United States Military Academy

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UPCOMING EVENTS
The Inklings: J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis
Oct 28
The Inklings: J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis

United States Military Academy

A lecture by Prof. Lee Oser (College of the Holy Cross)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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PAST EVENTS
Does Nature Make Laws?
Sep 8
Does Nature Make Laws?

United States Military Academy

A lecture by Prof. Raymond Hain (Providence College)

Thayer 144

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Promises and Pitfalls of Stoicism
Nov 7
The Promises and Pitfalls of Stoicism

United States Military Academy

A lecture by Prof. Christopher Frey (The University of Tulsa)

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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
Aug 29
The Error of Beginnings and the Beginning of Errors: Creation and the Origin of the Universe

United States Military Academy

A lecture by Prof. William E. Carroll (Aquinas Institute of Blackfriars at Oxford)

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?  How Can We Know? (And What Does It Mean?)
Apr 4
Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?  How Can We Know? (And What Does It Mean?)

United States Military Academy

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

Thayer Hall 144

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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What’s Wrong with Moral Relativism?
Feb 22
What’s Wrong with Moral Relativism?

United States Military Academy

A lecture by Prof. Francis Beckwith (Baylor University)

Thayer Hall 144

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Do You Have an Immortal Soul?
Jan 25
Do You Have an Immortal Soul?

United States Military Academy

A lecture by Prof. Edward Feser (Pasadena City College)

Thayer Hall 144

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Friendship with God and Others
Nov 16
Friendship with God and Others

United States Military Academy

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

Thayer Hall 144

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Do We Have Natural Rights?
Oct 16
Do We Have Natural Rights?

United States Military Academy

A lecture by Prof. Joseph Trabbic (Ave Maria University)

Thayer Hall 144

This lecture is free and open to the public

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Does Evil Disprove God?
Sep 28
Does Evil Disprove God?

United States Military Academy

A lecture by Prof. W. Matthews Grant (University of St. Thomas)

The United States Military Academy at West Point | Thayer Hall, Room 144

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Aquinas on the Question of Whether God Exists
Feb 7
Aquinas on the Question of Whether God Exists

United States Military Academy

A lecture by Prof. Gregory Doolan (The Catholic University of America)

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This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Christian Thinking About War and Peace
Oct 18
Christian Thinking About War and Peace

United States Military Academy

A lecture by Prof. Joseph Capizzi (Catholic University of America)

Thayer Hall 347

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Body, Soul, and What Defines Us

United States Military Academy

A lecture by Prof. Sarah Byers (Boston College)

Microsoft Teams

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Suffering, Sacrifice, and Leadership
Nov 23
Suffering, Sacrifice, and Leadership

United States Military Academy

A lecture by Captain Joseph McInerney (United States Naval Academy)

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Unintended Consequences: the Reformation Era and the Secularization of the West
Nov 16
Unintended Consequences: the Reformation Era and the Secularization of the West

United States Military Academy

A lecture by Prof. Brad Gregory (University of Notre Dame)

This lecture will be on Zoom.

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Chance or Purpose? God’s Providence and the Christian Worldview
Feb 11
Chance or Purpose? God’s Providence and the Christian Worldview

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

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Rights and Burdens: Can a Feminist be Pro-Life?
Dec 3
Rights and Burdens: Can a Feminist be Pro-Life?

A lecture by Prof. Angela Knobel of the Catholic University of America.

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OTHER EVENTS

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The Heroic Virtue of Saints Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis | Intellectual Retreat
Oct 10
The Heroic Virtue of Saints Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis | Intellectual Retreat

Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

An Intellectual Retreat for current university students.

With Prof. Michael Wahl (Providence College) and Fr. John Mark Solitario, O.P. (Thomistic Institute)

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Mary in Catholicism: Competition with Christ?
Oct 10
Mary in Catholicism: Competition with Christ?

Louisiana State University

A lecture by Prof. Christopher Malloy (University of Dallas)

Friday, October 10

French House Salon

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Catholicism and Literature
Oct 10
Catholicism and Literature

The University of Texas at Austin

A lecture by Prof. Raymond Hain (Providence College)

Waggener (WAG) 302

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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