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Sed Contra: A Podcast of Catholic Theology

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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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In the liturgical reforms following Vatican II, the decision was made to remove the beloved Dies Irae from the requiem Mass. Fr. Ambrose Dobrozsi and Dr. Joey Belleza discuss the rationale behind this decision and evaluate it in light of the text of the sequence itself.
The first of a two part series on faith, this episode dives into the question: what is faith, in conversation with St. Thomas Aquinas?Part I: https://sed-contra-a-podcast-of-catholic-theology.simplecast.com/episodes/thinking-about-the-virtue-of-faith-with-st-thomas-part-i
Theology and History III

Theology and History III

2025-10-1301:10:32

The third in our series on theology and history, this episode discusses what theology has to say about history. Fr. Ambrose, Dr. Timothy Kearns, and Dr. Kevin Clarke join up to talk about the history of history and what theology can contribute.Episode I: https://sed-contra-a-podcast-of-catholic-theology.simplecast.com/episodes/theology-and-history-iEpisode II: https://sed-contra-a-podcast-of-catholic-theology.simplecast.com/episodes/theology-and-history-ii
The first of a two part series on faith, this episode dives into the question: what is faith, in conversation with St. Thomas Aquinas? Part 2: https://sed-contra-a-podcast-of-catholic-theology.simplecast.com/episodes/thinking-about-the-virtue-of-faith-with-st-thomas-part-ii
Theology and History II

Theology and History II

2025-09-0101:23:34

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
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.
Theology and History I

Theology and History I

2025-07-1601:02:56

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.
Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

2025-06-0201:16:13

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. 
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. 
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. 
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. 
Can Gender Change?

Can Gender Change?

2025-01-2001:18:201

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. 
God's Happiness

God's Happiness

2024-11-0645:29

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. 
Links:Donum vitaehttps://www.vatican.va/roman\_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc\_con\_cfaith\_doc\_19870222\_respect-for-human-life\_en.htmlDignitas personaehttps://www.vatican.va/roman\_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc\_con\_cfaith\_doc\_20081208\_dignitas-personae\_en.html 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. 
Aliens and Soteriology

Aliens and Soteriology

2024-07-1801:11:20

Rev. Dr. Davison's recent book: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/astrobiology-and-christian-doctrine/3F96E8C3EEA3B1C8832155BF261D4D31Link to Rev. Dr. Davison's chart from his book:https://www.sacradoctrinaproject.org/july-2024-alien-soteriologyorhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1XUXgYWBe3014TSQwsy6p1OFWG2AIH\_zx/view?usp=sharingPoem reference: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Poems\_(Meynell,\_1921)/Christ\_in\_the\_Universe 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. 
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. 
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. 
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. 
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. 
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. 
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Anna Schulten

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

Sep 22nd
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