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Season 12
Fr. John Harris discusses the Catholic approach to secular politics, emphasizing Thomistic principles, the role of lay Catholics, and the balance bet…
1 year, 2 months ago
A Neurologist's Reflections on Human Dignity and Suffering | Dr. Paul LaPenna
This lecture was given on February 4th, 2025, at University of South Carolina.
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1 year, 2 months ago
Famine, Affluence, and Aquinas | Prof. Marshall Bierson
Season 12
Prof. Marshall Bierson explores Aquinas's and Anscombe's moral absolutes, particularly concerning theft, arguing that in cases of extreme need, takin…
1 year, 3 months ago
Making Up What is Lacking: Disability and Suffering in Christ's Body, the Church | Prof. Paul Gondreau
Season 12
Prof. Paul Gondreau reflects on the profound meaning of suffering, disability, and human frailty in light of Christ’s redemptive suffering, emphasizi…
1 year, 3 months ago
Ectogenesis: Transhumanism, The Brave New World, and the Attack on Transcendentals | Prof. Stephen Meredith
Season 12
Prof. Stephen Meredith explores the essence of being human through the lens of Aristotelian and Thomistic philosophy, contrasting it with biological …
1 year, 3 months ago
Can Machines be People, Too? | Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P.
Season 12
Fr. Anselm Ramelow critically examines whether artificial intelligence can achieve personhood, arguing that machines lack the essential qualities of …
1 year, 3 months ago
Reconciling the Image of God with the Scientific Image of Human Persons | Dr. Daniel De Haan
This lecture was given on September 28th, 2023, at University of Edinburgh.
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1 year, 3 months ago
Sharing in Divine Goodness by Grace | Fr. John Mark Solitario, O.P.
This lecture was given on July 10th, 2024, at Theodore House at Stonyhurst.
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1 year, 3 months ago
What Exactly Is the Hypostatic Union? | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.
Season 12
Fr. Dominic Legge explores the intricacies of the hypostatic union, focusing on Aquinas's understanding of how the divine and human natures are unite…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Life-Giving Appropriation of the Flesh: St. Cyril of Alexandria on the Unity of Christ | Prof. Paul Gavrilyuk
Season 12
Professor Paul Gavrilyuk explores Cyril of Alexandria's Christology as a sustained meditation on majesty and lowliness, driven by the desire to probe…
1 year, 3 months ago