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PAST EVENTS
Faith, Mysticism, and 'The Dark Night of the Soul
Sep 20
Faith, Mysticism, and 'The Dark Night of the Soul

University of Dallas

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

Gorman A

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Arise, Let Us Be On Our Way: The Eucharist and Evangelization
Apr 4
Arise, Let Us Be On Our Way: The Eucharist and Evangelization

University of Dallas

A lecture by Fr. Innocent Smith, O.P. (St. Mary’s Seminary and University)

Gorman A

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Error of Beginnings and the Beginning of Errors: Cosmology and Creation
Mar 22
The Error of Beginnings and the Beginning of Errors: Cosmology and Creation

University of Dallas

A lecture by Prof. William Carroll (University of Oxford)

Gorman A

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Dante Alighieri: A Thomist Poet?
Nov 30
Dante Alighieri: A Thomist Poet?

University of Dallas

A lecture by Fr. Albert Trudel, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

SBH Serafy

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Whole Faith: The Catholic Ideal of Nineteenth-Century Spanish Feminist Emilia Pardo Bazán
Nov 16
Whole Faith: The Catholic Ideal of Nineteenth-Century Spanish Feminist Emilia Pardo Bazán

University of Dallas

A lecture by Prof. Denise DuPont (Southern Methodist University)

SBH Serafy

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Love, Friendship, and Heavenly Happiness
Apr 19
Love, Friendship, and Heavenly Happiness

University of Dallas

A lecture by Prof. Christopher Kaczor (Loyola Marymount University)

Gorman A

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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What Can an Adulteress Teach Us About Happiness? Tolstoy's Anna Karenina and the Project of Literature
Mar 25
What Can an Adulteress Teach Us About Happiness? Tolstoy's Anna Karenina and the Project of Literature

University of Dallas

A lecture by Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel, O.P. (Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation)

Gorman C

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Life of the World to Come
Feb 22
The Life of the World to Come

University of Dallas

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

SB Multipurpose Room

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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How Are Smartphones Changing Us? Neuroscience and Thomistic Psychology
Feb 4
How Are Smartphones Changing Us? Neuroscience and Thomistic Psychology

University of Dallas

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

Zoom | Livestream in Gorman A

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The Lost Art of Dying: How a 500-Year Old Painting Can Cause Us to Reckon with Bodily Finitude
Dec 1
The Lost Art of Dying: How a 500-Year Old Painting Can Cause Us to Reckon with Bodily Finitude

University of Dallas

A lecture by Dr. Lydia Dugdale (Columbia University)

Zoom | Live Viewing in Gorman A

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Trinitarian Relationship: Saint Joseph and The Holy Family
Nov 3
Trinitarian Relationship: Saint Joseph and The Holy Family

University of Dallas

A lecture by Prof. Jonathan Sanford (University of Dallas)

Gorman Lecture Center

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Who Am I to Judge? Politics and the Problem of Moral Relativism
Oct 6
Who Am I to Judge? Politics and the Problem of Moral Relativism

University of Dallas

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

Gorman Lecture Center

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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St. Thomas Aquinas on the Blessed Mother: Her Freedom, Her Genius, and Her Beauty
Sep 15
St. Thomas Aquinas on the Blessed Mother: Her Freedom, Her Genius, and Her Beauty

University of Dallas

A lecture by Fr. Thomas Petri, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

Gorman Lecture Center

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Name Yahweh and the God of the Old Testament
Mar 3
The Name Yahweh and the God of the Old Testament

A lecture by Prof. Gregory Vall of Notre Dame Seminary of New Orleans.

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OTHER EVENTS

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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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Thomism, Creativity, and the Arts: Jacques and Raïssa Maritain
Jul 1
Thomism, Creativity, and the Arts: Jacques and Raïssa Maritain

Blackfriars Hall | Oxford, United Kingdom

A symposium on artistry, religion and culture in the modern world.

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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. Michelle Francl (Bryn Mawr College), Prof. Michael Gorman (The Catholic University of America), Prof. Keith Kozminski (University of Virginia), Prof. Jonathan Lunine (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Fr. Philip-Neri Reese, O.P. (Angelicum), and Prof. Santiago Schnell (University of Notre Dame).

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