Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSecularism and the Modern World - Prof. Brad Gregory
This lecture was given on February 27th, 2025, at West Virginia University.
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8 hours ago
Are All Religions Different Paths Up the Same Mountain? – Prof. Christopher Kaczor
Season 13
Prof. Christopher Kaczor argues that the common claim that all religions are just different paths to the same destination collapses under scrutiny, a…
1 day, 8 hours ago
How John Paul II Used the Saints Against the Communists – Prof. James Felak
Season 13
Prof. James Felak argues that John Paul II used Polish saints as powerful symbols of faith, moral courage, and national identity to inspire resistanc…
2 days, 8 hours ago
Flannery on Art and Truth – Prof. Jennifer Frey
Season 13
Prof. Jennifer Frey explores Flannery O’Connor’s bold claim that art can reveal truth in a way philosophy cannot, and shows how her fiction turns bea…
3 days, 8 hours ago
The Family, the Polity, and the Church – Fr. Brad Elliott, O.P.
Season 13
Fr. Brad Elliott argues that human beings are naturally social and are meant to flourish through the distinct but related societies of family, polity…
6 days, 8 hours ago
Flannery O'Connor: Hillbilly Thomist or Hillbilly Nihilist? – Prof. Jennifer Frey
Season 13
Prof. Jennifer Frey asks whether Flannery O’Connor is really a “hillbilly Thomist” or a “hillbilly nihilist,” and uses her life and fiction to show h…
1 week ago
Is There a Right to Steal? – Prof. Michael Krom
Season 13
Prof. Michael Krom uses Aquinas to argue that while stealing is always morally wrong, urgent need can change what counts as rightful use of superabun…
1 week, 1 day ago
The Mystical Body of Christ: What Does Jesus Have to Do with Me? – Dr. Edmund Lazzari
Season 13
Dr. Edmund Lazzari explains how Christ’s divinity and humanity make the sacraments, grace, confession, purgatory, and the communion of saints all par…
1 week, 2 days ago
The Creator of Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence: Natural Law, Inalienable Rights, and a Just Political Order – Prof. Christopher Kaczor
This lecture was given on April 9th, 2026, at Indiana University.
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1 week, 3 days ago
Rights, Liberties, and the Nature of Medicine – Prof. Christopher Tollefsen
Season 13
Prof. Christopher Tollefsen argues that medicine is fundamentally ordered to health, not preference satisfaction, and he shows why that matters for a…
1 week, 6 days ago