Sed Contra: A Podcast of Catholic Theology
45 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsA podcast featuring some of the founding members of The Sacra Doctrina Project discussing theological questions with other academic theologians and philosophers. The podcast takes place in a quaestiones disputatae style, encouraging lively and charitable debate. Listen to the most recent episode below.
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Episodes
The Quest for the Historical St. Thomas Aquinas
March 07, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBIn this newest Sed Contra episode join Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P., Dr. Matthew Minerd, and Dr. James W. Stroud as they discuss the Quest for the Historical St. Thomas Aquinas, its roots and its impact on Catholic philosophy and theology.
The Life and Work of Bl. Columba Marmion, OSB
January 11, 2024 19:05 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBDr. Matthew Minerd, Pater Edmund Waldstein, O.Cist., and Dr. Danny Garland discuss the life and work of Blessed Columba Marmion, O.S.B.
Maximus the Confessor and Why Catholics Should Care about Him
December 14, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBDr. Kevin Clarke, Dr. Joseph Terry, and Dr. John Solheid discuss Maximus the Confessor and why Catholics should be familiar with his life and work.
NFP and the Supposed Contraceptive Mentality
November 14, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBDr. Matthew Dugandzic, Dr. Taylor Patrick O'Neill, P. Edmund Waldstein, O.Cist., and Dr. James Stroud discuss NFP, contraception, and the contraceptive mentality.
Differences in Eucharistic Piety Among Roman and Byzantine Catholics
October 12, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBDr. Matthew Dugandzic, Dr. Danny Garland, and Dr. Ryan Brady discuss the differences in Eucharistic piety among Roman and Byzantine Catholics. Includes an epilogue by Dr. Kevin Clarke.
Artificial Intelligence
September 15, 2023 05:00 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBThe Nightmare Videos of Children's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9EKV2nSU8w
Laudato si'
August 17, 2023 18:29 - 1 hour - 72.2 MBDr. James Stroud, Dr. John Macias, Dr. Taylor Patrick O'Neill, and Fr. Dylan Schrader discuss Pope Francis's 2015 Encyclical Laudato si', on the care of our common home.
Veritatis Splendor at 30
July 20, 2023 18:33 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBDr. James Stroud and P. Edmund Waldstein, O.Cist., discuss the watershed encyclical of St. John Paul II on moral theology, Veritatis splendor (The Splendor of Truth) as the Church approaches the thirtieth anniversary of its promulgation.
Further Musings on Universalism
July 01, 2023 11:00 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBDr. John Solheid and Dr. Kevin Clarke muse on Origen, apocatastasis, and the issues surrounding the issue with Fr. Dylan Schrader.
The Ascension
May 12, 2023 00:28 - 41 minutes - 38 MBThomas Davenport, OP, "Locating Heaven: Modern Science and the Place of Christ's Glorified Body," Nova et Vetera 20, no. 1 (Winter 2023): 93–114: https://stpaulcenter.com/05-nv-21-1-davenport/
Intrinsic Evils
March 10, 2023 06:00 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBDr. Matthew Dugandzic and Dr. Ryan Brady discuss intrinsic evils.
Gaven Kerr on the Fifth Way
February 10, 2023 06:00 - 38 minutes - 35 MBDr. Gaven Kerr discusses St. Thomas Aquinas's Fifth Way (from the governance of things) to demonstrate the existence of God.
Tribute to Joseph Ratzinger / Benedict XVI
January 04, 2023 17:24 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBSacra Doctrina Project members discuss Joseph Ratzinger / Benedict XVI and pay tribute to him at his passing from this life. May he rest in peace.
