Name: The Vocation of the Patristic Theologian
Start: 2026-05-23T16:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-05-23T18:30:00-05:00
Location: Lewis Towers, Loyola University of Chicago Water Tower Campus

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March 2026
West Suburban Series

March 18th @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Wisdom and the Tranquility of Order: Reflections on Popes Leo XIII and XIV – Ever Ancient, Ever New: The Sources of Pope Leo XIV | West Suburban Catholic Culture Series

Ruth Lake Country Club 6200 South Madison Street, Hinsdale, IL

Scott Roniger, Loyola Marymount University

Rerum Novarum served as the foundation for a series of monumental encyclicals on Catholic social thought. Although written in 1891, its counsels are prophetic and as pertinent to contemporary man as they were at their writing.
March 19th @ 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Wonder at the Silence of God: Sin and the Mystery of the Divine Presence in Shūsaku Endō’s Masterpiece

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

Scott Roniger, Loyola Marymount University

REGISTER BELOW 1:00 p.m - 4:30 p.m. (Detailed Schedule Below) This event is designated for current graduate & advanced undergraduate students and faculty from the University of Chicago & regional colleges and universities. 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: Shūsaku Endō’s novel Silence was published in Japanese in 1966 and translated into English in 1969, immediately generating acclaim and intense debate....
April 2026
Reading Courses

April 1st @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm What is a “Uni-versity”? Revisiting Newman’s “Idea of a University”

What is a “Uni-versity”? Revisiting Newman’s “Idea of a University”

Fr. Peter Bernardi, SJ, Lumen Christi Institute

REGISTER BELOW 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. Description: The crisis of the university has been frequently remarked. Mortimer Adler, onetime University of Chicago professor, decades ago prophetically sounded the tocsin regarding the fragmentation of the modern university. Battles over core curricula, distribution of limited resources, and arguments over research and teaching priorities are all indications of the crisis. Perhaps the greatest threats to the university in our Űber-Tech culture are posed...
Reading Courses

April 8th @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm What is a “Uni-versity”? Revisiting Newman’s “Idea of a University”

What is a “Uni-versity”? Revisiting Newman’s “Idea of a University”

Fr. Peter Bernardi, SJ, Lumen Christi Institute

REGISTER BELOW 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. Description: The crisis of the university has been frequently remarked. Mortimer Adler, onetime University of Chicago professor, decades ago prophetically sounded the tocsin regarding the fragmentation of the modern university. Battles over core curricula, distribution of limited resources, and arguments over research and teaching priorities are all indications of the crisis. Perhaps the greatest threats to the university in our Űber-Tech culture are posed...
West Suburban Series

April 8th @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

The Kingdom of Heaven is like a Mustard Seed: Development in Catholic Social Thought – Ever Ancient, Ever New: The Sources of Pope Leo XIV | West Suburban Catholic Culture Series

Ruth Lake Country Club 6200 South Madison Street, Hinsdale, IL

Join us as Sarah Gustafson traces the development of Catholic social teaching from Rerum Novarum through Quadragesimo Anno to Centesimus Annus.
Lectures & Symposia

April 10th @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Faculty Colloquium with Bernard McGinn on In the Eagle’s Wake

University of Chicago 5801 S Ellis Ave Chicago, IL 60637, Hyde Park, IL

David Albertson, University of Southern California | Kevin Hart, Duke University | Erin Walsh, University of Chicago | Bernard McGinn, University of Chicago

This event is by invitation only. For more information contact Geoffrey Zokal gzokal@lumenchristi.org The Lumen Christi Institute will host a faculty colloquium in honor of the prolific work of Bernard McGinn (University of Chicago) and to discuss his new book In the Eagle’s Wake. The half‑day colloquium offers an opportunity both to engage with an important recent contribution to scholarship and to honor McGinn’s long and illustrious career. A complementary book will be provided in advance to all participants to facilitate preparation for the colloquium. Initial remarks will be given at the outset of each session by Kevin Hart (Duke...
Reading Courses

April 15th @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm What is a “Uni-versity”? Revisiting Newman’s “Idea of a University”

What is a “Uni-versity”? Revisiting Newman’s “Idea of a University”

