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...
Category: Classical theism
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...
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...
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.
Episode #87 – The Problem of Divine Hiddenness with Dr. Michael Rea [Refurbished]
Show Notes Quick Tip Rehearse answers to common questions at various times throughout the day. The typical objections to belief in God come up over and over again. There are the slogan-type objections (i.e. “I...
Ep. #15 – Proof of God and the Problem of Hiddenness
Show Notes Guest Intro Karlo Broussard, a native of Southern Louisiana, left a promising musical career to devote himself full-time to the work of Catholic apologetics. As a staff apologist and speaker for Catholic...
Ep. #14 – Does the Fifth Way Still Have Teeth?
Show Notes Topic: The Fifth Way of St. Thomas Aquinas Guest Intro Robert A. Delfino received his Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo, where he specialized in metaphysics and medieval...
Ep. #13 – The First Way Still Has Teeth
Show Notes Quick Tip Focus on improving your Catholic case-making skills one area at a time. As John Lee Dumas says, FOCUS means “follow one course until success.” Download this PDF guide to assess your Catholic case-making...
CORE #05 – Good Reasons to Believe in God (Part 3)
Show Notes CORE #05 – Good Reasons to Believe in God (Part 3) Quick Tip Create an apologetics folder on your computer with 4 big categories: God, Jesus, the Church, and Testimony. Use this...
