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Trinitarian Ontology? An Ecumenical Issue
2023-03-16 17:00 - 2023-03-18 17:00 (Europe/Rome)
Trinitarian Ontology? An Ecumenical Issue
March 16 at 17:00 – March 18 at 17:00
On the occasion of Thomas J. White’s
The Trinity: On the Nature and Mystery of the One God
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JP2 Lectures // R.R. Reno: Christians in the face of political polarization
2023-03-15 16:30 - 18:30 (Europe/Rome)
JP2 Lectures // R.R. Reno: Christians in the face of political polarization
On Wednesday, March 15, 2023, we invite you to the seventh JP2 Lecture, which will be given by R. R. Reno, Editor of First Things. The lecture entitled “Christians in the Face of Political Polarization” will begin at 4:30 p.m. (CET) in Aula 11 at the Angelicum (Largo Angelicum, 1, 00184 Rome).

Students are also invited to an open seminar with prof. R. R. Reno which will take place before the lecture: on Wednesday, 10:30-11:30am in Aula 15.

The topic of the discussion will be “The Postmodern Context for Theology,” drawing on excerpts from two books: Return of the Strong Gods by R. R. Reno, and The Triumph of the Therapeutic by Philip Rieff.

R. R. Reno has served as Editor of First Things since 2011. He received his PhD in theology from Yale University, and taught theology and ethics at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska for twenty years. He has published in many academic journals, and his opinion essays have appeared in Commentary, National Review, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and New York Times, and other popular outlets. His most recent books include The End of Interpretation, Return of the Strong Gods, and Resurrecting the Idea of a Christian Society.
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The lecture will be delivered in English.
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PUST-Angelicum – St. John Paul II Institute of Culture

Thomism and Analytic Philosophy: The Promises and Perils of Dialogue
2023-03-14 14:30 - 2023-03-15 17:30 (Europe/Rome)
Thomism and Analytic Philosophy: The Promises and Perils of Dialogue

March 14 at 2:30 pm – March 15 at 5:30 pm – Angelicum, Aula Minor

Largo Angelicum, 1 Rome, Italy 00184
Language: English
Theme of the Conference:
Dialogue across philosophical traditions, like dialogue across disciplinary fields, is a dangerous enterprise. It comes with the danger of misunderstanding and the danger of being misunderstood, the danger of creating difficulties where no difficulties exist, and the danger of dismissing difficulties that will not go away even if we ignore them. In the contemporary philosophical academy, moreover, these dangers are only aggravated by widespread institutional pressures for philosophers to specialize their research. The more we dedicate ourselves to a single topic, within a single field of a single philosophical tradition, the less likely we are to engage with scholars who work on other topics in other fields—lets alone other philosophical traditions.
At the same time, dialogue also seems to be uniquely characteristic of philosophy. This is true not just because some of the greatest philosophical works were written in dialogue form, or because philosophy, historically, seems to have sprung out of a dialogical context, but more importantly because philosophers seem to be uniquely well suited for dialogue: we dialogue with physicists and film-makers, mathematicians and musicians, historians, politicians, theologians, and a great many others. It would be strange, indeed, if philosophers can dialogue widely beyond the bounds of their own discipline, but cannot dialogue widely within the bounds of their own discipline.
The purpose of this conference, then, is to explore the possibility of dialogue between two rich philosophical traditions, namely, Thomism and analytic philosophy. We will neither shy away from the dangers that come with attempting such a dialogue, nor will we turn a blind eye to the benefits that such dialogue may bring. Moreover, we will be even-handed in our representation of the two traditions. By discussing both the perils and the promises of dialogue from both the Thomistic and the analytic perspectives, we hope that this conference will serve as an example and an impetus for future collaboration between philosophers in these two traditions.
Speakers for the Conference:
Gaven Kerr (St. Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth)
Philip-Neri Reese, O.P. (Pontifical University of Saint Thomas)
Mack Sullivan (University of Notre Dame)
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Beauty and Religiosity in Science
2023-03-09 18:00 - 21:00 (Europe/Rome)
Beauty and Religiosity in Science
9 March 2023
Aula Minor, Angelicum
Language: English
Beauty and Science
What role does beauty play in science? To address this question, this lecture draws on data from the world’s first empirical study of the role of beauty in science, conducted in the UK, US, Italy, and India. After analyzing surveys of more than 3000 physicists and biologists and in-depth interviews with more than 200 of them, we identify ways in which scientists’ aesthetic experiences shape the practice of science and the well-being of scientists. The presentation will also assess the relationship between scientists’ aesthetic experiences and their religious/spiritual commitments.
About the Speaker: Dr. Brandon Vaidyanathan is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology at The Catholic University of America. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Business Administration from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia and HEC Montreal respectively, and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Notre Dame.
Dr. Vaidyanathan’s research examines the cultural dimensions of religious, commercial, medical, and scientific institutions, and has been published in journals such as Business and Society, Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Social Forces, Social Problems, Sociology of Religion, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Journal for the Theory of Social Behavior, and Work, Employment, and Society. His research has been funded by grants from the John Templeton Foundation, Templeton Religion Trust, and the Lilly Endowment.
This lecture is made possible by a grant from the Templeton Religion Trust (#TRT0296, PI: Brandon Vaidyanathan).
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St. Thomas’ “Catechetical Instruction” 聖多瑪斯的教理訓導
2023-03-08 12:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Rome)
St. Thomas’ “Catechetical Instruction” 聖多瑪斯的教理訓導

