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SUMMARY:Hemingway’s Short Stories
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\nMeets Weekly on Mondays: Jan. 26\, Feb. 2\, 9\, 16\, 23 \n5:30 – 7:00 p.m. | Dinner Provided \nThis event is designated for University of Chicago students. Students will receive a copy of the texts. \nIn this reading group we will read a selection of Ernest Hemingway’s short stories that will illuminate his ingenious writing style through his lesser-known works. We will be reading from the Finca Vigia Complete Short Stories collection\, which features many previously unfinished works. Discussions will revolve around themes of masculinity\, femininity\, life\, and love\, all of which are saturated in his works writ large. Some of the texts that will be discussed include the Nick Adams stories\, Men Without Women\, and the First Forty-Nine. This will be an exciting way to get to know Hemingway’s writings or dive deeper into his work\, while engaging with peers and discussing ideas that are just as relevant today as they were when he wrote them.  \nSchedule:\n\nJan. 26: Deeper Dive into Hemingway’s Writing. Readings will include stories where the immediate meaning of the story is not explicitly stated and requires some deeper analysis. Readings will include Hills Like White Elephants and The Sea Change. These are both readings where there is a meaning that must be arrived to through subtle hints in the stories themselves (though there are varying degrees of subtlety). Discussion will center on getting at what these stories are conveying.\n\nHills Like White Elephants (4 Pages)\nThe Sea Change (4 Pages)\nWine of Wyoming (13 Pages)\nA Clean\, Well-Lighted Place (4 Pages)\n\n\nFeb. 2: Nick Adams Stories Pt. I. This week will focus on the first part of the Nick Adams stories\, some of Hemingway’s most famous\, and enjoyable\, short stories. I’ve divided the collection into two weeks for the sake of doing justice to the collection while remaining under 30 pages. These stories express much about a man’s experience of life and is semi-autobiographical. This week will focus on Nick’s youth in Michigan\, his adolescence\, and his time at war. Discussion will focus on what Hemingway is conveying through his stories of youth and masculinity\, particularly regarding how Nick conceives himself and how he views his father.\n\nIndian Camp (6 Pages)\nThe Doctor and the Doctor’s Wife (6 Pages)\nThe Battler (10 Pages)\nThe Killers (8 Pages)\n\n\nFeb. 9: Nick Adams Stories Pt. II. As we continue to read the stories\, we will turn to Nick’s adulthood and marriage. This will bring together ideas of masculinity\, maturity\, life\, and fatherhood.\n\nBig Two-Hearted River Pt I (10 Pages)\nNow I Lay Me (7 Pages)\nFathers and Sons (10 Pages)\n\n\nFeb. 16: Men Without Women Pt. I. Readings from this week will seek to synthesize what we’ve discussed so far. Bringing together the themes Hemingway often discusses with his writing style. Men Without Women is a collection of short stories that discuss how men act without women. Discussion will revolve\, again\, on ideas of masculinity and the “natural” state of man.\n\nIn Another Country (5 Pages)\nThe Undefeated (25 Pages)\n\n\nFeb. 23: Men Without Women Pt. II. This week will conclude this collection\, and we will finish up our discussion of the themes present in them. I would also like to add The Last Good Country\, however\, it is 41 pages long.  I think I may add it as optional reading and discuss it if time allows. This is a personal favorite of his short stories\, but not a necessary addition. There is not enough substance in the text to devote an entire week to the text\, though it is a fun read.\n\nA Banal Story (2 Pages)\nToday is Friday (3 Pages)\nAn Alpine Idyll (5 Pages)\nA Pursuit Race (4 Pages)\nTen Indians (5 Pages)\nMy Old Man (12 Pages)\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nSeries Description:\nGraduate Reading Group \nEach quarter\, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts a number of student-led reading groups at Gavin House (1220 E 58th St.). The reading groups are usually held over a shared meal and all participants are provided a copy of the text. Any graduate interested in a shared reading of a great text is welcome to join. No religious affiliation (or prior knowledge of Tolkien!) is necessary.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/hemingways-short-stories/2026-02-02/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260203T193000
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SUMMARY:Myth\, Patterns & the Promise of a Quest - An Evening with Martin Shaw
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\n5-6:00pm: Welcome reception  | 6-6:45pm: Storytelling/presentation | 6:45-7:15pm: Discussion | 7:30pm Close and Book Signing \nCosponsored Dr. Torie’s Dental Shoppe and Manic Meadery/Gnosis Brewery \nOpen to the public. Registration required (includes a copy of Martin Shaw’s newest book). For questions\, please contact Margaux Taffet mtaffet@lumenchristi.org. \nLecture Description\n\nThe stories we remember do not begin with a day that was like the one before. They begin most often with an abrupt break from familiar patterns. They disrupt stagnation and suddenly we are in the grip of a new and sometimes startling adventure. \nIn this talk acclaimed mythographer Martin Shaw will balance both theory and experience\, whilst exploring the inner-rhythm of an old story and how they relate to traditional rites of passage. In fact he will argue that Christianity is itself fundamentally initiatory\, and designed to bring vocation and quest crashing into the life of believer. Have we subdued its challenging invitation? \nJoin the Lumen Christi Institute and St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church as they welcome Dr. Martin Shaw for an event celebrating the release of his new book Liturgies of the Wild.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/lecture-myth-patterns-the-promise-of-a-quest-2-3-2026/
