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Visions of Heaven and Earth in Three National Gallery Paintings: Botticelli’s 'Mystic Nativity', ‘The Wilton Diptych’, and Bermejo’s 'Saint Michael Triumphs over the Devil'
Jun 9
Visions of Heaven and Earth in Three National Gallery Paintings: Botticelli’s 'Mystic Nativity', ‘The Wilton Diptych’, and Bermejo’s 'Saint Michael Triumphs over the Devil'

Oxford University

A lecture by Dr. Gabriele Finaldi (Director of National Gallery, London)

Blackfriars (OX1 3LY)

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Theological Poetics of Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J.
Mar 3
The Theological Poetics of Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J.

Oxford University

A lecture by Prof. Michael Hurley (Cambridge University)

Blackfriars (OX1 3LY)

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Thomistic Personalism: A Steinian Perspective
Nov 4
Thomistic Personalism: A Steinian Perspective

Oxford University

A lecture by Prof. Robert McNamara (Franciscan University of Steubenville)

Blackfriars (OX1 3LY)

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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What does it mean to say that Jesus is Lord? The Witness of Nicaea
Oct 21
What does it mean to say that Jesus is Lord? The Witness of Nicaea

Oxford University

A lecture by Fr. Khaled Anatolios (University of Notre Dame)

Blackfriars (OX1 3LY)

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Farewell Christology: Jesus in John 13-17
May 27
Farewell Christology: Jesus in John 13-17

Oxford University

A lecture by Fr. Anthony Giambrone, O.P.

Blackfriars (OX1 3LY)

This lecture is free and open to the public

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The Immaterial Mind and the Immortal Soul
Feb 19
The Immaterial Mind and the Immortal Soul

Oxford University

A lecture by Prof. John Haldane

Blackfriars (OX1 3LY)

This lecture is free and open to the public

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Exploring Finitude: Weakness, Suffering, and Faith in Isaac of Nineveh
Jan 29
Exploring Finitude: Weakness, Suffering, and Faith in Isaac of Nineveh

Oxford University

A lecture by Dr. Valentina Duca (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

Blackfriars (OX1 3LY)

This lecture is free and open to the public

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Trinity, Mystery, and the Search for Understanding: Reflections on the Place of the Intellect in the Life of Faith
Nov 27
Trinity, Mystery, and the Search for Understanding: Reflections on the Place of the Intellect in the Life of Faith

Oxford University

A lecture by Karen Kilby (Durham University)

Blackfriars

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Logic and Truth in God, Nature, and the Artificial
Nov 6
Logic and Truth in God, Nature, and the Artificial

Oxford University

A lecture by Fr. Philip-Neri Reese, O.P. (Angelicum)

Blackfriars

This event is free and open to the public

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How Is Revealed Knowledge Justified? Aquinas on Faith and Reason
Jun 5
How Is Revealed Knowledge Justified? Aquinas on Faith and Reason

Oxford University

A lecture by Prof. Mats Wahlberg (Umeå University)

Blackfriars

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing? Or, Why Is the Creation So Central in Early Christian Teaching?
Mar 6
Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing? Or, Why Is the Creation So Central in Early Christian Teaching?

Oxford University

A lecture by Prof. Lewis Ayres (Durham University)

Blackfriars

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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God, Creation, and the Act of Existence
Feb 6
God, Creation, and the Act of Existence

Oxford University

A lecture by Prof. Gaven Kerr (St. Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth)

Blackfriars | St Giles, OX1 3LY

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Image of God in the Writings of the Apostolic Fathers
Nov 15
The Image of God in the Writings of the Apostolic Fathers

Oxford University

A lecture by Fr. Taras Khomych (Liverpool Hope University)

Blackfriars

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Medieval Answers to Modern Questions: Renewing Trinitarian Theology Today
Oct 19
Medieval Answers to Modern Questions: Renewing Trinitarian Theology Today

Oxford University

A lecture by Prof. Bruce Marshall (Southern Methodist University)

Blackfriars

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Fourth Way and How it Works: Proving the Existence of God with Thomas Aquinas
Oct 10
The Fourth Way and How it Works: Proving the Existence of God with Thomas Aquinas

Oxford University

A lecture by Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

Blackfriars

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Nominalism & Modernist Literature
Jun 6
Nominalism & Modernist Literature

Blackfriars

A lecture by Dr. Erik Tonning (University of Bergen)

Blackfriars Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Newman's Marian Idea of History
Apr 27
Newman's Marian Idea of History

University of Oxford

A lecture by Dr. Rebekah Lamb (University of St. Andrews)

Blackfriars

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Catholicism and the Arts: An Intellectual Retreat
Apr 20
Catholicism and the Arts: An Intellectual Retreat

An Intellectual Retreat for Students

With Fr. Michael Lang (Oratory of St Philip Neri) and Dr. George Corbett (University of St Andrews).

Christian Heritage Centre | Clitheroe, United Kingdom

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Accompaniment and Moral Development

A lecture by Fr. Romanus Cessario, OP, Research Fellow at Ave Maria University, Florida.

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St. Thomas Aquinas on Divinisation
Nov 21
St. Thomas Aquinas on Divinisation

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

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One of the Trinity was Crucified
Nov 7
One of the Trinity was Crucified

A lecture by Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP of the Angelicum, Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas.

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Ascending the Heights of Wisdom | VERITAS
Jun 27
Ascending the Heights of Wisdom | VERITAS

Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

Wednesday, June 25 - Sunday, June 29, 2025

At this expanded Student Leadership Conference, we will be welcoming our TI Campus Chapter Leaders to Washington, D.C. TI members, speakers, alumni, and others are invited to join the chapter leaders for the final days of the conference.

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Thomism, Creativity, and the Arts: Jacques and Raïssa Maritain
Jul 1
Thomism, Creativity, and the Arts: Jacques and Raïssa Maritain

Blackfriars Hall | Oxford, United Kingdom

A symposium on artistry, religion and culture in the modern world.

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

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