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UPCOMING EVENTS
What is Health?
Sep 29
What is Health?

Brown University/Rhode Island School of Design

Co-Sponsored by the Catholic Medical Association and the Brown-RISD Catholic Community

A lecture by Dr. Jonathan Scrafford, MD

Dinner at 6pm | Lecture at 7 pm

51 Prospect Street

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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PAST EVENTS
Defending Freewill in an Age of Chance & Determinism
Apr 22
Defending Freewill in an Age of Chance & Determinism

Brown University

A lecture by Prof. Paul Symington (Franciscan University of Stubenville)

6 PM

Barus and Holley, Room 166

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Wealth Is a Good. But What Kind of a Good Is It?
Mar 27
Wealth Is a Good. But What Kind of a Good Is It?

Brown University

A lecture by Prof. Mary Hirschfeld (University of Notre Dame)

Friedman 102

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Incarnation and the Machine: The Visions of Fra Angelico and Le Corbusier
Mar 14
The Incarnation and the Machine: The Visions of Fra Angelico and Le Corbusier

Brown University Chapter - Lecture Hosted by Students at the Rhode Island School of Design

A lecture by Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P. (Thomistic Institute)

RISD Architecture Building: BEB in Room 106

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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How Is My iPhone Changing Me? Neuroscience and Thomistic Psychology
Mar 10
How Is My iPhone Changing Me? Neuroscience and Thomistic Psychology

Brown University

Co-Sponsored by the Brown-RISD Catholic Community

A lecture by Prof. Joshua Hochschild (Mount St. Mary’s University)

Brown-RISD Catholic Center

51 Prospect Street | Providence, RI 02906

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Rational Disagreement: How to Engage in Civil Conversation in an Age of Pluralism and Ideological Extremism
Nov 12
Rational Disagreement: How to Engage in Civil Conversation in an Age of Pluralism and Ideological Extremism

Brown University

A lecture by Prof. Thomas Hibbs (Baylor University)

McMillan 117

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Risks and Rewards of a Christian Approach to Leadership
Oct 22
The Risks and Rewards of a Christian Approach to Leadership

Brown University

A lecture by USN Cpt. Joseph McInerney (Knights of Columbus)

Petteruti Lounge

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Christian Faith and Modern Science: Understanding and Correcting Models of Conflict
Sep 26
The Christian Faith and Modern Science: Understanding and Correcting Models of Conflict

Brown University

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

Salomon Center, Room 003

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Theistic Evolution: A Contemporary Thomistic Perspective
May 2
Theistic Evolution: A Contemporary Thomistic Perspective

Brown University

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

MacMillan 117

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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What Has the Historical Jesus to Do with the Church's Christ?
Mar 5
What Has the Historical Jesus to Do with the Church's Christ?

Brown University

A lecture by Fr. Isaac Morales, O.P. (Providence College)

Barus and Holley Room 166

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Are Quality of Life Judgments Ethical?
Feb 20
Are Quality of Life Judgments Ethical?

Brown University

A lecture by Prof. Gina Noia (Providence College)

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Search for Life Beyond Earth: Are There Implications for Religious Belief If We Succeed?
Oct 17
The Search for Life Beyond Earth: Are There Implications for Religious Belief If We Succeed?

Brown University

A lecture by Prof. Jonathan Lunine (Cornell University)

Location TBD

This event is free and open to the public

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Beyond Words: What ChatGPT Can't Say
Sep 26
Beyond Words: What ChatGPT Can't Say

Brown University

A lecture by Prof. Jane Sloan Peters (Mount Saint Vincent College)

Brown University | Stephen Robert '62 Campus Center, Petteruti Lounge,

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Preparing for Life in a Household: A Biblical and Thomistic Perspective
Apr 4
Preparing for Life in a Household: A Biblical and Thomistic Perspective

Brown University

A lecture by Prof. John Cuddeback (Christendom College)

Barus and Holley 190

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Catholic Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien's “The Lord of the Rings”
Mar 14
The Catholic Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien's “The Lord of the Rings”

Brown University

A lecture by Prof. Paul Gondreau (Providence College)

Barus and Holley 190

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Edith Stein and the Gestalt of the Feminine Soul
Feb 9
Edith Stein and the Gestalt of the Feminine Soul

Brown University

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

ERC Room 125

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Emotional Health and Cognitive Therapy: The Ancient Stoics and St. Augustine
Oct 4
Emotional Health and Cognitive Therapy: The Ancient Stoics and St. Augustine

Brown University

A lecture by Prof. Sarah Byers (Boston College)

Brown-RISD Catholic Center

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Challenge and Opportunity of Genome Editing: Scientific and Ethical Considerations
May 1
The Challenge and Opportunity of Genome Editing: Scientific and Ethical Considerations

Brown University

A lecture by Prof. William Hurlbut (Stanford University)

Brown-RISD Catholic Center | 51 Prospect St

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Why Would a Biologist Believe in the Soul?
Mar 3
Why Would a Biologist Believe in the Soul?

Brown University

A lecture by Prof. Jonathan Buttaci (Catholic University of America)

Brown-RISD Catholic Center

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Moral Relativism and Social Tolerance
Oct 18
Moral Relativism and Social Tolerance

Brown University

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

Brown-RISD Catholic Center

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Masters, Parasites, or Gardeners? Thomistic Reflections on Environmental Ethics
Mar 3
Masters, Parasites, or Gardeners? Thomistic Reflections on Environmental Ethics

A lecture by Prof. Therese Cory of the University of Notre Dame.

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Are There Failed Persons? Are You One of Them?
Feb 20
Are There Failed Persons? Are You One of Them?

A lecture by Prof. John O’Callaghan of the University of Notre Dame.

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Contending Conscientiously for Good Medicine
Feb 3
Contending Conscientiously for Good Medicine

A lecture by Prof. Farr Curlin, MD of Duke University.

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Can You Take a Picture of the Soul?
Nov 4
Can You Take a Picture of the Soul?

A lecture by Prof. James Madden of Benedictine College.

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The Search for Meaning: A Talk on Finding Happiness
Oct 18
The Search for Meaning: A Talk on Finding Happiness

A lecture by Prof. Alexander Pruss of Baylor University.

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Defending a Historical Adam After Darwin
Oct 8
Defending a Historical Adam After Darwin

A lecture by Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, OP of Providence College.

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OTHER EVENTS

Featured
Does God-With-Us Make a Difference to How We Work-With Others?
Aug 13
Does God-With-Us Make a Difference to How We Work-With Others?

Universidad Panamericana

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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Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin: Aquinas on the Limits of Charity
Aug 18
Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin: Aquinas on the Limits of Charity

Universidad Panamericana

A lecture by Prof. Michael Krom (Saint Vincent College)

Location TBA

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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