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How John Paul II Used the Saints Against the Communists in Poland – Prof. James Felak
Season 13
Prof. James Felak shows how John Paul II used the saints in his pilgrimages to communist Poland to challenge atheistic rule, strengthen Catholic iden…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
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 …
2 months, 3 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…
2 months, 3 weeks 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…
2 months, 3 weeks 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…
2 months, 3 weeks 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…
2 months, 4 weeks 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…
3 months 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…
3 months 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…
3 months 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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3 months ago