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Thomistic Institute chapters are on-campus, academic clubs formed and run by students to bring top-notch Christian intellectuals to their university campuses. These chapters organize lectures, seminars, and reading groups to explore the riches of the Christian intellectual tradition.

All Thomistic Institute lectures on campus are free and open to the public.

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PAST EVENTS
Man as Raison d’être of the Cosmos
Feb 28
Man as Raison d’être of the Cosmos

University of South Florida

A lecture by Prof. Christopher Baglow (University of Notre Dame)

Marshall Student Center, Room 3711

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Understanding the Human Person As Imago Dei: A Biblical Perspective
Nov 7
Understanding the Human Person As Imago Dei: A Biblical Perspective

University of South Florida

A lecture by Fr. Jordan Schmidt, O.P. (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception)

Catholic Student Center

This lecture is free and open to the public.

So Death Doth Touch the Resurrection: Death and Human Nature
Sep 21
So Death Doth Touch the Resurrection: Death and Human Nature

University of South Florida

A lecture by Sr. Elinor Gardner, O.P. (University of Dallas)

USF Marshall Student Center: Room 3711

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Peace as the Tranquility of Order
Apr 26
Peace as the Tranquility of Order

University of South Florida

A lecture by Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P. (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception)

Catholic Student Union

This lecture is free and open to the public

How Many Friends Should I Have?
Mar 2
How Many Friends Should I Have?

University of South Florida

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

Catholic Student Union Chapel

This lecture is free and open to the public.

What is Freewill? And Do We Have It?
Nov 18
What is Freewill? And Do We Have It?

University of South Florida

A lecture by Prof. Paul Symington (Franciscan University of Steubenville)

Marshall Student Center, 3711

This lecture is free and open to the public.

How Do We Know Right from Wrong? An Introduction to Natural Law
Oct 28
How Do We Know Right from Wrong? An Introduction to Natural Law

University of South Florida

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

Marshall Student Center, Room 3711

This lecture is free and open to the public.

OTHER EVENTS

Featured
Aquinas on Nature and the Natural | Aquinas Philosophy Workshop
May 28
Aquinas on Nature and the Natural | Aquinas Philosophy Workshop

Mount Saint Mary College | Newburgh, NY

Wednesday, May 28 - Sunday, June 1, 2025

A workshop featuring a call for papers and plenary addresses by Prof. John Brungardt (Newman University), Prof. Christopher Frey (University of Tulsa), Prof. Raymond Hain (Providence College), Prof. Josh Hochschild (Mount St. Mary’s University), Prof. Catherine Peters (Loyola Marymount University), Fr. Raymund Snyder, O.P. (Angelicum), and Fr. John Sica, O.P. (Providence College).

Hope, Suffering, and the Atomic Bomb
Jun 2
Hope, Suffering, and the Atomic Bomb

University of California, Los Angeles

A lecture by Prof. James Nolan (Williams College)

Bunche Hall 2160

This lecture is free and open to the public.

The Future of Personhood and the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence | The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship
Jun 8
The Future of Personhood and the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence | The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship

Dominican House of Studies & The Catholic University of America | Washington, D.C.

Sunday, June 8 - Friday, June 13, 2025

A fellowship featuring Fr. James Brent, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies), Prof. Jordan Wales (Hillsdale College), and Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P. (Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology)

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