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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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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), 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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