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PAST EVENTS
Aquinas & Liturgical Tradition | An Intellectual Retreat for Ireland
Jun 17
Aquinas & Liturgical Tradition | An Intellectual Retreat for Ireland

Glencomeragh House | Co. Tipperary, Ireland

With Fr. Innocent Smith, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies) and Fr. Conor McDonough, O.P. (Univeristy of Galway)

For current university students in Ireland

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Memory, Intellect, and Will: The 13th Century Reception of Augustine | A Summer Seminar
Jun 15
Memory, Intellect, and Will: The 13th Century Reception of Augustine | A Summer Seminar

Schloss St Emmeram | Regensburg, Germany

Sunday, June 15 - Wednesday, June 18, 2025

A seminar featuring Dr. Albert von Thurn und Taxis, Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P., Fr. Philip-Neri Reese, O.P., Prof. Julie Casteigt, Prof. Katja Krause, and Fr. Reginald Lynch. O.P.

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How Are We Saved? Justification in Early Christianity
Jun 12
How Are We Saved? Justification in Early Christianity

Trinity Western University

A lecture by Prof. Matthew Thomas (Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology)

TWU-Richmond Minoru Room 401/402

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The First Theologians: Who Were the Church Fathers and Why Do They Matter?
Jun 9
The First Theologians: Who Were the Church Fathers and Why Do They Matter?

University of Oregon

A lecture by Prof. Matthew Thomas (Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology)

Anstett 192

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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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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Oxford Thomistic Metaphysics Seminar
Jun 9
Oxford Thomistic Metaphysics Seminar

University of Oxford | Oxford, United Kingdom

Monday, June 9 - Tuesday, June 10, 2025

A seminar featuring Daniel De Haan, Gaven Kerr, Joshua Hochschild, Dominic LaMantia, Michael Gorman, Turner Nevitt, Fr. Philip-Neri Reese, O.P., Thomas Osborne, Domenic D’Ettore, Brian Carl, and Francesco Banfi.

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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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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.

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The Catholic Imagination
May 28
The Catholic Imagination

University of Washington

A lecture by Prof. Raymond Hain (Providence College)

DEM 012

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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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).

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Is Thomas Aquinas's Account of the Human Soul a Form of Dualism?
May 20
Is Thomas Aquinas's Account of the Human Soul a Form of Dualism?

Stanford University

A lecture by Fr. Raphael Mary Salzillo, O.P. (University of St. Thomas)

Old Union Second Floor Seminar Room (OU 215)

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Is Free Will an Illusion?
May 16
Is Free Will an Illusion?

Thomistic Institute in New York City

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

St. Joseph’s Church in Greenwich Village

371 6th Ave, New York, NY 10014

Talks will be in the church hall: enter down the stairs at the corner of 6th and Washington

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Edith Stein and the Vocation of Woman
May 15
Edith Stein and the Vocation of Woman

University of Washington

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

HUB 334

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Hope for More: The Life-Giving Effects of Confidence in Jesus Christ
May 13
Hope for More: The Life-Giving Effects of Confidence in Jesus Christ

Thomistic Institute in D.C.

A lecture by Fr. James Brent, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

Immaculate Conception Church

1315 8th St. NW, Washington, DC 20001

Lecture will be held in the school auditorium just beside the church.

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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God, Beauty, and Mathematics
May 12
God, Beauty, and Mathematics

University of California, San Diego

A lecture by Prof. Alexander Pruss (Baylor University)

Royce Hall 154

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Theology of the Body: Catholic Anthropology for the 21st Century
May 9
The Theology of the Body: Catholic Anthropology for the 21st Century

Thomistic Institute in New York City

A lecture by Prof. John Grabowski (The Catholic University of America)

St. Joseph’s Church in Greenwich Village

371 6th Ave, New York, NY 10014

Talks will be in the church hall: enter down the stairs at the corner of 6th and Washington

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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How to Drink like a Saint: A Theology of Feasting
May 9
How to Drink like a Saint: A Theology of Feasting

Dartmouth College

A lecture by Prof. Michael Foley (Baylor University)

Moore, B03

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Has Neuroscience Disproved Free Will?
May 9
Has Neuroscience Disproved Free Will?

Maynooth University

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

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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"Many are called, but few are chosen": A Thomistic Approach to Predestination
May 8
"Many are called, but few are chosen": A Thomistic Approach to Predestination

Universidad Panamericana

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

Location: Anexo

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Does God Exist? How Do I Know? The Five Ways of Aquinas
May 8
Does God Exist? How Do I Know? The Five Ways of Aquinas

North Dakota State University

A lecture by Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P. (Thomistic Institute)

Neuta Room, Memorial Union

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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God and Suffering: How Could a Good God Allow Evil?
May 5
God and Suffering: How Could a Good God Allow Evil?

University of Aberdeen

A lecture by Dr. Rik Van Nieuwenhove (Durham University)

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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From Apathy to Agape: Christian Encounters with Stoic Philosophy
May 4
From Apathy to Agape: Christian Encounters with Stoic Philosophy

Stanford University

A lecture by Prof. Thomas Ward (Baylor University)

SLE (Paloma) Lounge, Flomo

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Neuroscience of Vice and Virtue
May 2
The Neuroscience of Vice and Virtue

Thomistic Institute in New York City

A lecture by Dr. Paul LaPenna (Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine)

St. Joseph’s Church in Greenwich Village

371 6th Ave, New York, NY 10014

Talks will be in the church hall: enter down the stairs at the corner of 6th and Washington

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Is Religion Really an Enemy of Science? A Historical Survey
May 2
Is Religion Really an Enemy of Science? A Historical Survey

University of Rochester

A lecture by Dr. Carlos A. Casanova (University of Florida)

Dewey 2-110E Lecture Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Wisdom & Dominican Mysticism | An Intellectual Retreat for Thomistic Institute Alumni
May 2
Wisdom & Dominican Mysticism | An Intellectual Retreat for Thomistic Institute Alumni

Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

An Intellectual Retreat for Thomistic Institute Alumni

With Fr. James Brent, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies) and Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P. (Thomistic Institute)

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Saint Augustine’s Confessions: His Conversion Story
May 1
Saint Augustine’s Confessions: His Conversion Story

University of Arizona

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

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Christian Paradox: The Beatitudes According to St. Thomas Aquinas and Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati
May 1
Christian Paradox: The Beatitudes According to St. Thomas Aquinas and Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati

Louisiana State University

A lecture by Fr. John Mark Solitario, O.P. (Thomistic Institute)

Christ the King Activity Center

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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C.S. Lewis’s Screwtape Letters and the Problems of the Modern Human Being
Apr 30
C.S. Lewis’s Screwtape Letters and the Problems of the Modern Human Being

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Artificial Intelligence and the Soul: Can Computers Be People Too?
Apr 29
Artificial Intelligence and the Soul: Can Computers Be People Too?

University of California, San Diego

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

Price Center, Red Shoe Room

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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C.S. Lewis and Saint Catherine of Siena on Self-Knowledge
Apr 29
C.S. Lewis and Saint Catherine of Siena on Self-Knowledge

University of Dallas

A lecture by Sr. Mary Madeline Todd, O.P. (Aquinas College)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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OTHER EVENTS

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Corpus Christi | An Intellectual Retreat for the UK
Jun 20
Corpus Christi | An Intellectual Retreat for the UK

Stonyhurst College | Clitheroe, England

With Fr. Innocent Smith, O.P and Fr. Matthew Jarvis, O.P.

For current university students in the UK

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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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