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WEBINAR: Young Catholic Professionals Great Books Seminar on Shakespeare

REGISTER HERE YCP membership is not required to register for the seminar. The Lumen Christi Institute is proud to partner with the Chicago chapter of Young Catholic Professionals (YCP) for the second year in a row. The 2020 Lumen Christi Institute - Young Catholic Professionals Great Books Seminar is an adult educational initiative aimed at […]

CANCELED: A Report from the German Synod

University of Chicago–TBA N/A, Hyde Park, IL

Due to restrictions put in place in response to the spread of COVID-19, this event has been postponed. We look forward to scheduling similar programming in the future.

WEBINAR: How NOT to Get Away with Murder

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. We've run this event in-person, but now we're bringing it to you online! When you register, you will be sent a Zoom link to follow at the […]

WEBINAR: Gregory the Great on Reading Scripture for Wisdom

ONLINE World Wide Web, INTERNET

This event is free and open to the public. Online registration is required. Registrants will receive an email witha link to join the webinar on Zoom. How can scripture guide our search for wisdom? Bernard McGinn, professor emeritus in the Divinity School of the University of Chicago, begins our webinar series on Reason and Wisdom in Medieval […]

WEBINAR: Answering Your Atheist Philosophy Professor

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 […]

WEBINAR: Anselm of Canterbury on the Rationality of Faith

ONLINE World Wide Web, INTERNET

REGISTER HERE This event is free and open to the public. Online registration is required. Registrants will receive a link to the webinar via email. You can also watch the live stream of the lecture on our YouTube Channel. Join us for the second installment of our Spring Webinar Series. Professor Aaron Canty, who teaches […]

WEBINAR: Thomas Aquinas on Ways to Know God

ONLINE World Wide Web, INTERNET

Join us for the third installment of our Spring Webinar Series. Professor Brian Carl, who teaches philosophy at the University of St Thomas in Houston, will present on the thought of Saint Thomas of Aquinas, O.P. (d. 1274) on the ways to know God. Thomas was a friar of the Order of Preachers whose capacious […]

Schola Antiqua – Music in Secret

St. Clement Parish 642 W Deming Pl. Chicago, IL 60614, Downtown, IL

The sounds flowing from pre-modern convents constitute one of the better kept secrets of music history. This spring, the women of Schola Antiqua, long-time Artists-in-Residence at the Lumen Christi Institute, return to the convent repertoire with a revamped "Music in Secret" program in Chicago. Under the direction of British organist and harpsichordist Naomi Gregory, this special concert […]

WEBINAR: Disease and the Problem of Evil

Cosponsored by America Media, the Society of Catholic Scientists, the Saint Benedict Institute, the Beatrice Institute, the Collegium Institute, the Nova Forum, and the Program on Religion and Medicine at the University of Chicago. This program is made possible by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation. Whether caused by pathogens, environmental exposure, or genetics, disease is typically […]