UPCOMING EVENTS
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Bioethics and the Value of Life
University of Virginia
A lecture by Prof. Matthew Shea (Franciscan University of Steubenville)
Cocke Hall 115
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Mystery of Human Life? On Biological Development and the Continuity Problem
University of Pennsylvania/Drexel University
A Collegium Institute Magi event, cosponsored by the Thomistic Institute
A lecture by Prof. Maureen Condic (the Catholic University of America)
Penn Newman Center
This lecture is free and open to the public.
How to Be an Atheist (According to St. Thomas Aquinas)
Thomistic Institute in London
A lecture by Fr. Conor McDonough, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies, Dublin)
Farm Street Parish Hall - 114 Mount St, Mayfair, London
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Why Leisure Is Necessary For Human Beings
United States Naval Academy
A lecture by Prof. Zena Hitz (St. John’s College)
Wesley Brown Fieldhouse Classroom
This lecture is free and open to the public.
How to Drink Like a Saint: A Theology of Feasting
University of Dallas
A lecture by Prof. Michael Foley (Baylor University)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity
Florida State University
A lecture by Prof. Christopher Kaczor (Loyola Marymount University)
The Loft of Ruge Hall (655 W Jefferson St)
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Living Stones: The Language of Architecture
University of North Texas
A lecture by Prof. Michael Foley (Baylor University)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Why Should We Believe God Exists?
Michigan State University
A lecture by Prof. Joseph Trabbic (Ave Maria University)
Natural Science Building, Room 116
This lecture is free and open to the public.
What Does My Friend Owe Me?
North Carolina State University
A lecture by Fr. Gregory Pine, OP (Dominican House of Studies)
Talley Room 4280
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Philosophy of the Abortion Debate
Mississippi State University
A lecture by Prof. Angela Knobel (University of Dallas)
Room 126, McCool Hall
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Brothers Karamazov: Manicheanism, Christian Existentialism, and other Paradoxes
University of Texas at Austin
A lecture by Prof. Thomas Pfau (Duke University)
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Science and Faith: How and Why
University of North Florida
A lecture by Prof. Christopher Baglow (University of Notre Dame)
Building 51, Room 1205
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Problem of Evil
University of California, San Diego
A lecture by Prof. Ross McCullough (George Fox University)
Red Shoe Room, Prince Center
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Influence of Virgil and St. Augustine on Evelyn Waugh's 'Brideshead Revisited'
Ashland University
A lecture by Prof. Patrick Callahan (St. Gregory the Great Seminary)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
A Neurologist's Reflections on Human Dignity and Suffering
University of South Carolina
A lecture by Dr. Paul LaPenna (Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Carolinas Campus)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Do Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God
University of Oregon
A lecture by Prof. Tomas Bogardus (Pepperdine University)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Cross as an Epiphany of God
Duke University
A lecture by Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P. (Pontifical University of St. Thomas (Angelicum), Rome)
0016 Westbrook, Duke Divinity
This lecture is co-sponsored with Fons Vitae at Duke Divinity School.
This lecture is free and open to the public, with RSVP requested.
Would the Discovery of Intelligent Extraterrestrials Spell the End of Christianity?
University of Rochester
A lecture by Prof. Marie George (St. John’s University)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Emotional Health and Cognitive Therapy: The Ancient Stoics and Augustine
Catholic University of America
A lecture by Prof. Sarah Byers (Boston College)
Maloney Hall 204
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Purgatory: Good News for Most of Us
University of Florida
A lecture by Prof. Michael Root (The Catholic University of America)
CSE A101
This lecture is free and open to the public.
ChatGPT and the Foolishness of Speech: Why Human Communication Matters in a World with Artificial Intelligence
Indiana University
A lecture by Prof. Jane Peters (College of Mount Saint Vincent)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Nicaea After 1700 Years: Looking Back and Looking Forward
Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.
Friday, February 7 - Saturday, February 8, 2025
A Thomistic Circles conference featuring Fr. Khaled Anatolios (University of Notre Dame), Prof. Gary Anderson (University of Notre Dame), Prof. Lewis Ayres (Durham University), and Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies).
Neanderthal Personhood and Rationality: Were They Like Us?
University of California, Santa Barbara
A lecture by Prof. Christopher Baglow (University of Notre Dame)
Buchanan Hall, Room 1940
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Food, Gift, Friend: Albert the Great on the Profundity and Personalism of the Eucharist
University of California, Berkeley
A lecture by Sr. Albert Marie Surmanski, O.P. (University of St. Thomas, Houston)
Newman Hall, Holy Spirit Parish
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Eucharist and Growth in Holiness: Sacrifice and Sacrament
Williams College
A lecture by Fr. Reginald Lynch, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Is the Biblical View of Marriage too Idealistic?
