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THE CATHOLIC INTELLECTUAL TRADITION
Wisdom Through the Lens of Catholicism
These are not “Catholic courses.” These are courses in computer science, bioethics, American history, business leadership, environmental stewardship, literature, and philosophy — taught by Catholic scholars who choose not to separate what they know from what they believe.
Where a secular university might teach ethics as opinion, our professors ground it in natural law. Where others treat literature as mere text, ours reveal the sacramental imagination of Tolkien, Chesterton, and C.S. Lewis. Where the modern world reduces the human person to data, our faculty insist on dignity, purpose, and the call to holiness.
Every Subject, Illuminated
The same disciplines you'd find at any great university — taught by scholars who bring the Catholic intellectual tradition to bear on every question.
Science, Technology & the Liberal Arts
Computer science, environmental science, the U.S. Constitution — rigorous subjects taught without compromise. The difference? Our professors see creation as intelligible, the human person as sacred, and every discipline as part of a unified pursuit of truth.
History, Literature & Ideas
American political history, the genius of Tolkien and Chesterton, the wisdom of Augustine and C.S. Lewis. The same great books and great questions — but read by scholars who believe that stories, arguments, and civilizations point beyond themselves.
Ethics, Leadership & Human Life
Bioethics, business leadership, the virtues, motherhood — the questions every person faces. Where secular approaches offer opinions, our faculty offer natural law, human dignity, and two thousand years of moral reasoning. The Catholic vision doesn't avoid hard questions. It answers them.
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NEWDemystifying AI from a Catholic Perspective
Dr. Saverio Perugini
21 lessons
NEWThe Foundation and Future of Catholic Education
Dr. Dan Guernsey
6 lessons
NEWEconomics and Catholic Social Teaching
Dr. Gabriel Martinez
7 lessons
The Life and Teachings of St. Augustine
Dr. Gerald Boersma
6 lessons
Athletics and the Virtues
Coach Joe Patterson
8 lessons
Pro-Life: Rights, Natural Law, and Catholic Thought
Dr. Seana McGuire (Segrue)
8 lessons
The Rise of American Politics
Dr. Michael Breidenbach
3 lessons
Catholic Bioethics: Current Issues
Dr. Diann Ecret
3 lessons
An Introduction to Computer Science
Dr. Saverio Perugini
14 lessons
Introduction to Mariology
Dr. Mark Miravalle
5 lessons
Introduction to Sacramental Theology
Dr. Roger Nutt
3 lessons
Stewarding the Environment
Dr. Samuel Shepard
5 lessons
The Foundations of America: U.S. Constitution
Dr. Seana McGuire (Segrue)
7 lessons
The Genius of G.K. Chesterton
Joseph Pearce
6 lessons
The Genius of J.R.R. Tolkien
Joseph Pearce
6 lessons
The Philosophy of Motherhood
Dr. Janice Chik Breidenbach
3 lessons
The Wisdom of C.S. Lewis
Dr. Michel Dauphinais
6 lessons
The Wisdom of Fulton Sheen
Dr. James Patterson
3 lessons
The Virtues and Leadership in Business
Dave Durand
7 lessons
NEWDemystifying AI from a Catholic Perspective
Dr. Saverio Perugini
21 lessons
NEWThe Foundation and Future of Catholic Education
Dr. Dan Guernsey
6 lessons
NEWEconomics and Catholic Social Teaching
Dr. Gabriel Martinez
7 lessons
The Life and Teachings of St. Augustine
Dr. Gerald Boersma
6 lessons
Athletics and the Virtues
Coach Joe Patterson
8 lessons
Pro-Life: Rights, Natural Law, and Catholic Thought
Dr. Seana McGuire (Segrue)
8 lessons
The Rise of American Politics
Dr. Michael Breidenbach
3 lessons
Catholic Bioethics: Current Issues
Dr. Diann Ecret
3 lessons
An Introduction to Computer Science
Dr. Saverio Perugini
14 lessons
Introduction to Mariology
Dr. Mark Miravalle
5 lessons
Introduction to Sacramental Theology
Dr. Roger Nutt
3 lessons
Stewarding the Environment
Dr. Samuel Shepard
5 lessons
The Foundations of America: U.S. Constitution
Dr. Seana McGuire (Segrue)
7 lessons
The Genius of G.K. Chesterton
Joseph Pearce
6 lessons
The Genius of J.R.R. Tolkien
Joseph Pearce
6 lessons
The Philosophy of Motherhood
Dr. Janice Chik Breidenbach
3 lessons
The Wisdom of C.S. Lewis
Dr. Michel Dauphinais
6 lessons
The Wisdom of Fulton Sheen
Dr. James Patterson
3 lessons
The Virtues and Leadership in Business
Dave Durand
7 lessons
Ave Maria University is a Catholic liberal arts university in Southwest Florida where students study biology, nursing, business, history, computer science, politics, literature, and more — all within a community that is faithfully Catholic. The university doesn't offer a reduced curriculum. It offers the full range of disciplines, taught by scholars who believe that faith and reason illuminate every field of study.
Through The Pursuit of Wisdom, these same professors now share their expertise with the world. Each course covers a real subject at a serious level — and each is enriched by the Catholic intellectual tradition that has shaped Western civilization for two thousand years.