Events
Honor, Glory, and Human Formation
Fall 2026 Thomistic Circles Conference
When:
September 4 | 2:30 PM - September 5, 2026 | 5:30 PM EDT
Location:
Dominican House of Studies | Washington, DC
Join us for our semi-annual Thomistic Circles Conference featuring an array of renowned scholars who will draw upon the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas to examine honor, glory, and human formation. This event is completely free and open to the public. Please register soon as seating is limited.
Featuring:
Prof. Michael Foley (Baylor University)
Fr. Dominic Verner, O.P. (Providence College)
Prof. David Elliot (The Catholic University of America)
Sr. Anna Wray, O.P. (The Catholic University of America)
Prof. Patrick Clark (University of Scranton)
Graduate Seminar
We are pleased to offer a graduate seminar for current graduate and advanced undergraduate students concurrent with the Thomistic Circles Conference.
Event Schedule
Friday, September 4, 2026
2:30 PM: Prof. Michael Foley | A Pre-Christian Overview of Honor
3:30 PM: Break refreshments available
4:00 PM: Prof. David Elliot | Cultivating the Virtue of Hope: Lessons from St. Thomas
5:30 PM: Vespers
Saturday, September 5, 2026
10:30 AM: Fr. Dominic Verner, O.P. | He that glories, let him glory in the Lord
12:00 PM: Break for Midday Prayer and lunch
1:15 PM: Sr. Anna Wray, O.P. | Fearing well, all the way down: what, why, and how
2:15 PM: Break refreshments available
2:45 PM: Prof. Patrick Clark | Courage: Human, Heroic, and Christian
3:45 PM: Break refreshments available
4:00 PM: Quodlibetal: All Speakers
5:20 Vespers
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