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Sed Contra: A Podcast of Catholic Theology

Sed Contra: A Podcast of Catholic Theology
Author: The Sacra Doctrina Project
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A podcast featuring some of the founding members of The Sacra Doctrina Project discussing theological questions with other academic theologians and philosophers. The podcast takes place in a quaestiones disputatae style, encouraging lively and charitable debate. Listen to the most recent episode below.
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Urban Hannon, Taylor Patrick O'Neill, and Matthew Dugandzic answer your questions about God's permission of sin and damnation, the morality of investing in the stock market, and the identity of the (Pseudo?) Dionysius.To submit your questions about whatever for a future episode, email us at thequodlibets@gmail.com.Be sure to follow the Sacra Doctrina Project on Facebook and Twitter as well.
The second episode in our series on theology and history, this discussion delves more deeply into the question of what theology and history are. Is there room for the particulars and accidents of history in a rigorously defined theology? Fr. Ambrose Dobrozsi, Elliot Polsky, and John O'Neill discuss the topic at length.Catch up on the first in the series, Theology and History Episode I: https://sed-contra-a-podcast-of-catholic-theology.simplecast.com/episodes/theology-and-history-i
Urban Hannon and Matthew Dugandzic answer your questions about Neanderthals, our Blessed Mother, and growth in the spiritual life.To submit your questions about whatever for a future episode, email us at thequodlibets@gmail.com.Be sure to follow the Sacra Doctrina Project on Facebook and Twitter as well.
This episode gives an introduction to the life and work of Fr. Peter Damian Fehlner. Dr Joey Belleza, Dr Matthew Minerd, and Fr. Charles Robinson of the Sacra Doctrina Project interview Dr. Jared Goff, the publisher of the recent edition of Fr. Fehlner's collected works.
Urban Hannon, Taylor Patrick O'Neill, and Matthew Dugandzic chat about the recent SDP conference and Pope Leo XIV, put a bow on the original sin debate, and answer your questions about lying and vigilante justice.To submit your questions about whatever for a future episode, email us at thequodlibets@gmail.com.Be sure to follow the Sacra Doctrina Project on Facebook and Twitter as well.
Fr. Ambrose Dobrozsi, Dr. Joey Belleza, and Dr. Timothy Kearns kick off a multi-part series on theology and history. This first episode looks at the ways in which historical study is necessary and useful for theology, while avoiding the pitfall of reducing all theology to just subjective history.
Urban Hannon, Taylor Patrick O'Neill, and Matthew Dugandzic answer your questions about St. Thomas Aquinas and pop music, before then launching into a big debate about original sin and pure nature.To submit your questions about whatever for a future episode, email us at thequodlibets@gmail.com.Be sure to follow the Sacra Doctrina Project on Facebook and Twitteras well.
Today on Sed Contra, the Sacra Doctrina Project's Joey Belleza is joined by Alexander Masir, for a discussion of the solemnity of Corpus Christi.Be sure to follow the Sacra Doctrina Project on Facebook and Twitter as well.Music attribution: "Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No 3, 3 allegro" by Advent Chamber Orchestra. Acquired here. Edited for length. Used under Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
Urban Hannon, Taylor Patrick O'Neill, and Matthew Dugandzic answer your questions about liturgical commentaries, feminism, and original sin.To submit your questions about whatever for a future episode, email us at thequodlibets@gmail.com.Be sure to follow the Sacra Doctrina Project on Facebook and Twitter as well.
Today on Sed Contra, the Sacra Doctrina Project's Elliot Polsky and Urban Hannon discuss three medieval theories of the meaning of the word "is," and what difference this makes to contemporary discussions of "esse."Be sure to follow the Sacra Doctrina Project on Facebook and Twitter as well.For further reading:https://philpapers.org/rec/POLTMShttps://philpapers.org/rec/POLTMS-2https://philpapers.org/rec/POLTSO-22https://philpapers.org/rec/POLSORhttps://www.thomisticmetaphysics.com/ Music attribution: "Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No 3, 3 allegro" by Advent Chamber Orchestra. Acquired here. Edited for length. Used under Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
Urban Hannon, Taylor Patrick O'Neill, and Matthew Dugandzic answer your questions about moral manuals, eucharistic adoration, and hell.To submit your questions about whatever for a future episode, email us at thequodlibets@gmail.com.Be sure to follow the Sacra Doctrina Project on Facebook and Twitter as well.
