BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Lumen Christi Institute - ECPv6.15.9//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Lumen Christi Institute X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://lumenchristi.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Lumen Christi Institute REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251106T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251106T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080717 CREATED:20251001T150817Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T161959Z UID:10001760-1762455600-1762461000@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:The Silmarillion DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\n7:00 – 8:30 p.m. | Dinner Provided \nThis event is designated for University of Chicago graduate students. Other students interested in attending should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org. Students will receive a copy of the texts. \nPeter Thiel wants to live forever\, and he’s cited the works of JRR Tolkien as a justification: “why can’t we be elves?” But a careful reader of Tolkien’s works\, especially the cosmological and mythic stories in The Silmarillion\, knows that the answer to that question is very complicated. In this group\, we will discuss what Tolkien has to say about death\, mortality\, and suffering\, along with his rich worldbuilding and epic tales. \nSchedule:\n\nOct 16 – Week One (52 pages): Ainulindalë (pages 13-23)\, Quenta Silmarillion chapters 1-8 (pages 35-77)\nOct 23 – Week Two (52 pages): QS chapters 9-16 (78-130)\nOct 30 – Week Three (56 pages): QS chapters 17-19 (131-187)\nNov 6 – Week Four (49 pages): QS chapters 20-22 (188-237)\nNov 13 – Week Five (45 pages): QS chapters 23-24 (238-257)\, Akallabêth (257-283) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/the-silmarillion/2025-11-06/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/7332.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251106T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251106T183000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080717 CREATED:20250922T143903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T150246Z UID:10001741-1762448400-1762453800@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:MacIntyre’s Dependent Rational Animals DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\n5:00-6:30 p.m. | Dinner Provided \nThis 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. \n“What is ‘in your character’ (NOT ‘in your wallet’)?”  Who is your guide to a happy\, fulfilled life–Nietzsche or Aristotle?  Given the ethical confusion\, indeed meltdown\, afflicting our society\, who offers the most reliable “moral compass” to help us find our way? \nThis reading course will read and discuss Dependent Rational Animals by Alisdair MacIntyre.  Drawing on Aristotle\, MacIntyre describes our biologically rooted condition and the need to cultivate the virtues that take account of our shared human condition.  Macintyre criticizes Aristotle’s ideal of the “great souled” man;  he argues for the cultivation of virtues that acknowledge our inescapable dependence and inter-dependency.  \nA midlife convert from atheistic Marxism to Catholicism\, MacIntyre is considered by many to be the most important moral philosopher of the past 50 years.  He died in the spring of 2025\, making a re-assessment of his life’s work all the more timely. \nCopies of Dependent Rational Animals will be provided to all participants. Weekly meetings are held over dinner. Weekly reading assignments are kept at or below 40 pages. \n  \nSCHEDULE\n\nOct. 16  Introduction (readings available in class Google Folder)\nOct. 23  DRA\, preface + chapters 1-4\, pp. 1-41\nOct. 30  DRA\, chapters 5-7\, pp. 43-80.\nNov. 6  DRA\, chapters 8-9\, pp. 81-118.\nNov. 13  DRA\, chapters 10-11\, pp. 119-146\nNov. 20  DRA\, chapter 12-13\, pp. 147-166 URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/macintyres-dependent-rational-animals/2025-11-06/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups,Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/71z-L09Tf8L._UF10001000_QL80_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251103T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251103T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080717 CREATED:20251001T155442Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T002122Z UID:10001756-1762192800-1762198200@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:The Vice of Curiosity DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\n6:00 – 7:30 p.m. | Dinner Provided \nThis event is designated for University of Chicago graduate students. Other students interested in attending should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org. Students will receive a copy of the texts. \nThis 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. \nIn our Information Age\, we are constantly bombarded by a deluge of new knowledge\, whether it be academic works\, social media alerts\, or 24/7 news blasts. In the academy in particular\, we are taught from an early age that the ideal student is the one with insatiable curiosity –  a never-ending appetite for knowledge in whatever guise it may come. And yet if we are honest\, this ceaseless quest for total knowledge often leaves us more distracted and anxious than ever before. St. Augustine would have a surprising diagnosis for our age – we suffer from the vice of curiositas\, a kind of malformed appetite for knowledge that prizes novelty and control over the intrinsically true\, good\, and beautiful. \nIn the Vice of Curiosity and Intellectual Appetite\, esteemed theologian Paul J. Griffiths outlines an Augustinian critique of the modern academy’s ways of knowing\, including the history of how modernity turned curiosity from vice into virtue\, a theological criticism of patent law\, and analysis of why plagiarism is not in fact theft. In this five week reading group\, we will dive into the thought of both St. Augustine and Griffiths as we seek to understand what a properly catechized intellectual appetite looks like and how we can rightly desire knowledge as students. \nSchedule:\n\nOct 13 – Week 1: Introduction (Optional Reading\, Intellectual Appetite: 9-18 of Introduction)\nOct 20 – Week 2: The Vice of Curiosity\, p. 1-21 (Optional: I.A. p. 19-22 & 75-91)\nOct 27 – Week 3: V.C.\, p. 22-41 (Optional: I.A. p. 139-162)\nNov 3 – Week 4: V.C.\, p. 41-59 (Optional: I.A. p. 163-186)\nNov 10 – Week 5: V.C.\, p. 60-79 (Optional: I.A. p. 125-138) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/the-vice-of-curiosity/2025-11-03/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Joseph_Wright_of_Derby_The_Alchemist-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251030T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251030T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080717 CREATED:20251001T150817Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T161959Z UID:10001759-1761850800-1761856200@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:The Silmarillion DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\n7:00 – 8:30 p.m. | Dinner Provided \nThis event is designated for University of Chicago graduate students. Other students interested in attending should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org. Students will receive a copy of the texts. \nPeter Thiel wants to live forever\, and he’s cited the works of JRR Tolkien as a justification: “why can’t we be elves?” But a careful reader of Tolkien’s works\, especially the cosmological and mythic stories in The Silmarillion\, knows that the answer to that question is very complicated. In this group\, we will discuss what Tolkien has to say about death\, mortality\, and suffering\, along with his rich worldbuilding and epic tales. \nSchedule:\n\nOct 16 – Week One (52 pages): Ainulindalë (pages 13-23)\, Quenta Silmarillion chapters 1-8 (pages 35-77)\nOct 23 – Week Two (52 pages): QS chapters 9-16 (78-130)\nOct 30 – Week Three (56 pages): QS chapters 17-19 (131-187)\nNov 6 – Week Four (49 pages): QS chapters 20-22 (188-237)\nNov 13 – Week Five (45 pages): QS chapters 23-24 (238-257)\, Akallabêth (257-283) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/the-silmarillion/2025-10-30/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/7332.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251030T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251030T183000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080717 CREATED:20250922T143903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T150246Z UID:10001740-1761843600-1761849000@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:MacIntyre’s Dependent Rational Animals DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\n5:00-6:30 p.m. | Dinner Provided \nThis 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. \n“What is ‘in your character’ (NOT ‘in your wallet’)?”  Who is your guide to a happy\, fulfilled life–Nietzsche or Aristotle?  Given the ethical confusion\, indeed meltdown\, afflicting our society\, who offers the most reliable “moral compass” to help us find our way? \nThis reading course will read and discuss Dependent Rational Animals by Alisdair MacIntyre.  Drawing on Aristotle\, MacIntyre describes our biologically rooted condition and the need to cultivate the virtues that take account of our shared human condition.  Macintyre criticizes Aristotle’s ideal of the “great souled” man;  he argues for the cultivation of virtues that acknowledge our inescapable dependence and inter-dependency.  \nA midlife convert from atheistic Marxism to Catholicism\, MacIntyre is considered by many to be the most important moral philosopher of the past 50 years.  He died in the spring of 2025\, making a re-assessment of his life’s work all the more timely. \nCopies of Dependent Rational Animals will be provided to all participants. Weekly meetings are held over dinner. Weekly reading assignments are kept at or below 40 pages. \n  \nSCHEDULE\n\nOct. 16  Introduction (readings available in class Google Folder)\nOct. 23  DRA\, preface + chapters 1-4\, pp. 1-41\nOct. 30  DRA\, chapters 5-7\, pp. 43-80.\nNov. 6  DRA\, chapters 8-9\, pp. 81-118.\nNov. 13  DRA\, chapters 10-11\, pp. 119-146\nNov. 20  DRA\, chapter 12-13\, pp. 147-166 URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/macintyres-dependent-rational-animals/2025-10-30/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups,Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/71z-L09Tf8L._UF10001000_QL80_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251027T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251027T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080717 CREATED:20251001T155442Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T002122Z UID:10001755-1761588000-1761593400@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:The Vice of Curiosity DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\n6:00 – 7:30 p.m. | Dinner Provided \nThis event is designated for University of Chicago graduate students. Other students interested in attending should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org. Students will receive a copy of the texts. \nThis 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. \nIn our Information Age\, we are constantly bombarded by a deluge of new knowledge\, whether it be academic works\, social media alerts\, or 24/7 news blasts. In the academy in particular\, we are taught from an early age that the ideal student is the one with insatiable curiosity –  a never-ending appetite for knowledge in whatever guise it may come. And yet if we are honest\, this ceaseless quest for total knowledge often leaves us more distracted and anxious than ever before. St. Augustine would have a surprising diagnosis for our age – we suffer from the vice of curiositas\, a kind of malformed appetite for knowledge that prizes novelty and control over the intrinsically true\, good\, and beautiful. \nIn the Vice of Curiosity and Intellectual Appetite\, esteemed theologian Paul J. Griffiths outlines an Augustinian critique of the modern academy’s ways of knowing\, including the history of how modernity turned curiosity from vice into virtue\, a theological criticism of patent law\, and analysis of why plagiarism is not in fact theft. In this five week reading group\, we will dive into the thought of both St. Augustine and Griffiths as we seek to understand what a properly catechized intellectual appetite looks like and how we can rightly desire knowledge as students. \nSchedule:\n\nOct 13 – Week 1: Introduction (Optional Reading\, Intellectual Appetite: 9-18 of Introduction)\nOct 20 – Week 2: The Vice of Curiosity\, p. 1-21 (Optional: I.A. p. 19-22 & 75-91)\nOct 27 – Week 3: V.C.\, p. 22-41 (Optional: I.A. p. 139-162)\nNov 3 – Week 4: V.C.\, p. 41-59 (Optional: I.A. p. 163-186)\nNov 10 – Week 5: V.C.\, p. 60-79 (Optional: I.A. p. 125-138) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/the-vice-of-curiosity/2025-10-27/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Joseph_Wright_of_Derby_The_Alchemist-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251023T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251023T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080717 CREATED:20251001T150817Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T161959Z UID:10001758-1761246000-1761251400@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:The Silmarillion DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\n7:00 – 8:30 p.m. | Dinner Provided \nThis event is designated for University of Chicago graduate students. Other students interested in attending should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org. Students will receive a copy of the texts. \nPeter Thiel wants to live forever\, and he’s cited the works of JRR Tolkien as a justification: “why can’t we be elves?” But a careful reader of Tolkien’s works\, especially the cosmological and mythic stories in The Silmarillion\, knows that the answer to that question is very complicated. In this group\, we will discuss what Tolkien has to say about death\, mortality\, and suffering\, along with his rich worldbuilding and epic tales. \nSchedule:\n\nOct 16 – Week One (52 pages): Ainulindalë (pages 13-23)\, Quenta Silmarillion chapters 1-8 (pages 35-77)\nOct 23 – Week Two (52 pages): QS chapters 9-16 (78-130)\nOct 30 – Week Three (56 pages): QS chapters 17-19 (131-187)\nNov 6 – Week Four (49 pages): QS chapters 20-22 (188-237)\nNov 13 – Week Five (45 pages): QS chapters 23-24 (238-257)\, Akallabêth (257-283) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/the-silmarillion/2025-10-23/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/7332.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251023T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251023T183000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080717 CREATED:20250922T143903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T150246Z UID:10001739-1761238800-1761244200@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:MacIntyre’s Dependent Rational Animals DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\n5:00-6:30 p.m. | Dinner Provided \nThis 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. \n“What is ‘in your character’ (NOT ‘in your wallet’)?”  Who is your guide to a happy\, fulfilled life–Nietzsche or Aristotle?  Given the ethical confusion\, indeed meltdown\, afflicting our society\, who offers the most reliable “moral compass” to help us find our way? \nThis reading course will read and discuss Dependent Rational Animals by Alisdair MacIntyre.  Drawing on Aristotle\, MacIntyre describes our biologically rooted condition and the need to cultivate the virtues that take account of our shared human condition.  Macintyre criticizes Aristotle’s ideal of the “great souled” man;  he argues for the cultivation of virtues that acknowledge our inescapable dependence and inter-dependency.  \nA midlife convert from atheistic Marxism to Catholicism\, MacIntyre is considered by many to be the most important moral philosopher of the past 50 years.  He died in the spring of 2025\, making a re-assessment of his life’s work all the more timely. \nCopies of Dependent Rational Animals will be provided to all participants. Weekly meetings are held over dinner. Weekly reading assignments are kept at or below 40 pages. \n  \nSCHEDULE\n\nOct. 16  Introduction (readings available in class Google Folder)\nOct. 23  DRA\, preface + chapters 1-4\, pp. 1-41\nOct. 30  DRA\, chapters 5-7\, pp. 43-80.\nNov. 6  DRA\, chapters 8-9\, pp. 81-118.\nNov. 13  DRA\, chapters 10-11\, pp. 119-146\nNov. 20  DRA\, chapter 12-13\, pp. 147-166 URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/macintyres-dependent-rational-animals/2025-10-23/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups,Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/71z-L09Tf8L._UF10001000_QL80_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251020T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251020T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080717 CREATED:20251001T155442Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T002122Z UID:10001754-1760983200-1760988600@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:The Vice of Curiosity DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\n6:00 – 7:30 p.m. | Dinner Provided \nThis event is designated for University of Chicago graduate students. Other students interested in attending should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org. Students will receive a copy of the texts. \nThis 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. \nIn our Information Age\, we are constantly bombarded by a deluge of new knowledge\, whether it be academic works\, social media alerts\, or 24/7 news blasts. In the academy in particular\, we are taught from an early age that the ideal student is the one with insatiable curiosity –  a never-ending appetite for knowledge in whatever guise it may come. And yet if we are honest\, this ceaseless quest for total knowledge often leaves us more distracted and anxious than ever before. St. Augustine would have a surprising diagnosis for our age – we suffer from the vice of curiositas\, a kind of malformed appetite for knowledge that prizes novelty and control over the intrinsically true\, good\, and beautiful. \nIn the Vice of Curiosity and Intellectual Appetite\, esteemed theologian Paul J. Griffiths outlines an Augustinian critique of the modern academy’s ways of knowing\, including the history of how modernity turned curiosity from vice into virtue\, a theological criticism of patent law\, and analysis of why plagiarism is not in fact theft. In this five week reading group\, we will dive into the thought of both St. Augustine and Griffiths as we seek to understand what a properly catechized intellectual appetite looks like and how we can rightly desire knowledge as students. \nSchedule:\n\nOct 13 – Week 1: Introduction (Optional Reading\, Intellectual Appetite: 9-18 of Introduction)\nOct 20 – Week 2: The Vice of Curiosity\, p. 1-21 (Optional: I.A. p. 19-22 & 75-91)\nOct 27 – Week 3: V.C.\, p. 22-41 (Optional: I.A. p. 139-162)\nNov 3 – Week 4: V.C.\, p. 41-59 (Optional: I.A. p. 163-186)\nNov 10 – Week 5: V.C.\, p. 60-79 (Optional: I.A. p. 125-138) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/the-vice-of-curiosity/2025-10-20/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Joseph_Wright_of_Derby_The_Alchemist-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251017T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251017T110000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080717 CREATED:20251001T150532Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T003257Z UID:10001745-1760695200-1760698800@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Greek New Testament DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\n10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Refreshments Provided \n*Note: winter sessions have been shifted forward by one week \nThis event is designated for University of Chicago graduate and undergraduate students. Students will receive a copy of the texts. \n“In many and various ways God spoke of old to our fathers by the prophets; but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son\, whom he appointed the heir of all things\, through whom also he created the world.” This dramatic opening salvo of the Letter to the Hebrews\, summarizing salvation history\, is one of the most famous and consequential one-liners in the New Testament. But who is this Son? How is he “appointed heir of all things”? What is the relationship between God’s message through him and His message through the prophets? In this reading group\, we will examine\, through careful study of the Koine Greek text\, how the Letter to the Hebrews answers these questions and more\, with an eye to the authorship\, audience\, and genre of this mysterious text. All levels of Greek proficiency are encouraged to join. Advance preparation is recommended but not required. \nSchedule:\n\nOct. 17: Introduction; Hebrews 1.1-4: God’s Son\nOct. 24: Hebrews 1.5-14: The Son’s Superiority to the Angels\nOct. 31: Hebrews 2.1-9\,:The Son’s Abasement\nNov. 7: Hebrews 2.10-18: The Son\, the Pioneer of Our Salvation\nNov. 14: Hebrews 3: The Son and Moses\nNov. 21: Hebrews 4.1-13: God’s Promised Rest\n\nJan. 30: Hebrews 4.14–5.14\n\n\nFeb. 6: Hebrews 6.1–20\n\n\nFeb. 13: Hebrews 7.1–22\n\n\nFeb. 20: Hebrews 7.23–8.13\n\n\nFeb. 27: Hebrews 9.1–14\n\n\nMarch. 6: Hebrews 9.15–28 URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/greek-new-testament/2025-10-17/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Papyrus_13_-_British_Library_Papyrus_1532_-_Epistle_to_the_Hebrews_-_2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251016T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251016T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080717 CREATED:20251001T150817Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T161959Z UID:10001748-1760641200-1760646600@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:The Silmarillion DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\n7:00 – 8:30 p.m. | Dinner Provided \nThis event is designated for University of Chicago graduate students. Other students interested in attending should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org. Students will receive a copy of the texts. \nPeter Thiel wants to live forever\, and he’s cited the works of JRR Tolkien as a justification: “why can’t we be elves?” But a careful reader of Tolkien’s works\, especially the cosmological and mythic stories in The Silmarillion\, knows that the answer to that question is very complicated. In this group\, we will discuss what Tolkien has to say about death\, mortality\, and suffering\, along with his rich worldbuilding and epic tales. \nSchedule:\n\nOct 16 – Week One (52 pages): Ainulindalë (pages 13-23)\, Quenta Silmarillion chapters 1-8 (pages 35-77)\nOct 23 – Week Two (52 pages): QS chapters 9-16 (78-130)\nOct 30 – Week Three (56 pages): QS chapters 17-19 (131-187)\nNov 6 – Week Four (49 pages): QS chapters 20-22 (188-237)\nNov 13 – Week Five (45 pages): QS chapters 23-24 (238-257)\, Akallabêth (257-283) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/the-silmarillion/2025-10-16/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/7332.