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PAST EVENTS
The Philosophy and Psychology of Happiness
Apr 15
The Philosophy and Psychology of Happiness

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

A lecture by Prof. Christopher Kaczor (Loyola Marymount University)

Newman Catholic Center - Activity Center

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Medicine as Instrumental Job vs. Sacred Vocation
Mar 31
Medicine as Instrumental Job vs. Sacred Vocation

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

A lecture by Dr. Farr Curlin (Duke University)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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What Happens After Death?
Feb 25
What Happens After Death?

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

A lecture by Prof. Jeffrey Brower (Purdue University)

Newman Catholic Center Activity Center

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Aquinas on Divine Omnipresence
Feb 25
Aquinas on Divine Omnipresence

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

A lecture by Prof. Jeffrey Brower (Purdue University)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Mental Health and Cognitive Therapy: The Ancient Stoics and Augustine
Nov 7
Mental Health and Cognitive Therapy: The Ancient Stoics and Augustine

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

A lecture by Prof. Sarah Byers (Boston College)

Student Union Room 3209

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Disease and the Problem of Evil
Oct 7
Disease and the Problem of Evil

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

A lecture by Prof. Stephen Meredith (University of Chicago)

Gardner Hall, Room 0307

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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God and Suffering: How Could a Good God Allow Evil
Sep 13
God and Suffering: How Could a Good God Allow Evil

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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

Graham Student Union Rm 3209

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Sackcloth & Ashes: Christian Repentance | An Intellectual Retreat for students at North Carolina colleges or universities
Feb 16
Sackcloth & Ashes: Christian Repentance | An Intellectual Retreat for students at North Carolina colleges or universities

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

Speakers: Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies), and Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P. (Thomistic Institute)

For current students of North Carolina colleges or universities.

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The Christian Conception of Freedom: Insights from Joseph Ratzinger
Apr 18
The Christian Conception of Freedom: Insights from Joseph Ratzinger

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

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

FPG Student Union Room 3205

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Proofs for the Existence of God
Feb 7
Proofs for the Existence of God

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

A lecture by Prof. Robert Koons (University of Texas at Austin)

FPG Student Union Room 3501

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Why the Roman Catholic Church?
Nov 15
Why the Roman Catholic Church?

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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

FPG Student Union, Room 3201

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Dante Alighieri: A Thomist Poet?
Oct 4
Dante Alighieri: A Thomist Poet?

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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

Carolina Union Room 3201

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Is Free Will an Illusion?
Sep 15
Is Free Will an Illusion?

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

A lecture by Fr. Stephen Brock (University of Chicago)

Carolina Union Room 3411

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Augustine’s Confessions and the Religious Nature of the Person
Apr 5
Augustine’s Confessions and the Religious Nature of the Person

The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

A lecture by Prof. Chad Pecknold (Catholic University of America)

Carolina Union Room 3411

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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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. Michelle Francl (Bryn Mawr College), Prof. Michael Gorman(The Catholic University of America), Prof. Keith Kozminski(University of Virginia), Prof. Jonathan Lunine (Caltech), Fr. Philip-Neri Reese, O.P. (Angelicum), and Prof. Santiago Schnell (University of Notre Dame).

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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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