Name: What is Caesar’s? What is God’s? Church, State, and Society in Catholic Social Teaching
Start: 2024-01-12T14:00:00-06:00
End: 2024-01-12T15:00:00-06:00
Location: Gavin House

List
Month

October 2023
October 25th, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm

Getting to the Practical: Economics, Decision Making, and the Virtues in Catholic Thought

Booth School of Business 5807 S Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, IL

Andrew Yuengert, Pepperdine University

This event is co-presented by the Lumen Christi Institute and Catholics at Booth. Open to students, staff, and faculty. Email m.lechevallier@lumenchristi.org to inquire about registration. This lunch discussion will be held at the Charles M. Harper Center. This event is made possible through the support of ‘In Lumine: Supporting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide’ (Grant #62372) from the John Templeton Foundation. We often think of the virtues as moral dispositions or ethical values. In Catholic thought, the virtues have a more mundane function, however. They are practical, decision-making habits for uncertain environments. When we appreciate the practical nature of virtue,...
October 26th, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Dante the Theologian: A Conversation

University Club of Chicago 76 E Monroe St Chicago, IL 60603, Downtown, IL

Jennifer Martin, University of Notre Dame | Jason Baxter, University of Notre Dame | Kenneth Woodward, Lumen Christi Institute

12:00 Welcome, Blessing, Lunch is Served | 12:30 Interview | 1:30 End REGISTER HERE The dress code for the University Club can be consulted here, and parking information here. For questions, please email Marial Corona at mcorona@lumenchristi.org. All agree: Dante Alighieri was a great poet. The Divine Comedy stands as a masterwork of Western literature, integrating theology, philosophy, and history into a compelling vision of the cosmos. Ken Woodward, Lumen Christi’s Writer-in-Residence, will explore Dante’s greatness and enduring relevance during a luncheon conversation with esteemed scholars Jennifer Martin and Jason Baxter. This conversation will help us learn about Dante’s journey and appreciate...
ONLINE

October 28th, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Pondering the Psalms with Early Christians: Origen and Augustine

ONLINE World Wide Web, INTERNET

Rev. Andrew Summerson, University of St. Michael’s College

REGISTER HERE This online-only event is for students, faculty and university staff only. Registration is required. For more information, please contact info@lumenchristi.org. This online event will take place from 9:00am - 11:00am C.T. / 10:00am - 12:00pm E.T. on Saturday, October 28th. Exegesis is the core of early Christian theology and this comes alive in the interpretation of the psalms. In this master class we will look at two interpreters of the psalms—Origen and Augustine—led by Lewis Ayres (Durham University/Australian Catholic University/Angelicum) and Paul Blowers (Milligan University), two leaders of our upcoming summer seminar. This online master class is a preview of our regular summer...
November 2023
November 1st, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 7:15 pm

Magis Lecture | The Making of St. Ignatius

Saint Ignatius College Prep 1076 W Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL

Fr. Sam Conedera, SJ, University of St. Louis

5:00 Mass* | 5:45 Drinks & Hors d’Oeuvres | 6:30 Lecture | 7:15 End REGISTER HERE Cosponsored by the Bollandist Society, St. Ignatius College Prep. Supported by the Fr. Paul V. Mankowski, S.J., Memorial Fund for Jesuit Scholarship at Lumen Christi. Free and open to the public. Registration required. For questions, please contact Marial Corona at mcorona@lumenchristi.org. Although the Church calls upon the saints as heavenly intercessors, their lives on earth unfold in time and space in the midst of their fellow men. The recognition of the saints’ holiness begins with the people who know them face-to-face, who often provide divergent testimonies...
November 4th, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Visit to Monastery of the Holy Cross

The Monastery of the Holy Cross 3111 South Aberdeen St. Chicago, IL 60608, Chicago, IL

REGISTER HERE Open to current university students and faculty. Others interested in attending please contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. Transportation will be provided. Join us for an edifying evening of prayer, dinner, and conversation with the Benedictine monks at the Monastery of the Holy Cross on the south side of Chicago. We will pray the Divine Office (Vespers and Compline), have dinner, and discuss a spiritual topic with prior of the monastery and University of Chicago alum Fr. Peter Funk, OSB. Following monastic tradition of oral reading during meals, selections of a text will be read during dinner and discussion will follow. More information about the monastery can...
Fundamental Questions Seminar

November 8th, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

The Revolt of the Masses and the Suicide of Civilization

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

John McCormick, University of Chicago | Daniel Wasserman-Soler, Lumen Christi Institute

Open to current undergraduate students at the University of Chicago. Registration is capped at 20. Students who register after capacity has been reached will be put on a waitlist. All registrants will be provided with a free copy of the text. This seminar and the Nicklin Fellows are cosponsored by the First Analysis Institute. REGISTER HERE “As they say in the United States: 'to be different is to be indecent.' The mass crushes beneath it everything that is different, everything that is excellent, individual, qualified, and select. Anybody who is not like everybody, who does not think like everybody, runs the risk...
November 9th, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Integrity, Creation, and a Restless Heart: Augustine’s Contribution to Philosophy – Faith and Reason | West Suburban Catholic Culture Series