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251016T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251016T183000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080717 CREATED:20250922T143903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T150246Z UID:10001738-1760634000-1760639400@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:MacIntyre’s Dependent Rational Animals DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\n5:00-6:30 p.m. | Dinner Provided \nThis 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. \n“What is ‘in your character’ (NOT ‘in your wallet’)?”  Who is your guide to a happy\, fulfilled life–Nietzsche or Aristotle?  Given the ethical confusion\, indeed meltdown\, afflicting our society\, who offers the most reliable “moral compass” to help us find our way? \nThis reading course will read and discuss Dependent Rational Animals by Alisdair MacIntyre.  Drawing on Aristotle\, MacIntyre describes our biologically rooted condition and the need to cultivate the virtues that take account of our shared human condition.  Macintyre criticizes Aristotle’s ideal of the “great souled” man;  he argues for the cultivation of virtues that acknowledge our inescapable dependence and inter-dependency.  \nA midlife convert from atheistic Marxism to Catholicism\, MacIntyre is considered by many to be the most important moral philosopher of the past 50 years.  He died in the spring of 2025\, making a re-assessment of his life’s work all the more timely. \nCopies of Dependent Rational Animals will be provided to all participants. Weekly meetings are held over dinner. Weekly reading assignments are kept at or below 40 pages. \n  \nSCHEDULE\n\nOct. 16  Introduction (readings available in class Google Folder)\nOct. 23  DRA\, preface + chapters 1-4\, pp. 1-41\nOct. 30  DRA\, chapters 5-7\, pp. 43-80.\nNov. 6  DRA\, chapters 8-9\, pp. 81-118.\nNov. 13  DRA\, chapters 10-11\, pp. 119-146\nNov. 20  DRA\, chapter 12-13\, pp. 147-166 URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/macintyres-dependent-rational-animals/2025-10-16/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups,Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/71z-L09Tf8L._UF10001000_QL80_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251013T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251013T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080717 CREATED:20251001T155442Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T002122Z UID:10001747-1760378400-1760383800@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:The Vice of Curiosity DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\n6:00 – 7:30 p.m. | Dinner Provided \nThis event is designated for University of Chicago graduate students. Other students interested in attending should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org. Students will receive a copy of the texts. \nThis 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. \nIn our Information Age\, we are constantly bombarded by a deluge of new knowledge\, whether it be academic works\, social media alerts\, or 24/7 news blasts. In the academy in particular\, we are taught from an early age that the ideal student is the one with insatiable curiosity –  a never-ending appetite for knowledge in whatever guise it may come. And yet if we are honest\, this ceaseless quest for total knowledge often leaves us more distracted and anxious than ever before. St. Augustine would have a surprising diagnosis for our age – we suffer from the vice of curiositas\, a kind of malformed appetite for knowledge that prizes novelty and control over the intrinsically true\, good\, and beautiful. \nIn the Vice of Curiosity and Intellectual Appetite\, esteemed theologian Paul J. Griffiths outlines an Augustinian critique of the modern academy’s ways of knowing\, including the history of how modernity turned curiosity from vice into virtue\, a theological criticism of patent law\, and analysis of why plagiarism is not in fact theft. In this five week reading group\, we will dive into the thought of both St. Augustine and Griffiths as we seek to understand what a properly catechized intellectual appetite looks like and how we can rightly desire knowledge as students. \nSchedule:\n\nOct 13 – Week 1: Introduction (Optional Reading\, Intellectual Appetite: 9-18 of Introduction)\nOct 20 – Week 2: The Vice of Curiosity\, p. 1-21 (Optional: I.A. p. 19-22 & 75-91)\nOct 27 – Week 3: V.C.\, p. 22-41 (Optional: I.A. p. 139-162)\nNov 3 – Week 4: V.C.\, p. 41-59 (Optional: I.A. p. 163-186)\nNov 10 – Week 5: V.C.\, p. 60-79 (Optional: I.A. p. 125-138) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/the-vice-of-curiosity/2025-10-13/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Joseph_Wright_of_Derby_The_Alchemist-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250523T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250523T113000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080717 CREATED:20250317T153658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250317T153658Z UID:10001569-1747996200-1747999800@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Latin Vulgate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Emily Barnum at ebarnum@uchicago.edu. Coffee\, tea\, and pastries will be provided.  \nSt. Jerome’s Latin translation of the Bible was used exclusively by the Western Church for centuries; its significance for the Roman Catholic tradition cannot be overstated. In this group\, we will work through sections of the Vulgate in order to appreciate its beauty and practice our Latin. For the first session\, no preparation is necessary; we will decide together which texts we will read. Please come with a desire to grow in Latin Bible knowledge with St. Jerome and friends! \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Friday (beginning January 24th) from 10:45am – 11:45am over coffee\, tea\, and pastries. \n  URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/latin-vulgate-reading-group/2025-05-23/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1947.117---Saint-Jerome-in-the-Wilderness-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250516T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250516T113000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080717 CREATED:20250317T153658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250317T153658Z UID:10001568-1747391400-1747395000@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Latin Vulgate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Emily Barnum at ebarnum@uchicago.edu. Coffee\, tea\, and pastries will be provided.  \nSt. Jerome’s Latin translation of the Bible was used exclusively by the Western Church for centuries; its significance for the Roman Catholic tradition cannot be overstated. In this group\, we will work through sections of the Vulgate in order to appreciate its beauty and practice our Latin. For the first session\, no preparation is necessary; we will decide together which texts we will read. Please come with a desire to grow in Latin Bible knowledge with St. Jerome and friends! \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Friday (beginning January 24th) from 10:45am – 11:45am over coffee\, tea\, and pastries. \n  URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/latin-vulgate-reading-group/2025-05-16/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1947.117---Saint-Jerome-in-the-Wilderness-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250515T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250515T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080717 CREATED:20250317T151314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T200212Z UID:10001582-1747339200-1747342800@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Confederacy of Dunces Graduate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Drinks and Snacks will be provided. \nTake a journey with us through the vibrant streets of New Orleans’ French Quarter as we read A Confederacy of Dunces\, John Kennedy Toole’s masterpiece of humor and a character study of one of the giants of literature\, Ignatius J. Reilly. In this group\, we will explore the book’s cadre of distinctive characters and Toole’s synthesis of New Orleans’ contradictory gumbo of vice\, race\, and French Catholicism. We hope we’ll be able to balance the belly laughs with the thoughtful insights the book offers into the absurdity of the modern world\, the struggle to live an authentic life\, and whether a Medieval tome works better as a guide to living a good life or a doorstop. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet weekly on Thursdays (beginning April 10th) from 8:00pm – 9:00pm over drinks and snacks. \nA copy of the book will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during business hours at the start of the fall quarter. \n  \n\n4/10: Chapter 1: pp. 1-27\n4/15: Chapters 2-3: pp. 28-81\n4/24: Chapters 4-6: pp. 82-151\n5/1: Chapters 7-9: pp. 152-234\n5/8: Chapters 10-11: pp. 235-302\n5/15: Chapters 12-14: pp. 303-394\n\n  URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/confederacy-of-dunces-graduate-reading-group/2025-05-15/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/FAIR-USE-71e62bAUrKL._AC_UF10001000_QL80_-e1742224356216.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250515T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250515T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080717 CREATED:20250324T155910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250513T194659Z UID:10001596-1747332000-1747337400@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:On the Nature of Angels: Thomas Aquinas Reading Course DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty. Food\, beverages\, and readings will be provided. \nOne of Saint Thomas Aquinas’s very last projects was a treatise On Angels. He did not finish it\, but the part that he did carry out is exceptionally brilliant\, even by his standards. It is a work of theology\, but the title under which it came to circulate reflects how philosophical it also is: On Separate Substances. With a more historical approach than that of either Summa on the subject\, it addresses such topics the immateriality of angels\, their origin\, their knowledge\, and the distinctions among them\, including the distinction between the good ones and the bad ones. Along the way\, it offers some of Thomas’s most sophisticated discussions of the metaphysics of creation\, hylomorphism\, and participation. We will work through it at a leisurely pace. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet bi-weekly on Thursdays (beginning April 3rd) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. \nThe text can be accessed online HERE in a Latin and English side-by-side. Participants who prefer a bound copy of the English text can request one from dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/on-the-nature-of-angels-thomas-aquinas-reading-course/2025-05-15/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Saint_Thomas_Aquinas_Reading.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250514T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250514T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080717 CREATED:20250317T154726Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250519T165500Z UID:10001604-1747245600-1747251000@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:The Tragic Sense of Life in Men and Nations DESCRIPTION:This event is sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Nicklin Fellows Program\, which supports and encourages University of Chicago undergraduate students to develop their intellectual maturity. Jordan Gabriel\, who designed this program\, is a 2023-2024 Nicklin Fellow. This program is for undergraduate students only. \nREGISTER HERE\n“Wherefore my destiny? Why do I possess such a thirst for eternity?” For Spanish existentialist philosopher\, Miguel de Unamuno\, awareness of these two fundamentally human questions is to possess a “tragic sense of life.” By understanding it\, we find the answers to our lives\, navigating the conflict between faith and reason\, our longing for immortality\, and the interplay of faith\, hope\, and love in the tragicomic nature of life itself. \nSCHEDULE:\nSESSION 1\, April 2nd \nChapter I: “The Man of Flesh and Bone” (Pages 4-23) – This chapter sets the stage for Unamuno’s exploration of the human condition\, focusing on the conflict between faith and reason.’  \n(Optional) Chapter 2: “The Point of Departure” (Pages 24-42) – This chapter delves deeper into Unamuno’s exploration of the human condition and sets a strong foundation for understanding his tragic sense of life.  \nSESSION II\, April 16th \nChapter V: “The Hunger for Immortality” (Pages 43-64) – In this chapter\, Unamuno discusses the human desire for immortality and the existential anguish that arises from our awareness of mortality.  \n(Optional) Chapter VII: “Love\, Pain\, Compassion\, and Personality” (Pages 146-71) – This chapter further explores Unamuno’s existential themes\, focusing on the interplay between love\, suffering\, and the development of personal identity.  \nSESSION III\, April 30th \nChapter IX: “Faith\, Hope\, and Charity” (Pages 204-235) – This chapter explores Unamuno’s views on religion and the role of faith\, hope\, and love in the human experience.  \nSESSION IV\, May 7th \nChapter XI: “Don Quixote in the Contemporary European Tragi-Comedy” (Pages 322-360) – Unamuno uses the figure of Don Quixote to illustrate his existentialist ideas and the tragicomic nature of life.  \nViewing of While at War (Mientras dure la guerra)  URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/the-tragic-sense-of-life-in-men-and-nations/2025-05-14/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CC-BY-SA-3.0-de-Bundesarchiv-Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-H25224_Guernica_Ruinen.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250509T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250509T113000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080717 CREATED:20250317T153658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250317T153658Z UID:10001567-1746786600-1746790200@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Latin Vulgate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Emily Barnum at ebarnum@uchicago.edu. Coffee\, tea\, and pastries will be provided.  \nSt. Jerome’s Latin translation of the Bible was used exclusively by the Western Church for centuries; its significance for the Roman Catholic tradition cannot be overstated. In this group\, we will work through sections of the Vulgate in order to appreciate its beauty and practice our Latin. For the first session\, no preparation is necessary; we will decide together which texts we will read. Please come with a desire to grow in Latin Bible knowledge with St. Jerome and friends! \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Friday (beginning January 24th) from 10:45am – 11:45am over coffee\, tea\, and pastries. \n  URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/latin-vulgate-reading-group/2025-05-09/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1947.117---Saint-Jerome-in-the-Wilderness-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250508T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250508T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080717 CREATED:20250317T151314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T200212Z UID:10001581-1746734400-1746738000@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Confederacy of Dunces Graduate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Drinks and Snacks will be provided. \nTake a journey with us through the vibrant streets of New Orleans’ French Quarter as we read A Confederacy of Dunces\, John Kennedy Toole’s masterpiece of humor and a character study of one of the giants of literature\, Ignatius J. Reilly. In this group\, we will explore the book’s cadre of distinctive characters and Toole’s synthesis of New Orleans’ contradictory gumbo of vice\, race\, and French Catholicism. We hope we’ll be able to balance the belly laughs with the thoughtful insights the book offers into the absurdity of the modern world\, the struggle to live an authentic life\, and whether a Medieval tome works better as a guide to living a good life or a doorstop. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet weekly on Thursdays (beginning April 10th) from 8:00pm – 9:00pm over drinks and snacks. \nA copy of the book will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during business hours at the start of the fall quarter. \n  \n\n4/10: Chapter 1: pp. 1-27\n4/15: Chapters 2-3: pp. 28-81\n4/24: Chapters 4-6: pp. 82-151\n5/1: Chapters 7-9: pp. 152-234\n5/8: Chapters 10-11: pp. 235-302\n5/15: Chapters 12-14: pp. 303-394\n\n  URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/confederacy-of-dunces-graduate-reading-group/2025-05-08/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/FAIR-USE-71e62bAUrKL._AC_UF10001000_QL80_-e1742224356216.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250502T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250502T113000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080717 CREATED:20250317T153658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250317T153658Z UID:10001566-1746181800-1746185400@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Latin Vulgate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Emily Barnum at ebarnum@uchicago.edu. Coffee\, tea\, and pastries will be provided.  \nSt. Jerome’s Latin translation of the Bible was used exclusively by the Western Church for centuries; its significance for the Roman Catholic tradition cannot be overstated. In this group\, we will work through sections of the Vulgate in order to appreciate its beauty and practice our Latin. For the first session\, no preparation is necessary; we will decide together which texts we will read. Please come with a desire to grow in Latin Bible knowledge with St. Jerome and friends! \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Friday (beginning January 24th) from 10:45am – 11:45am over coffee\, tea\, and pastries. \n  URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/latin-vulgate-reading-group/2025-05-02/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1947.117---Saint-Jerome-in-the-Wilderness-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250501T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250501T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080717 CREATED:20250317T151314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T200212Z UID:10001580-1746129600-1746133200@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Confederacy of Dunces Graduate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Drinks and Snacks will be provided. \nTake a journey with us through the vibrant streets of New Orleans’ French Quarter as we read A Confederacy of Dunces\, John Kennedy Toole’s masterpiece of humor and a character study of one of the giants of literature\, Ignatius J. Reilly. In this group\, we will explore the book’s cadre of distinctive characters and Toole’s synthesis of New Orleans’ contradictory gumbo of vice\, race\, and French Catholicism. We hope we’ll be able to balance the belly laughs with the thoughtful insights the book offers into the absurdity of the modern world\, the struggle to live an authentic life\, and whether a Medieval tome works better as a guide to living a good life or a doorstop. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet weekly on Thursdays (beginning April 10th) from 8:00pm – 9:00pm over drinks and snacks. \nA copy of the book will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during business hours at the start of the fall quarter. \n  \n\n4/10: Chapter 1: pp. 1-27\n4/15: Chapters 2-3: pp. 28-81\n4/24: Chapters 4-6: pp. 82-151\n5/1: Chapters 7-9: pp. 152-234\n5/8: Chapters 10-11: pp. 235-302\n5/15: Chapters 12-14: pp. 303-394\n\n  URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/confederacy-of-dunces-graduate-reading-group/2025-05-01/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/FAIR-USE-71e62bAUrKL._AC_UF10001000_QL80_-e1742224356216.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250501T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250501T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080717 CREATED:20250324T155910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250513T194659Z UID:10001595-1746122400-1746127800@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:On the Nature of Angels: Thomas Aquinas Reading Course DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty. Food\, beverages\, and readings will be provided. \nOne of Saint Thomas Aquinas’s very last projects was a treatise On Angels. He did not finish it\, but the part that he did carry out is exceptionally brilliant\, even by his standards. It is a work of theology\, but the title under which it came to circulate reflects how philosophical it also is: On Separate Substances. With a more historical approach than that of either Summa on the subject\, it addresses such topics the immateriality of angels\, their origin\, their knowledge\, and the distinctions among them\, including the distinction between the good ones and the bad ones. Along the way\, it offers some of Thomas’s most sophisticated discussions of the metaphysics of creation\, hylomorphism\, and participation. We will work through it at a leisurely pace. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet bi-weekly on Thursdays (beginning April 3rd) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. \nThe text can be accessed online HERE in a Latin and English side-by-side. Participants who prefer a bound copy of the English text can request one from dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/on-the-nature-of-angels-thomas-aquinas-reading-course/2025-05-01/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Saint_Thomas_Aquinas_Reading.