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An Army Chaplain on Faith and Leadership | Ep. 31 The TAC Podcast (opens the original)
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In this episode of The TAC Podcast, we are joined by Thomas Aquinas College alumnus Father Andrew De Silva—pastor at St. Peter the Apostle Parish in New Jersey and Captain in the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps. Father Andrew shares valuable insights from his work with young adults across parish life, high school summer programs, and the military. We dive into why young Catholics are increasingly searching for objective truth, how genuine community and intellectual leisure provide an antidote to modern
Aristotle's Physics: Nature, Motion & Change | Ep. 30 The TAC Podcast (opens the original)
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What can Aristotle teach us about the study of the natural world more than 2,000 years after he wrote the Physics? Unlike modern physics, Aristotle's study of nature begins not with equations, specialized experiments, or mathematical models, but with our ordinary experience of the world around us. Motion, change, time, causality, matter, and nature itself are realities we encounter constantly, yet rarely stop to examine. In this episode of "The TAC Podcast," Dr. John Finley and Dr. Chris Decaen
Why You Feel Alone | Ep. 29 The TAC Podcast (opens the original)
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In this episode of "The TAC Podcast," we explore the "loneliness pandemic," and the fundamental human need for connection, through the lens of Aristotle's "Nicomachean Ethics." Join us as we discuss the different levels of friendship — from utility and pleasure to "complete friendship" based on virtue — and how our modern, technologized world affects our ability to form deep, lasting bonds. Chapters: 00:00 The "Loneliness Pandemic" and Current Statistics 01:21 Why We Are Social Animals 02:57 The
The Pope Responds to Artificial Intelligence | Ep. 28 The TAC Podcast (opens the original)
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In this episode of The TAC Podcast, we explore the groundbreaking social encyclical from Pope Leo XIV, Magnifica Humanitas, which addresses the rapid rise of Artificial Intelligence. Drawing parallels to the Industrial Revolution and the legacy of Leo XIII's Rerum Novarum, the discussion centers on how AI impacts human dignity, the necessity of limits, and the importance of maintaining genuine human relationships in a digital age. Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction to Magnifica Humanitas 02:07 - Bib
Catholics & Communists: Pope Leo XIII's "Rerum Novarum" | Ep. 27 The TAC Podcast (opens the original)
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In this episode of "The TAC Podcast," we explore Pope Leo XIII's landmark 1891 encyclical, Rerum Novarum (On Capital and Labor). This foundational document of modern Catholic social teaching addressed the dire condition of the working classes during the Industrial Revolution, offering a third way between unbridled capitalism and the rising tide of socialism. We discuss how Leo XIII defends the natural right to private property, while emphasizing its social purpose, the essential harmony between
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