2022 Movie Draft
December 27, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 81.7 MBTaylor Patrick O'Neill: Christmas: Home Alone Family Drama: There Will Be Blood Psychological Thriller: The Conversation Foreign Language: The Seventh Seal Catholic: Children of Men 2022: The Batman Fr. Dylan Schrader: Christmas: Ben Hur (1959) Family Drama: Babette's Feast Psychological Thriller: eXistenZ Foreign Language: Pom Poko Catholic: The Reluctant Saint (Joseph of Cupertino) 2022: Father Stu Urban Hannon: Christmas: Catch Me If You Can Family Drama: Ordinary People ...
Divine Impassibility
December 10, 2022 06:00 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBDoctors Matthew Dugandzic and Kevin Clarke discuss divine impassibility and related divine attributes (such as immutability) with Father Dylan Schrader.
Why Can't Christ Be a Human Person?
November 10, 2022 06:00 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBDoctors Daniel Garland and Kevin Clarke discuss with Fr. Dylan Schrader why Christ isn't and can't be a human person.
Chalcedonian Christology and the Concept of Pure Nature
October 10, 2022 05:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBIn this special episode, Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP, speaks about Chalcedonian Christology and the concept of pure nature. This was a keynote address given at the 2022 Sacra Doctrina Project annual conference.
Grace and the City: Infused Moral Virtues and Common Goods
September 10, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBIn this special episode Dr. Patrick Gardner speaks about the infused moral virtues and the common good. This was a plenary address given at the 2022 Sacra Doctrina Project annual conference.
Truth, Freedom, and the Catholic University
August 12, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBOn the Land O’Lakes Statement The original statement: “Statement on the Nature of the Contemporary Catholic University” Fr. John Jenkins, CSC, “The document that changed Catholic education forever” Dr. Michael McLean, “‘Academic Freedom’ and the Tyranny of the Modern College Campus” Optionally, see also §III of “A Porposal for the Fulfillment of Catholic Liberal Education” the founding document of Thomas Aquinas College Patrick Reilly, “The Land O’ Lakes Statement Has Caused Devastatio...
Aquinas and the Bible
July 10, 2022 05:00 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBFr. Dylan Schrader and Dr. Daniel Garland discuss Thomas Aquinas and the Bible along with biblical theology and the historical critical method today.
Theological Manuals Revisited
June 11, 2022 01:33 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBDrs. Ryan Brady and Matthew Dugandzic are joined by the prolific author and translator, Dr. Matthew Minerd, to continue the discussion about theological manuals, including his recent translation of Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange's De Revelatione.
Theological Manuals?
May 17, 2022 16:49 - 39 minutes - 35.7 MBDr. Matthew Dugandzic and Dr. Ryan Brady discuss theological manuals and the manualist tradition. Why are they so often criticized, and are these criticisms fair? Were the manuals destructive of real theology, or is it time to revive them?
Private Revelation
April 09, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBFr. Dylan Schrader and Dr. Kevin Clarke discuss private revelation. How does a private revelation different from public revelation, and how are they related? Why should the Church bother with alleged private revelations? What criteria does the Church use to evaluate them? What are the possible dangers and fruits?
Irenaeus of Lyons: The Church’s Newest Oldest Doctor
October 20, 2021 15:49 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MBAgainst Heresies in the public domain Demonstration on the Apostolic Preaching, translated by Fr. John Behr. Pope Francis announces Irenaeus will be declared a doctor of the Church.
Is the Perverted Faculty Argument Sound?
June 07, 2021 17:22 - 1 hour - 64.8 MBFr. Dylan Schrader moderates a discussion among Matthew Dugandzic, William Diem, and Ryan Brady on the question of whether the perverted faculty argument can be used to produce sound moral judgments.
Is Mary Co-Redemptrix? Is She Mediatrix of All Graces?
April 01, 2021 17:45 - 1 hour - 79.3 MB"Pope Francis says Mary is not the ‘co-redemptrix’" Garrigou-Lagrange, Mother of the Savior Charles De Koninck, "Ego Sapientia" "Vatican’s doctrinal office: Don’t promote alleged apparitions connected to ‘Lady of All Nations’ "Development of Doctrine: Revelation, Magisterium, and Human Reason" June 10-12, 2021| Rochester, NY Additional Papers Requested. See link above for more details.
A Discourse on Vocations
January 28, 2021 22:24 - 1 hour - 54.2 MBLexicon of Thomas Aquinas vocātio, ōnis, f., a calling, vocation on the part of God. Est autem exsecutio praedestinationis vocatio et magnificatio, PP. Q. 23. Art. 2 c; vocatio semper est temporalis, quia ponit adductionem quandam ad aliquid, 1 Sent. 41. 1. 2 ad 3; vocatio importat distantiam in eo, qui vocatur, 4 Sent. 17. 1. 1. 2 ob. 3; vocatio est duplex quaedam exterior, ut quae fit per praedicatorem; et haec non est iustificatio, sed disponit ad eam. quaedam vero interior. et haec quan...
Would God Have Become Incarnate Had Man Not Sinned?
December 10, 2020 21:51 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBIn this episode we discuss the motive of the Incarnation. Would God have become incarnate had man not fallen into sin? Drs. Kevin Clarke, Daniel Lendman, Taylor Patrick O'Neill, and Fr. Dylan Schrader discuss.
The Morality of Lying
July 24, 2020 23:33 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBOn this episode, Dr. Matthew Dugandzic discusses the morality of lying with Frs. Dylan Schrader and Jon Tveit.
Do We Always Choose What Seems Best?
July 07, 2020 22:03 - 1 hour - 54.5 MBIn this episode, Drs. William Diem, Matthew Dugandzic, Taylor Patrick O'Neill, and Fr. Dylan Schrader discuss the question of whether we always choose what we perceive to be the higher good. Does the will always follow the intellect? Is this a form of intellectual determinism?
On Usury
June 16, 2020 18:34 - 1 hour - 79.5 MBOn this episode, Dr. William Diem, Dr. Matthew Dugandzic, and Fr. Dylan Schrader discuss usury and the morality of loaning at interest.
The Theology of the Immaculate Conception
May 21, 2020 18:54 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBOn this episode, Fr. Dylan Schrader, Matthew Dugandzic, and Taylor Patrick O'Neill discuss the Immaculate Conception.
The Passions of the Christ
April 30, 2020 06:08 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBWe're back! On this episode, Fr. Dylan Schrader and Dr. Matthew Dugandžić discuss what the passions are according to Aquinas and how the passions of Christ are similar and different to those we experience.
Molinism vs. Báñezianism: A Debate
November 12, 2019 21:22 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBIn this episode, Fr. Dylan Schrader moderates a debate between Dr. William Diem and Dr. Taylor Patrick O'Neill who argue on behalf of Molinism and Báñezianism, respectively. Does God move the will directly? How does the scientia media relate to divine omnipotence? Are there any overlaps between the thought of Molina and Báñez? Join us for consideration of those questions and more. Also, you may know leave us a voicemail with questions or comments that we will feature in our next episode. Ca...
On the Extraordinary Minister of Sacraments and the Sacrament of Penance
September 10, 2019 17:51 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBOn this episode, we consider whether the priest is properly understood as the extraordinary minister of the sacrament of penance. What is the nature of an extraordinary minister of a sacrament in the first place? We also consider these questions in light of ecclesiological questions, as well as the place of the sacrament of penance in the life of the Church.
On the Extraordinary Minister of Sacraments and the Sacrament of Penance
September 10, 2019 17:51 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBOn this episode, we consider whether the priest is properly understood as the extraordinary minister of the sacrament of penance. What is the nature of an extraordinary minister of a sacrament in the first place? We also consider these questions in light of ecclesiological questions, as well as the place of the sacrament of penance in the life of the Church.
Are the Bride and Groom Really the Ministers of the Sacrament of Matrimony?
