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LECTURE DE SAINT THOMAS D'AQUIN: Le philosophe et le théologien selon Thomas d’Aquin (The philosopher and the theologian according to Thomas Aquinas)
2022-10-06 20:00 (Europe/Paris)
LECTURE DE SAINT THOMAS D’AQUIN
Jeudi 6 octobre 2022, à 20h au Couvent de Saint-Jacques 20 rue des Tanneries, Paris XIIIe
Le philosophe et le théologien selon Thomas d’Aquin
par Adriano Oliva, OP
président de la Commission léonine (Collège des éditeurs de saint Thomas d’Aquin)
Les Lectures de Saint Thomas ont lieu le 1er jeudi de chaque mois, sauf en avril 2023 le deuxième jeudi, au Couvent Saint-Jacques, 20 rue des Tanneries, 75013 Paris.
A chaque fois, exposé de 50 mn à propos d’un texte de Thomas d’Aquin par un membre de la Commission léonine et 25 mn d’échanges.
Les prochains thèmes traités :
3 novembre : Les âmes des morts par Jean-Christophe de Nadaï, OP
1er décembre : Le désir naturel de connaître chez Thomas d’Aquin, commentateur d’Aristote par Marta Borgo
The Lectures of Saint Thomas take place on the first Thursday of each month, except in April 2023 on the second Thursday, at the Convent Saint-Jacques, 20 rue des Tanneries, 75013 Paris.
Each time, a 50-minute talk on a text by Thomas Aquinas by a member of the Leonine Commission and 25 minutes of discussion.
The next themes to be discussed are:
3 November: The souls of the dead by Jean-Christophe de Nadaï, OP
1 December: The natural desire to know in Thomas Aquinas, commentator of Aristotle by Marta Borgo
Lecture de saint Thomas annonce

Beyond Human: Transhumanism, Christianity, and the Challenge of the Future
2022-10-12 19:00 - 20:30 (Europe/Rome)
Angelicum Thomistic Institute – Science & Religion Online Series
Beyond Human: Transhumanism, Christianity, and the Challenge of the Future
Ron Cole-Turner
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
12 October 2022
7:00 PM (Rome) / 6:00 PM (London) / 1:00 PM (New York)
Language: English
Human enhancement through technology is becoming commonplace, with many turning to biomedical advances not just to treat diseases but to enhance their athletic abilities, good looks, cognitive abilities, or long lifespan. But can technology really improve or enhance humanity? Transhumanists believe it can, and their arguments present a powerful challenge to traditional or static modes of thought about human nature. Transhumanism raises new questions for humanity as a species. Will future human beings become “trans-humans” or “post-humans,” even to the point of becoming a different species? How will individual human beings find their way in a culture of never-ending possibilities for personal reinvention? Can Christian theology survive in such a culture, and will it have anything valuable to offer in response? In this lecture, the changeable nature of the human and the enigma of human nature in a transhumanist age will be explored from a theological perspective.
Ron Cole-Turner is Professor of Theology (emeritus) at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He holds a Ph.D. in theology from Princeton Theological Seminary and is an ordained Protestant minister in the United Church of Christ. He is a founding member of the International Society for Science and Religion, serving on its Executive Committee. Over the past decade he has served as co-chair of the American Academy of Religion Unit on “Human Enhancement and Transhumanism.” Recent books include a study of human evolution and its theological significance, entitled The End of Adam and Eve: Theology and the Science of Human Origins (2016); and Christian Perspectives on Transhumanism and the Church: Chips in the Brain, Immortality, and the World of Tomorrow (2018, co-edited with Steve Donaldson). Other publications include Transhumanism and Transcendence: Christian Hope in an Age of Technological Enhancement; The New Genesis: Theology and the Genetic Revolution; Pastoral Genetics: Theology and Care at the Beginning of Life (co-authored with Brent Waters); Human Cloning: Religious Responses; Beyond Cloning: Religion and the Remaking of Humanity; God and the Embryo: Religious Voices on Stem Cells and Cloning; Design and Destiny: Jewish and Christian Perspectives on Human Germline Modification.
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REINVIGORATE the JPCC Mission: A sharing of Dominicans' Engagement for JPCC
2022-10-19 14:00 - 17:00 UTC
Join us…
for a gathering of Dominican Family JPCC Promoters

REINVIGORATE the JPCC Mission: A sharing of Dominicans’ Engagement for JPCC
October 19, 2022 · 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm (Philippine TIme)
Aula Pio V – Institute of Preaching, Santo Domingo Church, Quezon City

