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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.

All Thomistic Institute lectures on campus are free and open to the public.

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PAST EVENTS
The Cardinal Virtues and the Natural Law: How to Live the Good Life Well
Mar 17
The Cardinal Virtues and the Natural Law: How to Live the Good Life Well

University of Michigan

A lecture by Prof. Erik Dempsey (University of Texas at Austin)

CHEM 1600

This lecture is free and open to the public.

How to be a Good Friend: Combatting Envy and Apathy and Exercising Love and Wisdom
Feb 21
How to be a Good Friend: Combatting Envy and Apathy and Exercising Love and Wisdom

University of Michigan

A lecture by Prof. W. Scott Cleveland (University of Mary)

Chem 1300

This lecture is free and open to the public.

God and Suffering: How Could God Allow Evil?
Jan 17
God and Suffering: How Could God Allow Evil?

University of Michigan

A lecture by Rev. Thomas Petri O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

CHEM 1300

This lecture is free and open to the public.

The Beauty of the Catholic Sacramental View
Nov 18
The Beauty of the Catholic Sacramental View

University of Michigan

A lecture by Sr. Albert Marie Surmanski, O.P. (University of St. Thomas)

East Hall 1360

This lecture is free and open to the public.

J.R.R. Tolkien and the Catholic View of the Lord of the Rings
Oct 16
J.R.R. Tolkien and the Catholic View of the Lord of the Rings

University of Michigan

A lecture by Prof. Paul Gondreau (Providence College)

Wednesday, October 16th

6:30 PM

East Hall 1360

This lecture is free and open to the public.

If Your Head Causes You to Sin
Oct 3
If Your Head Causes You to Sin

University of Michigan

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

Thursday, October 3rd

6:30 PM

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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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