Ordain and Establish

Ordain and Establish is a podcast of The Center for the Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition (CIT). CIT promotes scholarship that explores the relationship between the Catholic intellectual tradition and American constitutionalism. That tradition is deep and rich, including philosophical and theological accounts of law and politics by such figures as St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas. CIT’s primary focus is on theories of constitutional law, such as originalism, although it covers the relevance of the Catholic intellectual tradition for constitutional history, doctrine, and other fields of study.

Eighth Annual Human Rights Lecture: Saving Human Rights in the New World Order

Featuring:Mary Ann Glendon, Learned Hand Professor of Law, Emerita, Harvard University and Former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See

11-17
01:07:38

The Major Questions Doctrine after Loper Bright

Featuring:- Chad Squitieri, Assistant Professor of Law and Managing Director, CIT, The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law- Michael Rappaport, Hugh and Hazel Darling Foundation Professor of Law and Director, Center for the Study of Constitutional Originalism, University of San Diego School of Law- Paul Larkin, The John, Barbara, and Victoria Rumpel Senior Legal Research Fellow, Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, The Heritage FoundationModerator:- Natalie Schmidt, Assistant Professor of Law and Fellow, SPI, The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law

11-17
58:57

The Catholic Intellectual Tradition: A Jurist’s Perspective

Featuring: Judge Rodolfo Ruiz, Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of FloridaJudge William Nardini, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitJudge Kyle Duncan, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

10-16
01:01:30

Fourth Annual Lecture on Catholic Political Thought Resurrecting Justice: How Christianity Gives Justice More Than Its Due

Featuring:Daniel Philpott, Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame

10-15
01:14:17

A Conversation with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

Featuring:- Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court- Jennifer Mascott, Affiliated Fellow of the Center for the Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition, and Associate Professor of Law, The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law

09-29
01:06:16

"Aquinas on the Virtues" Session 7

The theme of CIT's Spring 2025 Intellectual Retreat for Catholic Law Faculty and Fellow Travelers was "Aquinas on the Virtues." The lead presenters were Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies), and Dr. David Elliot (Grace P. Hobelman Chair in Catholic Moral Theology, CUA, School of Theology and Religious Studies).This recording is of the seventh session, a roundtable Q&A session.

08-15
59:05

"Aquinas on the Virtues" Session 6

The theme of CIT's Spring 2025 Intellectual Retreat for Catholic Law Faculty and Fellow Travelers was "Aquinas on the Virtues." The lead presenters were Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies), and Dr. David Elliot (Grace P. Hobelman Chair in Catholic Moral Theology, CUA, School of Theology and Religious Studies).This recording is of the sixth session, presented by Fr. Cuddy.

08-14
01:20:03

"Aquinas on the Virtues" Session 5

The theme of CIT's Spring 2025 Intellectual Retreat for Catholic Law Faculty and Fellow Travelers was "Aquinas on the Virtues." The lead presenters were Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies), and Dr. David Elliot (Grace P. Hobelman Chair in Catholic Moral Theology, CUA, School of Theology and Religious Studies).This recording is of the fifth session, presented by Dr. Elliot.

08-13
01:25:07

"Aquinas on the Virtues" Session 4

The theme of CIT's Spring 2025 Intellectual Retreat for Catholic Law Faculty and Fellow Travelers was "Aquinas on the Virtues." The lead presenters were Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies), and Dr. David Elliot (Grace P. Hobelman Chair in Catholic Moral Theology, CUA, School of Theology and Religious Studies).This recording is of the fourth session, presented by Fr. Cuddy.

08-12
01:16:12

"Aquinas on the Virtues" Session 3

The theme of CIT's Spring 2025 Intellectual Retreat for Catholic Law Faculty and Fellow Travelers was "Aquinas on the Virtues." The lead presenters were Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies), and Dr. David Elliot (Grace P. Hobelman Chair in Catholic Moral Theology, CUA, School of Theology and Religious Studies).This recording was the third session, presented by Dr. Elliot.

08-11
01:10:14

"Aquinas on the Virtues" Session 2

The theme of CIT's Spring 2025 Intellectual Retreat for Catholic Law Faculty and Fellow Travelers was "Aquinas on the Virtues." The lead presenters were Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies), and Dr. David Elliot (Grace P. Hobelman Chair in Catholic Moral Theology, CUA, School of Theology and Religious Studies).This recording is the second session, presented by Dr. Elliot.

08-08
01:17:56

"Aquinas on the Virtues" Session 1

The theme of CIT's Spring 2025 Intellectual Retreat for Catholic Law Faculty and Fellow Travelers was "Aquinas on the Virtues." The lead presenters were Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies), and Dr. David Elliot (Grace P. Hobelman Chair in Catholic Moral Theology, CUA, School of Theology and Religious Studies).This recording is the first session, presented by Fr. Cuddy.

08-07
01:02:47

Unwritten Administrative Law

Featuring:- Chad Squitieri, Managing Director of the Center for the Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition, and Assistant Professor of Law, The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law- John Duffy, Samuel H. McCoy II Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law- Jud Campbell, Professor of Law, Helen L. Crocker Faculty Scholar, Stanford LawModerator:Adam White, Senior Fellow, AEI

03-27
01:19:32

Chair Lecture: Constitutional Theory at a Catholic University

Featuring:- J. Joel Alicea, Director of the Center for the Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition, and Associate Professor of Law, The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law

03-19
57:25

Erie and the Nature of Law

Featuring:- Stephen Sachs, Antonin Scalia Professor of Law, Harvard Law School- William M. M. Kamin, Managing Director of the Center for the Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition, and Assistant Professor of Law, The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law

02-20
01:01:31

Law's Quandary 20 Years Later: A Book Event

Featuring:- J. Joel Alicea, Director of the Center for the Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition, and Associate Professor of Law, The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law- Jeff Pojanowski, Biolchini Family Professor of Law, Notre Dame Law- Margaret Martin, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, Western University- Stephen D. Smith, Warren Distinguished Professor of Law, University of San Diego Law School; Co-Executive Director, Institute for Law & Religion; Co-Executive Director, Institute for Law & Philosophy

11-21
01:27:54

The Catholic Intellectual Tradition: A Jurist’s Perspective

Featuring:- Joseph Bianco, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit- Martha Pacold, Judge, Northern District of Illinois- Kyle Duncan, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

10-31
01:02:15

American Covenant: A Conversation with Dr. Yuval Levin

Featuring:- Yuval Levin, Director of Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies, American Enterprise Institute- Jack Landman Goldsmith, Learned Hand Professor of Law, Harvard Law- William Kelley, Associate Professor of Law, Notre Dame Law

10-25
01:03:26

Hope and Salvation: From Christian Eschatology to Political Ethics

Featuring:- Émilie Tardivel-Schick, Professor of Moral Philosophy and Religious Anthropology at the Catholic Theology Faculty, The University of Strasbourg

10-11
01:08:13

A Conversation with Justice Brett Kavanaugh

Featuring:– Brett M. Kavanaugh, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court– J. Joel Alicea, Associate Professor of Law, The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law

09-27
01:08:24

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