This lecture was given on March 3, 2023 at the Center for Thomistic Studies, at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas. About the Speaker: Fr. Walshe is a Norbertine priest of St. Michael's Abbey in California where he is also a professor of philosophy and dean of studies in their seminary program. He received a licentiate in philosophy from the Catholic University of America and completed his doctorate in philosophy at the Angelicum. About the Center for Thomistic Studies: The Center for Thomistic Studies, located at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, is the only graduate program in the United States uniquely dedicated to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. Find out more about the Center at our website: stthom.edu/CTS. For news and updates about future events, like our Facebook page: facebook.com/thomisticstudies Producer: Jake Whalen
Announcer: Jake Whalen Intro and outro music: Clare Jensen, "Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude" by J.S. Bach.

This lecture was given on April 21, 2023 at the Center for Thomistic Studies, at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas. About the Speaker: Dr. Theodore Rebard, tenured professor of philosophy at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX. About the Center for Thomistic Studies: The Center for Thomistic Studies, located at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, is the only graduate program in the United States uniquely dedicated to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. Find out more about the Center at our website: stthom.edu/CTS. For news and updates about future events, "like" our Facebook page: facebook.com/thomisticstudies Producer: Jake Whalen 
Announcer: Jake Whalen Intro and outro music: Clare Jensen, "Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude" by J.S. Bach.

This lecture was given on February 17, 2023 at the Center for Thomistic Studies, at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas. About the Speaker: Fr. Stephen Brock of the Prelature of Opus Dei completed his undergraduate at the University of Chicago in 1979, studied in the 1980's at the Center for Medieval Studies of the University of Toronto, completing a Ph.D. in Medieval Studies. In 1992 he received a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (Santa Croce). He has been ordinary professor at Santa Croce since 2006 and a visiting professor at the University of Chicago since 2017 and he is an ordinary member of the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas. About the Center for Thomistic Studies: The Center for Thomistic Studies, located at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, is the only graduate program in the United States uniquely dedicated to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. Find out more about the Center at our website: stthom.edu/CTS. For news and updates about future events, like our Facebook page: facebook.com/thomisticstudies Producer: Jake Whalen
Announcer: Jake Whalen Intro and outro music: Clare Jensen, "Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude" by J.S. Bach.

This lecture was given on January 20, 2023 at the Center for Thomistic Studies, at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas. About the Speaker: Dr. Steven Jensen is tenured professor of philosophy at the University of St. Thomas in Houston. About the Center for Thomistic Studies: The Center for Thomistic Studies, located at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, is the only graduate program in the United States uniquely dedicated to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. Find out more about the Center at our website: stthom.edu/CTS. For news and updates about future events, like our Facebook page: facebook.com/thomisticstudies Producer: Jake Whalen
Announcer: Jake Whalen Intro and outro music: Clare Jensen, "Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude" by J.S. Bach.

This lecture was given on October 14, 2022 at the Center for Thomistic Studies, at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas. About the Speaker: Dr. Scott Roniger is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA. About the Center for Thomistic Studies: The Center for Thomistic Studies, located at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, is the only graduate program in the United States uniquely dedicated to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. Find out more about the Center at our website: stthom.edu/CTS.

This lecture was given on October 7th, 2022 at the Center for Thomistic Studies, at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas. About the Speaker: Dr. Thomas McLaughlin is Professor of Philosophy at St. John Vianney Seminary, in Denver, CO. About the Center for Thomistic Studies: The Center for Thomistic Studies, located at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, is the only graduate program in the United States uniquely dedicated to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. Find out more about the Center at our website: stthom.edu/CTS.

This lecture was given on January 28, 2022 at the Center for Thomistic Studies, at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas. About the Speaker: Dr. Therese Cory is Associate Professor of Thomistic Studies at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, ID. About the Center for Thomistic Studies: The Center for Thomistic Studies, located at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, is the only graduate program in the United States uniquely dedicated to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. Find out more about the Center at our website: stthom.edu/CTS. For news and updates about future events, like our Facebook page: facebook.com/thomisticstudies Producer: Jake Whalen
Announcer: Jake Whalen Intro and outro music: Clare Jensen, "Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude" by J.S. Bach.

This lecture was given on February 25, 2022, at the Center for Thomistic Studies, at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas. About the Speaker: Dr. Thomas Osborne is Full Professor of Philosophy at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX. About the Center for Thomistic Studies: The Center for Thomistic Studies, located at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, is the only graduate program in the United States uniquely dedicated to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. Find out more about the Center at our website: stthom.edu/CTS. For news and updates about future events, like our Facebook page: facebook.com/thomisticstudies Producer: Jake Whalen
Announcer: Jake Whalen Intro and outro music: Clare Jensen, "Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude" by J.S. Bach.