June 19, 2019 18:08 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBOn this episode of Sed Contra, Brandon Wanless, Daniel Lendman, and Taylor Patrick O'Neill are joined by Fr. Dylan Schrader. They discuss some of the uniqueness of the sacrament of marriage and question whether there are truly any ministers for this sacrament. They also discuss the signification of marriage and the relation between natural and sacramental marriage.
Are the Bride and Groom Really the Ministers of the Sacrament of Matrimony?
June 19, 2019 18:08 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBOn this episode of Sed Contra, Brandon Wanless, Daniel Lendman, and Taylor Patrick O'Neill are joined by Fr. Dylan Schrader. They discuss some of the uniqueness of the sacrament of marriage and question whether there are truly any ministers for this sacrament. They also discuss the signification of marriage and the relation between natural and sacramental marriage.
Is the Crucifixion Necessary? (And Will the Entire Created Order be Saved?)
May 13, 2019 23:15 - 1 hour - 687 MBMain text of comment: Elizabeth Johnson Interview with US Catholic: "No one had to die for our sins" Other texts referenced in this episode: Elizabeth Johnson, She Who Is: The Mystery of God in Feminist Theological Discourse Freeing Theology: The Essentials of Theology in Feminist Perspective, edited by Catherine M. Lacugna Opening the Field of Practical Theology: An Introduction, edited by Kathleen A. Cahalan and Gordon S. Mikoski Christopher J. Thompson, The Joyful Mystery: Field N...
Is the Crucifixion Necessary? (And Will the Entire Created Order be Saved?)
May 13, 2019 23:15 - 1 hour - 687 MBMain text of comment: Elizabeth Johnson Interview with US Catholic: "No one had to die for our sins" Other texts referenced in this episode: Elizabeth Johnson, She Who Is: The Mystery of God in Feminist Theological Discourse Freeing Theology: The Essentials of Theology in Feminist Perspective, edited by Catherine M. Lacugna Opening the Field of Practical Theology: An Introduction, edited by Kathleen A. Cahalan and Gordon S. Mikoski Christopher J. Thompson, The Joyful Mystery...
Contra Universalism (and Is This the Best of All Possible Worlds?)
March 29, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBOn this month's episode, five of the six founding members of The Sacra Doctrina Project meet to discuss the doctrine of universalism. What is it? Does it have a basis in the Catholic theological tradition? Recent versions of universalism are contrasted with the seminal work Dare We Hope? by Hans Urs von Balthasar. Finally, the hosts debate whether this is really the best of all possible worlds.
Contra Universalism (and Is This the Best of All Possible Worlds?)
March 29, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBOn this month's episode, five of the six founding members of The Sacra Doctrina Project meet to discuss the doctrine of universalism. What is it? Does it have a basis in the Catholic theological tradition? Recent versions of universalism are contrasted with the seminal work Dare We Hope? by Hans Urs von Balthasar. Finally, the hosts debate whether this is really the best of all possible worlds.
Compendia 01: How Can God Move the Will Infallibly and Yet Contingently?
March 27, 2019 18:33 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBJoin us for our first episode of Compendia, a new series of mini-episodes of the Sed Contra podcast. In this episode, Dr. Taylor Patrick O'Neill will consider how St. Thomas Aquinas can maintain that God infallibly moves the human will (such as in the case of actual grace) but without imposing any necessity on the human will (and thus without falling into the errors of Calvinism or Jansenism).
What is Sacra Doctrina?
March 27, 2019 18:31 - 57 minutes - 53.2 MBThe inaugural episode of Sed Contra: A Podcast of Catholic Theology. In this episode, we explore the notion of "sacra doctrina." Is it the same thing as theology? Is it merely practical or pastoral? All of that and more.
What is Sacra Doctrina?
March 27, 2019 18:31 - 57 minutes - 53.2 MBThe inaugural episode of Sed Contra: A Podcast of Catholic Theology. In this episode, we explore the notion of "sacra doctrina." Is it the same thing as theology? Is it merely practical or pastoral? All of that and more.