UPCOMING EVENTS
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Does God-With-Us Make a Difference to How We Work-With Others?
Universidad Panamericana
A lecture by Sr. Anna Wray, O.P. (The Catholic University of America)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.

Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin: Aquinas on the Limits of Charity
Universidad Panamericana
A lecture by Prof. Michael Krom (Saint Vincent College)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.

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)

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)
Wednesday, September 10
6:00 PM
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.

Would St. Thomas Aquinas Baptize an Extraterrestrial?
North Dakota State University
A lecture by Dr. Edmund Lazzari (Duquesne University)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.

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)

The Error of Beginnings and the Beginning of Errors: Creation and Contemporary Cosmology
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.

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

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.

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.

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.

The Disappearing Man: Body, Soul, and the Question of Who We Are
Thomistic Institute in New York City
A lecture by Dr. Paul LaPenna (Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine)
St. Joseph’s Church in Greenwich Village
This lecture is free and open to the public.

Icons and Idols: An Augustinian Reflection on Race, Racism, and Antiracism
Thomistic Institute in New York City
A lecture by Prof. Kevin Kambo (University of Dallas)
St. Joseph’s Church in Greenwich Village
This lecture is free and open to the public.

Neuroscience and the Soul
Harvard University
A lecture by Dr. William Hurlbut (Stanford University Medical Center)
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.

What Makes a Person Good? The Cardinal Virtues and Living Life Well
Thomistic Institute in DC
A lecture by Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. (The Catholic University of America)
St. Peter’s Church
313 2nd St SE, Washington, DC 20003
The talk will be located in the school auditorium to the right of the church (when facing the church)
This lecture is free and open to the public.

Bridging the Sciences | Thomistic Philosophy and Natural Science Symposium
Dominican House of Studies | Washington, DC
Wednesday, July 16 - Sunday, July 20, 2025
A symposium featuring Prof. Brian Carl (University of St. Thomas, Houston), Prof. Nuno Castel-Branco (University of Oxford), Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies), Fr. Thomas Davenport, O.P.(Angelicum), Prof. Michael Gorman(The Catholic University of America), Prof. Keith Kozminski(University of Virginia), Prof. Jonathan Lunine (Caltech), Prof. Meraiah Martinez (Benedictine College), Fr. Philip-Neri Reese, O.P. (Angelicum), and Prof. Santiago Schnell (University of Notre Dame).

Thomism, Creativity, and the Arts: Jacques and Raïssa Maritain
Blackfriars Hall | Oxford, United Kingdom
A symposium on artistry, religion and culture in the modern world.

Ascending the Heights of Wisdom | VERITAS
Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.
Wednesday, June 25 - Sunday, June 29, 2025
At this expanded Student Leadership Conference, we will be welcoming our TI Campus Chapter Leaders to Washington, D.C. TI members, speakers, alumni, and others are invited to join the chapter leaders for the final days of the conference.

Corpus Christi | An Intellectual Retreat for the UK
Stonyhurst College | Clitheroe, England
With Fr. Innocent Smith, O.P and Fr. Matthew Jarvis, O.P.
For current university students in the UK

Aquinas & Liturgical Tradition | An Intellectual Retreat for Ireland
Glencomeragh House | Co. Tipperary, Ireland
With Fr. Innocent Smith, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies) and Fr. Conor McDonough, O.P. (Univeristy of Galway)
For current university students in Ireland

Memory, Intellect, and Will: The 13th Century Reception of Augustine | A Summer Seminar
Schloss St Emmeram | Regensburg, Germany
Sunday, June 15 - Wednesday, June 18, 2025
A seminar featuring Dr. Albert von Thurn und Taxis, Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P., Fr. Philip-Neri Reese, O.P., Prof. Julie Casteigt, Prof. Katja Krause, and Fr. Reginald Lynch. O.P.

How Are We Saved? Justification in Early Christianity
Trinity Western University
A lecture by Prof. Matthew Thomas (Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology)
TWU-Richmond Minoru Room 401/402
This lecture is free and open to the public.

The First Theologians: Who Were the Church Fathers and Why Do They Matter?
University of Oregon
A lecture by Prof. Matthew Thomas (Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology)
Anstett 192
This lecture is free and open to the public.

Visions of Heaven and Earth in Three National Gallery Paintings: Botticelli’s 'Mystic Nativity', ‘The Wilton Diptych’, and Bermejo’s 'Saint Michael Triumphs over the Devil'
Oxford University
A lecture by Dr. Gabriele Finaldi (Director of National Gallery, London)
Blackfriars (OX1 3LY)
This lecture is free and open to the public.

Oxford Thomistic Metaphysics Seminar
University of Oxford | Oxford, United Kingdom
Monday, June 9 - Tuesday, June 10, 2025
A seminar featuring Daniel De Haan, Gaven Kerr, Joshua Hochschild, Dominic LaMantia, Michael Gorman, Turner Nevitt, Fr. Philip-Neri Reese, O.P., Thomas Osborne, Domenic D’Ettore, Brian Carl, and Francesco Banfi.

