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.

UPCOMING EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS
Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin: Aquinas on the Limits of Charity
Aug 18
Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin: Aquinas on the Limits of Charity

Universidad Panamericana

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

Aula Magna

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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War, What is it Good For? A Lecture on Just War Theory
Aug 26
War, What is it Good For? A Lecture on Just War Theory

Thomistic Institute in DC

A lecture by Prof. Joseph Capizzi (The Catholic University of America)

St. Charles Catholic Church

3304 Washington Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201

The talk will be located in the Church’s auditorium, upstairs to the right. Doors open at 7pm.

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Catholic Art of Dating
Sep 4
The Catholic Art of Dating

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

A lecture by Prof. Michael Foley (Baylor University)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Catholic Art of Dating
Sep 5
The Catholic Art of Dating

Vanderbilt University

A lecture by Prof. Michael Foley (Baylor University)

Time TBD

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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On Predestination
Sep 5
On Predestination

Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

Friday, September 5 - Saturday, September 6, 2025

A Thomistic Circles conference featuring Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.(Dominican House of Studies), Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies), Thomas Osborne (University of St. Thomas, Houston), Fr. Piotr Roszak (Nicolaus Copernicus University), and Mats Wahlberg (Umeå University)

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Could God Weep or Feel Pain? Christ's Assumption of Human Suffering for Our Sake
Sep 9
Could God Weep or Feel Pain? Christ's Assumption of Human Suffering for Our Sake

Cornell University

A lecture by Prof. Paul Gondreau (Providence College)

Location: TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Identity vs. Nature: Aquinas on Who Creates Me
Sep 10
Identity vs. Nature: Aquinas on Who Creates Me

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

A lecture by Prof. Jacob Wood (Franciscan University of Steubenville)

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Would St. Thomas Aquinas Baptize an Extraterrestrial?
Sep 10
Would St. Thomas Aquinas Baptize an Extraterrestrial?

North Dakota State University

A lecture by Dr. Edmund Lazzari (Duquesne University)

Minard Hall Room 230

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Drinking Like a Saint: A Catholic Theology of Feasting
Sep 11
Drinking Like a Saint: A Catholic Theology of Feasting

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

A lecture by Prof. Michael Foley (Baylor)

Jeanmard Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Fourth Way: An Argument for the Existence of God
Sep 11
The Fourth Way: An Argument for the Existence of God

Iowa State University

A lecture by Fr. Ambrose Little, OP (Dominican House of Studies)

Student Innovation Center Room 0114

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Hope | An Intellectual Retreat for the TI in Washington, DC
Sep 12
Hope | An Intellectual Retreat for the TI in Washington, DC

Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

An Intellectual Retreat for the TI in Washington, DC

With Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. (Thomistic Institute) and Dr. R.J. Snell (Witherspoon Institute)

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The God Hypothesis: Does the Scientific Method Prove that God Exists?
Sep 12
The God Hypothesis: Does the Scientific Method Prove that God Exists?

University of Oklahoma

A lecture by Dr. Wes Siscoe (Ohio State University)

Location TBD

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
Sep 12
Minimum Wage vs. Just Wage: A Thomistic Clarification of Catholic Social Teaching

Louisiana State University

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

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Can We be Good Without God? What the Supernatural Adds to a Virtuous Life
Sep 17
Can We be Good Without God? What the Supernatural Adds to a Virtuous Life

University of South Alabama

A lecture by Sr. Albert Marie Surmanski, OP (University of St. Thomas)

Time TBD

Shelby Hall Room 2216

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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How Free Am I?
Sep 18
How Free Am I?

The University of Alabama

A lecture by Prof. Matthew Dugandzic (St. Mary’s Seminary and University)

Time TBD

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Is Abortion Ethical?
Sep 18
Is Abortion Ethical?

Michigan State University

A lecture by Prof. Christopher Kaczor (Loyola Marymount)

Anthony Hall, Room 1279
474 S Shaw Ln, East Lansing, MI

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Astrology: Why Did Medieval Philosophers Study It?
Sep 19
Astrology: Why Did Medieval Philosophers Study It?

University of Michigan

A lecture by Fr. Ambrose Little, OP (Dominican House of Studies)

Time TBD

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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How to be a Good Friend: Combatting Envy and Apathy and Fostering Love and Wisdom
Sep 19
How to be a Good Friend: Combatting Envy and Apathy and Fostering Love and Wisdom

The Ohio State University

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

St. Thomas Moore Newman Center Social Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Thomas Aquinas in China
Sep 22
Thomas Aquinas in China

Harvard University

A lecture by Prof. William E. Carroll (Zhongnan University of Economics and Law (Wuhan, China) and Wuhan University)

Monday, September 22nd

Time TBD

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Cosmological Apologetics: For and Against Creation
Sep 23
Cosmological Apologetics: For and Against Creation

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

A lecture by Prof. William E. Carroll (Zhongnan University of Economics and Law (Wuhan, China) and Wuhan University)

Time: TBD

Location: TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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How to be a Good Friend: Combatting Envy and Apathy and Fostering Love and Wisdom
Sep 25
How to be a Good Friend: Combatting Envy and Apathy and Fostering Love and Wisdom

Indiana University

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

Time TBD

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Truth, Goodness, and Fantasy Literature (Or, Is Tolkien Better than George R. R. Martin?)
Sep 25
Truth, Goodness, and Fantasy Literature (Or, Is Tolkien Better than George R. R. Martin?)

The University of Edinburgh

A lecture by Fr. Philip Neri Reese (Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas)

Time TBD

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Monks, Clerics, and Female Mystics: An Introduction to Medieval Theology
Sep 25
Monks, Clerics, and Female Mystics: An Introduction to Medieval Theology

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

A lecture by Dr. Nathaniel Peters (The Morningside Institute)

Time TBD

Location TBD

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?
Sep 25
The Use of Tools in a Technocratic Age: the Death of Wisdom?

University of Toronto

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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Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage 2025 Retreat
Sep 26
Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage 2025 Retreat

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception | Washington, D.C.

A free retreat for current university students participating in the Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage

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What is Health?
Sep 29
What is Health?

Brown University/Rhode Island School of Design

Co-Sponsored by the Catholic Medical Association and the Brown-RISD Catholic Community

A lecture by Dr. Jonathan Scrafford, MD

Dinner at 6pm | Lecture at 7 pm

51 Prospect Street

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Anatomy of a Conversion: Nicolaus Steno and the Search for Certainty in the Scientific Revolution
Sep 30
The Anatomy of a Conversion: Nicolaus Steno and the Search for Certainty in the Scientific Revolution

Harvard University

A lecture by Dr. Nuno Castel-Branco (All Souls College, Oxford)

Location: TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Why Would a Biologist Believe in the Soul?
Sep 30
Why Would a Biologist Believe in the Soul?

University of Wisconsin-Madison

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

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Eating and Drinking to the Glory of God: A Theology of Dining
Oct 2
Eating and Drinking to the Glory of God: A Theology of Dining

Franciscan University of Steubenville

A lecture by Prof. Michael Foley (Baylor University)

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Is Free Will an Illusion?
Oct 10
Is Free Will an Illusion?

Thomistic Institute in New York City

A lecture by Prof. Joshua Hochschild (Mount St. Mary’s University)

St. Joseph’s Church in Greenwich Village

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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CAMPUS CHAPTERS

We began our campus chapters program in 2015, and it has now spread to more than 80 campuses. We encourage undergraduate and graduate students to collaborate with each other, with us, and with their faculty to develop lectures, events, and programs built upon the Catholic intellectual tradition. 

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