Free Talks and Lectures
Click on one of the buttons below to go to the video categories of your choice. To activate English or Spanish subtitles, play the video, and click the settings wheel icon. Then click "subtitles" and choose the desired language.
Video Categories:
You can also subscribe to a Learn-It yourself study course by clicking the following link:
Aquinas on Christ Conference
The following talks were given as part of a Zoom conference on Aquinas on Christ, held on July 18, 2020.
1. And the Word was Made Flesh: In this talk, Sr. Mary Magdalene discusses the following questions: Who is this Word of God who became flesh; why did He become flesh, how can we rightly understand the fact that the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us; and finally, how does the fact that the Word became flesh really affect us anyway?
2. Is Christ's Beatific Vision Defensible Today? In this talk, Fr. Simon Francis Gaine, O.P., speaks on Christ's Beatific Vision even during his earthly life.
3. The Charity of Christ's Passion: In this talk, Fr. John Emery, O.P., will lead us through Aquinas' teaching on the Charity of Christ, particularly in His Passion.
And the Word was Made Flesh, Aquinas on Christ Zoom Conference, Talk 1
Is Christ's Beatific Vision Defensible Today? Fr Simon Francis Gaine, Aquinas on Christ 2020, Talk 2
Fr John Emery, O.P., on the Charity of Christ's Passion, Aquinas on Christ Conference 2020, Talk 3
Photo by Lawrence Lew, O.P.
Introduction to St. Thomas Aquinas
In the following talk, Sr. Mary Magdalene, O.P., will give an introduction to St. Thomas Aquinas' life, works, and spirituality, as well as speak about a few of the controversies of his time, and the events that transpired after his death.
Aquinas on Happiness
In these videos, Sr. Magdalene will discuss our natural desire for happiness as a search for our true Last End, discovering what things may or may not be our Last End, and how to attain it.
Aquinas on Happiness
Aquinas on Happiness
Aquinas on Happiness 1: Searching for Meaning and Happiness
Aquinas on Happiness: Talk 2, Discovering Our Last End
Aquinas on Happiness, Talk 3: Ways to Attain to Our True Last End
Introduction to the Trinity
This is a series of short videos on the Trinity according to the teaching of St. Thomas Aquinas.
1. Our Trinitarian Faith (Introduction)
2. Eternal and Temporal Processions (ST I, q. 27)
3. Divine Processions and Relations of Origin (ST I, q. 28)
4. Relations and Persons (ST I, q 29)
5. The Persons of God the Father and God the Son (ST I, q. 33-35)
6. God the Holy Spirit (ST I, q. 36-38)
7. Trinitarian Inhabitation, or Indwelling of the Soul in Grace
8. The Effects of the Divine Missions
9. Our Response to the Divine Missions
Introduction to the Trinity, Part 1: Our Trinitarian Faith
Introduction to the Trinity, Part 2, Eternal and Temporal Processions (ST I, q. 27)
Introduction to the Trinity, Part 3: Divine Processions and Relations of Origin (ST I, q. 28)
Introduction to the Trinity, Part 4: Relations and Persons (ST I, q 29)
Introduction to the Trinity: Part 5, The Persons of God the Father and God the Son (ST I, q. 33-35)
Introduction to the Trinity: Part 6, God the Holy Spirit (ST I, q. 36-38)
Introduction to the Trinity, Part 7: Trinitarian Inhabitation, or Indwelling of the Soul in Grace
Introduction to the Trinity, Part 8: The Effects of the Divine Missions
Introduction to the Trinity, Part 9: Our Response to the Divine Missions
Aquinas on the Passions
The Aquinas on the Passions videos provide a general overview of the 11 main passions (the passion of aversion is included in Talk 6), according to St. Thomas and gives suggestions for dealing with each of them.
1. Passions and Virtues in a Time of Distress
2. On Love and Charity
3. On Hatred
4. On Concupiscence and Desire
5. On Pleasure and Joy
6. On Pain and Sorrow (includes the passion of Aversion)
7. On Hope and Despair
8. On Fear
9. On Daring
10. On Anger
![Aquinas on the Passions Talk 1: Passions and Virtues in Time of Distress [ST I-II, qq. 22-25]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fpCmaFQW7po/maxresdefault.jpg)
![Aquinas on the Passions Talk 2: On Love and Charity [ST I-II, qq. 26-28]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/E0DjURp7i08/maxresdefault.jpg)
![Aquinas on the Passions, Talk 3: On Hatred, [ST I-II, q. 29]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mhqusRq2Tzo/maxresdefault.jpg)
![Aquinas on the Passions, Talk 4: On Concupiscence and Desire, [ST I-II, q. 30]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IEA61Z3WX8c/maxresdefault.jpg)
![Aquinas on the Passions, Talk 5: On Pleasure and Joy [ST I-II, q. 31-34]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XaXmO4sl_G4/maxresdefault.jpg)
![Aquinas on the Passions, Talk 6: On Pain and Sorrow [ST I-II, q. 35-39]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tdS7ieAWVLM/maxresdefault.jpg)
![Aquinas on the Passions, Talk 7: On Hope and Despair [ST I-II, q. 40]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-b81Q5biB6E/maxresdefault.jpg)
![Aquinas on the Passions, Talk 8: On Fear [ST I-II, qq. 41-44]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NfgJQxwI2ls/maxresdefault.jpg)
![Aquinas on the Passions, Talk 9: On Daring [ST I-II, q. 45]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Wr15HE77rOE/maxresdefault.jpg)