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Aquinas College is a private, Catholic, four-year liberal arts college founded in 1961, owned and operated by the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation in Nashville, Tennessee. Offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in education and the arts and sciences, Aquinas College is a leader in the formation of educators who are sent forth to teach, preach, and witness to Truth and Charity for the salvation of souls and the transformation of culture. This podcast includes audio from various public lectures, seminars, and programs associated with the College including those by guest speakers as well as by Aquinas faculty and staff. The Center for Catholic Education at Aquinas College in conjunction with the School of Education serves Catholic elementary and secondary schools by providing spiritual and professional formation opportunities in the area of mission and Catholic identity. The Center for Evangelization and Catechesis at Aquinas College supports the work of catechists and leaders by providing workshops, retreats, and directed study of the Catholic Faith. For more information about Aquinas College, its academic program offerings, and its opportunities for ongoing formation in the areas of Catholic education and catechesis, please visit www.aquinascollege.edu.

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Aquinas College is a private, Catholic, four-year liberal arts college founded in 1961, owned and operated by the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation in Nashville, Tennessee. Offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in education and the arts and sciences, Aquinas College is a leader in the formation of educators who are sent forth to teach, preach, and witness to Truth and Charity for the salvation of souls and the transformation of culture. This podcast includes audio from various public lectures, seminars, and programs associated with the College including those by guest speakers as well as by Aquinas faculty and staff. The Center for Catholic Education at Aquinas College in conjunction with the School of Education serves Catholic elementary and secondary schools by providing spiritual and professional formation opportunities in the area of mission and Catholic identity. The Center for Evangelization and Catechesis at Aquinas College supports the work of catechists and leaders by providing workshops, retreats, and directed study of the Catholic Faith. For more information about Aquinas College, its academic program offerings, and its opportunities for ongoing formation in the areas of Catholic education and catechesis, please visit www.aquinascollege.edu.

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Seminar - Person, Nature, and Human Flourishing Session 4 Created In Imago Dei

2/16/2020
Seminar, "Person, Nature, and Human Flourishing" Part 4 of 10. This session was originally given February 17, 2020 at Aquinas College in Nashville. What is a human person? Do we have a common human nature? Are there principles of life common to all members of the human race? How do we interact with each other, with society, and the world? What does it mean to “flourish” – and can that really happen in today’s culture? In ten sessions using Aristotle, Aquinas, Sacred Scripture, and other...

Duration:00:29:19

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Seminar - Person, Nature, and Human Flourishing Session 3 Human Nature

2/13/2020
Seminar, "Person, Nature, and Human Flourishing" Part 3 of 10. This session was given February 10, 2020 at Aquinas College. What is a human person? Do we have a common human nature? Are there principles of life common to all members of the human race? How do we interact with each other, with society, and the world? What does it mean to “flourish” – and can that really happen in today’s culture? In ten sessions using Aristotle, Aquinas, Sacred Scripture, and other texts of the Church, Sister...

Duration:00:31:06

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Seminar - Person, Nature, and Human Flourishing Session 2 The Human Person

2/12/2020
Seminar - Person, Nature, and Human Flourishing Session 2 The Human Person by Aquinas College Nashville

Duration:00:31:03

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St. Thomas Aquinas on the Blessed Mother | Fr. Thomas Petri, OP

2/10/2020
Fr. Thomas Petri, OP presents “St. Thomas Aquinas on the Blessed Mother: Her Genius, Her Beauty, Her Freedom, and Her Love.” The lecture was given January 28, 2020 at St. Cecilia Motherhouse, Nashville, Tennessee, part of a week-long celebration of the Angelic Doctor, St. Thomas Aquinas at Aquinas College. Fr. Petri entered the Order of Preachers in 2004 and was ordained a priest in 2009. He holds a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from The Catholic University of America and has been a professor...

Duration:00:57:27

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Homily for the Mass of St. Thomas Aquinas | Fr. Thomas Petri, OP

2/8/2020
Fr. Thomas Petri, OP preaches the homily for the Mass of St. Thomas Aquinas at Aquinas College, Nashville, January 28, 2020. Fr. Petri reflects on the personal devotion of St. Thomas Aquinas, the role of the prayers of the saints for us, and the widespread devotion to St. Thomas Aquinas as patron of students, teachers, and among other things, booksellers and pencil makers. Fr. Petri entered the Order of Preachers in 2004 and was ordained a priest in 2009. He holds a Doctorate in Sacred...

Duration:00:15:38

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Seminar - Person, Nature, and Human Flourishing Session 1 A Christian View of Humanity

2/6/2020
Seminar, "Person, Nature, and Human Flourishing" Part 1 of 10. This session was originally given January 27, 2020 at Aquinas College. What is a human person? Do we have a common human nature? Are there principles of life common to all members of the human race? How do we interact with each other, with society, and the world? What does it mean to “flourish” – and can that really happen in today’s culture? In ten sessions using Aristotle, Aquinas, Sacred Scripture, and other texts of the...

Duration:00:24:57

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Sister Mary Madeline Todd, OP: Reconciling the Ideal and the Real

3/5/2018
This lecture, given by Sister Mary Madeline Todd, O.P., S.T.D., Assistant Professor of Theology at Aquinas College, is first in The Church Lecture Series Fall 2017 hosted by the Diocese of Nashville Adult Formation.

