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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
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SUMMARY:Non-Credit Course | The Bible and the Big Bang
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nThis event is in-person only. Intended for university students\, faculty\, and staff. Others interested in attending please contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. This non-credit is made possible through the support of ‘In Lumine: Supporting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide’ (Grant #62372) from the John Templeton Foundation. \nRegistrants are free to attend as many sessions as they choose. Sessions do not presuppose previous attendance or prior knowledge of the subject. \nWhat is the relation between the Bible and the Big Bang? To many\, it seems natural to connect the physical beginning of the cosmos with the Abrahamic doctrine of creation\, but this association of science with philosophy and theology bears critical investigation. In this course\, we will take a deep dive into both the science of the early Universe and the Biblically-rooted doctrine of creation from nothing\, and explore what\, if any\, is the relation between them. Along the way we will engage with thinkers spanning from Philo of Alexandria in the first century to Stephen Hawking in the twenty-first century\, and will explore topics such as the beginning of time\, something coming from ‘nothing’\, fine-tuning and design. \nFORMAT \nTuesdays\, Jan 14-Feb 25\n6:00pm: Dinner\n6:30pm: Presentation \nOn February 11th\, in lieu of the non-credit course\, Fr. Adam Hincks will give our Magis Lecture\, “Faith\, Belief\, and Knowledge” at St. Ignatius College Prep. All NCC registrants are invited to attend the reception and lecture. Transportation will be provided.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/non-credit-course-the-bible-and-the-big-bang/2025-01-21/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Non-Credit Courses
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250122T140000
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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
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250122T193000
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SUMMARY:How to Find Yourself on a Deserted Island: Ibn Tufayl's Philosophical Tale
DESCRIPTION:Open to current undergraduate students at the University of Chicago. Registration is capped at 25. 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.  \nThe Fundamental Questions Seminar and the Nicklin Fellows are made possible by the First Analysis Institute. “How to Find Yourself on a Deserted Island: Ibn Tufayl’s Philosophical Tale” is presented in partnership with the Seldon Institute. \nREGISTER HERE \nIn the winter quarter\, we will discuss Hayy Ibn Yaqzan by Ibn Tufayl (d. 1185). This philosophical tale from medieval Spain tells the story of a child who comes of age on an island\, without the influence of any human society. The text explores what a thoughtful human being — with no religious or cultural tradition — might think about God\, the world\, and the place of humanity in it. \nSCHEDULE\n6:00 PM Dinner | 6:15 PM Discussion | 7:30 PM Close \nThe seminar will meet on Wednesday evenings from 6 to 7:30 on Jan. 22\, Feb. 5\, and Feb. 19 (Wednesday evenings in weeks 3\, 5\, and 7) at Gavin House\, the home of the Lumen Christi Institute (1220 E 58th St). \n\nSession 1: Introduction (pp. 95-103\, paragraphs 1-20)\nSession 2: pp. 103-134\, paragraphs 21-90\nSession 3: pp. 134-166\, paragraphs 91-156\n\nFUNDAMENTAL QUESTION SEMINAR\nThis event is part of Lumen Christi’s Fundamental Questions program\, a quarterly seminar designed for undergraduate students at the University of Chicago. By fostering intellectually rigorous conversation around culturally resonant texts\, we aim to allow students to experience the force of the deep existential concerns which animate our lives: “Where do my values come from? What is the good life? How can I become happy?” Our aim is not to answer such fundamental questions\, but rather to equip students with the intellectual skills needed to recognize and articulate them for themselves. This group welcomes students from all religious and philosophical backgrounds because existential questions of being are of concern to all. \nIn addition\, undergraduate students who participate in this seminar are eligible to become “Nicklin Fellows.” These fellows will have exclusive access to research and development grant funds to pursue their intellectual interests. Grants can be used to do things like the following: \n\nOrganize a reading group\nBring a speaker to campus\nOrganize a movie night\nDevelop and plan future fundamental questions seminars\nWrite a paper for a journal\nAnd more!\n\n 
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/ibyn-tufayls-philosophical-tale/2025-01-22/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Seminar,Fundamental Questions Seminar
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250123T193000
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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
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250123T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241223T151407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T143206Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250124T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250124T113000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T144226Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250127T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250127T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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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
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250127T193000
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250128T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250128T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241202T164606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T203508Z
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SUMMARY:Non-Credit Course | The Bible and the Big Bang
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nThis event is in-person only. Intended for university students\, faculty\, and staff. Others interested in attending please contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. This non-credit is made possible through the support of ‘In Lumine: Supporting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide’ (Grant #62372) from the John Templeton Foundation. \nRegistrants are free to attend as many sessions as they choose. Sessions do not presuppose previous attendance or prior knowledge of the subject. \nWhat is the relation between the Bible and the Big Bang? To many\, it seems natural to connect the physical beginning of the cosmos with the Abrahamic doctrine of creation\, but this association of science with philosophy and theology bears critical investigation. In this course\, we will take a deep dive into both the science of the early Universe and the Biblically-rooted doctrine of creation from nothing\, and explore what\, if any\, is the relation between them. Along the way we will engage with thinkers spanning from Philo of Alexandria in the first century to Stephen Hawking in the twenty-first century\, and will explore topics such as the beginning of time\, something coming from ‘nothing’\, fine-tuning and design. \nFORMAT \nTuesdays\, Jan 14-Feb 25\n6:00pm: Dinner\n6:30pm: Presentation \nOn February 11th\, in lieu of the non-credit course\, Fr. Adam Hincks will give our Magis Lecture\, “Faith\, Belief\, and Knowledge” at St. Ignatius College Prep. All NCC registrants are invited to attend the reception and lecture. Transportation will be provided.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/non-credit-course-the-bible-and-the-big-bang/2025-01-28/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Non-Credit Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250129T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250129T140000
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250129T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250129T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241211T165024Z
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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
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250130T173000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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SUMMARY:The Human Person and Biotechnology: Artificial Intelligence and its Limitations
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE for IN PERSON\nREGISTER HERE for ONLINE\nArtificial intelligence is increasingly interfacing with all aspects of human life\, raising particular ethical challenges in medicine and biotechnology. The ethical challenges of AI must be grounded in the limits of the discipline it is applied to. Medicine has seen amazing advances in the last few decades\, but these advances also raise questions about limits\, especially in living patients. We must ask: What are the limits of medicine and biotech – and how does this translate into limits on the use of AI in these fields? This public panel will serve to explore what the limits in medicine and biotech are and what role the wisdom of the Christian tradition can play in forming them. \nStudents and faculty are also invited to join us on Friday\, January 31\, for a master class on Technology\, Culture\, and Virtue\, with Professors Jeffrey Bishop. Readings will be provided to registrants \n  \nFor more information\, contact gzokal@lumenchristi.org \nThis event is cosponsored by the Program on Medicine and Religion at the University of Chicago\, and the Albert Gnaegi Center at Saint Louis University. 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.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/the-human-person-and-biotechnology-artificial-intelligence-and-its-limitations/
LOCATION:Knapp Center for Biological Discovery Room 1103\, 900 E 57th street\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:ONLINE,Lectures & Symposia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250130T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250130T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241209T200155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T144110Z
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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
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250130T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250131T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250131T113000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T144226Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250131T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250131T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241230T173350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250530T210748Z
UID:10001143-1738332000-1738342800@lumenchristi.org
SUMMARY:Technology\, Culture\, and Virtue
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE\nOpen to current students and faculty. This event is in-person only. All registrants will receive copies of the selected readings via Dropbox and PDFs which should be read in advance of the class. An optional wine and cheese reception will follow. \nTechnology is part of our everyday lives. Despite its everydayness\, there remains something mysterious about it. In this master class\, we will demystify technology\, engaging it as a product of culture that both challenges and enhances culture. \nReadings:\nMartin Heidegger – “The Question Concerning Technology” \nLevis\, Duganzic\, and Scheirer – “Organoids are Multi-Cellular Engineered Living Systems: What is the Path Forward for Their Use in the Laboratory and Beyond?” \nBishop – What is Man that AI is Mindful of Him? and Toward a Liturgical Cosmotechnics \nConwill\, Levis\, and Scheirer – Chapter 1 and Chapter 6 in Virtues in Virtual Spaces \nSchedule:\n1:30 PM | pre-event pastries and coffee \n2:00 PM | Part 1: Technology as a way of thinking \n2:40 PM | Part 2: Technology as a way of doing: Engineering Living Systems \n3:20 PM | BREAK \n3:40 PM | Part 3: Cosmotechnics: Technology\, Culture\, and Human Identity \n4:20 PM | Part 4: Goods\, Virtues\, and Virtual Spaces \nClass concludes at 5 PM with a reception following. \nFor more information\, contact gzokal@lumenchristi.org \nThis 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.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/technology-and-culture-master-class/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Master Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250203T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250203T193000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T143622Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250203T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250203T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250204T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250204T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241202T164606Z