The Future of Personhood and the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence | The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship
Dominican House of Studies & The Catholic University of America | Washington, D.C.
Sunday, June 8 - Friday, June 13, 2025
A fellowship featuring Fr. James Brent, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies), Prof. Jordan Wales (Hillsdale College), and Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P. (Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology)

Hope, Suffering, and the Atomic Bomb
University of California, Los Angeles
A lecture by Prof. James Nolan (Williams College)
Bunche Hall 2160
This lecture is free and open to the public.

The Catholic Imagination
University of Washington
A lecture by Prof. Raymond Hain (Providence College)
DEM 012
This lecture is free and open to the public.

Aquinas on Nature and the Natural | Aquinas Philosophy Workshop
Mount Saint Mary College | Newburgh, NY
Wednesday, May 28 - Sunday, June 1, 2025
A workshop featuring a call for papers and plenary addresses by Prof. John Brungardt (Newman University), Prof. Christopher Frey (University of Tulsa), Prof. Raymond Hain (Providence College), Prof. Josh Hochschild (Mount St. Mary’s University), Prof. Catherine Peters (Loyola Marymount University), Fr. Raymund Snyder, O.P. (Angelicum), and Fr. John Sica, O.P. (Providence College).

Is Thomas Aquinas's Account of the Human Soul a Form of Dualism?
Stanford University
A lecture by Fr. Raphael Mary Salzillo, O.P. (University of St. Thomas)
Old Union Second Floor Seminar Room (OU 215)
This lecture is free and open to the public.

Is Free Will an Illusion?
Thomistic Institute in New York City
A lecture by Professor Joshua Hochschild (Mount St. Mary’s University)
St. Joseph’s Church in Greenwich Village
371 6th Ave, New York, NY 10014
Talks will be in the church hall: enter down the stairs at the corner of 6th and Washington
This lecture is free and open to the public.

Edith Stein and the Vocation of Woman
University of Washington
A lecture by Sr. Elinor Gardner, O.P. (University of Dallas)
HUB 334
This lecture is free and open to the public.

Hope for More: The Life-Giving Effects of Confidence in Jesus Christ
Thomistic Institute in D.C.
A lecture by Fr. James Brent, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)
Immaculate Conception Church
1315 8th St. NW, Washington, DC 20001
Lecture will be held in the school auditorium just beside the church.
This lecture is free and open to the public.

God, Beauty, and Mathematics
University of California, San Diego
A lecture by Prof. Alexander Pruss (Baylor University)
Royce Hall 154
This lecture is free and open to the public.

The Theology of the Body: Catholic Anthropology for the 21st Century
Thomistic Institute in New York City
A lecture by Prof. John Grabowski (The Catholic University of America)
St. Joseph’s Church in Greenwich Village
371 6th Ave, New York, NY 10014
Talks will be in the church hall: enter down the stairs at the corner of 6th and Washington
This lecture is free and open to the public.

How to Drink like a Saint: A Theology of Feasting
Dartmouth College
A lecture by Prof. Michael Foley (Baylor University)
Moore, B03
This lecture is free and open to the public.

Has Neuroscience Disproved Free Will?
Maynooth University
A lecture by Dr. Daniel De Haan (University of Oxford)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.

"Many are called, but few are chosen": A Thomistic Approach to Predestination
Universidad Panamericana
A lecture by Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception)
Location: Anexo
This lecture is free and open to the public.

Does God Exist? How Do I Know? The Five Ways of Aquinas
North Dakota State University
A lecture by Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P. (Thomistic Institute)
Neuta Room, Memorial Union
This lecture is free and open to the public.

God and Suffering: How Could a Good God Allow Evil?
University of Aberdeen
A lecture by Dr. Rik Van Nieuwenhove (Durham University)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.

From Apathy to Agape: Christian Encounters with Stoic Philosophy
Stanford University
A lecture by Prof. Thomas Ward (Baylor University)
SLE (Paloma) Lounge, Flomo
This lecture is free and open to the public.

The Neuroscience of Vice and Virtue
Thomistic Institute in New York City
A lecture by Dr. Paul LaPenna (Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine)
St. Joseph’s Church in Greenwich Village
371 6th Ave, New York, NY 10014
Talks will be in the church hall: enter down the stairs at the corner of 6th and Washington
This lecture is free and open to the public.

Is Religion Really an Enemy of Science? A Historical Survey
University of Rochester
A lecture by Dr. Carlos A. Casanova (University of Florida)
Dewey 2-110E Lecture Hall
This lecture is free and open to the public.

Wisdom & Dominican Mysticism | An Intellectual Retreat for Thomistic Institute Alumni
Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.
An Intellectual Retreat for Thomistic Institute Alumni
With Fr. James Brent, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies) and Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P. (Thomistic Institute)