Podcasts by Sed Contra: A Podcast of Catholic Theology

Do We Always Choose What Seems Best? from 2023-12-12T20:09:56.267012

In this episode, Drs. William Diem, Matthew Dugandzic, Taylor Patrick O'Neill, and Fr. Dylan Schrader discuss the question of whether we always choose what we perceive to be the higher good. Does t...

Is Mary Co-Redemptrix? Is She Mediatrix of All Graces? from 2023-12-12T20:09:56.253120

"Pope Francis says Mary is not the ‘co-redemptrix’"

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Is the Perverted Faculty Argument Sound? from 2023-12-12T20:09:56.246590

Fr. Dylan Schrader moderates a discussion among Matthew Dugandzic, William Diem, and Ryan Brady on the question of whether the perverted faculty argument can be used to produce sound moral judgments.

Private Revelation from 2023-12-12T20:09:56.238594

Fr. Dylan Schrader and Dr. Kevin Clarke discuss private revelation. How does a private revelation different from public revelation, and how are they related? Why should the Church bother with al...

Tribute to Joseph Ratzinger / Benedict XVI from 2023-12-12T20:09:56.094323

Sacra Doctrina Project members discuss Joseph Ratzinger / Benedict XVI and pay tribute to him at his passing from this life. May he rest in peace.

Further Musings on Universalism from 2023-12-12T20:09:56.080211

Dr. John Solheid and Dr. Kevin Clarke muse on Origen, apocatastasis, and the issues surrounding the issue with Fr. Dylan Schrader.

NFP and the Supposed Contraceptive Mentality from 2023-11-14T20:00

Dr. Matthew Dugandzic, Dr. Taylor Patrick O'Neill, P. Edmund Waldstein, O.Cist., and Dr. James Stroud discuss NFP, contraception, and the contraceptive mentality.

Differences in Eucharistic Piety Among Roman and Byzantine Catholics from 2023-10-12T18:00

Dr. Matthew Dugandzic, Dr. Danny Garland, and Dr. Ryan Brady discuss the differences in Eucharistic piety among Roman and Byzantine Catholics. Includes an epilogue by Dr. Kevin Clarke.

Artificial Intelligence from 2023-09-15T05:00

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Laudato si' from 2023-08-17T18:29:25

Dr. James Stroud, Dr. John Macias, Dr. Taylor Patrick O'Neill, and Fr. Dylan Schrader discuss Pope Francis's 2015 Encyclical Laudato si', on the care of our common home.

Veritatis Splendor at 30 from 2023-07-20T18:33:49

Dr. James Stroud and P. Edmund Waldstein, O.Cist., discuss the watershed encyclical of St. John Paul II on moral theology, Veritatis splendor (The Splendor of Truth) as the Church approaches the th...

The Ascension from 2023-05-12T00:28:04

Thomas Davenport, OP, "Locating Heaven: Modern Science and the Place of Christ's Glorified Body," Nova et Vetera 20, no. 1 (Winter 2023): 93–114: https://stpaulcenter.com/05-nv-21-1-daven...

Intrinsic Evils from 2023-03-10T06:00

Dr. Matthew Dugandzic and Dr. Ryan Brady discuss intrinsic evils.

Gaven Kerr on the Fifth Way from 2023-02-10T06:00

Dr. Gaven Kerr discusses St. Thomas Aquinas's Fifth Way (from the governance of things) to demonstrate the existence of God.

2022 Movie Draft from 2022-12-27T19:00

Taylor Patrick O'Neill:

1. Christmas: Home Alone
2. Family Drama: There Will Be Blood
3. Psychological Thriller: The Conversation
4. Foreign Language: The Seventh Seal Listen

Divine Impassibility from 2022-12-10T06:00

Doctors Matthew Dugandzic and Kevin Clarke discuss divine impassibility and related divine attributes (such as immutability) with Father Dylan Schrader.

Why Can't Christ Be a Human Person? from 2022-11-10T06:00

Doctors Daniel Garland and Kevin Clarke discuss with Fr. Dylan Schrader why Christ isn't and can't be a human person.

Chalcedonian Christology and the Concept of Pure Nature from 2022-10-10T05:00

In this special episode, Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP, speaks about Chalcedonian Christology and the concept of pure nature. This was a keynote address given at the 2022 Sacra Doctrina Project annua...

