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PAST EVENTS
The Christian Imagination
Mar 13
The Christian Imagination

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

A lecture by Prof. Raymond Hain (Providence College)

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Seven Deadly Sins
Apr 17
The Seven Deadly Sins

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

A lecture by Prof. Timothy J. Pawl (University of St. Thomas)

Nebraska Union - Regency B-C

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Suffering, Hope, and the Atom Bomb
Mar 20
Suffering, Hope, and the Atom Bomb

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

A lecture by Prof. James Nolan (Williams College)

Centennial Room - Nebraska City Campus Union

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Artificial Intelligence and the Human Soul
Nov 17
Artificial Intelligence and the Human Soul

University of Nebraska at Lincoln

A lecture by Prof. James Madden (Benedictine College)

City Campus Student Union - Platte River Room

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Evolution and Catholic Theology
Oct 25
Evolution and Catholic Theology

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln

A lecture by Kenneth Kemp (University of St. Thomas in Minnesota)

City Campus Nebraska Union | Swanson Auditorium

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Resilience and Happiness According to Dante and Aquinas
Sep 21
Resilience and Happiness According to Dante and Aquinas

University of Nebraska at Lincoln

A lecture by Prof. Thomas Hibbs (Baylor University)

University of Nebraska at Lincoln | City Campus Nebraska Union, Swanson Auditorium

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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What is Our Hope? Heaven and the Kingdom of God
Mar 29
What is Our Hope? Heaven and the Kingdom of God

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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

UNL Nebraska Union (City Campus) - Heritage Room

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Problem of Evil, Dystopia, and Dostoevsky's ‘The Brothers Karamazov’
Feb 15
The Problem of Evil, Dystopia, and Dostoevsky's ‘The Brothers Karamazov’

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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

UNL Nebraska Union Regency B-C

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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“So Death doth touch the Resurrection”: Death and Human Nature
Nov 17
“So Death doth touch the Resurrection”: Death and Human Nature

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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

UNL Nebraska Union - Chimney Rock Room,

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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OTHER EVENTS

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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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