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September 29, 2017 at Fall Thomistic Circles.

The Holy Spirit as Gift and the Communion of the Trinity | Fr. Gilles Emery, OP

September 30, 2017 at Fall Thomistic Circles.

Thomas Aquinas & the Gifts of the Holy Spirit | Fr. Joseph d'Amécourt OP

September 30, 2017 at Fall Thomistic Circles

Incarnate de Spiritu Sancto: the Holy Spirit & Christ's Conception | Fr. Dominic Legge OP

A lecture offered on October 7, 2017 at an Intellectual Retreat in Connecticut.
Lecture text available here:
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/580e5b23579fb3fdc10ab03c/t/59f09d94b7411c1c8d0cf261/1508941207146/HuetterTIRetreatTalk1Faith.pdf

Divine Faith: Aquinas's Key to Eucharistic Realism | Prof. Reinhard Huetter

A lecture by Prof. Candace Vogler given at a conference entitled "Christianity & Liberalism" at Harvard Law School on March 2-3, 2018.

The Troubles about Sex and Gender | Prof. Candace Vogler

This talk was given by Dr. Catherine Pakaluk at Harvard on April 19th, 2018.

Edith Stein on the Gestalt of the Feminine Soul | Dr. Catherine Pakaluk

In this lecture, Professor Christopher Kaczor (Loyola Marymount University) draws on insights from Aristotle, Aquinas, and contemporary psychology to understand how to make good friendships and avoid bad ones. 

This lecture was given to the Baylor University chapter of the Thomistic Institute on September 6, 2018.

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Friendship and Happiness | Christopher Kaczor

This talk was offered on Sept. 28,2018 to begin the Thomistic Circle "Friendly Rivals: Franciscan and Dominican Intellectual Traditions. "

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Bonaventure, Thomas Aquinas & Duns Scotus on the Real Distinction | Msgr. Wippel

There is an abundance of literature discussing the validity of St. Thomas Aquinas' arguments for God's existence. Using a different approach, this lecture takes these arguments as a springboard for interrogating the atheist position(s): What are the problems in asserting the world to be uncaused, or in denying the existence of a necessary being?

This lecture was delivered by Fr. Conor McDonough, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies, Dublin) to the University College Dublin chapter of the Thomistic Institute on September 18, 2018.

How To Be An Atheist (According to St. Thomas Aquinas) | Fr. Conor McDonough, O.P.

This talk was offered for our chapter at the United States Naval Academy on March 26th, 2019.

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Speaker Bio:
Paul Gondreau earned his doctorate in sacred theology from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, writing under the renowned Thomist scholar Rev. JeanPierre Torrell, O.P. He is professor of theology at Providence College in Rhode Island, where he teaches/has taught courses on marriage, Christology, the theology of Thomas Aquinas, the Church, the Eucharist, the Sacraments, and the Catholic thought of J.R.R. Tolkien. 

He has a published manuscript on Christ's human passions in the theology of St. Thomas Aquinas and has published numerous essays in the area of Thomistic Christology, Thomistic anthropology, a Thomistic account of human sexuality, and a Thomistic theology of disability. He is associate editor of the theological journal Nova et Vetera, and has served as a consultant to the USCCB's committee on marriage and family.

The Catholic Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings | Prof. Paul Gondreau

This lecture was given at the second event in the annual Thomistic Circles series on "Salvation in Christ" on September 7th, 2019.

This conference featured Prof. Marcus Plested (Marquette University), Fr. Robert Imbelli (Boston College), Fr. Khaled Anatolios (University of Notre Dame), Fr. Dominic Legge, OP (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception), and Prof. Rik van Nieuwenhove (Durham University).

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Salvation: A View from the Byzantine Liturgy | Fr. Khaled Anatolios

This lecture was given at the second event in the annual Thomistic Circles series on "Salvation in Christ" on September 7th, 2019.

This conference featured Prof. Marcus Plested (Marquette University), Fr. Robert Imbelli (Boston College), Fr. Khaled Anatolios (University of Notre Dame), Fr. Dominic Legge, OP (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception), and Prof. Rik van Nieuwenhove (Durham University).

You can access the hand out for this lecture here: https://tinyurl.com/y3rxuwsd

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Salvation As Incorporation Into Christ |  Fr. Robert Imbelli

This talk was offered as part of our conference "Made for More: Happiness, Friendship, and the Good life," held at Yale University on September 14th, 2019.

A handout for this presentation is available here: https://tinyurl.com/y575mvn8

This conference featured Fr. James Brent, OP (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception), Fr. Dominic Legge, OP (Thomistic Institute and the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception), Prof. Adam Vital (Yale Divinity School), and Prof. Candace Vogler (University of Chicago).

Experiencing Love & Friendship: Human & Divine | Prof. Adam Eitel, PhD

This talk was offered as part of our conference "Made for More: Happiness, Friendship, and the Good life," held at Yale University on September 14th, 2019.

A handout for this presentation is available here: tinyurl.com/y575mvn8

This conference featured Fr. James Brent, OP (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception), Fr. Dominic Legge, OP (Thomistic Institute and the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception), Prof. Adam Vital (Yale Divinity School), and Prof. Candace Vogler (University of Chicago).

Human Nature, Positive Psychology, & Perennial Principles | Fr. James Brent, OP

This retreat conference was given at the Fall 2019 Intellectual Retreat "Dante and Aquinas: The Theological Vision of the Divine Comedy" held at the Moody Center on 20-22 September 2019.

Presenters at this retreat were Fr. Gregory Pine, OP (Thomistic Institute), Dr. Robert Royal (Faith and Reason Institute), and Fr. Albert Trudel, OP (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception).

