CATHOLIC TRUTH IN A CONTEMPORARY WORLD

The Thomistic Institute exists to promote Catholic truth in our contemporary world by strengthening the intellectual formation of Christians at universities, in the Church, and in the wider public square. The thought of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Universal Doctor of the Church, is our touchstone.

The TI is an academic institute of the Pontifical Faculty of the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C.

FEATURED LECTURES & VIDEOS

Featured
The Relationship Between St. Thomas' Fifth Way and Modern Science
The Relationship Between St. Thomas' Fifth Way and Modern Science

Aquinas 101: The Five Ways w/ Fr. Thomas Davenport, O.P.

The Trinity and Baptism
The Trinity and Baptism

Aquinas 101: The Sacraments w/ Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

Veneration of the Eucharist
Veneration of the Eucharist

Episode 032 of Off-Campus Conversations with Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. and Fr. Uwe Michael Lang

Can Catholics believe in astrology?
Can Catholics believe in astrology?

Big Questions, Little Answers w/ Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P.

Aquinas on Faith and Reason
Aquinas on Faith and Reason

Episode 031 of Off-Campus Conversations with Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. and Prof. Mats Wahlberg

What is God’s Role in Ordering the Physical World?
What is God’s Role in Ordering the Physical World?

Aquinas 101: The Five Ways w/ Fr. Thomas Davenport, O.P.

190 Episodes, 100K Subscribers, 1 Play Button
190 Episodes, 100K Subscribers, 1 Play Button

Thank you from Aquinas 101!

Approaches to Reality and Paradigms of Certainty
Approaches to Reality and Paradigms of Certainty

A Lecture by Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

UPCOMING EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS
Atoms Neither Fast Nor Feast: Reflections on Scientific Inquiry and the Good Life
Apr 18
Atoms Neither Fast Nor Feast: Reflections on Scientific Inquiry and the Good Life

Clemson University

A lecture by Prof. John Brungardt (Newman University)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Middle Ages: Dark Ages of Superstitious Backwardness, Golden Age of Catholic Harmony, or Neither?
Apr 18
The Middle Ages: Dark Ages of Superstitious Backwardness, Golden Age of Catholic Harmony, or Neither?

College of William and Mary

A lecture by Prof. Brad Gregory (University of Notre Dame)

James Blair Hall 205

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Good, the Bad, and the Sublime: the Mystical Functions of Poetry in Dante
Apr 18
The Good, the Bad, and the Sublime: the Mystical Functions of Poetry in Dante

University of Florida

A lecture by Prof. Patrick Callahan (St. Gregory the Great Seminary)

St. Augustine Parish Lounge

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Source and Summit: How the Eucharist Makes Us Holy
Apr 18
Source and Summit: How the Eucharist Makes Us Holy

University of Arizona

A lecture by Prof. Michael Wahl (Providence College)

St. Thomas More Catholic Newman Center

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Happiness and Meaning in Life | An Intellectual Retreat
Apr 19
Happiness and Meaning in Life | An Intellectual Retreat

St. Albert’s Priory | Oakland, CA

With Fr. Raphael Mary Salzillo, O.P. (University of St. Thomas) and Prof. Christopher Kaczor (Loyola Marymount University)

For all current university and college students

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What Can an Adulteress Teach Us About Happiness? Tolstoy's Anna Karenina and the Project of Literature
Apr 19
What Can an Adulteress Teach Us About Happiness? Tolstoy's Anna Karenina and the Project of Literature

Mississippi State University

A lecture by Sr. Jane Dominic, O.P. (Aquinas College)

McCool Hall Room 128

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Purpose of Life and Finding Happiness
Apr 19
The Purpose of Life and Finding Happiness

Duke University

A lecture by Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception)

Perkins Library 217 Korman Assembly Room

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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A Theology of Joy in the Valley of Tears
Apr 22
A Theology of Joy in the Valley of Tears

Georgetown University

A lecture by Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P. (Pontifical Faculty of the Dominican House of Studies)

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Rational Disagreement: How to Engage in Civil Conversation in an Age of Pluralism and Ideological Extremism
Apr 23
Rational Disagreement: How to Engage in Civil Conversation in an Age of Pluralism and Ideological Extremism

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

A lecture by Prof. Thomas Hibbs (Baylor University)

Student Union

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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A Thomistic Take on Disordered Emotions
Apr 24
A Thomistic Take on Disordered Emotions

West Virginia University

A lecture by Sr. Anna Wray, O.P. (Catholic University of America)

Oglebay Hall 110

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Jesus Christ as New Adam and the Virgin Mary as New Eve
Apr 24
Jesus Christ as New Adam and the Virgin Mary as New Eve

Iowa State University

A lecture by Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P. (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception)

SICTR 0114

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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John Henry Newman's Conception of the Development of Doctrine
Apr 25
John Henry Newman's Conception of the Development of Doctrine

Hillsdale College

A lecture by Prof. Chad Pecknold (The Catholic University of America)

Heritage Room

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Religion, Alchemy, and Scientific Innovation in the Middle Ages
Apr 25
Religion, Alchemy, and Scientific Innovation in the Middle Ages

University of Kansas

A lecture by Prof. Lawrence Principe (Johns Hopkins University)

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Two Become One Flesh: The Catholic View of the Sacrament of Marriage
Apr 25
The Two Become One Flesh: The Catholic View of the Sacrament of Marriage

University of Oregon

A lecture by Prof. Paul Gondreau (Providence College

Anstett Hall 191

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Do We Need Marian Apparitions?
Apr 25
Do We Need Marian Apparitions?

