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PAST EVENTS
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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Memory, Intellect, and Will: The 13th Century Reception of Augustine | A Summer Seminar
Jun 15
Memory, Intellect, and Will: The 13th Century Reception of Augustine | A Summer Seminar

Schloss St Emmeram | Regensburg, Germany

Sunday, June 15 - Wednesday, June 18, 2025

A seminar featuring Dr. Albert von Thurn und Taxis, Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P., Fr. Philip-Neri Reese, O.P., Prof. Julie Casteigt, Prof. Katja Krause, and Fr. Reginald Lynch. O.P.

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Aquinas & Liturgical Tradition | An Intellectual Retreat for Ireland
Jun 17
Aquinas & Liturgical Tradition | An Intellectual Retreat for Ireland

Glencomeragh House | Co. Tipperary, Ireland

With Fr. Innocent Smith, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies) and Fr. Conor McDonough, O.P. (Univeristy of Galway)

For current university students in Ireland

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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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