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Musical Dependence: What's Behind It and How We Can Move Beyond It – Sr. Anna Wray, O.P.
Sr. Anna Wray argues that many people are caught in a “musical dependence” that uses music to make ordinary life merely tolerable, a mere toleration …
4 weeks ago
Silence, Contemplation, and Non-Being – Fr. Ephrem Reese O.P.
Season 13
Fr. Ephrem Reese argues that silence is not mere absence but a fertile, hidden potency through which contemplation, devotion, and the word of God can…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Boredom: The Threshold of Great Deeds – Fr. Ephrem Reese O.P.
Season 13
Fr. Ephrem Reese argues that boredom can be read both as a modern opening onto time and wonder and, more importantly, as a spiritual problem that mus…
1 month ago
Why We Need or Don't Need Utopias – Dr. Jan Bentz
Season 13
Dr. Jan Bentz argues that utopias are dangerous because they promise a perfected society by denying human fallenness, replacing Christian hope and gr…
1 month ago
Catholic Social Teaching – Prof. James Felak
Season 13
Professor James Felak argues that Catholic social teaching presents a holistic vision of the human person and society, insisting that rights and duti…
1 month ago
Astonished at the World: G. K. Chesterton's Philosophy of Wonder – Joe Grabowski
Season 13
Joe Grabowski presents Chesterton’s philosophy as a disciplined recovery of wonder, arguing that reality is not exhausted by habit, utility, or mater…
1 month ago
Receiving a Share of God's Kingdom: Vocation and Christian Life according to St. Paul – Fr. Jordan Schmidt, O.P.
Season 13
Fr. Jordan Schmidt says that vocation is a grace-filled cooperation with God’s kingdom, where renewed discernment helps us choose our way of life and…
1 month ago
Principles of Discernment – Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.
Season 13
Fr. Gregory Pine teaches that discernment is less about forcing certainty and more about entering the way Christ reveals himself: gradually, trusting…
1 month ago
Attainment of Happiness – Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.
Season 13
This lecture was given on March 28th, 2026, at Dominican House of Studies.
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1 month, 1 week ago
Life to the Full: Are You Surviving or Thriving? – Sr. Mary Madeline Todd, O.P.
Season 13
Sr. Mary Madeline Todd argues that Christ calls us not merely to survive but to thrive, and that “life to the full” comes through meaning, suffering …
1 month, 1 week ago