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SUMMARY:Non-Credit Course | The Bible and the Big Bang
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nThis event is in-person only. Intended for university students\, faculty\, and staff. Others interested in attending please contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. This non-credit is made possible through the support of ‘In Lumine: Supporting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide’ (Grant #62372) from the John Templeton Foundation. \nRegistrants are free to attend as many sessions as they choose. Sessions do not presuppose previous attendance or prior knowledge of the subject. \nWhat is the relation between the Bible and the Big Bang? To many\, it seems natural to connect the physical beginning of the cosmos with the Abrahamic doctrine of creation\, but this association of science with philosophy and theology bears critical investigation. In this course\, we will take a deep dive into both the science of the early Universe and the Biblically-rooted doctrine of creation from nothing\, and explore what\, if any\, is the relation between them. Along the way we will engage with thinkers spanning from Philo of Alexandria in the first century to Stephen Hawking in the twenty-first century\, and will explore topics such as the beginning of time\, something coming from ‘nothing’\, fine-tuning and design. \nFORMAT \nTuesdays\, Jan 14-Feb 25\n6:00pm: Dinner\n6:30pm: Presentation \nOn February 11th\, in lieu of the non-credit course\, Fr. Adam Hincks will give our Magis Lecture\, “Faith\, Belief\, and Knowledge” at St. Ignatius College Prep. All NCC registrants are invited to attend the reception and lecture. Transportation will be provided.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/non-credit-course-the-bible-and-the-big-bang/2025-02-04/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Non-Credit Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250205T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250205T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250205T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250205T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241218T195924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T203647Z
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SUMMARY:How to Find Yourself on a Deserted Island: Ibn Tufayl's Philosophical Tale
DESCRIPTION:Open to current undergraduate students at the University of Chicago. Registration is capped at 25. 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.  \nThe Fundamental Questions Seminar and the Nicklin Fellows are made possible by the First Analysis Institute. “How to Find Yourself on a Deserted Island: Ibn Tufayl’s Philosophical Tale” is presented in partnership with the Seldon Institute. \nREGISTER HERE \nIn the winter quarter\, we will discuss Hayy Ibn Yaqzan by Ibn Tufayl (d. 1185). This philosophical tale from medieval Spain tells the story of a child who comes of age on an island\, without the influence of any human society. The text explores what a thoughtful human being — with no religious or cultural tradition — might think about God\, the world\, and the place of humanity in it. \nSCHEDULE\n6:00 PM Dinner | 6:15 PM Discussion | 7:30 PM Close \nThe seminar will meet on Wednesday evenings from 6 to 7:30 on Jan. 22\, Feb. 5\, and Feb. 19 (Wednesday evenings in weeks 3\, 5\, and 7) at Gavin House\, the home of the Lumen Christi Institute (1220 E 58th St). \n\nSession 1: Introduction (pp. 95-103\, paragraphs 1-20)\nSession 2: pp. 103-134\, paragraphs 21-90\nSession 3: pp. 134-166\, paragraphs 91-156\n\nFUNDAMENTAL QUESTION SEMINAR\nThis event is part of Lumen Christi’s Fundamental Questions program\, a quarterly seminar designed for undergraduate students at the University of Chicago. By fostering intellectually rigorous conversation around culturally resonant texts\, we aim to allow students to experience the force of the deep existential concerns which animate our lives: “Where do my values come from? What is the good life? How can I become happy?” Our aim is not to answer such fundamental questions\, but rather to equip students with the intellectual skills needed to recognize and articulate them for themselves. This group welcomes students from all religious and philosophical backgrounds because existential questions of being are of concern to all. \nIn addition\, undergraduate students who participate in this seminar are eligible to become “Nicklin Fellows.” These fellows will have exclusive access to research and development grant funds to pursue their intellectual interests. Grants can be used to do things like the following: \n\nOrganize a reading group\nBring a speaker to campus\nOrganize a movie night\nDevelop and plan future fundamental questions seminars\nWrite a paper for a journal\nAnd more!\n\n 
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/ibyn-tufayls-philosophical-tale/2025-02-05/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Seminar,Fundamental Questions Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250206T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250206T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241210T155313Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T140609Z
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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
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250206T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241223T151407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T143206Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250207T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250207T113000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250210T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250210T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241003T161443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T143622Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250210T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250210T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241223T144712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250120T190701Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250211T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250211T191500
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241210T214607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T222019Z
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SUMMARY:Magis Lecture | Faith\, Belief\, and Knowledge
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE\n5:00 Mass  | 5:45 Drinks & Hors d’Oeuvres  | 6:30 Lecture  | 7:15 End \nCo-presented by St. Ignatius College Prep.  \nFree and open to the public. Registration required. For questions\, please contact Marial Corona at mcorona@lumenchristi.org. \n“Believers are also thinkers: in believing\, they think and in thinking\, they believe.” So said St. Augustine of Hippo\, in contrast to our typical assumption that belief and knowledge are opposites\, with belief associated with religious faith and knowledge with scientific thinking. In actual practice\, though\, there are many of instances of belief in science and many claims of knowledge in religion. In this talk Fr. Adam Hincks\, S.J. (University of Toronto) will present knowledge and belief as interlocking rational activities and explore how they relate to religious faith. \nAbout the Magis Series\nThe Magis Series on Faith and Reason is a partnership between the Lumen Christi Institute\, St. Ignatius College Prep\, and Loyola Academy to bring accessible yet sophisticated lectures on the Church’s intellectual tradition to the broad lay public. The event is open to everyone from high school students to retirees. Anyone who desires a lively entrée into the mind of the Church is welcome and encouraged to attend; no affiliation with either high school is needed.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/magis-lecture-faith-belief-and-knowledge/
LOCATION:Saint Ignatius College Prep\, 1076 W Roosevelt Rd\, Chicago\, IL
CATEGORIES:Magis Lectures,Cultural Forum
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250212T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250212T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241210T213603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T171035Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250212T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250212T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241211T165024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T203401Z
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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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250213T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250213T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241209T200155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T144110Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250213T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250213T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241223T151407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T143206Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250214T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250214T113000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241210T213851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T144226Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250217T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250217T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241003T161443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T143622Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250217T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250217T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241223T144712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250120T190701Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250218T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250218T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241202T164606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T203508Z
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SUMMARY:Non-Credit Course | The Bible and the Big Bang
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nThis event is in-person only. Intended for university students\, faculty\, and staff. Others interested in attending please contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. This non-credit is made possible through the support of ‘In Lumine: Supporting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide’ (Grant #62372) from the John Templeton Foundation. \nRegistrants are free to attend as many sessions as they choose. Sessions do not presuppose previous attendance or prior knowledge of the subject. \nWhat is the relation between the Bible and the Big Bang? To many\, it seems natural to connect the physical beginning of the cosmos with the Abrahamic doctrine of creation\, but this association of science with philosophy and theology bears critical investigation. In this course\, we will take a deep dive into both the science of the early Universe and the Biblically-rooted doctrine of creation from nothing\, and explore what\, if any\, is the relation between them. Along the way we will engage with thinkers spanning from Philo of Alexandria in the first century to Stephen Hawking in the twenty-first century\, and will explore topics such as the beginning of time\, something coming from ‘nothing’\, fine-tuning and design. \nFORMAT \nTuesdays\, Jan 14-Feb 25\n6:00pm: Dinner\n6:30pm: Presentation \nOn February 11th\, in lieu of the non-credit course\, Fr. Adam Hincks will give our Magis Lecture\, “Faith\, Belief\, and Knowledge” at St. Ignatius College Prep. All NCC registrants are invited to attend the reception and lecture. Transportation will be provided.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/non-credit-course-the-bible-and-the-big-bang/2025-02-18/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Non-Credit Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250219T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250219T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250219T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250219T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241218T195924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T203647Z
