UPCOMING EVENTS
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God and Suffering: How Could a Good God Allow Evil?
University of Aberdeen
A lecture by Dr. Rik Van Nieuwenhove (Durham University)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Does God Exist? How Do I Know? The Five Ways of Aquinas
North Dakota State University
A lecture by Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P. (Thomistic Institute)
Neuta Room, Memorial Union
This lecture is free and open to the public.
"Many are called, but few are chosen": A Thomistic Approach to Predestination
Universidad Panamericana
A lecture by Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception)
Location: Anexo
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Has Neuroscience Disproved Free Will?
Maynooth University
A lecture by Dr. Daniel De Haan (University of Oxford)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
How to Drink like a Saint: A Theology of Feasting
Dartmouth College
A lecture by Prof. Michael Foley (Baylor University)
Moore, B03
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Theology of the Body: Catholic Anthropology for the 21st Century
Thomistic Institute in New York City
A lecture by Prof. John Grabowski (The Catholic University of America)
St. Joseph’s Church in Greenwich Village
371 6th Ave, New York, NY 10014
Talks will be in the church hall: enter down the stairs at the corner of 6th and Washington
This lecture is free and open to the public.
God, Beauty, and Mathematics
University of California, San Diego
A lecture by Prof. Alexander Pruss (Baylor University)
Royce Hall 154
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Hope for More: The Life-Giving Effects of Confidence in Jesus Christ
Thomistic Institute in D.C.
A lecture by Fr. James Brent, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)
Immaculate Conception Church
1315 8th St. NW, Washington, DC 20001
Lecture will be held in the school auditorium just beside the church.
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Edith Stein and the Vocation of Woman
University of Washington
A lecture by Sr. Elinor Gardner, O.P. (University of Dallas)
HUB 334
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Is Free Will an Illusion?
Thomistic Institute in New York City
A lecture by Professor Joshua Hochschild (Mount St. Mary’s University)
St. Joseph’s Church in Greenwich Village
371 6th Ave, New York, NY 10014
Talks will be in the church hall: enter down the stairs at the corner of 6th and Washington
This lecture is free and open to the public.
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).
The Catholic Imagination
University of Washington
A lecture by Prof. Raymond Hain (Providence College)
DEM 012
This lecture is free and open to the public.
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)
Oxford Thomistic Metaphysics Seminar
University of Oxford | Oxford, United Kingdom
Monday, June 9 - Tuesday, June 10, 2025
A seminar featuring Daniel De Haan, Gaven Kerr, Joshua Hochschild, Dominic LaMantia, Michael Gorman, Turner Nevitt, Fr. Philip-Neri Reese, O.P., Thomas Osborne, Domenic D’Ettore, Brian Carl, and Francesco Banfi.
Memory, Intellect, and Will: The 13th Century Reception of Augustine | A Summer Seminar
Schloss St Emmeram | Regensburg, Germany
Sunday, June 15 - Wednesday, June 18, 2025
A seminar featuring Dr. Albert von Thurn und Taxis, Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P., Fr. Philip-Neri Reese, O.P., Prof. Julie Casteigt, Prof. Katja Krause, and Fr. Reginald Lynch. O.P.
Aquinas & Liturgical Tradition | An Intellectual Retreat for Ireland
Glencomeragh House | Co. Tipperary, Ireland
With Fr. Innocent Smith, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies) and Fr. Conor McDonough, O.P. (Univeristy of Galway)
For current university students in Ireland
Corpus Christi | An Intellectual Retreat for the UK
Stonyhurst College | Clitheroe, England
With Fr. Innocent Smith, O.P and Fr. Matthew Jarvis, O.P.
For current university students in the UK
Ascending the Heights of Wisdom | VERITAS
Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.
Wednesday, June 25 - Sunday, June 29, 2025
At this expanded Student Leadership Conference, we will be welcoming our TI Campus Chapter Leaders to Washington, D.C. TI members, speakers, alumni, and others are invited to join the chapter leaders for the final days of the conference.
Thomism, Creativity, and the Arts: Jacques and Raïssa Maritain
Blackfriars Hall | Oxford, United Kingdom
A symposium on artistry, religion and culture in the modern world.
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), Dr. Ileana Chinnici(INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo), Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.(Dominican House of Studies), Prof. Michelle Francl(Bryn Mawr College), Prof. Jonathan Lunine(Cornell University), Fr. Philip-Neri Reese, O.P.(Angelicum), and Prof. Santiago Schnell (University of Notre Dame).
From Apathy to Agape: Christian Encounters with Stoic Philosophy
Stanford University
A lecture by Prof. Thomas Ward (Baylor University)
SLE (Paloma) Lounge, Flomo
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Neuroscience of Vice and Virtue
Thomistic Institute in New York City
A lecture by Dr. Paul LaPenna (Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine)
St. Joseph’s Church in Greenwich Village
371 6th Ave, New York, NY 10014
Talks will be in the church hall: enter down the stairs at the corner of 6th and Washington
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Is Religion Really an Enemy of Science? A Historical Survey
University of Rochester
A lecture by Dr. Carlos A. Casanova (University of Florida)
Dewey 2-110E Lecture Hall
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Wisdom & Dominican Mysticism | An Intellectual Retreat for Thomistic Institute Alumni
Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.
