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Fr. Ambrose Little discusses how the desire to know can lead to sanctity through the discipline of study.

Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P. argues that the natural human desire to know, though it draws the mind toward the contemplation of God, can only reach its fulfillment when purified and redirected by grace and the theological virtues, so that every discipline of study becomes a path of sanctity. This lecture was given on June 26th, 2026, at Dominican House of Studies. Support the Thomistic Institute Campus Chapter Program here: truth.thomisticinstitute.org/pod About the Speaker: Fr. Ambrose Little is the director of the Thomistic Institute.  He is originally from Connecticut and entered the Dominican Order in 2007 and was ordained a priest in 2013. Before entering the Dominican Order, he graduated from The Catholic University of America with a BA in philosophy. After ordination, he completed a Licentiate in Philosophy at The Catholic University of America and then taught for two years at Providence College. After completing his Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of Virginia in the summer of 2021, he started teaching at the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception. He specializes in the philosophies of Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas, with an emphasis on their study of…

People in this episode

Guest: Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P.

Topics covered

• sanctity
• study
• theological virtues
• grace
• philosophy
• contemplation

Keywords

• Aquinas
• Aristotle
• Contemplation Of God
• Desire To Know
• Grace
• Infused Virtues
• Sanctity
• Theological Virtues

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Thomistic Institute, Dominican House of Studies, The Catholic University of America, Providence College, University of Virginia

Books & works: philosophy

Places: Connecticut

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