March 8 at 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Chinese Online Series 中文系列線上講座
Dialogue with Thomas Aquinas 與多瑪斯阿奎那的對話
St. Thomas’ “Catechetical Instruction”
聖多瑪斯的教理訓導
Lecture in Cantonese | 粤语讲座
Andrew Lam | 林康政
Adjunct professor, Caritas Institute of Higher Education; Professor, Holy Spirit Seminary College
明愛專上學院客席教授, 聖神修院客席教授
Wednesday, 8 March 2023
12:00 (Rome) / 19:00 (Beijing)
2023年4月14日，星期五
12:00（罗马）/19:00（北京）
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Ritual Life in the Medieval Dominican Order - Liturgical Expressions
2023-03-06 09:00 - 2023-03-07 17:00 (America/Toronto)
The Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies
Ritual Life in the Medieval Dominican Order – Liturgical Expressions
Monday, 6 March to Tuesday, 7 March 2023
This conference will focus on the rituals, chant, and texts of the Dominican liturgy during the medieval period, after the reform of the Rite under the Master of the Order Humbert of Romans (1256). Attention will also be paid to recent manuscript discoveries for the Translation of the Relics of St Thomas Aquinas (1368/69).
Sessions will be held in person at PIMS (59 Queen’s Park Crescent E., Toronto) and The Yorkville Royal Sonesta.
Featured Speakers:
Margot Fassler – University of Notre Dame, USA
Eleanor Giraud – University of Limerick, Ireland
Dominik Jurczak, O.P. – International Dominican Liturgical Commission, Rome
Constant Mews – Monash University, Australia
M. Michèle Mulchahey – Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto
Marika Räsänen – University of Turku, Finland
Innocent Smith, O.P. – St Mary’s Seminary and University, Maryland, USA
Richard Sundt – University of Oregon, USA
Augustine Thompson, O.P. – Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto
Registration is free but required to register.
For further information please contact cynthia.watson@utoronto.ca
For the full programme, please open the website link at: https://pims.ca/event/ritual-life/
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
M O N D A Y, 6 M A R C H (The Royal Sonesta Hotel, Portman Room)
9:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
9:45 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
Augustine Thompson, O.P., Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto
Humbert of Romans’ Reforms and their Reception
10:00 a.m. Dominik Jurczak, O.P., C.L.I.O.P., Santa Sabina and San Anselmo, Rome
“The Idea and Need for Change of the Early Dominican Liturgy in Light of the Humbert of Romans Reforms.”
10:30 a.m. Eleanor Giraud, University of Limerick, Ireland
“The Humbert Codex, (Santa Sabina, MS. XIV L1): Prototype, Final Product, A Work in Progress, All of the Above?”
11:00 a.m. Coffee Break
11:30 a.m. Innocent Smith, O.P., St Mary’s Seminary and University, Maryland, USA
“A Tale of Two Missals: The Missale Conventuale and Missale Minorum Altarium in Post- Humbert Dominican Missals.”
12:00 p.m. Augustine Thompson, O.P., Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto
“The Officium for Dominican Penitents: and that of the Lay Brothers, 1200s to 1400s.”
12:30 p.m. Questions and Discussion Period
1:00 p.m. Lunch
Dominican Music and Chant
2:00 p.m. Margot Fassler, University of Notre Dame, USA
“The Dominican Magdalene: An Overview of the Liturgical Sources.”
2:30 p.m. Constant Mews, Monash University, Australia
The Custom of the Poets: John of Garland and Jerome of Moray on Literature and Music.”
3:00 p.m. Question and Discussion Period
3:30 p.m. Coffee Break (Reconvene in the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto Library Paleography Room)
Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies Library – Palaeography Room
Dominican Liturgical Manuscripts in Toronto
4:00 p.m. Missals, Breviaries, and Bernard Gui
Comments: Innocent Smith, O.P., Augustine Thompson, O.P., M. Michèle Mulchahey
St. Basil’s Church
4:30 p.m. Solemn First Vespers of St. Thomas Aquinas
with Prof. Michael O’Connor and Toronto Student Choir
His Eminence Thomas Cardinal Collins will preside in choro at this liturgy
Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Laurence K. Shook Common Room
5:00 p.m. Reception (Followed by Dinner for the Invited Speakers)
T U E S D A Y, M A R C H 7 (The Royal Sonesta Hotel, Portman Room)
9:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
The Liturgies of St. Thomas Aquinas
10:00 a.m. Marika Räsänen, University of Turku, Finland
“The Matins Lessons of the Office of the Translation and their Relation to the Chants, particularly the Antiphons and Responories.”
10:30 a.m. Richard Sundt, University of Oregon USA
“The Functioning of the Dominican Church in Toulouse and the Shrines of St. Thomas Aquinas.”
11:00 a.m. Health Break
11:30 a.m. M. Michèle Mulchahey, Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto
“Preaching Thomas Aquinas: Newly Discovered Sermons for the Feast and Translations.”
12:00 p.m. Questions and Discussion Period
12:30 p.m. Lunch (and preparation for Mass/Performance)
St. Basil’s Church
2:30 p.m. Dominican Rite Solemn High Mass of St. Thomas Aquinas
Music by Professor Michael O’Connor and Student Choir
Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Laurence K. Shook Common Room
4:00 p.m. Closing Reception

