Nature and Grace

A lecture on April 25, 2017 at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Arlington, VA.

Is Man Naturally Religious? Religion, Superstition, and the Healing Power of Grace | Fr. White OP

The Drama of Grace: Sigrid Undset and the Narrative of Conversion | Fr. Raymund Snyder, OP

This lecture was given to the Graduate Chapter of the Thomistic Institute at Brown University on October 30, 2017. The content of this lecture is from Dr. Byers book, Perception, Sensibility, and Moral Motivation in Augustine (Cambridge: 2013).

Human Freedom and Divine Grace | Prof. Sarah Byers

This lecture was delivered by Chad Pecknold (Catholic University of America) to the MIT chapter of the Thomistic Institute on September 18, 2018. 

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Augustine's City of God and the Nature of Politics | Chad Pecknold

This lecture was given on March 28th, 2019 at the University of Toronto.
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Event Description:

Human beings naturally have the power of free choice, but mental habits can cause us to choose in determined ways.  So how can we break out of deep bad habits to form new and better ones?  “Divine grace” is the answer given by Augustine and the authors of the Reformation and Catholic Counter-Reformation.  Which of these authors has the most persuasive theory about the relation of grace to human free will?

Human Freedom and Divine Grace | Prof Sarah Byers

This lecture was offered at the 2020 Student Leadership Conference held in Estes Park, CO. 

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Speaker Bio:
Dr. Christopher Kaczor (rhymes with razor) is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University.  He graduated from the Honors Program of Boston College and earned a Ph.D. four years later from the University of Notre Dame. A Fulbright Scholar,  Dr. Kaczor did post-doctoral work as a Federal Chancellor Fellow at the University of Cologne and as William E. Simon Visiting Fellow in the James Madison Program at Princeton University.  He was appointed a Corresponding Member of the Pontifical Academy for Life of Vatican City, a fellow of the Word on Fire Institute, and winner of a Templeton Grant. He has written more than 100 scholarly articles and book chapters. An award winning author, his fifteen books include Disputes in Bioethics, Thomas Aquinas on the Cardinal Virtues,  Abortion Rights: For and Against, 365 Days to Deeper Faith,  The Gospel of Happiness, The Seven Big Myths about Marriage,  A Defense of Dignity,  The Seven Big Myths about the Catholic Church, The Ethics of Abortion, O Rare Ralph McInerny: Stories and Reflections on a Legendary Notre Dame Professor, Life Issues-Medical Choices; Thomas Aquinas on Faith, Hope, and Love; The Edge of Life, and Proportionalism and the Natural Law Tradition. Dr. Kaczor’s views have been in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, Huffington Post, National Review, NPR, BBC, EWTN, ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, MSNBC, TEDx, and The Today Show.

The Vocation of the Catholic Intellectual: Faith, Reason, and Service | Prof. Christopher Kaczor

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The Vocation of the Catholic Intellectual: Faith, Reason, and Service | Prof. Christopher Kaczor

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