Take Every Thought Captive Podcast

Episode 116 - Nature Acts for an End In episode 115, Jason and Dr. Smith welcome special guest, Joe Grossheim to discuss a classical saying, "Nature Acts for an End." We cover:- Why this is an important question- Aristotle and the Physics Book II- What is Nature?- Art...

Episode 115 - Aquinas' 4th Way In this episode, Dr. Smith and Dr. Bulzacchelli discuss Aquinas' 4th Way to understand the existence of God. We cover: - Reading the 4th Way- The uniqueness of this argument- Gradation and degree- The metaphysical foundation The 4th Way...

Episode 114 - Aquinas on Predestination In this episode, Jason and Dr. Smith discuss the topic of predestination in the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas. We cover: Principles of Predestination- God is the cause of every perfection, including the good of order to an end...

Episode 113 - Divine Providence: The Infallible Plan of God In this episode, Jason and Dr. Smith discuss the difficult but important topic of Divine Providence from the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas. Does God have a plan for us? Does God's plan ever fail? Listen and...

Episode 112 - Lessons from the Trial and Death of Socrates In this episode, Jason and Dr. Smith discuss lessons to be learned from the trial and death of Socrates. We cover:- Historical background- Transition to democracy from Aristocracy- The Sophists, rhetoric, and...

Episode 108 - Death: Philosophical and Theological Perspectives In this episode of Take Every Thought Captive, Dr. Smith and Dr. Bulzaccelli discuss the role that Christians should play in the political sphere. What kinds of policies should Chrsitians support? What...

Episode 110 - The Unexamined Life is Not Worth Living: Why Philosophy is Necessary for Life In this episode, Jason and Dr. Smith discuss the necessity of philosophy. We cover:- Socrates "The unexamined life is not worth living."- What does philosophy do for the human...

Episode 109 - Vatican II and the Liturgy: What do the Documents Really Say? In this episode, Dr. Richard Bulzacchelli and Canonist, Tyler Ross discuss the liturgy as was envisioned by the documents of the Second Vatican Council. We cover:- Traditiones Custodes-...

Episode 107: Youth Ministry in an Age of Unbelief In this episode, Jason and Dr. Bulzacchelli discuss serious issues around the youth and belief. We cover:- relation-based youth ministry and the problem that people already don't believe- is relation based ministry...

Episode 106: Freedom in America: A Philosophical Defense In this episode, Dr. Bulzacchelli and Dr. Smith discuss freedom as the founder's intended. We cover:– The Declaration of Independence– Influence of the English Philosophers– The Monarchy– Progressives’ concept...