Belmont Abbey College

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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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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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Aquinas on Nature and the Natural | Aquinas Philosophy Workshop
May 28
Aquinas on Nature and the Natural | Aquinas Philosophy Workshop

Mount Saint Mary College | Newburgh, NY

Wednesday, May 28 - Sunday, June 1, 2025

A workshop featuring a call for papers and plenary addresses by Prof. John Brungardt (Newman University), Prof. Christopher Frey (University of Tulsa), Prof. Raymond Hain (Providence College), Prof. Josh Hochschild (Mount St. Mary’s University), Prof. Catherine Peters (Loyola Marymount University), Fr. Raymund Snyder, O.P. (Angelicum), and Fr. John Sica, O.P. (Providence College).

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Hope, Suffering, and the Atomic Bomb
Jun 2
Hope, Suffering, and the Atomic Bomb

University of California, Los Angeles

A lecture by Prof. James Nolan (Williams College)

Bunche Hall 2160

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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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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