The Institute for Person-Centered Care at St. Ambrose University is challenging the status quo of healthcare. In this monthly podcast, we explore what person-centered care is, how it can be implemented and what it means for patients. Whether you’re a healthcare provider or a patient, there is something in these discussions for you!
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In this weekly podcast, St. Ambrose University Chaplain Rev. Thom Hennen and SAU student Megan Grady discuss pop culture, faith and life at St. Ambrose.
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Join St. Ambrose student-athletes Keagan Dolphin, Ryan Warrick, and Zac Robinson as they aim to inspire and share insight through interviews with a new guest each week. Rest assured this podcast will be 'sort of interesting, Kinda Kredible, and always go Full Circle!'
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"KALA This Week" is a weekly showcase of student-conducted interviews, reports on St. Ambrose University and Quad-City community events, cooking tips and a weekly recipe feature, and much more!
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The impact of environmental racism, economic disenfranchisement and the resilience and resurrection of a community. A historical view of Saint Ambrose Episcopal Church and its surrounding community from the 1860s to present day. How the church responded to God's call to become good stewards of His creations. Understanding the value of wetlands and how that ecosystem affects the immediate community and beyond
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Welcome to the Who's Who of SAU! Join Ryan Sandness as he takes an intimate look at the faculty and staff members of St. Ambrose University. We'll learn about their hobbies, personal life, and interests beyond their field. Look for new episodes on Tuesdays! Theme music by audionautix.com
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In this limited series, host Leonard Jones, a senior at St. Ambrose University and president of the college's Black Student Union has conversations with experts from SAU and the Quad Cities area about Black history and culture to help combat ignorance and hate with positivity and education.
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Where Community Members discuss News, Events and Business.
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Ek Nekron: "from the dead." A Death To The World podcast done in conjunction with St Timothy Orthodox Church in Lompoc, California. All articles read herein were written out of pain of heart and love for Truth. Lectures on various Orthodox topics given by Fr John Valadez at St Timothy are also included.
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This is a talk on contemplative prayer and the centering method that can introduce us to deeper meditation
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Don't Be An Idiom is a podcast that explores the origin stories of common phrases and idioms. The podcast is based in Philadelphia and hosted by rambunctious loonies Albert and Ryan, two lifelong friends who have vowed to dispel their own ignorance about language and history one idiom at a time.
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The Thomistic Institute exists to promote Catholic truth in our contemporary world by strengthening the intellectual formation of Christians at universities, in the Church, and in the wider public square. The thought of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Universal Doctor of the Church, is our touchstone. The Thomistic Institute Podcast features the lectures and talks from our conferences, campus chapters events, intellectual retreats, livestream events, and much more. Founded in 2009, the Thomistic Ins ...
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Celebrating the stories of faith in action and the voices of Christians from the African heartland, the emerging center of gravity of World Christianity.
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With spiritual depth and theological richness, Dr. Matthew Bunson examines the lives the saints and the history of the Church. “The Doctors of the Church: The Charism of Wisdom is a premium offering in the line-up
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What Happens After Death | Prof. Jeffrey Brower
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47:05Prof. Jeffrey Brower defends Aquinas’s hylomorphic account of human nature, arguing that the soul, as the body’s substantial form, ensures metaphysical unity while allowing for postmortem survival, offering a coherent alternative to materialism and substance dualism This lecture was given on February 25th, 2025, at University of North Carolina at C…
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The Earliest Christological Debates and Why They Matter Today | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.
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37:11Fr. Andrew Hofer explores the earliest Christological debates of the first centuries, showing how heresies like Arianism, Nestorianism, and Pelagianism threatened the Church’s understanding of Jesus’ true identity, and why defending orthodox Christology remains vital for Christian faith and unity today. This lecture was given on February 16th, 2024…
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Capitalizing Christ in Thirteenth-Century Scholasticism | Prof. Boyd Taylor Coolman
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40:59Prof. Boyd Taylor Coolman examines the thirteenth-century scholastic doctrine of “capital grace,” showing how Alexander of Hales, Hugh of Saint Victor, and the Summa Halensis developed a pneumatologically-centered account of Christ as the head of the Church, which Aquinas later systematized, emphasizing the Holy Spirit’s role in uniting believers t…
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How Does Christ Save Us? Making Sense of the Atonement | Prof. Ross McCullough
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41:12Prof. Ross McCullough systematically explores the major models of the atonement-including Christus Victor, ransom theory, and divinization-showing how each interprets Christ’s saving work and how Aquinas’s distinctions can help organize these diverse approaches into a coherent theological architecture. This lecture was given on October 16th, 2023, …
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Contemplating Personhood and the Trinity | Fr. Timothy Bellamah, O.P.
