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.

UPCOMING EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS
John Paul II on the Value of Human Life and Euthanasia
Sep 23
John Paul II on the Value of Human Life and Euthanasia

University of South Carolina

A lecture by Prof. Christopher Tollefsen (University of South Carolina)

Currell College 204

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Seeking Friendship in the Virtual Age
Sep 23
Seeking Friendship in the Virtual Age

Virginia Military Institute/Washington & Lee University

A lecture by Prof. John Cuddeback (Christendom College)

Nichols Engineering Hall, Rm 517

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Truth, Goodness, and Fantasy Literature (Or, Is Tolkien Better than George R. R. Martin?)
Sep 25
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.

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Monks, Clerics, and Female Mystics: An Introduction to Medieval Theology
Sep 25
Monks, Clerics, and Female Mystics: An Introduction to Medieval Theology

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

A lecture by Dr. Nathaniel Peters (The Morningside Institute)

Pioneers Suite Cather Dining Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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How to be a Good Friend: Combatting Envy and Apathy and Fostering Love and Wisdom
Sep 25
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)

Wylie Hall 115

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Family as Source of Political Authority
Sep 25
The Family as Source of Political Authority

University of Utah

A lecture by Prof. Scott Roniger (Loyola Marymount University)

LNCO 1100

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Theology: True Science of God or Poetical Musing?
Sep 25
Theology: True Science of God or Poetical Musing?

University of Pittsburgh

A lecture by Prof. Christopher Malloy (University of Dallas)

Frick Fine Arts Auditorium 0125

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Use of Tools in a Technocratic Age: the Death of Wisdom?
Sep 25
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)

Alumni Hall 400

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage 2025 Retreat
Sep 26
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

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The Spiritual Pearls and Perils of Studying
Sep 26
The Spiritual Pearls and Perils of Studying

Queen’s University at Kingston

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

Mac-Coory Hall Room D214

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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What is Health?
Sep 29
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.

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The Anatomy of a Conversion: Nicolaus Steno and the Search for Certainty in the Scientific Revolution
Sep 30
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)

CGIS South S020

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Finding Meaning Amidst Chaos Or: Why Get Out of Bed in the Morning?
Sep 30
Finding Meaning Amidst Chaos Or: Why Get Out of Bed in the Morning?

University of Galway

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

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Why Would a Biologist Believe in the Soul?
Sep 30
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.

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The Issue of Free Will: Are We the Authors of Our Actions?
Sep 30
The Issue of Free Will: Are We the Authors of Our Actions?

Georgia Institute of Technology

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

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Do AI Have Souls?
Oct 1
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.

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Eating and Drinking to the Glory of God: A Theology of Dining
Oct 2
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.

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Understanding Anscombe’s Absolutism: or a Strategy for Recovering a Sense that Some Acts are Always and Everywhere Wrong
Oct 2
Understanding Anscombe’s Absolutism: or a Strategy for Recovering a Sense that Some Acts are Always and Everywhere Wrong

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

Gregory Hall Rm. 321

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Reformation Era and the Unintended Secularization of the Western World
Oct 2
The Reformation Era and the Unintended Secularization of the Western World

Clemson University

A lecture by Prof. Brad Gregory (University of Notre Dame)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Famine, Affluence, and Aquinas: What Thomism Can Teach Us About Theft, Property, and Our Duties to the Poor
Oct 3
Famine, Affluence, and Aquinas: What Thomism Can Teach Us About Theft, Property, and Our Duties to the Poor

Purdue University

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

Friday, October 3

Time TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Faith, Reason, & Contemplation | An Intellectual Retreat for Ivy League Students
Oct 3
Faith, Reason, & Contemplation | An Intellectual Retreat for Ivy League Students

Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

An Intellectual Retreat for current university students at Ivy League schools.

With Dr. Zena Hitz (St. John’s College) and Fr. James Brent, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

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Participation in the Divine Nature: Aquinas and the Catholic Vision of Theosis
Oct 3
Participation in the Divine Nature: Aquinas and the Catholic Vision of Theosis

Duke University

A lecture by Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

Westbrook 0012

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Church and State: A Catholic Perspective
Oct 5
Church and State: A Catholic Perspective

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

A lecture by Prof. Adam Eitel (University of Dallas)

Time: TBD

Location: TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Theology of the Body
Oct 6
Theology of the Body

University of South Florida

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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The Way of Beauty: The Church and the Arts
Oct 6
The Way of Beauty: The Church and the Arts

University of Virginia

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

Eunoia Creative Community (1500 Jefferson Park Ave)

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Truth and Authenticity: Insights from Catholic Saints
Oct 6
Truth and Authenticity: Insights from Catholic Saints

Brown University/Rhode Island School of Design

Co-Sponsored by the Brown-RISD Catholic Community

A lecture by Prof. Adam Eitel (University of Dallas)

51 Prospect Street

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Aquinas on Justice | Online Summa Reading Group
Oct 6
Aquinas on Justice | Online Summa Reading Group

A Summa Reading Group

Led by Prof. Jennifer Frey (University of Tulsa)

Zoom

Mondays, October 6 - October 27

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Fire on the Altar: A Lecture on Saint Augustine
Oct 7
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.

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Creation and Cosmology
Oct 7
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.

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A Special Panel: New Natural Law Dialogue
Oct 8
A Special Panel: New Natural Law Dialogue

Franciscan University of Steubenville

A special panel featuring Prof. Michael Pakaluk (The Catholic University of America)

Location TBD

This panel is free and open to the public.

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CAMPUS CHAPTERS

We began our campus chapters program in 2015, and it has now spread to more than 100 campuses. We encourage undergraduate and graduate students to collaborate with each other, with us, and with their faculty to develop lectures, events, and programs built upon the Catholic intellectual tradition. 

 

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