Duration:01:04:41

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Reform and Renewal: The Religious Revolution of the 11th Century - by Dr. Vince Ryan

3/5/2018
This lecture by Dr. Vince Ryan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History at Aquinas College, is fourth in the series, "Life of the Church," hosted by the Diocese of Nashville Adult Formation.

Duration:01:00:25

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The Crusades: What They Were Not - by Dr. Vince Ryan

3/5/2018
This lecture by Dr. Vince Ryan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History at Aquinas College, is fourth in the series, "Life of the Church" hosted by the Diocese of Nashville Adult Formation.

Duration:01:05:50

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Sr. Mary Madeline Todd, OP: "Is Friendship Still Possible?" (March, 2017 Harvard)

2/2/2018
Sr. Mary Madeline Todd, OP: "Is Friendship Still Possible?" (March, 2017 Harvard) by Aquinas College Nashville

Duration:01:10:50

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Father Thomas Joseph White, O.P. on “Can Beauty Save the World? Aquinas on Art and the Liturgy"

3/9/2017
Using analogies from music (Johnny Cash, bluegrass music, Bach) and art (Jackson Pollock, Rembrandt), Father Thomas Joseph White, O.P. spoke to a packed house for the 3rd annual Colloquium on the Thought of St. Thomas Aquinas on the topic “Can Beauty Save the World? Aquinas on Art and the Liturgy.” About Father Thomas Joseph White, O.P. Father Thomas Joseph White, O.P. is Associate Professor of Systematic Theology on the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House...

Duration:01:04:15

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Faith & Culture: An Interview with Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.

3/8/2017
Jason Gale, Director of the Catechist Formation Program, interviews Father Thomas Joseph White, O.P. prior to his visit to Aquinas College to lecture on “Can Beauty Save the World? Aquinas on Art and the Liturgy.”

Duration:00:28:05

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Father Vivian Boland, O.P. on “Healing Work of Teaching: Thomas Aquinas and Education”

2/23/2017
Fr. Vivian Boland, O.P., Vicar General of the Dominican Order, spoke to the Aquinas College chapter of ASCD, a student organization in the School of Education, on the topic, “Healing Work of Teaching: Thomas Aquinas and Education.”

Duration:00:34:16

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Christopher Check on the Battle of Lepanto

2/22/2017
Christopher Check, President of Catholic Answers, visited the campus of Aquinas College to lecture on the Battle of Lepanto and to discuss and recipe the famous G.K. Chesterton poem "Lepanto." The lecture was sponsored by the Aquinas Center for Faith and Culture, headed by literary critic and biographer Joseph Pearce. About the Battle of Lepanto On October 7, 1571, the most important sea battle in history was fought near the mouth of what is today called the Gulf of Patras, then the Gulf of...

Duration:01:22:11

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Faith & Culture: Christopher Check Interview

2/13/2017
In this episode of our new program, "Faith and Culture at Aquinas College," Joseph Pearce interviews Christopher Check about his work at Catholic Answers and discusses the upcoming presentation on the Battle of Lepanto which be held here at Aquinas College on February 21, 2017 beginning at 6:30pm. The interview culminates with Check reciting a passage from G.K. Chesterton's rousing poem "Lepanto." Visit aquinascollege.edu for details.

Duration:00:27:19

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Dr David Corey: “What is Politics? Some Perennial Possibilities and Limits”

1/30/2017
The School of Arts & Sciences presents a special lecture by Dr. David Corey, Associate Professor of Political Science at Baylor University, on the topic “What is Politics? Some Perennial Possibilities and Limits” on Friday, December 2. The School invited Dr. Corey to speak in anticipation of the formation of a Political Studies major at Aquinas.

Duration:01:01:06

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Joanna Bogle: “People of Place: a Look at Catholics and Culture”

10/19/2016
On October 18, 2016, the Center for Faith and Culture welcomed English Catholic journalist, writer and broadcaster Joanna Bogle to speak on the topic “People of Place: a Look at Catholics and Culture,” a look at Catholicism and London—history, traditions, place-names.

Duration:01:14:08

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Faculty Panel: Catholic Social Teaching and Public Policy

10/14/2016
Don’t cast your ballot this November without listening to this important discussion on the social doctrine of the Catholic Church in relation to public policy. Dr. Richard Bulzacchelli, Associate Professor of Theology; Dr. Ben Smith, Associate Professor of Philosophy; and Dr. Bill Smart, Associate Provost and Professor of Biology, explore the impact of Catholic social teaching on public policy—and on the conscience of Christian voters—just in time for the 2016 General Election in November.

Duration:01:22:18

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"St. Joseph and Masculinity" by Father Kevin McGoldrick

5/26/2016
Fr. 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.

Duration:01:05:39

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Dr. Aaron Urbanczyk: "Virtue vs Value in our Modern Culture"

2/25/2016
The 2016 St. Thomas Aquinas Forum, hosted by the Office of Catechetics at Aquinas College, focused on the theme of "Virtue in Our Current Culture: Living the Nobility of Strength and Goodness." The speakers included talks by Father Jacques Philippe, Dr. Kevin Vost, Dr. Aaron Urbanczyk, Sister Mary Madeline Todd, O.P., Deacon Brad Watkins, Father Cassian Derbes, O.P., and musical entertainment by Kara Klein. “Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure,...

Duration:00:38:26