Ohio State University
A lecture by Dr. Michael Dauphinais (Ave Maria University)
Ohio Union, Brutus Buckeye Room
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Beautiful and the Sublime: How to Make Art That Leads to God
Iowa State University
A lecture by Prof. Patrick Callahan (St. Gregory the Great Seminary)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
How Can We Say the Mystery That Is God?
Ave Maria University
A lecture by Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P. (Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas)
O’Bryan Performance Hall
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Ought I Use AI Assisted Writing
North Carolina State University
A lecture by Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)
Talley Room 3210
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Flannery O'Connor and the Perils of Governing By Tenderness
Indiana University
A lecture by Dr. Jerome Foss (Saint Vincent College)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
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)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Art of Dating
University of Houston
A lecture by Prof. Michael Foley (Baylor University)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Transhumanism: The New Eugenics
Texas A&M University
A lecture by Prof. Steven Jensen (University of St. Thomas)
Rudder 401
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Importance of Play
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
A lecture by Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Science & Belief in God | An Intellectual Retreat for Current University Students
Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.
With Dr. Jonathan Lunine and Prof. Karin Oberg
An Intellectual Retreat for current university students
What Can We Learn from Aquinas About AI?
Thomistic Circles
2025 Aquinas Lecture by Prof. Gyula Klima (Fordham University)
Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.
This lecture is free and open to the public. Please register.
History and Creation: Is the Bible Reliable?
Florida State University
A lecture by Fr. Jordan Schmidt, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)
The Loft of Ruge Hall (655 W Jefferson St)
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Use of Tools in a Technocratic Age: The Death of Wisdom?
West Virginia University
A lecture by Sr. Anna Wray, O.P. (The Catholic University of America)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
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)
Location TBA
This location is free and open to the public.
Jesus and the Genome: The Interaction of Christology and Biology
Johns Hopkins University
A lecture by Prof. Timothy J. Pawl (University of St. Thomas, Minnesota)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
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.
The Problem of Evil | An Intellectual Retreat for Current University Students
The Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.
With Prof. Thomas Ward and Fr. Timothy Bellamah, O.P.
For students at Yale University and the University of Connecticut
Faith and Life on Other Worlds
University of Tulsa
A lecture by Prof. Jonathan Lunine (California Institute of Technology)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
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.
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)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
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.
Why Would a Biologist Believe in the Soul?
Michigan State University
A lecture by Dr. Jonathan Buttaci (The Catholic University of America)
Natural Science Building, Room 116
This lecture is free and open to the public.
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.
The Reformation Era and the Unintended Secularization of Western Society
West Virginia University
A lecture by Prof. Brad Gregory (University of Notre Dame)
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Meaning of Suffering | An Intellectual Retreat
Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.
An Intellectual Retreat for current university students from Indiana University and Purdue University
Chasing Dreams, Money, and God | An Intellectual Retreat
Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.
An Intellectual Retreat for current university students from New York
Masculine & Feminine Virtues | An Intellectual Retreat
Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.
An Intellectual Retreat for current university students from the Virginia Military Institute & Washington and Lee University
Acedia | An Intellectual Retreat
Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.
With Prof. Carl Vennerstrom and Sr. Anna Wray, O.P.
An Intellectual Retreat for current university students at The Catholic University of America.
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 (371 6th Ave. NY, NY 10014)
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).
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)
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, and Prof. Katja Krause.
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.
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), Dr. Ileana Chinnici (INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo), Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies), Prof. Michelle Francl (Bryn Mawr College), Prof. Jonathan Lunine (Cornell University), and Fr. Philip-Neri Reese, O.P. (Angelicum).
Alumni Social
Washington, DC
An open house with the Thomistic Institute
Open to TI alumni and their guests
Theology of Feasting
University of Toronto
A lecture by Prof. Michael Foley (Baylor University)
Alumni Hall, Room 400
This lecture is free and open to the public.
C.S. Lewis’s Screwtape Letters and the Problems of the Modern Human Being
Benedictine College
A lecture by Prof. Erik Dempsey (University of Texas at Austin)
McAllister Board Room
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Vocation of Parenthood | An Intellectual Retreat to accompany the March for Life
Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.
Prof. Nathaniel and Dr. Jane Peters (Morningside Institute and College of Mount Saint Vincent)
An Intellectual Retreat for current university students to accompany the March for Life
An Hour of Study is an Hour of Prayer
University of Washington
A lecture by Prof. Michael Pakaluk (Catholic University of America)
DEM 004
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Paradoxes of Pro-Life Feminism
The Catholic University of America
A lecture by Prof. Angela Knobel (University of Dallas)
Happel Room, Caldwell Hall
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Fourth Way: An Argument for the Existence of God
West Virginia University
A lecture by Fr. Ambrose Little (Dominican House of Studies)
Oglebay Hall Room 102
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Mathematics and the Incarnation
Dartmouth College
A lecture by Prof. Chris Baglow (the University of Notre Dame)
Moore, B03
This lecture is free and open to the public.
God and Suffering: How Could God Allow Evil?
University of Michigan
A lecture by Rev. Thomas Petri O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)
CHEM 1300
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Friendship | An Intellectual Retreat for Students in and near Texas
Cedarbrake Catholic Retreat Center | Temple, TX
With Prof. Thomas Hibbs and Fr. Cassian Derbes, O.P.
An Intellectual Retreat for Thomistic Institute Students in and near Texas
Making War Moral: The Enduring Relevance of Just War Theory
University of Oregon
A lecture by Prof. Michael Krom (Saint Vincent College)
PETR 102
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Gestalt of the Feminine Soul: A primer on Edith Stein, on Woman
Carnegie Mellon/ The University of Pittsburgh
A lecture by Prof. Catherine Pakaluk (The Catholic University of America)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
ChatGPT and the Foolishness of Speech
University of California, San Diego
A lecture by Prof. Jane Sloan Peters (University of Mount Saint Vincent)
Red Shoe Room, Prince Center
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Mary, Full of Grace | An Intellectual Retreat for Current University Students
Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.
With Fr. John Langlois, OP and Fr. John Mark Solitario, OP
An Intellectual Retreat for current university students
Objective Beauty in a Subjective World
Thomistic Institute in Limerick
A lecture by Prof. Jan C. Bentz (Blackfriars, Oxford)
St. Saviour’s Parish Hall, Limerick V94 X2AA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
An Hour of Study is an Hour of Prayer
University of Pennsylvania/Drexel University
A lecture by Prof. Michael Pakaluk (the Catholic University of America)
Newman Center Lounge
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Good Fear, Bad Fear, Fear of the Lord
United States Naval Academy
A lecture by Fr. Gregory Pine, OP (Dominican House of Studies)
Mitscher Auditorium
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Gestalt of the Feminine Soul: A Primer On Edith Stein, On Woman
Florida State University
A lecture by Prof. Catherine Pakaluk (The Catholic University of America)
The Loft of Ruge Hall - 655 W Jefferson St
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Trinity: Image & Shadow | An Intellectual Retreat for Providence College
Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.
With Prof. Kevin Hart and Fr. Reginald Lynch, OP
An Intellectual Retreat for Providence College students
Who Am I To Judge? Politics and the Problem of Moral Relativism
George Washington University
A lecture by Prof. Michael Gorman (The Catholic University of America)
USC 1st Floor Presentation Space
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Book of Ruth: Redemption through Marriage
University of Dallas
A lecture by Prof. Neena Heereman (St. Patrick’s Seminary and University)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Friendship and the Common Good
Saint Louis University
A lecture by Prof. Adam Eitel (University of Dallas)
Davis-Suaghnessy Room 374
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Human Freedom and Divine Grace
Yale University
A lecture by Prof. Sarah Byers (Boston College)
William L. Harkness Hall 208
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Render Unto Caesar, Render Unto God: Aquinas on the Relationship between Religion and Politics
Franciscan University of Steubenville
A lecture by Prof. Michael Krom (Saint Vincent College)
Pope St. Paul VI Event Center
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Maccabees as Christian Scripture
University of California, Berkeley
A lecture by Prof. Matthew Thomas (Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Why Would a Biologist Believe in the Soul?
University of Texas at Austin
A lecture by Dr. Jonathan Buttaci (The Catholic University of America)
WAG 302
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Medieval Science
University of Toronto
A lecture by Prof. Lawrence Principe (Johns Hopkins University)
Location TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public.
St. Thomas Aquinas Relic Veneration
The Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas will visit two locations in Washington, D.C.
Friday, November 29, 2025 | St. Dominic Catholic Church
Saturday, November 30, 2025 | Dominican House of Studies
Morally Shallow or Grievously Vicious? Evil and Vice in Entertainment
University of Edinburgh
A lecture by Dr. John Haldane
Location TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Resurrection in Context: The Strangeness of Early Christian Claims
University of California, Santa Barbara
A lecture by Prof. Matthew Thomas (Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology)
Buchanan Hall, Room 1940
This lecture is free and open to the public.