Lectures de Thomas d’Aquin au couvent de Saint-Jacques
2023-03-02 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 mars : “LaSagesse joue devant Dieu”.
L’étude selon saintThomas d’Aquin
(fr Adriano Oliva)
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, March 2: “Wisdom plays before God”.
Study according to St. Thomas Aquinas
(fr. Adriano Oliva)
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

A lecture on the existence of God
2023-03-02 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
A lecture on the existence of God

Thursday, March 2, 2023
7:00 PM 8:30 PM

University of Washington
The chapter of the Thomistic Institute at the University of Washington presents a lecture by Prof. Michael Gorman of The Catholic University of America on the existence of God.
Thursday, March 2
Time TBD
This lecture is free and open to the public.

About the Speaker:
Michael Gorman is professor of philosophy at The Catholic University of America. He has doctorates in philosophy and theology. He has authored over thirty academic papers and a book entitled Aquinas on the Metaphysics of the Hypostatic Union (Cambridge University Press, 2017). His main interests are metaphysics, human nature, and ethics.
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Artificial Intelligence and the Soul: Can Computers Be People Too?
2023-03-02 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
Artificial Intelligence and the Soul: Can Computers Be People Too?

Thursday, March 2, 2023
7:00 PM 8:00 PM

Texas A&M University
The Thomistic Institute at Texas A&M University presents a lecture by Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P. of the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology titled “Artificial Intelligence and the Soul: Can Computers Be People Too?”
Thursday, March 2
7:00 PM
Rudder 301
This lecture is free and open to the public.
About the Speaker:
Anselm Ramelow is a Catholic priest in the Order of Preachers. He is professor of philosophy at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology in Berkeley and currently the chair of the philosophy department. He obtained his doctorate under Robert Spaemann in Munich on Leibniz and the Spanish Jesuits (Gott, Freiheit, Weltenwahl, 1997) and did theological work on George Lindbeck and the question of a Thomist philosophy and theology of language (Beyond Modernism? George Lindbeck and the Linguistic Turn in Theology, 2005). He contributed articles to the Historisches Wörterbuch der Philosophy and essays on topics at the intersection of philosophy and theology, as well as a translation and commentary on part of Aquinas’ De veritate. He continues to work on questions of free will, philosophy of religion (miracles, existence and nature of God), and philosophical aesthetics.
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The Work of Fear in the Human Heart
2023-03-02 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
The Work of Fear in the Human Heart

Thursday, March 2, 2023
6:30 PM 8:00 PM

College of William and Mary
The Thomistic Institute at the College of William and Mary presents a lecture by Sr. Anna Wray of The Catholic University of America titled “The Work of Fear in the Human Heart.”
Thursday, March 2
6:30 PM
Small 235
This lecture is free and open to the public.
About the speaker
A native of New Canaan, Connecticut, Sister Anna Wray received her bachelor’s degree in philosophy from The Catholic University of America in 2002 and subsequently entered the Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia. After completing her initial religious formation at her community’s motherhouse in Nashville, Sister Anna taught for five years at the high school level in Knoxville and Chattanooga. She also spent a year in Australia, preparing for World Youth Day. She then returned to Catholic University, and in 2019 completed a doctorate in philosophy. Her dissertation was on “Noetic Thinking in Aristotle’s De Anima III.6.” Sister previously taught as a First Year Experience fellow at the university and as an adjunct professor at Aquinas College. She currently serves as an assistant professor in the philosophy department at the Catholic University of America.

