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PAST EVENTS
The Reformation and the Unintended Secularization of Society
Nov 8
The Reformation and the Unintended Secularization of Society

Youngstown State University

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

Schwebel's room in the Kilcawley center

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Is Atheism Irrational? What Reason Can Tell Us.
Apr 17
Is Atheism Irrational? What Reason Can Tell Us.

Youngstown State University

A lecture by Prof. John O’Callaghan (University of Notre Dame)

Cafaro Hall 510

This lecture is free and open to the public.

A Philosophical Theology of the Body? Eros in Plato and John Paul II
Nov 3
A Philosophical Theology of the Body? Eros in Plato and John Paul II

Youngstown State University

A lecture by Prof. Joshua Hochschild (Mount St. Mary’s University)

St. John Henry Newman Center

This event is free and open to the public

Does God Exist?
Apr 22
Does God Exist?

Youngstown State University

A lecture by Prof. Brian Carl (University of St. Thomas, Houston)

Lariccia Room in Jones Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

OTHER EVENTS

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Does God-With-Us Make a Difference to How We Work-With Others?
Aug 13
Does God-With-Us Make a Difference to How We Work-With Others?

Universidad Panamericana

A lecture by Sr. Anna Wray, O.P. (The Catholic University of America)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin: Aquinas on the Limits of Charity
Aug 18
Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin: Aquinas on the Limits of Charity

Universidad Panamericana

A lecture by Prof. Michael Krom (Saint Vincent College)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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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