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PAST EVENTS
Sins of Speech
Apr 23
Sins of Speech

Ave Maria University

A lecture by Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Marriage and the Wedding Feast of the Lamb
Apr 10
Marriage and the Wedding Feast of the Lamb

Ave Maria University

A lecture by Prof. Nina Heereman (St. Patrick’s Seminary)

O’Bryan Lecture Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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On Just War
Mar 18
On Just War

Ave Maria University

A lecture by Prof. Joseph Capizzi (The Catholic University of America)

Prince Auditorium

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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How Can We Say the Mystery That Is God?
Feb 11
How Can We Say the Mystery That Is God?

Ave Maria University

A lecture by Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P. (Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas)

O’Bryan Performance Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Transhumanism: The New Eugenics
Sep 17
Transhumanism: The New Eugenics

Ave Maria University

A lecture by Prof. Steven Jensen (University of St. Thomas Houston)

O’Bryan Performance Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Transhumanism: The New Eugenics
Apr 11
Transhumanism: The New Eugenics

Ave Maria University

A lecture by Prof. Steven Jensen (University of St. Thomas, Houston)

Demetree Lecture Hall in Henkels Academic Building

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Assessing Aquinas' Account of Acedia: Can We Choose Joy?
Feb 23
Assessing Aquinas' Account of Acedia: Can We Choose Joy?

Ave Maria University

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

Demetree Lecture Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Judging Truth: Moral Intolerance or the Dictatorship of Relativism
Nov 8
Judging Truth: Moral Intolerance or the Dictatorship of Relativism

Ave Maria University

A lecture by Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P. (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception)

Demetree Lecture Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Aquinas and Our Lady: Thomistic Mariology
Sep 29
Aquinas and Our Lady: Thomistic Mariology

Ave Maria University

A lecture by Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P. (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception)

Ave Maria University | Demetree Lecture Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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OTHER EVENTS

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Aquinas & Liturgical Tradition | An Intellectual Retreat for Ireland
Jun 17
Aquinas & Liturgical Tradition | An Intellectual Retreat for Ireland

Glencomeragh House | Co. Tipperary, Ireland

With Fr. Innocent Smith, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies) and Fr. Conor McDonough, O.P. (Univeristy of Galway)

For current university students in Ireland

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Corpus Christi | An Intellectual Retreat for the UK
Jun 20
Corpus Christi | An Intellectual Retreat for the UK

Stonyhurst College | Clitheroe, England

With Fr. Innocent Smith, O.P and Fr. Matthew Jarvis, O.P.

For current university students in the UK

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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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