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Can Rule by AI Be Like Rule by a God?
2023-03-02 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago)
Can Rule by AI Be Like Rule by a God?

Thursday, March 2, 2023
6:30 PM 7:30 PM

University of Virginia
The Thomistic Institute at the University of Virginia presents a lecture by Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P. of the Dominican House of Studies titled “Can Rule by an AI Be Like Rule by a God?”
Thursday, March 2
6:30 PM
Clark Hall 107
This lecture is free and open to the public.
About the Speaker:
Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P. is a Dominican friar of the Province of St. Joseph. He was born and raised in Connecticut and studied philosophy at The Catholic University of America. He joined the Order of Preachers in 2007, making his solemn vows in 2011 and was ordained to the priesthood in 2013. Fr. Little has a Ph.L. from the School of Philosophy of The Catholic University of America and received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Virginia, where he completed a dissertation entitled Aristotelian Change and the Scala Naturae. He primarily works on topics of interest in Aristotelian-Thomism and natural philosophy. He has previously taught at Providence College and is now a member of the faculty of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC.
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JP2 Lectures // Dariusz Karłowicz: Reset or Revolution? Contemporary Problems of Political Stability and Some Ancient Solutions
2023-03-01 15:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Rome)
ST. JOHN PAUL II INSTITUTE OF CULTURE
On Wednesday, March 1, 2023, we invite you to the sixth JP2 Lecture, which will be given by dr Dariusz Karłowicz, Program Director of St. John Paul II Institute of Culture. The lecture entitled “Reset or Revolution? Contemporary Problems of Political Stability and Some Ancient Solutions” will begin at 3:00 p.m. (CET) in Aula 11 at the Angelicum (Largo Angelicum, 1, 00184 Rome).
Can political and legal stability be a political problem? Is it possible that what seems to be the goal and the best fruit of good policy can lead to degeneration of the political system, injustice and crisis? How does stability relate to conflicts and deep divisions within Western societies? Has history known political crises similar to the one tearing Western societies apart today? Have effective solutions ever been found to deal with the toxic side effects of stability? If so, what did they consist of? Can we apply them to our problems? This is a list of questions I will try to answer in my lecture – Dariusz Karłowicz
Dariusz Karłowicz – philosopher, lecturer, publicist, book publisher. Co-founder and editor-in-chief of the philosophical yearbook “Teologia Polityczna” and president of the Saint Nicholas Foundation. In 1997, he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (thesis under the supervision of Professor Juliusz Domański). In 2005, he published the book “Socrates and Other Saints”, which deals with the philosophical foundations of the ideas represented by the early Christians and the Fathers of the Church. The book resonated with the public and received positive reviews in both the Catholic and the large-circulation mainstream press. In 2017, the book was translated into English under the title “Socrates and Other Saints: Early Christian Understandings of Reason and Philosophy”. Co-founder and initiator of the John Paul II Institute of Culture at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), established on the centenary of Karol Wojtyla’s birth.
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Sin and Sacrifice in Augustine’s Confessions
2023-02-27 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Chicago)
Sin and Sacrifice in Augustine’s Confessions

