East Carolina University

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UPCOMING EVENTS
Is Atheism Irrational? What Reason Can Tell Us
Oct 9
Is Atheism Irrational? What Reason Can Tell Us

East Carolina University

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

Location TBA

This lecture is 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

Featured
Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage 2025 Retreat
Sep 26
Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage 2025 Retreat

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception | Washington, D.C.

A free retreat for current university students participating in the Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage

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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 6:30 pm

51 Prospect Street

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Anatomy of a Conversion: Nicolaus Steno and the Search for Certainty in the Scientific Revolution
Sep 30
The Anatomy of a Conversion: Nicolaus Steno and the Search for Certainty in the Scientific Revolution

Harvard University

A lecture by Dr. Nuno Castel-Branco (All Souls College, Oxford)

CGIS South S020

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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