Matt Speaks to His 6th Favorite Person in the World, Dr. Peter Kreeft

Peter Kreeft, Ph.D., is a professor of philosophy at Boston College. He has written over 100 Books. He is a convert to Catholicism from Calvinism. He is an extremely sought after speaker. He joins Matt to talk about a wide range of topics.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
11:00 Descartes Broken Down
18:06 Personal Questions
23:60 Animals In Heaven
27:00 C. S. Lewis
35:50 The Gospels
38:54 Hell
49:00 Heaven
57:00 The Happiness Time In Life
1:03:04 Movies
1:15:29 Desire
1:20:00 Death
1:24:25 Justice
1:32:08 Kreeft’s Bucket List
1:33:59 Pope Francis
1:42:28 Would You Rather
1:46:18 Being A Teacher
1:51:53 Buddha
2:07:36 Donald Trump
2:12:58 Questions
2:26:50 The Problem Of Homosexuality
2:31:26 Kreeft’s New Book
2:37:43 Inappropriate Jokes
2:43:07 St. Augustine
2:45:55 Letting Go Of Old Sins
2:51:23 Wrap Up

[@Once_Again257]

Is anyone else beyond belief how the wisdom of Peter Kreeft is so freely available to us???

[@11antun]

yes!

[@ferrouscarrus4831]

Peter Kreeft is like St. Francis de Sales: he speaks so gently and so lovingly, and yet the Gospel at every moment, that you just want to let him take your hand and lead you directly to God.

[@mpatriciawillard6938]

Peter Kreeft personally assisted my husband and me in converting to the Catholic Church in 1985. I took one of his philosophy classes at Boston College prior to that. I treasure the time we spent in his company and own and have read many of his books. In fact I just put one down just before tuning into this podcast. He's in my prayers.

[@stormchaser9738]

I was BC class of ‘23, took Dr. Kreeft five times. Now I’m Catholic!

[@theveggieright]

I’m a dietitian and I love how he said that God chose eating and drinking to come to us. I so love that ❤

[@Black-ui7ff]

Babe wake up, new Peter Kreeft on pints with aquinas just dropped 🗣️

[@SergioFerreira-uj7zy]

My greatest college regret while a Philosophy minor at BC (‘89) was never having class with Dr. Kreeft!!

[@LuxPerpetua17]

I had him three times a week my freshman year at BC for theology and philosophy. It was awesome.

[@stormchaser9738]

Graduated class of 23’, I took 5 classes with him….wasn’t enough

[@bethmcmullan7686]

There’s something to really appreciate in a man turning up for a podcast in a suit and tie. Good job, Dr Kreeft!

[@margokupelian344]

That’s the old school I believe and I love it. So much has changed!!!

[@greypilgrim9967]

Not even 2 min and I'm reminded what an amazingly good fellow Dr. Kreeft is. I love this guy. Dr. Kreeft please know that your words bring me much comfort, encouragement and some laughs. I hope I get to meet you one day. God bless you.

[@catholiclofi]

Cannot wait! We LOVE Dr. Kreeft!

[@thomasmakin7479]

This man is absolutely incredible

[@BastianHelena]

I am a former Protestant, and I’d say the reason why they tend to know so much more scripture is because it’s “all they have.” They don’t have the Liturgy, the history of the Church, novenas, the Rosary, the Blessed Mother, chaplet of Divine Mercy, sacraments, sacramentals, the Saints, holy days, adoration, meditation etc. studying scripture is super important, but it is not all. As scripture says, THE CHURCH is the foundation of our faith, not scripture; the early Church didn’t have scripture as we know it today, but since modern Protestantism rejects all those things, they focus on scripture memorizing, but I’d say that if you don’t have those above mentioned things, you never truly understand scripture. You need the Church.