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32:16This lecture was given on November 23rd, 2023, at Dominican House of Studies. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events. About the Speaker: Fr. Timothy Bellamah, O.P. was born and raised in Washington, D.C. He entered the Order of Preachers in 1991 and was ordained a priest in 1998. He studied at Wa…
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How Is My iPhone Changing Me? | Prof. Joshua Hochschild
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40:16Prof. Joshua Hochschild analyzes how smartphones and digital technologies reshape our brains, habits, and sense of self by leveraging neuroscience and AI-driven behavioral design, warning that these tools commodify our attention, erode agency, and pose deep spiritual and ethical challenges that demand more than technocratic solutions. This lecture …
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Transhumanism: The New Eugenics | Prof. Steven Jensen
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46:29Prof. Steven Jensen critically examines transhumanism as a new form of eugenics, arguing that the pursuit of human enhancement through technologies like genetic engineering and brain-computer interfaces repeats the ethical pitfalls of historical eugenics by neglecting the importance of human nature and the distinction between treatment and enhancem…
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What Can We Learn from Aquinas About AI? | Prof. Gyula Klima
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48:47Prof. Gyula Klima uses Aquinas’ philosophy of mind to argue that human intelligence, rooted in immaterial universal concept formation, is metaphysically distinct from artificial general intelligence (AGI), though AGI can still serve as a powerful tool for enhancing human understanding and life. This lecture was given on February 19th, 2025, at Domi…
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Ought I Use AI Assisted Writing? | Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P.
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34:01Fr. Ambrose Little examines the philosophical and ethical implications of AI-assisted writing by drawing on Plato’s myth of Thoth, Aristotle, and Aquinas, arguing that while new technologies like AI can threaten essential intellectual virtues, they can also be used wisely if we seek a balanced, virtue-oriented approach to knowledge and memory. This…
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The Use of Tools in a Technocratic Age: the Death of Wisdom? | Sr. Anna Wray, O.P.
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1:09:45Sr. Anna Wray explains that technocratic tools, while designed for efficiency and ease, undermine wisdom by weakening essential cognitive activities and social bonds, but we can preserve wisdom by using technology more reflectively and fostering communal engagement. This lecture was given on February 20th, 2025, at University of Pittsburgh. For mor…
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Friendship and the Common Good | Prof. Adam Eitel
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45:09Prof. Adam Eitel explores the nature of friendship and the common good through the lens of Aquinas and Aristotle, emphasizing that true friendship is a mutual, habitual disposition to will and pursue the good of another through concrete sharing and fellowship. This lecture was given on December 4th, 2024, at Saint Louis University. For more informa…
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Friendship is a Difficult Good | Fr. Cassian Derbes, O.P.
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31:57Fr. Cassian Derbes explores why friendship is a difficult but essential good, drawing on Aquinas, Aristotle, Cicero, Augustine, and Dante to show how hope, fortitude, and magnanimity help us overcome sloth and despair in pursuit of true friendship as a common good. This lecture was given on January 18th, 2025, at Cedarbrake Catholic Retreat Center.…
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The Environment We Live In and Health: A Complex Relationship
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1:00:56The Environment We Live In and Health: A Complex Relationship Deploy: Code: WOLVEF Description: Join us on "The Environment We Live In and Health: A Complex Relationship," where we delve into the intricate dynamics between our environment and human health. This episode explores how environmental factors shape our well-being, examining the complex i…
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Aquinas on Friendship and Human Excellence | Prof. Thomas Hibbs
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39:44Prof. Thomas Hibbs analyzes Aquinas’ account of friendship and human excellence, drawing on Aristotle and Tocqueville to show how friendship is a necessary, intrinsically valuable common good that addresses contemporary crises of loneliness, civic animosity, and the loss of meaningful community. This lecture was given on January 17th, 2025, at Ceda…
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How To Be A Good Friend: Combatting Envy And Apathy And Exercising Love And Wisdom | Prof. W. Scott Cleveland
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47:38Prof. W. Scott Cleveland explores how to be a good friend by applying Aristotle’s philosophy of human flourishing, highlighting the importance of combating envy and apathy while cultivating the virtues of love and wisdom for lasting, meaningful friendships. This lecture was given on February 21st, 2025, at University of Michigan. For more informati…
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Created In Incorruption 5: The Creation of Man
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57:03Fr Seraphim's observations on the six days of Creation through his patristic mind and study of the Holy Fathers, who he says are the "sure guides" to understanding the spiritual life and the Holy Scriptures. Direct quotes taken from the book Genesis, Creation and Early Man which has been just re-released by Saint Herman Brotherhood. All are encoura…
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What is Love? Plato’s Theology of the Body | Prof. Joshua Hochschild
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51:41Prof. Joshua Hochschild compares Plato’s philosophical exploration of love in the Symposium with John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, analyzing how both traditions address the unity of eros and agape, the meaning of embodied love, and the enduring questions of sexual ethics in light of Humanae Vitae. This lecture was given on February 18th, 2025, a…
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Created In Incorruption 4: The Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Days
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51:00Fr Seraphim's observations on the six days of Creation through his patristic mind and study of the Holy Fathers, who he says are the "sure guides" to understanding the spiritual life and the Holy Scriptures. Direct quotes taken from the book Genesis, Creation and Early Man which has been just re-released by Saint Herman Brotherhood. All are encoura…
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The Metaphysics of Prayer | Fr. Stephen Brock
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1:00:49Fr. Stephen Brock examines the metaphysics of petitionary prayer through the perspectives of C.S. Lewis, Peter Geach, and especially Thomas Aquinas, highlighting how Aquinas’ account uniquely reconciles divine immutability, providence, and the real efficacy of prayer. This lecture was given on February 7th, 2025, at Duke University. For more inform…
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Can Philosophical Skepticism Be Overcome? | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.