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250430T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250430T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080717 CREATED:20250317T154726Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250519T165500Z UID:10001576-1746036000-1746041400@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:The Tragic Sense of Life in Men and Nations DESCRIPTION:This event is sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Nicklin Fellows Program\, which supports and encourages University of Chicago undergraduate students to develop their intellectual maturity. Jordan Gabriel\, who designed this program\, is a 2023-2024 Nicklin Fellow. This program is for undergraduate students only. \nREGISTER HERE\n“Wherefore my destiny? Why do I possess such a thirst for eternity?” For Spanish existentialist philosopher\, Miguel de Unamuno\, awareness of these two fundamentally human questions is to possess a “tragic sense of life.” By understanding it\, we find the answers to our lives\, navigating the conflict between faith and reason\, our longing for immortality\, and the interplay of faith\, hope\, and love in the tragicomic nature of life itself. \nSCHEDULE:\nSESSION 1\, April 2nd \nChapter I: “The Man of Flesh and Bone” (Pages 4-23) – This chapter sets the stage for Unamuno’s exploration of the human condition\, focusing on the conflict between faith and reason.’  \n(Optional) Chapter 2: “The Point of Departure” (Pages 24-42) – This chapter delves deeper into Unamuno’s exploration of the human condition and sets a strong foundation for understanding his tragic sense of life.  \nSESSION II\, April 16th \nChapter V: “The Hunger for Immortality” (Pages 43-64) – In this chapter\, Unamuno discusses the human desire for immortality and the existential anguish that arises from our awareness of mortality.  \n(Optional) Chapter VII: “Love\, Pain\, Compassion\, and Personality” (Pages 146-71) – This chapter further explores Unamuno’s existential themes\, focusing on the interplay between love\, suffering\, and the development of personal identity.  \nSESSION III\, April 30th \nChapter IX: “Faith\, Hope\, and Charity” (Pages 204-235) – This chapter explores Unamuno’s views on religion and the role of faith\, hope\, and love in the human experience.  \nSESSION IV\, May 7th \nChapter XI: “Don Quixote in the Contemporary European Tragi-Comedy” (Pages 322-360) – Unamuno uses the figure of Don Quixote to illustrate his existentialist ideas and the tragicomic nature of life.  \nViewing of While at War (Mientras dure la guerra)  URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/the-tragic-sense-of-life-in-men-and-nations/2025-04-30/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CC-BY-SA-3.0-de-Bundesarchiv-Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-H25224_Guernica_Ruinen.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250428T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250428T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080717 CREATED:20250317T152850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T191834Z UID:10001444-1745863200-1745868600@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:God-Talk: The Heart of Judaism Reading Course DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Dinner will be provided. \nDavid Novak\, one of the most distinguished Jewish theologians in the world\, offers a new interpretation of how the Jewish people and the Jewish tradition talk about God. What does the Torah say about God? How does the God of the Torah talk about Himself? And how does the God of the Torah talk about human beings? The book traces the history and theology of God-talk in Judaism\, and how it remains relevant\, now more than ever\, and speaks directly to contemporary issues such as human rights. \nIn this reading course over dinner\, Fr. Andrew Summerson (University of Toronto) will lead a group through Novak’s book at a leisurely pace.  Syllabus forthcoming \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet weekly on Mondays (beginning April 7th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. \nA copy of God-Talk: The Heart of Judaism will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during business hours at the start of the fall quarter. \n  \n\nApril 7th:\n\nChapter 1: “Introduction: Speaking on Strange Ground”\n\n\nApril 14th:\n\nChapter 2: “What is Jewish Theology?: Two Views of Jewish Theology?\n\n\nApril 21st:\n\nChapter 3: “The Inner Life of God: God’s Thoughts”\n\n\nApril 28th:\n\nChapter 4 and 5: “Seeing God: Desiring the Vision of God” and “Natural Law and Natural Theology: Two Approaches to Natural Law” URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/god-talk-the-heart-of-judaism-reading-course/2025-04-28/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/milky-way-galaxy-in-night-sky-over-forest-trees-2025-02-11-23-51-10-utc-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250425T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250425T113000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080717 CREATED:20250317T153658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250317T153658Z UID:10001565-1745577000-1745580600@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Latin Vulgate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Emily Barnum at ebarnum@uchicago.edu. Coffee\, tea\, and pastries will be provided.  \nSt. Jerome’s Latin translation of the Bible was used exclusively by the Western Church for centuries; its significance for the Roman Catholic tradition cannot be overstated. In this group\, we will work through sections of the Vulgate in order to appreciate its beauty and practice our Latin. For the first session\, no preparation is necessary; we will decide together which texts we will read. Please come with a desire to grow in Latin Bible knowledge with St. Jerome and friends! \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Friday (beginning January 24th) from 10:45am – 11:45am over coffee\, tea\, and pastries. \n  URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/latin-vulgate-reading-group/2025-04-25/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1947.117---Saint-Jerome-in-the-Wilderness-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250424T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250424T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20250317T151314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T200212Z UID:10001579-1745524800-1745528400@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Confederacy of Dunces Graduate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Drinks and Snacks will be provided. \nTake a journey with us through the vibrant streets of New Orleans’ French Quarter as we read A Confederacy of Dunces\, John Kennedy Toole’s masterpiece of humor and a character study of one of the giants of literature\, Ignatius J. Reilly. In this group\, we will explore the book’s cadre of distinctive characters and Toole’s synthesis of New Orleans’ contradictory gumbo of vice\, race\, and French Catholicism. We hope we’ll be able to balance the belly laughs with the thoughtful insights the book offers into the absurdity of the modern world\, the struggle to live an authentic life\, and whether a Medieval tome works better as a guide to living a good life or a doorstop. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet weekly on Thursdays (beginning April 10th) from 8:00pm – 9:00pm over drinks and snacks. \nA copy of the book will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during business hours at the start of the fall quarter. \n  \n\n4/10: Chapter 1: pp. 1-27\n4/15: Chapters 2-3: pp. 28-81\n4/24: Chapters 4-6: pp. 82-151\n5/1: Chapters 7-9: pp. 152-234\n5/8: Chapters 10-11: pp. 235-302\n5/15: Chapters 12-14: pp. 303-394\n\n  URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/confederacy-of-dunces-graduate-reading-group/2025-04-24/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/FAIR-USE-71e62bAUrKL._AC_UF10001000_QL80_-e1742224356216.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250421T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250421T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20250317T152850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T191834Z UID:10001443-1745258400-1745263800@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:God-Talk: The Heart of Judaism Reading Course DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Dinner will be provided. \nDavid Novak\, one of the most distinguished Jewish theologians in the world\, offers a new interpretation of how the Jewish people and the Jewish tradition talk about God. What does the Torah say about God? How does the God of the Torah talk about Himself? And how does the God of the Torah talk about human beings? The book traces the history and theology of God-talk in Judaism\, and how it remains relevant\, now more than ever\, and speaks directly to contemporary issues such as human rights. \nIn this reading course over dinner\, Fr. Andrew Summerson (University of Toronto) will lead a group through Novak’s book at a leisurely pace.  Syllabus forthcoming \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet weekly on Mondays (beginning April 7th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. \nA copy of God-Talk: The Heart of Judaism will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during business hours at the start of the fall quarter. \n  \n\nApril 7th:\n\nChapter 1: “Introduction: Speaking on Strange Ground”\n\n\nApril 14th:\n\nChapter 2: “What is Jewish Theology?: Two Views of Jewish Theology?\n\n\nApril 21st:\n\nChapter 3: “The Inner Life of God: God’s Thoughts”\n\n\nApril 28th:\n\nChapter 4 and 5: “Seeing God: Desiring the Vision of God” and “Natural Law and Natural Theology: Two Approaches to Natural Law” URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/god-talk-the-heart-of-judaism-reading-course/2025-04-21/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/milky-way-galaxy-in-night-sky-over-forest-trees-2025-02-11-23-51-10-utc-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250418T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250418T113000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20250317T153658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250317T153658Z UID:10001564-1744972200-1744975800@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Latin Vulgate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Emily Barnum at ebarnum@uchicago.edu. Coffee\, tea\, and pastries will be provided.  \nSt. Jerome’s Latin translation of the Bible was used exclusively by the Western Church for centuries; its significance for the Roman Catholic tradition cannot be overstated. In this group\, we will work through sections of the Vulgate in order to appreciate its beauty and practice our Latin. For the first session\, no preparation is necessary; we will decide together which texts we will read. Please come with a desire to grow in Latin Bible knowledge with St. Jerome and friends! \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Friday (beginning January 24th) from 10:45am – 11:45am over coffee\, tea\, and pastries. \n  URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/latin-vulgate-reading-group/2025-04-18/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1947.117---Saint-Jerome-in-the-Wilderness-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250416T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250416T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20250317T154726Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250519T165500Z UID:10001575-1744826400-1744831800@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:The Tragic Sense of Life in Men and Nations DESCRIPTION:This event is sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Nicklin Fellows Program\, which supports and encourages University of Chicago undergraduate students to develop their intellectual maturity. Jordan Gabriel\, who designed this program\, is a 2023-2024 Nicklin Fellow. This program is for undergraduate students only. \nREGISTER HERE\n“Wherefore my destiny? Why do I possess such a thirst for eternity?” For Spanish existentialist philosopher\, Miguel de Unamuno\, awareness of these two fundamentally human questions is to possess a “tragic sense of life.” By understanding it\, we find the answers to our lives\, navigating the conflict between faith and reason\, our longing for immortality\, and the interplay of faith\, hope\, and love in the tragicomic nature of life itself. \nSCHEDULE:\nSESSION 1\, April 2nd \nChapter I: “The Man of Flesh and Bone” (Pages 4-23) – This chapter sets the stage for Unamuno’s exploration of the human condition\, focusing on the conflict between faith and reason.’  \n(Optional) Chapter 2: “The Point of Departure” (Pages 24-42) – This chapter delves deeper into Unamuno’s exploration of the human condition and sets a strong foundation for understanding his tragic sense of life.  \nSESSION II\, April 16th \nChapter V: “The Hunger for Immortality” (Pages 43-64) – In this chapter\, Unamuno discusses the human desire for immortality and the existential anguish that arises from our awareness of mortality.  \n(Optional) Chapter VII: “Love\, Pain\, Compassion\, and Personality” (Pages 146-71) – This chapter further explores Unamuno’s existential themes\, focusing on the interplay between love\, suffering\, and the development of personal identity.  \nSESSION III\, April 30th \nChapter IX: “Faith\, Hope\, and Charity” (Pages 204-235) – This chapter explores Unamuno’s views on religion and the role of faith\, hope\, and love in the human experience.  \nSESSION IV\, May 7th \nChapter XI: “Don Quixote in the Contemporary European Tragi-Comedy” (Pages 322-360) – Unamuno uses the figure of Don Quixote to illustrate his existentialist ideas and the tragicomic nature of life.  \nViewing of While at War (Mientras dure la guerra)  URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/the-tragic-sense-of-life-in-men-and-nations/2025-04-16/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CC-BY-SA-3.0-de-Bundesarchiv-Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-H25224_Guernica_Ruinen.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250414T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250414T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20250317T152850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T191834Z UID:10001442-1744653600-1744659000@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:God-Talk: The Heart of Judaism Reading Course DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Dinner will be provided. \nDavid Novak\, one of the most distinguished Jewish theologians in the world\, offers a new interpretation of how the Jewish people and the Jewish tradition talk about God. What does the Torah say about God? How does the God of the Torah talk about Himself? And how does the God of the Torah talk about human beings? The book traces the history and theology of God-talk in Judaism\, and how it remains relevant\, now more than ever\, and speaks directly to contemporary issues such as human rights. \nIn this reading course over dinner\, Fr. Andrew Summerson (University of Toronto) will lead a group through Novak’s book at a leisurely pace.  Syllabus forthcoming \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet weekly on Mondays (beginning April 7th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. \nA copy of God-Talk: The Heart of Judaism will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during business hours at the start of the fall quarter. \n  \n\nApril 7th:\n\nChapter 1: “Introduction: Speaking on Strange Ground”\n\n\nApril 14th:\n\nChapter 2: “What is Jewish Theology?: Two Views of Jewish Theology?\n\n\nApril 21st:\n\nChapter 3: “The Inner Life of God: God’s Thoughts”\n\n\nApril 28th:\n\nChapter 4 and 5: “Seeing God: Desiring the Vision of God” and “Natural Law and Natural Theology: Two Approaches to Natural Law” URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/god-talk-the-heart-of-judaism-reading-course/2025-04-14/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/milky-way-galaxy-in-night-sky-over-forest-trees-2025-02-11-23-51-10-utc-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250411T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250411T113000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20250317T153658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250317T153658Z UID:10001563-1744367400-1744371000@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Latin Vulgate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Emily Barnum at ebarnum@uchicago.edu. Coffee\, tea\, and pastries will be provided.  \nSt. Jerome’s Latin translation of the Bible was used exclusively by the Western Church for centuries; its significance for the Roman Catholic tradition cannot be overstated. In this group\, we will work through sections of the Vulgate in order to appreciate its beauty and practice our Latin. For the first session\, no preparation is necessary; we will decide together which texts we will read. Please come with a desire to grow in Latin Bible knowledge with St. Jerome and friends! \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Friday (beginning January 24th) from 10:45am – 11:45am over coffee\, tea\, and pastries. \n  URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/latin-vulgate-reading-group/2025-04-11/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1947.117---Saint-Jerome-in-the-Wilderness-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250410T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250410T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20250317T151314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T200212Z UID:10001577-1744315200-1744318800@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Confederacy of Dunces Graduate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Drinks and Snacks will be provided. \nTake a journey with us through the vibrant streets of New Orleans’ French Quarter as we read A Confederacy of Dunces\, John Kennedy Toole’s masterpiece of humor and a character study of one of the giants of literature\, Ignatius J. Reilly. In this group\, we will explore the book’s cadre of distinctive characters and Toole’s synthesis of New Orleans’ contradictory gumbo of vice\, race\, and French Catholicism. We hope we’ll be able to balance the belly laughs with the thoughtful insights the book offers into the absurdity of the modern world\, the struggle to live an authentic life\, and whether a Medieval tome works better as a guide to living a good life or a doorstop. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet weekly on Thursdays (beginning April 10th) from 8:00pm – 9:00pm over drinks and snacks. \nA copy of the book will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during business hours at the start of the fall quarter. \n  \n\n4/10: Chapter 1: pp. 1-27\n4/15: Chapters 2-3: pp. 28-81\n4/24: Chapters 4-6: pp. 82-151\n5/1: Chapters 7-9: pp. 152-234\n5/8: Chapters 10-11: pp. 235-302\n5/15: Chapters 12-14: pp. 303-394\n\n  URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/confederacy-of-dunces-graduate-reading-group/2025-04-10/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/FAIR-USE-71e62bAUrKL._AC_UF10001000_QL80_-e1742224356216.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250407T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250407T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20250317T152850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T191834Z UID:10001441-1744048800-1744054200@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:God-Talk: The Heart of Judaism Reading Course DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Dinner will be provided. \nDavid Novak\, one of the most distinguished Jewish theologians in the world\, offers a new interpretation of how the Jewish people and the Jewish tradition talk about God. What does the Torah say about God? How does the God of the Torah talk about Himself? And how does the God of the Torah talk about human beings? The book traces the history and theology of God-talk in Judaism\, and how it remains relevant\, now more than ever\, and speaks directly to contemporary issues such as human rights. \nIn this reading course over dinner\, Fr. Andrew Summerson (University of Toronto) will lead a group through Novak’s book at a leisurely pace.  Syllabus forthcoming \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet weekly on Mondays (beginning April 7th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. \nA copy of God-Talk: The Heart of Judaism will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during business hours at the start of the fall quarter. \n  \n\nApril 7th:\n\nChapter 1: “Introduction: Speaking on Strange Ground”\n\n\nApril 14th:\n\nChapter 2: “What is Jewish Theology?: Two Views of Jewish Theology?\n\n\nApril 21st:\n\nChapter 3: “The Inner Life of God: God’s Thoughts”\n\n\nApril 28th:\n\nChapter 4 and 5: “Seeing God: Desiring the Vision of God” and “Natural Law and Natural Theology: Two Approaches to Natural Law” URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/god-talk-the-heart-of-judaism-reading-course/2025-04-07/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/milky-way-galaxy-in-night-sky-over-forest-trees-2025-02-11-23-51-10-utc-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250403T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250403T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20250324T155910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250513T194659Z UID:10001593-1743703200-1743708600@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:On the Nature of Angels: Thomas Aquinas Reading Course DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty. Food\, beverages\, and readings will be provided. \nOne of Saint Thomas Aquinas’s very last projects was a treatise On Angels. He did not finish it\, but the part that he did carry out is exceptionally brilliant\, even by his standards. It is a work of theology\, but the title under which it came to circulate reflects how philosophical it also is: On Separate Substances. With a more historical approach than that of either Summa on the subject\, it addresses such topics the immateriality of angels\, their origin\, their knowledge\, and the distinctions among them\, including the distinction between the good ones and the bad ones. Along the way\, it offers some of Thomas’s most sophisticated discussions of the metaphysics of creation\, hylomorphism\, and participation. We will work through it at a leisurely pace. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet bi-weekly on Thursdays (beginning April 3rd) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. \nThe text can be accessed online HERE in a Latin and English side-by-side. Participants who prefer a bound copy of the English text can request one from dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/on-the-nature-of-angels-thomas-aquinas-reading-course/2025-04-03/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Saint_Thomas_Aquinas_Reading.