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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.

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PAST EVENTS
Sex and Gender: A Catholic Perspective
Apr 8
Sex and Gender: A Catholic Perspective

University of Connecticut

A lecture by Prof. Tomás Bogardus (Pepperdine University)

Augustus Storrs Hall, Rm WW01

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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What Does It Mean To Say God Is “Consubstantial”?
Nov 18
What Does It Mean To Say God Is “Consubstantial”?

University of Connecticut

A lecture by Prof. Sarah Byers (Boston College)

CAST 204

This lecture is free and open to the public

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Will Learning Make Me Holy? Reflections from the Catholic Intellectual Tradition
Oct 21
Will Learning Make Me Holy? Reflections from the Catholic Intellectual Tradition

University of Connecticut

A lecture by Prof. Michael Wahl (Providence College)

Benjamin Koons Hall (KNS) 202

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Resting in the Real: St. Thomas on Contemplation
Oct 4
Resting in the Real: St. Thomas on Contemplation

University of Connecticut

A lecture by Sr. Anna Wray, O.P. (the Catholic University of America)

Student Union 221

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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How Could a Good God Allow Evil?
Mar 8
How Could a Good God Allow Evil?

University of Connecticut

A lecture by Prof. Michael Sirilla (Franciscan University of Steubenville)

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Is Belief in God Rational?
Feb 12
Is Belief in God Rational?

University of Connecticut

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

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Virtues: Theological, Intellectual, and Moral
Dec 5
The Virtues: Theological, Intellectual, and Moral

University of Connecticut

A lecture by Prof. Adam Eitel (University of Dallas)

Gentry 131

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)

Monday, June 2

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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