Trinity College Dublin

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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. Events are organized with the Laurentian Society at Trinity College Dublin.

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

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UPCOMING EVENTS
My Flesh Indeed: On the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist
Nov 13
My Flesh Indeed: On the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist

Trinity College Dublin

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

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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PAST EVENTS
Is Faith Rational?
Oct 30
Is Faith Rational?

Trinity College Dublin

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

Thomas Davis Lecture Theatre in the Arts Block

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Should Catholics run (away) from secular politics?
Oct 10
Should Catholics run (away) from secular politics?

Trinity College Dublin

A lecture by Fr. John Harris, O.P.

Robert Emmet Theatre (Room 2037) in the Arts Block

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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How to Live a Happy Life | An Intellectual Retreat for Ireland
Jul 3
How to Live a Happy Life | An Intellectual Retreat for Ireland

Glencomeragh House | Co. Tipperary, Ireland

With Fr. Michael Sherwin, O.P. (Angelicum) and Sr. Catherine Joseph Droste, O.P. (Angelicum)

For current university students in Ireland

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Do We Need Marian Apparitions?
Apr 25
Do We Need Marian Apparitions?

Trinity College Dublin

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

Edmund Burke Theatre (Room 1008 in the Arts Block)

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Christ vs. Secularism: The Ethics of the Day
Feb 23
Christ vs. Secularism: The Ethics of the Day

Trinity College Dublin

A lecture by Fr. Ezra Sullivan, O.P. (Angelicum)

JM Synge Theatre

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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God and Suffering: How Could a Good God Allow Evil?
Jan 25
God and Suffering: How Could a Good God Allow Evil?

Trinity College Dublin

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

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Should I Believe that Jesus is God?
Nov 30
Should I Believe that Jesus is God?

Trinity College Dublin

A lecture by Fr. Conor McDonough, O.P.

Robert Emmet Theatre (Room 2037) in the Arts Block

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Friendship with God | An Intellectual Retreat
Nov 3
Friendship with God | An Intellectual Retreat

The Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

With Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. (Catholic University of America) and Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

For current university students

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Rethinking Economic Equality: A Thomistic Perspective
Oct 19
Rethinking Economic Equality: A Thomistic Perspective

Trinity College Dublin

A lecture by Prof. Mary Hirschfeld (University of Notre Dame)

Uí Chadain Theatre (Room 2041B) in the Arts Block

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Georges Lemaître: The Catholic Priest Who Proposed the Big Bang Theory
Oct 4
Georges Lemaître: The Catholic Priest Who Proposed the Big Bang Theory

Trinity College Dublin

A lecture by Prof. Jonathan Lunine (Cornell University)

Uí Chadain Theatre (Room 2041B) in the Arts Block

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Thought of St. Thomas Aquinas | An Intellectual Retreat for Ireland
Jun 16
The Thought of St. Thomas Aquinas | An Intellectual Retreat for Ireland

Glencomeragh House | Co. Tipperary, Ireland

With Prof. Adam Eitel (Yale Divinity School); Fr. Conor McDonough, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies, Dublin); and Fr. Alan O’Sullivan, O.P. (Trinity College, Dublin)

For current university students in Ireland

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Does God Exist?
Mar 29
Does God Exist?

Trinity College Dublin

A lecture by Prof. Gaven Kerr (St. Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth)

Ui Chadhain Theatre in the Arts Block (Room 2041B)

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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RESCHEDULED | Rethinking Economic Equality: A Thomistic Perspective
Mar 15
RESCHEDULED | Rethinking Economic Equality: A Thomistic Perspective

Trinity College Dublin

A lecture by Prof. Mary Hirschfeld (University of Notre Dame)

Ui Chadhain Theatre in the Arts Block (Room 2041B)

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Does God Create Through Evolution? Thomas Aquinas and Species Transformism
Feb 16
Does God Create Through Evolution? Thomas Aquinas and Species Transformism

Trinity College Dublin

A lecture by Mariusz Tabaczek, O.P. (Thomistic Institute at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome)

Uí Chadain Theatre (Room 2041B) in the Arts Block

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Fire in the Head: Paganism in Irish Christianity
Jan 26
Fire in the Head: Paganism in Irish Christianity

Trinity College Dublin

A lecture by Fr. Conor McDonough, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies, Dublin)

Uí Chadain Theatre (Room 2041B) in the Arts Block

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Does Tradition Live? Do Doctrines ‘Develop’?
Nov 17
Does Tradition Live? Do Doctrines ‘Develop’?