Fr. Peter Bernardi, SJ, Lumen Christi Institute

REGISTER BELOW 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. Description: The crisis of the university has been frequently remarked. Mortimer Adler, onetime University of Chicago professor, decades ago prophetically sounded the tocsin regarding the fragmentation of the modern university. Battles over core curricula, distribution of limited resources, and arguments over research and teaching priorities are all indications of the crisis. Perhaps the greatest threats to the university in our Űber-Tech culture are posed...
Reading Courses

April 22nd @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm What is a “Uni-versity”? Revisiting Newman’s “Idea of a University”

What is a “Uni-versity”? Revisiting Newman’s “Idea of a University”

Fr. Peter Bernardi, SJ, Lumen Christi Institute

REGISTER BELOW 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. Description: The crisis of the university has been frequently remarked. Mortimer Adler, onetime University of Chicago professor, decades ago prophetically sounded the tocsin regarding the fragmentation of the modern university. Battles over core curricula, distribution of limited resources, and arguments over research and teaching priorities are all indications of the crisis. Perhaps the greatest threats to the university in our Űber-Tech culture are posed...
Reading Courses

April 29th @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm What is a “Uni-versity”? Revisiting Newman’s “Idea of a University”

What is a “Uni-versity”? Revisiting Newman’s “Idea of a University”

Fr. Peter Bernardi, SJ, Lumen Christi Institute

REGISTER BELOW 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. Description: The crisis of the university has been frequently remarked. Mortimer Adler, onetime University of Chicago professor, decades ago prophetically sounded the tocsin regarding the fragmentation of the modern university. Battles over core curricula, distribution of limited resources, and arguments over research and teaching priorities are all indications of the crisis. Perhaps the greatest threats to the university in our Űber-Tech culture are posed...
May 2026
Conference

May 4th @ 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Chicago Criminal Justice Reform Network Dialogue

St. Ignatius High School 1076 Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL, United States

The Catholic Criminal Justice Reform Network (CCJRN), an initiative of the Lumen Christi Institute, will host an invite only evening dialogue with dinner in Tully Hall at Saint Ignatius High School to bring together those responsible for our criminal justice system and those most directly impacted by it: survivors of crime and returning citizens. The program will open with an (optional) Mass at the Church of the Holy Family at St. Ignatius. The event will feature a panel of key players from the criminal justice system, and be followed by round table conversations. The roundtable conversations enable encounters among those...
West Suburban Series

May 13th @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

The Gospel’s Response to the “Fatigue of Living” – Ever Ancient, Ever New: The Sources of Pope Leo XIV | West Suburban Catholic Culture Series

Ruth Lake Country Club 6200 South Madison Street, Hinsdale, IL

Joseph Vukov, Loyola University Chicago

Pope Leo XIV has already spoken movingly about the isolation and stress, especially for the young, of modern life. In a different format from our normal lecture, philosophers Joe Vukov and Mike Murphy will dialogue as they consider the prospects for the future as the Church confronts challenges such as social media, cyberreality and artificial intelligence.
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

Matthew Dunch, S.J., Loyola University 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...

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Wisdom and the Tranquility of Order: Reflections on Popes Leo XIII and XIV – Ever Ancient, Ever New: The Sources of Pope Leo XIV | West Suburban Catholic Culture Series

Wonder at the Silence of God: Sin and the Mystery of the Divine Presence in Shūsaku Endō’s Masterpiece

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What is a “Uni-versity”? Revisiting Newman’s “Idea of a University”

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What is a “Uni-versity”? Revisiting Newman’s “Idea of a University”

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The Kingdom of Heaven is like a Mustard Seed: Development in Catholic Social Thought – Ever Ancient, Ever New: The Sources of Pope Leo XIV | West Suburban Catholic Culture Series

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Faculty Colloquium with Bernard McGinn on In the Eagle’s Wake

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What is a “Uni-versity”? Revisiting Newman’s “Idea of a University”

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What is a “Uni-versity”? Revisiting Newman’s “Idea of a University”

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Chicago Criminal Justice Reform Network Dialogue

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The Gospel’s Response to the “Fatigue of Living” – Ever Ancient, Ever New: The Sources of Pope Leo XIV | West Suburban Catholic Culture Series

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