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SUMMARY:How to Find Yourself on a Deserted Island: Ibn Tufayl's Philosophical Tale
DESCRIPTION:Open to current undergraduate students at the University of Chicago. Registration is capped at 25. 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.  \nThe Fundamental Questions Seminar and the Nicklin Fellows are made possible by the First Analysis Institute. “How to Find Yourself on a Deserted Island: Ibn Tufayl’s Philosophical Tale” is presented in partnership with the Seldon Institute. \nREGISTER HERE \nIn the winter quarter\, we will discuss Hayy Ibn Yaqzan by Ibn Tufayl (d. 1185). This philosophical tale from medieval Spain tells the story of a child who comes of age on an island\, without the influence of any human society. The text explores what a thoughtful human being — with no religious or cultural tradition — might think about God\, the world\, and the place of humanity in it. \nSCHEDULE\n6:00 PM Dinner | 6:15 PM Discussion | 7:30 PM Close \nThe seminar will meet on Wednesday evenings from 6 to 7:30 on Jan. 22\, Feb. 5\, and Feb. 19 (Wednesday evenings in weeks 3\, 5\, and 7) at Gavin House\, the home of the Lumen Christi Institute (1220 E 58th St). \n\nSession 1: Introduction (pp. 95-103\, paragraphs 1-20)\nSession 2: pp. 103-134\, paragraphs 21-90\nSession 3: pp. 134-166\, paragraphs 91-156\n\nFUNDAMENTAL QUESTION SEMINAR\nThis event is part of Lumen Christi’s Fundamental Questions program\, a quarterly seminar designed for undergraduate students at the University of Chicago. By fostering intellectually rigorous conversation around culturally resonant texts\, we aim to allow students to experience the force of the deep existential concerns which animate our lives: “Where do my values come from? What is the good life? How can I become happy?” Our aim is not to answer such fundamental questions\, but rather to equip students with the intellectual skills needed to recognize and articulate them for themselves. This group welcomes students from all religious and philosophical backgrounds because existential questions of being are of concern to all. \nIn addition\, undergraduate students who participate in this seminar are eligible to become “Nicklin Fellows.” These fellows will have exclusive access to research and development grant funds to pursue their intellectual interests. Grants can be used to do things like the following: \n\nOrganize a reading group\nBring a speaker to campus\nOrganize a movie night\nDevelop and plan future fundamental questions seminars\nWrite a paper for a journal\nAnd more!\n\n 
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/ibyn-tufayls-philosophical-tale/2025-02-19/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Seminar,Fundamental Questions Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250220T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250220T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250220T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250220T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250221T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250221T113000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250224T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250224T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241003T161443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T143622Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250224T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250224T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241223T144712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250120T190701Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250225T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250225T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241202T164606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T203508Z
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SUMMARY:Non-Credit Course | The Bible and the Big Bang
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nThis event is in-person only. Intended for university students\, faculty\, and staff. Others interested in attending please contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. This non-credit is made possible through the support of ‘In Lumine: Supporting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide’ (Grant #62372) from the John Templeton Foundation. \nRegistrants are free to attend as many sessions as they choose. Sessions do not presuppose previous attendance or prior knowledge of the subject. \nWhat is the relation between the Bible and the Big Bang? To many\, it seems natural to connect the physical beginning of the cosmos with the Abrahamic doctrine of creation\, but this association of science with philosophy and theology bears critical investigation. In this course\, we will take a deep dive into both the science of the early Universe and the Biblically-rooted doctrine of creation from nothing\, and explore what\, if any\, is the relation between them. Along the way we will engage with thinkers spanning from Philo of Alexandria in the first century to Stephen Hawking in the twenty-first century\, and will explore topics such as the beginning of time\, something coming from ‘nothing’\, fine-tuning and design. \nFORMAT \nTuesdays\, Jan 14-Feb 25\n6:00pm: Dinner\n6:30pm: Presentation \nOn February 11th\, in lieu of the non-credit course\, Fr. Adam Hincks will give our Magis Lecture\, “Faith\, Belief\, and Knowledge” at St. Ignatius College Prep. All NCC registrants are invited to attend the reception and lecture. Transportation will be provided.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/non-credit-course-the-bible-and-the-big-bang/2025-02-25/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Non-Credit Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250226T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250226T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241210T213603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T171035Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250226T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250226T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241211T165024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T203401Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250227T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250227T174500
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241211T170419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T141526Z
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SUMMARY:Gender\, The Body\, and Holiness in the Middle Ages
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nCo-sponsored by the University of Chicago Divinity School\, Medieval Studies Workshop\, and Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality. For more information\, contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. \nThis event will be a symposium on Rachel Smith’s (Villanova University) book\, Excessive Saints: Gender\, Narrative\, and Theological Invention in Thomas of Cantimpré’s Mystical Hagiographies. Rachel Smith will outline the major themes of her work. Then\, Willemien Otten (University of Chicago)\, Bernard McGinn (University of Chicago)\, and Barbara Newman (Northwestern University) will respond. Ryan Coyne (University of Chicago) will moderate the conversation. \nHow does the gendering of images work to render Thomas of Cantimpré’s portraits of holy women vivid\, compelling\, desirable? How is gender undone in his hagiographies\, its expectations countered? How does gendering the saint work together with other elements of Thomas’s theology of sanctity? How is the hagiographer gendered in relation to the saint? In what ways might we see the limits of gender as a category of analysis in Thomas’s hagiographical works? How does gendering work in the context of vitae that use apophatic strategies to compose their saintly subjects?
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/gender-the-body-and-holiness-in-the-middle-ages/
LOCATION:Swift Hall\, First Floor Common Room\, 1025 E 58th St\,Chicago\, IL 60637\, Hyde Park\, IL
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Symposia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250227T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250227T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241209T200155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T144110Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250228T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250228T113000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241210T213851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T144226Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250228T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250228T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241211T194149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250220T190018Z
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SUMMARY:Master Class on Augustine's City of God
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students and faculty. Advanced undergraduates and others interested in participating should contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. This event is in-person only. All registrants will receive copies of the selected readings\, which should be read in advance of the class. An optional wine and cheese reception will follow.  \nFor the positivist political scientist\, focused on polls\, percentages\, and prognostications\, Augustine’s sprawling masterpiece—City of God (De civitate Dei)—is apt to seem a morass of mythology and otherworldly speculation. I propose\, for the conduct of the master class\, that we temporarily (and respectfully) shelve our inner positivist\, link up with our collective political imagination\, and entertain as best we can one of the great political theologies of all time. By great I do not mean unproblematic—there will be plenty of problems and perplexities—I mean greatly influential. For the first 90 minute session\, we will focus on two stories of the fall\, the dual invention of sin\, and Augustine’s struggle not to have to concede to the impossibility of perfection\, here or above. For the second session\, we will turn more directly to political matters and especially to the “twilight” perspective that Augustine takes us all inescapably to have on true peace. \nJim Wetzel (Professor of Philosophy and Augustinian Endowed Chair in the Thought of St. Augustine at Villanova University) will lead this three hour master class. \nReadings:\nSee the list of readings syllabus HERE. \nBoth the required and recommended readings will be distributed to participants via Dropbox and PDFs. If you prefer\, you can pick up a printout of the readings at Gavin House (1220 E. 58th Street) Mon-Fri\, 10am-4pm once they are ready. Please email David Strobach at dstrobach@lumenchristi.org to let us know you are coming. \nSchedule:\nLocation: Swift Hall Common Room \n1:30-2:00 | pre-event pastries and coffee \n2:00-3:20 | Session 1 \n3:20-3:40 | Coffee break \n3:40-5:00 | Session 2 \n5:00-5:30 | Reception
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/master-class-on-augustines-city-of-god/
LOCATION:Swift Hall\, First Floor Common Room\, 1025 E 58th St\,Chicago\, IL 60637\, Hyde Park\, IL
CATEGORIES:Master Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250301T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250301T143000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241220T165957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250220T190128Z
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SUMMARY:Winter Newman Forum Conference for High School Students: What Really Happens When...
