Featuring some recent talks on the spiritual life and Christian living.

Spiritual Life/Christian Living | Featured Tracks

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Fr. Guilbeau's handout can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/3vw4dp4e

This lecture was delivered on December 6, 2021 at St. Mary Mother of God Catholic Church for the DC Young Professionals Chapter of the Thomistic Institute.

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About the speaker:
A native of Louisiana, Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. entered the Province of St. Joseph in 2005. After several years of pastoral work in New York City, Fr. Guilbeau began doctoral studies in moral theology at the University of Fribourg, where he completed a dissertation in moral theology. His topic was Charles De Koninck’s doctrine of the common good. In addition to his teaching, Fr. Guilbeau is prior of the Dominican House of Studies.

How Many Friends Should I Have? ‘A Lot,’ says Thomas Aquinas | Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P.

This talk was given on December 10, 2021 at Ashland University.

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About the speaker:
John A. Cuddeback, PhD, is professor of Philosophy at Christendom College, where he has taught for twenty-five years. He lectures widely on topics including virtue, fatherhood, friendship, and household, and his professional writings appear in various academic journals and books. His book True Friendship is being republished by Ignatius Press. His blogging at BaconFromAcorns and LifeCraft is renowned for applying an ancient wisdom to life today.

Friendship for Young Adults: A Practical Thomistic Approach | Prof. John Cuddeback

This walk was given on September 21, 2021 at Yale University.

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About the speaker: 

R. J. Snell is Director of Academic Programs at the Witherspoon Institute in Princeton, NJ. Prior to his appointment at the Witherspoon Institute, he was Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Philosophy Program at Eastern University and the Templeton Honors College, where he founded and directed the Agora Institute for Civic Virtue and the Common Good. He has been visiting instructor at Princeton University, where he is also executive director of the Aquinas Institute for Catholic Life. He's written books and articles on natural law, education, Bernard Lonergan, boredom, subjectivity, and sexual ethics for a variety of publications. 

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Can You Be Spiritual But Not Religious? | Dr. R.J. Snell

This lecture was given on February 10, 2022 at the University of South Carolina.

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About the speaker:
J. Budziszewski (Ph.D. Yale, 1981) is a professor of government and philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. His main area of research is the natural moral law, and he is most well known for his work on moral self-deception, “the revenge of conscience,” what happens when we tell ourselves that we don't know what we really do know. However, he has written about all sorts of things such as moral character, family and sexuality, religion and public life, toleration and liberty, and the unraveling of our common culture.

The most recent of his thirteen books are Commentary on Thomas Aquinas's Treatise on Law and Commentary on Thomas Aquinas’s Virtue Ethics, both from Cambridge University Press, as well as On the Meaning of Sex, from Intercollegiate Studies Institute. His book for students, How to Stay Christian in College has sold several hundred thousand copies. He also maintains a personal website and blog, The Underground Thomist.

Married for more than 45 years, Dr. Budziszewski has several children and a clutch of grandchildren.

How and How Not to Be Happy | Prof. J. Budziszewski

This lecture was given on March 18, 2022 at Auburn University.

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About the speaker:
Jennifer Frey is an associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Carolina and fellow of the Institute for Human Ecology at the Catholic University of America. Prior to joining the philosophy faculty at USC, she was a Collegiate Assistant Professor of Humanities at the University of Chicago, where she was a member of the Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts. She has published widely on virtue and moral psychology and she has co-edited three volumes on Self-Transcendence and Virtue, Practical Wisdom, and Practical Truth. Her writing has been featured in Breaking Ground, Evangelization and Culture, First Things, Fare Forward, Image, Law and Liberty, The Point, and USA Today.

The Search for Happiness: Wisdom from Aquinas and the Classical Tradition | Prof. Jennifer Frey

This lecture was given on April, 2 2022 at St. Albert the Great Priory as part of the intellectual retreat "To Be Human in the Presence of God: St. Thomas Aquinas and Desert Spirituality." 

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About the speaker:
Fr. O’Donnell grew up in Syracuse, New York. After two years as a student at Providence College he entered the Order of Preachers in 1963 and was ordained a priest in 1970. In 1971 he earned an MA in Liturgical Studies from the University of Notre Dame and in 1980 earned an STD degree in the area of Liturgical Spiritual Theology from the Pontifical Faculty for Spirituality, the Teresianum, in Rome. He has previously taught at the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception, St. Charles Seminary in Philadelphia, PA and the Angelicum in Rome. In addition to teaching he currently serves as a vice-postulator for the cause for sainthood of Father Michael J. McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus and as vice-postulator for the cause of Rose Hawthorne, founder of the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, NY. He previously survived as postulator for the cause of canonization of Father Paul of Graymoor, which has also been submitted to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints in Rome. With Robin Mass, Ph.D., Fr. O’Donnell is the author of Spiritual Traditions for the Contemporary Church and has contributed to A Love That Never Ends: A Key to the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

Who Am I? Becoming Someone in the Desert | Fr. Gabriel O'Donnell, O.P.

Dr. Arnn and Professor Cole join Hugh Hewitt to discuss the life and times of Thomas Aquinas

Hillsdale Dialogues 02-28-14, Thomas Aquinas

Dr. Arnn and Professor Cole join Hugh Hewitt to continue their discussion about the life of Thomas Aquinas and the founding of the mendicant orders. 

Hillsdale Dialogues 03-07-14, Thomas Aquinas

Dr. Arnn and Professor Cole join Hugh Hewitt to begin their discussion about the Summa Theologiae.

Hillsdale Dialogues 03-14-14, Thomas Aquinas

Dr. Arnn and Professor Cole join Hugh Hewitt to continue their discussion about Thomas Aquinas and the Summa Theologiae.

Hillsdale Dialogues 03-21-14, Thomas Aquinas

This lecture was given on November 21st, 2023, at Universidad Panamericana Campus Mixcoac. 

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About the Speaker:

Father Thomas Petri, O.P. is the President of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies, where he also serves as an assistant professor of moral theology and pastoral studies. Ordained a priest in 2009, he holds a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from The Catholic University of America.

St. John Paul’s Theology of the Body and St. Thomas Aquinas | Father Thomas Petri, O.P.

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How Many Friends Should I Have? ‘A Lot,’ says Thomas Aquinas | Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P.

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