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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.

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PAST EVENTS
Is Friendship with a Simple God Possible?
Apr 2
Is Friendship with a Simple God Possible?

Georgetown University

A lecture by Sr. Anna Wray, O.P. (The Catholic University of America)

Maguire Hall, Room 101

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Love, Friendship, and Heavenly Happiness
Mar 17
Love, Friendship, and Heavenly Happiness

Georgetown University

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

Walsh 492

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Catholic Vision of the Lord of the Rings
Feb 21
The Catholic Vision of the Lord of the Rings

Georgetown University

A lecture by Prof. Paul Gondreau (Providence College)

Healy 106

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Injustice of the American Revolution
Nov 14
The Injustice of the American Revolution

Georgetown University

A lecture by Prof. John Keown (Georgetown University)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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True Courage: On Facing Death with Fortitude
Oct 24
True Courage: On Facing Death with Fortitude

Georgetown University

A lecture by Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception)

Reiss 264

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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How to Be Happy, Even in College: Study, Leisure, Communion
Sep 26
How to Be Happy, Even in College: Study, Leisure, Communion

Georgetown University

A lecture by Dr. R.J. Snell (Witherspoon Institute)

Healy Hall 106

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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A Theology of Joy in the Valley of Tears
Apr 22
A Theology of Joy in the Valley of Tears

Georgetown University

A lecture by Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P. (Pontifical Faculty of the Dominican House of Studies)

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Virtue: The Human Operating System
Feb 26
Virtue: The Human Operating System

Georgetown University

A lecture by Prof. Andrew Abela (Catholic University of America)

Reiss 152

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
Oct 19
What Can an Adulteress Teach Us About Happiness? Tolstoy's Anna Karenina and the Project of Literature

Georgetown University

A lecture by Sr. Jane Dominic, O.P. (Aquinas College)

Maguire 103

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Religious Liberty and the Human Good
Sep 28
Religious Liberty and the Human Good

Georgetown University

A lecture by Prof. Robert P. George (Princeton University)

Reiss 103

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Influence of Virgil and St. Augustine on Evelyn Waugh's “Brideshead Revisited”
Apr 27
The Influence of Virgil and St. Augustine on Evelyn Waugh's “Brideshead Revisited”

Georgetown University

A lecture by Prof. Patrick Callahan (Newman Institute for Catholic Thought & Culture)

WAL 491

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Eating and Drinking to the Glory of God: A Catholic Approach
Mar 1
Eating and Drinking to the Glory of God: A Catholic Approach

Georgetown University

A lecture by Prof. Michael Foley (Baylor University)

Bunn Intercultural Center 115

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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St. Thomas Aquinas, Dante, and the Virtues
Oct 20
St. Thomas Aquinas, Dante, and the Virtues

Georgetown University

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

Intercultural Center (ICC) Room 104

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Is Today's University Hollow?
Mar 24
Is Today's University Hollow?

Georgetown University

A lecture by Fr. Stephen Fields, S.J. (Georgetown University)

Maguire 103

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Does Nature Make Laws? An Introduction To The Natural Law Tradition
Dec 2
Does Nature Make Laws? An Introduction To The Natural Law Tradition

Georgetown University

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

White-Gravenor Hall 209

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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How Aristotle Can Benefit Science Today
Nov 5
How Aristotle Can Benefit Science Today

Georgetown University

A lecture by Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

Healy Hall 104

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Soul Conformed to the City: Plato, Augustine, and Aquinas on the Relationship between the Soul and Politics

Georgetown University

A lecture by Prof. Chad Pecknold (Catholic University of America)

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How to Avoid Being Unhappy
Apr 15
How to Avoid Being Unhappy

Georgetown University

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

Zoom

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Medicine & the Art of Ethics: On the Moral Obligation to Acknowledge Our Finitude
Oct 29
Medicine & the Art of Ethics: On the Moral Obligation to Acknowledge Our Finitude

A lecture by Prof. Lydia Dugdale (Columbia University).

This event will be on Zoom.

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Do the Liberal Arts Matter Today?
Oct 9
Do the Liberal Arts Matter Today?

A lecture by Prof. Zena Hitz of (St. John’s College, Annapolis).

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The Intellectual Life of the Mother of God
Feb 12
The Intellectual Life of the Mother of God

A lecture by Dr. Zena Hitz of St. John’s College.

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Is It Ever Right to Break the Law? A Natural Law Perspective
Feb 6
Is It Ever Right to Break the Law? A Natural Law Perspective

A lecture by J. Budziszewski of the University of Texas, Austin.

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Love and Leadership: Machiavelli or the Good Shepherd?
Nov 19
Love and Leadership: Machiavelli or the Good Shepherd?

A lecture by Capt. Joseph McInerney of the United States Naval Academy.

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Justice, Dynamism, and Social Order: Of Wars and Markets
Oct 29
Justice, Dynamism, and Social Order: Of Wars and Markets

A lecture by Prof. Catherine Pakaluk of the Busch School of Business at Catholic University of America.

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OTHER EVENTS

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Corpus Christi | An Intellectual Retreat for the UK
Jun 20
Corpus Christi | An Intellectual Retreat for the UK

Stonyhurst College | Clitheroe, England

With Fr. Innocent Smith, O.P and Fr. Matthew Jarvis, O.P.

For current university students in the UK

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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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