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JP2 Lectures // Joseph Weiler: A Non-Christian Europe – Is It Possible?
2022-10-19 16:30 (Europe/Rome)
A Non-Christian Europe – Is It Possible?
Professor Joseph Weiler – New York University School of Law
19 October 2022 4:30 PM, Angelicum, Aula 11
Language: English
On Wednesday, October 19, 2022, we invite you to the first lecture of the 2022-23 “JP2 Lectures” series, organized by the St. John Paul II Institute of Culture at the Angelicum, which will be given by Professor Joseph Weiler (New York University School of Law). The lecture titled “A Non-Christian Europe – Is It Possible?” will begin at 4.30 PM (CET) in Aula 11 at the Angelicum (address: Largo Angelicum, 1, 00184 Roma).
There is only one meaningful sense in which Europe could be truly Christian: If a majority of its citizens and residents were faithful, practicing Christians. If one is to accept this as the determinant criterion, as Benedict XVI (who is to John Paul II what Joshua was to Moses) has said more than once, faithful, practicing Christians have become a minority in Europe. In this sense, a Non-Christian Europe is not merely possible, it is a reality.
This said, it is quite another thing if Europe is to become, and there are alarming signs in this respect, Anti-Christian – Christophobic. Put differently, if Europe is to turn its back on the fundamental, indispensable centrality of the Christian tradition and ethic to Europe’s cultural and moral identity and if secularism is to become the new ‘Confessional State’.
The most pressing issue is what role and strategy Christians should play and adopt in the face of this emerging reality. It is to this issue that the comments in my lecture will be addressed.
J.H.H. Weiler is University Professor at NYU Law School and Senior Fellow at the Center for European Studies at Harvard. He served previously as President of the European University Institute, Florence. Prof. Weiler is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of International Law (EJIL) and the International Journal of Constitutional Law (ICON). He is the recipient of a doctorate honoris causa from the Catholic University of America. One of his notable books is Un’Europa Cristiana: Un saggio esplorativo which has been translated into eight languages.
Professor Joseph H.H. Weiler is the winner of the Ratzinger Prize 2022, the prestigious award that is given to scholars who stand out for their scientific research in the theological field.
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Nature and Grace: A Thomistic Introduction
2022-10-29 10:45 - 17:15 (Europe/Paris)
Nature and Grace: A Thomistic Introduction
Thomas Joseph White, OP
Simon Francis Gaine, OP
29 October 2022
Colégio de São Tomás – Quinta das Conchas
Language: English
How can one understand philosophically what nature is, and what human nature is specifically? How should one understand the theological notion of grace and how do grace and nature relate to another? Thomas Aquinas offers clear analysis of both these questions and this seminar will seek to examine his answers. Perhaps unsurprisingly, St Thomas’ notions of human nature, human longing for happiness and truth, and the promise of grace and its role in our lives is of great relevance in our contemporary epoch.
Join us in Lisbon for this conference on nature and grace according to St Thomas Aquinas, given by the Rector Magnificus Fr Thomas Joseph White, OP, and the Director of the Angelicum Thomistic Institute Fr Simon Francis Gaine, OP.
Coffee breaks and a snack lunch will be available for registered participants.
Click HERE to register.
Lodging aid can be provided for a limited number of attendees chosen through a selection process. In case you are traveling from outside of Lisbon and is interested in receiving this aid, please fill the corresponding questions on the registration form linked above.
This conference will not be live-streamed and it is not possible to attend it online.

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LECTURE DE SAINT THOMAS D’AQUIN: Le philosophe et le théologien selon Thomas d’Aquin (The philosopher and the theologian according to Thomas Aquinas)
2022-11-03 20:00 (Europe/Paris)
Le philosophe et le théologien selon Thomas d’Aquin
par Adriano Oliva, OP
président de la Commission léonine (Collège des éditeurs de saint Thomas d’Aquin)
Les Lectures de Saint Thomas ont lieu le 1er jeudi de chaque mois, sauf en avril 2023 le deuxième jeudi, au Couvent Saint-Jacques, 20 rue des Tanneries, 75013 Paris.
A chaque fois, exposé de 50 mn à propos d’un texte de Thomas d’Aquin par un membre de la Commission léonine et 25 mn d’échanges.
Les prochains thème traité :
1er décembre : Le désir naturel de connaître chez Thomas d’Aquin, commentateur d’Aristote par Marta Borgo
The Lectures of Saint Thomas take place on the first Thursday of each month, except in April 2023 on the second Thursday, at the Convent Saint-Jacques, 20 rue des Tanneries, 75013 Paris.
Each time, a 50-minute talk on a text by Thomas Aquinas by a member of the Leonine Commission and 25 minutes of discussion.
The next theme to be discussed is:
1 December: The natural desire to know in Thomas Aquinas, commentator of Aristotle by Marta Borgo
Lecture de saint Thomas annonce