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Death as Exodus in the Purgatorio | Fr. Gregory Pine, OP

This lecture was given by Prof. Catherine Pakaluk at the United States Naval Academy on 10 September 2019.

Catherine Ruth Pakaluk (Ph.D, 2010) joined the faculty at the Busch School of Business at the Catholic University of America in the summer of 2016 and is Assistant Professor of Social Research and Economic Thought. Formerly, she was Assistant Professor and Chair of the Economics Department at Ave Maria University. Her primary areas of research include economics of education and religion, family studies and demography, Catholic social thought and political economy. Dr. Pakaluk is the 2015 recipient of the Acton Institute’s Novak Award, a prize given for “significant contributions to the study of the relationship between religion and economic liberty.”

Pakaluk did her doctoral work at Harvard University under Caroline Hoxby, David Cutler, and 2016 Nobel-laureate Oliver Hart. Her dissertation, “Essays in Applied Microeconomics,” examined the relationship between religious ‘fit' and educational outcomes, the role of parental effort in observed peer effects and school quality, and theoretical aspects of the contraceptive revolution as regards twentieth century demographic trends. 

Beyond her formal training in economics, Dr. Pakaluk studied Catholic social thought under the mentorship of F. Russell Hittinger, and various aspects of Thomistic thought with Steven A. Long. She is a widely-admired writer and sought-after speaker on matters of culture, gender, social science, the vocation of women, and the work of Edith Stein. She lives in Maryland with her husband Michael Pakaluk and eight children.

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John Paul II on Catholic Family Life | Prof. Catherine Pakaluk

This talk was offered for our chapter at the University of Texas at Austin on September 26, 2019. 

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Speaker Bio:
Paul Gondreau earned his doctorate in sacred theology from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, writing under the renowned Thomist scholar Rev. JeanPierre Torrell, O.P. He is professor of theology at Providence College in Rhode Island, where he teaches/has taught courses on marriage, Christology, the theology of Thomas Aquinas, the Church, the Eucharist, the Sacraments, and the Catholic thought of J.R.R. Tolkien.

He has a published manuscript on Christ's human passions in the theology of St. Thomas Aquinas and has published numerous essays in the area of Thomistic Christology, Thomistic anthropology, a Thomistic account of human sexuality, and a Thomistic theology of disability. He is associate editor of the theological journal Nova et Vetera, and has served as a consultant to the USCCB's committee on marriage and family.

The Moral Grammar of the Human Person as a Body-Soul Unity | Prof. Paul Gondreau

This lecture was given by Prof. Peter Kreeft (Boston College) at Rutgers University on 8 October 2019.

Dr. Peter Kreeft is a professor of philosophy at Boston College and teaches philosophy courses at King’s College. Kreeft is a popular writer of Christian philosophy, theology and apologetics and the author of dozens of books, two of which include The Philosophy of Tolkien: The Worldview Behind the Lord of the Rings and Symbol or Substance: A Dialogue on the Eucharist with C. S. Lewis, Billy Graham and J. R. R. Tolkien.

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Tolkien And The Eucharist In "The Lord Of The Rings" | Prof. Peter Kreeft

This talk was given September 25, 2019 at The University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon by Fr. Gregory Pine OP (Thomistic Institute)
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Speaker Bio:

Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. serves presently as the Assistant Director for Campus Outreach with the Thomistic Institute in Washington, DC. He served previously as an associate pastor at St. Louis Bertrand Church in Louisville, KY where he also taught as an adjunct professor at Bellarmine University. Born and raised near Philadelphia, PA, he attended the Franciscan University of Steubenville, studying mathematics and humanities. Upon graduating, he entered the Order of Preachers in 2010. He was ordained a priest in 2016 and holds an STL from the Dominican House of Studies.

Beauty Unveiled | Fr. Gregory Pine, OP

This lecture was given at Harvard University by Prof. Paige Hochschild (Mount St. Mary's University) on 11 October 2019.

Dr. Paige Hochschild is a professor of historical and systematic theology at Mount St. Mary's University (MD), specializing in Augustine, Thomas Aquinas and the early Church. She also teaches philosophy courses at the Seminary at Mount St. Mary's. She has written a book on the place of memory in Augustine's theological anthropology and publishes on the Church, education, tradition, 20th c. theological debates within the Church (Scripture, history; marriage). 

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Spiritual But Not Religious | Prof. Paige Hochschild

This lecture was given at St. Savior's Priory (Dublin) on 9 October 2019. 

Eleonore Stump is the Robert J. Henle Professor of Philosophy at Saint Louis University, where she has taught since 1992. She is also Honorary Professor at Wuhan University and at the Logos Institute, St. Andrews, and she is a Professorial Fellow at Australian Catholic University. She has published extensively in philosophy of religion, contemporary metaphysics, and medieval philosophy. Her books include her major study Aquinas (Routledge, 2003), her extensive treatment of the problem of evil, Wandering in Darkness: Narrative and the Problem of Suffering (Oxford, 2010), and her far-reaching examination of human redemption, Atonement (Oxford, 2018). She has given the Gifford Lectures (Aberdeen, 2003), the Wilde lectures (Oxford, 2006), the Stewart lectures (Princeton, 2009) and the Stanton lectures (Cambridge, 2018). She is past president of the Society of Christian Philosophers, the American Catholic Philosophical Association, and the American Philosophical Association, Central Division; and she is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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The Gift and Fruits of the Holy Spirit | Prof. Eleonore Stump

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Tolkien And The Eucharist In "The Lord Of The Rings" | Prof. Peter Kreeft

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