DESCRIPTION:INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION \nGROUP (10+) REGISTRATION \nPresented by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Newman Forum. Open to current high school students. This seminar is cosponsored by the University of Saint Mary of the Lake at Mundelein Seminary\, and the Archdiocese of Chicago Vocation Office. Email newmanforum@lumenchristi.org for any questions. \nWhat really happens when Chat-GPT does your homework? When you try to live forever? When a child is born with disabilities? When statues weep and paintings bleed? When the universe seems completely random?  \nOn March 1\, 2025\, the Newman Forum’s “What Really Happens When…” conference will gather high school students at the University of St. Mary of the Lake to discover the fascinating realities of everyday and misunderstood scientific\, historical\, literary\, and religious topics. Students will meet with presenters and discuss the wonders of science\, the lessons of history\, the beauty of literature\, and the mysteries of faith. \nThe conference will have three sessions of “lightning-round” talks\, where students can choose a talk based on their own interests. Then\, after lunch\, we will hold “Office Hours\,” where students can bring their own questions to the presenters in an informal environment. We will close with Eucharistic Adoration. \nTo see all the talks and titles\, click here. \nPROGRAM\n\nRegistration\nWelcome & Opening Prayer\nLightning Round Talks by invited professors and graduate students from the University of Chicago\, Notre Dame\, and other Universities\nLunch at the USML dining hall\nOffice Hours to engage with the faculty and learn about their interest\, research\, and school\nEucharistic Adoration\n\nCOST\n$10 by Wednesday\, February 5th | $20 after Wednesday\, February 5th \nDiscounts available for groups over 10.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/winter-newman-forum-conference-for-high-school-students-what-really-happens-when/
LOCATION:University of Saint Mary of the Lake\, 1000 East Maple Avenue \nMundelein\, IL 60060\, Mundelein\, IL
CATEGORIES:Newman Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250303T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250303T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250305T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250305T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241210T213603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T171035Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250306T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250306T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250307T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250307T113000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241210T213851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T144226Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250313T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250313T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241209T200155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T144110Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250320T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250320T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20250305T151720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T144945Z
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SUMMARY:A Philosophy of Work\, Leisure\, and Catholic Culture - A Catholic Vision of Culture in the 21st Century | West Suburban Catholic Culture Series
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE\n(Business casual attire encouraged. For questions\, please email Marial Corona at mcorona@lumenchristi.org). \nSchedule: 6:30 p.m. Drinks | 7:00 p.m. Dinner\, Lecture\, & Q&A | 8:30 p.m. End \nMarch 20: A Philosophy of Work\, Leisure\, and Catholic Culture\nPaul Blaschko (University of Notre Dame)\nIn his well-known and influential essay\, Leisure: The Basis of Culture\, Josef Pieper claims that we in modern western society have come to inhabit a “world of total work\,” and that an essential precondition for escape is recapturing a more ancient notion of “leisure” (in Greek: scholê\, in Latin: otium). \nWhile much has been said in support of this claim\, especially in Catholic intellectual circles\, the focus has typically centered on the nature of leisure\, which much of this dialogue takes as the starting point. In this lecture\, Prof. Blaschko\, who studies the philosophy of work at Notre Dame\, will proceed in a different direction\, asking “What kind of culture\, and what kind of work culture\, would we create if we wanted to incorporate genuine leisure into our lives?” \nSERIES DESCRIPTION \nWestern culture owes a great deal to Christianity\, but Christianity does not require any culture\, as a culture\, to be built with Christian materials. This does not reflect a weakness or defect in Christianity. It is a consequence of its genius. Christianity can and should inform every human undertaking. In this series\, we’ll explore various arenas where human existence is played out and discover how Christianity can transform them. Our point of departure is Remi Brague’s reflection “From What is Left Over\,” which takes as its inspiration Pope Benedict’s “The Roots of European Culture.” \nSPRING SCHEDULE \nMarch 20: On Work\nPaul Blaschko (University of Notre Dame) \nApril 24: A Catholic Vision of Sports\nClark Power (University of Notre Dame) \nMay TBD
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/a-catholic-vision-of-culture-in-the-21st-century-west-suburban-catholic-culture-series-2/
LOCATION:Butterfield Country Club\, 2800 Midwest Rd\, Oak Brook\, IL\, 60523\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Symposia,West Suburban Series,Cultural Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250327T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250327T183000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20250220T224009Z
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SUMMARY:Polarization\, Social Cohesion\, and the Economy
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE for IN PERSON \nREGISTER HERE for ONLINE  \n\n\nFor more information\, contact gzokal@lumenchristi.org   \nWith polarization on the rise around the globe\, scholars have pointed to a broader fragmentation of social cohesion. Economics\, sociology\, theology and philosophy offer different entry points for exploring these problems. How might we better understand this global moment? This marks the 5th anniversary of Pope Francis’s social encyclical\, Fratelli Tutti\, which sought not only to diagnose these problems\, but to also offer moral responses for all people of good will. How might principles derived from Catholic social teaching\, such as solidarity\, human dignity\, and “the preferential option for the poor” operate within local and national economies to contribute towards a greater common good? \nThis event is on Thursday March 27th\, 2025\, from 5:00 to 6:30 PM and is free and open to the public. Attendees should enter via the South Dorchester Avenue doors.  \nThis event is cosponsored by the Catholic Research Economists Discussion Organization (CREDO)\, the International House Global Voices Program\,\, the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics at the University of Chicago\, and the Alliance for the Social Market Economy.  \nPersons with disabilities who may need assistance should contact International House in advance of the program at (773) 753-2274 or email i-house-programs@uchicago.edu \n \n \n \n  \n \n 
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/polarization-social-cohesion-and-the-economy/
LOCATION:International House at the University of Chicago\, 1414 E 59th St.\nChicago\, IL 60637\, Hyde Park\, IL
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Symposia
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250328
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250329
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20250326T210640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250326T210640Z
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SUMMARY:10th Conference in Economics and Catholic Social Thought: Polarization\, Social Cohesion\, and the Economy
DESCRIPTION:This conference will bring together leading thinkers in economics\, theology\, and ethics to explore how principles derived from Catholic social teaching\, such as solidarity\, human dignity\, and “the preferential option for the poor”\, might operate within local and national economies to contribute towards a greater common good. \nSession I: 5 years after Fratelli Tutti\n· David Cloutier (University of Notre Dame)\n· Ursula Nothelle-Wildfeuer (University of Freiburg)\n· Moderator: Fr. Martin Schlag (University of St Thomas) \nSession II: The impact of the economy on social cohesion\n· Nils Goldschmidt (University of Siegen and Weltethos Institute\, Tübingen)\n· Luigi Zingales (University of Chicago)\n· Moderator: Tom Kohler (Boston College) \nSession III: Global solidarity\, migration\, and the economy\n· George Borjas (Havard Kennedy School)\n· Christopher Gohl (Weltethos Institute at the University of Tübingen)\n· Moderator: Kirk Doran (Notre Dame) \nSession IV: Importance of solidarity within economies\n· Paola Sapienza (Stanford University)\n· Holger Zaborowski (University of Erfurt)\n· Moderator: Andrew Yuengert (Pepperdine) \nThis event is cosponsored by the Catholic Research Economists Discussion Organization\, the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics at the University of Chicago\, and the Alliance for the Social Market Economy. \nThis event is by invitation only. For more information contact gzokal@lumenchristi.org 
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/10th-conference-in-economics-and-catholic-social-thought-polarization-social-cohesion-and-the-economy/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250401T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250401T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20250318T162830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250318T162831Z
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SUMMARY:Non-Credit Course | Experience of Grace
