Thomistic Wisdom for the Pilgrimage to God – Prof. John Cuddeback

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🗓️ 10 October 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Prof. John Cuddeback presents Thomistic wisdom for the pilgrimage to God emphasizing the importance of cleaving to the final end—God—as the ultimate rule and measure of all actions, fostering order and peace in the spiritual journey.

This lecture was given on June 28th, 2025, at Dominican House of Studies.

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About the Speakers:

John A. Cuddeback, PhD, is professor of Philosophy at Christendom College, where he has taught for thirty years. He lectures widely on topics including friendship, fatherhood, virtue, homesteading, and household. His professional writings appear in various academic journals and books, and his book True Friendship was republished by Ignatius Press. His podcasts, blogging, and courses at LifeCraft are renowned for applying a timeless wisdom to life today.

Keywords: Blessed Columba Marmion, Divine Order, Final End, Holiness, Human Fulfillment, Rule Of Life, St. Catherine Of Siena, St. Thomas Aquinas, Spiritual and Material Goods, Wisdom

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0:28.8	Welcome to the Thomistic Institute podcast.
0:31.7	Our mission is to promote the Catholic intellectual tradition in the university, the church,
0:36.3	and the wider public square.
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0:42.5	chapters around the world. To learn more and to attend these events, visit us at
0:47.4	to mystic institute.org. Wisdom, the very word speaks to something deep within your being.
0:58.0	When you just hear the word wisdom, you have this sense of something that you're made for.
1:06.0	And that's true.
1:08.0	It's amazing how beautiful human nature is. It is designed for the greatest
1:16.1	things. It will only be fulfilled in the greatest things. And if we but place before our eyes or
1:23.2	have brought before our eyes, it will speak to us, and we will want to pursue it.
1:29.6	Professor Huxield and I are tasked with reflecting
1:32.2	on tomistic wisdom for the pilgrimage.
1:35.6	Let me tell you right away the takeaway.
1:38.8	My father taught me, tell them what you're going to say,
1:43.3	say it, and then tell them what you said.
1:46.6	I don't always do that.
1:49.0	But in any case, here is the takeaway.
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