Podcast Episodes

Dating Like Mr. Darcy I Dr. John-Paul Heil

Season 12

Dr. John-Paul Heil investigates how virtuous courtship, compassionate secrecy, and sexual difference—as presented in Jane Austen’s novels—are essential for discerning authentic love and practicing se…

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What is Wisdom and Why Do We Need It? I Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P.

Season 12

In this lecture, Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy explains how wisdom—philosophical, theological, and mystical—transcends mere technical knowledge and, therefore, is able to orient man's action toward divine tru…

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The Happiness of Human LImitations I Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

This lecture was given on February 15th, 2025, at Dominican House of Studies.

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12 (Thomistic) Rules for Managing Appearances and Making Yourself Miserable I Sr. Anna Wray, O.P.

Season 12

Sr. Anna Wray, redefines leadership as the practice of initiating genuine collaboration by rational wishing, deliberation, and action, exposing twelve common pitfalls that distort true agency and off…

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The TI and Your Vocation I Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

This lecture was given on June 27th, 2025, at Dominican House of Studies.

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Why Becoming More Philosophical is a Good Idea I Prof. Michael Gorman

Season 12

Prof. Michael Gorman demonstrates why becoming more philosophical is essential for intellectual autonomy and deeper understanding, emphasizing the importance of fundamental questioning, sustained att…

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Technology In Our Relationship With God I Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P.

Season 12

Fr. Anselm Ramelow examines how technology shapes and reflects our relationship with God, cautioning against both idolizing technology and seeking salvation through it, while affirming its proper rol…

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Insight, Idolatry, and AI I Prof. Jordan Wales

Season 12

Prof. Jordan Wales examines how AI-aided decision making and bias in fields like medicine and criminal justice risk reducing human engagement to idolatrous control, urging that technology must serve …

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Predictive AI, Manipulation, and Human Freedom According to Aquinas I Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P.

Season 12

Fr. Anselm Ramelow explores the tension between predictive artificial intelligence and human freedom, drawing on St. Thomas Aquinas to argue that while AI and social systems can influence and predict…

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AI and Interpersonal Relationships I Prof. Jordan Wales

Season 12

Prof. Jordan Wales explores the ethical and spiritual implications of interpersonal relationships with artificial intelligence, emphasizing the dangers of mistaking AI’s simulated personhood for auth…

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