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PAST EVENTS
At the Moment of Free Choice: Addiction and Akrasia in a Thomist Anthropology
Apr 1
At the Moment of Free Choice: Addiction and Akrasia in a Thomist Anthropology

Saint Vincent College

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

Fred Rogers 1B/C

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Saint Thomas Aquinas on Saint Benedict
Mar 25
Saint Thomas Aquinas on Saint Benedict

Saint Vincent College

A lecture by Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P. (Pontifical University of the Immaculate Conception)

Luparello Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Is Brain Death Really Death?
Nov 12
Is Brain Death Really Death?

Saint Vincent College

A lecture by Prof. Steven Jensen (University of St. Thomas, Houston)

Fred Rogers Center, Room 2AB

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Elections and Authority: Where Does Political Authority Come From?
Sep 10
Elections and Authority: Where Does Political Authority Come From?

Saint Vincent College

A lecture by Prof. Thomas Osborne (University of St. Thomas, Houston)

Fred Roger’s Center

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Free Will and Belief in God: Understanding Human Action and Divine Providence
Feb 6
Free Will and Belief in God: Understanding Human Action and Divine Providence

Saint Vincent College

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

The Fred Rogers Center, Room 2AB

This event is free and open to the public

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Human Flourishing and Disability: A Thomistic Approach
Sep 21
Human Flourishing and Disability: A Thomistic Approach

Saint Vincent College

A lecture by Dr. Matthew Shea (Franciscan University)

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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OTHER EVENTS

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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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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 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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