Aquinas at 800, Part 7: The Law of Love
William Mattison
143.10
7 September 2025
24 September 2025
Episode Topic: The Law of Love (https://go.nd.edu/89c3cd) How is love at work in our lives in a practical way? Contemplate Thomas Aquinas' thoughts on love, why charity is not just love of God, but also a profound form of friendship, and why the key to understanding love is understanding justice. 00:00 Welcome and Introduction 06:23 Introduction of Father Tic 33:03 Dr. Jean Porter Keynote Address 54:43 The Order of Charity According to Aquinas 01:01:31 Justice and Its Relation to Charity 01:10:09 Q&A Session: Exploring Aquinas's Views 01:29:54 Concluding Remarks and Announcements Featured Speakers: -Therese Cory, director of the Jacques Maritain Center and the John and Jean Oesterle Associate Professor of Thomistic Studies at the University of Notre Dame -Fr. Wojciech Giertych, O.P., Theologian of the Papal Household at the Vatican and Member of the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas -William C. Mattison '03 Ph.D., Wilsey Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame -Jean Porter, John A. O'Brien Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame Read this episode's recap over on the University of Notre Dame's open online learning community platform, ThinkND: https://go.nd.edu/fa6403. This podcast is a part of the ThinkND Series titled Aquinas at 800. (https://go.nd.edu/67b7c4)