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

Jared Ortiz, Hope College

The West Suburban Catholic Culture Series returns in 2024 to continue its series on "Faith and Reason as the Two Wings: The History and Enduring Importance of Catholic Philosophy" REGISTER HERE (Business casual attire encouraged. For questions, please email Marial Corona at mcorona@lumenchristi.org). Schedule: 6:30 p.m. Drinks | 7:00 p.m. Dinner, Lecture, & Q&A | 8:30 p.m. End November 9: Integrity, Creation, and a Restless Heart: Augustine's Contribution to Philosophy Jared Ortiz (Professor of Theology, Founder and Executive Director of the St. Benedict Institute, Hope College) Christianity integrates wisdom and worship, something no philosophy can do. Augustine understood this well and changed the parameters...
November 13th, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Dionysius the Areopagite Reading Course

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

REGISTER HERE Open to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. Books, food, and beverages will be provided. This reading group explores the key works of Dionysius the Areopagite. A mysterious figure in the Christian tradition, he presents himself as a friend of both Paul and Plato. Christian theology in East and West remains forever indebted to his contribution. A copy of The Complete Works will be provided to all participants. SCHEDULE: This group will meet Mondays (beginning October 9th) from 1pm - 2pm. October 9: The Mystical...
November 13th, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Franz Kafka Graduate Reading Group

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

REGISTER HERE Open to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Sam Landon at snlandontn@gmail.com. Books, dinner, and beverages will be provided. How do you navigate a world beyond comprehension? Do law and justice care about the individual? What are the causes of modern anxieties and can we find peace? These questions and more are raised by the puzzling and alienating worlds of Franz Kafka. Join us at Gavin House on Mondays at 4:30pm for dinner, drinks, and discussion as we explore this master of 20th century literature!...
November 14th, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Non-Credit Mini Course | The Vatican ‘Secret’ Archives

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

Fr. Peter Bernardi, SJ, Lumen Christi Institute

Tuesdays, October 31-November 14 6:00pm: Dinner 6:30pm: Presentation REGISTER HERE This event is in-person only. Intended for university students and the broader university community. Others interested in attending please contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. Registrants are free to attend as many sessions as they choose. Sessions do not presuppose previous attendance or prior knowledge of the subject. The Catholic Church has kept archives from the very beginning. They are a treasure trove for researchers seeking to cast light on controversies such as the Investiture Controversy, the Crusades, the Inquisition(s) & the trial of Galileo, and the alleged “silence” of Pope Pius XII vis-à-vis the Holocaust. This...
January 2024
January 4th, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Intellectual Samaritanism: Embracing the Stranger and His Strange Ideas on College Campuses

Social Sciences, Tea Room 1126 E 59th St. Chicago, IL 60637, Hyde Park, IL

Meghan Sullivan, University of Notre Dame

This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. Reception will follow. This lecture is cosponsored by the In Lumine Network. It is made possible through the support of ‘In Lumine: Supporting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide’ (Grant #62372) from the John Templeton Foundation. What moral and intellectual obligations do we have as scholars when encountering unfamiliar, strange or “other” ideas? It is a fraught idea on many college campuses right now. This lecture will unpack resources from the Catholic intellectual tradition that can help us navigate these issues, in particular developing a theory...
January 12th, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

What is Caesar’s? What is God’s? Church, State, and Society in Catholic Social Teaching

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

Scott Roniger, Loyola Marymount University

Open to current students and faculty. Lunch will be served. Recent controversies in Catholic political thought have raised anew the question of the proper relationship between Church and state. In this lunchtime discussion, we will look at fundamental texts from the Catholic intellectual tradition that shed light on this issue. These texts articulate distinctions that show what the state is - and what it is not - as well as what the Church is - and what it is not - so that we can better appreciate how the Church is related to social and political life. Our discussion will be...

Our Events

Featured Events & News

Getting to the Practical: Economics, Decision Making, and the Virtues in Catholic Thought

Dante the Theologian: A Conversation

ONLINE

Pondering the Psalms with Early Christians: Origen and Augustine

Magis Lecture | The Making of St. Ignatius

Visit to Monastery of the Holy Cross

Fundamental Questions Seminar

The Revolt of the Masses and the Suicide of Civilization

Integrity, Creation, and a Restless Heart: Augustine’s Contribution to Philosophy – Faith and Reason | West Suburban Catholic Culture Series

Dionysius the Areopagite Reading Course

Franz Kafka Graduate Reading Group

Non-Credit Mini Course | The Vatican ‘Secret’ Archives

Intellectual Samaritanism: Embracing the Stranger and His Strange Ideas on College Campuses

What is Caesar’s? What is God’s? Church, State, and Society in Catholic Social Teaching

ABOUT

WHAT WE DO

WHO WE SERVE

EVENTS

Our Events

Featured Events & News

Filters

Event Category: Open filter Close filter

Audience: Open filter Close filter

Location: Open filter Close filter

Day: Open filter Close filter