Can Believers and Atheists be Good Friends?
2022-11-04 14:00 (Europe/Rome)
2022-2023 Hong Kong Series – How to Win Friends and Influence Others: Living Meaningfully Today
Can Believers and Atheists be Good Friends?
Roger Pouivet
University of Lorraine and Archives Poincaré

4 November 2022
20:00 Hong Kong | 14:00 Rome | 8:00 New York
Language: English
The lecture will also be live streamed on our YouTube Channel and Facebook Page.
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Las Casas e a Escola de Salamanca (Las Casas and the School of Salamanca)
2022-11-23 16:00 (Europe/Rome)
“Las Casas e os Direitos Humanos” (“Las Casas and the Human Rights”)
Curso de História e Espiritualidade (History and Spirituality Course)
A lecture on the course of Las Casas and the School of Salamanca, with Prof. Mariano Delgado

Streaming via Google Meet: meet.google.com/typ-qdsa-aac

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2022-12-01 09:00 - 2022-12-31 16:00 (Europe/Paris)
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Domuni proposera des cours gratuits en français, anglais et italien du 1er au 31 décembre 2022.
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LECTURE DE SAINT THOMAS D’AQUIN: Le philosophe et le théologien selon Thomas d’Aquin (The philosopher and the theologian according to Thomas Aquinas)
2022-12-01 20:00 (Europe/Paris)
Le philosophe et le théologien selon Thomas d’Aquin
par Adriano Oliva, OP
président de la Commission léonine (Collège des éditeurs de saint Thomas d’Aquin)
1er décembre : Le désir naturel de connaître chez Thomas d’Aquin, commentateur d’Aristote par Marta Borgo (The natural desire to know in Thomas Aquinas, commentator of Aristotle by Marta Borgo)
Les Lectures de Saint Thomas ont lieu le 1er jeudi de chaque mois, sauf en avril 2023 le deuxième jeudi, au Couvent Saint-Jacques, 20 rue des Tanneries, 75013 Paris.
A chaque fois, exposé de 50 mn à propos d’un texte de Thomas d’Aquin par un membre de la Commission léonine et 25 mn d’échanges.
The Lectures of Saint Thomas take place on the first Thursday of each month, except in April 2023 on the second Thursday, at the Convent Saint-Jacques, 20 rue des Tanneries, 75013 Paris.
Each time, a 50-minute talk on a text by Thomas Aquinas by a member of the Leonine Commission and 25 minutes of discussion.
Lecture de saint Thomas annonce

Eschatology and the Human Person
2022-12-02 12:30 - 2022-12-03 17:30 (Europe/Rome)
The Second Annual Pinckaers Chair Conference
Eschatology and the Human Person
2-3 December 2022
Location: Angelicum – Aula Minor
Live-streamed on Zoom, YouTube, and Facebook
Language: English

Schedule
Friday, 2 December
12:30 | Simon Francis Gaine OP (Angelicum)
13:30 | Lunch Break
14:30 | Daria Spezzano (Providence College, USA)
15:30 | Coffee Break
16:00 | Medi Ann Volpe (University of Durham, England)
17:00 | Coffee Break
17:30 | Philip Neri Reese OP (Angelicum)

Saturday, 3 December
12:30 | Rebekah Lamb (University of St Andrews, Scotland)
13:30 | Lunch Break
14:30 | Michael Baggot LC (Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum)
15:30 | Coffee Break
16:00 | Michael Sherwin OP (Angelicum)
17:00 | Coffee Break
17:30 | Paul Murray OP (Angelicum)

Registration will open in September 2022. Sign up here to be notified when registration opens.

JOURNÉE THOMISTE: Obéissance et autorité au Moyen Âge (Obedience and Authority in the Middle Ages)
2022-12-03 09:45 - 16:15 (Europe/Paris)
Obéissance et autorité au Moyen Âge (Obedience and Authority in the Middle Ages)

