UPCOMING EVENTS
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Predestination | An Intellectual Retreat for Current University Students
The Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.
With Fr. John Baptist Ku, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies) and Fr. Timothy Bellamah, O.P.
Thomas Aquinas and the Catholic View of Grace and Justification
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A lecture by Prof. Erik Dempsey (the University of Texas at Austin)
W11 Main Dining Room
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Resurrection in Context: The Strangeness of Early Christian Claims
University of California, Santa Barbara
A lecture by Prof. Matthew Thomas (Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology)
Buchanan Hall, Room 1940
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Good Life and How to Live It
Queen’s University Belfast
A lecture by Sr. Catherine Joseph Droste, O.P. (Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas)
Maths and Physics Teaching Centre, Room 006
This lecture is free and open to the public
Morally Shallow or Grievously Vicious? Evil and Vice in Entertainment
University of Edinburgh
A lecture by Dr. John Haldane
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
St. Thomas Aquinas Relic Veneration
The Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas will visit two locations in Washington, D.C.
Friday, November 29, 2025 | St. Dominic Catholic Church
Saturday, November 30, 2025 | Dominican House of Studies
Medieval Science
University of Toronto
A lecture by Prof. Lawrence Principe (Johns Hopkins University)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Living the Good Life: Wisdom from Aquinas and the Classical Tradition
Stanford University
A lecture by Fr. Thomas Petri, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)
Old Union, 520 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, CA 94305
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Why Would a Biologist Believe in the Soul?
University of Texas at Austin
A lecture by Dr. Jonathan Buttaci (The Catholic University of America)
WAG 302
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Maccabees as Christian Scripture
University of California, Berkeley
A lecture by Prof. Matthew Thomas (Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Render Unto Caesar, Render Unto God: Aquinas on the Relationship between Religion and Politics
Franciscan University of Steubenville
A lecture by Prof. Michael Krom (Saint Vincent College)
Pope St. Paul VI Event Center
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Human Freedom and Divine Grace
Yale University
A lecture by Prof. Sarah Byers (Boston College)
William L. Harkness Hall 208
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Book of Ruth: Redemption through Marriage
University of Dallas
A lecture by Prof. Neena Heereman (St. Patrick’s Seminary and University)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Who Am I To Judge? Politics and the Problem of Moral Relativism
George Washington University
A lecture by Prof. Michael Gorman (The Catholic University of America)
USC 1st Floor Presentation Space
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Trinity: Image & Shadow | An Intellectual Retreat for Providence College
Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.
With Prof. Kevin Hart and Fr. Reginald Lynch, OP
An Intellectual Retreat for Providence College students
The Gestalt of the Feminine Soul: A Primer On Edith Stein, On Woman
Florida State University
A lecture by Prof. Catherine Pakaluk (The Catholic University of America)
The Loft of Ruge Hall - 655 W Jefferson St
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Good Fear, Bad Fear, Fear of the Lord
United States Naval Academy
A lecture by Fr. Gregory Pine, OP (Dominican House of Studies)
Mitscher Hall
This lecture is free and open to the public.
An Hour of Study is an Hour of Prayer
University of Pennsylvania/Drexel University
A lecture by Prof. Michael Pakaluk (the Catholic University of America)
Newman Center Lounge
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Objective Beauty in a Subjective World
Thomistic Institute in Limerick
A lecture by Prof. Jan C. Bentz (Blackfriars, Oxford)
St. Saviour’s Parish Hall, Limerick V94 X2AA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Mary, Full of Grace | An Intellectual Retreat for Current University Students
Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.
With Fr. John Langlois, OP and Fr. John Mark Solitario, OP
An Intellectual Retreat for current university students
The Gestalt of the Feminine Soul: A primer on Edith Stein, on Woman
Carnegie Mellon/ The University of Pittsburgh
A lecture by Prof. Catherine Pakaluk (The Catholic University of America)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Friendship | An Intellectual Retreat for Students in and near Texas
Cedarbrake Catholic Retreat Center | Temple, TX
With Prof. Thomas Hibbs and Fr. Cassian Derbes, O.P.
