Name: Catholic Social Thought in Business Education
Start: 2026-06-16T00:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-06-19T23:59:59-04:00
Location: Catholic University of America

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April 2026
Reading Groups

April 29th @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Attention and Grace: Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead or An Ordinary Life Well Lived: Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead

An Ordinary Life Well Lived: Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead

Gavin House 1220 E 58th St., Chicago, IL

REGISTER BELOW 6:00 - 7:30 | Dinner Provided This event is designated for University of Chicago graduate students. Other students interested in attending should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org. Description: “Love is holy because it is like grace–the worthiness of its object is never really what matters.” – Marilynne Robinson, Gilead Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead tells the story of Congregationalist minister John Ames, who, with the knowledge that the end of his life is near, decides to pen a testament to his seven-year old son, something for his son to keep close as he grows up without his father. Ames’ reflections...
May 2026
Reading Groups

May 1st @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Greek New Testament

Greek New Testament (Spring)

Gavin House 1220 E 58th St., Chicago, IL

Each quarter, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts a number of student-led reading groups. The reading groups are usually held over a shared meal and all participants are provided a copy of the text.

This quarter, the Greek New Testament reading group will take up the Letter to the Hebrews. All levels of Greek proficiency are encouraged to join. Advance preparation is recommended but not required.
Non-Credit Courses

May 5th @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm History of Monasticism

History of Monasticism

Fr. Peter Funk, OSB, Monastery of the Holy Cross

REGISTER BELOW 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. | Dinner Provided This event is designated for current University of Chicago graduate and undergraduate students. University of Chicago faculty and staff are also welcome to attend. Others interested in auditing should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org. This project is made possible through the support of In Lumine Tuo: Expanding and Sustaining the Catholic Intellectual Tradition Nationwide (grant #63614) from the John Templeton Foundation and the generous support of our donors. Description: Monasticism is the form of religious life common to the Latin, Greek, Syriac, and Coptic churches. This course will examine its development...
Reading Groups

May 6th @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Attention and Grace: Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead or An Ordinary Life Well Lived: Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead

An Ordinary Life Well Lived: Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead

Gavin House 1220 E 58th St., Chicago, IL

REGISTER BELOW 6:00 - 7:30 | Dinner Provided This event is designated for University of Chicago graduate students. Other students interested in attending should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org. Description: “Love is holy because it is like grace–the worthiness of its object is never really what matters.” – Marilynne Robinson, Gilead Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead tells the story of Congregationalist minister John Ames, who, with the knowledge that the end of his life is near, decides to pen a testament to his seven-year old son, something for his son to keep close as he grows up without his father. Ames’ reflections...
Reading Groups

May 8th @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Greek New Testament

Greek New Testament (Spring)

Gavin House 1220 E 58th St., Chicago, IL

Each quarter, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts a number of student-led reading groups. The reading groups are usually held over a shared meal and all participants are provided a copy of the text.

This quarter, the Greek New Testament reading group will take up the Letter to the Hebrews. All levels of Greek proficiency are encouraged to join. Advance preparation is recommended but not required.
Non-Credit Courses

May 12th @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm History of Monasticism

History of Monasticism

Fr. Peter Funk, OSB, Monastery of the Holy Cross

REGISTER BELOW 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. | Dinner Provided This event is designated for current University of Chicago graduate and undergraduate students. University of Chicago faculty and staff are also welcome to attend. Others interested in auditing should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org. This project is made possible through the support of In Lumine Tuo: Expanding and Sustaining the Catholic Intellectual Tradition Nationwide (grant #63614) from the John Templeton Foundation and the generous support of our donors. Description: Monasticism is the form of religious life common to the Latin, Greek, Syriac, and Coptic churches. This course will examine its development...
Seminar

May 14th @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Faith, Family, Football: a Conversation with Patrick McCaskey

Gavin House 1220 E 58th St., Chicago, IL

Patrick McCaskey, Chicago Bears

A luncheon conversation with Patrick McCaskey of the Chicago Bears.
Reading Groups

May 15th @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Greek New Testament

Greek New Testament (Spring)

Gavin House 1220 E 58th St., Chicago, IL

Each quarter, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts a number of student-led reading groups. The reading groups are usually held over a shared meal and all participants are provided a copy of the text.

This quarter, the Greek New Testament reading group will take up the Letter to the Hebrews. All levels of Greek proficiency are encouraged to join. Advance preparation is recommended but not required.
Social

May 20th @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Friends of LCI Bowling Night

Seven Ten Social 1055 E 55th St., Chicago, IL, United States

REGISTER BELOW 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. | Seven Ten Social This event is designated for current University of Chicago graduate and undergraduate students. Please email William Hurley (whurley@lumenchristi.org) with any questions. Description: Join us for an evening of fellowship and fun at the Seven Ten Social, where Lumen Christi will be hosting a group bowling outing on Wednesday, May 20. This event is open to undergraduate and graduate students. Light food and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. All attendees should plan to meet at Seven Ten Social. Hope to see you there! <!-- If you embed multiple forms on...
May 23rd @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm

The Vocation of the Patristic Theologian

Lewis Towers, Loyola University of Chicago Water Tower Campus 111 E Pearson St, Chicago, United States

Kevin Grove | Matthew Dunch, S.J., Loyola University Chicago | Robin Darling Young, Catholic University of America | Bernard McGinn, University of Chicago

This event is open to graduate students and faculty. For more information and to receive the registration link contact gzokal@lumenchristi.org This forum invites graduate students and scholars to reflect on the vocation of the patristic theologian and its relationship to contemporary theological studies, the academy, and church today. A panel of senior faculty and early career scholars will speak on this topic in order to provide perspectives from those at every stage of their scholarly career. The discussion will be moderated by Fr. Matthew Dunch of Loyola University Chicago. This reception and forum, following the annual meeting of the North...
Social

May 29th @ 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Spring Social

Gavin House 1220 E 58th St., Chicago, IL

Join us to celebrate the end of the school year and the beginning of summer! We will have barbeque, fellowship, and Lumen Christi branded t-shirts.
June 2026
Summer Seminars

June 16th - June 19th

Catholic Social Thought in Business Education

Catholic University of America 620 Michigan Ave NE, Washington, DC 20064, Washington, DC

Nicholas Schmitz, Catholic University of America | David Cloutier, University of Notre Dame | Andreas Widmer, Catholic University of America | Martin Schlag, University of Saint Thomas

Apply here We are pleased to announce the sixth annual seminar on "Business and Catholic Social Thought: A Primer." During the seminar, graduate students and faculty members in business schools will cover foundational principles in Catholic social thought and apply them to their own field of research and teaching. This seminar aims at widening epistemological preconceptions and showing practical implications of Catholic social thought for business in a way that affirms the goodness of business directed toward the common good. Participants will delve into social encyclicals, secondary sources, and relevant business texts that show the path for principled entrepreneurship in...

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An Ordinary Life Well Lived: Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead

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Greek New Testament (Spring)

Non-Credit Courses

History of Monasticism

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Faith, Family, Football: a Conversation with Patrick McCaskey

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Greek New Testament (Spring)

The Vocation of the Patristic Theologian

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Catholic Social Thought in Business Education

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