In this episode, we chat with Dominican Father Gregory Maria Pine, O.P., Assistant Professor of Dogmatic and Moral Theology at the Dominican House of Studies and the Assistant Director of the Thomistic Institute.

Special Guest: Rev. Gregory Pine, O.P..

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• Video: "Training the Tongue" with Rev. Gregory Pine, O.P., and Angela Knobel — Rev. Gregory Pine, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies) and Angela Knobel (University of Dallas and dCEC 2025–26 Myser Visiting Fellow) share a conversation on Father Pine’s forthcoming book, "Training the Tongue and Growing Beyond Sins of Speech." In this work, Father Pine directs the readers' attention to the primary purpose of speech—communion with God and each other—and considers a range of methods to develop our humanity in service of that end.
• Book: "Training the Tongue and Growing Beyond Sins of Speech" — "Training the Tongue and Growing Beyond Sins of Speech" promises to help us attain verbal virtue. As this brief book shows, by cultivating healthy habits, we can effectively crowd out sinful speech and experience the gift of our tongue as God intended.
• Book: "Your Eucharistic Identity: A Sacramental Guide to the Fullness of Life" — Father Pine’s sacramental guide to the fullness of life—at once thought-provoking and practical, ancient and new—offers Christians a simple, clear guide for their path.
• Godsplaining Podcast — Godsplaining is a Catholic podcast hosted by four Dominican friars of the Province of St. Joseph. In each episode, we help you to deepen your faith, pray with confidence, and tackle today’s difficult issues. Taking ideas from the Church’s Scriptures and tradition, we bring them to bear on life’s most urgent questions. So tune in, as we converse to convert.
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