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.

Dr. John G. Brungardt and Dr. Kevin Clarke discuss truth and academic freedom in the context of the contemporary Catholic university. Listen as they explore the historic Land O'Lakes document, its impact on how the Catholic university understands itself, and the response it has elicited over the past 55 years.

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

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 Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange's De Revelatione.

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 real theology, or is it time to revive them?

Fr. Dylan Schrader and Dr. Kevin Clarke discuss private revelation.

This month, Pope Francis announced that Irenaeus of Lyons (130-202) would be declared a doctor of the Church. Daniel Lendman, Ryan Brady, and Kevin Clarke discuss the theology of St. Irenaeus as well as the fittingness of this declaration.

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.

On this episode, Drs. Kevin Clarke, William Diem, Daniel Lendman, and Taylor Patrick O'Neill discuss the Marian titles of "Co-Redemptrix" and "Mediatrix of all Graces." Can the titles be applied to Mary? What precisely do the titles designate? The participants debate the precise meaning of the titles and consider whether the Church should formally declare them.

When Daniel Lendman, Christopher Owens, and Fr. Dylan Schrader discuss Church vocations from a theological perspective, disagreements and distinctions abound.

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 Schrader discuss.

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

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 the will always follow the intellect? Is this a form of intellectual determinism?

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

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

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 experience.

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 directly? How does the scientia media relate to divine omnipotence? Are there any overlaps between the thought of Molina and Báñez? Join us for consideration of those questions and more. Also, you may know leave us a voicemail with questions or comments that we will feature in our next episode....

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 the first place? We also consider these questions in light of ecclesiological questions, as well as the place of the sacrament of penance in the life of the Church.

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 question whether there are truly any ministers for this sacrament. They also discuss the signification of marriage and the relation between natural and sacramental marriage.

In this third episode of Sed Contra, we discuss Elizabeth Johnson's interview with US Catholic wherein she claims that no one had to die for our sins. Is that correct? Is the entire created order saved? Does Christ become incarnate as man alone or in a more general sense as body or flesh? Can animals be resurrected as man is? We explore these and other issues in this episode.

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 tradition? Recent versions of universalism are contrasted with the seminal work Dare We Hope? by Hans Urs von Balthasar. Finally, the hosts debate whether this is really the best of all possible worlds.

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 that God infallibly moves the human will (such as in the case of actual grace) but without imposing any necessity on the human will (and thus without falling into the errors of Calvinism or Jansenism).

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 pastoral? All of that and more.