An Intellectual Retreat for Thomistic Institute Students in and near Texas
God and Suffering: How Could God Allow Evil?
University of Michigan
A lecture by Rev. Thomas Petri O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Vocation of Parenthood | An Intellectual Retreat to accompany the March for Life
Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.
Prof. Nathaniel and Dr. Jane Peters (Morningside Institute and College of Mount Saint Vincent)
An Intellectual Retreat for current university students to accompany the March for Life
Living Stones: The Language of Architecture
University of North Texas
A lecture by Prof. Michael Foley (Baylor University)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Why Should We Believe God Exists?
Michigan State University
A lecture by Prof. Joseph Trabbic (Dominican House of Studies)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Philosophy of the Abortion Debate
Mississippi State University
A lecture by Prof. Angela Knobel (University of Dallas)
Friday, January 31st
Time TBD
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Nicaea After 1700 Years: Looking Back and Looking Forward
Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.
Friday, February 7 - Saturday, February 8, 2025
A Thomistic Circles conference featuring Fr. Khaled Anatolios (University of Notre Dame), Prof. Gary Anderson (University of Notre Dame), Prof. Lewis Ayres (Durham University), and Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies).
2025 Aquinas Lecture
Thomistic Circles
2025 Aquinas Lecture by Prof. Candace Vogler (The University of Chicago)
Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.
This lecture is free and open to the public. Please register.
The Use of Tools in a Technocratic Age: the Death of Wisdom?
West Virginia University
A lecture by Sr. Anna Wray, O.P. (The Catholic University of America)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Why Would a Biologist Believe in the Soul?
Michigan State University
A lecture by Prof. Jonathan Buttaci (The Catholic University of America)
Old Horticulture Building
506 E. Circle Dr Room 256
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Neuroscience of Vice and Virtue
Thomistic Institute in New York City
A lecture by Dr. Paul LaPenna (Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine)
St. Joseph's Church (371 6th Ave. NY, NY 10014)
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Aquinas on Nature and the Natural | Aquinas Philosophy Workshop
Mount Saint Mary College | Newburgh, NY
Wednesday, May 28 - Sunday, June 1, 2025
A Workshop featuring plenary addresses and a call for papers.
The Future of Personhood and the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence | The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship
Dominican House of Studies & The Catholic University of America | Washington, D.C.
Sunday, June 8 - Friday, June 13, 2025
A fellowship featuring Fr. James Brent, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies), Prof. Jordan Wales (Hillsdale College), and Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P. (Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology)
Getting to Know Tolkien and Lewis and Why It's Worth Your Time
College of William and Mary
A lecture by Prof. Lee Oser (College of the Holy Cross)
James Blair 223
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Structural Evil
Claremont Colleges
A lecture by Prof. Joshua Hochschild (Mount Saint Mary’s University)
Aviation Room, Hoch HMC
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Hannah's Children: American Women Who Put Family Before Career
Duke University
A lecture by Prof. Catherine Pakaluk (The Catholic University of America)
Rubenstein 153
This lecture is free and open to the public.
St. Ephrem the Syrian on the Blessed Virgin Mary as a Model of Prayer
Mississippi State University
A lecture by Prof. Carl Vennerstrom (Augustine Institute)
McCool Hall Room 109
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Clinging to Truth in Times of Personal Crisis
Benedictine College
A lecture by Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P. (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception)
McAllister Board Room
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Tolkien and O’Connor: Turning to the Humanities
Carnegie Mellon/ University of Pittsburgh
A lecture by Dr. Raymond Hain (Providence College)
Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Is Atheism Rational?
Michigan State University
A lecture by Prof. John O’Callaghan (Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas)
Room 206 at the Old Horticulture Building
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Eucharistic Miracles
Ohio State University
A lecture by Fr. Dominic Langevin, O.P. (The Dominican House of Studies)
Ohio Union in the Maudine Cow Room
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Blessed Mother: Her Freedom, Her Genius, and Her Beauty
University of Arizona
A lecture by Fr. Thomas Petri, O.P. (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Middle Ages: Dark Ages of Superstitious Backwardness, Golden Age of Catholic Harmony, or Neither?
