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Presented by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Newman Forum. Open to current high school students. This event was made possible by a grant from the Our Sunday Visitor Institute. You have two sections to choose from: 1:00pm-2:00pm (The previously listed 11:00-12:00 session has been combined with this later session.) 3:30pm-4:30pm Could God make something that He couldn't move? If God is perfect, why are humanity and the world so imperfect? In March of 2019, a San Diego State University professor of philosophy submitted an Opinion piece to the New York Times in which he claimed that God is an incoherent concept. The above are just some of the questions you...

Presented by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Newman Forum. Open to current high school students. This event was made possible by a grant from the Our Sunday Visitor Institute. You have two sections to choose from: 1:00pm-2:00pm 3:30pm-4:30pm Hobbits and elves, humans and dwarves, trees with personality and the most famous ring of all time.... through his stories, JRR Tolkien has taken generation after generation on countless fantastical journeys to far-off places, full of magic and mystery. What's more, Tolkien has imbued his stories with the beauty of the Christian faith, through careful allegory and metaphor. In this hour-long session together, we'll read and discuss one of Tolkien's lesser-known stories,...