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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
Good God, Evil World: What Gives?
Mar 27
Good God, Evil World: What Gives?

East Carolina State University

A lecture by Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

BATE 1010

This lecture is free and open to the public.

The Beautiful and the Sublime: How to Make Art that Leads to God
Nov 19
The Beautiful and the Sublime: How to Make Art that Leads to God

East Carolina University

A lecture by Prof. Patrick Callahan (St. Gregory the Great Seminary)

BATE 1011

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Are "Quality of Life" Judgments Ethical?
Oct 1
Are "Quality of Life" Judgments Ethical?

East Carolina University

A lecture by Prof. Gina Noia (Providence College)

12:30 PM

Bate 1012

This lecture is free and open to the public.

How is My iPhone Changing Me?
Sep 19
How is My iPhone Changing Me?

East Carolina University

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

Thursday, September 19th

5 PM

BATE 1010

This lecture is free and open to the public.

How to Not Lose Friends: Vices that Undermine Friendship
Feb 12
How to Not Lose Friends: Vices that Undermine Friendship

East Carolina University

A lecture by Prof. W. Scott Cleveland (University of Mary)

Bate Building 1020

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Helping Patients Who Are Dying or Helping Patients to Die? Making sense of ‘medical aid in dying’
Nov 13
Helping Patients Who Are Dying or Helping Patients to Die? Making sense of ‘medical aid in dying’

East Carolina University

A lecture by Prof. Farr Curlin (Duke University)

Bate 1010

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Little Lies: Why There Are No ‘Noble’ Lies
Oct 16
Little Lies: Why There Are No ‘Noble’ Lies

East Carolina University

A lecture by Prof. Angela Knobel (University of Dallas)

Bate Building 1010

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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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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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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)

Monday, June 2

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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