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PAST EVENTS
Thomistic Reflections on the Euthyphro Dilemma
Mar 27
Thomistic Reflections on the Euthyphro Dilemma

University of Toronto

A lecture by Prof. Peter Koritansky (University of Prince Edward Island)

Alumni Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Divine Causality and Creaturely Freedom
Feb 27
Divine Causality and Creaturely Freedom

University of Toronto

A lecture by Prof. W. Matthews Grant (University of St. Thomas)

Alumni Hall 400

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Theology of Feasting
Jan 24
Theology of Feasting

University of Toronto

A lecture by Prof. Michael Foley (Baylor University)

Alumni Hall, Room 400

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Medieval Science
Dec 2
Medieval Science

University of Toronto

A lecture by Prof. Lawrence Principe (Johns Hopkins University)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Challenge and Opportunity of Genome Editing: Scientific and Ethical Considerations
Nov 14
The Challenge and Opportunity of Genome Editing: Scientific and Ethical Considerations

University of Toronto

A lecture by Prof. William Hurlbut (Stanford University Medical Center)

Alumni Hall, Room 400

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Do Muslims and Christians Believe in the Same God?
Feb 29
Do Muslims and Christians Believe in the Same God?

University of Toronto

A lecture by Prof. Francis Beckwith (Baylor University)

University College Room 85

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Extraterrestrial Life and Catholic Theology
Jan 19
Extraterrestrial Life and Catholic Theology

University of Toronto

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

Bahen Center for Information Technology, Room 2135

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Toward the Fullness of Divine Truth: Does Doctrine Develop?
May 26
Toward the Fullness of Divine Truth: Does Doctrine Develop?

University of Toronto

A lecture by Prof. Lewis Ayres (Durham University)

Bahen Centre 1130

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Why is God Called Father? A Lecture on Divine Paternity
Mar 21
Why is God Called Father? A Lecture on Divine Paternity

University of Toronto

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

University College Room 161

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Visions of the Blessed Life: Dante's Purgatorio and Aquinas' Virtues
Nov 17
Visions of the Blessed Life: Dante's Purgatorio and Aquinas' Virtues

University of Toronto

A lecture by Fr. Albert Trudel, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

University College 179

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Canceled - What is Happiness?
Mar 11
Canceled - What is Happiness?

University of Toronto

A lecture by Prof. Jennifer Frey (University of South Carolina)

Kintore College | 75 Charles St. West, Toronto ON, M5S 1K5

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Return of the Strong Gods: Nationalism, Populism, and the Future of the West
Nov 10
Return of the Strong Gods: Nationalism, Populism, and the Future of the West

University of Toronto

A lecture by Dr. R. R. Reno (First Things)

Kintore College | 75 Charles St. West, Toronto ON, M5S 1K5

This lecture is free and open to the public. Proof of vaccination is required.

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‘And Who Do You Say That I Am?’ The Person of Christ as Understood by the Greek Fathers
Oct 18
‘And Who Do You Say That I Am?’ The Person of Christ as Understood by the Greek Fathers

The University of Toronto

A lecture by Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

Newman Centre | 89 St George St, Toronto, ON M5S 2E8

This lecture is free and open to University of Toronto students and faculty

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The Intellectual Life of the Mother of God
Mar 3
The Intellectual Life of the Mother of God

A lecture by Dr. Zena Hitz of St. John’s College.

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St. John Henry Newman on the Complexity of Human Knowledge
Oct 22
St. John Henry Newman on the Complexity of Human Knowledge

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

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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), Prof. Meraiah Martinez (Benedictine College), 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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