Therese Cory
Department of Philosophy
John and Jean Oesterle Associate Professor of Thomistic Studies
- Medieval philosophy
- Thomas Aquinas
- The influence of medieval Islamic thought on European thinkers in the Middle Ages
- Pre-modern theories of mind and consciousness
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EWTN
Josef Pieper, AI, and Pope Leo’s Vision for Humanity
May 26, 2026
“Immersion in the real” is a key component for leisure, observes professor Therese Cory, director of the Jacques Maritain Center at the University of Notre Dame and a member of the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas, in EWTN’s new film. (Leisure is a “book that changed my life,” according to Cory.)
Word on Fire: Culture and Evangelization | PODCAST
The Jacques Maritain Center – Therese Cory & Christopher Enabnit
Audio
May 19, 2026
How did a young agnostic wracked with doubt and contemplating suicide become one of the greatest Catholic philosophers of the twentieth century? Join me as I talk with Therese Cory and Christopher Enabnit of the University of Notre Dame’s Jacques Maritain Center about the life, impact, and continuing relevance of Jacques Maritain on The Evangelization & Culture Podcast.
South Bend Tribune
Notre Dame faculty, others see Pope Leo XIV as 'bridge builder among continents'
May 08, 2025
Therese Cory and many other Catholics didn’t expect a pope from the United States, thinking the Roman Catholic Church wouldn’t want to overdo the U.S.'s prominence on the world stage. Then again, the associate professor at the University of Notre Dame said, Pope Leo XIV seems to embrace the dialog and the world-focused missionary church that was so important to the late Pope Francis.
America
Why you should get to know St. Thomas Aquinas, even 800 years after he lived
November 25, 2024
By Therese Cory, the John and Jean Oesterle Associate Professor of Thomistic Studies
The Conversation
Why you should get to know Thomas Aquinas, even 800 years after he lived
November 21, 2024
By Therese Cory, Associate Professor of Thomistic Studies, Department of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame