Aquinas College Lecture Series
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The Threats of Secularism
October 23, 2014 22:36The Threats of Secularism Catholics in America and other parts of the world, live in secular states that claim to be pluralistic and to respect religious beliefs. But there is no little confusion — and a growing threat to believers — in our society because some people, including many political authorities, have come to think that our public square should be shaped by secularism — a non-religious system of beliefs — not by the properly secular, which is neutral between religious and non rel...
St. Joseph and Masculinity
January 13, 2014 21:42Fr. Kevin McGoldrick, Campus Chaplain at Aquinas College in Nashville, Tennessee, speaks to men about the example of St. Joseph as the archetype of masculinity at the Masculinity & Femininity Conference for young adults on Saturday, January 11, 2014.
What Did Philosophy Get from the Bible, and Why Should It Matter to Me?
October 24, 2013 16:02“What Did Philosophy Get from the Bible, and Why Should It Matter to Me?” What does it mean to be a “person” and where does this concept come from? Most of us today would be surprised to learn that it comes from the Bible, and that philosophers did not discover it on their own. Hear why and how this idea came to take shape, and what might become of it, and of us, if we forget where we first learned it. Richard Bulzacchelli, S.T.D. Dr. Bulzacchelli began working at Aquinas College in 2004 ...
How the Modern World Lies about Human Dignity
October 24, 2013 16:01“How the Modern World Lies about Human Dignity” Historical Christianity defines human dignity according to the Biblical teaching that man is made in God’s image, but since the Enlightenment this view has been consistently challenged by various secular philosophies. Dr. Ben Smith explains why the secular alternatives to Christianity fail, and what this means for men and women in the modern world. About Dr. Smith Benjamin L. Smith, Ph.D. graduated Cum Laude from Belmont University with a B....
Who Is Christ for Today?
October 18, 2013 21:09Fr. Mullady explores the various difficulties of relating to faith in Christ today, and what challenges the true answer offers to us in today’s world. This lecture, part of the Aquinas College Fall Lecture Series, was recorded on the evening of Thursday, October 17, 2013. About Father Mullady Father Mullady, O.P.Father Brian Thomas Becket Mullady, O.P. entered the Dominican Order in 1966. He has been a parish priest as well as a teacher in high schools, colleges, and seminaries. He is the a...
G.K. Chesterton: Larger than Life
April 05, 2013 15:00Joseph Pearce, prolific author, biographer, and currently Writer-in-Residence and Professor of Humanities at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts in Merrimack, New Hampshire, looks at the life and times of one of the 20th century’s most profound and honest authors and Catholic apologists, G.K. Chesterton.
Marian Devotion in the Age of the Crusades
March 05, 2013 21:47Vincent Ryan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History at Aquinas College, reviews the history of the Crusades and the Devotion to Mary that pervaded them. Dr. Ryan studied under renowned Crusades historian Dr. Thomas F. Madden at St. Louis University where he was also co-founder of the Crusades Studies Forum.
Public Witness as Catholic Individuals and Institutions
February 22, 2013 21:59The grace of the Year of Faith is meant not only to help Catholics in their personal following of the Lord, but also to impact their families, parishes, communities, and societies, strengthening them in faith to become the salt, light, and leaven of all of society. In the midst of secularist attempts to reduce faith to private behavior, both the Pope and the U.S. Bishops have been calling Catholics to a truly consequential faith that works through love (Gal 5:6). In this talk, Father Landry w...
J.R.R. Tolkien: a Catholic in a Hobbit Hole
February 22, 2013 21:53Father Albert Trudel, O.P. brings a real and reasoned perspective to a most fanciful and endearing literary giant. Fr. Albert is Associate Professor of English and Director of the Center for Faith and Culture at Aquinas College. He received a B.A. in English from the University of Saskatchewan, an M.A. in English from the University of Toronto, an M.Div. from the University of St. Michael's College, a D.Phil. from the University of Oxford, and an L.M.S. from the Pontifical Institute of Media...
What Human Genomics Can Tell Us about Adam and Eve: a Catholic Perspective
November 02, 2012 19:37In recent years, biologists have sequenced the genomes of numerous individuals scattered throughout the planet. They have also been able to obtain genome information from extinct hominin species including the Neanderthals and Denisovans. Altogether this data suggests that the human species evolved from a small population of individuals living in east Africa about 100,000 years ago. In this lecture, using the inseparable and harmonious benefits of faith and reason, Father Nicanor Austracio, ...
Male and Female He Created Them: Discovering the Wisdom of Humanae Vitae
November 02, 2012 19:20Sister Mary Diana Dreger, O.P., has been providing health care for medically underserved patients at the Saint Thomas Family Health Center South Clinic since 2007. After entering the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation in 1989, Sister Mary Diana completed her medical training and residency in internal medicine at Vanderbilt University in 2004. Sister is a member of the Aquinas College Board of Directors and the Catholic Medical Association in Nashville. In this lecture, Sister co...