University of Texas, El Paso
A lecture by Prof. Brad Gregory (University of Notre Dame)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
From Apathy to Agape: Christian Encounters with Stoic Philosophy
Clemson University
A lecture by Prof. Thomas Ward (Baylor University)
Hardin Hall, Room 232
This lecture is free and open to the public.
An Hour of Study in an Hour of Prayer
University of Washington
A lecture by Prof. Michael Pakaluk (Catholic University of America)
Newman Center
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Lost Art of Dying
University of Rochester
A lecture by Dr. Lydia Dugdale (Columbia University Medical Center)
Dewey 2110D Lecture Hall
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Was Galileo A Heretic? The Galileo Affair and Why It Still Matters Today
North Carolina State University
A lecture by Dr. Nuno Castel-Branco (All Souls College, Oxford)
Talley Student Union, Room 4280
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Beautiful and the Sublime: How to Make Art that Leads to God
East Carolina University
A lecture by Prof. Patrick Callahan (St. Gregory the Great Seminary)
BATE 1011
This lecture is free and open to the public.
What Does It Mean To Say God Is “Consubstantial”?
University of Connecticut
A lecture by Prof. Sarah Byers (Boston College)
CAST 204
This lecture is free and open to the public
The Beauty of the Catholic Sacramental View
University of Michigan
A lecture by Sr. Albert Marie Surmanski, O.P. (University of St. Thomas)
East Hall 1360
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Neurobiology, Human Embodiment, and the Concept of Soul
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A lecture by Dr. William Hurlbut (Stanford University)
W11 Main Dining Room
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Lost in Wonder: The Sacraments as the Wellspring of Catholic Art | A North Texas Thomistic Institute Symposium
University of Dallas
With Prof. Raymond Hain (Providence College), Fr. Innocent Smith (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception), and Prof. Patrick Callahan (Newman Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture)
A Symposium for Students in North Texas
Is Belief In God Rational?
University of Georgia
A lecture by Prof. Joseph Trabbic (Ave Maria University)
Miller Learning Center, Rm 207
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Infused Virtues | An Intellectual Retreat for Graduate Students
Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.
With Fr. Gregory Pine, OP and Prof. Adam Eitel
An Intellectual Retreat for Graduate Students
A Method for Metaethics
University of Illinois Urbana -Champaign
A lecture by Prof. Candace Vogler (University of Chicago)
Gregory Hall Room 223
810 S Wright St., Urbana, IL 61801
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Does God Exist?
Thomistic Institute in Limerick
A lecture by Prof. Gaven Kerr (St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth)
St. Saviour’s Parish Hall, Limerick V94 X2AA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Reading Scripture: Literal and Spiritual Sense
University of Oregon
A lecture by Prof. Ross McCullough (George Fox University)
Peterson 102
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Challenge and Opportunity of Genome Editing: Scientific and Ethical Considerations
University of Toronto
A lecture by Prof. William Hurlbut (Stanford University Medical Center)
Alumni Hall, Room 400
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Phenomenology of the Christ
University of Kansas
A lecture by Prof. Kevin Hart (Duke Divinity School)
Centennial Room of the Kansas Memorial Union
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Lost Art of Dying Well
The Catholic University of America
A lecture by Prof. Lydia Dugdale (Columbia University)
Aquinas 101
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Beauty of Understanding: What Scientists Can Teach Us About the Pleasures of Learning
University of Virginia
A lecture by Prof. Brandon Vaidyanathan (The Catholic University of America)
Minor Hall Auditorium
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Injustice of the American Revolution
Georgetown University
A lecture by Prof. John Keown (Georgetown University)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Incarnation and the Machine: The Dominican Convents of San Marco and La Tourette
Virginia Tech
A lecture by Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P. (Thomistic Institute)
Squires Room 300
This lecture is free and open to the public.