Presented by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Newman Forum. Open to current high school students. This event was made possible by a grant from the Our Sunday Visitor Institute. We've run this event in-person, but now we're bringing it to you online! When you register, you will be sent a Zoom link to follow at the […]
This event is free and open to the public. Online registration is required. Registrants will receive an email witha link to join the webinar on Zoom. How can scripture guide our search for wisdom? Bernard McGinn, professor emeritus in the Divinity School of the University of Chicago, begins our webinar series on Reason and Wisdom in Medieval […]
Presented by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Newman Forum. Open to current high school students. This event was made possible by a grant from the Our Sunday Visitor Institute. You have two sections to choose from: 1:00pm-2:00pm (The previously listed 11:00-12:00 session has been combined with this later session.) 3:30pm-4:30pm Could God make something that He couldn't move? If God […]
REGISTER HERE This event is free and open to the public. Online registration is required. Registrants will receive a link to the webinar via email. You can also watch the live stream of the lecture on our YouTube Channel. Join us for the second installment of our Spring Webinar Series. Professor Aaron Canty, who teaches […]
Cosponsored by America Media, the Saint Benedict Institute, the Nova Forum, the Collegium Institute, the Beatrice Institute, the Calvert House Catholic Center, and Mundelein Seminary You can read Thomas Levergood's essay on Cardinal George's legacy at America Magazine. A Memorial on the 5th Anniversary of the Death of Cardinal Francis George, O.M.I. On April 17—the 5th anniversary of […]
Join us for the third installment of our Spring Webinar Series. Professor Brian Carl, who teaches philosophy at the University of St Thomas in Houston, will present on the thought of Saint Thomas of Aquinas, O.P. (d. 1274) on the ways to know God. Thomas was a friar of the Order of Preachers whose capacious […]
The sounds flowing from pre-modern convents constitute one of the better kept secrets of music history. This spring, the women of Schola Antiqua, long-time Artists-in-Residence at the Lumen Christi Institute, return to the convent repertoire with a revamped "Music in Secret" program in Chicago. Under the direction of British organist and harpsichordist Naomi Gregory, this special concert […]
Cosponsored by America Media, the Society of Catholic Scientists, the Saint Benedict Institute, the Beatrice Institute, the Collegium Institute, the Nova Forum, and the Program on Religion and Medicine at the University of Chicago. This program is made possible by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation. Whether caused by pathogens, environmental exposure, or genetics, disease is typically […]
Presented by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Newman Forum. Open to current high school students. This event was made possible by a grant from the Our Sunday Visitor Institute. You have two sections to choose from: 1:00pm-2:00pm 3:30pm-4:30pm Hobbits and elves, humans and dwarves, trees with personality and the most famous ring of all time.... through his stories, […]
Join us for our fourth Spring Webinar Series lecture with renowned medievalist Barbara Newman, who will introduce us to the life of Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1169). A German Benedictine Abbess, Hildegard produced works of visionary theology drawn from her mystical vision and one of the largest surviving collections of medieval musical compositions. As a female […]
Cosponsored by America Media, CREDO, the Beatrice Institute, the Saint Benedict Institute, the Collegium Institute, the Nova Forum, and the Saint Paul's Catholic Center. COVID-19 has put much of the world on standstill for the sake of reducing the risk to some of its citizens. What has been the cost of this in terms of economic recession, […]
Due to restrictions put in place in response to the spread of COVID-19, this event has been postponed. We look forward to scheduling similar programming in the future. Lawyers have techniques to persuade decision-makers about what the law should be, using arguments based on common values, storytelling, and framing to help us see our own values […]
