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.

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What's the Difference Between Mortal and Venial Sins?
What's the Difference Between Mortal and Venial Sins?
Want to Prove God Exists? Try the Existence Argument!
Want to Prove God Exists? Try the Existence Argument!
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Is My Confession Really a Secret? Explaining the Seal of Confession
Why Do I Need to Do Penance?
Why Do I Need to Do Penance?
How Can We Name God? The Triplex Viae
How Can We Name God? The Triplex Viae
Can You Go to Confession If You're Not Sorry?
Can You Go to Confession If You're Not Sorry?
How the Essentia Argument for God’s Existence Works
How the Essentia Argument for God’s Existence Works
How Confession REALLY Works
How Confession REALLY Works

UPCOMING EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS
How to Die? St. Macrina and Christian Death
Feb 20
How to Die? St. Macrina and Christian Death

Harvard University

A lecture by Prof. Carl Vennerstrom (Augustine Institute)

Sever Hall 110

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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"Veritas" and Vocation
Feb 20
"Veritas" and Vocation

University of Dallas

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

Gorman C

This lecture is free ans open to the public.

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Beauty and the Cross
Feb 20
Beauty and the Cross

Fordham University

A lecture by Dr. Nathaniel Peters (Morningside Institute)

Collins Hall 139

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Minimum Wage vs. Just Wage: A Thomistic Clarification of Catholic Social Teaching
Feb 20
Minimum Wage vs. Just Wage: A Thomistic Clarification of Catholic Social Teaching

The Catholic University of America

A lecture by Prof. Michael Krom (Saint Vincent College)

McMahon Hall 311

This location is free and open to the public.

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Rebuilding Civilization: Irish-American Catholic Humanitarianism, 1943–1958
Feb 20
Rebuilding Civilization: Irish-American Catholic Humanitarianism, 1943–1958

Trinity College Dublin

A lecture by Prof. Patrick Houlihan (Trinity College Dublin)

Thomas Davis Theatre (Room 2043 in the Arts Block)

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Thomistic Aesthetics
Feb 20
Thomistic Aesthetics

Georgia Institute of Technology

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

Skiles Building Room 202

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Use of Tools in a Technocratic Age: The Death of Wisdom?
Feb 20
The Use of Tools in a Technocratic Age: The Death of Wisdom?

Carnegie Mellon/ University of Pittsburgh

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

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Catholic Vision of the Lord of the Rings
Feb 21
The Catholic Vision of the Lord of the Rings

Georgetown University

A lecture by Prof. Paul Gondreau (Providence College)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Problem of Evil | An Intellectual Retreat for Current University Students
Feb 21
The Problem of Evil | An Intellectual Retreat for Current University Students

The Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

An intellectual retreat for current university students

With Prof. Thomas Ward (Commissio Leonina) and Fr. Timothy Bellamah, O.P. (Baylor University)

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Faith and Life on Other Worlds
Feb 21
Faith and Life on Other Worlds

University of Tulsa

A lecture by Prof. Jonathan Lunine (California Institute of Technology)

Chapman Lecture Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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How to be a Good Friend: Combatting Envy and Apathy and Exercising Love and Wisdom
Feb 21
How to be a Good Friend: Combatting Envy and Apathy and Exercising Love and Wisdom

University of Michigan

A lecture by Prof. W. Scott Cleveland (University of Mary)

Chem 1300

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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A Thomistic Approach to Seeking Wisdom in a Technocratic Age
Feb 21
A Thomistic Approach to Seeking Wisdom in a Technocratic Age

Franciscan University of Steubenville

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

Christ the Teacher, Room 137

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Does God Exist?
Feb 22
Does God Exist?

University of Rochester

A lecture by Prof. Michael Gorman (The Catholic University of America)

Dewey 2-110D Lecture Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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C.S. Lewis’s Screwtape Letters and the Problems of the Modern Human Being
Feb 24
C.S. Lewis’s Screwtape Letters and the Problems of the Modern Human Being

University of Washington

A lecture by Prof. Erik Dempsey (University of Texas at Austin)

DEM 004

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Aquinas and Luther on Justification
Feb 24
Aquinas and Luther on Justification

University of Virginia

A lecture by Dr. Nathaniel Peters (Morningside Institute)

115 Cocke Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Who Am I to Judge? Politics and the Problem of Moral Relativism
Feb 24
Who Am I to Judge? Politics and the Problem of Moral Relativism

University of North Florida

A lecture by Prof. Francis Beckwith (Baylor University)

J. B. Coxwell Amphitheater

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Aquinas on Divine Omnipresence
Feb 25
Aquinas on Divine Omnipresence

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

A lecture by Prof. Jeffrey Brower (Purdue University)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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What Happens After Death?
Feb 25
What Happens After Death?

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

A lecture by Prof. Jeffrey Brower (Purdue University)

Newman Catholic Center Activity Center

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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What Makes a Good Friend?
Feb 25
What Makes a Good Friend?

The University of Alabama

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

Tuesday, February 25th

Time TBD

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Genome Editing and the Human Future
Feb 27
Genome Editing and the Human Future

Benedictine College

A lecture by Prof. William Hurlbut (Stanford University)

Westerman Auditorium

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Why Would a Biologist Believe in the Soul?
Feb 27
Why Would a Biologist Believe in the Soul?

Michigan State University

A lecture by Prof. Jonathan Buttaci (The Catholic University of America)

Natural Science Building, Room 116

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Metaphysics of Prayer
Feb 27
The Metaphysics of Prayer

Duke University

A lecture by Fr. Stephen Brock (University of Chicago)

Perkins Library Room 153

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Divine Causality and Creaturely Freedom
Feb 27
Divine Causality and Creaturely Freedom

University of Toronto

A lecture by Prof. W. Matthews Grant (University of St. Thomas)

Alumni Hall 400

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Reformation Era and the Unintended Secularization of Western Society
Feb 27
The Reformation Era and the Unintended Secularization of Western Society

West Virginia University

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

Oglebay Hall Room 107

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Creation and the Big Bang: What's the Big Deal?
Feb 27
Creation and the Big Bang: What's the Big Deal?

University of South Carolina

A lecture by Prof. John O’Callaghan (University of Notre Dame)

Davis College, Rm 209

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Beauty in Aquinas and James Joyce
Feb 27
Beauty in Aquinas and James Joyce

University of Edinburgh

A lecture by Prof. Fran O’Rourke (University College Dublin)

Adam House, 3 Chambers Street

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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How to Stay Christian in College
Feb 27
How to Stay Christian in College

University of Oregon

A lecture by Prof. J. Budziszewski (University of Texas at Austin)

Anstett 193

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Mission of the University and the Role of Humanities
Feb 28
The Mission of the University and the Role of Humanities

University of Texas at El Paso

A lecture by Prof. Michael Foley (Baylor University)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Man as Raison d’être of the Cosmos
Feb 28
Man as Raison d’être of the Cosmos

University of South Florida

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

Marshall Student Center, Room 3711

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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On Sacred Poetry
Feb 28
On Sacred Poetry

Georgia Institute of Technology

A lecture by Prof. Kevin Hart (Duke Divinity School)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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