Monday, February 27, 2023
5:30 PM 6:30 PM

University of Alabama at Birmingham
The Thomistic Institute at the University of Alabama at Birmingham presents a lecture by Prof. Chad Pecknold of The Catholic University of America titled, “Sin and Sacrifice in Augustine’s Confessions.”
Monday, February 27
5:30 PM
Spencer’s Honors House
This lecture is free and open to the public.
About the Speaker:
Dr. Chad Pecknold received his PhD from the University of Cambridge (UK) and since 2008 he has been a Professor of Historical & Systematic Theology in the School of Theology at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. He teaches in the areas of fundamental theology, Christian anthropology, and political theology. Pecknold is the author of a number of scholarly articles and books including most recently, Christianity and Politics: A Brief Guide to the History (Cascade, 2010) and The T&T Clark Companion to Augustine and Modern Theology (Bloomsbury, 2014). A self-described “Augustinian-Thomist,” Pecknold is an Associate Editor for the English Edition of the international Thomistic journal of theology, Nova et Vetera, and co-edits with Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P., the new Sacra Doctrina series at Catholic University of America Press. Dr Pecknold is currently writing a book on Augustine’s City of God. Dr. Pecknold resides in Alexandria, VA with his wife, Dr. Sara Pecknold (who teaches Music history at CUA) and their five children.
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Death & Dying | An Intellectual Retreat
2023-02-24 15:00 - 2023-02-26 13:30 (America/New_York)
Dominican House of Studies | Washington, DC
This retreat is being offered for current university students!
Step away from the daily rush of life to pray and study the riches of the Church’s intellectual tradition with the Thomistic Institute. Throughout this retreat we will consider death and dying.
The retreat will have seminars and discussions framed by the traditional elements of a retreat (Mass, adoration, the Divine Office, etc.).
Schedule:

Begins with check-in at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, February 24th

Concludes with check-out at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 26th

Speakers:

Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies) is the Director of the Thomistic Institute and Assistant Professor in Dogmatic Theology at the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. He holds a J.D. from Yale Law School, a Ph.L. from the School of Philosophy of the Catholic University of America, and a doctorate in Sacred Theology from the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. He entered the Order of Preachers in 2001, after having practiced constitutional law for several years as a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice. He has also taught at The Catholic University of America Law School and at Providence College. He is the author of The Trinitarian Christology of St. Thomas Aquinas (Oxford University Press, 2016).

Prof. Michael Root (Catholic University of America) is Ordinary Professor of Systematic Theology at The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC. Root is a native of Norfolk, Virginia and studied at Dartmouth College (B.A.) and Yale University (Ph.D. in theology). He was received into the Catholic Church in August, 2010. His particular theological interests are ecumenical relations, eschatology/last things, and grace and justification. Root has been a member of the US and international LutheranCatholic dialogues, the US LutheranUnited Methodist dialogue, the AnglicanLutheran International Working Group, and the AnglicanLutheran International Commission. He served on the drafting teams that produced the Lutheran Roman Catholic “Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification”.