PROGRAM
9 h 45 Adriano OLIVA, Accueil
10 h Stefano SIMONETTA (Università degli Studi di Milano)
«Obbedite alle autorità costituite» : sacralità del potere e possibilità della disobbedienza nella riflessione politica medievale
10 h 45 Corinne LEVELEUX (École Pratique des Hautes Études, PSL, Paris)
Résister à l’autorité illégitime. Le point de vue du droit canonique (XIIe-XVe)
11 h 30 Pause
11 h 45 Camille DE BELLOY (Université Catholique de Lyon)
Obéissance et liberté chez Thomas d’Aquin
12 h 30 Pause
14 h 30 Tobias HOFFMANN (Sorbonne Université, Paris)
Obéissance, conscience et prudence selon Thomas d’Aquin
15 h 15 Lidia LANZA (Centro de Filosofia da Universidade de Lisboa)
L’obéissance dans la tradition thomiste : la réflexion proposée par Dominicains et Jésuites (1320-1570)
16 h Pause
16 h 15 M. BORGO, M. MILLAIS, K. MITALAITÉ, J.-CH. DE NADAÏ, A. OLIVA
Présentation de quelques ouvrages de doctrines médiévales
Il est souhaitable de signaler sa présence sur cette adresse : a.oliva@commissio-leonina.org
https://www.commissio-leonina.org/2014/07/adriano-oliva-2/
Pour suivre la journée en visioconférence, veuillez vous inscrire sur : j.thomiste@gmail.com
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Tendencias historiográficas en el estudio de las órdenes religiosas
2022-12-14
Estimados compañeros y colaboradores del Instituto Histórico de la
Provincia de Hispania y Archivo Dominicano:
Por la presente os hacemos llegar el programa del próximo seminario
organizado por el Instituto el jueves 14 de diciembre. Contará con
transmisión on line para quien no pueda asistir y esté interesado en
alguna de sus intervenciones. Igualmente quedará registrado en la web.
Un cordial saludo y muchas gracias por vuestra colaboración,
Fr. Alejandro J. López Ribao OP.
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The Religion of Technology: Transhumanism and the Myth of Progress
2022-12-14 19:00 (Europe/Rome)
Angelicum Thomistic Institute – Science & Religion Online Series
The Religion of Technology: Transhumanism and the Myth of Progress
Michael Burdett
University of Nottingham
Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion, University of Oxford
14 December 2022
7:00 PM (Rome) / 6:00 PM (London) / 1:00 PM (New York)
Language: English
In this presentation I chart a succinct intellectual history of the myth of progress and how it has been embedded, and is still embedded, in the claims of science and technology. Furthermore, I aim to show how transhumanism depends upon and extends this rampant and robust myth and that its enthusiasts subsequently derive religious value from it. First, I begin with the claims of this myth of progress and try to arrive at some characterizing features of it. Next I turn to the origins of this myth of progress and how it became entwined with the claims of technoscience leading to its prominence in the 19th century. I then turn to the first part of the 20th century when this myth is seriously questioned and the entire edifice of the Modern project begins to crumble at its base. From here I focus on more recent technoscientific utopias that culminate in transhumanism and show a propensity in taking up this myth once again. Finally, I give several comments on the religious dimensions of transhumanism and assert that the myth of progress is one of its core doctrines.
Dr Michael Burdett is Assistant Professor of Christian Theology at the University of Nottingham and an associate of the Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion, University of Oxford. Before becoming an academic and completing his DPhil at the University of Oxford, Michael worked in the aerospace and robotics industries for several years working with a firm that had contracts with NASA and JPL. He holds degrees in engineering, physics, and theology and has been given academic and professional awards in each field. His academic interests lie at the intersection of science and technology, theology and philosophy. He has published and presented internationally on continental philosophy, evolution, the technological society and Christian theology. He is a series editor for the Routledge Science and Religion series (with Mark Harris) and his major works include Technology and the Rise of Transhumanism: Beyond Genetic Engineering (Grove, 2014), Eschatology and the Technological Future (Routledge, 2015) and Finding Ourselves After Darwin: Conversations about the Image of God, Original Sin, and the Problem of Evil (Baker Academic, 2018).
He has lead several funded science and religion projects including “Co-creating Ourselves?: Deification and Creaturehood in an Age of Biotechnological Enhancement” (JTF), “Bridging the Two Cultures of Science and Humanities” (TRT and Blankemeyer) and “Christian Flourishing in a Technological World” (Issachar). He is currently leading a grant entitled “Biocultural Evolution and Theological Anthropology” (JTF) and working on his next book tentatively titled Death and Glory: Humanism, Transhumanism and Christianity.
Registration will open in autumn 2022.

Lectures de Thomas d’Aquin au couvent de Saint-Jacques
2023-01-05 20:00 - 21:15 (Europe/Paris)
Lectures de Thomas d’Aquin au couvent de Saint-Jacques
(Readings of Thomas Aquinas
at the convent of Saint-Jacques)
Chaque 1er jeudi du mois – de 20h à 21h15 – les membres de la Commission Léonine vous
invitent à une lecture de textes de Thomas d’Aquin.
Jeudi 5 janvier : Pourquoi Dieu a-t-il institué les sacrements ?
(fr Jean-Christophe de Nadaï)
The members of the Leonine Commission invite you to a reading of texts by Thomas Aquinas every first Thursday of the month from 8:00 to 9:15 P.M.
Thursday, January 5: Why did God institute the sacraments?
(fr Jean-Christophe de Nadaï)
For more information, please read the attached PROGRAM.
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Contact: marc.millais@commissio-leonina.org

Science in Transhumanism: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
2023-01-18 19:00 (Europe/Rome)
Angelicum Thomistic Institute – Science & Religion Online Series
Science in Transhumanism: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Arvin M. Gouw
School of Divinity, University of Cambridge
18 January 2022
7:00 PM (Rome) / 6:00 PM (London) / 1:00 PM (New York)
Language: English

Registration will open in autumn 2022.

