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UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE SCHOOL CHAPTERS

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.

Harvard University hosts chapters organized by both undergraduate and graduate students. Undergraduate events are organized in partnership with the Harvard-Radcliffe Catholic Student Association.

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Demons at the Feast of Love: Concupiscence, Benevolence, and Transcendence
Apr 7
Demons at the Feast of Love: Concupiscence, Benevolence, and Transcendence

Harvard University

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

Sever 110

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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What Makes Laws Just? An Introduction to the Natural Law Tradition
Mar 26
What Makes Laws Just? An Introduction to the Natural Law Tradition

Harvard University

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

CGIS South – S010 Tsai Auditorium

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Augustine, Aquinas, Thérèse, and Mother Teresa on the Five-Finger Gospel
Mar 10
Augustine, Aquinas, Thérèse, and Mother Teresa on the Five-Finger Gospel

Harvard University

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

Sever Hall 110

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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How to Die? St. Macrina and Christian Death
Feb 20
How to Die? St. Macrina and Christian Death

Harvard University

A lecture by Prof. Carl Vennerstrom (Augustine Institute)

Sever Hall 110

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Suffering and Rejoicing in the Divine Logos: Hopkins's 'Wreck of the Deutschland'
Oct 31
Suffering and Rejoicing in the Divine Logos: Hopkins's 'Wreck of the Deutschland'

Harvard University

A lecture by Prof. Thomas Pfau (Duke University)

Sever Hall 306

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Edith Stein on the Vocation of Woman
Oct 14
Edith Stein on the Vocation of Woman

Harvard University

A lecture by Sr. Elinor Gardner, O.P. (University of Dallas)

Sever Hall 102

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Study and the Spiritual Life: Crucifixion of the Desk?
Oct 2
Study and the Spiritual Life: Crucifixion of the Desk?

Harvard University

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

Sever Hall 106

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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What is Grace? St. Thomas Aquinas on the Causes and Meaning of Grace
Sep 18
What is Grace? St. Thomas Aquinas on the Causes and Meaning of Grace

Harvard University

A seminar by Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P. (Pontifical University of St. Thomas)

Boles Room in Harvard Chaplaincy

This seminar is free. Space is limited. Members of the public who are not affiliated with Harvard should register by sending an email to: haidunliu@g.harvard.edu

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Seeds of Life: Creation, Evolution, and St. Augustine
Apr 1
Seeds of Life: Creation, Evolution, and St. Augustine

Harvard University (Undergraduate)

A lecture by Dr. Chris Baglow (University of Notre Dame)

Sever Hall 102

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Predestination and Free Will
Feb 1
Predestination and Free Will

Harvard University (Graduate)

A lecture by Prof. Ross McCullough (George Fox University)

Sever Hall 102

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
Nov 1
What Can an Adulteress Teach Us About Happiness? Tolstoy's Anna Karenina and the Project of Literature

Harvard University (Graduate)

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

Sever Hall 102

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Christianity in the Public Square
Oct 18
Christianity in the Public Square

Harvard University

A lecture by Dr. R. R. Reno (First Things)

Wednesday, October 18

Sever Hall 214

This event is free and open to the public

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Is Smerdyakov a Human Being?
Oct 11
Is Smerdyakov a Human Being?

Harvard University

A lecture by Prof. Stephen Meredith (University of Chicago)

Sever Hall 213

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Other Wealth of Nations: Marriage and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition
Apr 26
The Other Wealth of Nations: Marriage and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition

Harvard University Undergraduate

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

Harvard Hall 101

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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No Justice without Mercy; No Mercy without Justice
Mar 30
No Justice without Mercy; No Mercy without Justice

Harvard University

A lecture by Prof. Gary Anderson (University of Notre Dame)

Sever 103

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Seeking Peace in the City: Augustine and the Virtue of Humility
Feb 23
Seeking Peace in the City: Augustine and the Virtue of Humility

Harvard University - Graduate

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

Sever Hall 213

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Literature, St. Thomas, and the Sacraments
Nov 7
Literature, St. Thomas, and the Sacraments

Harvard University - Undergraduate

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

Sever Hall 103

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Reason, Grace, and Law: Suarez and Hobbes on Coercion, Church, and State
Oct 27
Reason, Grace, and Law: Suarez and Hobbes on Coercion, Church, and State

Harvard University - Graduate

A lecture by Prof. Thomas Pink (Kings College London)

CGIS South S020 (Belfer Case Study Room)

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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St. Catherine on Secularism and the Interior Life
Oct 12
St. Catherine on Secularism and the Interior Life

Harvard University - Graduate

A lecture by Sr. Mary Madeline Todd, O.P. (Aquinas College)

CGIS South S010 Tsai Auditorium

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Does God Exist?
Oct 3
Does God Exist?

Harvard University - Undergraduate

A lecture by Prof. Matthew Dugandzic (St. Mary’s Seminary)

Emerson Hall 210

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Happiness and the Meaning of Life
Oct 8
Happiness and the Meaning of Life

Harvard University

A lecture by Prof. Alexander Pruss (Baylor University)

Emerson 101

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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POSTPONED | Science and Christianity: Cosmic Origins and Creation
Sep 4
POSTPONED | Science and Christianity: Cosmic Origins and Creation

*This event has been postponed. Please check back with us in the future for more information.*

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The Rise of Modern Atheism
Mar 5
The Rise of Modern Atheism

A lecture by Prof. Anna Moreland of Villanova University.

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The Virgin Mary and the Church: The New Eve
Feb 19
The Virgin Mary and the Church: The New Eve

A lecture by Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P. of the Dominican House of Studies.

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Before Church and State: What the Preliberal Can Teach Us About the Postliberal
Feb 13
Before Church and State: What the Preliberal Can Teach Us About the Postliberal

A lecture by Dr. Andrew Willard Jones of the Franciscan University of Steubenville.

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What is Medicine For? Conscience and Clinical Practice
Feb 4
What is Medicine For? Conscience and Clinical Practice

The Thomistic Institute, CMDA (the Christian Medical and Dental Association), and CSO (Catholic Students Organization) invite you to a talk by Prof. Farr Curlin, MD of Duke University.

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The Horizon of Creation: Aquinas on the Unique Place of the Human Person
Nov 21
The Horizon of Creation: Aquinas on the Unique Place of the Human Person

A lecture by Fr. Raymund Snyder, OP of St. Patrick parish in Columbus, Ohio.

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What Is Evil? Why Does God Permit It?
Nov 20
What Is Evil? Why Does God Permit It?

A lecture by Fr. Dominic Legge, OP of the Dominican House of Studies.

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Spiritual But Not Religious: What is Religion?
Oct 11
Spiritual But Not Religious: What is Religion?

A lecture by Prof. Paige Hochschild of Mount St. Mary’s University.

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Apostles of Empire: The Jesuits and New France
Oct 10
Apostles of Empire: The Jesuits and New France

A lecture by Dr. Bronwen McShea.

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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 (Caltech), Fr. Philip-Neri Reese, O.P. (Angelicum), and Prof. Santiago Schnell (University of Notre Dame).

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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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