UPCOMING EVENTS
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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.
Making War Moral: The Enduring Relevance of Just War Theory
University of Oregon
A lecture by Prof. Michael Krom (Saint Vincent College)
PETR 102
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)
CHEM 1300
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Mathematics and the Incarnation
Dartmouth College
A lecture by Prof. Chris Baglow (the University of Notre Dame)
Moore, B03
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Fourth Way: An Argument for the Existence of God
West Virginia University
A lecture by Fr. Ambrose Little (Dominican House of Studies)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Paradoxes of Pro-Life Feminism
The Catholic University of America
A lecture by Prof. Angela Knobel (University of Dallas)
Happel Room, Caldwell Hall
This lecture is free and open to the public.
An Hour of Study is an Hour of Prayer
University of Washington
A lecture by Prof. Michael Pakaluk (Catholic University of America)
DEM 004
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
C.S. Lewis’s Screwtape Letters and the Problems of the Modern Human Being
Benedictine College
A lecture by Prof. Erik Dempsey (University of Texas at Austin)
McAllister Board Room
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Theology of Feasting
University of Toronto
A lecture by Prof. Michael Foley (Baylor University)
Alumni Hall, Room 400
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Alumni Social
Washington, DC
An open house with the Thomistic Institute
Open to TI alumni and their guests
Bioethics and the Value of Life
University of Virginia
A lecture by Prof. Matthew Shea (Franciscan University of Steubenville)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Why Leisure Is Necessary For Human Beings
United States Naval Academy
A lecture by Prof. Zena Hitz (St. John’s College)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity
Florida State University
A lecture by Prof. Christopher Kaczor (Loyola Marymount University)
The Loft of Ruge Hall (655 W Jefferson St)
This lecture is free and open to the public.
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 (Ave Maria University)
Natural Science Building, Room 116
This lecture is free and open to the public.
What Does My Friend Owe Me?
North Carolina State University
A lecture by Fr. Gregory Pine, OP (Dominican House of Studies)
Talley Room 4280
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.
Brothers Karamazov: Manicheanism, Christian Existentialism, and other Paradoxes
University of Texas at Austin
A lecture by Prof. Thomas Pfau (Duke University)
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Problem of Evil
University of California, San Diego
A lecture by Prof. Ross McCullough (George Fox University)
Red Shoe Room, Prince Center
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Influence of Virgil and St. Augustine on Evelyn Waugh's 'Brideshead Revisited'
Ashland University
A lecture by Prof. Patrick Callahan (St. Gregory the Great Seminary)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
A Neurologist's Reflections on Human Dignity and Suffering
University of South Carolina
A lecture by Dr. Paul LaPenna (Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Carolinas Campus)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Do Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God
University of Oregon
A lecture by Prof. Tomas Bogardus (Pepperdine University)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Would the Discovery of Intelligent Extraterrestrials Spell the End of Christianity?
University of Rochester
A lecture by Prof. Marie George (St. John’s University)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Purgatory: Good News for Most of Us
University of Florida
A lecture by Prof. Michael Root (The Catholic University of America)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
ChatGPT and the Foolishness of Speech: Why Human Communication Matters in a World with Artificial Intelligence
Indiana University
A lecture by Prof. Jane Peters (College of Mount Saint Vincent)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Food, Gift, Friend: Albert the Great on the Profundity and Personalism of the Eucharist
University of California, Berkeley
A lecture by Sr. Albert Marie Surmanski, O.P. (University of St. Thomas, Houston)
Location TBA
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).
Is the Biblical View of Marriage too Idealistic?
Ohio State University
A lecture by Dr. Michael Dauphinais (Ave Maria University)
Ohio Union, Brutus Buckeye Room
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Flannery O'Connor and the Perils of Governing By Tenderness
Indiana University
A lecture by Dr. Jerome Foss (Saint Vincent College)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Art of Dating
University of Houston
A lecture by Prof. Michael Foley (Baylor University)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Transhumanism: The New Eugenics
Texas A&M University
A lecture by Prof. Steven Jensen (University of St. Thomas)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Importance of Play
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
A lecture by Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Science & Belief in God | An Intellectual Retreat for Current University Students
Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.
With Dr. Jonathan Lunine and Prof. Karin Oberg
An Intellectual Retreat for current university students
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.
God and the Mystery of Human Suffering
Michigan State University
A lecture by Prof. Michael Sirilla (Franciscan University of Steubenville)
Natural Science Building, Room 116
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Use of Tools in a Technocratic Age: The Death of Wisdom?
Carnegie Mellon/ University of Pittsburgh
A lecture by Sr. Anna Wray, O.P. (The Catholic University of America)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Problem of Evil | An Intellectual Retreat for Current University Students
The Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.
With Prof. Thomas Ward and Fr. Timothy Bellamah, O.P.
For students at Yale University and the University of Connecticut
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.
Why Would a Biologist Believe in the Soul?
Michigan State University
A lecture by Prof. Jonathan Buttaci (The Catholic University of America)
Thursday, February 27th
5:00 PM
Natural Science Building, Room 116
This lecture is free and open to the public.
About the speaker:
Jonathan Buttaci is an assistant professor of philosophy at the Catholic University of America. His research concerns theories of knowledge, learning, and the soul in ancient Greek philosophy. He is particularly interested in Aristotle’s account of scientific knowledge, inquiry, and discovery as shown in his (often neglected) scientific works. He is also interested in more recent philosophical debates on similar topics in the philosophy of mind, philosophy of knowledge, and philosophy of science.
The Meaning of Suffering | An Intellectual Retreat
Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.
An Intellectual Retreat for current university students from Indiana University and Purdue University
Chasing Dreams, Money, and God | An Intellectual Retreat
Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.
An Intellectual Retreat for current university students from New York
Masculine & Feminine Virtues | An Intellectual Retreat
Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.
An Intellectual Retreat for current university students from the Virginia Military Institute & Washington and Lee University
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)
ChatGPT and the Foolishness of Speech
University of California, San Diego
A lecture by Prof. Jane Sloan Peters (University of Mount Saint Vincent)
Red Shoe Room, Prince Center
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
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.
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.
Good Fear, Bad Fear, Fear of the Lord
United States Naval Academy
A lecture by Fr. Gregory Pine, OP (Dominican House of Studies)
Mitscher Auditorium
This lecture is free and open to the public.
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.
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
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 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.
Friendship and the Common Good
Saint Louis University
A lecture by Prof. Adam Eitel (University of Dallas)
Davis-Suaghnessy Room 374
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.