CATHOLIC TRUTH IN A CONTEMPORARY WORLD

The Thomistic Institute exists to promote Catholic truth in our contemporary world by strengthening the intellectual formation of Christians at universities, in the Church, and in the wider public square. The thought of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Universal Doctor of the Church, is our touchstone.

The TI is an academic institute of the Pontifical Faculty of the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C.

UPCOMING EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS
Does God-With-Us Make a Difference to How We Work-With Others?
Aug 13
Does God-With-Us Make a Difference to How We Work-With Others?

Universidad Panamericana

A lecture by Sr. Anna Wray, O.P. (The Catholic University of America)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin: Aquinas on the Limits of Charity
Aug 18
Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin: Aquinas on the Limits of Charity

Universidad Panamericana

A lecture by Prof. Michael Krom (Saint Vincent College)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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On Predestination
Sep 5
On Predestination

Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

Friday, September 5 - Saturday, September 6, 2025

A Thomistic Circles conference featuring Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.(Dominican House of Studies), Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies), Thomas Osborne (University of St. Thomas, Houston), Fr. Piotr Roszak (Nicolaus Copernicus University), and Mats Wahlberg (Umeå University)

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Identity vs. Nature: Aquinas on Who Creates Me
Sep 10
Identity vs. Nature: Aquinas on Who Creates Me

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

A lecture by Prof. Jacob Wood (Franciscan University of Steubenville)

Wednesday, September 10

6:00 PM

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Would St. Thomas Aquinas Baptize an Extraterrestrial?
Sep 10
Would St. Thomas Aquinas Baptize an Extraterrestrial?

North Dakota State University

A lecture by Dr. Edmund Lazzari (Duquesne University)

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Hope | An Intellectual Retreat for the TI in Washington, DC
Sep 12
Hope | An Intellectual Retreat for the TI in Washington, DC

Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

An Intellectual Retreat for the TI in Washington, DC

With Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. (Thomistic Institute) and Dr. R.J. Snell (Witherspoon Institute)

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The Error of Beginnings and the Beginning of Errors: Creation and Contemporary Cosmology
Sep 23
The Error of Beginnings and the Beginning of Errors: Creation and Contemporary Cosmology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

A lecture by Prof. William E. Carroll (Zhongnan University of Economics and Law (Wuhan, China) and Wuhan University)

Time: TBD

Location: TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage 2025 Retreat
Sep 26
Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage 2025 Retreat

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception | Washington, D.C.

A free retreat for current university students participating in the Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage

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What is Health?
Sep 29
What is Health?

Brown University/Rhode Island School of Design

Co-Sponsored by the Catholic Medical Association and the Brown-RISD Catholic Community

A lecture by Dr. Jonathan Scrafford, MD

Dinner at 6pm | Lecture at 7 pm

51 Prospect Street

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Anatomy of a Conversion: Nicolaus Steno and the Search for Certainty in the Scientific Revolution
Sep 30
The Anatomy of a Conversion: Nicolaus Steno and the Search for Certainty in the Scientific Revolution

Harvard University

A lecture by Dr. Nuno Castel-Branco (All Souls College, Oxford)

Location: TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Is Free Will an Illusion?
Oct 10
Is Free Will an Illusion?

Thomistic Institute in New York City

A lecture by Prof. Joshua Hochschild (Mount St. Mary’s University)

St. Joseph’s Church in Greenwich Village

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Disappearing Man: Body, Soul, and the Question of Who We Are
Oct 17
The Disappearing Man: Body, Soul, and the Question of Who We Are

Thomistic Institute in New York City

A lecture by Dr. Paul LaPenna (Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine)

St. Joseph’s Church in Greenwich Village

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Icons and Idols: An Augustinian Reflection on Race, Racism, and Antiracism
Oct 24
Icons and Idols: An Augustinian Reflection on Race, Racism, and Antiracism

Thomistic Institute in New York City

A lecture by Prof. Kevin Kambo (University of Dallas)

St. Joseph’s Church in Greenwich Village

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Neuroscience and the Soul
Nov 5
Neuroscience and the Soul

Harvard University

A lecture by Dr. William Hurlbut (Stanford University Medical Center)

Time: TBD

Location: TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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CAMPUS CHAPTERS

We began our campus chapters program in 2015, and it has now spread to more than 80 campuses. We encourage undergraduate and graduate students to collaborate with each other, with us, and with their faculty to develop lectures, events, and programs built upon the Catholic intellectual tradition. 

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