Trinity College Dublin

A lecture by Prof. Lewis Ayres (Durham University)

Uí Chadain Theatre (Room 2041B) in the Arts Block

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Woman: A Man-Made Artifact or a Divine Creation? Two Feminisms, Two Anthropologies
Oct 12
Woman: A Man-Made Artifact or a Divine Creation? Two Feminisms, Two Anthropologies

Trinity College Dublin

A lecture by Prof. Michele Schumacher (University of Fribourg)

'Uí Chadain' theatre (Room 2041B) in the Arts Block

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Was Galileo a Heretic? The Galileo Affair with the Church and Why It Still Matters Today
Sep 27
Was Galileo a Heretic? The Galileo Affair with the Church and Why It Still Matters Today

Trinity College Dublin

A lecture by Dr. Nuno Castel-Branco (Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies)

Swift Theatre room 2041A of the Arts Block

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Friars' Tales: Dominican and Franciscan Storytelling in the Middle Ages
Mar 23
The Friars' Tales: Dominican and Franciscan Storytelling in the Middle Ages

Trinity College Dublin

A lecture by Fr. Conor McDonough, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies, Dublin)

2041B, Arts Block

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Perennial Importance of Plato
Mar 3
The Perennial Importance of Plato

Trinity College Dublin

A lecture by Dr. John Rist (Emeritus, University of Toronto)

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Samuel Beckett & Christianity
Nov 30
Samuel Beckett & Christianity

Trinity College Dublin

A lecture by Prof. Erik Tonning (University of Bergen)

4050B of the Arts Block

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Error of Beginnings and the Beginning of Errors: Creation and the Origin of the Universe
Nov 11
The Error of Beginnings and the Beginning of Errors: Creation and the Origin of the Universe

Trinity College Dublin

A lecture by Dr. William Carroll (Oxford University)

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Aquinas and John Paul II on Human Action: Passions, Self-Determination, and the Will
Apr 15
Aquinas and John Paul II on Human Action: Passions, Self-Determination, and the Will

Trinity College Dublin

A lecture by Fr. Alan O’Sullivan, O.P. (Trinity College Dublin, Chaplain)

Zoom

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Last Supper and the Origins of the Eucharist
Mar 11
The Last Supper and the Origins of the Eucharist

Trinity College Dublin

A lecture by Fr. Uwe Michael Lang (Oratory of St. Philip Neri, London)

Zoom

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POSTPONED | A Lecture on Women in the Church and Catholic Feminism
Feb 10
POSTPONED | A Lecture on Women in the Church and Catholic Feminism

Trinity College Dublin

A lecture by Dr. Michele Schumacher (University of Fribourg)

Location and time to come.

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Christianity and Nationalism
Dec 16
Christianity and Nationalism

Trinity College Dublin

A lecture by Fr. Conor McDonough, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies, Dublin)

This lecture will be on Zoom.

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Creation and the Big Bang
Nov 19
Creation and the Big Bang

Trinity College Dublin

A lecture by Prof. Gaven Kerr (St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth)

This lecture will be on Zoom.

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Does the Anti-Christ Have a Guardian Angel?
Feb 27
Does the Anti-Christ Have a Guardian Angel?

A lecture by Fr. John Saward of Blackfriars.

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The Role of Scripture and Tradition in Catholic Theology
Feb 13
The Role of Scripture and Tradition in Catholic Theology

A lecture by Prof. Lewis Ayres of Durham University.

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Beginning, Middle and End: C.S. Lewis and the Christian Art of Storytelling
Nov 21
Beginning, Middle and End: C.S. Lewis and the Christian Art of Storytelling

A lecture by Fr. Conor McDonough, OP.

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OTHER EVENTS

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Wisdom Literature | An Intellectual Retreat for the West Coast
Nov 1
Wisdom Literature | An Intellectual Retreat for the West Coast

St. Albert's Priory | Oakland, CA

With Prof. Nina Heereman (St. Patrick’s Seminary & University) and Fr. Jordan Schmidt, OP (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception)

An Intellectual Retreat for university students on the West Coast.

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Truth, Goodness, and Fantasy Literature: Or, Is Lord of the Rings Better than Game of Thrones?
Nov 2
Truth, Goodness, and Fantasy Literature: Or, Is Lord of the Rings Better than Game of Thrones?

Thomistic Institute in Limerick

A lecture by Fr. Philip-Neri Reese, O.P. (Angelicum)

St. Saviour’s Parish Hall, Limerick V94 X2AA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Thomas Aquinas on Reading Scripture with the Church
Nov 3
Thomas Aquinas on Reading Scripture with the Church

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

A lecture by Fr. Timothy Bellamah, O.P. (Commissio Leonina)

MIT Room W20-401

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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