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.

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How to Avoid Being Unhappy: Gluttony and the Proper Place of Food and Alcohol in the Good Life
Nov 13
How to Avoid Being Unhappy: Gluttony and the Proper Place of Food and Alcohol in the Good Life

University of Alabama

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

Thursday, November 13

GP 232

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Are Right and Wrong Just A Matter of Opinion?
Nov 13
Are Right and Wrong Just A Matter of Opinion?

Fordham University

A lecture by Prof. Steven Jensen (University of St. Thomas)

Collins 139

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Does God Care About Suffering? The Death of Socrates vs. the Death of Jesus
Nov 13
Does God Care About Suffering? The Death of Socrates vs. the Death of Jesus

University of North Texas

A lecture by Dr. Christopher Mooney (Augustine Institute)

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Goodness, Truth, Beauty: The World According to Dante
Nov 13
Goodness, Truth, Beauty: The World According to Dante

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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

Jeanmard Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Life of the World to Come
Nov 13
The Life of the World to Come

Georgetown University

A lecture by Fr. Isaac Morales, O.P. (Providence College)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Let the Best One Win: Reflections of Friendship and Competition
Nov 13
Let the Best One Win: Reflections of Friendship and Competition

Indiana 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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Drinking with the Saints
Nov 13
Drinking with the Saints

Benedictine College

A lecture by Prof. Michael Foley (Baylor University)

McAllister Boardroom

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Spiritual but not Religious: Why We Need to Worship
Nov 13
Spiritual but not Religious: Why We Need to Worship

University of South Carolina

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

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Why Modern Christians Need the Eucharist
Nov 14
Why Modern Christians Need the Eucharist

University of Oklahoma

A lecture by Prof. Michael Dauphinais (Ave Maria University)

Friday, November 14

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Inklings: In Particular, J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis
Nov 14
The Inklings: In Particular, J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis

Vanderbilt University

A lecture by Prof. Lee Oser (College of the Holy Cross)

Alumni Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Lost Art of Dying
Nov 15
The Lost Art of Dying

Thomistic Institute in New York City

A lecture by Dr. Lydia Dugdale (Columbia University)

Holy Innocents Parish | 431 Bedford Road Pleasantville, NY

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Virtue and Self-Knowledge in St. Catherine of Siena
Nov 17
Virtue and Self-Knowledge in St. Catherine of Siena

Oxford University

A lecture by Sr. Catherine Joseph Droste, O.P. (Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas)

Blackfriars, Aula

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Why Is There Evil in the World?
Nov 17
Why Is There Evil in the World?

University of Oregon

A lecture by Prof. Ross McCullough (George Fox University)

107 Peterson Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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If ChatGPT Exists, Why Study?
Nov 18
If ChatGPT Exists, Why Study?

University of Galway

A lecture by Fr. Chris Gault, O.P. (Irish Dominican Province)

Colm ÓhEocha Theatre, Arts Millennium Building (AMB1021)

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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For Freedom Set Free: Christian Ethics and the Paradox of Freedom
Nov 18
For Freedom Set Free: Christian Ethics and the Paradox of Freedom

Ashland University

A lecture by Prof. Michael Wahl (Providence College)

Hawkins-Conard Student Center Auditorium

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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There's (not) an App for That: Dissatisfaction and the Limits of Technology
Nov 18
There's (not) an App for That: Dissatisfaction and the Limits of Technology

George Mason University

A lecture by Sr. Anna Wray, O.P. (The Catholic University of America)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Political Philosophy and Catholicism
Nov 19
Political Philosophy and Catholicism

Thomistic Institute in London

A lecture by Dr. Jan C. Bentz (Blackfriars’ Studium)

Wednesday, November 19

Parish Hall, Church of the Immaculate Conception

Farm Street, London, W1K

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Money, Pleasure, Influence and the Key to a Happy Life
Nov 19
Money, Pleasure, Influence and the Key to a Happy Life

University of South Florida

A lecture by Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Are There Failed Persons? Are You One of Them?
Nov 20
Are There Failed Persons? Are You One of Them?

University of Pittsburgh

A lecture by Prof. John O’Callaghan (University of Notre Dame)

Time TBA

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Evolution, Catholicism, & Human Origins
Nov 20
Evolution, Catholicism, & Human Origins

University of Toronto

A lecture by Prof. Kenneth Kemp (University of St. Thomas)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Science and Religion: The Myth of Conflict
Nov 20
Science and Religion: The Myth of Conflict

Louisiana State University

A lecture by Dr. Stephen Barr (Society of Catholic Scientists)

Thursday, November 20

Time TBD

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Christ Fully Reveals Man to Himself: What Christ's Humanity Says about What It Means to Be Human
Nov 20
Christ Fully Reveals Man to Himself: What Christ's Humanity Says about What It Means to Be Human

Ohio State University

A lecture by Prof. Paul Gondreau (Providence College)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Dante’s Passionate Intellect: The Divine Comedy’s Journey of Desire
Nov 20
Dante’s Passionate Intellect: The Divine Comedy’s Journey of Desire

Trinity College Dublin

A lecture by Prof. George Corbett (University of St. Andrews)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Beyond Work and Play: Aristotle on Friendship, Contemplation, and The Value of Human Activity
Nov 20
Beyond Work and Play: Aristotle on Friendship, Contemplation, and The Value of Human Activity

Cornell University

A lecture by Prof. Marshall Bierson (the Catholic University of America)

Location: TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Patristic Preaching: How the Fathers of the Church Can Teach, Move, and Convert Today
Nov 20
Patristic Preaching: How the Fathers of the Church Can Teach, Move, and Convert Today

University of Dallas

A lecture by Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P. (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Edith Stein's Phenomenology
Nov 20
Edith Stein's Phenomenology

University of Edinburgh

A lecture by Dr. Robert McNamara (St. Patrick’s Pontifical University)

Thursday, November 20

40 George Square, Lecture Theatre B

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Neuroscience and the Soul
Nov 20
Neuroscience and the Soul

George Washington University

A lecture by Prof. William Hurlbut (Stanford University Medical Center)

Corcoran 101A

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Suffering, Despair, & Redemption | An Intellectual Retreat for Regent University
Nov 21
Suffering, Despair, & Redemption | An Intellectual Retreat for Regent University

Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

An Intellectual Retreat for current university students at Regent University

With Prof. Paul Gondreau (Providence College) and Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

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Live Your Life Well: Christian Vocation in a Secular World
Nov 24
Live Your Life Well: Christian Vocation in a Secular World

Regent University

A lecture by Fr. Innocent Smith, O.P. (University of Notre Dame)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Eucharist and Growth in Holiness
Nov 24
The Eucharist and Growth in Holiness

Oxford University

A lecture by Fr. Reginald Lynch, O.P. (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception)

Monday, November 24

Blackfriars, Aula

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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