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nThis event is in-person only. Intended for university students\, faculty\, and staff. 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. \nChristian faith proclaims that we are saved by divine grace. What is “grace” and how do we experience it? What is special about the Catholic understanding of grace?  What  major controversies have clarified the understanding of grace? This class will draw on Scripture\, short autobiographical accounts\, and film to show the transformative power of grace in the lives of men and women such as Paul of Tarsus\, Augustine of Hippo\, Ignatius of Loyola\, Edith Stein\, Dorothy Day\, and Bernard Nathanson who were enabled by grace to flourish beyond what they could “ask or imagine” [Ephesians 3:20].\n\n  \nTuesdays\, April 1-May 14\n6:00pm: Dinner\n6:30pm: Presentation \n\nApril 1:  “Immortal Longings”: The Exigence for Transcendence and the Gift of Grace.\nApril 8:   Paul of Tarsus’s Encounter with the Risen Christ.\nApril 15: Do We Earn Grace? The Pelagian Controversy\nApril 22: Reformation Grace Controversies: Martin Luther and Ignatius of Loyola\nApril 29: The Sacramentality of Grace: Jesus Christ\, the Church\, and the Seven Sacraments\nMay 6:    Autobiographical Testimonies to the Experience of Grace\nMay 13: “Don’t Call Me a Saint”: “The Long Loneliness” of Dorothy Day.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/non-credit-course-experience-of-grace-2/2025-04-01/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Non-Credit Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250402T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250402T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20250317T154726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250519T165500Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250403T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250403T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250404T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250404T123000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250408T165903Z
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SUMMARY:Faculty Colloquium on The Uses of Idolatry
DESCRIPTION:This event is a colloquium on William T. Cavanaugh’s (DePaul University) book The Uses of Idolatry\, which offers a sustained and interdisciplinary argument that worship has not waned in our supposedly “secular” world. Rather\, the target of worship has changed\, migrating from the explicit worship of God to the implicit worship of things. Cavanaugh examines modern idolatries and the ways in which humans become dominated by our own creations. \nJ. Michelle Molina (Northwestern University) and Fr. Patrick Gilger\, S.J. (Loyola University Chicago) will offer remarks on the book followed by responses from William Cavanaugh. The event will be moderated by Scott Moringiello (DePaul University). \nThis event is by invitation only. If you would like more information or would like to request to attend\, please contact Geoffrey Zokal at gzokal@lumenchristi.org.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/faculty-colloquium-on-the-uses-of-idolatry/
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Symposia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250404T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250404T192000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20241210T211819Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250401T191436Z
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SUMMARY:The Prince and Father of Music: Palestrina at 500
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE\nThe quincentennial of the birth of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina is an occasion to recognize the outstanding legacy of this talented musician not only in realm of sacred music but also in the history of composition more broadly. In an 80-minute concert presentation without intermission\, Schola Antiqua explores an array of Palestrina’s sacred choral works\, ranging from hymn and psalm settings to motets and spiritual madrigals. In-concert commentary illuminates Palestrina’s central role as conservator of Catholic plainchant and the ‘perfect art’ of imitative counterpoint. \nSchedule:\n5:00-5:30pm     Reception\n5:45-7:15pm     Concert\n7:15-7:20pm     Compline\n7:20pm             End
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/the-prince-and-father-of-music-palestrina-at-500/
LOCATION:Loyola Academy McGrath Family Performing Arts Center\, 3455 Illinois Rd\, Wilmette\, IL\, 60091
CATEGORIES:Schola Antiqua,Cultural Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250407T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250407T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T191834Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250408T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250408T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250318T162831Z
UID:10001583-1744135200-1744140600@lumenchristi.org
SUMMARY:Non-Credit Course | Experience of Grace
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nThis event is in-person only. Intended for university students\, faculty\, and staff. 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. \nChristian faith proclaims that we are saved by divine grace. What is “grace” and how do we experience it? What is special about the Catholic understanding of grace?  What  major controversies have clarified the understanding of grace? This class will draw on Scripture\, short autobiographical accounts\, and film to show the transformative power of grace in the lives of men and women such as Paul of Tarsus\, Augustine of Hippo\, Ignatius of Loyola\, Edith Stein\, Dorothy Day\, and Bernard Nathanson who were enabled by grace to flourish beyond what they could “ask or imagine” [Ephesians 3:20].\n\n  \nTuesdays\, April 1-May 14\n6:00pm: Dinner\n6:30pm: Presentation \n\nApril 1:  “Immortal Longings”: The Exigence for Transcendence and the Gift of Grace.\nApril 8:   Paul of Tarsus’s Encounter with the Risen Christ.\nApril 15: Do We Earn Grace? The Pelagian Controversy\nApril 22: Reformation Grace Controversies: Martin Luther and Ignatius of Loyola\nApril 29: The Sacramentality of Grace: Jesus Christ\, the Church\, and the Seven Sacraments\nMay 6:    Autobiographical Testimonies to the Experience of Grace\nMay 13: “Don’t Call Me a Saint”: “The Long Loneliness” of Dorothy Day.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/non-credit-course-experience-of-grace-2/2025-04-08/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Non-Credit Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250410T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250410T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20250317T151314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T200212Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250411T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250411T113000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250414T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250414T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250415T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250415T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20250318T162830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250318T162831Z
UID:10001584-1744740000-1744745400@lumenchristi.org
SUMMARY:Non-Credit Course | Experience of Grace
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nThis event is in-person only. Intended for university students\, faculty\, and staff. 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. \nChristian faith proclaims that we are saved by divine grace. What is “grace” and how do we experience it? What is special about the Catholic understanding of grace?  What  major controversies have clarified the understanding of grace? This class will draw on Scripture\, short autobiographical accounts\, and film to show the transformative power of grace in the lives of men and women such as Paul of Tarsus\, Augustine of Hippo\, Ignatius of Loyola\, Edith Stein\, Dorothy Day\, and Bernard Nathanson who were enabled by grace to flourish beyond what they could “ask or imagine” [Ephesians 3:20].\n\n  \nTuesdays\, April 1-May 14\n6:00pm: Dinner\n6:30pm: Presentation \n\nApril 1:  “Immortal Longings”: The Exigence for Transcendence and the Gift of Grace.\nApril 8:   Paul of Tarsus’s Encounter with the Risen Christ.\nApril 15: Do We Earn Grace? The Pelagian Controversy\nApril 22: Reformation Grace Controversies: Martin Luther and Ignatius of Loyola\nApril 29: The Sacramentality of Grace: Jesus Christ\, the Church\, and the Seven Sacraments\nMay 6:    Autobiographical Testimonies to the Experience of Grace\nMay 13: “Don’t Call Me a Saint”: “The Long Loneliness” of Dorothy Day.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/non-credit-course-experience-of-grace-2/2025-04-15/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Non-Credit Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250416T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250416T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250418T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250418T113000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250421T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250421T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250422T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250422T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20250318T162830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250318T162831Z
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SUMMARY:Non-Credit Course | Experience of Grace
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nThis event is in-person only. Intended for university students\, faculty\, and staff. 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. \nChristian faith proclaims that we are saved by divine grace. What is “grace” and how do we experience it? What is special about the Catholic understanding of grace?  What  major controversies have clarified the understanding of grace? This class will draw on Scripture\, short autobiographical accounts\, and film to show the transformative power of grace in the lives of men and women such as Paul of Tarsus\, Augustine of Hippo\, Ignatius of Loyola\, Edith Stein\, Dorothy Day\, and Bernard Nathanson who were enabled by grace to flourish beyond what they could “ask or imagine” [Ephesians 3:20].\n\n  \nTuesdays\, April 1-May 14\n6:00pm: Dinner\n6:30pm: Presentation \n\nApril 1:  “Immortal Longings”: The Exigence for Transcendence and the Gift of Grace.\nApril 8:   Paul of Tarsus’s Encounter with the Risen Christ.\nApril 15: Do We Earn Grace? The Pelagian Controversy\nApril 22: Reformation Grace Controversies: Martin Luther and Ignatius of Loyola\nApril 29: The Sacramentality of Grace: Jesus Christ\, the Church\, and the Seven Sacraments\nMay 6:    Autobiographical Testimonies to the Experience of Grace\nMay 13: “Don’t Call Me a Saint”: “The Long Loneliness” of Dorothy Day.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/non-credit-course-experience-of-grace-2/2025-04-22/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Non-Credit Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250424T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250424T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20250324T192412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T145034Z
UID:10001598-1745519400-1745526600@lumenchristi.org
SUMMARY:Christianity\, Culture\, and Sport: From Play to Virtue - A Catholic Vision of Culture in the 21st Century | West Suburban Catholic Culture Series
