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Creation as Relation: An Existential Consideration – Dr. Robert McNamara

Dr. Robert McNamara explores how creation is not a distant event but our very act of existing here and now, so that each person’s being is itself a continuous relation of absolute dependence on God that can be freely understood, accepted, and joyfully affirmed.This lecture was gi ...  Show more

 . 33min 21sec

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Creation as Relation: An Existential Consideration – Dr. Robert McNamara

Dr. Robert McNamara explores how creation is not a distant event but our very act of existing here and now, so that each person’s being is itself a continuous relation of absolute dependence on God that can be freely understood, accepted, and joyfully affirmed.This lecture was gi ...  Show more

 . 33min 21sec
Do We Make Morality, or Discover It? An Examination of the Basis of Natural Law – Dr. Erik Dempsey

Dr. Erik Dempsey explores whether we make morality or discover it by unpacking Aquinas’s three natural inclinations and arguing that they ground objective, inescapable moral obligations rather than mere social conventions.This lecture was given on October 11th, 2025, at Michigan ...  Show more

 . 37min 45sec
Seeking Friendship in the Virtual Age – Prof. John Cuddeback

Prof. John Cuddeback reflects on why many students feel relationally unsatisfied in a hyper-connected world and shows how reclaiming embodied presence, intentional discernment of a few trustworthy friends, and technology-limited, silence-friendly communal spaces can restore the d ...  Show more

 . 42min 27sec
Let the Best One Win: Reflections of Friendship and Competition – Prof. Michael Krom

Prof. Michael Krom explores how athletic rivalry, when rooted in justice and love of the good, can deepen genuine friendship, build virtue, and lead toward a contemplative vision of life.This lecture was given on November 13th, 2025, at Indiana University.Through your gift to the ...  Show more

 . 45min 1sec
Friendship and the Digital Age: A Thomistic Reflection on Human Connection – Prof. Joshua Hochschild

Prof. Joshua Hochschild argues that digital culture reshapes friendship and attention through Curiositas and acedia, offering a path of renewal by cultivating virtue, mindful leisure, and rooted communal belonging.This lecture was given on November 5th, 2025, at John Hopkins Univ ...  Show more

 . 45min 13sec