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UPCOMING EVENTS
How to be a Good Friend: Combatting Envy and Apathy and Fostering Love and Wisdom
Sep 19
How to be a Good Friend: Combatting Envy and Apathy and Fostering Love and Wisdom

The Ohio State University

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

St. Thomas Moore Newman Center Social Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Neuroscience and the Soul
Oct 9
Neuroscience and the Soul

The Ohio State University

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

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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PAST EVENTS
Just War Theory
Apr 11
Just War Theory

The Ohio State University

A lecture by Prof. Joseph Capizzi (The Catholic University of America)

Ohio Union Milestones Room

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Are Science and Faith Compatible?
Mar 28
Are Science and Faith Compatible?

The Ohio State University

A lecture by Prof. Karin Öberg (Harvard University)

Ohio Union, Milestones Room

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Is the Biblical View of Marriage too Idealistic?
Feb 10
Is the Biblical View of Marriage too Idealistic?

Ohio State University

A lecture by Dr. Michael Dauphinais (Ave Maria University)

Ohio Union, Brutus Buckeye Room

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Eucharistic Miracles
Nov 21
Eucharistic Miracles

Ohio State University

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

Ohio Union in the Maudine Cow Room

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Feminine Genius of Queen Esther
Oct 24
The Feminine Genius of Queen Esther

Ohio State University

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

Enarson Classroom Building Room 222

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The Art of Dating
Oct 4
The Art of Dating

The Ohio State University

A lecture by Prof. Michael Foley (Baylor University)

Ohio Union Brutus Buckeye Room

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Is AI Sentient?
Feb 29
Is AI Sentient?

The Ohio State University

A lecture by Prof. Jordan Wales (Hillsdale College)

Lazenby Hall Room 034

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Why Does God Allow Us to Suffer?
Jan 29
Why Does God Allow Us to Suffer?

The Ohio State University

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

Enarson Classroom Building, Room 238

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Beautiful and the Sublime: How to Make Art that Leads to God
Oct 10
The Beautiful and the Sublime: How to Make Art that Leads to God

The Ohio State University

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

St. Thomas More Newman Center

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Are “Quality of Life” Judgments Ethical?
Apr 10
Are “Quality of Life” Judgments Ethical?

Ohio State University

A lecture by Prof. Gina Noia (Belmont Abbey College)

Ohio Staters, Inc. Room (Ohio Union)

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Search for Happiness: Wisdom from Aquinas and the Classical Tradition
Jan 23
The Search for Happiness: Wisdom from Aquinas and the Classical Tradition

Ohio State University

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

Round Meeting Room in the Ohio Union

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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CANCELLED | Aesthetics and the Theological Virtues
Nov 21
CANCELLED | Aesthetics and the Theological Virtues

Ohio State University

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

Lazenby Hall Room 021

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Theological Virtues: Faith, Hope, and Love
Oct 24
The Theological Virtues: Faith, Hope, and Love

Ohio State University

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

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Is Belief in God Rational?
Apr 7
Is Belief in God Rational?

Ohio State University

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

Round Meeting Room

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Is the God of the Old Testament Evil?
Sep 12
Is the God of the Old Testament Evil?

A lecture by Prof. Matthew Ramage (Associate Professor of Theology at Benedictine College and Adjunct Professor of Theology at Holy Apostles College & Seminary).

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OTHER EVENTS

Featured
Where is God at NYU?
Sep 4
Where is God at NYU?

New York University

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

The Catholic Center at NYU

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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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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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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