AQUINAS FOR ASIA
2023-01-19 12:30 - 19:00 (Europe/Rome)
Date: Thursday, 19 January 2023
Location: Angelicum Aula 11
Time: 12:45 pm – 7 pm
Speakers include:
Fr. Martin Ganeri, OP: “Thomas Aquinas and Hindu Thought”
Fr. Michael Sherwin, OP: “Thomas Aquinas on Christ as the True Way to Heaven”
Bernadette Cheng: “Thomas Aquinas & Chinese Ethics: The Comparison of the Virtue of Charity & the Three Confucian Immortals”
Fr. Will Conquer, MEP: “Buddhism and Catholicism: Opportunities for Convergence”
Prof. Soon Hock Lim: “Creative Co-Existence in a Religious Pluralistic Society”
Karl Liu: “Thomas Aquinas and Chinese Thought”
The Catholic Church speaks about Aquinas as a common doctor of theological and philosophical research. But what could that mean today in the context of the Church’s life in Asia with its diverse cultures and religious as well as secular philosophical traditions? What does it mean to speak realistically about Aquinas for Asia?
This day-long conference at the Angelicum will explore Aquinas’s thought in conversation with classical Hindu traditions, principles of Buddhist doctrine, and elements from classical and contemporary Chinese and Southeast Asian political thought. The aim is to explore seeds of thinking for the evangelization and profound Catholic engagement of contemporary Asian cultures.
Registration: https://forms.gle/sdHE2NedGdU3iLmJ9
Lunch included for those who register.
For more information, you may open the PUST website link: https://angelicum.it/event/aquinas-for-asia-2023/?fbclid=IwAR0k4dvez6SM8KTIHZWa_DfTrjILZ95qvd4KqKgvesvVPaErSq5TZlCoTSQ

OPEN PUBLIC LECTURE OF THE INSTITUTE FOR ECUMENICAL STUDIES
2023-01-20 17:30 - 19:00 (Europe/Rome)
Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas – Angelicum, Rome
The Practice of Unity at Taizé – Seeking to live as Brothers for one another & Anticipating the Reconciliation of Christians
Fr Alois, Prior of the Community of Taizé
The lecture will be held in the Aula 11 from 5.30–7.00 pm within the context of the “Tillard Chair 2022-2023” dedicated to the theme “Christian Unity and Reconciliation”.
Venerdì 20 gennaio, Fr Alois, Priore della Comunità di Taizé, terrà all’Angelicum una conferenza intitolata “La pratica dell’unità a Taizé – Cercare di vivere fraternamente & anticipare la riconciliazione dei cristiani”.
La conferenza si svolgerà nell’Aula 11 dalle 17,30 alle 19,00 nell’ambito della “Cattedra Tillard 2022-2023” dedicata al tema “Unità dei cristiani e riconciliazione

Aquinas Lecture: "Aquinas on Friendship, Happiness, and Hope: Some Reflections on Humanity"
2023-01-23 08:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Manila)
University of Santo Tomas Ecclesiastical Faculties / Faculty of Philosophy
AQUINAS LECTURE – Thomas Aquinas: Doctor Humanitatis
January 23, 2023 (8:00 – 5:00 PM) – UST-Manila Martyrs’ Hall
Aquinas on Friendship, happiness and Hope: Some Reflections on Humanity – Prof. Ma. Ruth Liza Ocampo, Ph.D
What has Salamanca to do with Manila?: Thomistic Humanism in the Works of the First Dominicans in the Philippines – Rev. Fr. Felix delos Reyes, OP, MA, PhL
The Philosophy of History of Cardinal Zeferino Gonzales, OP (1831-1894) and its Thomistic Origin – Mr. Levine Andro Lao, MA, Ph.L

FREE Registration
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SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS: CONTEMPLATING THE BEAUTY OF GOD
2023-01-24 15:30 - 2023-01-26 16:00 (Asia/Manila)
University of Santo Tomas (UST)-Manila
Triduum in Honor of Saint Thomas Aquinas

