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The After Dinner Scholar

Weekly conversations about the Liberal Arts and The Great Books with Wyoming Catholic College professors, board members,and guests.

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The Ancient and Modern Challenges of Technology--Bacon’s ”The New Atlantis” by Dr. Paul Giesting

The Ancient and Modern Challenges of Technology--Bacon’s ”The New Atlantis” by Dr. Paul Giesting

Francis Bacon famously noted that, “Knowledge is power.” And the knowledge of science that then leads to the knowledge o... Read more

25 Jul 2023

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”Nature and Nature’s God” with Dr. Daniel Shields

”Nature and Nature’s God” with Dr. Daniel Shields

…[W]hatever is in motion must be put in motion by another,” wrote St. Thomas Aquinas at the beginning of his Summa Theol... Read more

18 Jul 2023

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Grads and Cowboy Hats with Dean Kyle Washut

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Graduation 2023-Remarks by Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila

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Graduation 2023-Senior Address by Miss Emma Hermanson

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