Events
Contemplation and Action
A Day of Recollection for TI Alumni in NYC with Fr. Cassian Derbes, O.P. and Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P.
When:
June 20, 2026 | 9:00 AM EDT
Location:
The Catholic Center at NYU | 238 Thompson St, New York, NY 10012
Schedule:
9:00–10:00 a.m. Eucharistic Adoration (confessions available)
10:00–10:45 a.m. Coffee & pastries
10:45-11:45 a.m. Contemplation and Action by Fr. Cassian Derbes, O.P.
12:00–12:30 p.m. Mass | Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P. presiding
12:30–2:00 p.m. Lunch (provided by TI Alumni Program)
2:00–2:30 p.m. (optional) Dominican Rosary at St. Joseph’s Church in Greenwich Village
This event is free for members of the TI Alumni Program. It is free to attend, but registration is required. If you are not yet a part of the TI Alumni Program and would like to be, follow the link below.
If you would like to bring a guest, please email
About the speaker:
Fr. Cassian Derbes, O.P. is a priest of the Dominican Province of Saint Joseph. He is currently the Director of the Catholic Center at NYU. He previously was a visiting professor at the University of Notre Dame in the Mendoza College of Business. Prior to that position, Father Cassian served as vice dean and professor of theology at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome. His previous teaching positions include as adjunct professor of theology at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Ohio. Father Cassian earned his Doctorate in Sacred Theology (S.T.D.) from the Angelicum. He has a Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) from the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC, a Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from New York University (N.Y.U.), and he is a graduate of Jesuit High School in New Orleans, Louisiana. From 2014-2020, Father Cassian served as director of an initiative at the Vatican under Pope Francis to design, implement, and teach an executive leadership development program for the Cardinals, Bishops, and senior lay officials of the Roman Curia. Father Cassian is a Missionary of Mercy, having been appointed by Pope Francis in 2015.