Podcast Episodes

The Importance of Friendship in Marriage | Dr. Nathaniel Peters and Prof. Jane Peters

Season 12

Dr. Nathaniel Peters and Prof. Jane Peters explore the vocation of marriage as a transformative friendship, highlighting how the goods of marriage—of…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

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Is the Biblical View of Sex and Marriage Realistic? | Prof. Michael Dauphinais

Season 12

Prof. Michael Dauphinais explores the realism of the biblical view of sex and marriage, analyzing cultural challenges, scriptural diagnoses, and the …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Mission of the University and the Role of the Humanities | Prof. Michael Foley

Season 12

Prof. Michael Foley critically examines the authentic role of the humanities in the modern American university, contrasting the consumerist and human…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

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Aesthetics, Mozart, and the Pathways of Beauty | Prof. George Corbett

Season 12

Prof. George Corbett explores the philosophical and theological foundations of beauty through Mozart’s music, highlighting the "pathway of beauty" as…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

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Objective Beauty in a Subjective World | Prof. Jan C. Bentz

Season 12

Prof. Jan C. Bentz examines the nature of beauty, arguing that beauty is not merely subjective but possesses objective and transcendent qualities roo…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

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Becoming Human: Barbie, Storytelling, and Aquinas on Self-Knowledge | Prof. Joshua Hochschild

Season 12

Prof. Joshua Hochschild explores the philosophical and theological dimensions of the Barbie movie, analyzing its narrative through the lens of storyt…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

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Recovering the Image of God in Man (and Woman) | Sr. Elinor Gardner, O.P.

Season 12

Sr. Elinor Gardner explores the Christian understanding of virtue, emphasizing the theological and cardinal virtues as foundational to human excellen…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

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Created Equal: An Interpretation and Defense of the American Proposition | Prof. Christopher Kaczor

Season 12

Prof. Christopher Kaczor rigorously defends the inclusive interpretation of the Declaration of Independence, arguing that "all men are created equal"…

11 months, 4 weeks ago

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Predestination and Human Freedom | Prof. Bruce Marshall

Season 12

Prof. Bruce Marshall explores the complex theological and philosophical challenges of predestination, examining its biblical foundations, Catholic do…

1 year ago

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'Many are called, but few are chosen': A Thomistic Approach to Predestination | Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

Season 12

Fr. Gregory Pine explains the Catholic doctrine of predestination, distinguishing it from Calvinist interpretations by emphasizing God’s gratuitous i…

1 year ago

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