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250402T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250402T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20250317T154726Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250519T165500Z UID:10001574-1743616800-1743622200@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:The Tragic Sense of Life in Men and Nations DESCRIPTION:This event is sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Nicklin Fellows Program\, which supports and encourages University of Chicago undergraduate students to develop their intellectual maturity. Jordan Gabriel\, who designed this program\, is a 2023-2024 Nicklin Fellow. This program is for undergraduate students only. \nREGISTER HERE\n“Wherefore my destiny? Why do I possess such a thirst for eternity?” For Spanish existentialist philosopher\, Miguel de Unamuno\, awareness of these two fundamentally human questions is to possess a “tragic sense of life.” By understanding it\, we find the answers to our lives\, navigating the conflict between faith and reason\, our longing for immortality\, and the interplay of faith\, hope\, and love in the tragicomic nature of life itself. \nSCHEDULE:\nSESSION 1\, April 2nd \nChapter I: “The Man of Flesh and Bone” (Pages 4-23) – This chapter sets the stage for Unamuno’s exploration of the human condition\, focusing on the conflict between faith and reason.’  \n(Optional) Chapter 2: “The Point of Departure” (Pages 24-42) – This chapter delves deeper into Unamuno’s exploration of the human condition and sets a strong foundation for understanding his tragic sense of life.  \nSESSION II\, April 16th \nChapter V: “The Hunger for Immortality” (Pages 43-64) – In this chapter\, Unamuno discusses the human desire for immortality and the existential anguish that arises from our awareness of mortality.  \n(Optional) Chapter VII: “Love\, Pain\, Compassion\, and Personality” (Pages 146-71) – This chapter further explores Unamuno’s existential themes\, focusing on the interplay between love\, suffering\, and the development of personal identity.  \nSESSION III\, April 30th \nChapter IX: “Faith\, Hope\, and Charity” (Pages 204-235) – This chapter explores Unamuno’s views on religion and the role of faith\, hope\, and love in the human experience.  \nSESSION IV\, May 7th \nChapter XI: “Don Quixote in the Contemporary European Tragi-Comedy” (Pages 322-360) – Unamuno uses the figure of Don Quixote to illustrate his existentialist ideas and the tragicomic nature of life.  \nViewing of While at War (Mientras dure la guerra)  URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/the-tragic-sense-of-life-in-men-and-nations/2025-04-02/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CC-BY-SA-3.0-de-Bundesarchiv-Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-H25224_Guernica_Ruinen.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250313T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250313T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241209T200155Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T144110Z UID:10000972-1741888800-1741894200@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Dante's Divine Comedy Graduate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Kristóf Oltvai at oltvai@uchicago.edu. Books and dinner will be provided.  \nThis winter quarter\, become our traveling companion as we continue a pilgrimage of unforgettable cosmic and spiritual grandeur through Dante Alighieri’s Commedia. Having passed through the horrors of hell\, our poet-protagonist turns to pondering questions of love\, virtue\, grace\, and divine providence as he journeys along Mount Purgatory’s breathtaking vistas\, through the otherworldly astral spheres\, into the bosom of the eternal Church Triumphant with his trusted guides: Virgil\, Beatrice\, and the “last of the fathers\,” Bernard of Clairvaux – who\, in the mystical climax of this crowning achievement of European literature\, brings Dante before the throne of the living God.  \nEven if you did not have the chance to participate in the fall quarter\, we warmly invite you to join as we focus on two themes:  \n(1) Dante as a moral pedagogue – as one who leads us from accepting the righteousness of God’s judgment; through pursuing virtue as a prerequisite for beatitude; to seeing\, at last\, even that ethical growth as a gift of grace.  \n(2) The communion of saints as the fabric of the universe. \n  \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet again bi-weekly on Thursdays (beginning January 16th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. We will read 10 cantos before each meeting. \nA copy of Dante’s Divine Comedy will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during business hours at the start of the fall quarter. \n\nWeek 2 (Thursday\, Jan. 16): Purgatorio 17-26\nWeek 4 (Thursday\, Jan. 30): Purgatorio 27-33\, Paradiso 1-3\nWeek 6 (Thursday\, Feb. 13): Paradiso 4-13\nWeek 8 (Thursday\, Feb. 27): Paradiso 14-23\nWeek 10 (Thursday\, March 13): Paradiso 24-33 URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-dante-reading-group-2/2025-03-13/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Empyrean_Light.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250307T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250307T113000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241210T213851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T144226Z UID:10001152-1741343400-1741347000@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Latin Vulgate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Emily Barnum at ebarnum@uchicago.edu. Coffee\, tea\, and pastries will be provided.  \nSt. Jerome’s Latin translation of the Bible was used exclusively by the Western Church for centuries; its significance for the Roman Catholic tradition cannot be overstated. In this group\, we will work through sections of the Vulgate in order to appreciate its beauty and practice our Latin. For the first session\, no preparation is necessary; we will decide together which texts we will read. Please come with a desire to grow in Latin Bible knowledge with St. Jerome and friends! \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Friday (beginning January 24th) from 10:45am – 11:45am over coffee\, tea\, and pastries. \n  URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-latin-vulgate-2-2/2025-03-07/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1947.117---Saint-Jerome-in-the-Wilderness-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250306T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250306T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241210T155313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T140609Z UID:10001002-1741284000-1741289400@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:On the Nature of Angels: Thomas Aquinas Reading Course DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty. Food\, beverages\, and readings will be provided. \nOne of Saint Thomas Aquinas’s very last projects was a treatise On Angels. He did not finish it\, but the part that he did carry out is exceptionally brilliant\, even by his standards. It is a work of theology\, but the title under which it came to circulate reflects how philosophical it also is: On Separate Substances. With a more historical approach than that of either Summa on the subject\, it addresses such topics the immateriality of angels\, their origin\, their knowledge\, and the distinctions among them\, including the distinction between the good ones and the bad ones. Along the way\, it offers some of Thomas’s most sophisticated discussions of the metaphysics of creation\, hylomorphism\, and participation. We will work through it at a leisurely pace. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet bi-weekly on Thursdays (beginning January 23rd) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. \nThe text can be accessed online HERE in a Latin and English side-by-side. Participants who prefer a bound copy of the English text can request one from dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/on-the-nature-of-angels-thomas-aquinas-reading-group/2025-03-06/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Saint_Thomas_Aquinas_Reading.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250305T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250305T140000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241210T213603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T171035Z UID:10001125-1741179600-1741183200@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Greek New Testament Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Joe Haydt at jhaydt@uchicago.edu. Lunch will be provided.  \nWe will work through the Greek text of chapters eight and nine of the Gospel of Luke. Particular attention will be paid to the narrative structure of these chapters. Participants with all levels of Greek are welcome to attend. Lunch will be provided by the Lumen Christi Institute. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Wednesday (beginning January 22nd) from 1pm – 2pm. URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-greek-new-testament-2/2025-03-05/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/St-Luke_1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250303T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250303T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241003T161443Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T143622Z UID:10000948-1741024800-1741030200@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:The Brothers Karamazov Reading Group DESCRIPTION:This event is sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Nicklin Fellows Program\, which supports and encourages University of Chicago undergraduate students to develop their intellectual maturity. Jacob Neplokh\, who designed this program\, is a Nicklin Fellow. This program is for undergraduate students only. \nREGISTER HERE \nThe Brothers Karamazov\, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s final masterpiece\,  explores the human questions of morality\, freedom\, reason\, and belief\, in the context of a captivating family drama. \nRather than merely writing a philosophical treatise\, Dostoevsky produced a work of literature\, thereby warranting a complete reading of the text. \nThis weekly dinnertime reading group spread out over two quarters seeks to accomplish that task\, primarily focusing on the philosophical and theological themes above\, in an enriching communal setting. \nCopies of The Brothers Karamazov will be provided. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will run over dinner on Mondays from 6 – 7:30pm\, starting October 14th. \nWinter Quarter: \n\nWeek 2: Book Eight (pp. 386-472)\nWeek 3: NO MEETING (MLK Day)\nWeek 4: Book Nine (pp. 472-545)\nWeek 5: Book Ten (pp. 545-596)\nWeek 6: Book Eleven\, chs. 1-5 (pp. 596-639)\nWeek 7: Book Eleven\, chs. 6-10 (pp. 639-696)\nWeek 8: Book Twelve\, chs. 1-9 (pp. 696-769)\nWeek 9: Book Twelve\, chs. 9-14 (pp. 769-803) + Epilogue (803-825) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-brothers-k/2025-03-03/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups,Nicklin Fellowship ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/576px-Vasily_Perov_-_Портрет_Ф.М.Достоевского_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250228T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250228T113000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241210T213851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T144226Z UID:10001151-1740738600-1740742200@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Latin Vulgate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Emily Barnum at ebarnum@uchicago.edu. Coffee\, tea\, and pastries will be provided.  \nSt. Jerome’s Latin translation of the Bible was used exclusively by the Western Church for centuries; its significance for the Roman Catholic tradition cannot be overstated. In this group\, we will work through sections of the Vulgate in order to appreciate its beauty and practice our Latin. For the first session\, no preparation is necessary; we will decide together which texts we will read. Please come with a desire to grow in Latin Bible knowledge with St. Jerome and friends! \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Friday (beginning January 24th) from 10:45am – 11:45am over coffee\, tea\, and pastries. \n  URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-latin-vulgate-2-2/2025-02-28/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1947.117---Saint-Jerome-in-the-Wilderness-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250227T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250227T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241209T200155Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T144110Z UID:10000971-1740679200-1740684600@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Dante's Divine Comedy Graduate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Kristóf Oltvai at oltvai@uchicago.edu. Books and dinner will be provided.  \nThis winter quarter\, become our traveling companion as we continue a pilgrimage of unforgettable cosmic and spiritual grandeur through Dante Alighieri’s Commedia. Having passed through the horrors of hell\, our poet-protagonist turns to pondering questions of love\, virtue\, grace\, and divine providence as he journeys along Mount Purgatory’s breathtaking vistas\, through the otherworldly astral spheres\, into the bosom of the eternal Church Triumphant with his trusted guides: Virgil\, Beatrice\, and the “last of the fathers\,” Bernard of Clairvaux – who\, in the mystical climax of this crowning achievement of European literature\, brings Dante before the throne of the living God.  \nEven if you did not have the chance to participate in the fall quarter\, we warmly invite you to join as we focus on two themes:  \n(1) Dante as a moral pedagogue – as one who leads us from accepting the righteousness of God’s judgment; through pursuing virtue as a prerequisite for beatitude; to seeing\, at last\, even that ethical growth as a gift of grace.  \n(2) The communion of saints as the fabric of the universe. \n  \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet again bi-weekly on Thursdays (beginning January 16th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. We will read 10 cantos before each meeting. \nA copy of Dante’s Divine Comedy will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during business hours at the start of the fall quarter. \n\nWeek 2 (Thursday\, Jan. 16): Purgatorio 17-26\nWeek 4 (Thursday\, Jan. 30): Purgatorio 27-33\, Paradiso 1-3\nWeek 6 (Thursday\, Feb. 13): Paradiso 4-13\nWeek 8 (Thursday\, Feb. 27): Paradiso 14-23\nWeek 10 (Thursday\, March 13): Paradiso 24-33 URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-dante-reading-group-2/2025-02-27/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Empyrean_Light.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250226T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250226T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241211T165024Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T203401Z UID:10000963-1740592800-1740598200@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Reading Course on The Drama of Atheist Humanism DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Books\, dinner\, and beverages will be provided.  \nIs dependency on God an obstacle to human freedom?  Is authentic human autonomy compromised by religious faith?  Nietzsche and Dostoevsky epitomize the fundamental option that confronts anyone seeking truth and the meaning of life.  Henri de Lubac’s The Drama of Atheist Humanism sets out their worldviews\, the consequences of which continue to reverberate in our post-modern\, post-truth culture.  You are invited to engage with this classic text that casts light on contemporary nihilism at odds with the persistence of religious faith. \nCopies of The Drama of Atheist Humanism will be provided. They may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during business hours at the start of the spring quarter. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet on Wednesdays (beginning January 15th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. \n\nJan 15: Intro and Part One [Feuerbach\, Nietzsche\, and Kierkegaard]\nJan 29: Carry over from 1st Class and selections from Part Two [Comte]\nFeb 12: Part Three [Dostoevsky as prophet; comparison with Nietzsche…]\nFeb 26: Mystical Confrontations URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/reading-course-on-the-drama-of-atheist-humanism/2025-02-26/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Atheist-Humanism.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250226T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250226T140000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241210T213603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T171035Z UID:10001124-1740574800-1740578400@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Greek New Testament Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Joe Haydt at jhaydt@uchicago.edu. Lunch will be provided.  \nWe will work through the Greek text of chapters eight and nine of the Gospel of Luke. Particular attention will be paid to the narrative structure of these chapters. Participants with all levels of Greek are welcome to attend. Lunch will be provided by the Lumen Christi Institute. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Wednesday (beginning January 22nd) from 1pm – 2pm. URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-greek-new-testament-2/2025-02-26/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/St-Luke_1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250224T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250224T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241223T144712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250120T190701Z UID:10001110-1740420000-1740425400@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:The Letters of St. Ignatius of Antioch Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Garrett Ashlock at gashlock@uchicago.edu. Books and drinks will be provided. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during business hours at the start of the fall quarter. This will be held at the LCI Residence (5554 S Wooodlawn Ave). \nSaint Ignatius\, the second-century Bishop of Antioch\, is known as a martyr\, an “Apostolic Father\,” and the first writer to call the church “catholic.” However\, much like Saint Paul\, who served as his literary model\, Ignatius did not compose theological treatises\, summas\, or tractates but seven epistles sent to the churches in Rome and Asia Minor. They represent some of the earliest Christian writings apart from the New Testament itself and are an invaluable resource for theologians and historians alike. This reading group will journey with Ignatius to his eventual martyrdom in Rome\, encountering along the way his sophisticated musings and instructions on topics like the nature of Christ\, the role of the bishop\, the canon of scripture\, and the meaning of martyrdom. We will find in him an author who\, in addition to being a portal into the early church\, is remarkably personal and prescient and an expert guide to thinking about Christianity today. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet on Mondays (beginning January 27th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. \nJan 27: Letter to the Ephesians\nFeb 3: Letter to the Magnesians\, Letter to the Trallians\nFeb 10: Letter to the Romans\nFeb 17: Letter to the Philadelphians\, Letter to the Smyrneans\nFeb 24: Letter to Polycarp\, “On Pseudo-Ignatius” URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/the-letters-of-st-ignatius-of-antioch-reading-group/2025-02-24/ LOCATION:5554 S. Woodlawn Ave.\, Chicago\, IL 60637\, Hyde Park\, IL CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Ignatius_of_Antiochie.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250224T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250224T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241003T161443Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T143622Z UID:10000947-1740420000-1740425400@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:The Brothers Karamazov Reading Group DESCRIPTION:This event is sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Nicklin Fellows Program\, which supports and encourages University of Chicago undergraduate students to develop their intellectual maturity. Jacob Neplokh\, who designed this program\, is a Nicklin Fellow. This program is for undergraduate students only. \nREGISTER HERE \nThe Brothers Karamazov\, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s final masterpiece\,  explores the human questions of morality\, freedom\, reason\, and belief\, in the context of a captivating family drama. \nRather than merely writing a philosophical treatise\, Dostoevsky produced a work of literature\, thereby warranting a complete reading of the text. \nThis weekly dinnertime reading group spread out over two quarters seeks to accomplish that task\, primarily focusing on the philosophical and theological themes above\, in an enriching communal setting. \nCopies of The Brothers Karamazov will be provided. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will run over dinner on Mondays from 6 – 7:30pm\, starting October 14th. \nWinter Quarter: \n\nWeek 2: Book Eight (pp. 386-472)\nWeek 3: NO MEETING (MLK Day)\nWeek 4: Book Nine (pp. 472-545)\nWeek 5: Book Ten (pp. 545-596)\nWeek 6: Book Eleven\, chs. 1-5 (pp. 596-639)\nWeek 7: Book Eleven\, chs. 6-10 (pp. 639-696)\nWeek 8: Book Twelve\, chs. 1-9 (pp. 696-769)\nWeek 9: Book Twelve\, chs. 9-14 (pp. 769-803) + Epilogue (803-825) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-brothers-k/2025-02-24/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups,Nicklin Fellowship ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/576px-Vasily_Perov_-_Портрет_Ф.М.Достоевского_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250221T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250221T113000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241210T213851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T144226Z UID:10001150-1740133800-1740137400@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Latin Vulgate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Emily Barnum at ebarnum@uchicago.edu. Coffee\, tea\, and pastries will be provided.  \nSt. Jerome’s Latin translation of the Bible was used exclusively by the Western Church for centuries; its significance for the Roman Catholic tradition cannot be overstated. In this group\, we will work through sections of the Vulgate in order to appreciate its beauty and practice our Latin. For the first session\, no preparation is necessary; we will decide together which texts we will read. Please come with a desire to grow in Latin Bible knowledge with St. Jerome and friends! \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Friday (beginning January 24th) from 10:45am – 11:45am over coffee\, tea\, and pastries. \n  URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-latin-vulgate-2-2/2025-02-21/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1947.117---Saint-Jerome-in-the-Wilderness-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250220T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250220T213000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241223T151407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T143206Z UID:10001139-1740083400-1740087000@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:On the Consolation of Philosophy Graduate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Drinks and Snacks will be provided. \nThe Consolation of Philosophy\, written by Boethius while awaiting his execution at the hands of the Roman Emperor Theodoric for treason in the AD 523\, concerns a man confronted with his own unjust death. Mixing poetry and prose\, Greek philosophy and Christian doctrine\, the goddess Philosophy appears to the despairing poet in his jail cell and consoles him\, reminding him of the teaching he has forgotten in his dire situation. Boethius\, one of most learned men of his generation\, discusses happiness\, fortune\, Divine Providence\, and the ascent of the soul to God. This work\, one of the most influential of the Middle Ages\, remains a seminal treatise on the purpose of philosophy and how we ought to live in a world which we have but very limited control over. