University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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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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UPCOMING EVENTS
Goodness, Truth, Beauty: The World According to Dante
Nov 13
Goodness, Truth, Beauty: The World According to Dante

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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

Jeanmard Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

The Real Presence of Our Lord in the Eucharist—Source of Joy
Jan 22
The Real Presence of Our Lord in the Eucharist—Source of Joy

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

The Cross is a Marriage Feast: A Nuptial Reading of the Paschal Mystery
Mar 4
The Cross is a Marriage Feast: A Nuptial Reading of the Paschal Mystery

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

A lecture by Prof. Nina Sophie Heereman (St. Patrick’s Seminary & University)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and to the public.

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PAST EVENTS
Does God Care About Suffering? The Death of Socrates vs. the Death of Jesus
Oct 9
Does God Care About Suffering? The Death of Socrates vs. the Death of Jesus

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette

A lecture by Dr. Christopher Mooney (The Augustine Institute)

Thursday, October 9

Student Union, Bayou Bijou Theatre (130)

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Drinking Like a Saint: A Catholic Theology of Feasting
Sep 11
Drinking Like a Saint: A Catholic Theology of Feasting

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

A lecture by Prof. Michael Foley (Baylor)

Jeanmard Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

C.S. Lewis’s Screwtape Letters and the Problems of the Modern Human Being
Apr 30
C.S. Lewis’s Screwtape Letters and the Problems of the Modern Human Being

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

A lecture by Prof. Erik Dempsey (University of Texas at Austin)

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

What Makes a Person Good? The Cardinal Virtues and Living Life Well
Mar 27
What Makes a Person Good? The Cardinal Virtues and Living Life Well

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette

A lecture by Prof. Raymond Hain (Providence College)

The Student Union, Teche Room (116)

This lecture is free and open to the public.

The Importance of Play
Feb 13
The Importance of Play

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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

Jeanmard Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

An Hour of Study is an Hour of Prayer
Oct 30
An Hour of Study is an Hour of Prayer

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

A lecture by Prof. Michael Pakalak (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception)

The Student Union

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Edith Stein and the Feminine Soul
Sep 5
Edith Stein and the Feminine Soul

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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

Thursday, September 5th

7pm

Jeanmard Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Rational Disagreement: How to Engage in Civil Conversation in an Age of Pluralism and Ideological Extremism
Apr 23
Rational Disagreement: How to Engage in Civil Conversation in an Age of Pluralism and Ideological Extremism

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

A lecture by Prof. Thomas Hibbs (Baylor University)

Student Union

This lecture is free and open to the public.

The Mission of the University and the Role of the Humanities
Mar 21
The Mission of the University and the Role of the Humanities

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

A lecture by Prof. Michael Foley (Baylor University)

Our Lady of Wisdom Student Center and Catholic Church in Jeanmard Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

OTHER EVENTS

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Virtuous Friendship | Intellectual Retreat
Oct 24
Virtuous Friendship | Intellectual Retreat

Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

An Intellectual Retreat for current university students from Duke, UNC, and NCSU.

With Prof. W. Scott Cleveland (University of Mary) and Sr. Mary Ignatius Nesbit, O.P. (Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist)

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Who Am I? The Catholic Answer to the Crisis of Meaning
Oct 27
Who Am I? The Catholic Answer to the Crisis of Meaning

Universidad Panamericana

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

J5 Classroom

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Suffering and the Problem of Evil
Oct 27
Suffering and the Problem of Evil

University of North Texas

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

Time TBD

Union 341

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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