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE\n(Business casual attire encouraged. For questions\, please email Marial Corona at mcorona@lumenchristi.org). \nSchedule: 6:30 p.m. Drinks | 7:00 p.m. Dinner\, Lecture\, & Q&A | 8:30 p.m. End \nApril 24: Christianity\, Culture\, and Sport: From Play to Virtue\nClark Power (University of Notre Dame)\nI was his delight day by day\, \nPlaying before him every moment\, \nplaying in his inhabited world\, \ndelighting in Adam’s offspring. \nProverbs 8:30-32 (trans. Brown\, 2012: 28-29) \nDrawing on Brown’s exegetical exploration of Wisdom’s paideia in the Book of Wisdom\, I explore the relationship between Christianity and culture (following Remi Brague) with a focus on sports and more specifically youth sports. I argue that sports is play and as such fosters children’s development of the theological and cardinal virtues. In childhood as well as adulthood\, sports should lead us to a transcendent joy that is rooted in freedom\, love\, and hope for the future of the human community. \nSERIES DESCRIPTION \nWestern culture owes a great deal to Christianity\, but Christianity does not require any culture\, as a culture\, to be built with Christian materials. This does not reflect a weakness or defect in Christianity. It is a consequence of its genius. Christianity can and should inform every human undertaking. In this series\, we’ll explore various arenas where human existence is played out and discover how Christianity can transform them. Our point of departure is Remi Brague’s reflection “From What is Left Over\,” which takes as its inspiration Pope Benedict’s “The Roots of European Culture.” \nSPRING SCHEDULE \nMay 14th at Ruth Lake Country Club (6200 S Madison St\, Hinsdale\, IL 60521):  \nA Catholic Vision of Art: Beauty – The Highway to God \nSarah Crow (University of St. Xavier | St. Gregory’s Hall) \n\n“In everything which gives us the pure authentic feeling of beauty there is really the presence of God…all art of the highest order is religious in essence”  \n– Simone Weil  \n\nBeautiful art reflects the glory of the living\, incarnate God\, Jesus Christ\, whether or not explicitly religious in subject matter. Art is not only an instrument and expression of culture\, but also has a prophetic capacity to “prepare the way for the Lord” and transform the hearts of those who encounter it. This lecture will look at great works of art\, both sacred and secular\, and demonstrate how they can lead us to God.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/a-catholic-vision-of-culture-in-the-21st-century-west-suburban-catholic-culture-series-3/
LOCATION:Butterfield Country Club\, 2800 Midwest Rd\, Oak Brook\, IL\, 60523\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Symposia,West Suburban Series,Cultural Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250424T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250424T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T200212Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250425T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250425T113000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250428T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250428T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250429T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250429T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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SUMMARY:Non-Credit Course | Experience of Grace
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nThis event is in-person only. Intended for university students\, faculty\, and staff. 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. \nChristian faith proclaims that we are saved by divine grace. What is “grace” and how do we experience it? What is special about the Catholic understanding of grace?  What  major controversies have clarified the understanding of grace? This class will draw on Scripture\, short autobiographical accounts\, and film to show the transformative power of grace in the lives of men and women such as Paul of Tarsus\, Augustine of Hippo\, Ignatius of Loyola\, Edith Stein\, Dorothy Day\, and Bernard Nathanson who were enabled by grace to flourish beyond what they could “ask or imagine” [Ephesians 3:20].\n\n  \nTuesdays\, April 1-May 14\n6:00pm: Dinner\n6:30pm: Presentation \n\nApril 1:  “Immortal Longings”: The Exigence for Transcendence and the Gift of Grace.\nApril 8:   Paul of Tarsus’s Encounter with the Risen Christ.\nApril 15: Do We Earn Grace? The Pelagian Controversy\nApril 22: Reformation Grace Controversies: Martin Luther and Ignatius of Loyola\nApril 29: The Sacramentality of Grace: Jesus Christ\, the Church\, and the Seven Sacraments\nMay 6:    Autobiographical Testimonies to the Experience of Grace\nMay 13: “Don’t Call Me a Saint”: “The Long Loneliness” of Dorothy Day.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/non-credit-course-experience-of-grace-2/2025-04-29/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Non-Credit Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250430T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250430T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250501T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250501T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250501T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250501T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20250317T151314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T200212Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250502T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250502T113000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250317T153658Z
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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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250506T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250506T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20250318T162830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250318T162831Z
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SUMMARY:Non-Credit Course | Experience of Grace
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nThis event is in-person only. Intended for university students\, faculty\, and staff. 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. \nChristian faith proclaims that we are saved by divine grace. What is “grace” and how do we experience it? What is special about the Catholic understanding of grace?  What  major controversies have clarified the understanding of grace? This class will draw on Scripture\, short autobiographical accounts\, and film to show the transformative power of grace in the lives of men and women such as Paul of Tarsus\, Augustine of Hippo\, Ignatius of Loyola\, Edith Stein\, Dorothy Day\, and Bernard Nathanson who were enabled by grace to flourish beyond what they could “ask or imagine” [Ephesians 3:20].\n\n  \nTuesdays\, April 1-May 14\n6:00pm: Dinner\n6:30pm: Presentation \n\nApril 1:  “Immortal Longings”: The Exigence for Transcendence and the Gift of Grace.\nApril 8:   Paul of Tarsus’s Encounter with the Risen Christ.\nApril 15: Do We Earn Grace? The Pelagian Controversy\nApril 22: Reformation Grace Controversies: Martin Luther and Ignatius of Loyola\nApril 29: The Sacramentality of Grace: Jesus Christ\, the Church\, and the Seven Sacraments\nMay 6:    Autobiographical Testimonies to the Experience of Grace\nMay 13: “Don’t Call Me a Saint”: “The Long Loneliness” of Dorothy Day.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/non-credit-course-experience-of-grace-2/2025-05-06/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Non-Credit Courses
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250507
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250508
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250313T190710Z
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SUMMARY:"Listening in on 'The Great Conversation'" | The University of Chicago in the 1940s — 1960s
DESCRIPTION:PRIVATE EVENT\, BY INVITE ONLY\nFor questions\, please email David Strobach at dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. \n\nWhat was college life like at the University of Chicago at mid century? Atomic fission was being achieved under Stagg Field; the intensive four-year Core Curriculum was in full swing; and world-historical scholars like Friedrich Hayek\, Leo Strauss\, and Hannah Arendt were on faculty. The eminent political philosopher (AB ’47) Ralph Lerner and renowned theologian David Novak (AB ’61) will reflect on their undergraduate years at the college\, the role the University played in their intellectual journeys\, and the place of religious belief in the life of the mind. \nThey will be joined by John Boyer\, longtime Dean of the College\, professor of history\, and author of The University of Chicago: A History; and Danny Wasserman\, Executive Director of the Lumen Christi Institute and College alumnus (’05). Boyer and Wasserman will provide historical and contemporary perspective to the evening’s discussion.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/listening-in-on-the-great-conversation-the-university-of-chicago-in-the-1940s-1960s/
CATEGORIES:Cultural Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250508T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250508T180000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20250317T150103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250509T151438Z
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SUMMARY:Maimonides on Christianity and Islam
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE\nFor questions\, please email David Strobach at dstrobach@gmail.com. \nCosponsored by the Regenstein Foundation\, University of Chicago Medieval Studies Workshop\, University of Chicago Divinity School\, The Catholic-Muslim Studies Program at Catholic Theological Union\, and Seldon Institute. \nWhat did Maimonides say about Christianity and Islam? How would Al-Ghazali or Thomas Aquinas have responded to him?  \nThis symposium will be a thought-experiment in interreligious dialogue.   \nDavid Novak (University of Toronto) will begin by explicating Maimonides’ position. Yousef Casewit (University of Chicago) will put on the persona of Al-Ghazali to reply. And Matthew Levering (University of St. Mary of the Lake) will reply as if he were Thomas Aquinas. A conversation moderated by James Robinson (University of Chicago) and an audience Q-and-A will follow. \nIn biblical times\, the religious divide between the Jews and the Gentiles was straightforward: the Gentiles worship a variety of “other gods” (polytheism); the Jews alone worship the One and Only God\, the Creator of the universe (monotheism). But with the rise of Christianity and Islam\, there are now two peoples claiming to worship the same God as do the Jews. How did Maimonides accept these claims\, yet cogently affirm the superiority of Judaism?
