The Lumen Christi Institute is glad to cosponsor a Gold Mass for the Chicago region, organized by the regional chapter of the Society of Catholic Scientists. Mass will be held at 6:00 PM CST on Tuesday, Nov 15, in the Kindlon Chapel (4th floor of Kindlon Hall) at the Benedictine University Lisle campus (5700 College Road, Lisle, Illinois). The celebrant […]
Tuesdays, Oct. 4 - Nov. 15 6:00pm: Dinner 6:30pm: Presentation Intended for university students and recent graduates. Others interested in attending please contact info@lumenchristi.org. Registrants are free to attend as many sessions as they choose. Sessions do not presuppose previous attendance or prior knowledge of the subject. “The devout Christian of the future will either be a ‘mystic’ […]
As we celebrate the bicentennial of Gregor Mendel’s birth, a few highlights of his life and legacy illustrate the breadth of his contributions and his genius. Born into poverty, he excelled in education in his youth. He entered the St. Thomas Monastery as an Augustinian friar where he joined an extraordinary community of scholars. At […]
Join scholar Elizabeth Lev and Lumen Christi's resident ensemble Schola Antiqua at the Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture for a journey through the Divine Comedy, from Inferno to Paradiso. Featuring art historian, Elizabeth Lev, this event will explore the significance of the world’s most famous epic poem and its author, the illustrious Dante Alighieri. Experience […]
Members of the Society of Catholic Scientists and science students, faculty, and staff are invited to an Advent celebration with the Lumen Christi Institute and the Chicago chapter of the Society of Catholic Scientists. This is a family-friendly event, with food and drink on offer, and a supervised room for kids to work on holiday crafts. Come share […]
The Lumen Christi Institute has designed this two-day seminar to introduce major themes and debates from the Catholic Church's history to a wide online audience. It offers the opportunity to read primary sources in the context of a seminar-style discussion, led by Catholic faculty. St Francis of Assisi was a ‘little poor man’ who casts […]
Intended for university students and recent graduates. Others interested in attending please contact m.lechevallier@lumenchristi.org. Students may assume that studying heresy is the work of apologetics or the work of ancient historians. But heresies played a pivotal role in helping shape the Catholic Church. Further, certain heresies are recurrent. Join for this lunchtime discussion on Ancient Heresies […]
Intended for university students and recent graduates. Others interested in attending please contact m.lechevallier@lumenchristi.org. Students may assume that studying heresy is the work of apologetics or the work of ancient historians. But heresies played a pivotal role in helping shape the Catholic Church. Further, certain heresies are recurrent. Join for this lunchtime discussion on Ancient Heresies […]
Intended for university students and recent graduates. Others interested in attending please contact m.lechevallier@lumenchristi.org. Students may assume that studying heresy is the work of apologetics or the work of ancient historians. But heresies played a pivotal role in helping shape the Catholic Church. Further, certain heresies are recurrent. Join for this lunchtime discussion on Ancient Heresies […]
Intended for university students and recent graduates. Others interested in attending please contact m.lechevallier@lumenchristi.org. Students may assume that studying heresy is the work of apologetics or the work of ancient historians. But heresies played a pivotal role in helping shape the Catholic Church. Further, certain heresies are recurrent. Join for this lunchtime discussion on Ancient Heresies […]
How has technology taken on a life of its own, determining human behavior, thought, and actions in unintended and unexpected ways? Using the development and use of the first atomic bombs as a defining case study, this lecture reflects on the technological momentum that helped to usher in the nuclear age and that remains a […]
Open to current students and faculty. Others interested in participating should contact info@lumenchristi.org. All registrants will receive pdfs of the selected readings, which should be read in advance of the class. This event is made possible through the support of ‘In Lumine: Supporting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide’ (Grant #62372) from the John Templeton […]
