The Thomistic Institute

The Thomistic Institute

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...

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Jul 10, 2026

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Reconciling the Image of God with the Scientific Image of Human Persons | Dr. Daniel De Haan 18.03.2024

This lecture was given on September 28th, 2023, at the University of Edinburgh. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events About the speaker: 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...

Is Lying Always Wrong? | Fr. Gregory Pine O.P. 15.03.2024

This lecture was given on October 10th, 2023, at Regent University. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events About the Speaker: Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. is a doctoral student in Christology at the University of Fribourg. He serves as the Assistant Director for Campus Outreach with the Thomistic Institute in Washington, DC. Prior to the TI, he was an...

Justice: The Point of Courage and Temperance | Prof. John Cuddeback 14.03.2024

This lecture was given on September 9th, 2023, at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington D.C. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events About the Speaker: Professor John Cuddeback (Christendom College) is professor of Philosophy at Christendom College, where he has taught for twenty-five years. He lectures widely on topics including virtue, f...

Unlocking the Power of Virtue w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. and Prof. Timothy Pawl 14.03.2024

Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Prof. Timothy Pawl about how the integration of philosophy, the wisdom of Christian morality, and psychology can help us grow in virtue. You can watch this interview on YouTube here: youtu.be/0Xdq7weIhmc About the speaker: Timothy J. Pawl is Professor of Philosophy at the University...

Prudence The Forgotten Queen | Prof. John Cuddeback 13.03.2024

Professor John Cuddeback (Christendom College) 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 republished by Ignatius Press. His blogging at LifeCraft is renowne...

The Cardinal Virtues | Prof. Patrick Callahan 12.03.2024

Patrick Callahan is director of the Newman Institute for Catholic Thought & Culture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as well as Assistant Professor of English & Humanities at St. Gregory the Great Seminary. He did his undergraduate work at the University of Dallas and his graduate work at Fordham University in Classical Philology. While his doctoral work focused on ancient Greek comme...

Saint Thomas And The Acquired Virtues | Prof. Candace Vogler 11.03.2024

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 Investigator on "Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life," a project funded by the John Templeton Foundation. She has authored two books, John Stuart Mill's Deliberative Landscape: An Essay in Moral Psychology (Routledge, 2001) and Reasonably Vicious...

Is Certainty Possible in Science? | Dr. Brian Carl 08.03.2024

Brian T. Carl earned 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 Houston, Texas. His research focuses on Thomistic metaphysics, philosophical theology, cognitive theory, and moral psychology.

Are Quality of Life Judgments Ethical? | Prof. Gina Noia 06.03.2024

Gina Maria Noia, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Theology at Providence College. She received her Ph. D. in Theology and Health Care Ethics from Saint Louis University. She has served as a clinical ethicist for OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL and St. Alexius Hospital in St. Louis, MO, and she is published in Christian Bioethics and the Journal of Moral Theology. Outside of academi...

Helping Patients Who Are Dying Or Helping Patients To Die? | Prof. Farr Curlin 05.03.2024

Farr Curlin is the Josiah C. Trent Professor of Medical Humanities and CoDirector of the Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative (TMC) at Duke University. Dr. Curlin’s ethics scholarship takes up moral questions that are raised by religionassociated differences in physicians’ practices. He is an active palliative medicine physician and holds appointments in both the School of Medicine and the D...

Going Deeper Than Darwin God And Biological Evolution | Prof. Chris Baglow 04.03.2024

Christopher T. Baglow is the director of the Science and Religion Initiative in the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame, where he also serves as Professor of the Practice in the theology department. He is the author of the textbook Faith, Science, & Reason: Theology on the Cutting Edge (2nd ed., Midwest Theological Forum, 2019) and his work has been featured by th...

Overcoming The Science And Religion Divide | Prof. Karin Oberg 01.03.2024
Discovering Wisdom: A Journey with Edith Stein w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. and Prof. Catherine Pakaluk 29.02.2024

Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Prof. Catherine Pakaluk about the philosophy of Edith Stein (St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross). Learn how she inspired Prof. Pakaluk and why her work matters today! Discovering Wisdom: A Journey with Edith Stein w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. and Prof. Catherine Pakaluk (Off-Campus Conv...