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/maimonides-on-islam-and-christianity/
LOCATION:Kent Hall\, Room 120\, 1020 E 58th St.\nChicago\, IL 60637\, Hyde Park\, IL
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Symposia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250508T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250508T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20250317T151314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T200212Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250509T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250509T113000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20250317T153658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250317T153658Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250509T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250509T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20250313T151436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T231917Z
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SUMMARY:What Can We Say About God? An Interview with David Novak on God-Talk
DESCRIPTION:11:15am Doors Open | 11:45am Welcome\, Blessing\, Lunch is Served   |   12:00pm Interview   |   1:00pm End  \nREGISTER HERE\nThe dress code and parking information for the University Club is here.\nFor questions\, please email Marial Corona at mcorona@lumenchristi.org. \nThis event is copresented by the Regenstein Foundation.  It is cosponsored by Public Discourse\, the Tikvah Fund\, and Spertus Institute. \n\n\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. \n\nJoin us over lunch as Melanie Barrett\, professor of moral theology at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake\, interviews David Novak on his new book on God-talk in Judaism.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/what-can-we-say-about-god-an-interview-with-david-novak-on-god-talk/
LOCATION:University Club of Chicago\, 76 E Monroe St\nChicago\, IL 60603\, Downtown\, IL
CATEGORIES:Downtown Lectures,Cultural Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250513T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250513T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
CREATED:20250318T162830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250318T162831Z
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SUMMARY:Non-Credit Course | Experience of Grace
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nThis event is in-person only. Intended for university students\, faculty\, and staff. 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. \nChristian faith proclaims that we are saved by divine grace. What is “grace” and how do we experience it? What is special about the Catholic understanding of grace?  What  major controversies have clarified the understanding of grace? This class will draw on Scripture\, short autobiographical accounts\, and film to show the transformative power of grace in the lives of men and women such as Paul of Tarsus\, Augustine of Hippo\, Ignatius of Loyola\, Edith Stein\, Dorothy Day\, and Bernard Nathanson who were enabled by grace to flourish beyond what they could “ask or imagine” [Ephesians 3:20].\n\n  \nTuesdays\, April 1-May 14\n6:00pm: Dinner\n6:30pm: Presentation \n\nApril 1:  “Immortal Longings”: The Exigence for Transcendence and the Gift of Grace.\nApril 8:   Paul of Tarsus’s Encounter with the Risen Christ.\nApril 15: Do We Earn Grace? The Pelagian Controversy\nApril 22: Reformation Grace Controversies: Martin Luther and Ignatius of Loyola\nApril 29: The Sacramentality of Grace: Jesus Christ\, the Church\, and the Seven Sacraments\nMay 6:    Autobiographical Testimonies to the Experience of Grace\nMay 13: “Don’t Call Me a Saint”: “The Long Loneliness” of Dorothy Day.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/non-credit-course-experience-of-grace-2/2025-05-13/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Non-Credit Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250514T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250514T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250519T165500Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250514T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250514T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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SUMMARY:A Catholic Vision of Art: Beauty - The Highway to God - A Catholic Vision of Culture in the 21st Century | West Suburban Catholic Culture Series
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE\n(Business casual attire encouraged. For questions\, please email Marial Corona at mcorona@lumenchristi.org). \nSchedule: 6:30 p.m. Drinks | 7:00 p.m. Dinner\, Lecture\, & Q&A | 8:30 p.m. End \nMay 14: A Catholic Vision of Art: Beauty – The Highway to God\nSarah Crow (Saint Xavier University | St. Gregory’s Hall)\n\n“In everything which gives us the pure authentic feeling of beauty there is really the presence of God…all art of the highest order is religious in essence”  \n– Simone Weil  \n\nBeautiful art reflects the glory of the living\, incarnate God\, Jesus Christ\, whether or not explicitly religious in subject matter. Art is not only an instrument and expression of culture\, but also has a prophetic capacity to “prepare the way for the Lord” and transform the hearts of those who encounter it. This lecture will look at great works of art\, both sacred and secular\, and demonstrate how they can lead us to God. \nSERIES DESCRIPTION \nWestern culture owes a great deal to Christianity\, but Christianity does not require any culture\, as a culture\, to be built with Christian materials. This does not reflect a weakness or defect in Christianity. It is a consequence of its genius. Christianity can and should inform every human undertaking. In this series\, we’ll explore various arenas where human existence is played out and discover how Christianity can transform them. Our point of departure is Remi Brague’s reflection “From What is Left Over\,” which takes as its inspiration Pope Benedict’s “The Roots of European Culture.” \n 
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/a-catholic-vision-of-culture-in-the-21st-century-west-suburban-catholic-culture-series-4/
LOCATION:Ruth Lake Country Club\, 6200 South Madison Street\, Hinsdale\, IL
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Symposia,West Suburban Series,Cultural Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250515T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250515T193000
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250515T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250515T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250516T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250516T113000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250523T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250523T113000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250524T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250524T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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SUMMARY:The Vocation of the Patristic Theologian: Teaching Nicaea
DESCRIPTION:This event is open to graduate students and faculty. For more information and to receive the registration link contact gzokal@lumenchristi.org  \nThis forum invites graduate students and scholars of patristics to reflect on the nature of the craft and its relationship to contemporary theological studies\, the academy\, and church today. A panel of scholars will speak to this topic in reference to the teaching of Nicaea in commemoration of the 1700th anniversary. What does the teaching of this council\, its creed\, its attendant historical context and reception\, communicate about the essential character of the Patristic theologian? \nThis reception and forum\, following the annual meeting of the North American Patristics Society\, is co-organized by the Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage at the Loyola University of Chicago\, the Pappas Patristic Institute\, Baylor Institute for Faith and Learning\, the Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies\, and The Lumen Christi Institute. \nFeatured Speakers                 \nKhaled Anatolios\nUniversity of Notre Dame \nLewis Ayres\nPontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas – Angelicum\, Rome \nPaul Blowers\nMilligan University \nMichael C. Magree\, S.J.\nBoston College \nErin Walsh\nUniversity of Chicago \n 
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/the-vocation-of-the-patristic-theologian-teaching-nicaea/
LOCATION:Lewis Towers\, Loyola University of Chicago Water Tower Campus\, 111 E Pearson St\, Chicago\, 60611\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Symposia
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250615
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250622
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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SUMMARY:The Thought of René Girard
