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Why is Thomism so Fixated on Predestination? – Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.
Season 12
Fr. Cajetan Cuddy explains that Thomism is “fixated” on predestination because this doctrine lies at the speculative and practical center of the Thom…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
What is predestination? – Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.
Season 12
Fr. Dominic Legge explains predestination as a profoundly hopeful Catholic doctrine rooted in God’s eternal, loving plan to give grace and lead ratio…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Does Nature Make Laws? – Prof. Raymond Hain
This lecture was given on September 8th, 2025, at United States Military Academy.
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6 months, 2 weeks ago
'The greatest of all God's works': Justification in Catholic Theology – Prof. Matthew Thomas
Season 12
Prof. Matthew Thomas explains why justification—God’s transformative act of making sinners righteous in Christ by grace through faith and incorporati…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Can Divine Providence Be Known Through Natural Reason? The Classics' Response – Prof. Carlos A. Casanova
Season 12
Prof. Carlos A. Casanova argues that a properly understood Aristotelian–Platonic metaphysics of form, final causality, and nature allows human reason…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Living Mary's Mediation through De Montfort’s 'Total Consecration' – Fr. John Langlois, O.P.
Season 12
Fr. John Langlois presents Saint Louis de Montfort’s Marian spirituality of “total consecration” as the surest, easiest, and most secure way to live …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The History of Devotion to Mary: She Who Leads Us to Jesus – Fr. John Langlois, O.P.
Season 12
Fr. John Langlois traces how Marian doctrine and devotion—from Scripture and the early Fathers through medieval councils, liturgy, and architecture—…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Is Free Will an Illusion? – Prof. Joshua Hochschild
This lecture was given on October 10th, 2025, at St. Joseph’s Church in Greenwich Village.
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6 months, 3 weeks ago
Happiness and Virtue: Can it be Good for You to Be Bad? – Prof. Thomas Osborne
Season 12
Prof. Thomas Osborne argues that, on an Aristotelian–Thomistic account of human nature, it is never truly good for you to be bad, because vice damage…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Virtue and the Meaningful Life – Dr. David McPherson
Season 12
Dr. David McPherson argues that human beings are “meaning-seeking animals” and that an adequate neo-Aristotelian ethics must see the virtues as const…
6 months, 4 weeks ago