[@littleboots9800]

I really wish ppl would stop saying protestant when what they mean is a particular stripe of protestantism, and oftentimes a very American evangelical protestantism. Formal liturgy, the following of the liturgical calendar with all the changes in vestments, altar cloths etc that accompany it, sacraments from 2 to all 7, Tradition, Creeds, saints, church history etc can all be found to varying degrees within protestantism. (Yes, even Adoration and Benediction.) Tradition is actually one of the pillars of Anglicanism, 'Scripture, Tradition and Reason.' Alongside sacred scripture they have the creeds, fhe writings of the Church Fathers, the 39 articles, BCP...it's bizarre to say that protestants "only" have scripture. Some Presbyterians use the anaphoria of Hypolitus eucharistic prayer in their liturgy which is older than the one currently used in the Roman rite in the Catholic Church. Protestants belief that scripture is the only source that can be relied upon to be inerrant and that it has everything that is sufficient to be saved does not mean it is the only source that can be drawn from. The idea you put forward is the equivalent of Protestants saying "Catholics bow down to statues," or other tired and ignorant misconceptions. It does perhaps reflect the particular kind of protestant background you came from though. Were you from a non denominational evangelical type of church with a "worship team" and communion once a month with grape juice kind of church?

[@tts7891]

@@littleboots9800 the different Protestant denominations are all different. They have bits and pieces of truth, but lack the fullness of truth.

[@BastianHelena]

Matt simply said “Protestant” when speaking about the Catholic’s seeming lack of scripture knowledge. Therefore, I as a former “Protestant” spoke to the accuracy of that statement and why that might be.

[@MrEmperorApples]

Bravo! Extremely well-put!

[@kalewatchous]

Dr. Kreeft is always a treasure!

[@kenkuzdak]

So good. Never had a grandpa...Peter is the delightful, wise grandpa I never had...

[@karsonbruce7451]

This interview was great for my depression.

[@DavidRodriguez-cm2qg]

Offer up ur sadness to Jesus. He'll accept it and use it to cleanse ur soul. I'm praying for u

[@QuantumWired]

This makes me more and more excited about studying theology.

[@Goncalo.]

what a treat it is even to experience this man through a screen

[@ftweedy5580]

My dream panel. Dr. Kreeft. Matt. Scott Hahn. And Ralph Martin.

[@gogr2409]

As wonderful as Dr Kreeft is, he is after all, human. And he is an academic having spent practically a lifetime in one of the most liberal states in the country. You can’t have that not affect you to some degree after all those years when all your colleagues and peers are of one mind. But God bless him and the contribution he has made to bless many. We do love Dr Kreeft. We just realize that, like the Pope, he is not infallible (not that he ever said he was).

[@grahamcombs4752]

Dr. Kreeft must be one of the most tough and enduring Catholic apologists in the history of Holy Mother Church. A post script. I can't imagine disagreeing with Prof. Kreeft but I've come to observe and believe that Americans have developed an unhealthy obsession with dogs. I am a strong admirer of service dogs and the men and women who train them -- I've watched them do so. And there is a special relationship between the dog and the person it serves. But I sometimes wonder if there is an inverse relationship between the growing number of dogs -- often more than one or two per household -- and the declining number of babies. I see dogs sitting on the laps of drivers and dogs in baby carriages. There's a connection with the nationwide success of these pet stores -chains of them. If I come off as "Old Man Potter," so be it. After all we do now live in Potterville, don't we? And I wonder if "sentimental hogwash" is one influence.

[@danacasey8266]

Dogs and children are not mutually exclusive. I have both. What you are seeing is that people who reject having children still have the innate desire to have someone ti care for. They replace the children with dogs, but the rejection of children comes first, not the other way around.

[@grahamcombs4752]

@@danacasey8266 I don't disagree, but I've know people simply too old to be bringing in replacement dogs for two or more when one is all they can handle at their level of physicality. And abused dogs should be off limits and yet the pounds sell them off. And driving in today's current reckless and negligent driving it is irresponsible to have them sitting on your lap. I appreciate the old and often with a deceased husband or wife -- dogs are good companions and I've seen that as well. "Dog carriages? When did that begin? But people spending thousands of dollars on pets that would normally died natural deaths is highly questionable. At at my it is simple weird to see so many dogs and so much spent. When I was a boy and man people had the family dog. THAT was normal and the dog came after the family. And there wasn't the need for laws and licenses from the ALMIGHTY STATE. BTW There remain hundreds of thousands of unadopted children. I privilege people and the human space before animals of any kind or place.

