...he just gets better with age.

Here is his latest.  I can't sum it up better than the title at his website.

If Einstein Had Been a Surfer — NEW Sep 2011 — Rediscovering the right brain

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I've got another Dr. Peter Kreeft lecture for ya'.  This time it's *actually* in mp3 format (not m4a or any other good-luck-figuring-out-how-to-listen format).  This talk, Sexual Reconnection: Restoring The Link Between Sex And Love, was given at the Catholic Medical Association on 10/29/10.  Here's the skinny:

Section	Time	Size
Sexual Reconnection	46:28	13.6 MB
00:00 Sexual Chaos 05:45 Reconnecting Sex and Love 15:12 Imaging the Mystical Marriage 20:23 Cultural Re-Revolution 24:03 Q&A

For Dr. Kreeft's refelctions on the Song of Songs, see
Three Philosophies of Life

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Is the only good Muslim a bad Muslim? Let's hear from one of my Catholic intellectual heroes Dr. Peter Kreeft!

Long time readers know the affinity I have for the inestimable Dr. Peter Kreeft. The website that hosts his talks, www.peterkreeft.com, is in need of volunteers to listen and create time codes / tables of contents for the talks. See here for details.

Here's some Dr. Peter Kreeft goodness -- old Catholic Answers Live appearances.

BIOGRAPHY: Peter Kreeft, Ph.D., is a professor of philosophy at Boston College and at the King’s College (Empire State Building), in New York City. He is a regular contributor to several Christian publications, is in wide demand as a speaker at conferences, and is the author of over 55 books including Handbook of Christian Apologetics, Christianity for Modern Pagans, and Fundamentals of the Faith.

Feb 4, 1999 - Women and the Priesthood

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Nov 29, 1999 - Heaven

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Mar 15, 2002 - Angels & Demons: Are They Real?

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Mar 19, 2004 - Philosophy: The Handmaiden of Theology

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Jan 22, 2010 - What's Philosophy Got To Do With It?

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*HT to Minnesota Greg for the heads-up!

*A Hearty HT to Greg for pointing me to this new lecture by Dr. Peter Kreeft, given to Act One.


If you're not familiar with Dr. Kreeft, follow this link and get busy: SPEAKER: Peter Kreeft

If you are familiar with Dr. Kreeft, no further encouragement is needed.

Found the following thanks to reader Brigitte:

God

Atheists deny God’s existence; mystics experience God directly; saints are called friends of God. How can we finite human beings really know Him, the Infinite God? Based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church and Holy Scripture, this is taken from the Luke E. Hart Series – Basic Elements of the Catholic Faith and provided by the Knights of Columbus Catholic Information Service.

“This helped evangelize an Agnostic Scientist friend to explore the faith and start asking for more!” Rennie - Spokane, WA

“For those seriously wondering about God’s existence, this presents many solid facets to contemplate.” Mark - La Crosse, WI

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Seven Reasons To Be Catholic by Dr. Peter Kreeft

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Reader Fredrick sent in the following:

I heard about this podcast:

http://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail?pid=39850

Here:
http://churchofthemasses.blogspot.com/2009/03/barb-on-haunting-moments.html

This is put on by Act One, from their web page http://www.actoneprogram.com/ they say:

Act One trains and mentors Christians of all denominations for careers in mainstream film and television. We prepare our students to produce film and TV projects that combine mastery of craft with great depth and meaning. As a non-profit organization, we are wholly devoted to the professional and spiritual development of our students.

I've listened through the first one, it is interesting..

There are 6 speakers, notably is Peter Kreeft and Barbara Nicolosi (the blogger mentioned above)

Frederick

Thanks, Frederick!

Here's Barbara (one of Karen's favorite people):

What Flannery Knew

Barbara Nicolosi, screenwriter, adjunct professor of film at Pepperdine University, and former executive director of Act One, discusses Flannery O’Connor’s use of paradox to create haunting moments in storytelling.

This was the sixth talk in a series presented at the Act One Story Symposium, held in October of 2008 at the historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.

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Here's Peter Kreeft:

Heroes

Dr. Peter Kreeft, renowned philosopher and author of over 50 books, including Socrates Meets Jesus, delivers a presentation about heroes. He proposes seven preconditions for a hero — hierarchy, teleology/purpose/design, natural law, absolutes, free will, honor, and suffering — in order to start a discussion of the question: do heroes exist today?

This was the third talk in a series presented at the Act One Story Symposium, held in October of 2008 at the historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.

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Intro by Fr. John Riccardo:

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From a modern Saint and an otherwise brilliant man:

SWEEEEET. I can't rave enough about Peter Kreeft's lectures; with a marked note of under-exaggeration, it's life changing stuff. His lecture ability (IMHO) far exceeds his debate skills, but it's simply impossible to listen to him without learning something. Regardless, here's the free media from the Intercollegiate Studies Institute:

Is God Dead?: Atheism vs. Christianity — NEW Peter Kreeft, Professor of Philosophy, Boston College Michael Tooley, Professor of Philosophy and College Professor of Distinction, University of Colorado, Boulder Wheaton College, Norton, MA 4/29/2008

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Well...new for me, anyway. It was uploaded to www.peterkreeft.com in October but I missed it. After you listen to this, click on the tag "SPEAKER: Peter Kreeft" tag at the bottom of this post and listen to the rest -- it's life-changing stuff.

Section	Time	Size
Shocking Beauty	80:07	23.5MB

Since I'm getting more visitors these days, I thought I'd take the opportunity to bump this old post back to the top. The following are links to Peter Kreeft's site, and each one is worth listening to three or four times. This guy is good in a way that you simply don't find -- he'll blow your hair back. If he doesn't, let me know and I'll refund your money, no questions asked.

