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**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 in Washington, DC.

Latest Episodes:

What Can Film Teach Us About Religion? C.S. Lewis Goes to the Movies | Thomas Hibbs Feb 04, 2019

Show notes

This lecture was given to our chapter at the United States Naval Academy on January 29th, 2019.

For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org.

The Antidote to Death: St. Thomas Aquinas on the Eucharist | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P. Feb 01, 2019

Show notes

This lecture was given for our Yale University chapter on Jan. 30th, 2019.

The handout for this lecture is available here: tinyurl.com/yda5cc72

For more information on upcoming events, visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org.

Is Belief in Miracles Rational? | Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P. Jan 30, 2019

Show notes

This lecture was given for the Thomistic Institute chapter at the University of Oregon on Jan. 17th, 2019.

For more information on other upcoming events, visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org.

Lecture Description:

Modern people, including believers, can be embarrassed by miracles, fearing to be accused of superstition or unwarranted credulity. Can it ever be rational to believe in miracles? In order to answer this question and the skeptical objections that have been raised, we will consider the fundamental principles at work: What are miracles? Can they violate laws of nature? How can we know that they have occurred? What do they tell us about God, about the world and ourselves? How about miracle claims in other religions?

Law Without a Law Giver? Why Natural Rights Require a Divine Source | Prof. Francis Beckwith Jan 29, 2019

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This lecture was given by Prof. Francis Beckwith (Baylor University) to our chapter at the University of Virginia Law School on Jan 28th, 2019.

For more information on upcoming events, visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org

Aquinas on the Person and the Analogical Scale of Truth | Enrique Martinez Jan 25, 2019

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This lecture was given as the annual lecture in honor of St. Thomas Aquinas at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC on January 24th 2019.

For more information on upcoming events visit: thomisticinstitute.org/events?view=c…month=01-2019

The First Theologians: Who Were the Church Fathers and Why Do They Matter? | Fr. Gregory Pine, OP Jan 24, 2019

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This lecture was written and prepared by Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P., and delivered by Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. to our chapter at George Mason on November27th, 2018.

For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org

The Catastrophe of the Self: Walker Percy on Sin and Transcendence | Jennifer Frey Jan 23, 2019

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This lecture was given on December 5th, 2018 at the Catholic Information Center in Washington, D.C.

This is the final lecture in a three-part series titled "Tales That Tell: Moral Devastation and Original Sin in Literature," co-sponsored by the Catholic Information Center and the Thomistic Institute.

For more information on other upcoming events, visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org

About the speaker:

Jennifer A. Frey (University of South Carolina) received her BA from Indiana University in Bloomington Indiana in 2000, and her PhD at the University of Pittsburgh in 2012. In 2013 she was Collegiate Assistant Professor and Harper Schmidt Fellow at the University of Chicago prior to taking up her current appointment as Assistant Professor in the Philosophy department at the University of South Carolina. Jennifer's research interests lie at the intersection of virtue ethics and action theory. She has publications in The Journal of the History of Philosophy, The Journal of Analytic Philosophy, and in several edited volumes. She is the recipient of several grants, including a 2.1 million dollar project awarded by the John Templeton Foundation, titled "Virtue, Happiness, and Meaning in Life." She is currently at work on three separate book projects.

The Possibility of Perfection | Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. Jan 18, 2019

Show notes

This talk was offered at Duke University on January 17th, 2019. For more info about upcoming TI events, visit: thomisticinstitute.org/events-1/

Event Description:

In the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord instructs us to be perfect as our heavenly Father is perfect . . . inspiring on one hand, but daunting on the other. Is it possible to be perfect or are we doomed to despair? Come hear how the universal call to holiness resonates really, truly, and personally in every human heart.

Speaker Bio:

Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. serves presently as the Assistant Director for Campus Outreach with the Thomistic Institute in Washington, DC. He served previously as an associate pastor at St. Louis Bertrand Church in Louisville, KY where he also taught as an adjunct professor at Bellarmine University. Born and raised near Philadelphia, PA, he attended the Franciscan University of Steubenville, studying mathematics and humanities. Upon graduating, he entered the Order of Preachers in 2010. He was ordained a priest in 2016 and holds an STL from the Dominican House of Studies.

Classical Theism and the Nature of God | Edward Feser Jan 17, 2019

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This talk was offered on January 16, 2019 at Oxford University. For more information about upcoming TI events, visit: thomisticinstitute.org/events-1/

Organized in partnership with the Aquinas Institute at Blackfriars Hall at the University of Oxford

Speaker Bio:

Prof. Edward Feser is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Pasadena City College and has also served as Visiting Assistant Professor at Loyola Marymount University. He received a PhD in philosophy from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He is the author of books including Philosophy of Mind (A Beginner's Guide), The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism, Aquinas (A Beginner's Guide), Scholastic Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction, NeoScholastic Essays, Five Proofs for the Existence of God, and By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed: A Catholic Defense of Capital Punishment. He blogs at edwardfeser.blogspot.com/

Neuroscience and the Soul | James Madden Jan 16, 2019

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This talk was offered on January 15, 2019 at Harvard Medical School. For more information about upcoming TI events, visit: thomisticinstitute.org/events-1/

Speaker Bio:

Dr. James Madden is Professor of Philosophy at Benedictine College. He lives in Atchison, Kansas with his wife (Jennifer) and their six children; William, Martha, J. Patrick, Brendan, Jack, and Cormac. He is originally from Wisconsin, where he received a B.A. from St. Norbert College, and did his graduate work at Kent State (MA, 1998) and Purdue (Ph.D., 2002). He was awarded the Benedictine College Distinguished Educator of the Year Award in 2006.

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