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PAST EVENTS
What Happens After Death?
Apr 15
What Happens After Death?

Ashland University

A lecture by Prof. Jeffrey Brower (Purdue University)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Influence of Virgil and St. Augustine on Evelyn Waugh's 'Brideshead Revisited'
Feb 4
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.

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The Gestalt of the Feminine Soul: A Primer on Edith Stein, On Women
Nov 7
The Gestalt of the Feminine Soul: A Primer on Edith Stein, On Women

Ashland University

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

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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What was the Church like after St. Paul?
Apr 16
What was the Church like after St. Paul?

Ashland University

A lecture by Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P. (Pontifical Faculty of the Dominican House of Studies)

Ronk Lecture Hall in Schar College of Education

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Does Nature Make Laws?
Mar 11
Does Nature Make Laws?

Ashland University

A lecture by Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. (Catholic University of America and The Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception)

Dauch 115

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Identity vs. Nature: Who Creates 'Me'?
Nov 29
Identity vs. Nature: Who Creates 'Me'?

Ashland University

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

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Luther and Aquinas on Justification
Sep 21
Luther and Aquinas on Justification

Ashland University

A lecture by Dr. Nathaniel Peters (Columbia University)

Ronk lecture hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Civilization is Hard: A Reading of Abraham Lincoln's Lyceum Address
Apr 17
Civilization is Hard: A Reading of Abraham Lincoln's Lyceum Address

Ashland University

A lecture by Prof. Jerome Foss (Saint Vincent College)

Dauch College of Business and Economics Room 115

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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This Is My Body: How Can the Eucharist Be God?
Mar 22
This Is My Body: How Can the Eucharist Be God?

Ashland University

A lecture by Prof. Alexander Pruss (Baylor University)

Dauch 115

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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God in Modernity: Theology that Shaped the Modern World
Nov 15
God in Modernity: Theology that Shaped the Modern World

Ashland University

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

Ronk Lecture Hall in the College of Education

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Reconciling the Old and New Testaments
Oct 20
Reconciling the Old and New Testaments

Ashland University

A lecture by Prof. Paul Gondreau (Providence College)

Dauch College of Business and Economics, Room 111

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Politics and the Problem of Moral Relativism
Apr 22
Politics and the Problem of Moral Relativism

Ashland University

A lecture by Prof. Francis Beckwith (Baylor University)

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Are Unjust Laws Really Laws? Positivism and the Natural Law Tradition
Feb 11
Are Unjust Laws Really Laws? Positivism and the Natural Law Tradition

Ashland University

A lecture by Prof. Peter Koritansky (University of Prince Edward Island)

Ronk Lecture Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Friendship for Young Adults: A Practical Thomistic Approach
Dec 10
Friendship for Young Adults: A Practical Thomistic Approach

Ashland University

A lecture by Prof. John Cuddeback (Christendom College)

Ronk Lecture Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Is Belief in God Rational?
Sep 17
Is Belief in God Rational?

Ashland University

A lecture by Prof. Michael Gorman (Catholic University of America)

Ronk Lecture Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Is Artificial Intelligence Human Intelligence?
Apr 8
Is Artificial Intelligence Human Intelligence?

Ashland University

A lecture by Prof. James Madden (Benedictine College)

Ronk Lecture Hall

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The Human Person According to St. Thomas Aquinas: Body, Soul, and Dignity
Mar 8
The Human Person According to St. Thomas Aquinas: Body, Soul, and Dignity

Ashland University

A lecture by Fr. Thomas Petri, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

Ronk Lecture Hall

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OTHER EVENTS

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Ascending the Heights of Wisdom | VERITAS
Jun 27
Ascending the Heights of Wisdom | VERITAS

Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

Wednesday, June 25 - Sunday, June 29, 2025

At this expanded Student Leadership Conference, we will be welcoming our TI Campus Chapter Leaders to Washington, D.C. TI members, speakers, alumni, and others are invited to join the chapter leaders for the final days of the conference.

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Thomism, Creativity, and the Arts: Jacques and Raïssa Maritain
Jul 1
Thomism, Creativity, and the Arts: Jacques and Raïssa Maritain

Blackfriars Hall | Oxford, United Kingdom

A symposium on artistry, religion and culture in the modern world.

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Bridging the Sciences | Thomistic Philosophy and Natural Science Symposium
Jul 16
Bridging the Sciences | Thomistic Philosophy and Natural Science Symposium

Dominican House of Studies | Washington, DC

Wednesday, July 16 - Sunday, July 20, 2025

A symposium featuring Prof. Brian Carl (University of St. Thomas, Houston), Prof. Nuno Castel-Branco (University of Oxford), Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies), Fr. Thomas Davenport, O.P. (Angelicum), Prof. Michelle Francl (Bryn Mawr College), Prof. Michael Gorman (The Catholic University of America), Prof. Keith Kozminski (University of Virginia), Prof. Jonathan Lunine (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Fr. Philip-Neri Reese, O.P. (Angelicum), and Prof. Santiago Schnell (University of Notre Dame).

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