24-26 January 2023
Theme: “Saint Thomas: Contemplating the Beauty of God”
The theme for the celebration is “Saint Thomas: Contemplating the Beauty of God” which is taken from the address of Pope Francis to the XI International Thomistic Congress held in Rome last September 2022. Indeed, Saint Thomas was a true contemplative, and he fully lived out what he wrote, which has become an emblem of Dominican spirituality: “contemplari et contemplata aliis tradere” (S. Th., II-II, q. 188, art. 6).
3:30 pm Holy Rosary and Triduum Prayers
4:00 pm Holy Eucharist
University Fiesta Mass in Honor of Saint Thomas Aquinas
27 January 2023
4:00 pm Holy Eucharist
His Excellency Most Rev. Teodoro C. Bacani, DD
Bishop Emeritus of Novaliches

Thomas Aquinas: Medieval Thinker in the 21st Century Global Village
2023-01-25 00:00 - 2023-01-26 00:00 (Europe/Paris)
CALL FOR PAPERS
Deadline: 31 October 2022
Conference Date: 25-26 January 2023
Language: English
St. Thomas Aquinas has held a central place in Catholic thinking for generations. But what is his role in the diverse and globalised reality of today’s world and the contemporary Church? The Dominican University, Ibadan, and the Angelicum Thomistic Institute are pleased to invite you to the international colloquium for the 700th anniversary of the canonisation of St. Thomas Aquinas titled “Thomas Aquinas: Medieval Thinker in the 21st Century Global Village”. The colloquium will take place in Ibadan, Nigeria, on 25-26 January 2023.
Speakers Include:
Anthony Akinwale, OP (Dominican University, Ibadan)
Michael Sherwin, OP (Angelicum, Rome)
Simon Francis Gaine, OP (Angelicum, Rome)
Michał Paluch, OP (Angelicum, Rome)
Oliver Keenan, OP (Blackfriars, Oxford)
Patrick Akunne, OP (Dominican University, Ibadan)
Michael Akpoghiran, OP (Dominican University, Ibadan)
Francis Adedara (Seminary of Ss Peter and Paul, Ibadan)
Call for Papers
Scholars and graduate students are invited to submit proposals (no longer than 300 words) for a short paper to TIinfo@pust.it by 31 October 2022. Please include a short academic biographical note (50-150 words) in the submission that lists any degrees and the institutions where they were obtained, as well as your current affiliation.
PUST-Angelicum website link

The Institute for Ecumenical Studies of the Angelicum invites you to join the International Ecumenical Conference “Listening to the West”.
2023-01-26 09:00 - 2023-01-28 12:30 (Europe/Rome)
Listening to the West
Synodality according to Anglican, Lutheran, Reformed,
Methodist, and Old Catholic Traditions
Angelicum, 26-28 January 2023
Full program: http://www.christianunity.va/…/2023%2001%2024…
Register at: ecumenism@pust.it
Live streaming: https://www.youtube.com/@prpust
For more information, you may open the PUST Facebook: Angelicum Institute for Ecumenical Studies
Dicastero per la Promozione dell’Unità dei Cristiani

IX Simposio de Estudios Tomísticos: TOMISMO HISPANO
2023-01-27 15:00 - 2023-01-29 14:00 (Europe/Rome)
IX Simposio de Estudios Tomísticos: TOMISMO HISPANO
27 a 29 de enero de 2023
Instituto Santo Tomás de Balmesiana
Idioma: Español
Desde 2013 se vienen celebrando anualmente en Barcelona simposios de estudios tomísticos, organizados por el Instituto Santo Tomás (Fundación Balmesiana), en colaboración con la sección barcelonesa de la Sociedad Internacional Tomás de Aquino – España (SITA-E), el grupo de investigación “Persona y vida personal” (PROSOPON) (Universitat Abat Oliba CEU) y desde 2021 también con la colaboración del Thomistic Institute – Angelicum (Roma). Estos encuentros académicos han sido hasta el momento: “Ser y persona” (2013), “Ser y conocer” (2014), “Ser y amar” (2015), “Ser y naturaleza” (2016), “Dios, El que Es” (2017), «Ser y vida moral» (2018), «Unidad Según Síntesis» (2019) y «Gracia y Salvación» (2021) . El mes de enero de 2023 se celebrará el noveno simposio, con el título: “TOMISMO HISPANO”.
Pulse AQUÍ para registrarse.
Las conferencias también se transmitirán en vivo para todo público por youtube desde el canal del Instituto Santo Tomás (link aquí).
PUST-Angelicum Thomistic Institute Website link: https://angelicum.it/thomistic-institute/event/simposio-tomisticos-hispano/

