Life w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. Scott Cleveland

Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Dr. Scott Cleveland about his latest Thomistic Institute, "The Service of the Emotions in the Moral Life." The Service of the Emotions in the Moral Life w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. Scott Cleveland (Off-Campus Conversations) You can listen to the original lecture here: https://on.soundcloud.com/tDZtA For more information please visit thomisticinstitute.org. About the spea...

Sep 07, 202342 min

His Glorified Wounds | Father Andrew Hofer, O.P.

This lecture was given on March 18th, 2023, at "The Passion & the Sacred Wounds: An Intellectual Retreat" at the Dominican House of Studies. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: 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 the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC where he is editor-in-chief of The T...

Sep 06, 202350 min

By Our Wounds We Are Healed | Father Michael O'Connor, O.P.

This lecture was given on March 18th, 2023, at "The Passion & the Sacred Wounds: An Intellectual Retreat" at the Dominican House of Studies. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: Fr. Michael O'Connor, O.P.(Dominican House of Studies) was raised in Illinois and did his undergraduate studies at St. Mary’s University in Winona, Minnesota, where he earned a B.A. in music performance and philosophy. He worked as a ch...

Sep 05, 20231 hr 9 min

By His Wounds We Are Healed | Father Michael O'Connor

This lecture was given on March 17th, 2023, at "The Passion & the Sacred Wounds: An Intellectual Retreat" at the Dominican House of Studies. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: Fr. Michael O'Connor, O.P.(Dominican House of Studies) was raised in Illinois and did his undergraduate studies at St. Mary’s University in Winona, Minnesota, where he earned a B.A. in music performance and philosophy. He worked as a ch...

Sep 01, 202355 min

Mary as Model of Contemplation | Professor Paige Hochschild

This lecture was given on July 1st, 2023, at the Thomistic Institute Student Leadership Conference at the Dominican House of Studies. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: Dr. Paige Hochschild is a professor of historical and systematic theology at Mount St. Mary's University (MD), specializing in Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, and the early Church. She also teaches philosophy courses at the Seminary at Mount St. Mary's...

Aug 31, 20231 hr 13 min

Living a Contemplative Life | Professor Paige Hochschild

This lecture was given on June 30th, 2023, at the Thomistic Institute Student Leadership Conference at the Dominican House of Studies. For more information about upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: Dr. Paige Hochschild is a professor of historical and systematic theology at Mount St. Mary's University (MD), specializing in Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, and the early Church. She also teaches philosophy courses at the Seminary at Mount St. Ma...

Aug 30, 20231 hr 13 min

Sacred Study | Father James Brent, O.P.

This lecture was given on June 30th, 2023, at the Thomistic Institute Student Leadership Conference at the Dominican House of Studies. For more information, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: Fr. James Dominic Brent, O.P. was born and raised in Michigan. He pursued his undergraduate and graduate studies in Philosophy, and completed his doctorate in Philosophy at Saint Louis University on the epistemic status of Christian beliefs according to Saint Thoma...

Aug 29, 20231 hr 15 min

The Contemplative Life | Father James Brent, O.P.

The lecture was given on June 29th, 2023, at the Thomistic Institute Student Leadership Conference at the Dominican House of Studies. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming events Speaker Bio: Fr. James Dominic Brent, O.P. was born and raised in Michigan. He pursued his undergraduate and graduate studies in Philosophy, and completed his doctorate in Philosophy at Saint Louis University on the epistemic status of Christian beliefs accord...

Aug 28, 20231 hr 16 min

Thirsting for Prayer: Our Hearts are Made for God | Sister Maria Kiely, O.S.B.

This lecture was given on March 31st, 2023, at a Thomistic Institute Intellectual Retreat at the Dominican House of Studies with North Carolina State University. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: Sr. Maria Kiely, O.S.B. (Dominican House of Studies)is a Benedictine of the Congregation of Solesmes. She specializes in Christian thought and Scriptural exegesis in the early Church and in the rise and development of m...

Aug 25, 20231 hr 1 min

St. Thomas Aquinas on Love in the Incarnation of God w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, OP & Fr. Andrew Hofer, OP

Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P. about his latest Thomistic Institute, "St. Thomas Aquinas on Love in the Incarnation of God." St. Thomas Aquinas on Love in the Incarnation of God w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P. (Off-Campus Conversations) You can listen to the original lecture here: https://on.soundcloud.com/f9Wve For more information please visit thomisticinstitute.o...

