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PAST EVENTS
Dating Like Mr. Darcy
Apr 22
Dating Like Mr. Darcy

United States Naval Academy

A lecture by Dr. John-Paul Heil (Mount St. Mary’s University)

Wesley Brown Fieldhouse Classroom

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Contemporary Revivals of Epicureanism and Stoicism
Mar 20
Contemporary Revivals of Epicureanism and Stoicism

United States Naval Academy

A lecture by Sr. Elinor Gardner, O.P. (University of Dallas)

Sampson, G14

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Why Leisure Is Necessary For Human Beings
Jan 28
Why Leisure Is Necessary For Human Beings

United States Naval Academy

A lecture by Prof. Zena Hitz (St. John’s College)

Wesley Brown Fieldhouse Classroom

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Good Fear, Bad Fear, Fear of the Lord
Dec 6
Good Fear, Bad Fear, Fear of the Lord

United States Naval Academy

A lecture by Fr. Gregory Pine, OP (Dominican House of Studies)

Mitscher Auditorium

This lecture is free and open to the public.

This Is My Body: The Church’s Doctrine of Transubstantiation
Feb 18
This Is My Body: The Church’s Doctrine of Transubstantiation

A lecture by Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, OP of the Dominican House of Studies.

Thomism of the Body
Nov 19
Thomism of the Body

A lecture by Fr. Thomas Petri, OP of the Dominican House of Studies.

Growing in Faith and Intellect through the Liberal Arts
Nov 5
Growing in Faith and Intellect through the Liberal Arts

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

John Paul II on Catholic Family Life
Sep 10
John Paul II on Catholic Family Life

A lecture by Prof. Catherine Pakaluk (The Catholic University of America).

The Catholic Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings

United States Naval Academy

A lecture by Prof. Paul Gondreau (Providence College)

What Can Film Teach Us about Religion? C.S. Lewis Goes to the Movies
Jan 29
What Can Film Teach Us about Religion? C.S. Lewis Goes to the Movies

United States Naval Academy

A lecture by Prof. Thomas Hibbs (Baylor University)

The Fellowship of Happiness: Aquinas on Making Good Friends (and Avoiding Bad Ones)

The United States Naval Academy

A lecture by Prof. Michael Pakaluk (The Catholic University of America).

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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).

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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