Trinity College Dublin

A lecture by Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception)

Edmund Burke Theatre (Room 1008 in the Arts Block)

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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What is Knowledge?
Apr 26
What is Knowledge?

University of California, Berkeley

A lecture by Prof. Tomas Bogardus (Pepperdine University)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Reason, Faith, & the Intellectual Vocation | An Intellectual Retreat
Apr 26
Reason, Faith, & the Intellectual Vocation | An Intellectual Retreat

Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

With Fr. James Brent, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies) and Prof. Karin Öberg (Harvard University)

Exclusively for students at University of Pennsylvania and Drexel

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God: Three in One
Apr 26
God: Three in One

University of North Florida

A lecture by Fr. John Baptist Ku, O.P. (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception)

Building 51 (Social Sciences) Room 1205

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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How Does Art Imitate Nature?
Apr 30
How Does Art Imitate Nature?

Saint Louis University

A lecture by Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P. (Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology)

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Trinity in the Early Church
Apr 30
The Trinity in the Early Church

Thomistic Institute in London

A lecture by Prof. Lewis Ayres (Durham University)

Farm Street Parish Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Boundaries of Humanity: Humans, Animals, and Machines
May 3
Boundaries of Humanity: Humans, Animals, and Machines

Johns Hopkins Medical Institute

A lecture by Prof. William Hurlbut (Stanford University Medical Center)

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Church and Modern Science: Understanding and Correcting Models of Conflict
May 7
The Church and Modern Science: Understanding and Correcting Models of Conflict

University of California, San Diego

A lecture by Prof. Christopher (University of Notre Dame)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Can a Liberal Democracy Survive Moral Relativism
May 9
Can a Liberal Democracy Survive Moral Relativism

University of California, Santa Barbara

A lecture by Fr. Stephen Fields, S.J. (Georgetown University)

Loma Peloma Center 1108

This lecture is free andopen to the public.

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What is Evil? Why Does God Permit It?
May 14
What is Evil? Why Does God Permit It?

Universidad Panamericana, Campus Mixcoac

A lecture by Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P. (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception)

Room: J05

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Are Quality of Life Judgments Ethical?
May 15
Are Quality of Life Judgments Ethical?

University of California, San Diego

A lecture by Prof. Gina Noia (Providence College)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Bioethics
May 16
Bioethics

University of Washington

A lecture by Prof. Gina Noia (Providence College)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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ChatGPT and the Foolishness of Speech: Why Human Communication Matters in a World with Artificial Intelligence
May 16
ChatGPT and the Foolishness of Speech: Why Human Communication Matters in a World with Artificial Intelligence

University of Oregon

A lecture by Prof. Jane Sloan Peters (University of Mount Saint Vincent)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Fullness of Grace or Mother of God: Which is the Greatest Reality in Mary?
May 28
Fullness of Grace or Mother of God: Which is the Greatest Reality in Mary?

Thomistic Institute in DC

A lecture by Fr. Basil Cole, O.P. (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception)

St. Peters on Capitol Hill

313 2nd St SE, Washington, DC 20003

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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St. Thomas Aquinas on Divine Simplicity | Aquinas Philosophy Workshop
May 29
St. Thomas Aquinas on Divine Simplicity | Aquinas Philosophy Workshop

Mount Saint Mary College | Newburgh, NY

Wednesday, May 29 - Sunday, June 2, 2024

A Workshop featuring Prof. Jeffrey Brower (Purdue University), Prof. Gregory Doolan (The Catholic University of America), Prof. Michael Gorman (The Catholic University of America), Prof. W. Matthews Grant (University of St. Thomas, MN), Prof. Joshua Hochschild (Mount St. Mary’s University), and Sr. Anna Wray, O.P. (The Catholic University of America).

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Can War Be Just? Augustinian, Thomistic, and Contemporary Perspectives | The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship
Jun 9
Can War Be Just? Augustinian, Thomistic, and Contemporary Perspectives | The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship

Dominican House of Studies & the Catholic University of America | Washington, D.C.

Sunday, June 9 - Friday, June 14, 2024

A Fellowship featuring Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies), Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies), and Dr. Gregory M. Reichberg (Peace Research Institute Oslo).

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