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Religion and Philosophy

Christology

Contemplate Thomas Aquinas’ writings on the predestination of Christ, Christ’s knowledge and our virtue, and Christ’s co-assumption of power through the lens of Christology,...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Mar. 07, 2025
Religion and Philosophy

Eschatology

How has Thomas Aquinas shaped our thoughts on death, judgment, and the final destiny of our souls and of humankind? Contemplate Aquinas’ writings on the integration of different...

12:00 PM ET Tue., Apr. 08, 2025
Religion and Philosophy

Self Knowledge and Consciousness

What is the role of psychology and anthropology in the writings of Thomas Aquinas? Contemplate Aquinas’ thoughts on the soul’s habitual knowledge, psychological continuity...

12:00 PM ET Thu., May. 15, 2025
Religion and Philosophy

Applied Ethics

Can we make a case for Aquinas as a model of reform when it comes to ecological virtues, bioenhancement, or even death with dignity? Contemplate Aquinas’ thoughts on souls,...

12:00 PM ET Thu., Jun. 12, 2025
Religion and Philosophy

Human Dignity

How can Thomas Aquinas continue to influence the way we think about human dignity, even today? In a world more deeply in need than ever, contemplate Aquinas’ thoughts on the...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 18, 2025
Religion and Philosophy

The Sensory and Beyond

What do we and how can we know beyond what we can sense in the physical world? Contemplate Aquinas’ thoughts on why the philosophical limit of our sensations is cause for...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Aug. 15, 2025
Religion and Philosophy

The Law of Love: Aquinas and the Renewal of Moral Theology

How is love at work in our lives in a practical way? Contemplate Thomas Aquinas’ thoughts on love, why charity is not just love of God, but also a profound form of friendship,...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Sep. 12, 2025
Religion and Philosophy

The Christology of Demons

What can be known about Jesus Christ intellectually when one doesn’t believe in Him? What exactly did the demons in the Gospels know about Jesus’ identity? Did they see Jesus...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Oct. 17, 2025
Religion and Philosophy

Participation and the Natural Law

What is the deep philosophical connection between divine wisdom and human moral reasoning? Professor Rudi te Velde, member of the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas, unveils...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Nov. 14, 2025
Religion and Philosophy

The Cross as an Epiphany of God

How can the Crucifixion, an event of profound suffering, be the ultimate revelation of God’s glory? Father Thomas Joseph White, O.P., the Rector Magnificus at the Pontifical...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Dec. 12, 2025
Religion and Philosophy

Christology and Christ’s Knowledge

This panel illuminates how Christ’s human intellect—from the Transfiguration to infused knowledge—perfects our nature. Experts navigate the mysterious intersection of...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Mar. 13, 2026
Leadership

Fr. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C. Convocation Address

Fr. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C. is the fourth person to serve as president in the last 70 years. Father Dowd’s Presidential Inauguration is just the third in Notre Dame’s 182-year...