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Modeling, Idealization, and Truth: A Dialogue between Contemporary Philosophy of Science and the Aristotelian Tradition
2023-02-24 09:00 - 2023-02-25 17:00 (Europe/Rome)
Modeling, Idealization, and Truth: A Dialogue between Contemporary Philosophy of Science and the Aristotelian Tradition
24-25 February 2023
Aula Minor, Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), Rome
Language: English
Theme of the Conference: Philosophy of Science & Aristotelian Tradition
A central theme within the philosophy of science is the importance of idealization, metaphor and modeling for both how we know, and what we know, through the natural sciences. This improved understanding of how the sciences work has led (at least within the philosophy of science community) to the realization that physical theories should not be interpreted literally, and that the mathematical structure of a theory is not a straightforward guide to the metaphysics of the entities described by that theory. On the other hand, the philosophical discussion of modeling, metaphor and idealization — and the relationship of these notions to truth is not new and has a long pedigree within the Aristotelian-Thomistic tradition. This conference brings together philosophers of science and those working within Aristotelian-Thomism to discuss how the resources of this tradition can be brought to bear on contemporary philosophy of science.
Speakers Include:
Nicholas Teh (University of Notre Dame)
John O’Callaghan (University of Notre Dame)
Fr Kevin Flannery (Gregorianum)
Jonathan Buttaci (Catholic University of America)
Santiago Schnell (University of Notre Dame)
Dave O’Connor (University of Notre Dame)
James Nguyen (Stockholm University)
Mariusz Tabaczek, O.P. (Angelicum)
Thomas Davenport, O.P. (Angelicum)
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Call for Papers
Recent doctoral scholars and graduate students are invited to submit proposals (no longer than 300 words) for a short paper addressing topics discussed at the conference, as well as other issues in the dialogue between science and religion. 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. All submissions should be emailed TIinfo@pust.it by 1 January 2023 in order to be considered.
PUST-Angelicum Thomistic Institute Website link: https://angelicum.it/thomistic-institute/event/philosophy-of-science-and-aristotle/

Seeking Peace in the City: Augustine and the Virtue of Humility
2023-02-23 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Harvard University – Graduate Chapter
The graduate chapter of the Thomistic Institute at Harvard University presents a lecture by Prof. Mary Keys of the University of Notre Dame titled “Seeking Peace in the City: Augustine and the Virtue of Humility.”
Thursday, February 23
5:30 PM
Sever Hall 213
About the Speaker:
Mary M. Keys holds a BA from Boston College and a MA and PhD from the University of Toronto. Her research and teaching interests span a broad spectrum of political theory, with a special focus in Christianity, ethics, and political thought. She is the author of Pride, Politics, and Humility in Augustine’s City of God (Cambridge) and Aquinas, Aristotle, and the Promise of the Common Good (Cambridge). Her work includes articles and chapters in the American Journal of Political Science, History of Political Thought, Perspectives on Political Science, and The Cambridge Companion to Augustine’s City of God. She has held various fellowships, including a NEH Fellowship supporting her ongoing research project on Humility, Modernity, and the Science of Politics, and she has been a visiting scholar at Harvard University and the University of Chicago.
This lecture is free and open to the public.
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Galileo and the Inquisition: The Legend of the Warfare Between Science and Faith
2023-02-23 17:30 - 19:00 UTC
Yale University
The Thomistic Institute at Yale University presents a lecture by Prof. William Carroll of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law titled “Galileo and the Inquisition: The Legend of the Warfare Between Science and Faith.”
Thursday, February 23
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
William Harkness Hall Room 116
Dr. William E. Carroll is a distinguished Visiting Professor in the School of Philosophy at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law (Wuhan, China) and Senior Research Fellow at the Collegium of Anton Neuwirth (Bratislava, Slovakia). His specialty is the relationship among the natural sciences, philosophy, and theology, with an emphasis on Thomas Aquinas’s understanding of the doctrine of creation. He is the author of works and articles, including Creation and Science: Has Science Eliminated God?; Galileo: Science and Faith; and (with Steven Baldner) Aquinas on Creation. Beginning in 2013, he has spent several weeks each year giving lectures and seminars at various Chinese universities in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Wuhan.
This lecture is free and open to the public.
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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.
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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

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/

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/

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

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/

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

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/

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

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

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

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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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