Dumb Ox to Angelic Doctor: The Life and Works of St. Thomas Aquinas | Fr. Conor McDonough, OP 28.02.2024

This lecture was given on June 16th, 2023, at Glencomeragh House, Ireland. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events 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 Cambridge and taught theology at secondary school before joining the Dominicans in...

What is Freewill? And Do We Have It? | Prof. Paul Symington 27.02.2024

This lecture was given on November 18th, 2023, at University of South Florida. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events About the speaker: Professor Paul Symington graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in Philosophy and Religion from Roberts Wesleyan College in 1998. He received an M.A. in Theology from Northeastern Seminary in 2001 and an M.A. in...

What We Owe to God and Country: Romans 13 | Prof. Erik Dempsey 26.02.2024

This lecture was given on November 7th, 2023, at University of North Texas. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events About the Speaker: Erik Dempsey (PhD, Boston College) is the Assistant Director of UT's Thomas Jefferson for the Study of Core Texts and Ideas. He completed his doctorate at Boston College in June 2007. He is interested in understan...

Religious Liberty And The Human Good | Robert P. George 23.02.2024

This lecture was given on September 28th, 2023, at Georgetown University. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events About the speaker: Robert P. George is the sixth McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University, a program founded under his leadership in 200...

Accessing Aquinas' Account of Acedia: Can We Choose Joy? | Sr. Anna Wray, O.P. 23.02.2024

This lecture was given on February 23rd, 2024, at Ave Maria University. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events About the Speaker: Sister Anna Wray is a native of Connecticut and a member of the Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia of Nashville, TN. Sister received her phD in philosophy from The Catholic University of America, having written her di...

Is There Always a Right Choice? Conscience, Prudence, and Natural Law |Prof. Joshua Hochschild 22.02.2024

This lecture was given on June 21st, 2023, at Stonyhust College. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Prof. Joshua Hochschild (Mount St. Mary’s University) is Professor of Philosophy and Director of Philosophy, Politics and Economics. He also served six years as the inaugural Dean of the College of Liberal Arts. His primary research is in medi...

Who Gets to Judge?: Answering Objections to Truth in Morality | Professor Joshua Hochschild 21.02.2024

Prof. Joshua Hochschild (Mount St. Mary’s University) is Professor of Philosophy and Director of Philosophy, Politics and Economics. 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 liberal education and the continuing relevance of the Catholic intellectual tradition. He is the...

The Gift Of Fear | Prof. Adam Eitel 20.02.2024

Dr. Adam Eitel (Yale Divinity School) holds appointments in the Divinity School, the Program in Medieval Studies, and the Humanities Program. His research and teaching bring topics in the history of Christian theology to bear on questions of fundamental moral concern. A specialist in medieval scholasticism, his particular research interests span doctrinal and moral theology, especially in the work...

Making Sense of Balderdash w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Sr. Anna Wray, O.P. 19.02.2024

Balderdash: what is it, exactly? Why do we tolerate balderdash? How can we reduce it? Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Sr. Anna Wray, O.P. about her latest Thomistic Institute lecture, "Balderdash: What It Is, Why We Tolerate It, and How We Can Reduce It." Making Sense of Balderdash w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. &...

Humility & Pride | Prof. Adam Eitel 19.02.2024

Dr. Adam Eitel (Yale Divinity School) holds appointments in the Divinity School, the Program in Medieval Studies, and the Humanities Program. His research and teaching bring topics in the history of Christian theology to bear on questions of fundamental moral concern. A specialist in medieval scholasticism, his particular research interests span doctrinal and moral theology, especially in the work...

Common Good Politics an Intellectual Retreat | Fr. Dominic Legge 16.02.2024

Seminars and discussions on themes surrounding the common good and spiritual conferences framed by the traditional elements of a retreat (Mass, adoration, the Divine Office, etc.).

The Power of the Love of God: Providence and Predestination | Prof. Corey Barnes 14.02.2024

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