[@kevinkoski7570]

Haha yep, living in Potterville, USA

[@grahamcombs4752]

@@kevinkoski7570 I laughed when I saw your reply. That's the irony of that film. My fellow boomers who made that movie popular never seem to literally see my point. Thank you.

[@caivail4614]

As a millennial, I do see many of my childless peers attempting to fill the void of children with pets. Calling them ‘fur babies’. A family member my own age (37) calls his dog his ‘daughter’. Yeah no. I have both children and a dog, and gosh we love our dog, and loved our cat, but we do not feel the same way about pets that we do about children. People are filling the child-shaped void with pets just as they fill the God-shaped void with work, greed, identity politics, made-up mental health issues, social media likes, p*rn, and so much more.

[@twopintsofmilk]

Matt's parents won't be resting easy tonight with that title 😬

[@lkbd12345]

😂

[@TheSpaceInvaderer]

Lmao I was doing the math. Wife... 4 kids...

[@paulv3968]

Cry everytime Matt interviews Dr. Kreeft. Not from what Peter says, but because of what he makes me think about.

[@laurenk1853]

Love Dr. Kreeft. He exudes wisdom and JOY!

[@acecondor289]

So excited! Dr. Kreeft is the best!

[@stephencotter538]

There are so many parts of this interview that I had to rewind a couple times to hear Dr. Kreeft's explanation because they were so deeply profound. At this rate, this interview will take me 7 hours to complete, and I love it! Good job to Matt for a really good interview. I like when he says he disagrees or doesn't understand, and then Kreeft explains further. It's just so good And satisfying listening to this man. God bless him and everyone listening to this

[@robinsullivan3141]

What a treasure, Dr. Peter Kreeft! Thank you Matt for this epic discussion. This morning Dr. Kreeft’s understanding of purgatory, our cleansing after death, in preparation for our heavenly home, resonated at mass “But the God of all grace, Who hath called us unto His eternal glory in Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little, will himself perfect you, and confirm you, and establish you. 1Peter 5: 10. Deo Gratias 🙏🏻❤🙏🏻 God bless you both!

[@swhite5840]

I can't believe Matt asks him how much longer he thinks he'll be alive and wonders aloud if this is the last time he'll see him! Goodness.

[@jimnoel3025]

Yeah i cringed a little bit.

[@SL-es5kb]

😂 Matts awkward sometimes but we love him for it ❤

[@CICMCB]

@@SL-es5kbthat’s the truth a little rough around the edges at times ❤

[@jessie341]

Is there really anything awkward or cringe worthy about discussing our deaths, though? Maybe it shouldn't be something you mention to people you don't know well, but if you know someone is working toward Heaven and desires to be with God, isn't it a little like asking a pregnant woman if she's ready to have that baby? I've been wondering about this since I had my first baby and experienced the awful awful awful pain and then the joy and relief of having done it. I think there's a lot of similarities between death and childbirth, and I'm leaning towards the thought that we could discuss death with a lot more anticipation.

[@jimnoel3025]

@@jessie341 no I think talking about death is fine. I think saying to someone who is close to death to guess when it will be is cringe.

[@zmankhz]

I second the notion on Matt talking with David Anders on Pints with Acquinas. He’s wonderful and I respect him as much as Matt and Peter.

[@katkat2340]

Peter Kreeft is a humble stable wealth of knowledge. He shines out true charity. God bless him. Thank you for sending him to our world that so looks for certainty.

[@ramiroardon4282]

What a delight to listen to Dr. Peter Krefeld!

[@martinarooney6102]

Incredible, loved this and is so solid. Thank you Peter Kreeft and Matt and Thursday 🥰😘

[@user-cs2qk4qw5q]

Great, I've been waiting for your interview with Dr. Kreeft. Big fan of him

[@Victoria0987]

Your show is a gift. It’s so comforting and real food for the mind. Thank you.

[@RealAtheology]

Kreeft is great. Truly the C.S. Lewis of our age.

