UPCOMING EVENTS
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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.
What do you seek? Study and the Moral Life in St. Thomas Aquinas
University of California, Berkeley
A lecture by Fr. Thomas Aquinas Pickett, O.P. (Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology)
Newman Hall/Holy Spirit Parish
This lecture is free and open to the public.
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.
Where is God at NYU?
New York University
A lecture by Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)
The Catholic Center at NYU
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)
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.
The Boundaries of Humanity: Humans, Animals, and Machines in the Age of Biotechnology
New York University
A lecture by Dr. William Hurlbut (Stanford University Medical Center)
The Catholic Center at NYU
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Does Nature Make Laws?
United States Military Academy
A lecture by Prof. Raymond Hain (Providence College)
Thayer 144
This lecture is free and open to the public.
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.
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.
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.
Nicene Trinity, Chalcedonian Christology: Understanding Christ through Councils and Conflicts
University of Dallas
A lecture by Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
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.
Arguments Against Contemporary Atheism
United States Naval Academy
A lecture by Fr. James Brent, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
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.
The God Hypothesis: Does the Scientific Method Prove that God Exists?
University of Oklahoma
A lecture by Dr. Wes Siscoe (Ohio State University)
Location TBA
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)
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.
The Role of Pope John Paul II in the Fall of Communism
Ave Maria University
A lecture by Prof. James Felak (University of Washington)
Location TBD
This lecture is open and free to the public.
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.
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.
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.
Aquinas and Newman on the Pursuit of Wisdom and Happiness
University of Tulsa
A lecture by Prof. Jennifer Frey (University of Tulsa)
Chapman Lecture Hall
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Making Sense of Physician-Assisted Suicide
George Washington University
A lecture by Dr. Lydia Dugdale (Columbia University)
Corcoran 101A
This lecture is free and open to the public.
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.
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.
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.
Seeking Friendship in the Virtual Age
Virginia Military Institute/Washington & Lee University
A lecture by Prof. John Cuddeback (Christendom College)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Do AI Have Souls?
University of Houston
A lecture by Dr. Edmund Lazzari (Duquesne University)
Student Center North Impact Room
This lecture is free and open to the public.
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.
Fire on the Altar: A Lecture on Saint Augustine
Vanderbilt University
A lecture by Prof. Chad Pecknold (The Catholic University of America)
Tuesday, October 7
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Creation and Cosmology
New York University
A lecture by Prof. Karin Öberg (Harvard University)
The Catholic Center at NYU
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Aquinas on Usury
Benedictine College
A lecture by Prof. Matthew Dugandzic (St. Mary’s Seminary & University)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Does God Care About Suffering? The Death of Socrates vs. the Death of Jesus
Does God Care About Suffering? The Death of Socrates vs. the Death of Jesus
A lecture by Dr. Christopher Mooney (The Augustine Institute)
Thursday, October 9
Bayou Bijou Theatre (130)
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Neuroscience and the Soul
The Ohio State University
A lecture by Prof. William Hurlbut (Stanford University Medical Center)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Catholicism and Literature
Catholicism and Literature
A lecture by Prof. Raymond Hain (Providence College)
Time TBD
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Honorable Festivity
Georgetown University
A lecture by Prof. Michael Foley (Baylor University)
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 God Hypothesis: Does the Scientific Method Prove that God Exists?
University of Scranton
A lecture by Prof. Wes Siscoe (Ohio State University)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Is the Biblical View of Marriage and Sex Realistic?
Iowa State University
A lecture by Prof. Michael Dauphinais (Ave Maria University)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Music, Motivation, and the Deepest Desire of the Human Heart
Music, Motivation, and the Deepest Desire of the Human Heart
A lecture by Sr. Anna Wray, O.P. (The Catholic University of America)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
On the Nature of Marriage
Indiana University
A lecture by Prof. Paul Gondreau (Providence College)
Location TBD
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.
Do We Make Morality, or Discover It? An Examination of the Basis of Natural Law in the Thought of Thomas Aquinas
Do We Make Morality, or Discover It? An Examination of the Basis of Natural Law in the Thought of Thomas Aquinas
A lecture by Dr. Erik Dempsey (The University of Texas at Austin)
Old Horticulture Building Room 206
506 E Circle Drive, East Lansing, Michigan
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Just War Theory
George Washington University
A lecture by Prof. Joseph Capizzi (The Catholic University of America)
Corcoran 101A
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Nagasaki Prays, Hiroshima Rages: God's Providence and Narratives of Suffering
Ashland University
A lecture by Prof. James Nolan (Williams College)
Location TBD
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.
Are We Saved By Faith or Works?
Regent University
A lecture by Prof. Michael Root (The Catholic University of America)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Seven Deadly Sins: Theology of the Seven Deadly Sins, Why They are So Bad and What to do to Avoid Them
University of Scranton
A lecture by Prof. Timothy Pawl (University of St. Thomas)
Location TBA
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.
Metaphysics and Theology of the Image
Ave Maria University
A lecture by Prof. Thomas Pfau (Duke University)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
God from God: Understanding the Trinity
University of Dallas
A lecture by Prof. Bruce Marshall (Southern Methodist University)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Drinking with the Saints
Benedictine College
A lecture by Prof. Michael Foley (Baylor University)
Location TBD
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)
Aula Magna
This lecture is free and open to the public.
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)
Aula Magna
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.