An Intellectual Retreat for Thomistic Institute Alumni
With Fr. James Brent, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies) and Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P. (Thomistic Institute)
Saint Augustine’s Confessions: His Conversion Story
University of Arizona
A lecture by Prof. James Felak (University of Washington)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Christian Paradox: The Beatitudes According to St. Thomas Aquinas and Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati
Louisiana State University
A lecture by Fr. John Mark Solitario, O.P. (Thomistic Institute)
Christ the King Activity Center
This lecture is free and open to the public.
C.S. Lewis’s Screwtape Letters and the Problems of the Modern Human Being
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
A lecture by Prof. Erik Dempsey (University of Texas at Austin)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Artificial Intelligence and the Soul: Can Computers Be People Too?
University of California, San Diego
A lecture by Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P. (Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology)
Price Center, Red Shoe Room
This lecture is free and open to the public.
C.S. Lewis and Saint Catherine of Siena on Self-Knowledge
University of Dallas
A lecture by Sr. Mary Madeline Todd, O.P. (Aquinas College)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
St. Ephrem the Syrian on the Blessed Virgin Mary as a Model of Prayer
Georgia Institute of Technology
A lecture by Dr. Carl Vennerstrom (Augustine Institute Graduate School)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Lord’s Supper: Beyond Symbolism
Regent University
A lecture by Prof. Bruce Marshall (Southern Methodist University)
Moot Court Room
This lecture is free and open to the public.
St. Augustine on Love for Confused Lovers
University of Wisconsin-Madison
A lecture by Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)
Monday, April 28
5:30 PM
Mosse Humanities Building 1131
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Neuroscience and the Soul
University of California, Berkeley
A lecture by Prof. William Hurlbut (Stanford University)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Catholic Art of Dating
Thomistic Institute in DC
Co-Sponsored and Hosted by the Catholic Information Center
A lecture by Prof. Michael Foley (Baylor University)
Catholic Information Center
1501 K Street NW, Suite 175 | Washington, DC 20005
RSVP required. RSVP for the event here.
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Wedding Supper of the Lamb: The Meaning of the Mass
University of North Texas
A lecture by Prof. Paul Gondreau (Providence College)
Union 332
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Saint Augustine's "Confessions": Its Message for Today
College of William and Mary
A lecture by Fr. Stephen Fields, S.J. (Georgetown University)
Chancellors 114
This lecture is free and open to the public.
How to Avoid Being Unhappy: Gluttony and the Proper Place of Food and Alcohol in the Good Life
Arizona State University
A lecture by Prof. W. Scott Cleveland (University of Mary)
Mary College Study Library
This lecture is free and open to the public.
How to be a Little Less Awful: The Cultivation of Virtue
North Dakota State University
A lecture by Prof. Timothy Pawl (University of St. Thomas)
Minard 230
This lecture is free and open to the public.
How to Drink Like a Saint
The Catholic University of America
A lecture by Prof. Michael Foley (Baylor University)
McMahon 311
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Will Heaven Be Unbearably Boring?
Texas A&M University
A lecture by Dr. Christopher Mooney (Augustine Institute Graduate School)
Rudder 410
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Do AI Neural Networks Have Souls?
George Washington University
A lecture by Dr. Edmund Lazzari (Duquesne University)
Duquès 359
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Sins of Speech
Ave Maria University
A lecture by Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Fourth Way: An Argument for the Existence of God
West Virginia University
A lecture by Fr. Amrose Little, O.P. (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception)
Oglebay Hall Room 102
This lecture is free and open to the public.
How to Avoid Being Unhappy: Gluttony and the Proper Place of Food and Alcohol in the Good Life
Iowa State University
A lecture by Prof. Scott Cleveland (University of Mary)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
What Makes a Good Friend?
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
A lecture by Prof. Patrick Callahan (Newman Institute)
Tuesday, April 23
6 PM
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Dating Like Mr. Darcy
United States Naval Academy
A lecture by Dr. John-Paul Heil (Mount St. Mary’s University)
Wesley Brown Fieldhouse Classroom
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Defending Freewill in an Age of Chance & Determinism
Brown University
A lecture by Prof. Paul Symington (Franciscan University of Stubenville)
6 PM
Barus and Holley, Room 166
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Fighting for Peace in the Church: Augustine Against the Donatists
University of Texas at Austin
A lecture by Rev. Andrew Hofer, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Sanctifying Speech and the Art of Conversation
Cornell University
A lecture by Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)
Martha Van Rensselaer Hall G155
This lecture is free and open to the public.
What Makes a Person Good
University of Colorado, Boulder
A lecture by Prof. Patrick Callahan (Newman Institute for Thought and Culture)
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Center
This lecture is free and open to the public.