[@garrettwilliams6396]

Thursday’s loud laughs add so much to the podcasts LOL

[@CatYellsAtLove]

0:21: 🤔 Exploring uncertainties in memory, reality, and existence, and the quest for certainty in belief. 13:11: 🐎 Philosophical analogy of Descartes putting the cart before the horse, emphasizing the importance of knowledge. 26:41: 📚 Discussion on the profound insights gained from repeated readings of C.S. Lewis' work, particularly 'Until We Have Faces'. 40:20: 💬 Speculation on the nature of the afterlife, emphasizing the limitations of human understanding. 53:57: 🤔 Contemplation on the bizarre nature of reality and existence, highlighting God's role as creator and the strangeness of the world. 1:07:20: 📚 Discussion on authors' writing styles and emotional impact of their work. 1:20:35: 💭 Discussion on coping with death, including humor at funerals and perspectives on dying and purgatory. 1:34:54: 💭 Discussion on potential scenarios if a new Pope is elected, including the idea of resignation and preference for Cardinal Sarah. 1:48:15: 🧠 Insightful wisdom on personal responsibility and self-awareness during philosophical conversations. 2:02:04: 💡 Enlightenment through impossible moral puzzles in Christianity compared to Coan puzzles. 2:15:21: 💡 Exploring the concept of happiness and dissatisfaction in life, emphasizing the difference between true happiness and temporary contentment. 2:29:33: ⚙️ Discussion on the continuity of the church as a growing plant, the release of a comparison book, and the transition to a new publisher. 2:43:17: 💬 Discussion on Augustine's works, the depth of his sermons, and a question about scripture knowledge among different denominations. Tammy AI: Get video info faster & better

[@jake6132]

At the outset, I thought you said, "I'm alive" instead of "And we're live". Made me chuckle.

[@paulpiche8370]

I really appreciate that even though politics are normally so contentious, nobody seems to be dogpiling on anyone over politics here. Peter Kreeft's contributions and wisdom are so great that I think it is fantastic to not worry him over current politics.

[@johnwright1447]

I left a negative comment, so, my apologies for that. He is a wise and witty and wonderful man on all other topics.

[@pete86]

Wonderful conversation. Thank you both.

[@Nicholas_TheDrumShed]

Dr. Kreeft on Pints are always the best discussions! This one was beautiful.

[@PuzzlesC4M]

This makes me so happy for Matt. Thank you for sharing this wonderful conversation between the two of you! We could create a whole line of t-shirts with quotes from this interview.

[@DoctorDewgong]

Great interview!

[@paysonmarosarioronquillo8229]

Thank you for this❤

[@francisnavarette1583]

"Doubt is a demand, Ignorance is a confession." (17:36) - Dr. Peter Kreeft

[@htoisengmawmk3220]

Matt get to talk to one of his favourite person and i get to listen to my favourite duo. Thank 😂

[@Michael-tz7tj]

Always a treat!

[@Nuns_Fret_Not]

I love this so much! 🥲 God bless you, Dr. Peter Kreeft!

[@user-kf8wb2cq4f]

This discussion was another Excellent one !

[@stephencotter538]

I'm only 1 minute and 45 seconds into this and I'm already loving it

[@alenkaperger4370]

Wonderful conversation!

[@CAVEDATA]

What a wonderful gift this discussion is. Proof Catholics have something going on to be the only mainstream spiritual group with an internet presence, creating and fostering this kind of thought and exchange. Thar i know of at least

[@analucosta40]

I LOVE this man so much ❤

[@user-ew6ot4jq8k]

Loved this chat! I heard mention of Dr. David Anders. I love the idea of having him on Pints!! 🤞🏻

[@janDeiVerbum]

I love Dr. Peter Kreeft.

[@magdalenelah8231]

Love this discussion🤙

[@raymondcastaneda4293]

Love it!!

[@MrSprikiting]

I didn't know who this mas is but as soon as he started speaking, I knew deep down I can learn a lot of things from this. So, I think I'll be watching the whole podcast.

