While taping with Faculty of Thomas Aquinas College, our host was invited to present to the students. In this discussion we cover the power of memes, why the beloved disciple is so beloved, how to respond to Judas when we see him in action even today, and more.

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Fr. Bernhard Blankenhorn is a professor of theology at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome (also known as the Angelicum). This live presentation will clarify much of the murkiness surrounding the upcoming Synod on the Amazon, as well as give a survey of different criteria by which pastors, theologians and the lay faithful seek to determine the possibilities and limits of doctrinal development. A proper understanding of the nature of revelation and tradition and of the authentic function of the Magisterium will help the person in the pew to better navigate some of the debates in the Church today.

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Compatible or incompatible? Find out as we welcome author and scholar, Dr. Thomas Cattoi. The beers are real. The guests are real. The conversation is real.

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Dr. Joseph Zepeda is a professor at Saint Mary's College of California, where he teaches in the Integral Program of Liberal Arts, a four-year Great Books curriculum. A graduate of Thomas Aquinas College, he completed his doctoral study in History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Notre Dame before joining the Integral Program. His published work focuses on the relations between scientific and philosophical thought in the Scientific Revolution, and more broadly on the history of philosophy. His articles have appeared in Intellectual History Review, History of Philosophy Quarterly, and the Journal of Inklings Studies. He lives in the East Bay area of Northern California with his wife Julie and their seven children.

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Dr. Patrick Downey is the Author of "Desperately Wicked: Philosophy, Christianity, and the Human Heart" and "Serious Comedy: The Philosophical and Theological Significance of Tragic and Comic Writing in the Western Tradition." He has a MTS degree from Harvard and a Doctorate from Boston College. He's a professor of Philosophy at St. Mary's College of California.

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Welcome to the Magnus Podcast - a production of the Albertus Magnus Institute, Inc. Dedicated to the promotion of another sort of learning, the Albertus Magnus Institute seeks to invite all into the truth, "Omnes ad Veritatem."

Today's Episode features an exclusive lecture from liberal arts legend, Professor Steven Cortright of St. Mary's College. What are the liberal arts? How as an imposter with the same name usurped their rightful place in academia? And how can we return? You might have to listen twice.