About Dr. Scott Powell
Dr. Scott Powell is a teacher, theologian, and author. He is the director of the Aquinas Institute for Catholic Thought, an outreach to the University of Colorado Boulder, and is also an affiliate of the Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization, Thought and Policy at the University of Colorado. He has taught at the Augustine Institute and the Saint John Vianney Theological Seminary’s Catholic Biblical School.
He and his wife, Annie, founded Camp Wojtyla, a Catholic outdoor adventure program for youth based in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Scott also co-hosts and produces the popular podcast “The Word on the Hill with the Lanky Guys” and has appeared in numerous Catholic productions, including “Symbolon,” “Beloved,” “Reborn,” “YDisciple” and the “Opening the Word” series. He has been featured on EWTN, “Catholic Answers Live” and several other Catholic outlets. He holds a doctorate in Catholic Studies from Maryvale Institute/Liverpool Hope University in England. Scott is also the author of “An Environmental Ethic for the End of the World: An Ecological Midrash on Romans 8:19 – 22,” recently published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Scott and his wife live near Boulder, Colorado with their three children: Lily Avila, Samuel Isaac, and Evelyn Luca.
Dr. Scott Powell’s Retreats and Talks
2022 Lent Retreat
- Experiencing & Responding to Dryness in Prayer
- Living Out the Virtues: A Look at Joseph
- Praying with the Psalms
- The Story of the Annunciation
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2020 Lent Retreat
- Mary’s Role in Our Redemption
- Can you drink the chalice I’m going to drink?
- St. Joseph: Protector and Father
- The Prodigal Son and The Merciful Father
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2018 Lent Retreat
- Facing our Goliaths: The Most Famous Old Testament Story We’ve Never Heard
- Embrace the Awkward: Deuteronomy and the Foundations of Prayer
- Let Your Servant Go in Peace: Responding to God in Prayer
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2016 Advent Retreat
Dr. Scott Powell was a speaker for the 2016 Advent Retreat. He gave a total of three talks, sharing his insights and meditations for this season of preparation. Here is a list of his talks from this retreat:
2016 Advent Talks
- Was it Not Necessary? The Story of the Road to Emmaus
- Living As A Redeemed People in A Broken World
- Jesus and the Call of Discipleship
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Connect With Dr. Scott Powell
Website
Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lanky-guys/id585689814
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