Lectures de Thomas d’Aquin au couvent de Saint-Jacques
2023-02-02 20:00 - 21:15 (Europe/Paris)
Lectures de Thomas d’Aquin au couvent de Saint-Jacques
(Readings of Thomas Aquinas
at the convent of Saint-Jacques)
Chaque 1er jeudi du mois – de 20h à 21h15 – les membres de la Commission Léonine vous
invitent à une lecture de textes de Thomas d’Aquin
Jeudi 2 février : Frère Thomas Prédicateur
(fr Marc Millais)
The members of the Leonine Commission invite you to a reading of texts by Thomas Aquinas every first Thursday of the month from 8:00 to 9:15 P.M.
Thursday, February 2: Brother Thomas Preacher
(fr Marc Millais)
For more information, please read the attached PROGRAM.
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Contact: marc.millais@commissio-leonina.org
Venue: 20 rue des Tanneries 75013 Paris

God’s ‘Omnisubjectivity’
2023-02-04 09:00 (Asia/Hong_Kong)
2022-2023 Hong Kong Series – How to Win Friends and Influence Others: Living Meaningfully Today
Linda Zagzebski
University of Oklahoma

4 February 2023
9:00 Hong Kong
Language: English
The lecture will be in-person and Online via Zoom.
To Register Click Here
PUST-Angelicum Thomistic Institute Website link: https://angelicum.it/thomistic-institute/event/gods-omnisubjectivity/

Free Online Course: HISTORY, THEOLOGY AND MINISTERIAL PRACTICE OF SYNODALITY
2023-02-06 08:00 - 2023-03-26 17:00 (America/New_York)
Boston College School of Theology and Ministry
Free Online Course: HISTORY, THEOLOGY AND MINISTERIAL PRACTICE OF SYNODALITY
From February 6 to March 26, 2023
Week 1: History of Synodality
Week 2: Theology of Synodality
Week 3: Ministerial Practice of Synodality
This Massive Online Formation is intended for pastoral agents, religious women and men, laity, priests, Bishops and many other people who would like to know in a simple but deep way what Synodality is about. This course will be facilitated virtually and offered at no cost to participants worldwide during the month of February, 2023.
We use a fully online asynchronous format. Lectures are pre-recorded and available to be watched in Spanish, English, Portuguese, French, Italian and German.
For more information, please read the PRESS RELEASE below:
PRESS RELEASE – MOOC 2 Sinodalidad (ENGLISH)
Registration: formaciononline.bc.edu

The Christian and the Transhumanist Desire for Transcendence: A Critical Evaluation
2023-02-08 19:00 (Europe/Rome)
Angelicum Thomistic Institute – Science & Religion Online Series
The Christian and the Transhumanist Desire for Transcendence: A Critical Evaluation
Mariusz Tabaczek, OP
Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas
8 February 2022
7:00 PM (Rome) / 6:00 PM (London) / 1:00 PM (New York)
Language: English
The utopian vision and messianic instinct of transhumanist and posthumanist movement reflect a true longing in the human soul. Yet, the Christian and the secular desire for the transcendent differ considerably. Speaking from the perspective of the Aristotelian-Thomistic tradition of philosophy and theology, I will compare and critically analyze (1) the object, (2) the subject, (3) the way of the fulfillment, as well as (4) the metaphysical presuppositions that motivate both approaches. Critical about the project of trans- and posthumanism, I will argue that Christians do not have to radically oppose all changes introduced to human nature that go beyond medical and psychological therapy.
Mariusz Tabaczek, O.P., is a Polish Dominican and theologian. He holds Ph.D. in philosophical theology from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA and Church Licentiate from the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland. After his studies at the GTU and a fellowship at the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Studies he returned to Poland. For three years he worked as a researcher at the Thomistic Institute in Warsaw (Poland), a lecturer at the Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Warsaw and the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology in Krakow, and a director of Studium Dominicanum in Warsaw. He then moved to Rome where he became a professor of theology at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas. He is also a researcher at the Thomistic Institute at the same University.
Registration will open in December 2022.
PUST-Angelicum Thomistic Institute Website link: https://angelicum.it/thomistic-institute/event/christian-and-transhumanist-transcendence/

Pensare con San Tommaso Oggi
2023-02-17 12:30 - 2023-02-18 17:30 (Europe/Rome)
Pensare con San Tommaso Oggi
17-18 febbraio 2023
Angelicum, Aula Minor
Largo Angelicum 1, Roma, RM 00184
Lingua: Italian
Temi : Tomismo Neoclassico; Tomismo Trascendentale; Prospettiva Ontologico-Relazionale; Tomismo analitico
Programma
Venerdì, 17 febbraio
12:30 | Dario Sacchi
13:30 | Pausa
14:30 | Paolo Pagani
15:30 | Pausa
16:00 | Francesco Saccardi
17:00 | Pausa
17:30 | Massimo Marassi
Sabato, 18 febbraio
12:30 | Riccardo Ferri
13:30 | Pausa
14:30 | Giovanni Ventimiglia
15:30 | Pausa
16:00 | Giulio Maspero
17:00 | Pausa
17:30 | Marco Damonte
Clicchi QUI per inscriversi.
La inscrizione è necessaria solamente se desidera assistere in person all’Angelicum. Per favore non registrarsi su questo modulo se lo vedrai su livestream su YouTube o Facebook. Certificazioni di partecipazione sono dati solamente alle persone che assistono in persona.
PUST-Angelicum Thomistic Institute Website link: https://angelicum.it/thomistic-institute/event/pensare-con-san-tommaso-oggi/