1. How to Win the Culture War — A call to arms, identifying the real enemies and mapping key battlefields
2. Divine Truth—The Heart's Deepest Longing — Explores the nature of self, subjective truth, objective truth and Christ as the Truth
3. Ecumenism Without Compromise — Denominationalism is not just a Christian scandal, but absolutely intolerable
4. 10 Uncommon Insights Into Evil from Lord of the Rings — Calls attention to Tolkien's great words reminding us about forgotten wisdom on evil
5. A Refutation of Moral Relativism — TRANSCRIPTION ADDED 1/27/07 — Not just a strong case against it, but a refutation of the philosophy that no society has ever survived
6. Christ's Concept of Happiness vs The World's — What is the meaning of happiness? How do you get it?
7. Making Sense Out of Suffering — Tackles questions related to the nature of suffering, evil and sin
8. Arguments for God's Existence — Five classic defenses for believing in God
9. Women and the Priesthood — Why "only boys can be the daddies"
10. Aquinas and the Angels — There may be more to angels than it seems
11. Moral Theology and Homosexuality — Traditional moral wisdom for modern moral confusion
12. The Sea and Spirituality — A unique meditation on the sea as an icon of God
13. Lost in the Cosmos — Contrasts two classics, Walker Percy's Lost in the Cosmos and C.S. Lewis's The Abolition of Man, on the topics of Natural Law, humor and irony, direct and indirect communication, the nature of self, knowing vs. knowing about, and others
14. Mere Christianity — Next to the Bible, C.S. Lewis's masterpiece receives Dr. Kreeft's highest recommendation
15. The Problem of Pain — A commentary on C.S. Lewis's brilliant exposition on the problems of suffering and evil
16. Till We Have Faces — A commentary on C.S. Lewis's solution to evil, worked out in fiction. Also deals with the fascinating question "Why does God wear disguises?"
17. A Grief Observed — C.S. Lewis's personal and honest account of the loss of his wife, and how God deepened his love
18. God's Existence — A magnificent overview of the arguments
19. Pro-Life Philosophy — The philosophical case against abortion — TRANSCRIPTION ADDED 3/1/07; ALTERNATE AUDIO VERSION ADDED
20. Time and Eternity — C.S. Lewis's insights on these intriguing topics
21. The Cosmic Dance — C.S. Lewis's joyful cosmology of femininity and masculinity
22. The Imagination — C.S. Lewis and the power of creative images
23. Desire — The innate hunger for total joy
24. Sex in Heaven — Imaging the fire of God's love
25. The One Thing Needed — Life's most important activity
26. The Dark Side — Shining light on three kinds of evil:
    suffering, death and sin
27. The Good, True and Beautiful — C.S. Lewis on the three great transcendentals
28. Christianity in Lord of The Rings — Apologetics in Tolkien's classic
29. Fated and Free — The intregration of predestination and freewill; an insightful perspective via Lord of the Rings
30. Identity — The paradoxical nature of self
31. Language of Beauty — NEW — Prose that no writer will want to miss! The power of words revealed by Lord of the Rings
32. Prayer for Beginners — NEW! — The practice of God's presence
33. The Word — NEW! — Scripture as a living portrait
34. Philosophy: Handmaiden of Theology — NEW! — An interview about the love of wisdom
35. Heaven — NEW! — The heart's deepest longing

From the Intercollegiate Studies Institute's lecture archives:

	"Is Abortion Morally Justifiable in a Free Society?" Peter Kreeft, Professor of Philosophy, Boston College David Boonin, Associate Professor of Philosophy, UC-Boulder Yale University 12/1/2005 From ISI's Cicero's Podium: A Great Issues Debate Series. Email lecture to a friend – Send Feedback – Read Feedback (0)	RM MP3
	The Mystery of Mankind's Love Affair with the Sea Peter Kreeft, Professor of Philosophy, Boston College Intercollegiate Studies Institute 1/8/2004 Email lecture to a friend – Send Feedback – Read Feedback (0)	RM RM | MP3
	On the Shoulders of Giants: Learning from the Great Minds of the Past Peter Kreeft, Professor of Philosophy, Boston College University of St. Francis, Joliet, IL 8/27/1999 Email lecture to a friend – Send Feedback – Read Feedback (0)	RM | MP3

The debate on abortion seems less a debate and more two people stating their positions. I'm not usually a fan of such things, as I prefer more two-way interaction. That said, one of the comments by Dr. Kreeft was rather intriguing -- (paraphrased) -- "Let's say you're right. You have a very clever argument. Please tell me, would your argument make any of the women coming out of an abortion clinic feel any better about what they just did?"

A very insightful question...

I posted a link to some Peter Kreeft talks (here) a couple of days ago, and in it I also gave some links to .pdf files Dr. Kreeft had written.

THE GOOD NEWS: You no longer have to try to read those (evil and dastardly) .pdf files. The Catholic Information Service now has a podcast where Fr. Jay Toborowsky will read each of these booklets (so you don't have to).

Here's what they say:

This is the first of thirty lessons based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church, offered by the Catholic Information Service. Written by Peter Kreeft and read by Fr. Jay Toborowsky, Faith gives a basic understanding of the relationship between faith and reason, faith and authority, and faith and the Church. If you want to put your faith in action, it’s a good idea to know what faith is.

New episodes will be posted approximately weekly. Subscribe today! Be sure to leave us a comment to let us know how you like this.

If you want a hard copy of this booklet, contact CIS (information in the sidebar).

Thanks to the Saint Gregory Society for providing the music for this lesson.

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