Today on Sed Contra, the Sacra Doctrina Project's Joey Belleza is joined by Fr. Clinton Sensat, of the Diocese of Lafayette, for a discussion on St. Bonaventure of Bagnoregio.Be sure to follow the Sacra Doctrina Project on Facebook and Twitter as well. Music attribution: "Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No 3, 3 allegro" by Advent Chamber Orchestra. Acquired here. Edited for length. Used under Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
Urban Hannon, Taylor Patrick O'Neill, and Matthew Dugandzic answer your questions about human dignity, the sexual difference, and the value of modern philosophy.To submit your questions about whatever for a future episode, email us at thequodlibets@gmail.com.Be sure to follow the Sacra Doctrina Project on Facebook and Twitter as well.
Today on Sed Contra, SDP members Fr. Ambrose Dobrozsi, Elliot Polsky, and Pater Edmund Waldstein discuss the modern turn to the subject, as well as its various philosophical, cultural, and religious implications.Be sure to follow the Sacra Doctrina Project on Facebook and Twitter as well. Music attribution: "Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No 3, 3 allegro" by Advent Chamber Orchestra. Acquired here. Edited for length. Used under Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
Urban Hannon, Taylor Patrick O'Neill, and Matthew Dugandzic answer your questions about usury, Latin, and the Academy Awards.To submit your questions about whatever for a future episode, email us at thequodlibets@gmail.com.Be sure to follow the Sacra Doctrina Project on Facebook and Twitter as well.
Urban Hannon, Taylor Patrick O'Neill, and Matthew Dugandzic answer your questions about the beatific vision, Christ and the Trinity, and why theology does not divide into liberal and conservative.To submit your questions about whatever for a future episode, email us at thequodlibets@gmail.com.Be sure to follow the Sacra Doctrina Project on Facebook and Twitter as well.
Urban Hannon, Taylor Patrick O'Neill, and Matthew Dugandzic answer your questions about beauty, the transcendentals, where to start reading St. Thomas Aquinas, and the Italian virtue of *sprezzatura*.To submit your questions about whatever for a future episode, email us at thequodlibets@gmail.com.Be sure to follow the Sacra Doctrina Project on Facebook and Twitter as well.
Today on Sed Contra, SDP members Fr. Ambrose Dobrozsi, Daniel Drain, and Kara Johnson discuss gender and sex. They consider these in the light of the Catholic theological tradition, with special attention to St. Thomas Aquinas and Pope Francis.Be sure to follow the Sacra Doctrina Project on Facebook and Twitter as well. Music attribution: "Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No 3, 3 allegro" by Advent Chamber Orchestra. Acquired here. Edited for length. Used under Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
Urban Hannon, Taylor Patrick O'Neill, and Matthew Dugandzic answer your questions about the film Conclave, how to think about vocations, and the relationship between theology and liturgy.To submit your questions about whatever for a future episode, email us at thequodlibets@gmail.com.Be sure to follow the Sacra Doctrina Project on Facebook and Twitter as well.
Urban Hannon, Taylor Patrick O'Neill, and Matthew Dugandzic answer your questions about the theological significance of the moon, the historical status of the garden of Eden, and the personality of angels.To submit your questions about whatever for a future episode, email us at thequodlibets@gmail.com.Be sure to follow the Sacra Doctrina Project on Facebook and Twitter as well.
I would recommend this ebook for a particularly well-thpught-out deep dive on the topic: "What to Do with the Least of Our Brothers?: Finding Moral Solutions to the Problem of Endangered Embryos" by Fr. C. Ryan McCarthy. https://a.co/dpgeh0J