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet weekly on Thursdays (beginning January 23rd) from 8:30pm – 9:30pm over dinner. \nA copy of On the Consolation of Philosophy will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during business hours at the start of the fall quarter. URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/on-the-consolation-of-philosophy-graduate-reading-group/2025-02-20/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Consolation.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250220T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250220T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241210T155313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T140609Z UID:10001001-1740074400-1740079800@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:On the Nature of Angels: Thomas Aquinas Reading Course DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty. Food\, beverages\, and readings will be provided. \nOne of Saint Thomas Aquinas’s very last projects was a treatise On Angels. He did not finish it\, but the part that he did carry out is exceptionally brilliant\, even by his standards. It is a work of theology\, but the title under which it came to circulate reflects how philosophical it also is: On Separate Substances. With a more historical approach than that of either Summa on the subject\, it addresses such topics the immateriality of angels\, their origin\, their knowledge\, and the distinctions among them\, including the distinction between the good ones and the bad ones. Along the way\, it offers some of Thomas’s most sophisticated discussions of the metaphysics of creation\, hylomorphism\, and participation. We will work through it at a leisurely pace. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet bi-weekly on Thursdays (beginning January 23rd) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. \nThe text can be accessed online HERE in a Latin and English side-by-side. Participants who prefer a bound copy of the English text can request one from dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/on-the-nature-of-angels-thomas-aquinas-reading-group/2025-02-20/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Saint_Thomas_Aquinas_Reading.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250219T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250219T140000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241210T213603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T171035Z UID:10001123-1739970000-1739973600@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Greek New Testament Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Joe Haydt at jhaydt@uchicago.edu. Lunch will be provided.  \nWe will work through the Greek text of chapters eight and nine of the Gospel of Luke. Particular attention will be paid to the narrative structure of these chapters. Participants with all levels of Greek are welcome to attend. Lunch will be provided by the Lumen Christi Institute. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Wednesday (beginning January 22nd) from 1pm – 2pm. URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-greek-new-testament-2/2025-02-19/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/St-Luke_1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250217T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250217T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241223T144712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250120T190701Z UID:10001109-1739815200-1739820600@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:The Letters of St. Ignatius of Antioch Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Garrett Ashlock at gashlock@uchicago.edu. Books and drinks will be provided. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during business hours at the start of the fall quarter. This will be held at the LCI Residence (5554 S Wooodlawn Ave). \nSaint Ignatius\, the second-century Bishop of Antioch\, is known as a martyr\, an “Apostolic Father\,” and the first writer to call the church “catholic.” However\, much like Saint Paul\, who served as his literary model\, Ignatius did not compose theological treatises\, summas\, or tractates but seven epistles sent to the churches in Rome and Asia Minor. They represent some of the earliest Christian writings apart from the New Testament itself and are an invaluable resource for theologians and historians alike. This reading group will journey with Ignatius to his eventual martyrdom in Rome\, encountering along the way his sophisticated musings and instructions on topics like the nature of Christ\, the role of the bishop\, the canon of scripture\, and the meaning of martyrdom. We will find in him an author who\, in addition to being a portal into the early church\, is remarkably personal and prescient and an expert guide to thinking about Christianity today. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet on Mondays (beginning January 27th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. \nJan 27: Letter to the Ephesians\nFeb 3: Letter to the Magnesians\, Letter to the Trallians\nFeb 10: Letter to the Romans\nFeb 17: Letter to the Philadelphians\, Letter to the Smyrneans\nFeb 24: Letter to Polycarp\, “On Pseudo-Ignatius” URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/the-letters-of-st-ignatius-of-antioch-reading-group/2025-02-17/ LOCATION:5554 S. Woodlawn Ave.\, Chicago\, IL 60637\, Hyde Park\, IL CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Ignatius_of_Antiochie.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250217T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250217T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241003T161443Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T143622Z UID:10000946-1739815200-1739820600@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:The Brothers Karamazov Reading Group DESCRIPTION:This event is sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Nicklin Fellows Program\, which supports and encourages University of Chicago undergraduate students to develop their intellectual maturity. Jacob Neplokh\, who designed this program\, is a Nicklin Fellow. This program is for undergraduate students only. \nREGISTER HERE \nThe Brothers Karamazov\, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s final masterpiece\,  explores the human questions of morality\, freedom\, reason\, and belief\, in the context of a captivating family drama. \nRather than merely writing a philosophical treatise\, Dostoevsky produced a work of literature\, thereby warranting a complete reading of the text. \nThis weekly dinnertime reading group spread out over two quarters seeks to accomplish that task\, primarily focusing on the philosophical and theological themes above\, in an enriching communal setting. \nCopies of The Brothers Karamazov will be provided. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will run over dinner on Mondays from 6 – 7:30pm\, starting October 14th. \nWinter Quarter: \n\nWeek 2: Book Eight (pp. 386-472)\nWeek 3: NO MEETING (MLK Day)\nWeek 4: Book Nine (pp. 472-545)\nWeek 5: Book Ten (pp. 545-596)\nWeek 6: Book Eleven\, chs. 1-5 (pp. 596-639)\nWeek 7: Book Eleven\, chs. 6-10 (pp. 639-696)\nWeek 8: Book Twelve\, chs. 1-9 (pp. 696-769)\nWeek 9: Book Twelve\, chs. 9-14 (pp. 769-803) + Epilogue (803-825) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-brothers-k/2025-02-17/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups,Nicklin Fellowship ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/576px-Vasily_Perov_-_Портрет_Ф.М.Достоевского_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250214T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250214T113000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241210T213851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T144226Z UID:10001149-1739529000-1739532600@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Latin Vulgate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Emily Barnum at ebarnum@uchicago.edu. Coffee\, tea\, and pastries will be provided.  \nSt. Jerome’s Latin translation of the Bible was used exclusively by the Western Church for centuries; its significance for the Roman Catholic tradition cannot be overstated. In this group\, we will work through sections of the Vulgate in order to appreciate its beauty and practice our Latin. For the first session\, no preparation is necessary; we will decide together which texts we will read. Please come with a desire to grow in Latin Bible knowledge with St. Jerome and friends! \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Friday (beginning January 24th) from 10:45am – 11:45am over coffee\, tea\, and pastries. \n  URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-latin-vulgate-2-2/2025-02-14/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1947.117---Saint-Jerome-in-the-Wilderness-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250213T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250213T213000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241223T151407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T143206Z UID:10001138-1739478600-1739482200@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:On the Consolation of Philosophy Graduate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Drinks and Snacks will be provided. \nThe Consolation of Philosophy\, written by Boethius while awaiting his execution at the hands of the Roman Emperor Theodoric for treason in the AD 523\, concerns a man confronted with his own unjust death. Mixing poetry and prose\, Greek philosophy and Christian doctrine\, the goddess Philosophy appears to the despairing poet in his jail cell and consoles him\, reminding him of the teaching he has forgotten in his dire situation. Boethius\, one of most learned men of his generation\, discusses happiness\, fortune\, Divine Providence\, and the ascent of the soul to God. This work\, one of the most influential of the Middle Ages\, remains a seminal treatise on the purpose of philosophy and how we ought to live in a world which we have but very limited control over. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet weekly on Thursdays (beginning January 23rd) from 8:30pm – 9:30pm over dinner. \nA copy of On the Consolation of Philosophy will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during business hours at the start of the fall quarter. URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/on-the-consolation-of-philosophy-graduate-reading-group/2025-02-13/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Consolation.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250213T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250213T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241209T200155Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T144110Z UID:10000970-1739469600-1739475000@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Dante's Divine Comedy Graduate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Kristóf Oltvai at oltvai@uchicago.edu. Books and dinner will be provided.  \nThis winter quarter\, become our traveling companion as we continue a pilgrimage of unforgettable cosmic and spiritual grandeur through Dante Alighieri’s Commedia. Having passed through the horrors of hell\, our poet-protagonist turns to pondering questions of love\, virtue\, grace\, and divine providence as he journeys along Mount Purgatory’s breathtaking vistas\, through the otherworldly astral spheres\, into the bosom of the eternal Church Triumphant with his trusted guides: Virgil\, Beatrice\, and the “last of the fathers\,” Bernard of Clairvaux – who\, in the mystical climax of this crowning achievement of European literature\, brings Dante before the throne of the living God.  \nEven if you did not have the chance to participate in the fall quarter\, we warmly invite you to join as we focus on two themes:  \n(1) Dante as a moral pedagogue – as one who leads us from accepting the righteousness of God’s judgment; through pursuing virtue as a prerequisite for beatitude; to seeing\, at last\, even that ethical growth as a gift of grace.  \n(2) The communion of saints as the fabric of the universe. \n  \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet again bi-weekly on Thursdays (beginning January 16th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. We will read 10 cantos before each meeting. \nA copy of Dante’s Divine Comedy will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during business hours at the start of the fall quarter. \n\nWeek 2 (Thursday\, Jan. 16): Purgatorio 17-26\nWeek 4 (Thursday\, Jan. 30): Purgatorio 27-33\, Paradiso 1-3\nWeek 6 (Thursday\, Feb. 13): Paradiso 4-13\nWeek 8 (Thursday\, Feb. 27): Paradiso 14-23\nWeek 10 (Thursday\, March 13): Paradiso 24-33 URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-dante-reading-group-2/2025-02-13/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Empyrean_Light.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250212T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250212T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241211T165024Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T203401Z UID:10000962-1739383200-1739388600@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Reading Course on The Drama of Atheist Humanism DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Books\, dinner\, and beverages will be provided.  \nIs dependency on God an obstacle to human freedom?  Is authentic human autonomy compromised by religious faith?  Nietzsche and Dostoevsky epitomize the fundamental option that confronts anyone seeking truth and the meaning of life.  Henri de Lubac’s The Drama of Atheist Humanism sets out their worldviews\, the consequences of which continue to reverberate in our post-modern\, post-truth culture.  You are invited to engage with this classic text that casts light on contemporary nihilism at odds with the persistence of religious faith. \nCopies of The Drama of Atheist Humanism will be provided. They may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during business hours at the start of the spring quarter. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet on Wednesdays (beginning January 15th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. \n\nJan 15: Intro and Part One [Feuerbach\, Nietzsche\, and Kierkegaard]\nJan 29: Carry over from 1st Class and selections from Part Two [Comte]\nFeb 12: Part Three [Dostoevsky as prophet; comparison with Nietzsche…]\nFeb 26: Mystical Confrontations URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/reading-course-on-the-drama-of-atheist-humanism/2025-02-12/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Atheist-Humanism.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250212T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250212T140000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241210T213603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T171035Z UID:10001122-1739365200-1739368800@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Greek New Testament Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Joe Haydt at jhaydt@uchicago.edu. Lunch will be provided.  \nWe will work through the Greek text of chapters eight and nine of the Gospel of Luke. Particular attention will be paid to the narrative structure of these chapters. Participants with all levels of Greek are welcome to attend. Lunch will be provided by the Lumen Christi Institute. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Wednesday (beginning January 22nd) from 1pm – 2pm. URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-greek-new-testament-2/2025-02-12/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/St-Luke_1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250210T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250210T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241223T144712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250120T190701Z UID:10001108-1739210400-1739215800@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:The Letters of St. Ignatius of Antioch Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Garrett Ashlock at gashlock@uchicago.edu. Books and drinks will be provided. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during business hours at the start of the fall quarter. This will be held at the LCI Residence (5554 S Wooodlawn Ave). \nSaint Ignatius\, the second-century Bishop of Antioch\, is known as a martyr\, an “Apostolic Father\,” and the first writer to call the church “catholic.” However\, much like Saint Paul\, who served as his literary model\, Ignatius did not compose theological treatises\, summas\, or tractates but seven epistles sent to the churches in Rome and Asia Minor. They represent some of the earliest Christian writings apart from the New Testament itself and are an invaluable resource for theologians and historians alike. This reading group will journey with Ignatius to his eventual martyrdom in Rome\, encountering along the way his sophisticated musings and instructions on topics like the nature of Christ\, the role of the bishop\, the canon of scripture\, and the meaning of martyrdom. We will find in him an author who\, in addition to being a portal into the early church\, is remarkably personal and prescient and an expert guide to thinking about Christianity today. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet on Mondays (beginning January 27th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. \nJan 27: Letter to the Ephesians\nFeb 3: Letter to the Magnesians\, Letter to the Trallians\nFeb 10: Letter to the Romans\nFeb 17: Letter to the Philadelphians\, Letter to the Smyrneans\nFeb 24: Letter to Polycarp\, “On Pseudo-Ignatius” URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/the-letters-of-st-ignatius-of-antioch-reading-group/2025-02-10/ LOCATION:5554 S. Woodlawn Ave.\, Chicago\, IL 60637\, Hyde Park\, IL CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Ignatius_of_Antiochie.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250210T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250210T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241003T161443Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T143622Z UID:10000945-1739210400-1739215800@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:The Brothers Karamazov Reading Group DESCRIPTION:This event is sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Nicklin Fellows Program\, which supports and encourages University of Chicago undergraduate students to develop their intellectual maturity. Jacob Neplokh\, who designed this program\, is a Nicklin Fellow. This program is for undergraduate students only. \nREGISTER HERE \nThe Brothers Karamazov\, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s final masterpiece\,  explores the human questions of morality\, freedom\, reason\, and belief\, in the context of a captivating family drama. \nRather than merely writing a philosophical treatise\, Dostoevsky produced a work of literature\, thereby warranting a complete reading of the text. \nThis weekly dinnertime reading group spread out over two quarters seeks to accomplish that task\, primarily focusing on the philosophical and theological themes above\, in an enriching communal setting. \nCopies of The Brothers Karamazov will be provided. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will run over dinner on Mondays from 6 – 7:30pm\, starting October 14th. \nWinter Quarter: \n\nWeek 2: Book Eight (pp. 386-472)\nWeek 3: NO MEETING (MLK Day)\nWeek 4: Book Nine (pp. 472-545)\nWeek 5: Book Ten (pp. 545-596)\nWeek 6: Book Eleven\, chs. 1-5 (pp. 596-639)\nWeek 7: Book Eleven\, chs. 6-10 (pp. 639-696)\nWeek 8: Book Twelve\, chs. 1-9 (pp. 696-769)\nWeek 9: Book Twelve\, chs. 9-14 (pp. 769-803) + Epilogue (803-825) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-brothers-k/2025-02-10/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups,Nicklin Fellowship ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/576px-Vasily_Perov_-_Портрет_Ф.М.Достоевского_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250207T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250207T113000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241210T213851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T144226Z UID:10001148-1738924200-1738927800@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Latin Vulgate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Emily Barnum at ebarnum@uchicago.edu. Coffee\, tea\, and pastries will be provided.  \nSt. Jerome’s Latin translation of the Bible was used exclusively by the Western Church for centuries; its significance for the Roman Catholic tradition cannot be overstated. In this group\, we will work through sections of the Vulgate in order to appreciate its beauty and practice our Latin. For the first session\, no preparation is necessary; we will decide together which texts we will read. Please come with a desire to grow in Latin Bible knowledge with St. Jerome and friends! \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Friday (beginning January 24th) from 10:45am – 11:45am over coffee\, tea\, and pastries. \n  URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-latin-vulgate-2-2/2025-02-07/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1947.117---Saint-Jerome-in-the-Wilderness-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250206T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250206T213000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241223T151407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T143206Z UID:10001137-1738873800-1738877400@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:On the Consolation of Philosophy Graduate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Drinks and Snacks will be provided. \nThe Consolation of Philosophy\, written by Boethius while awaiting his execution at the hands of the Roman Emperor Theodoric for treason in the AD 523\, concerns a man confronted with his own unjust death. Mixing poetry and prose\, Greek philosophy and Christian doctrine\, the goddess Philosophy appears to the despairing poet in his jail cell and consoles him\, reminding him of the teaching he has forgotten in his dire situation. Boethius\, one of most learned men of his generation\, discusses happiness\, fortune\, Divine Providence\, and the ascent of the soul to God. This work\, one of the most influential of the Middle Ages\, remains a seminal treatise on the purpose of philosophy and how we ought to live in a world which we have but very limited control over. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet weekly on Thursdays (beginning January 23rd) from 8:30pm – 9:30pm over dinner. \nA copy of On the Consolation of Philosophy will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during business hours at the start of the fall quarter. URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/on-the-consolation-of-philosophy-graduate-reading-group/2025-02-06/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Consolation.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250206T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250206T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241210T155313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T140609Z UID:10001000-1738864800-1738870200@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:On the Nature of Angels: Thomas Aquinas Reading Course DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty. Food\, beverages\, and readings will be provided. \nOne of Saint Thomas Aquinas’s very last projects was a treatise On Angels. He did not finish it\, but the part that he did carry out is exceptionally brilliant\, even by his standards. It is a work of theology\, but the title under which it came to circulate reflects how philosophical it also is: On Separate Substances. With a more historical approach than that of either Summa on the subject\, it addresses such topics the immateriality of angels\, their origin\, their knowledge\, and the distinctions among them\, including the distinction between the good ones and the bad ones. Along the way\, it offers some of Thomas’s most sophisticated discussions of the metaphysics of creation\, hylomorphism\, and participation. We will work through it at a leisurely pace. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet bi-weekly on Thursdays (beginning January 23rd) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. \nThe text can be accessed online HERE in a Latin and English side-by-side. Participants who prefer a bound copy of the English text can request one from dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/on-the-nature-of-angels-thomas-aquinas-reading-group/2025-02-06/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Saint_Thomas_Aquinas_Reading.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250205T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250205T140000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241210T213603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T171035Z UID:10001121-1738760400-1738764000@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Greek New Testament Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Joe Haydt at jhaydt@uchicago.edu. Lunch will be provided.  \nWe will work through the Greek text of chapters eight and nine of the Gospel of Luke. Particular attention will be paid to the narrative structure of these chapters. Participants with all levels of Greek are welcome to attend. Lunch will be provided by the Lumen Christi Institute. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Wednesday (beginning January 22nd) from 1pm – 2pm. URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-greek-new-testament-2/2025-02-05/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/St-Luke_1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250203T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250203T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241223T144712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250120T190701Z UID:10001107-1738605600-1738611000@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:The Letters of St. Ignatius of Antioch Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Garrett Ashlock at gashlock@uchicago.edu. Books and drinks will be provided. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during business hours at the start of the fall quarter. This will be held at the LCI Residence (5554 S Wooodlawn Ave). \nSaint Ignatius\, the second-century Bishop of Antioch\, is known as a martyr\, an “Apostolic Father\,” and the first writer to call the church “catholic.” However\, much like Saint Paul\, who served as his literary model\, Ignatius did not compose theological treatises\, summas\, or tractates but seven epistles sent to the churches in Rome and Asia Minor. They represent some of the earliest Christian writings apart from the New Testament itself and are an invaluable resource for theologians and historians alike. This reading group will journey with Ignatius to his eventual martyrdom in Rome\, encountering along the way his sophisticated musings and instructions on topics like the nature of Christ\, the role of the bishop\, the canon of scripture\, and the meaning of martyrdom. We will find in him an author who\, in addition to being a portal into the early church\, is remarkably personal and prescient and an expert guide to thinking about Christianity today. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet on Mondays (beginning January 27th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. \nJan 27: Letter to the Ephesians\nFeb 3: Letter to the Magnesians\, Letter to the Trallians\nFeb 10: Letter to the Romans\nFeb 17: Letter to the Philadelphians\, Letter to the Smyrneans\nFeb 24: Letter to Polycarp\, “On Pseudo-Ignatius” URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/the-letters-of-st-ignatius-of-antioch-reading-group/2025-02-03/ LOCATION:5554 S. Woodlawn Ave.\, Chicago\, IL 60637\, Hyde Park\, IL CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Ignatius_of_Antiochie.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250203T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250203T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241003T161443Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T143622Z UID:10000944-1738605600-1738611000@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:The Brothers Karamazov Reading Group DESCRIPTION:This event is sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Nicklin Fellows Program\, which supports and encourages University of Chicago undergraduate students to develop their intellectual maturity. Jacob Neplokh\, who designed this program\, is a Nicklin Fellow. This program is for undergraduate students only. \nREGISTER HERE \nThe Brothers Karamazov\, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s final masterpiece\,  explores the human questions of morality\, freedom\, reason\, and belief\, in the context of a captivating family drama. \nRather than merely writing a philosophical treatise\, Dostoevsky produced a work of literature\, thereby warranting a complete reading of the text. \nThis weekly dinnertime reading group spread out over two quarters seeks to accomplish that task\, primarily focusing on the philosophical and theological themes above\, in an enriching communal setting. \nCopies of The Brothers Karamazov will be provided. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will run over dinner on Mondays from 6 – 7:30pm\, starting October 14th. \nWinter Quarter: \n\nWeek 2: Book Eight (pp. 386-472)\nWeek 3: NO MEETING (MLK Day)\nWeek 4: Book Nine (pp. 472-545)\nWeek 5: Book Ten (pp. 545-596)\nWeek 6: Book Eleven\, chs. 1-5 (pp. 596-639)\nWeek 7: Book Eleven\, chs. 6-10 (pp. 639-696)\nWeek 8: Book Twelve\, chs. 1-9 (pp. 696-769)\nWeek 9: Book Twelve\, chs. 9-14 (pp. 769-803) + Epilogue (803-825) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-brothers-k/2025-02-03/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups,Nicklin Fellowship ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/576px-Vasily_Perov_-_Портрет_Ф.М.Достоевского_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250131T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250131T113000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241210T213851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T144226Z UID:10001147-1738319400-1738323000@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Latin Vulgate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Emily Barnum at ebarnum@uchicago.edu. Coffee\, tea\, and pastries will be provided.  \nSt. Jerome’s Latin translation of the Bible was used exclusively by the Western Church for centuries; its significance for the Roman Catholic tradition cannot be overstated. In this group\, we will work through sections of the Vulgate in order to appreciate its beauty and practice our Latin. For the first session\, no preparation is necessary; we will decide together which texts we will read. Please come with a desire to grow in Latin Bible knowledge with St. Jerome and friends! \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Friday (beginning January 24th) from 10:45am – 11:45am over coffee\, tea\, and pastries. \n  URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-latin-vulgate-2-2/2025-01-31/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1947.117---Saint-Jerome-in-the-Wilderness-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250130T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250130T213000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241223T151407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T143206Z UID:10001136-1738269000-1738272600@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:On the Consolation of Philosophy Graduate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Drinks and Snacks will be provided. \nThe Consolation of Philosophy\, written by Boethius while awaiting his execution at the hands of the Roman Emperor Theodoric for treason in the AD 523\, concerns a man confronted with his own unjust death. Mixing poetry and prose\, Greek philosophy and Christian doctrine\, the goddess Philosophy appears to the despairing poet in his jail cell and consoles him\, reminding him of the teaching he has forgotten in his dire situation. Boethius\, one of most learned men of his generation\, discusses happiness\, fortune\, Divine Providence\, and the ascent of the soul to God. This work\, one of the most influential of the Middle Ages\, remains a seminal treatise on the purpose of philosophy and how we ought to live in a world which we have but very limited control over. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet weekly on Thursdays (beginning January 23rd) from 8:30pm – 9:30pm over dinner. \nA copy of On the Consolation of Philosophy will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during business hours at the start of the fall quarter. URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/on-the-consolation-of-philosophy-graduate-reading-group/2025-01-30/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Consolation.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250130T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250130T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241209T200155Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T144110Z UID:10000969-1738260000-1738265400@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Dante's Divine Comedy Graduate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Kristóf Oltvai at oltvai@uchicago.edu. Books and dinner will be provided.  \nThis winter quarter\, become our traveling companion as we continue a pilgrimage of unforgettable cosmic and spiritual grandeur through Dante Alighieri’s Commedia. Having passed through the horrors of hell\, our poet-protagonist turns to pondering questions of love\, virtue\, grace\, and divine providence as he journeys along Mount Purgatory’s breathtaking vistas\, through the otherworldly astral spheres\, into the bosom of the eternal Church Triumphant with his trusted guides: Virgil\, Beatrice\, and the “last of the fathers\,” Bernard of Clairvaux – who\, in the mystical climax of this crowning achievement of European literature\, brings Dante before the throne of the living God.  \nEven if you did not have the chance to participate in the fall quarter\, we warmly invite you to join as we focus on two themes:  \n(1) Dante as a moral pedagogue – as one who leads us from accepting the righteousness of God’s judgment; through pursuing virtue as a prerequisite for beatitude; to seeing\, at last\, even that ethical growth as a gift of grace.  \n(2) The communion of saints as the fabric of the universe. \n  \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet again bi-weekly on Thursdays (beginning January 16th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. We will read 10 cantos before each meeting. \nA copy of Dante’s Divine Comedy will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during business hours at the start of the fall quarter. \n\nWeek 2 (Thursday\, Jan. 16): Purgatorio 17-26\nWeek 4 (Thursday\, Jan. 30): Purgatorio 27-33\, Paradiso 1-3\nWeek 6 (Thursday\, Feb. 13): Paradiso 4-13\nWeek 8 (Thursday\, Feb. 27): Paradiso 14-23\nWeek 10 (Thursday\, March 13): Paradiso 24-33 URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-dante-reading-group-2/2025-01-30/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Empyrean_Light.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250129T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250129T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241211T165024Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T203401Z UID:10000961-1738173600-1738179000@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Reading Course on The Drama of Atheist Humanism DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Books\, dinner\, and beverages will be provided.  \nIs dependency on God an obstacle to human freedom?  Is authentic human autonomy compromised by religious faith?  Nietzsche and Dostoevsky epitomize the fundamental option that confronts anyone seeking truth and the meaning of life.  Henri de Lubac’s The Drama of Atheist Humanism sets out their worldviews\, the consequences of which continue to reverberate in our post-modern\, post-truth culture.  You are invited to engage with this classic text that casts light on contemporary nihilism at odds with the persistence of religious faith. \nCopies of The Drama of Atheist Humanism will be provided. They may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during business hours at the start of the spring quarter. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet on Wednesdays (beginning January 15th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. \n\nJan 15: Intro and Part One [Feuerbach\, Nietzsche\, and Kierkegaard]\nJan 29: Carry over from 1st Class and selections from Part Two [Comte]\nFeb 12: Part Three [Dostoevsky as prophet; comparison with Nietzsche…]\nFeb 26: Mystical Confrontations URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/reading-course-on-the-drama-of-atheist-humanism/2025-01-29/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Atheist-Humanism.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250129T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250129T140000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241210T213603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T171035Z UID:10001120-1738155600-1738159200@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Greek New Testament Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Joe Haydt at jhaydt@uchicago.edu. Lunch will be provided.  \nWe will work through the Greek text of chapters eight and nine of the Gospel of Luke. Particular attention will be paid to the narrative structure of these chapters. Participants with all levels of Greek are welcome to attend. Lunch will be provided by the Lumen Christi Institute. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Wednesday (beginning January 22nd) from 1pm – 2pm. URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-greek-new-testament-2/2025-01-29/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/St-Luke_1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250127T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250127T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241223T144712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250120T190701Z UID:10001106-1738000800-1738006200@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:The Letters of St. Ignatius of Antioch Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Garrett Ashlock at gashlock@uchicago.edu. Books and drinks will be provided. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during business hours at the start of the fall quarter. This will be held at the LCI Residence (5554 S Wooodlawn Ave). \nSaint Ignatius\, the second-century Bishop of Antioch\, is known as a martyr\, an “Apostolic Father\,” and the first writer to call the church “catholic.” However\, much like Saint Paul\, who served as his literary model\, Ignatius did not compose theological treatises\, summas\, or tractates but seven epistles sent to the churches in Rome and Asia Minor. They represent some of the earliest Christian writings apart from the New Testament itself and are an invaluable resource for theologians and historians alike. This reading group will journey with Ignatius to his eventual martyrdom in Rome\, encountering along the way his sophisticated musings and instructions on topics like the nature of Christ\, the role of the bishop\, the canon of scripture\, and the meaning of martyrdom. We will find in him an author who\, in addition to being a portal into the early church\, is remarkably personal and prescient and an expert guide to thinking about Christianity today. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet on Mondays (beginning January 27th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. \nJan 27: Letter to the Ephesians\nFeb 3: Letter to the Magnesians\, Letter to the Trallians\nFeb 10: Letter to the Romans\nFeb 17: Letter to the Philadelphians\, Letter to the Smyrneans\nFeb 24: Letter to Polycarp\, “On Pseudo-Ignatius” URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/the-letters-of-st-ignatius-of-antioch-reading-group/2025-01-27/ LOCATION:5554 S. Woodlawn Ave.\, Chicago\, IL 60637\, Hyde Park\, IL CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Ignatius_of_Antiochie.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250127T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250127T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241003T161443Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T143622Z UID:10000943-1738000800-1738006200@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:The Brothers Karamazov Reading Group DESCRIPTION:This event is sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Nicklin Fellows Program\, which supports and encourages University of Chicago undergraduate students to develop their intellectual maturity. Jacob Neplokh\, who designed this program\, is a Nicklin Fellow. This program is for undergraduate students only. \nREGISTER HERE \nThe Brothers Karamazov\, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s final masterpiece\,  explores the human questions of morality\, freedom\, reason\, and belief\, in the context of a captivating family drama. \nRather than merely writing a philosophical treatise\, Dostoevsky produced a work of literature\, thereby warranting a complete reading of the text. \nThis weekly dinnertime reading group spread out over two quarters seeks to accomplish that task\, primarily focusing on the philosophical and theological themes above\, in an enriching communal setting. \nCopies of The Brothers Karamazov will be provided. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will run over dinner on Mondays from 6 – 7:30pm\, starting October 14th. \nWinter Quarter: \n\nWeek 2: Book Eight (pp. 386-472)\nWeek 3: NO MEETING (MLK Day)\nWeek 4: Book Nine (pp. 472-545)\nWeek 5: Book Ten (pp. 545-596)\nWeek 6: Book Eleven\, chs. 1-5 (pp. 596-639)\nWeek 7: Book Eleven\, chs. 6-10 (pp. 639-696)\nWeek 8: Book Twelve\, chs. 1-9 (pp. 696-769)\nWeek 9: Book Twelve\, chs. 9-14 (pp. 769-803) + Epilogue (803-825) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-brothers-k/2025-01-27/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups,Nicklin Fellowship ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/576px-Vasily_Perov_-_Портрет_Ф.М.Достоевского_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250124T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250124T113000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241210T213851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T144226Z UID:10001146-1737714600-1737718200@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Latin Vulgate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Emily Barnum at ebarnum@uchicago.edu. Coffee\, tea\, and pastries will be provided.  \nSt. Jerome’s Latin translation of the Bible was used exclusively by the Western Church for centuries; its significance for the Roman Catholic tradition cannot be overstated. In this group\, we will work through sections of the Vulgate in order to appreciate its beauty and practice our Latin. For the first session\, no preparation is necessary; we will decide together which texts we will read. Please come with a desire to grow in Latin Bible knowledge with St. Jerome and friends! \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Friday (beginning January 24th) from 10:45am – 11:45am over coffee\, tea\, and pastries. \n  URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-latin-vulgate-2-2/2025-01-24/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1947.117---Saint-Jerome-in-the-Wilderness-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250123T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250123T213000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241223T151407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T143206Z UID:10001135-1737664200-1737667800@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:On the Consolation of Philosophy Graduate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Drinks and Snacks will be provided. \nThe Consolation of Philosophy\, written by Boethius while awaiting his execution at the hands of the Roman Emperor Theodoric for treason in the AD 523\, concerns a man confronted with his own unjust death. Mixing poetry and prose\, Greek philosophy and Christian doctrine\, the goddess Philosophy appears to the despairing poet in his jail cell and consoles him\, reminding him of the teaching he has forgotten in his dire situation. Boethius\, one of most learned men of his generation\, discusses happiness\, fortune\, Divine Providence\, and the ascent of the soul to God. This work\, one of the most influential of the Middle Ages\, remains a seminal treatise on the purpose of philosophy and how we ought to live in a world which we have but very limited control over. