What do you seek? Study and the Moral Life in St Thomas Aquinas - Fr. Thomas Aquinas Pickett
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Fr. Thomas Pickett discusses the moral implications of study according to St. Thomas Aquinas.
Fr. Thomas Pickett explores what Aquinas means by study and argues that study is not just academic work but a morally formative pursuit that shapes charity, virtue, and the Christian path to happiness. This lecture was given on August 29th, 2025, at University of California Berkeley. To make a gift this June, visit https://truth.thomisticinstitute.org/pod . About the Speaker: Fr Thomas Aquinas Pickett is a son of Ellensburg, Washington and a member of the Western Dominican Province. Apart from running, board games, and coffee, he enjoys studying his namesake, St Thomas Aquinas. Having received his BA in Philosophy at Gonzaga University (where he was NOT a member of the basketball team), his MDiv and MA in theology from the DSPT, his STB from l’Institut Catholique de Toulouse, and his STL and STD from the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception, he is now a professor of theology at the DSPT, assigned to St Albert the Great Priory. Baglow is the author of Faith, Science and Reason: Theology on the Cutting Edge (2nd edition, Midwest Theological Forum, 2019) and Creation: A Catholic’s Guide to God and the Universe (Ave Maria Press, 2021). He serves as theological…
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Guest: Fr. Thomas Aquinas Pickett
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Organizations: University of California Berkeley, Western Dominican Province, Gonzaga University, DSPT, l’Institut Catholique de Toulouse, Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception, Society of Catholic Scientists, Church Life Journal, Culture and Evangelization
Books & works: Faith, Science and Reason: Theology on the Cutting Edge, Creation: A Catholic’s Guide to God and the Universe, Wonder: The Harmony of Faith and Science
Places: Ellensburg, Washington
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