[@benconnolly9883]

Just 15 minutes in, already brilliant

[@ParanormalTheology]

You guys are incredible and this show is such a blessing to our world! Praise Christ for working through this beautiful program ❤️✝️❤️

[@raquelblanco755]

M

[@user-uy1wf8wd6y]

" I want to hunt in Heaven." - Matt Fradd 😊

[@Taylor-kz6mo]

I just came across your channel for the first time, I assume because I've watched a few videos including Dr. Kreeft before. Surprised to find out that this is going down in Steubenville, my hometown. Small world.

[@mariannastevenson9974]

Peter Kreeft is one of the most wonderful and amazing professor's of the 21th century. I love his faith like a child. He is a prime of example of someone who is humble. 100 of published books, a doctrine, professor at an Ivy league college. The list of achievements can go on. A remarkable human being. I can understand why Matt considers him a favorite.

[@jaykam7058]

Dr. Kreeft is in my top 10, too. It was a thrill to meet him in person last month. He usually big part of God's turning my mind and heart toward right thinking and true faith in reason.

[@WillCenteno1]

Im reading one of his books. He is amazing.

[@AudioEpics]

Can't get enough of this. I love Peter Kreeft. He somehow reminds me of my late grandfather.

[@williammerriman4138]

I can picture heaven very easily: cs lewis, JRR Tolkien, Peter Kreeft, GKC, and Jesus all having a good long chat on Pints (heaven edition). I could probably listen forever lol

[@Esmee861]

Can’t wait for this one. Reading his book ‘Forty Reasons I am a Catholic’ and loving it. Would appreciate any recommendations of his books that could help one explore Catholicism more.

[@aboutwhat1930]

Fun! Sunday's Homily quoted a paragraph or two.

[@DavidRodriguez-cm2qg]

"Catholic Christianity" Last ch from "handbook of Catholic apologetics" "Jesus shock" "The philosophy of Jesus" (All by kreeft) Look up mortimer Adler's syntopicon and u can find great books written by Catholics. I've read very little by them, but I know these books have helped others. Try someone like John of the cross. ----- Saints are best people to learn the faith from. Go to local pregnancy resource center and u should find solid catholics.

[@erock5b]

In Heaven, "The coffee will be coffeer." -Dr. Peter Kreeft That needs to be a t-shirt. Heck, that needs to be a coffee mug. Dear Pints marketing team, you're welcome.

[@iron7956]

That would be amazing!

[@mattwatkins2499]

I believe it was Cardinal Gibbons who said he owned the 100 best books and he just reads them over and over.

[@bethmcmullan7686]

More movies you must watch: Diary of a Country Priest (black and white, will crush your heart), Babette’s Feast, Cinema Paradiso, Of Gods and Men, Shadowlands, 84 Charing Cross Road, Lives of Others.

[@johnfenn5306]

The mental image of dr kreeft facing off with a manatee holding a Bowie knife is EPIC!!!!!

[@davidbauer1624]

When you see these two gents on a video thumbnail, then you just know that you are in for a real treat!

[@BenjaminHernandez-dh4qf]

Guys the Spotify episode is cut short by like an hour 😭😭😭

[@angrypotato_fz]

1:00:08 "Methods are ways of making a difficult thing easy. (...) But there is no method for trust, and there is no method for love. You just do it." Great thought. Reminds me of John Paul II quote (homily in Koln in 1980) "You can't just live on trial, you can't just die on trial. You can't just love on a trial basis, you can't only accept a person on a trial basis and for a while." (I'm not sure if there's an official English translation)

[@zita-lein]

Dr. Kreeft is adorable. Excellent interview! ❤️💙

[@hglundahl]

1:31:45 As I recall the words, she was saying _she would like to offer_ the King of Glory a lake of beer. Not that I know Gaelic, but translations exist, like for Rop tú mo baile. I think you will have heard that one, but in English. Look it up.

[@dr.meepmop7460]

Everyone LOVES KREEFT!

[@JohnStenberg]

The novel he mentioned about a boy who could heal and the world not handling it is Blessed Child by Ted Dekker. Unless there is another one just like it lol.

