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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

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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).

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.

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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