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PAST EVENTS
The Catholic Imagination
May 28
The Catholic Imagination

University of Washington

A lecture by Prof. Raymond Hain (Providence College)

DEM 012

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Edith Stein and the Vocation of Woman
May 15
Edith Stein and the Vocation of Woman

University of Washington

A lecture by Sr. Elinor Gardner, O.P. (University of Dallas)

HUB 334

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Study and the Spiritual Life: Crucifixion of the Desk
Mar 10
Study and the Spiritual Life: Crucifixion of the Desk

University of Washington

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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C.S. Lewis’s Screwtape Letters and the Problems of the Modern Human Being
Feb 24
C.S. Lewis’s Screwtape Letters and the Problems of the Modern Human Being

University of Washington

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

DEM 004

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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An Hour of Study is an Hour of Prayer
Jan 22
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.

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Are Quality of Life Judgments Ethical?
May 16
Are Quality of Life Judgments Ethical?

University of Washington

A lecture by Prof. Gina Noia (Providence College)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Is It Rational to Believe in God? Thomas Aquinas' Five Ways
Mar 13
Is It Rational to Believe in God? Thomas Aquinas' Five Ways

University of Washington

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

WAG 334

This Lecture is free and open to the public.

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Catholic Culture with Tolkien
Jan 18
Catholic Culture with Tolkien

University of Washington

A lecture by Prof. Patrick Callahan (University of Nebraska—Lincoln)

DEM 004

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Is the Bible Reliable?
May 2
Is the Bible Reliable?

University of Washington

A lecture by Fr. Jordan Schmidt, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

HUB 334

This event is free and open to the public.

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Does God Exist?
Mar 2
Does God Exist?

University of Washington

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

Sav 264

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Saved by Works? The Catholic Theology of Salvation
Jan 27
Saved by Works? The Catholic Theology of Salvation

University of Washington

A lecture by Prof. Matthew Thomas (Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology)

HUB 214

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Search for Happiness: Wisdom from Aquinas and the Classical Tradition
Nov 4
The Search for Happiness: Wisdom from Aquinas and the Classical Tradition

University of Washington

A lecture by Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

HUB 334

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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OTHER EVENTS

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The Future of Personhood and the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence | The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship
Jun 8
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)

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Oxford Thomistic Metaphysics Seminar
Jun 9
Oxford Thomistic Metaphysics Seminar

University of Oxford | Oxford, United Kingdom

Monday, June 9 - Tuesday, June 10, 2025

A seminar featuring Daniel De Haan, Gaven Kerr, Joshua Hochschild, Dominic LaMantia, Michael Gorman, Turner Nevitt, Fr. Philip-Neri Reese, O.P., Thomas Osborne, Domenic D’Ettore, Brian Carl, and Francesco Banfi.

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Visions of Heaven and Earth in Three National Gallery Paintings: Botticelli’s 'Mystic Nativity', ‘The Wilton Diptych’, and Bermejo’s 'Saint Michael Triumphs over the Devil'
Jun 9
Visions of Heaven and Earth in Three National Gallery Paintings: Botticelli’s 'Mystic Nativity', ‘The Wilton Diptych’, and Bermejo’s 'Saint Michael Triumphs over the Devil'

Oxford University

A lecture by Dr. Gabriele Finaldi (Director of National Gallery, London)

Blackfriars (OX1 3LY)

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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