[@vinciblegaming6817]

Ted Dekker is delightfully weird and makes me think… but I bet much of his stuff borders on too abstract. This one is one of the least weird of his books.

[@JohnStenberg]

@@vinciblegaming6817 he also wrote a sequel to it called A Man Called Blessed, if you haven’t heard of it.

[@dt1458]

outrageous title😂

[@sentjojo]

Dr. Kreeft just barely out of the top five from Matt's wife and four kids lmao

[@anthonyvillalobos3892]

So stoked they started talking about Michael D. O’Brien and his novels. I was hoping they would seeing as Peter is a huge fan of his. I hope to see Michael on PwA one day. A man can dream.

[@TokenTech]

Dr. Kreeft is so good

[@hglundahl]

26:20 He was stealing that one from CSL. If there was ever a man who fully accepted the antitheism (if not everything else) of Sartre and then the Theism of St. Augustine, it was CSL. If anyone ever says "CSL never was a true Atheist" and points at Dawkins and company, well, no, he never was a true _New_ Atheist, but he certainly was a true _Sartrean_ one.

[@lynngraham5841]

Yes, please interview Dr. David Anders!

[@Bonddeeee]

My favorite living catholic interviewed by my 7th favorite living catholic

[@D-H-Be]

haha great title, love it

[@KingSquash16081]

Yo what! I love Kreeft! He is responsible for strengthening my faith!!!

[@jaydenconnelly1633]

I think the Spotify one cut off an hour 😪 glad I got to hear the conclusion here, it was such a cliffhanger!

[@LRVitusR]

Would love to see Dr. Peter Kreeft in dialogue with Dr. E Michael Jones! Thank you for another illuminating interview. Dr. Kreefts perspective on Buddhism and the Beatitudes to be fascinating.

[@leojmullins]

To understand hell, I find the Mandelbrot fractal helpful. In summary, complying Mandelbrot equation variables outputs that remain small are the data points that display amazingly beautiful Mandelbrot fractal sets.

[@cimoirine]

Comment for Thursday or whoever posts the episodes on Spotify; the episode got cut off at about 1 hour and 53 minutes there. I’ll come of COURSE to listen here too. But just letting you know. Tried to find a place to comment on Spotify and I couldn’t. Love all your long form episodes, Matt, especially with Dr. Kreeft.

[@TheGringoSalado]

❤ Dr. Kreeft

[@hglundahl]

45:15 Eustace Clarence Scrubb was his name (and he nearly deserved it). When TLC came out with "No Scrubs" my first reaction to the title was "what's the connexion to Eustace" ...

[@stephencotter538]

Lol I'm not far enough into the video to get this reference, but I'm very intrigued.

[@hglundahl]

@@stephencotter538 He pronounced the name "Stubb" instead of "Scrubb" ...

[@Crainiac0_0]

HOORAY

[@hglundahl]

50:19 I can confirm, it is from CSL.

[@Bonddeeee]

Looking forward to his book on til we have faces!

[@evea9811]

I find it incredible the discussion about Islam when Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers just spoke on the radio on this subject today! Muslims do in fact own us in the fasting department but I will continue to pray they will come to know the one true Christ PS- still hoping Dr. Kreeft will consider adopting me as one of his granddaughters 🤞🏼

[@lastnamefirstname850]

Muslim fasting aka don't eat during the day and gorge yourself opulently after sunset. I suddenly don't feel so owned anymore ;)

[@Gold-kt4mz]

Matt: "We are live" Dr. Kreeft: "Are we?" Matt: "uh, I don't know" 🤣

[@ronciego9249]

I hope we get a bookshelf tour soon

[@clintresler1218]

The eternity of hell...it was best described to me this way. You offended an infinite being. This requires an infinite payment to be just. We are finite beings, so the only equivalent to infinity for us is eternity. This is also an argument to the divinity of Christ, the infinity point, that is. If he didn't possess an infinite nature, how could he have made an infinite payment for our salvation?

[@Brandon.T]

Love Kreeft!

[@acduncan]

I’m legit crying thinking about Matt’s thought experiment.😢