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UPCOMING EVENTS
How to be a Good Friend: Combatting Envy and Apathy and Fostering Love and Wisdom
Sep 25
How to be a Good Friend: Combatting Envy and Apathy and Fostering Love and Wisdom

Indiana University

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

Time TBD

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Why Get Married? The Catholic View of the Meaning and Purpose of Marriage
Oct 23
Why Get Married? The Catholic View of the Meaning and Purpose of Marriage

Indiana University

A lecture by Prof. Paul Gondreau (Providence College)

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Let the Best One Win: Reflections of Friendship and Competition
Nov 13
Let the Best One Win: Reflections of Friendship and Competition

Indiana University

A lecture by Prof. Micahel Krom (St. Vincent College)

Location TBD.

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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PAST EVENTS
C.S. Lewis on the Ethics of Technology
Apr 8
C.S. Lewis on the Ethics of Technology

Indiana University

A lecture by Prof. Thomas Ward (Baylor University)

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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ChatGPT and the Foolishness of Speech: Why Human Communication Matters in a World with Artificial Intelligence
Mar 27
ChatGPT and the Foolishness of Speech: Why Human Communication Matters in a World with Artificial Intelligence

Indiana University

A lecture by Prof. Jane Sloan Peters (Mount Saint Vincent)

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Human Nature and the Challenges of Our Advancing Technologies
Mar 3
Human Nature and the Challenges of Our Advancing Technologies

Indiana University

A lecture by Prof. William Hurlbut (Stanford University)

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Disease and the Problem of Evil
Nov 7
Disease and the Problem of Evil

Indiana University

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

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Politics and the Modern State: Understanding the Common Good
Oct 1
Politics and the Modern State: Understanding the Common Good

Indiana University

A lecture by Prof. Bradley Lewis (The Catholic University of America)

Indiana Memorial Union

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Seven Deadly Sins
Sep 19
The Seven Deadly Sins

Indiana University

A lecture by Prof. Timothy J. Pawl (University of St. Thomas)

Time: 7pm

Woodburn Hall, Rm. 120

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Does Modern Neuroscience Disprove the Existence of the Soul?
Apr 4
Does Modern Neuroscience Disprove the Existence of the Soul?

Indiana University

A lecture by Prof. Paul LaPenna (Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine)

Fine Arts Building 102

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Why Prove God's Existence?
Feb 8
Why Prove God's Existence?

Indiana University

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

Radio/TV building room 226

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Interplay Between Faith and Natural Theology in the Bible
Nov 28
The Interplay Between Faith and Natural Theology in the Bible

Indiana University

A lecture by Fr. Jordan Schmidt, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

Fine Arts Building Room 102

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Virtues: Theological, Intellectual, and Moral.
Nov 13
The Virtues: Theological, Intellectual, and Moral.

Indiana University

A lecture by Prof. Adam Eitel (University of Dallas)

Woodburn Hall Room 120

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Bible in the Middle Ages: Transmission and Transformation
Oct 27
The Bible in the Middle Ages: Transmission and Transformation

Indiana University

A lecture by Fr. Innocent Smith, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

Global & International Studies Building Rm. 1112

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Why Would a Biologist Believe in the Soul?
Apr 10
Why Would a Biologist Believe in the Soul?

Indiana University

A lecture by Prof. Jonathan Buttaci (The Catholic University of America)

BLTV 251

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Modern Science and the Catholic Faith: Understanding and Correcting Models of Conflict
Mar 21
Modern Science and the Catholic Faith: Understanding and Correcting Models of Conflict

Indiana University

A lecture by Prof. Christopher Baglow (University of Notre Dame)

Radio-Television Center Room 245

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Ethics of Human Genome Editing with CRISPR
Feb 6
The Ethics of Human Genome Editing with CRISPR

Indiana University

A lecture by Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, O.P. (University of Santo Tomas)

Biology Building Room 065

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Catholicism and Evolution
Nov 7
Catholicism and Evolution

Indiana University

A lecture by Prof. Kenneth Kemp (University of St. Thomas)

Ballantine Hall 146

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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What is Truth? Why Does It Matter?
Feb 28
What is Truth? Why Does It Matter?

Indiana University

A lecture by Prof. Jennifer Frey (University of South Carolina)

St. Paul Catholic Center

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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OTHER EVENTS

Featured
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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The Catholic Art of Dating
Sep 5
The Catholic Art of Dating

Vanderbilt University

A lecture by Prof. Michael Foley (Baylor University)

Time TBD

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Boundaries of Humanity: Humans, Animals, and Machines in the Age of Biotechnology
Sep 8
The Boundaries of Humanity: Humans, Animals, and Machines in the Age of Biotechnology

New York University

A lecture by Dr. William Hurlbut (Stanford University Medical Center)

The Catholic Center at NYU

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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