Podcast Episodes

Would St. Thomas Baptize and Extraterrestrial? – Dr. Edmund Lazzari

This lecture was given on September 10th, 2025, at North Dakota State University.

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George Lemaitre: The Catholic Priest Who Proposed the Big Bang Theory – Prof. Jonathan Lunine

This lecture was given on October 5th, 2023, at the Thomistic Institute in Limerick, Ireland.

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Does AI Have a Soul? – Dr. Edmund Lazzari

Season 12

Dr. Edmund Lazzari’s lecture critically assesses claims that artificial intelligence systems might possess souls, arguing from Thomistic philosophy and computational neuroscience that AI lacks genuin…

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Neuroscience and the Soul – Dr. William Hurlbut

Season 12

Dr. William Hurlbut explores the profound questions raised by neuroscience, biotechnology, and artificial intelligence, emphasizing that the human soul—understood as the organizing principle of embod…

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Astrology: Why Did Medieval Philosophers Study It? – Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P.

This lecture was given on September 19th, 2025, at University of Michigan

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Theology True Science of God or Poetical Musing – Prof. Christopher Malloy

Season 12

Prof. Christopher Malloy argues that theology, properly understood as a classical science, involves intellectual habits of certain knowledge through causes grounded in faith, integrating poetry and p…

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How to Know God? Philosophical Wisdom and Divine Revelation – Prof. Michael Dauphinais

Season 12

Prof. Michael Dauphinais explores how Thomas Aquinas integrates philosophical wisdom and divine revelation, showing that genuine knowledge of God arises from both reason and the transformative experi…

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Nicene Trinity, Chalcedonian Christology: Understanding Christ through Councils and Conflicts – Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

Season 12

Fr. Gregory Pine explains Nicene Trinitarian theology and Chalcedonian Christology through key councils and controversies, showing how Christ’s incarnation and union with humanity unveil the path to …

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Thomas Aquinas on Intellectual Memory – Fr. Philip-Neri Reese, O.P.

Season 12

Fr. Philip-Neri Reese examines Thomas Aquinas’s theory of intellectual memory, tracing how Aquinas navigates conflicting authorities and ultimately defends the preservation of intelligible species in…

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Augustine's Account of Trinitarian Image and Thomas Aquinas – Fr. Reginald Lynch, O.P.

Season 12

Fr. Reginald Lynch’s lecture explores Augustine’s account of the Trinitarian image and its reception by Aquinas, illuminating how the development of grace, human anthropology, and sacramental life sh…

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