Msgr. Michael Nazir-Ali // Course “The emergence of the notion of person in the West, human dignity, equality and liberty in Christian and secular thought”
2023-02-21 09:00 - 2023-03-02 17:00 (Europe/Rome)
ST. JOHN PAUL II INSTITUTE OF CULTURE
Msgr. Michael Nazir-Ali // Course “The emergence of the notion of person in the West, human dignity, equality and liberty in Christian and secular thought”
Alongside the ‘descending theme’ of Christian influence on governance and law in the western world, I intend also to explore an ‘ascending theme’ which comes to prominence from the time of St Thomas Aquinas and is developed in the Dominican tradition in a variety of ways. This theme is focused on an emphasis on the person as a moral and spiritual agent, leading to a greater recognition of agency, conscience, choice and consent. As is increasingly acknowledged, such a view is itself rooted in the biblical witness and, particularly, in the thought of St Paul. I hope to go on to ask about its relevance for the debate about ‘natural rights’ in the early modern period and its relation to Enlightenment thought, both moderate and radical. I shall then consider whether a proper view of fundamental freedoms is best safeguarded by relying on reason alone, as argued for by some Enlightenment and modern thinkers or whether cumulative tradition is a better guide. There will, of course, also be a consideration of personhood in relation to moral debates today about embryology, abortion, assisted suicide, PVS and human relationships.
The schedule for the course is:
Tuesday, 21 February 2023, 16.30-18.15 (Aula 10)
Wednesday, 22 February 2023, 10.30-12.15 (Aula 15)
Friday, 24 February 2023, 14.30-16.15 (Aula 10)
Monday, 27 February 2023, 8.30-10.15 (Aula 15)
Wednesday, 1 March 2023, 10.30-12.15 (Aula 15)
Thursday, 2 March 2023, 10.30-12.15 (Aula 15)
Msgr. Michael James Nazir-Ali is a former Anglican bishop who served as the 106th Bishop of Rochester from 1994 to 2009 and, before that, as Bishop of Raiwind in Pakistan. He holds both British and Pakistani citizenship and has both a Christian and Muslim family background. From 1999 he was a member of the House of Lords where he was active in a number of areas of national and international concern. He is currently President of the Oxford Centre for Training, Research, Advocacy and Dialogue (OXTRAD).
In 2021, he was received into the Catholic Church.
If you wish to participate in the course please contact us at: jp2studies@pust.it
St. John Paul II Institute of Culture link

The Ethics of Reproductive Technologies
2023-02-22 12:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York)
Johns Hopkins Medical University
The Johns Hopkins Medical University presents a lecture by Prof. Matthew Dugandzic of St. Mary’s Seminary and University titled “The Ethics of Reproductive Technologies.”
Wednesday, February 22
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Turner Auditorium
About the speaker
Matthew Dugandzic joined the theology faculty at St. Mary’s Seminary and University in 2019 after completing a Ph.D. in moral theology at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. His dissertation, “A Thomistic Account of the Habituation of the Passions,” explored the ways in which people can develop virtuous affective inclinations.
Dr. Dugandzic’s scholarship focuses on medieval thought, especially Thomas Aquinas’ anthropology, psychology, and ethics. His work on Christ’s passions recently appeared in the European Journal for the Study of Thomas Aquinas and his other writings on the passions and on bioethics have appeared in New Blackfriars and National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly. His current research focuses on the sources that Aquinas used in developing his understanding of virtue and on recovering ancient and medieval wisdom regarding economics in order to apply this wisdom to contemporary financial problems (like student loan debt).
Dr. Dugandzic has taught courses in fundamental moral theology, bioethics, theological anthropology, and Catholic social teaching. In addition to his work in the academy, Dr. Dugandzic has also brought his theological expertise to the aid of the Church, having taught theology to RCIA groups, catechists, and candidates for the permanent diaconate.
In addition to his doctorate, Dr. Dugandzic holds a BSc in biology from Concordia University in Montréal, Québec and an MA in religious studies from St. Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers, New York. He and his wife, Audra, live in Baltimore, MD. In his spare time, he likes to play hockey, which he enjoys almost as much as reading theology.
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Thomistic Institute Conference link