Grace and the City: Infused Moral Virtues and Common Goods from 2022-09-10T05:00

In this special episode Dr. Patrick Gardner speaks about the infused moral virtues and the common good. This was a plenary address given at the 2022 Sacra Doctrina Project annual conference.

Truth, Freedom, and the Catholic University from 2022-08-12T05:00

• On the Land O’Lakes Statement
  • The original statement: “Statement on the Natur...
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Aquinas and the Bible from 2022-07-10T05:00

Fr. Dylan Schrader and Dr. Daniel Garland discuss Thomas Aquinas and the Bible along with biblical theology and the historical critical method today.

Theological Manuals Revisited from 2022-06-11T01:33:36

Drs. Ryan Brady and Matthew Dugandzic are joined by the prolific author and translator, Dr. Matthew Minerd, to continue the discussion about theological manuals, including his recent translation of...

Theological Manuals? from 2022-05-17T16:49:50

Dr. Matthew Dugandzic and Dr. Ryan Brady discuss theological manuals and the manualist tradition. Why are they so often criticized, and are these criticisms fair? Were the manuals destructive of re...

Irenaeus of Lyons: The Church’s Newest Oldest Doctor from 2021-10-20T15:49:59

Against Heresies in the public domain
Demonstration on the Apostol...

A Discourse on Vocations from 2021-01-28T22:24:16

1. Lexicon of Thomas Aquinas
   vocātio, ōnis, f., a calling, vocation on the part of God. Est autem exsecutio praedestinationis vocatio et magnifica...
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Would God Have Become Incarnate Had Man Not Sinned? from 2020-12-10T21:51:38

In this episode we discuss the motive of the Incarnation. Would God have become incarnate had man not fallen into sin? Drs. Kevin Clarke, Daniel Lendman, Taylor Patrick O'Neill, and Fr. Dylan Schra...

The Morality of Lying from 2020-07-24T23:33:45

On this episode, Dr. Matthew Dugandzic discusses the morality of lying with Frs. Dylan Schrader and Jon Tveit.

On Usury from 2020-06-16T18:34:06

On this episode, Dr. William Diem, Dr. Matthew Dugandzic, and Fr. Dylan Schrader discuss usury and the morality of loaning at interest.

The Theology of the Immaculate Conception from 2020-05-21T18:54:01

On this episode, Fr. Dylan Schrader, Matthew Dugandzic, and Taylor Patrick O'Neill discuss the Immaculate Conception.

The Passions of the Christ from 2020-04-30T06:08:41

We're back! On this episode, Fr. Dylan Schrader and Dr. Matthew Dugandžić discuss what the passions are according to Aquinas and how the passions of Christ are similar and different to those we exp...

Molinism vs. Báñezianism: A Debate from 2019-11-12T21:22:19

In this episode, Fr. Dylan Schrader moderates a debate between Dr. William Diem and Dr. Taylor Patrick O'Neill who argue on behalf of Molinism and Báñezianism, respectively. Does God move the will ...

On the Extraordinary Minister of Sacraments and the Sacrament of Penance from 2019-09-10T17:51:04

On this episode, we consider whether the priest is properly understood as the extraordinary minister of the sacrament of penance. What is the nature of an extraordinary minister of a sacrament in t...

Are the Bride and Groom Really the Ministers of the Sacrament of Matrimony? from 2019-06-19T18:08:37

On this episode of Sed Contra, Brandon Wanless, Daniel Lendman, and Taylor Patrick O'Neill are joined by Fr. Dylan Schrader. They discuss some of the uniqueness of the sacrament of marriage and que...

Is the Crucifixion Necessary? (And Will the Entire Created Order be Saved?) from 2019-05-13T23:15:27

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Contra Universalism (and Is This the Best of All Possible Worlds?) from 2019-03-29T12:00:13

On this month's episode, five of the six founding members of The Sacra Doctrina Project meet to discuss the doctrine of universalism. What is it? Does it have a basis in the Catholic theological tr...

Compendia 01: How Can God Move the Will Infallibly and Yet Contingently? from 2019-03-27T18:33:14

Join us for our first episode of Compendia, a new series of mini-episodes of the Sed Contra podcast. In this episode, Dr. Taylor Patrick O'Neill will consider how St. Thomas Aquinas can maintain th...

What is Sacra Doctrina? from 2019-03-27T18:31:32

The inaugural episode of Sed Contra: A Podcast of Catholic Theology. In this episode, we explore the notion of "sacra doctrina." Is it the same thing as theology? Is it merely practical or pastor...