Training the Tongue: How to Avoid the Sins of Speech—A Conversation with Rev. Gregory Pine, O.P.
The de Nicola Center is pleased to welcome Rev. Gregory Pine, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies) and Angela Knobel (University of Dallas and dCEC 2025–26 Myser Visiting Fellow) for a conversation on Father Pine’s forthcoming book, Training the Tongue and Growing Beyond Sins of Speech. In this work, Father Pine directs the readers' attention to the primary purpose of speech—communion with God and each other—and considers a range of methods to develop our humanity in service of that end. All are welcome; no RSVP required.
About Rev. Gregory Pine, O.P.
Rev. Gregory Pine, O.P. teaches Dogmatic and Moral Theology at the Dominican House of Studies and works as an Assistant Director of the Thomistic Institute. He was ordained a priest in 2016 and holds a doctorate from the University of Fribourg (Switzerland). He is the author of several books and articles including Your Eucharistic Identity: A Sacramental Guide to the Fullness of Life and Justice: Judge Rightly, Give Freely. He is a regular contributor to several podcasts, including Pints with Aquinas, Catholic Classics, and Godsplaining.
About Angela Knobel
Angela Knobel is professor of philosophy at the University of Dallas and the de Nicola Center's 2025–26 Myser Visiting Fellow. She is the author most recently of Aquinas and the Infused Moral Virtues (Notre Dame Press, 2021) and a frequent contributor to journals such as The Thomist and Journal of Moral Theology. She has served as the director of graduate studies at the University of Dallas since 2022 and was recognized for her extensive academic work in philosophy with the University of Dallas’s Haggar Scholar Award. Prior to coming to the University of Dallas in 2021, she was a member of the philosophy faculty at The Catholic University of America for sixteen years.