Aug 24, 202339 min

The Life of Prayer: Where to Begin | Father Gabriel O'Donnell, O.P.

This lecture was given at a Thomstic Institute Intellectual Retreat at The Dominican House of Studies w North Carolina State University. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events. Speaker Bio: Fr. O’Donnell grew up in Syracuse, New York. After two years as a student at Providence College, he entered the Order of Preachers in 1963 and was ordained a priest in 1970. In 1971 he earned an MA in Liturgical Studies from the University of ...

Aug 23, 20231 hr 10 min

The Liturgy of the Hours: The Church's Prayer is our Prayer | Sister Maria Kiely, O.S.B.

This lecture was given at a Thomistic Institute Intellectual Retreat at the Dominican House of Studies with North Carolina State University on March 31st, 2023. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: Sr. Maria Kiely, O.S.B. (Dominican House of Studies)is a Benedictine of the Congregation of Solesmes. She specializes in Christian thought and Scriptural exegesis in the early Church and in the rise and development of mo...

Aug 22, 20231 hr 2 min

Prayer and the Hunger for Meaning | Father Gabriel O'Donnell, O.P.

This lecture was given on March 31st, 2023, at a Thomistic Institute Retreat at the Dominican House of Studies. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: Fr. O’Donnell grew up in Syracuse, New York. After two years as a student at Providence College, he entered the Order of Preachers in 1963 and was ordained a priest in 1970. In 1971 he earned an MA in Liturgical Studies from the University of Notre Dame, and in 1980 ea...

Aug 21, 20231 hr 3 min

Early Christian Baptism and Baptisteries | Professor Robin Jensen

This lecture was given on May 16th, 2023, at the University of Oregon. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: Robin Jensen’s research and publication focuses on the relationship between early Christian art and literature and examines the ways that visual images and architectural spaces should be regarded as modes of theological expression. Her published essays and books contend that, in addition to interpreting sacre...

Aug 18, 20231 hr 7 min

The Role of Philosophy in Liberal Education | Professor Joshua Hochschild

This lecture was given on April 27th, 2023, at Saint Louis University. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: Joshua Hochschild is Professor of Philosophy and Director of Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Mount St. Mary’s University, where he also served six years as the inaugural Dean of the College of Liberal Arts. His primary research is in medieval logic, metaphysics, and ethics, with broad interest in libera...

Aug 17, 20231 hr 3 min

What Happens To The Soul After Death | Father Ambrose Little, O.P.

This lecture was given on April 27th, 2023 at Cornell University. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: 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 Catholic University of America. He joined the Order of Preachers in 2007, making his solemn vows in 2011 and was ordained to the priesthood in 2013. Fr. Little has a Ph.L...

Aug 16, 202349 min

The Case for Free Will | Professor Matthew Dugandzic

This lecture was given on April 18th, 2023, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: 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 Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. His dissertation, "A Thomistic Account of the Habituation of the Passions," explored the ways ...

Aug 16, 202343 min

Preparing for Life in a Household: A Biblical and Thomistic Perspective | Professor John Cuddeback

This lecture was given on April 4th, 2023, at Brown University. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: John A. Cuddeback, PhD, is professor of Philosophy at Christendom College, where he has taught for twenty-five years. He lectures widely on topics including virtue, fatherhood, friendship, and household, and his professional writings appear in various academic journals and books. His book True Friendship was republi...

Aug 15, 20231 hr 20 min

What is Needed for Happiness? | Father Dominic Legge, O.P.

This lecture was given on June 15, 2023, at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C., as part of the 2023 Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship: "Friendship, Happiness, and the Search for God: Aristotle, Augustine, & Aquinas." For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: University of Washington The Thomistic Institute at the University of Washington presents a lecture by Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P. of the Dominican Hous...

Aug 11, 20231 hr 5 min

What is Our Hope? Heaven and the Kingdom of God w/ Prof. Michael Root (Off-Campus Conversations)

Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Dr. Michael Root about his latest Thomistic Institute, "What is Our Hope? Heaven and the Kingdom of God." What is Our Hope? Heaven and the Kingdom of God w/ Dr. Michael Root and Fr. Gregory Pine (Off-Campus Conversations) You can listen to the original lecture here: https://on.soundcloud.com/w9AaZ About the speaker: Professor Michael Root (Catholic University of America is an Ordi...

Aug 10, 202342 min
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