On Predestination

Featuring:

Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

Prof. Thomas Osborne (University of St. Thomas, Houston)

Fr. Piotr Roszak (Nicolaus Copernicus University)

Prof. Mats Wahlberg (Umeå University)

Each session concludes with time for Q&A. Light refreshments, including snacks and coffee, will be served between the lectures.

What? A two-day conference that examines predestination and the connected issue of God’s permission of evil, from a Thomistic perspective.

Where? Dominican House of Studies (487 Michigan Ave. NE, Washington, DC 20017)

When? Friday, September 5, to Saturday, September 6, 2025. The first session will begin at 2:30 PM on Friday, and the final session will conclude at 5:00 PM on Saturday.

Conference Schedule:

Friday, September 5th

2:30 PM - What is predestination?

Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P. | Dominican House of Studies

4:00 PM - Aquinas’ interpretation of predestination in Scripture

Fr. Piotr Roszak | Nicolaus Copernicus University

Saturday, September 6th

10:30 AM - Why is Thomism so Fixated on Predestination?

Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P. | Dominican House of Studies

1:15 PM - Rebutting Necessitarian Universalism: Three Thomistic Arguments

Prof. Mats Wahlberg | Umeå University

2:45 PM - Reprobation and the Permission of Sin

Prof. Thomas Osborne | University of St. Thomas, Houston

4:00 PM - Quodlibetal