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56:17Fr. Thomas Joseph White explores whether philosophical skepticism can be overcome by examining Aristotle, Aquinas, Kant, and Nietzsche on metaphysical knowledge, emphasizing foundational principles like non-contradiction and identity. This lecture was given on February 5th, 2024, at Yale University. For more information on upcoming events, visit us…
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Virtual Nursing: From Planning to Evaluation of Innovative Care Solutions
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56:54Virtual Nursing: From Planning to Evaluation of Innovative Care Solutions Description: In this episode, we explore an innovative approach to addressing nursing workforce shortages through virtual nursing programs. Explore how an inpatient virtual nursing program has made a significant impact, improving nurse retention, enhancing patient safety, and…
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Aquinas on the Identity of Essence and Existence in God | Prof. Michael Gorman
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48:04Prof. Michael Gorman explains Aquinas’ doctrine that in God, essence and existence are identical, highlighting how this principle underpins divine simplicity and distinguishes God from all created beings. This lecture was given on June 1st, 2024, at Mount Saint Mary College. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.or…
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The Trinity: The Heart of Christian Life | Dr. Edmund Lazzari
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50:13Dr. Edmund Lazzari defends the coherence and relevance of the Trinity by addressing Thomas Jefferson’s objections through Thomistic philosophy, emphasizing divine revelation’s role in understanding God’s triune nature. This lecture was given on March 3rd, 2025, at College of William and Mary. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at tho…
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Professor Michael Gorman explores philosophical arguments for God's existence through Aquinas' approach of reasoning from effect to ultimate uncaused cause rather than from definition to existence. This lecture was given on February 22nd, 2025, at University of Rochester. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/u…
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Aquinas the Wordsmith: The Hymns and Sequence of Corpus Christi | Prof. Patrick Callahan
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42:40Prof. Patrick Callahan analyzes the poetic genius of Saint Thomas Aquinas in the hymns and sequence of Corpus Christi, highlighting Aquinas’ understanding of beauty, proportion, clarity, and sublimity as essential to both art and spiritual contemplation. This lecture was given on October 26th, 2024, at Dominican House of Studies. For more informati…
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Only the Lover Sings: Poetry, Mimesis, and the Christian Life | Prof. Patrick Callahan
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44:44Prof. Patrick Callahan reveals how poetry, as the most Christ-like form of speech and a reflection of human mimesis, plays a vital role in the Christian life by fostering conformity to Christ and deepening the contemplative experience. This lecture was given on October 26th, 2024, at Dominican House of Studies. For more information on upcoming even…
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Created In Incorruption 3: The Second and Third Days
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56:13Fr Seraphim's observations on the six days of Creation through his patristic mind and study of the Holy Fathers, who he says are the "sure guides" to understanding the spiritual life and the Holy Scriptures. Direct quotes taken from the book Genesis, Creation and Early Man which has been just re-released by Saint Herman Brotherhood. All are encoura…
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God, Beauty, and Mathematics | Prof. Alexander Pruss
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55:50Prof. Alexander Pruss explores the unique certainty, mystery, and beauty of mathematics, examining philosophical perspectives from Plato to modern logicism, and considers how mathematical beauty points toward deeper realities, including the existence of God. This lecture was given on October 1st, 2024, at University of North Texas. For more informa…
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