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet weekly on Thursdays (beginning January 23rd) from 8:30pm – 9:30pm over dinner. \nA copy of On the Consolation of Philosophy will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during business hours at the start of the fall quarter. URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/on-the-consolation-of-philosophy-graduate-reading-group/2025-01-23/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Consolation.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250123T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250123T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241210T155313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T140609Z UID:10000999-1737655200-1737660600@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:On the Nature of Angels: Thomas Aquinas Reading Course DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty. Food\, beverages\, and readings will be provided. \nOne of Saint Thomas Aquinas’s very last projects was a treatise On Angels. He did not finish it\, but the part that he did carry out is exceptionally brilliant\, even by his standards. It is a work of theology\, but the title under which it came to circulate reflects how philosophical it also is: On Separate Substances. With a more historical approach than that of either Summa on the subject\, it addresses such topics the immateriality of angels\, their origin\, their knowledge\, and the distinctions among them\, including the distinction between the good ones and the bad ones. Along the way\, it offers some of Thomas’s most sophisticated discussions of the metaphysics of creation\, hylomorphism\, and participation. We will work through it at a leisurely pace. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet bi-weekly on Thursdays (beginning January 23rd) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. \nThe text can be accessed online HERE in a Latin and English side-by-side. Participants who prefer a bound copy of the English text can request one from dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/on-the-nature-of-angels-thomas-aquinas-reading-group/2025-01-23/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Saint_Thomas_Aquinas_Reading.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250122T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250122T140000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241210T213603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T171035Z UID:10000864-1737550800-1737554400@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Greek New Testament Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Joe Haydt at jhaydt@uchicago.edu. Lunch will be provided.  \nWe will work through the Greek text of chapters eight and nine of the Gospel of Luke. Particular attention will be paid to the narrative structure of these chapters. Participants with all levels of Greek are welcome to attend. Lunch will be provided by the Lumen Christi Institute. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Wednesday (beginning January 22nd) from 1pm – 2pm. URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-greek-new-testament-2/2025-01-22/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/St-Luke_1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250120T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250120T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241003T161443Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T143622Z UID:10000942-1737396000-1737401400@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:The Brothers Karamazov Reading Group DESCRIPTION:This event is sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Nicklin Fellows Program\, which supports and encourages University of Chicago undergraduate students to develop their intellectual maturity. Jacob Neplokh\, who designed this program\, is a Nicklin Fellow. This program is for undergraduate students only. \nREGISTER HERE \nThe Brothers Karamazov\, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s final masterpiece\,  explores the human questions of morality\, freedom\, reason\, and belief\, in the context of a captivating family drama. \nRather than merely writing a philosophical treatise\, Dostoevsky produced a work of literature\, thereby warranting a complete reading of the text. \nThis weekly dinnertime reading group spread out over two quarters seeks to accomplish that task\, primarily focusing on the philosophical and theological themes above\, in an enriching communal setting. \nCopies of The Brothers Karamazov will be provided. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will run over dinner on Mondays from 6 – 7:30pm\, starting October 14th. \nWinter Quarter: \n\nWeek 2: Book Eight (pp. 386-472)\nWeek 3: NO MEETING (MLK Day)\nWeek 4: Book Nine (pp. 472-545)\nWeek 5: Book Ten (pp. 545-596)\nWeek 6: Book Eleven\, chs. 1-5 (pp. 596-639)\nWeek 7: Book Eleven\, chs. 6-10 (pp. 639-696)\nWeek 8: Book Twelve\, chs. 1-9 (pp. 696-769)\nWeek 9: Book Twelve\, chs. 9-14 (pp. 769-803) + Epilogue (803-825) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-brothers-k/2025-01-20/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups,Nicklin Fellowship ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/576px-Vasily_Perov_-_Портрет_Ф.М.Достоевского_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250116T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250116T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20250115T141356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T141455Z UID:10000968-1737050400-1737055800@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Dante's Divine Comedy Graduate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Kristóf Oltvai at oltvai@uchicago.edu. Books and dinner will be provided.  \nThis winter quarter\, become our traveling companion as we continue a pilgrimage of unforgettable cosmic and spiritual grandeur through Dante Alighieri’s Commedia. Having passed through the horrors of hell\, our poet-protagonist turns to pondering questions of love\, virtue\, grace\, and divine providence as he journeys along Mount Purgatory’s breathtaking vistas\, through the otherworldly astral spheres\, into the bosom of the eternal Church Triumphant with his trusted guides: Virgil\, Beatrice\, and the “last of the fathers\,” Bernard of Clairvaux – who\, in the mystical climax of this crowning achievement of European literature\, brings Dante before the throne of the living God.  \nEven if you did not have the chance to participate in the fall quarter\, we warmly invite you to join as we focus on two themes:  \n(1) Dante as a moral pedagogue – as one who leads us from accepting the righteousness of God’s judgment; through pursuing virtue as a prerequisite for beatitude; to seeing\, at last\, even that ethical growth as a gift of grace.  \n(2) The communion of saints as the fabric of the universe. \n  \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet again bi-weekly on Thursdays (beginning January 16th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. We will read 10 cantos before each meeting. \nA copy of Dante’s Divine Comedy will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during business hours at the start of the fall quarter. \n\nWeek 2 (Thursday\, Jan. 16): Purgatorio 17-26\nWeek 4 (Thursday\, Jan. 30): Purgatorio 27-33\, Paradiso 1-3\nWeek 6 (Thursday\, Feb. 13): Paradiso 4-13\nWeek 8 (Thursday\, Feb. 27): Paradiso 14-23\nWeek 10 (Thursday\, March 13): Paradiso 24-33 URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-dante-reading-group-2-2/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Empyrean_Light.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250115T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250115T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241211T165024Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T203401Z UID:10000960-1736964000-1736969400@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Reading Course on The Drama of Atheist Humanism DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Books\, dinner\, and beverages will be provided.  \nIs dependency on God an obstacle to human freedom?  Is authentic human autonomy compromised by religious faith?  Nietzsche and Dostoevsky epitomize the fundamental option that confronts anyone seeking truth and the meaning of life.  Henri de Lubac’s The Drama of Atheist Humanism sets out their worldviews\, the consequences of which continue to reverberate in our post-modern\, post-truth culture.  You are invited to engage with this classic text that casts light on contemporary nihilism at odds with the persistence of religious faith. \nCopies of The Drama of Atheist Humanism will be provided. They may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during business hours at the start of the spring quarter. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet on Wednesdays (beginning January 15th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. \n\nJan 15: Intro and Part One [Feuerbach\, Nietzsche\, and Kierkegaard]\nJan 29: Carry over from 1st Class and selections from Part Two [Comte]\nFeb 12: Part Three [Dostoevsky as prophet; comparison with Nietzsche…]\nFeb 26: Mystical Confrontations URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/reading-course-on-the-drama-of-atheist-humanism/2025-01-15/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Atheist-Humanism.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250113T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250113T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241003T161443Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T143622Z UID:10000941-1736791200-1736796600@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:The Brothers Karamazov Reading Group DESCRIPTION:This event is sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Nicklin Fellows Program\, which supports and encourages University of Chicago undergraduate students to develop their intellectual maturity. Jacob Neplokh\, who designed this program\, is a Nicklin Fellow. This program is for undergraduate students only. \nREGISTER HERE \nThe Brothers Karamazov\, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s final masterpiece\,  explores the human questions of morality\, freedom\, reason\, and belief\, in the context of a captivating family drama. \nRather than merely writing a philosophical treatise\, Dostoevsky produced a work of literature\, thereby warranting a complete reading of the text. \nThis weekly dinnertime reading group spread out over two quarters seeks to accomplish that task\, primarily focusing on the philosophical and theological themes above\, in an enriching communal setting. \nCopies of The Brothers Karamazov will be provided. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will run over dinner on Mondays from 6 – 7:30pm\, starting October 14th. \nWinter Quarter: \n\nWeek 2: Book Eight (pp. 386-472)\nWeek 3: NO MEETING (MLK Day)\nWeek 4: Book Nine (pp. 472-545)\nWeek 5: Book Ten (pp. 545-596)\nWeek 6: Book Eleven\, chs. 1-5 (pp. 596-639)\nWeek 7: Book Eleven\, chs. 6-10 (pp. 639-696)\nWeek 8: Book Twelve\, chs. 1-9 (pp. 696-769)\nWeek 9: Book Twelve\, chs. 9-14 (pp. 769-803) + Epilogue (803-825) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-brothers-k/2025-01-13/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups,Nicklin Fellowship ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/576px-Vasily_Perov_-_Портрет_Ф.М.Достоевского_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241125T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241125T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241125T152849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T143426Z UID:10000940-1732557600-1732563000@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:The Brothers Karamazov Reading Group DESCRIPTION:There will be no group on 11/25. \nThis event is sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Nicklin Fellows Program\, which supports and encourages University of Chicago undergraduate students to develop their intellectual maturity. Jacob Neplokh\, who designed this program\, is a Nicklin Fellow. This program is for undergraduate students only. \nREGISTER HERE \nThe Brothers Karamazov\, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s final masterpiece\,  explores the human questions of morality\, freedom\, reason\, and belief\, in the context of a captivating family drama. \nRather than merely writing a philosophical treatise\, Dostoevsky produced a work of literature\, thereby warranting a complete reading of the text. \nThis weekly dinnertime reading group spread out over two quarters seeks to accomplish that task\, primarily focusing on the philosophical and theological themes above\, in an enriching communal setting. \nCopies of The Brothers Karamazov will be provided. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will run over dinner on Mondays from 6 – 7:30pm\, starting October 14th. \nWinter Quarter: \n\nWeek 2: Book Eight (pp. 386-472)\nWeek 3: NO MEETING (MLK Day)\nWeek 4: Book Nine (pp. 472-545)\nWeek 5: Book Ten (pp. 545-596)\nWeek 6: Book Eleven\, chs. 1-5 (pp. 596-639)\nWeek 7: Book Eleven\, chs. 6-10 (pp. 639-696)\nWeek 8: Book Twelve\, chs. 1-9 (pp. 696-769)\nWeek 9: Book Twelve\, chs. 9-14 (pp. 769-803) + Epilogue (803-825) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-brothers-k-2/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups,Nicklin Fellowship ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/576px-Vasily_Perov_-_Портрет_Ф.М.Достоевского_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241125T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241125T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241003T161443Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T143622Z UID:10001145-1732557600-1732563000@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:The Brothers Karamazov Reading Group DESCRIPTION:This event is sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Nicklin Fellows Program\, which supports and encourages University of Chicago undergraduate students to develop their intellectual maturity. Jacob Neplokh\, who designed this program\, is a Nicklin Fellow. This program is for undergraduate students only. \nREGISTER HERE \nThe Brothers Karamazov\, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s final masterpiece\,  explores the human questions of morality\, freedom\, reason\, and belief\, in the context of a captivating family drama. \nRather than merely writing a philosophical treatise\, Dostoevsky produced a work of literature\, thereby warranting a complete reading of the text. \nThis weekly dinnertime reading group spread out over two quarters seeks to accomplish that task\, primarily focusing on the philosophical and theological themes above\, in an enriching communal setting. \nCopies of The Brothers Karamazov will be provided. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will run over dinner on Mondays from 6 – 7:30pm\, starting October 14th. \nWinter Quarter: \n\nWeek 2: Book Eight (pp. 386-472)\nWeek 3: NO MEETING (MLK Day)\nWeek 4: Book Nine (pp. 472-545)\nWeek 5: Book Ten (pp. 545-596)\nWeek 6: Book Eleven\, chs. 1-5 (pp. 596-639)\nWeek 7: Book Eleven\, chs. 6-10 (pp. 639-696)\nWeek 8: Book Twelve\, chs. 1-9 (pp. 696-769)\nWeek 9: Book Twelve\, chs. 9-14 (pp. 769-803) + Epilogue (803-825) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-brothers-k/2024-11-25/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups,Nicklin Fellowship ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/576px-Vasily_Perov_-_Портрет_Ф.М.Достоевского_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241121T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241121T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241003T161447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241108T170323Z UID:10000867-1732212000-1732217400@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Dante's Divine Comedy Graduate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Kristóf Oltvai at oltvai@uchicago.edu. Books and dinner will be provided.  \nIn what is perhaps the literary triumph of the European imagination\, Dante Alighieri’s Commedia offers a vision of unforgettable cosmic and spiritual grandeur. Join us on this journey from the horrors of Hell\, along Mount Purgatory’s breathtaking vistas\, all the way into the bosom of the eternal Church Triumphant as our poet-protagonist discovers the meaning of sin\, love\, virtue\, and redemption in conversation with his guides\, Virgil and Beatrice. \nThis reading group will focus on two themes: \n(1) Dante as a moral pedagogue – as one who leads us from accepting the righteousness of God’s judgment; through pursuing virtue as a prerequisite for beatitude; to seeing\, at last\, even that ethical growth as a gift of grace \n(2) The communion of saints as the fabric of the universe. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet on Thursdays (beginning October 10th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. We will read 10 cantos before each meeting. \n\n\nOct 10: Inferno 1-10 \n\n\nOct 24: Inferno 11-20 \n\n\nNov 7: Inferno 21-30 \n\n\nNov 21: Inferno 31-34\, Purgatorio 1-6 \n\n\nDec 5th: Purgatorio 7-17 \n\n\nA copy of Dante’s Divine Comedy will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during buisness hours at the start of the fall quarter. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-dante-reading-group/2024-11-21/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/jacopo-ligozzi-scene-from-the-divine-comedy-1-illustration-lg.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241118T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241118T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241003T161443Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T143622Z UID:10000939-1731952800-1731958200@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:The Brothers Karamazov Reading Group DESCRIPTION:This event is sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Nicklin Fellows Program\, which supports and encourages University of Chicago undergraduate students to develop their intellectual maturity. Jacob Neplokh\, who designed this program\, is a Nicklin Fellow. This program is for undergraduate students only. \nREGISTER HERE \nThe Brothers Karamazov\, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s final masterpiece\,  explores the human questions of morality\, freedom\, reason\, and belief\, in the context of a captivating family drama. \nRather than merely writing a philosophical treatise\, Dostoevsky produced a work of literature\, thereby warranting a complete reading of the text. \nThis weekly dinnertime reading group spread out over two quarters seeks to accomplish that task\, primarily focusing on the philosophical and theological themes above\, in an enriching communal setting. \nCopies of The Brothers Karamazov will be provided. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will run over dinner on Mondays from 6 – 7:30pm\, starting October 14th. \nWinter Quarter: \n\nWeek 2: Book Eight (pp. 386-472)\nWeek 3: NO MEETING (MLK Day)\nWeek 4: Book Nine (pp. 472-545)\nWeek 5: Book Ten (pp. 545-596)\nWeek 6: Book Eleven\, chs. 1-5 (pp. 596-639)\nWeek 7: Book Eleven\, chs. 6-10 (pp. 639-696)\nWeek 8: Book Twelve\, chs. 1-9 (pp. 696-769)\nWeek 9: Book Twelve\, chs. 9-14 (pp. 769-803) + Epilogue (803-825) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-brothers-k/2024-11-18/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups,Nicklin Fellowship ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/576px-Vasily_Perov_-_Портрет_Ф.М.Достоевского_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241115T104500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241115T114500 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241028T174821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241028T174821Z UID:10000799-1731667500-1731671100@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Latin Vulgate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Emily Barnum at ebarnum@uchicago.edu. Coffee\, tea\, and pastries will be provided.  \nSt. Jerome’s Latin translation of the Bible was used exclusively by the Western Church for centuries; its significance for the Roman Catholic tradition cannot be overstated. In this group\, we will work through sections of the Vulgate in order to appreciate its beauty and practice our Latin. For the first session\, no preparation is necessary; we will decide together which texts we will read. Please come with a desire to grow in Latin Bible knowledge with St. Jerome and friends! \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Friday (beginning Oct 18th) from 10:45am – 11:45am over coffee\, tea\, and pastries. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-latin-vulgate-2/2024-11-15/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1947.117---Saint-Jerome-in-the-Wilderness-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241112T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241112T140000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241003T161440Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241029T173331Z UID:10000863-1731416400-1731420000@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Greek New Testament Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Joe Haydt at jhaydt@uchicago.edu. Lunch will be provided.  \nWe will work through the Greek text of chapters eight and nine of the Gospel of Luke. Particular attention will be paid to the narrative structure of these chapters. Participants with all levels of Greek are welcome to attend. Lunch will be provided by the Lumen Christi Institute. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Tuesday (beginning October 15th) from 1pm – 2pm. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-greek-new-testament/2024-11-12/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/saint_luke_2012.79.2-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241111T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241111T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241029T175909Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241029T175909Z UID:10000875-1731348000-1731353400@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages: Umberto Eco Graduate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Aidan Valente at valenteaidan@uchicago.edu. Books and drinks will be provided. This will be held at the LCI Residence (5554 S Wooodlawn Ave). \n“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” – This well-worn aphorism suggests that what we find “beautiful” relies only on subjective taste; and yet\, many would agree in finding a Gothic cathedral obviously more beautiful than a brutalist library. Is there\, then\, an objective component to beauty\, and if so\, where and how can we locate it? \nPhilosophers and theologians of the Middle Ages argued for the objectivity of beauty\, but they did so in diverse ways. This reading group will follow Umberto Eco’s introduction to medieval aesthetics (in the scholastic context and especially the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas) and will explore both Eco’s sources and his interpretation of medieval attitudes toward art and architecture. \nAn optional session at the end of the course will take place at the Art Institute of Chicago to examine and discuss medieval art first-hand. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet on Mondays (beginning Oct 7th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. \nOct 7: Preface\, Introduction\, and I: The Medieval Aesthetic Sensibility (19 pages) \nOct 14: II\, Transcendental Beauty and III\, The Aesthetics of Proportion (26 pages) \nOct 21: IV\, The Aesthetics of Light and V\, Symbol and Allegory (22 pages) \nOct 28: VI\, Aesthetic Perception and VII\, The Aesthetics of the Organism (19 pages) \nNov 4: VIII\, Development and Decline of the Aesthetics of the Organism and IV\, Theories of Art (21 pages) \nNov 11: X\, Inspiration and the Status of Art and XI\, Conlusion (19 pages) \nA optional trip\, free with a UCID\, to the Art Institute of Chicago or Smart Museum will be planned to conclude the group. \nA copy of Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during buisness hours at the start of the fall quarter. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-04-umberto-eco-reading-group-2/2024-11-11/ LOCATION:5554 S. Woodlawn Ave.\, Chicago\, IL 60637\, Hyde Park\, IL CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Aidan-Group-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241111T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241111T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241003T161443Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T143622Z UID:10000938-1731348000-1731353400@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:The Brothers Karamazov Reading Group DESCRIPTION:This event is sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Nicklin Fellows Program\, which supports and encourages University of Chicago undergraduate students to develop their intellectual maturity. Jacob Neplokh\, who designed this program\, is a Nicklin Fellow. This program is for undergraduate students only. \nREGISTER HERE \nThe Brothers Karamazov\, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s final masterpiece\,  explores the human questions of morality\, freedom\, reason\, and belief\, in the context of a captivating family drama. \nRather than merely writing a philosophical treatise\, Dostoevsky produced a work of literature\, thereby warranting a complete reading of the text. \nThis weekly dinnertime reading group spread out over two quarters seeks to accomplish that task\, primarily focusing on the philosophical and theological themes above\, in an enriching communal setting. \nCopies of The Brothers Karamazov will be provided. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will run over dinner on Mondays from 6 – 7:30pm\, starting October 14th. \nWinter Quarter: \n\nWeek 2: Book Eight (pp. 386-472)\nWeek 3: NO MEETING (MLK Day)\nWeek 4: Book Nine (pp. 472-545)\nWeek 5: Book Ten (pp. 545-596)\nWeek 6: Book Eleven\, chs. 1-5 (pp. 596-639)\nWeek 7: Book Eleven\, chs. 6-10 (pp. 639-696)\nWeek 8: Book Twelve\, chs. 1-9 (pp. 696-769)\nWeek 9: Book Twelve\, chs. 9-14 (pp. 769-803) + Epilogue (803-825) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-brothers-k/2024-11-11/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups,Nicklin Fellowship ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/576px-Vasily_Perov_-_Портрет_Ф.М.Достоевского_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241108T104500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241108T114500 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241028T174821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241028T174821Z UID:10000798-1731062700-1731066300@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Latin Vulgate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Emily Barnum at ebarnum@uchicago.edu. Coffee\, tea\, and pastries will be provided.  \nSt. Jerome’s Latin translation of the Bible was used exclusively by the Western Church for centuries; its significance for the Roman Catholic tradition cannot be overstated. In this group\, we will work through sections of the Vulgate in order to appreciate its beauty and practice our Latin. For the first session\, no preparation is necessary; we will decide together which texts we will read. Please come with a desire to grow in Latin Bible knowledge with St. Jerome and friends! \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Friday (beginning Oct 18th) from 10:45am – 11:45am over coffee\, tea\, and pastries. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-latin-vulgate-2/2024-11-08/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1947.117---Saint-Jerome-in-the-Wilderness-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241107T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241107T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241003T161447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241108T170323Z UID:10000866-1731002400-1731007800@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Dante's Divine Comedy Graduate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Kristóf Oltvai at oltvai@uchicago.edu. Books and dinner will be provided.  \nIn what is perhaps the literary triumph of the European imagination\, Dante Alighieri’s Commedia offers a vision of unforgettable cosmic and spiritual grandeur. Join us on this journey from the horrors of Hell\, along Mount Purgatory’s breathtaking vistas\, all the way into the bosom of the eternal Church Triumphant as our poet-protagonist discovers the meaning of sin\, love\, virtue\, and redemption in conversation with his guides\, Virgil and Beatrice. \nThis reading group will focus on two themes: \n(1) Dante as a moral pedagogue – as one who leads us from accepting the righteousness of God’s judgment; through pursuing virtue as a prerequisite for beatitude; to seeing\, at last\, even that ethical growth as a gift of grace \n(2) The communion of saints as the fabric of the universe. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet on Thursdays (beginning October 10th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. We will read 10 cantos before each meeting. \n\n\nOct 10: Inferno 1-10 \n\n\nOct 24: Inferno 11-20 \n\n\nNov 7: Inferno 21-30 \n\n\nNov 21: Inferno 31-34\, Purgatorio 1-6 \n\n\nDec 5th: Purgatorio 7-17 \n\n\nA copy of Dante’s Divine Comedy will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during buisness hours at the start of the fall quarter. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-dante-reading-group/2024-11-07/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/jacopo-ligozzi-scene-from-the-divine-comedy-1-illustration-lg.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241105T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241105T140000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241003T161440Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241029T173331Z UID:10000862-1730811600-1730815200@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Greek New Testament Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Joe Haydt at jhaydt@uchicago.edu. Lunch will be provided.  \nWe will work through the Greek text of chapters eight and nine of the Gospel of Luke. Particular attention will be paid to the narrative structure of these chapters. Participants with all levels of Greek are welcome to attend. Lunch will be provided by the Lumen Christi Institute. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Tuesday (beginning October 15th) from 1pm – 2pm. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-greek-new-testament/2024-11-05/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/saint_luke_2012.79.2-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241104T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241104T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241029T175909Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241029T175909Z UID:10000931-1730743200-1730748600@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages: Umberto Eco Graduate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Aidan Valente at valenteaidan@uchicago.edu. Books and drinks will be provided. This will be held at the LCI Residence (5554 S Wooodlawn Ave). \n“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” – This well-worn aphorism suggests that what we find “beautiful” relies only on subjective taste; and yet\, many would agree in finding a Gothic cathedral obviously more beautiful than a brutalist library. Is there\, then\, an objective component to beauty\, and if so\, where and how can we locate it? \nPhilosophers and theologians of the Middle Ages argued for the objectivity of beauty\, but they did so in diverse ways. This reading group will follow Umberto Eco’s introduction to medieval aesthetics (in the scholastic context and especially the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas) and will explore both Eco’s sources and his interpretation of medieval attitudes toward art and architecture. \nAn optional session at the end of the course will take place at the Art Institute of Chicago to examine and discuss medieval art first-hand. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet on Mondays (beginning Oct 7th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. \nOct 7: Preface\, Introduction\, and I: The Medieval Aesthetic Sensibility (19 pages) \nOct 14: II\, Transcendental Beauty and III\, The Aesthetics of Proportion (26 pages) \nOct 21: IV\, The Aesthetics of Light and V\, Symbol and Allegory (22 pages) \nOct 28: VI\, Aesthetic Perception and VII\, The Aesthetics of the Organism (19 pages) \nNov 4: VIII\, Development and Decline of the Aesthetics of the Organism and IV\, Theories of Art (21 pages) \nNov 11: X\, Inspiration and the Status of Art and XI\, Conlusion (19 pages) \nA optional trip\, free with a UCID\, to the Art Institute of Chicago or Smart Museum will be planned to conclude the group. \nA copy of Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during buisness hours at the start of the fall quarter. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-04-umberto-eco-reading-group-2/2024-11-04/ LOCATION:5554 S. Woodlawn Ave.\, Chicago\, IL 60637\, Hyde Park\, IL CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Aidan-Group-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241104T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241104T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241003T161443Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T143622Z UID:10000937-1730743200-1730748600@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:The Brothers Karamazov Reading Group DESCRIPTION:This event is sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Nicklin Fellows Program\, which supports and encourages University of Chicago undergraduate students to develop their intellectual maturity. Jacob Neplokh\, who designed this program\, is a Nicklin Fellow. This program is for undergraduate students only. \nREGISTER HERE \nThe Brothers Karamazov\, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s final masterpiece\,  explores the human questions of morality\, freedom\, reason\, and belief\, in the context of a captivating family drama. \nRather than merely writing a philosophical treatise\, Dostoevsky produced a work of literature\, thereby warranting a complete reading of the text. \nThis weekly dinnertime reading group spread out over two quarters seeks to accomplish that task\, primarily focusing on the philosophical and theological themes above\, in an enriching communal setting. \nCopies of The Brothers Karamazov will be provided. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will run over dinner on Mondays from 6 – 7:30pm\, starting October 14th. \nWinter Quarter: \n\nWeek 2: Book Eight (pp. 386-472)\nWeek 3: NO MEETING (MLK Day)\nWeek 4: Book Nine (pp. 472-545)\nWeek 5: Book Ten (pp. 545-596)\nWeek 6: Book Eleven\, chs. 1-5 (pp. 596-639)\nWeek 7: Book Eleven\, chs. 6-10 (pp. 639-696)\nWeek 8: Book Twelve\, chs. 1-9 (pp. 696-769)\nWeek 9: Book Twelve\, chs. 9-14 (pp. 769-803) + Epilogue (803-825) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-brothers-k/2024-11-04/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups,Nicklin Fellowship ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/576px-Vasily_Perov_-_Портрет_Ф.М.Достоевского_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241101T104500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241101T114500 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241028T174821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241028T174821Z UID:10000802-1730457900-1730461500@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Latin Vulgate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Emily Barnum at ebarnum@uchicago.edu. Coffee\, tea\, and pastries will be provided.  \nSt. Jerome’s Latin translation of the Bible was used exclusively by the Western Church for centuries; its significance for the Roman Catholic tradition cannot be overstated. In this group\, we will work through sections of the Vulgate in order to appreciate its beauty and practice our Latin. For the first session\, no preparation is necessary; we will decide together which texts we will read. Please come with a desire to grow in Latin Bible knowledge with St. Jerome and friends! \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Friday (beginning Oct 18th) from 10:45am – 11:45am over coffee\, tea\, and pastries. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-latin-vulgate-2/2024-11-01/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1947.117---Saint-Jerome-in-the-Wilderness-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241029T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241029T140000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241003T161440Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241029T173331Z UID:10000861-1730206800-1730210400@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Greek New Testament Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Joe Haydt at jhaydt@uchicago.edu. Lunch will be provided.  \nWe will work through the Greek text of chapters eight and nine of the Gospel of Luke. Particular attention will be paid to the narrative structure of these chapters. Participants with all levels of Greek are welcome to attend. Lunch will be provided by the Lumen Christi Institute. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Tuesday (beginning October 15th) from 1pm – 2pm. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-greek-new-testament/2024-10-29/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/saint_luke_2012.79.2-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241028T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241028T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241029T175909Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241029T175909Z UID:10000930-1730138400-1730143800@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages: Umberto Eco Graduate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Aidan Valente at valenteaidan@uchicago.edu. Books and drinks will be provided. This will be held at the LCI Residence (5554 S Wooodlawn Ave). \n“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” – This well-worn aphorism suggests that what we find “beautiful” relies only on subjective taste; and yet\, many would agree in finding a Gothic cathedral obviously more beautiful than a brutalist library. Is there\, then\, an objective component to beauty\, and if so\, where and how can we locate it? \nPhilosophers and theologians of the Middle Ages argued for the objectivity of beauty\, but they did so in diverse ways. This reading group will follow Umberto Eco’s introduction to medieval aesthetics (in the scholastic context and especially the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas) and will explore both Eco’s sources and his interpretation of medieval attitudes toward art and architecture. \nAn optional session at the end of the course will take place at the Art Institute of Chicago to examine and discuss medieval art first-hand. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet on Mondays (beginning Oct 7th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. \nOct 7: Preface\, Introduction\, and I: The Medieval Aesthetic Sensibility (19 pages) \nOct 14: II\, Transcendental Beauty and III\, The Aesthetics of Proportion (26 pages) \nOct 21: IV\, The Aesthetics of Light and V\, Symbol and Allegory (22 pages) \nOct 28: VI\, Aesthetic Perception and VII\, The Aesthetics of the Organism (19 pages) \nNov 4: VIII\, Development and Decline of the Aesthetics of the Organism and IV\, Theories of Art (21 pages) \nNov 11: X\, Inspiration and the Status of Art and XI\, Conlusion (19 pages) \nA optional trip\, free with a UCID\, to the Art Institute of Chicago or Smart Museum will be planned to conclude the group. \nA copy of Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during buisness hours at the start of the fall quarter. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-04-umberto-eco-reading-group-2/2024-10-28/ LOCATION:5554 S. Woodlawn Ave.\, Chicago\, IL 60637\, Hyde Park\, IL CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Aidan-Group-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241028T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241028T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241003T161443Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T143622Z UID:10000936-1730138400-1730143800@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:The Brothers Karamazov Reading Group DESCRIPTION:This event is sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Nicklin Fellows Program\, which supports and encourages University of Chicago undergraduate students to develop their intellectual maturity. Jacob Neplokh\, who designed this program\, is a Nicklin Fellow. This program is for undergraduate students only. \nREGISTER HERE \nThe Brothers Karamazov\, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s final masterpiece\,  explores the human questions of morality\, freedom\, reason\, and belief\, in the context of a captivating family drama. \nRather than merely writing a philosophical treatise\, Dostoevsky produced a work of literature\, thereby warranting a complete reading of the text. \nThis weekly dinnertime reading group spread out over two quarters seeks to accomplish that task\, primarily focusing on the philosophical and theological themes above\, in an enriching communal setting. \nCopies of The Brothers Karamazov will be provided. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will run over dinner on Mondays from 6 – 7:30pm\, starting October 14th. \nWinter Quarter: \n\nWeek 2: Book Eight (pp. 386-472)\nWeek 3: NO MEETING (MLK Day)\nWeek 4: Book Nine (pp. 472-545)\nWeek 5: Book Ten (pp. 545-596)\nWeek 6: Book Eleven\, chs. 1-5 (pp. 596-639)\nWeek 7: Book Eleven\, chs. 6-10 (pp. 639-696)\nWeek 8: Book Twelve\, chs. 1-9 (pp. 696-769)\nWeek 9: Book Twelve\, chs. 9-14 (pp. 769-803) + Epilogue (803-825) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-brothers-k/2024-10-28/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups,Nicklin Fellowship ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/576px-Vasily_Perov_-_Портрет_Ф.М.Достоевского_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241025T104500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241025T114500 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241028T174821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241028T174821Z UID:10000801-1729853100-1729856700@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Latin Vulgate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Emily Barnum at ebarnum@uchicago.edu. Coffee\, tea\, and pastries will be provided.  \nSt. Jerome’s Latin translation of the Bible was used exclusively by the Western Church for centuries; its significance for the Roman Catholic tradition cannot be overstated. In this group\, we will work through sections of the Vulgate in order to appreciate its beauty and practice our Latin. For the first session\, no preparation is necessary; we will decide together which texts we will read. Please come with a desire to grow in Latin Bible knowledge with St. Jerome and friends! \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Friday (beginning Oct 18th) from 10:45am – 11:45am over coffee\, tea\, and pastries. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-latin-vulgate-2/2024-10-25/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1947.117---Saint-Jerome-in-the-Wilderness-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241024T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241024T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T080718 CREATED:20241003T161447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241108T170323Z UID:10000865-1729792800-1729798200@lumenchristi.org SUMMARY:Dante's Divine Comedy Graduate Reading Group DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Kristóf Oltvai at oltvai@uchicago.edu. Books and dinner will be provided.  \nIn what is perhaps the literary triumph of the European imagination\, Dante Alighieri’s Commedia offers a vision of unforgettable cosmic and spiritual grandeur. Join us on this journey from the horrors of Hell\, along Mount Purgatory’s breathtaking vistas\, all the way into the bosom of the eternal Church Triumphant as our poet-protagonist discovers the meaning of sin\, love\, virtue\, and redemption in conversation with his guides\, Virgil and Beatrice. \nThis reading group will focus on two themes: \n(1) Dante as a moral pedagogue – as one who leads us from accepting the righteousness of God’s judgment; through pursuing virtue as a prerequisite for beatitude; to seeing\, at last\, even that ethical growth as a gift of grace \n(2) The communion of saints as the fabric of the universe. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet on Thursdays (beginning October 10th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. We will read 10 cantos before each meeting. \n\n\nOct 10: Inferno 1-10 \n\n\nOct 24: Inferno 11-20 \n\n\nNov 7: Inferno 21-30 \n\n\nNov 21: Inferno 31-34\, Purgatorio 1-6 \n\n\nDec 5th: Purgatorio 7-17 \n\n\nA copy of Dante’s Divine Comedy will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during buisness hours at the start of the fall quarter. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component) URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-dante-reading-group/2024-10-24/ LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637 CATEGORIES:Reading Groups ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lumenchristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/jacopo-ligozzi-scene-from-the-divine-comedy-1-illustration-lg.jpeg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR