Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

Join other students of the Thomistic Institute for an Intellectual Retreat!

Students will have the opportunity to attend talks about the acedia, participate in Mass, attend Eucharistic Adoration, pray the Divine Office with the Dominican community, and attend socials with students and friars throughout the weekend.

Thanks to the generosity of our benefactors, meals and housing will be provided free for accepted applicants. Limited travel scholarships are available upon request.

Schedule:

• Begins with check-in from 3:00 - 4:00 pm on Friday, April 11

• Concludes with check-out at 1:30 pm on Sunday, April 13

Speakers:

Dr. Carl Vennerstrom specializes in eastern patristic theology. Of particular interest are monasticism, scriptural interpretation, and the writings of Evagrius of Pontus. He earned his PhD in Early Christian Studies at the Catholic University of America and teaches courses in church history, theology, and Greek at the Augustine Institute Graduate School in Denver Colorado.

Sister Anna Wray, O.P. is a native of Connecticut and a member of the Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia of Nashville, TN.  Sister received her PhD in philosophy from The Catholic University of America, having written her dissertation on Aristotle’s account of the activity of contemplation.  Sister is an assistant professor on the faculty of CUA's School of Philosophy in Washington, DC, where she regularly teaches courses in rhetoric, philosophy of religion, and philosophical psychology.  She is also an adjunct professor for Aquinas College, where she teaches metaphysics and epistemology to her sisters in formation.  When time permits, sister enjoys the occasional trip that allows her to speak to (and with) others who share her loves.

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Questions? Contact Ms. Bridget Arbuckle at barbuckle@dhs.edu.