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PAST EVENTS
Friendship and the Common Good
Dec 4
Friendship and the Common Good

Saint Louis University

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

Davis-Suaghnessy Room 374

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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St. Alfred the Great and the Renewal of Faith and Culture
Oct 18
St. Alfred the Great and the Renewal of Faith and Culture

Saint Louis University

A lecture by Prof. Carl Vennerstrom (Augustine Institute)

Pere Marquette Gallery, DuBourg Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Prayer and Work: St. Benedict's Vision for Holiness and Culture
Oct 5
Prayer and Work: St. Benedict's Vision for Holiness and Culture

Saint Louis University

A lecture by Dr. R. Jared Staudt (Exodus 90)

Anheuser-Busch Auditorium

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Boundaries of Humanity: Humans, Animals, and Machines
May 3
Boundaries of Humanity: Humans, Animals, and Machines

Johns Hopkins Medical Institute

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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How Does Art Imitate Nature?
Apr 30
How Does Art Imitate Nature?

Saint Louis University

A lecture by Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P. (Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology)

Il Monastero

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Beauty and Form of a Catholic Church
Apr 5
The Beauty and Form of a Catholic Church

Saint Louis University

A lecture by Prof. Michael Foley (Baylor University)

Davis - Shaughnessy Room 371

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Can Beauty Save the World?
Feb 15
Can Beauty Save the World?

Saint Louis University

A lecture by Prof. Raymond Hain (Providence College)

Pere Marquette Gallery in Dubourg Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Human and Artificial Intelligence: What Does it Mean to Think?
Nov 15
Human and Artificial Intelligence: What Does it Mean to Think?

Saint Louis University

A lecture by Dr. Daniel De Haan (University of Oxford)

The Pere Marquette Gallery, DuBourg Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Is Artificial Intelligence Human Intelligence?
Oct 24
Is Artificial Intelligence Human Intelligence?

Saint Louis University

A lecture by Prof. James Madden (Benedictine College)

Davis-Shaughnessy 273

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Is “Integrated” Learning Still Possible? The Role of Philosophy in Liberal Education
Apr 27
Is “Integrated” Learning Still Possible? The Role of Philosophy in Liberal Education

Saint Louis University

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

The Sinquefield Stateroom in DuBourg Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Is Today's University Hollow? Newman's Idea of Education
Mar 24
Is Today's University Hollow? Newman's Idea of Education

Saint Louis University

A lecture by Fr. Stephen Fields, S.J. (Georgetown University)

Davis-Shaughnessy 274

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Business, Virtue, and St. Thomas Aquinas
Nov 9
Business, Virtue, and St. Thomas Aquinas

Saint Louis University

A lecture by Dr. Andrew Abela (Catholic University of America)

Pere Marquette Gallery in Dubourg Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Justice, Dynamism, and Social Order: Of Wars and Markets
Oct 5
Justice, Dynamism, and Social Order: Of Wars and Markets

Saint Louis University

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

Pere Marquette Gallery, DuBourg Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Ethical Considerations, Medical Choices: End-of-Life Care from a Thomistic Perspective
Mar 30
Ethical Considerations, Medical Choices: End-of-Life Care from a Thomistic Perspective

Saint Louis University

A lecture by Prof. Christopher Kaczor (Loyola Marymount University)

Des Peres Hall 109

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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It's My Right: Understanding Natural Rights and the Purpose of Politics
Nov 10
It's My Right: Understanding Natural Rights and the Purpose of Politics

Saint Louis University

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

Location to come

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Politics and the Modern State: Understanding the Common Good
Sep 21
Politics and the Modern State: Understanding the Common Good

Saint Louis University

A lecture by Prof. V. Bradley Lewis (Catholic University of America)

Boileau Hall

This lecture is free and open to members of the Saint Louis University community.

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Finding Hope in the Time of COVID: Lessons from C.S. Lewis and Thomas Aquinas
Nov 11
Finding Hope in the Time of COVID: Lessons from C.S. Lewis and Thomas Aquinas

Saint Louis University

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

This lecture will be on Zoom.

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OTHER EVENTS

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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. Michael Gorman(The Catholic University of America), Prof. Keith Kozminski(University of Virginia), Prof. Jonathan Lunine (Caltech), Fr. Philip-Neri Reese, O.P. (Angelicum), and Prof. Santiago Schnell (University of Notre Dame).

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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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