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PAST EVENTS
Christ, the True Origin of Humanity
Apr 14
Christ, the True Origin of Humanity

Belmont Abbey College

A lecture by Prof. Christopher Baglow (University of Notre Dame)

Haid Ball Room

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Is Suffering Good?
Oct 11
Is Suffering Good?

Belmont Abbey College

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

Grace Auditorium

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Purgatory: To Be Made Like God
Apr 11
Purgatory: To Be Made Like God

Belmont Abbey College

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

Grace Auditorum in St. Leo’s Hall

The lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Beautiful and the Sublime: Art and the Contemplative Life
Mar 22
The Beautiful and the Sublime: Art and the Contemplative Life

Belmont Abbey College

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

Haid Ballroom

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Sackcloth & Ashes: Christian Repentance | An Intellectual Retreat for students at North Carolina colleges or universities
Feb 16
Sackcloth & Ashes: Christian Repentance | An Intellectual Retreat for students at North Carolina colleges or universities

The Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

Speakers: Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies), and Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P. (Thomistic Institute)

For current students of North Carolina colleges or universities.

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How C. S. Lewis and St. Thomas Aquinas Can Help Us Recover Our Christian Faith
Oct 25
How C. S. Lewis and St. Thomas Aquinas Can Help Us Recover Our Christian Faith

Belmont Abbey College

A lecture by Prof. Michael Dauphinais (Ave Maria University)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Mission of the University and the Role of the Humanities
Apr 13
The Mission of the University and the Role of the Humanities

Belmont Abbey College

A lecture by Prof. Michael Foley (Baylor University)

Grace Auditorium (St. Leo 305)

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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OTHER EVENTS

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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. Michael Gorman(The Catholic University of America), Prof. Keith Kozminski(University of Virginia), Prof. Jonathan Lunine (Caltech), Fr. Philip-Neri Reese, O.P. (Angelicum), and Prof. Santiago Schnell (University of Notre Dame).

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What Makes a Person Good? The Cardinal Virtues and Living Life Well
Jul 28
What Makes a Person Good? The Cardinal Virtues and Living Life Well

Thomistic Institute in DC

A lecture by Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. (The Catholic University of America)

St. Peter’s Church

313 2nd St SE, Washington, DC 20003

The talk will be located in the school auditorium to the right of the church (when facing the church)

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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