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Augustine's City of God and the Nature of Politics | Chad Pecknold Oct 02, 2018

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This lecture was delivered by Chad Pecknold (Catholic University of America) to the MIT chapter of the Thomistic Institute on September 18, 2018.

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Defending Adam After Darwin | Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, OP Oct 01, 2018

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Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, O.P., completed his Bachelor’s Degree (B.S.E.) in Bioengineering, summa cum laude, at the University of Pennsylvania, and then earned his Ph.D. in Biology from M.I.T. in the laboratory of Professor Leonard Guarente, where he was a fellow of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). He was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers in May of 2004. He completed his Pontifical License in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) in Moral Theology, summa cum laude, at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC, in 2005, and a Pontifical Doctorate in Sacred Theology (S.T.D.), magna cum laude, at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland, in 2015.

Fr. Austriaco currently serves as Professor of Biology and of Theology at Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island. His NIH-funded laboratory at Providence College is investigating the genetics of programmed cell death using the yeasts, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida albicans, as model organisms. Papers describing his research have been published in PLoS ONE, FEMS Yeast Research, Microbial Cell, Cell, the Journal of Cell Biology, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, among others. In philosophy and theology, his essays have been published in the National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly, Theological Studies, Nova et Vetera, The Thomist, Science and Theology, and the Linacre Quarterly. His first book, Biomedicine and Beatitude: An Introduction to Catholic Bioethics, was published by the Catholic University of America Press in 2011. It was recognized as a 2012 Choice outstanding academic title by the Association of College and Research Libraries.

Sharing Joys and Sorrows: Christ's Life and Ours (Pt. 2) | Fr. Andrew Hofer, OP Sep 27, 2018

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This lecture was offered as part of our "Wisdom of Aquinas" series held at NYU on September 22, 2018. The link to the handout can be found here: docs.google.com/document/d/12a3xy…/edit?usp=sharing

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Sharing Joys and Sorrows: Christ's Life and Ours (Pt. 1) | Fr. Andrew Hofer, OP Sep 26, 2018

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This lecture was offered as part of our "Wisdom of Aquinas" series held at NYU on September 22, 2018. The link to the handout can be found here: drive.google.com/file/d/0ByaUbskx…view?usp=sharing

Friendship and Happiness | Christopher Kaczor Sep 25, 2018

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In this lecture, Professor Christopher Kaczor (Loyola Marymount University) draws on insights from Aristotle, Aquinas, and contemporary psychology to understand how to make good friendships and avoid bad ones.

This lecture was given to the Baylor University chapter of the Thomistic Institute on September 6, 2018.

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The Search For Happiness | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P. Sep 24, 2018

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What is happiness, and what is the best and happiest life a human being can live? Or even more directly and personally, what kind of life ought I to be living or ought I to be aiming for? In this lecture, Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P. (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception and the Thomistic Institute) draws on wisdom from St. Thomas Aquinas and the classical tradition to answer these fundamental and perennial questions.

This lecture was given to the Cornell University chapter of the Thomistic Institute on September 10, 2018.

For further reading on this topic, consider downloading or ordering the booklet referenced in this talk, "On Happiness: Selections from Summa Theologiae by Thomas Aquinas" at www.ttf.org/product/happiness-thomas-aquinas. This reading was compiled by the Trinity Forum and features an original introduction by Fr. Dominic Legge.

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"Globalism in Natural Law Theory: Pope Benedict and Kotaro Paul Francis Tanaka" - Dr. Kevin Doak Sep 21, 2018

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This lecture by Dr. Kevin Doak with a response by Fr. Joseph Koterski SJ was given on September 15th, 2018 during a day long conference on "Jesus of Nazareth and the Church's Tradition: The Enduring Legacy of Benedict XVI" held at Georgetown University.

Jesus of Nazareth: Scripture, Revelation and Tradition | Fr. Dominic Legge OP Sep 20, 2018

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This lecture by Fr. Dominic Legge with a response by Dr. Rebekah Eklund was given on September 15th, 2018 during a day long conference on "Jesus of Nazareth and the Church's Tradition: The Enduring Legacy of Benedict XVI" held at Georgetown University.

The Motives of the Incarnation: Why Did God Become Man? | Paul Gondreau Sep 18, 2018

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"No greater wonder could be accomplished than that God should become man." So writes St. Thomas Aquinas in his commentary on the Gospel of John. This statement follows a lifetime spent pondering the question of why God became man. If Aquinas fully acknowledges that the Incarnation marks an article of faith, that is, a doctrine that is accepted as true only by an act of faith, he was nonetheless convinced that the mystery of the Incarnation is not only in accord with human reason, it is deeply attractive to the human spirit. To consider the Incarnation a mystery that evokes great "wonder" is to recognize a deep beauty and coherence that is part and parcel of God's having become man.

In today's age, which tends to regard articles of faith as irrational and the Incarnation, in particular, as a myth, Thomas Aquinas has a valuable perspective that merits our close consideration.

This lecture was given by Paul Gondreau (Providence College) on September 11, 2018 to the University of Oklahoma chapter of the Thomistic Institute.

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Deus adorans, Homo adorans: Ratzinger's Liturgical Christology & Anthropology | Dr. Chris Ruddy Sep 18, 2018

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This talk, "Deus adorans, Homo adorans: Joseph Ratzinger's Liturgical Christology & Anthropology" was offered on September 15th, 2018 during a day long conference on "Jesus of Nazareth and the Church's Tradition: The Enduring Legacy of Benedict XVI" held at Georgetown University.

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