Events
Love, Leisure, and Festivity: Josef Pieper on the Passions of Love and the Contemplation of God
A lecture by Dr. Margaret Hughes (Thomas Aquinas College, New England)
When:
October 12, 2026 | 6:00 PM CDT
Chapter:
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Location:
Bayou Bijou Theatre (130)
This lecture is free and open to the public. No pre-registration is required.
About the speaker:
Margaret Hughes is on the teaching faculty of Thomas Aquinas College, New England, a Catholic great books college. She holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from Fordham University, where she wrote on the thought of Josef Pieper and the role of the perception of beautiful art in moral formation. She has presented and published work on Thomistic anthropology, aesthetics, and ethics, with a particular interest in the relation between the passions and human flourishing. Her BA is in medieval studies and philosophy from the University of Chicago.
This event is made possible through the support of Grant 63391 from the John Templeton Foundation. The opinions expressed in this event are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the John Templeton Foundation.