DESCRIPTION:Apply here\nDescription:\n\nOne of the most influential 20th century Catholic thinkers\, René Girard transformed our understanding of culture\, religion\, and human desire. Through an intensive reading of Girard’s works\, in conjunction with the fiction of the greatest writers\, this five-day seminar will explore imitation\, conflict\, and scapegoating\, connecting them to central themes of Christian theology. \nThe seminar is co-sponsored by the Nova Forum for Catholic Thought. \nLocation and Format:\nThis seminar will be held at University of Southern California in Los Angeles. \n Students will meet twice daily during 2.5 hr sessions in seminar style lecture and discussion. Students will be expected to prepare the readings carefully\, submit study questions in advance\, and participate in each session. \nApplication Information \n\nThis seminar is open to all undergraduate students (including 2025 graduates) interested in understanding the thought of one of the great modern Christian apologists.\nApplicants will be required to submit an online application form including:\n\nA list of completed coursework.\nAt least one and as many as two letter(s) of recommendation from a professor at the school in which the student is currently enrolled.\nA statement of interest no longer than 750 words\, which includes an explanation of how this seminar might bear on the student’s current intellectual interests.\n\n\nAll application materials can be submitted through the online application interface. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Fifteen applicants will be admitted to this seminar.\n\nAdmitted students will be granted a stipend of $350 to offset travel costs in addition to having their lodging and meals covered for the duration of the seminar.\n\nApplication Deadline is February 2\, 2025\n\n\n  \nCynthia L. Haven is an American literary scholar\, author\, critic\, Slavicist\, and journalist. \nWhile at the University of Michigan\, she studied with Nobel poet Joseph Brodsky. Her books include Evolution of Desire: A Life of René Girard\, which the San Francisco Chronicle named one of the best books of 2018. The biography was also named a 2019 CHOICE Magazine Outstanding Academic Title. Her Czesław Miłosz: A California Life was a finalist for a Northern California Book Award. She is a National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholar. \nHer Penguin Modern Classics anthology for the selected writings of René Girard was published in June 2023\, and a short German anthology was published in 2022 with the Leipzig publisher Reclam\, for its popular “Was bedeutet das alles?” series. \nShe has been a Milena Jesenská Journalism Fellow with the Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen in Vienna and a visiting scholar at Stanford University’s Division of Literatures\, Cultures\, and Languages while researching her book on French theorist René Girard. She was a Voegelin fellow at the Hoover Institution while working on her book on Nobel poet Joseph Brodsky and his translator\, George L. Kline. \n  \nGrant Kaplan  is professor of historical and systematic theology at Saint Louis University (USA). He is the author of three monographs\, including René Girard\, Unlikely Apologist: Mimetic Theory and Fundamental Theology (University of Notre Dame Press\, 2016)\, Answering the Enlightenment: The Catholic Recovery of Historical Revelation (Crossroad/Herder\, 2006)\, and Faith and Reason through Christian History: A Theological Essay (Catholic University of America Press\, 2022). He is the author of many scholarly articles\, essays\, and reviews in such venues as Theological Studies\, America Magazine\, Modern Theology\, Pro Ecclesia\, Newman Studies Journal\, and First Things. \n\n  \nTrevor Cribben Merrill teaches French and French literature at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). He is the author of The Book of Imitation and Desire (Bloomsbury\, 2013) and The Situation of the Catholic Novelist (Wiseblood Books\, 2021). He collaborated with Jean-Michel Oughourlian on Psychopolitics: Conversations with Trevor Cribben Merrill (Michigan State University Press\, 2012) and co-edited René Girard’s La Conversion de l’art (Grasset\, 2023) with Benoît Chantre. He is co-producer of the documentary film Things Hidden: The Life and Legacy of René Girard. \n\n 
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/the-thought-of-rene-girard/
LOCATION:University of Southern California\, University Park Campus 3551 Trousdale Pkwy\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90007
CATEGORIES:Summer Seminars
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250616
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250620
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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SUMMARY:Catholic Social Thought in Business Education
DESCRIPTION:Apply here\nWe are pleased to announce the fifth annual seminar on “Business and Catholic Social Thought: A Primer.” During the seminar\, graduate students and faculty members in business schools will cover foundational principles in Catholic social thought and apply them to their own field of research and teaching. This seminar aims at widening epistemological preconceptions and showing practical implications of Catholic social thought for business in a way that affirms the goodness of business directed toward the common good. Participants will delve into social encyclicals\, secondary sources\, and relevant business texts that show the path for principled entrepreneurship in order to gain knowledge\, exchange experiences\, receive help with their syllabi and consider how best to integrate Catholic social thought into business education.\n\nThe seminar is co-sponsored by the Terrence J. Murphy Institute for Catholic Thought\, Law\, and Business\, the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame; the Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship at the Catholic University of America; the Lumen Christi Institute; and the Markets\, Culture and Ethics Research Centre at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross\, Rome.\n\nLocation: The seminar will take place at the University of Notre Dame between Monday June 16 (day of Arrival) and Thursday June 19 (Departure after lunch).\n\n\n\n\n\nA limited number of travel grants are available. To apply for financial assistance\, please complete and submit the attached request for funds to murphyinstit@stthomas.edu by May 5\, 2025\n\nClick for the Attachment\n\n\nAll participants will be provided with accommodations and meals.\n\n\n\nApplication Information\n\nThis seminar will be open to graduate students and faculty of any specialization in business schools.\n\nApplicants will be required to submit a completed online application\, including:\n\nAn updated CV/resume.\nA brief statement of research interest related to Catholic social thought no longer than 750 words.\nOne academic writing sample.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll application materials can be submitted via the online application interface. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Fifteen students will be admitted to this seminar. \n\n\nApplication materials are due March 16\, 2025.\n\n\n\n\nThis seminar will be led by:\n\n\nJames Otteson\, University of Notre Dame\n\n\nLloyd Sandelands\, University of Michigan\n\n\nMsgr. Martin Schlag\, University of St. Thomas\n\n\nAndreas Widmer\, The Catholic University of America
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/catholic-social-thought-in-business-education/
LOCATION:University of Notre Dame\, Notre Dame\, IN 46556\, Notre Dame\, IN
CATEGORIES:Summer Seminars
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250622
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250628
DTSTAMP:20260405T092132
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SUMMARY:Dionysius the Areopagite: The Corpus and Its Legacy
DESCRIPTION:Apply here\n\nCo-presented with the Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies at the University of St. Michael’s College\, University of Toronto. \nDionysius the Areopagite is a figure who is as elusive as his prose is powerful. The course will involve a close reading of his entire corpus and situating his writings in the intellectual and historical context of the first millennium. We will further outline the indelible marks he leaves on subsequent Christian theology\, liturgy\, and the broader philosophical tradition. \n\n\nLOCATION AND FORMAT\n\nThe seminar will be held at Sheptytsky House at the University of St. Michael’s College in the University of Toronto. Admitted students will be required to arrange their own travel to and from the seminar\nParticipants will receive a stipend of up to $350 to offset travel expenses.\nLodging will be provided to participants. \n\nMeals will also be provided\, although students will be responsible for meals when on their own outside the seminar\n\nParticipants will arrive on Sunday\, June 22 and depart on Friday\, June 27.\nParticipants will be provided with the relevant books.\nThere will be two sessions each day in the morning and in the afternoon. Each session will include lectures and seminar-style discussions. Students will be expected to prepare the readings carefully and participate in the discussions of the material.\n\nAPPLICATION INFORMATION \n\nThis seminar is open to graduate students. Working knowledge of relevant ancient languages will be helpful\, but not essential. Preference will be given to Ph.D. students in theology\, philosophy\, classics\, and other relevant fields of study\, though advanced M.A. students will be considered.\nApplicants will be required to submit an online application form including:\n\n\nA list of completed coursework.\nAt least one and as many as two letter(s) of recommendation from a professor at the school in which the student is currently enrolled.\nA statement of interest no longer than 750 words\, which includes an explanation of how this seminar might bear on the student’s current intellectual interests.\n\n\nAll application materials can be submitted through the online application interface. Incomplete applications will not be considered.\nFifteen applicants will be admitted to this seminar.\nApplication Deadline is February 2\, 2025\n\n\n\n\nThis seminar will be led by:\n\n\nLewis Ayres\, Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas/Durham University\n\n\nPaul Blowers\, Milligan University\n\n\nFr. Andrew Summerson\, Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/dionysius-the-areopagite-the-corpus-and-its-legacy/
LOCATION:University of St. Michael’s College\, 81 St. Mary's Street\nToronto\, ON M5S 1J4\, Toronto\, ON
CATEGORIES:Summer Seminars
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