This lecture was given on November 12th, 2021 at the Center for Thomistic Studies, at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas. About the Speaker: Fr. Grzegorz Holub is associate professor of philosophy at the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow. He speaks here on the Philosophical Anthropology & Ethics in the Thought of Karol Wojtyla. About the Center for Thomistic Studies: The Center for Thomistic Studies, located at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, is the only graduate program in the United States uniquely dedicated to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. Find out more about the Center at our website: stthom.edu/CTS. For news and updates about future events, like our Facebook page: facebook.com/thomisticstudies Producer: Jake Whalen
 Announcer: Jake Whalen Intro and outro music: Clare Jensen, "Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude" by J.S. Bach.

This lecture was given on December 3rd, 2021 at the Center for Thomistic Studies, at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas. About the Speaker | Fr. Robert Gahl is an Associate Professor of Ethics at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (Santa Croce). He is also the Vice Director of the Markets, Culture, and Ethics (MCE) Research Centre, founding Vice Chair of the Program of Church Management, and a Research Affiliate at Harvard’s Human Flourishing Program. He completed his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering at Washington University in St. Louis. After completing his Licentiate in philosophy at the University of Navarre (Pamplona, Spain, 1989) and his doctorate in Rome at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (1991), he did postdoctoral research at the University of Notre Dame (1993). He was ordained to the diaconate by Blessed Alvaro del Portillo and to the priesthood by St. John Paul II (1992). He speaks here on whether or not Thomists ought to use the word, “gender.” About the Center for Thomistic Studies | The Center for Thomistic Studies, located at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, is the only graduate program in the United States uniquely dedicated to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. Find out more about the Center at our website: stthom.edu/CTS. For news and updates about future events, like our Facebook page: facebook.com/thomisticstudies Producer: Jake Whalen 
Announcer: Jake Whalen Intro and outro music: Clare Jensen, "Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude" by J.S. Bach. Speaker bio adapted from the leadership page of the Global Institute of Church Management website, www.gicm.org/leadership

Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado at Boulder Dr. Robert Pasnau joins us for an episode on the assent of faith. Dr. Pasnau looks at the thought of medieval thinkers on the causes of and reasons for the assent of faith and the criteria used on heretics. About the Center for Thomistic Studies: The Center for Thomistic Studies, located at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, is the only graduate program in the United States uniquely dedicated to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. Find out more about the Center at our website: stthom.edu/CTS. For news and updates about future events, like our Facebook page: facebook.com/thomisticstudies Announcer: Joseph Stack Intro music: Clare Jensen, "Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude" by J.S. Bach.

Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of St. Thomas Dr. Christopher Wolfe joins us this week for an episode on unalienable rights. Dr. Wolfe looks at the thought behind unalienable rights and how they are understood by certain libertarian thinkers. About the Center for Thomistic Studies: The Center for Thomistic Studies, located at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, is the only graduate program in the United States uniquely dedicated to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. Find out more about the Center at our website: stthom.edu/CTS. For news and updates about future events, like our Facebook page: facebook.com/thomisticstudies Announcer: Joseph Stack Intro music: Clare Jensen, "Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude" by J.S. Bach.

Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University Dr. Catherine Peters joins us this week for an episode on Avicenna and Aquinas. Dr. Peters looks at the thought of Avicenna and its influence on and development within the teachings of St. Thomas. About the Center for Thomistic Studies: The Center for Thomistic Studies, located at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, is the only graduate program in the United States uniquely dedicated to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. Find out more about the Center at our website: stthom.edu/CTS. For news and updates about future events, like our Facebook page: facebook.com/thomisticstudies Announcer: Joseph Stack Intro and outro music: Clare Jensen, "Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude" by J.S. Bach.

Professor of Political Science at the University of St. Thomas Dr. Christopher Wolfe joins us this week for an episode on politics. Dr. Wolfe, apropos of the debate, centering on the term "integralism", over the proper relation between church and state, suggests that looking to the thought of George Washington, our first president, may help us to resolve these debates. About the Center for Thomistic Studies: The Center for Thomistic Studies, located at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, is the only graduate program in the United States uniquely dedicated to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. Find out more about the Center at our website: stthom.edu/CTS. For news and updates about future events, like our Facebook page: facebook.com/thomisticstudies Producer: Peter J. Gardner Announcer: Peter J. Gardner Intro and outro music: Clare Jensen, "Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude" by J.S. Bach.

