University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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Thomistic Institute chapters are on-campus, academic clubs formed and run by students to bring top-notch Christian intellectuals to their university campuses. These chapters organize lectures, seminars, and reading groups to explore the riches of the Christian intellectual tradition.

All Thomistic Institute lectures on campus are free and open to the public.

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UPCOMING EVENTS
What Makes a Person Good? The Cardinal Virtues and Living Life Well
Mar 27
What Makes a Person Good? The Cardinal Virtues and Living Life Well

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette

A lecture by Prof. Raymond Hain (Providence College)

The Student Union, Teche Room (116)

This lecture is free and open to the public.

C.S. Lewis’s Screwtape Letters and the Problems of the Modern Human Being
Apr 30
C.S. Lewis’s Screwtape Letters and the Problems of the Modern Human Being

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

A lecture by Prof. Erik Dempsey (University of Texas at Austin)

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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PAST EVENTS
The Importance of Play
Feb 13
The Importance of Play

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

A lecture by Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

Jeanmard Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

An Hour of Study is an Hour of Prayer
Oct 30
An Hour of Study is an Hour of Prayer

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

A lecture by Prof. Michael Pakalak (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception)

The Student Union

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Edith Stein and the Feminine Soul
Sep 5
Edith Stein and the Feminine Soul

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

A lecture by Dr. Catherine Pakaluk (The Catholic University of America)

Thursday, September 5th

7pm

Jeanmard Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Rational Disagreement: How to Engage in Civil Conversation in an Age of Pluralism and Ideological Extremism
Apr 23
Rational Disagreement: How to Engage in Civil Conversation in an Age of Pluralism and Ideological Extremism

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

A lecture by Prof. Thomas Hibbs (Baylor University)

Student Union

This lecture is free and open to the public.

The Mission of the University and the Role of the Humanities
Mar 21
The Mission of the University and the Role of the Humanities

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

A lecture by Prof. Michael Foley (Baylor University)

Our Lady of Wisdom Student Center and Catholic Church in Jeanmard Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

OTHER EVENTS

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Chasing Dreams, Money, and God | An Intellectual Retreat for Current University Students
Mar 14
Chasing Dreams, Money, and God | An Intellectual Retreat for Current University Students

Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

An Intellectual Retreat for current university students from New York

With Prof. Christopher Kaczor (Loyola Marymount University) and Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

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The Incarnation and the Machine: The Visions of Fra Angelico and Le Corbusier
Mar 14
The Incarnation and the Machine: The Visions of Fra Angelico and Le Corbusier

Brown University Chapter - Lecture Hosted by Students at the Rhode Island School of Design

A lecture by Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P. (Thomistic Institute)

RISD Architecture Building: BEB in Room 106

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Virtue of Meekness in the Intellectual and Moral Life
Mar 14
The Virtue of Meekness in the Intellectual and Moral Life

University of California, Berkeley

A lecture by Prof. Carl Vennerstrom (Augustine Institute)

Newman Hall Gallery

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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