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PAST EVENTS
C.S. Lewis’s Screwtape Letters and the Problems of the Modern Human Being
Mar 19
C.S. Lewis’s Screwtape Letters and the Problems of the Modern Human Being

Queen’s University at Kingston

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

Location TBA

Thia lecture is free and open to the public.

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Thomas Aquinas and the Maritains on living the Gifts of the Holy Spirit in Everyday Life
Mar 10
Thomas Aquinas and the Maritains on living the Gifts of the Holy Spirit in Everyday Life

Queen’s University, at Kingston

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

Miller Hall 105

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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G.K. Chesterton and John Henry Newman
Nov 12
G.K. Chesterton and John Henry Newman

Queen's University, Kingston

A lecture by Prof. James Felak (University of Washington)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Origins of Evil
Mar 18
Origins of Evil

Queen’s University, Kingston

A lecture by Prof. Matthew Dugandzic (St. Mary’s Seminary)

Location TBD.

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Suffering and the Narrative of Redemption
Mar 8
Suffering and the Narrative of Redemption

Queen’s University, Kingston

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

Miller Hall, Room 105

This Lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Two Become One Flesh: The Catholic View of the Sacrament of Marriage
Feb 28
The Two Become One Flesh: The Catholic View of the Sacrament of Marriage

Queen’s University, Kingston

A lecture by Prof. Paul Gondreau (Providence College)

Miller Hall, Room 105

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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St. John Paul II and Catholic Education
Nov 7
St. John Paul II and Catholic Education

Queen’s University

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

Miller Hall, Room 105

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Classical Versus Modern Ethics
Mar 6
Classical Versus Modern Ethics

Queen’s University, Kingston

A lecture by Prof. Michael Pakaluk (The Catholic University of America)

Queens University Faculty of Law Building (128 Union Street) Room 4

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Eucharistic Doctrines and Literature
Nov 16
Eucharistic Doctrines and Literature

Queen’s University

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

Faculty of Law Building Room #4

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Who Am I to Judge? A Response to Moral Relativism
Oct 21
Who Am I to Judge? A Response to Moral Relativism

Queen’s University at Kingston

A lecture by Prof. Michael Gorman (Catholic University of America)

Faculty of Law Building Room 4

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Does Evolution Disprove Christianity?
Apr 4
Does Evolution Disprove Christianity?

Queen’s University

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

The Newman House | 192 Frontenac St.

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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How Aristotle Can Benefit Science Today
Feb 24
How Aristotle Can Benefit Science Today

Queen’s University

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

Zoom

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This is My Body: Does Modern Science disprove Transubstantiation?
Mar 22
This is My Body: Does Modern Science disprove Transubstantiation?

Queen’s University

A lecture by Fr. Thomas Davenport, O.P. (Angelicum, Rome)

Zoom

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Idol and Icon: Reflections on Faith and Film
Mar 10
Idol and Icon: Reflections on Faith and Film

Queen’s University

A lecture by Dr. Thomas Hibbs (University of Dallas)

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OTHER EVENTS

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What Makes a Person Good? The Cardinal Virtues and Living Life Well
Jul 28
What Makes a Person Good? The Cardinal Virtues and Living Life Well

Thomistic Institute in DC

A lecture by Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. (The Catholic University of America)

St. Peter’s Church

313 2nd St SE, Washington, DC 20003

The talk will be located in the school auditorium to the right of the church (when facing the church)

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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Would St. Thomas Aquinas Baptize an Extraterrestrial?
Sep 10
Would St. Thomas Aquinas Baptize an Extraterrestrial?

North Dakota State University

A lecture by Dr. Edmund Lazzari (Duquesne University)

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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