Join us for a colloquium with Dr. George Sher! Dr. Sher is a professor of philosophy at the nearby Rice University, and he gives us in this episode an argument that only actions, not thoughts, can be vicious. This paper, "Vicious Thoughts", was given at the Center for Thomistic Studies on October 11th, 2019. About the Center for Thomistic Studies: The Center for Thomistic Studies, located at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, is the only graduate program in the United States uniquely dedicated to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. Find out more about the Center at our website: stthom.edu/CTS. For news and updates about future events, like our Facebook page: facebook.com/thomisticstudies Producer: Peter J. Gardner Announcer: Peter J. Gardner Intro and outro music: Clare Jensen, "Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude" by J.S. Bach.

We are happy to welcome Dr. Nathan Smith, who teaches at Houston Community College, to our Colloquium Series this semester. This episode features his paper on Descartes, in which he investigates Descartes' mathematical method and the implications of that method for Descartes' idea of what corporeal beings are. This paper, "How Descartes' Method of Discovery Shapes His Concept of Corporeal Nature", was given at the Center for Thomistic Studies on December 6th, 2019. The Center for Thomistic Studies, located at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, is the only graduate program in the United States uniquely dedicated to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. Find out more about the Center at our website: stthom.edu/CTS. For news and updates about future events, like our Facebook page: facebook.com/thomisticstudies Producer: Peter J. Gardner Announcer: Peter J. Gardner Intro and outro music: Clare Jensen, "Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude" by J.S. Bach.

Join us for a Colloquium with Dr. Steven Peña! Dr. Peña, who received his PhD from the Center for Thomistic Studies, and now teaches philosophy at San Jacinto College, speaks here on "Marx, MacIntyre and Metahistory". This paper was given on October 4th, 2019. About the Center for Thomistic Studies: The Center for Thomistic Studies, located at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, is the only graduate program in the United States uniquely dedicated to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. Find out more about the Center at our website: stthom.edu/CTS. For news and updates about future events, like our Facebook page: facebook.com/thomisticstudies Producer: Peter J. Gardner Announcer: Peter J. Gardner Intro and outro music: Clare Jensen, "Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude" by J.S. Bach.

Center professor Dr. Christopher Martin is the author of this week's colloquium paper. The subject is the difficult concept of the "self": how the self can be identified, what ensures its continuity, and to what degree it can be identified with the soul. This paper, "The Self and the Soul: Aquinas, Ascombe and Authority", was given at the Center for Thomistic Studies on November 8th, 2019. About the Center for Thomistic Studies: The Center for Thomistic Studies, located at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, is the only graduate program in the United States uniquely dedicated to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. Find out more about the Center at our website: stthom.edu/CTS. For news and updates about future events, like our Facebook page: facebook.com/thomisticstudies Producer: Peter J. Gardner Announcer: Peter J. Gardner Intro and outro music: Clare Jensen, "Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude" by J.S. Bach.

We are happy to have Dr. Jennifer Frey with us for another episode of our Colloquium series. Dr. Frey is an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of South Carolina, and she speaks here on Elizabeth Anscombe's little-understood writings on the concept of intention. Her paper is entitled "Aquinas and Anscombe on Action" and was given at the Center for Thomistic Studies on September 27th, 2019. About the Center for Thomistic Studies: The Center for Thomistic Studies, located at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, is the only graduate program in the United States uniquely dedicated to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. Find out more about the Center at our website: stthom.edu/CTS. For news and updates about future events, like our Facebook page: facebook.com/thomisticstudies Producer: Peter J. Gardner Announcer: Peter J. Gardner Intro and outro music: Clare Jensen, "Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude" by J.S. Bach.

Dr. R. Edward Houser, professor emeritus of philosophy at the Center for Thomistic Studies, gives in this episode his paper "The Metaphysics of Aquinas and Avicenna". In it, he traces the influence of the Arabic philosopher on Aquinas' thought. This talk was given at the Center for Thomistic Studies on October 25, 2019. About the Center for Thomistic Studies: The Center for Thomistic Studies, located at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, is the only graduate program in the United States uniquely dedicated to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. Find out more about the Center at our website: stthom.edu/CTS. For news and updates about future events, like our Facebook page: facebook.com/thomisticstudies Producer: Peter Gardner Announcer: Peter Gardner Intro: Clare Jensen, "Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude" by J.S. Bach.