Ep. #27 – Defending the 3rd Way with Dr. Delfino
Summary Dr. Delfino ably defends the third way of St. Thomas Aquinas, providing many helpful examples and details along the way. In the first segment, he shows that there must be at least one...
Author: John DeRosa
Ep. #26 – Ten Steps to See God with Dr. Josh Rasmussen
Summary In his recent book The Bridge of Reason: Ten Steps to See God, Dr. Joshua L. Rasmussen argues that reason can lead us to the existence of God, or what He calls the greatest treasure. During this...
Ep. #25 – A Divine Simplicity Primer with Paul Chutikorn
Summary Paul Chutikorn provides a primer on the doctrine of divine simplicity (DDS). Along the way, he explains the meaning of the terms essence and existence as well as discussing univocal vs. analogical predication. Lastly, he...
Covington, Baby-Killing, and Divine Simplicty
By now, you’ve probably seen the bad news of the past week. Here are the most sinister details about two terrible stories. Story A: The 16-year old Covington Catholic boy who was vilified for smiling at a...
Ep. #24 – Aquinas on Evil with Dr. Gloria Frost [Interview]
Summary Dr. Gloria Frost presents the privation account of evil affirmed by Aquinas and explains his answer to the logical problem of evil. Additionally, Frost comments on Aquinas’ commentary on the book of Job and shares some...
BONUS|Science & Faith with Dr. Trasancos [Interview]
Summary Dr. Stacy Trasancos joins the podcast to discuss alleged conflicts between faith and science. We discuss the proper relationship between faith and science, why many scientists are atheists, the topic of evolution, and...
Ep. #21,#22, & #23 – God and Evil: A Dialogue by Brian Davies
Summary Fr. Brian Davies wrote a 2003 article titled God and Evil: A Dialogue, which contains a wealth of information on the Problem of Evil. He approaches the issue from the perspective of Classical Theism with particular...
BONUS | Achieving Greatness & Talking Points on Evil
Summary Christopher Carter explains that achieving greatness involves a community of people striving for excellent, consistent growth by at least 1% each week, and accountability to ensure sustained results. He helps men around the...
Ep. #20 – Retaking Pascal’s Wager with Dr. Rota [Interview]
Summary Dr. Michael Rota defends an updated version of Pascal’s Wager. He responds to the classic objections to the wager and helps us see how to use the wager effectively in conversation. Also, Christopher...
Ep. #19 – Problem of Evil (Part 1) with Dr. Taylor O’Neill [Interview]
In this episode, I ask Dr. Taylor Patrick O’Neill to respond to several questions related to the problem of evil and suffering. First, I ask him to describe his religious background and how he got interested in philosophy and theology. Second, we talk about the class he taught this past semester on evil and suffering. Third, we dive into the main segment of the interview on the problem of evil and suffering.
