Thomistic Institute

Pursuit of Truth on Campus

The purpose of life is to know God. Period. That is St. Thomas Aquinas’ central claim in his Summa Contra Gentiles, and it was Fr. James Brent, O.P.’s central claim as he opened the Thomistic Institute’s Student Leadership Conference.

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Video: Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P. on the Sacraments | Aquinas 101

Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P., explains why the Sacraments matter in the worship of God.

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Credo: The new RCIA program from the Thomistic Institute

Credo weaves in teachings on prayer from the beginning in order to introduce participants to the Church’s life of prayer.

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An Interview with Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.

Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P., is one of the principal organizers of the Thomistic Institute, which brings accessible presentations of Catholic theology and philosophy to over thirty college campuses.

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Hunger for Truth on Campus

“I sat at a table and listened to a conversation between [an] atheist and a visiting Dominican priest. It was deep and substantive. The Dominican—Father Dominic Legge of the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC—took the student’s questions seriously, and gave him answers. It was thrilling, to be honest.”

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The Thomistic Institute at Vanderbilt

At Vanderbilt University, the mission of our University Catholic (UCat) campus ministry contends with both an aggressive secularism and a deep apathy towards the search for truth. This spring, God’s providential aid came through our partnership with the Thomistic Institute of the PFIC and its distinguished speakers.

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The Thomistic Institute at NYU

On September 10, 2016, at NYU’s Catholic Center, Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P., debated with Candace Vogler and Jennifer A. Frey of the University of Chicago’s Virtue, Happiness, & The Meaning of Life Project on whether the virtue of religion is necessary to a happy life. The debate was moderate by R. R. Reno, Editor Read more…

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Affirming Perennial Truth in a Disoriented Age

Affirming Perennial Truth in a Disoriented Age   The Thomistic Institute at the PFIC promotes study in the philosophical and theological traditions of the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. The Director, Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P., explains the value of its work.   What is the Thomistic Institute? The Thomistic Institute seeks to bring the Read more…

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The Thomistic Institute: Bringing Truth to Capitol Hill

The Thomistic Institute: Bringing Truth to Capitol Hill   By: Br. John Mark Solitario, O.P.   The Thomistic Institute exists to promote Catholic truth in our contemporary world by strengthening the intellectual formation of Christians at universities, in the Church, and in the wider public square.   The PFIC’s Thomistic Institute is bringing Truth to Read more…

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