LOCATION:Private Home\, 1501 Oriole Dr\, Munster\, IN\, 46321\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cultural Forum
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260203T193000
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SUMMARY:The Miraculous and the Supernatural
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\nMeets weekly on Tuesdays: Jan. 13\, Jan. 20\, Jan. 27\, Feb. 3\, Feb. 10. \n6:00 Dinner | 6:30 Lecture (last 20 Q & A) | 7:30 End \nThis event is designated for current University of Chicago graduate and undergraduate students. University of Chicago faculty and staff are also welcome to attend. Others interested in auditing should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org. \nThere are more things in heaven and earth\, Horatio\, than are dreamt of in your philosophy”…or acknowledged by materialistic naturalism!  [Shakespeare’s “Hamlet\,” act 1 sc.5] \nThis 5-session course will study Jesus’s miracles and miracles performed in Jesus’s name\, the Eucharistic miracle in which bread and wine are transformed into his Body and Blood\, and his miraculous Resurrection whereby he was raised body and soul from the dead.  If the Shroud of Turin is the actual burial cloth of Jesus\, it is both a relic of his tortured death and a witness to his heavenly transformation!  The course will also investigate the mystical experiences of saints such as Francis of Assisi\, Ignatius of Loyola\, and Theresa of Avila.  Supernatural reality also includes the demonic\, so exorcisms will be studied. \nSchedule:\n\nJan. 13: The miraculous & the supernatural. Jesus the Miracle Worker and miraculous healings. The dogmatic limits of philosophical materialism.\nJan. 20: The Miracle of the Eucharist and eucharistic miracles.\nJan. 27: “They Flew”: mystical experiences of the saints.\nFeb. 3: The reality of evil\, the demonic and exorcisms.\nFeb. 10: Near death experiences and the Shroud of Turin: experiential evidence for Life after death.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/the-miraculous-and-the-supernatural/2026-02-03/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Non-Credit Courses
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SUMMARY:Mythopoetics and Faerie Stories: Theory and Practice of Mythmaking
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\n5:00 p.m. Dinner | 5:30 p.m. Lecture with Q&A | 6:15 p.m. Story-Telling on The Patio By The Fire | 7:00 p.m. Audience Q & A | 7:15 p.m. Event End\, Book Signing\, Smores \nThis event is designated for current University of Chicago students. All registrants will be provided with a free copy of the text.  \nThere’s an old Irish belief that if you aren’t wrapped in a cloak of story you will be unprepared for what the world will hurl at you. In his newly published Liturgies of the Wild\, acclaimed mythographer and storyteller Martin Shaw argues that we live in a myth-impoverished age and that such poverty has left us vulnerable to stories that may not wish us well. Drawing on the “ancient technologies” of myths and initiatory rites\, Shaw provides a road to wholeness\, maturity and connection. \nIn this event for UChicago students\, Dr. Shaw will explore both the theory and practice of mythmaking.  In the first section Shaw will guide us through myth’s relationship to initiation rites and oral storytelling\, explaining these “ancient technologies.” \nIn the second we tilt directly into the telling of an Irish fairy tale\, The Birth of Ossian. Drawing on his experience as a professor and widely respected storyteller\, Shaw will locate us in the deeper dimensions of how a modern person approaches an ancient story.  \nThe theory of mythopoetics will take place in the Gavin House seminar room. But because any good story requires the proper setting\, The Birth of Ossian will be told in the Gavin House back yard\, where fire pits will blaze\, patio heaters will burn\, and hot chocolate will be served to all. \nAn optional pre-event dinner will be served at 5pm. Copies of Liturgies of the Wild are included for all registrants.  This event is open to current UChicago undergraduate and graduate students. Registration is free but will be capped at 40 students.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/mythopoetics-and-faerie-stories-theory-and-practice-of-mythmaking-2026-1-12/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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SUMMARY:Léon Bloy: Martyr or Madman?
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\nMeets Weekly on Thursdays: Jan. 22\, 29\, Feb. 5\, 12\, 19 \n5:00 – 6:30 p.m. | Dinner Provided \nThis event is designated for University of Chicago graduate students. Other students interested in attending should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org. Students will receive a copy of the texts. \n“My anger is the effervescence of my pity\,”  declared writer\, polemicist\, and literary brigand Léon Bloy. Bloy played a leading role in the French Catholic Revival (c. 1885-1915)\, though he also influenced thinkers from Cèline to Grahame Greene to the controversial Michel Houellebecq. A remarkable wordsmith\, Bloy cut his teeth on Gothic Romanticism\, Counter-Enlightenment philosophy\, and the Vulgate. Styling himself “the Ungrateful Beggar\,”  he picked fights with popular writers Émile Zola and Victor Hugo\, got himself banned from the press\, and lived in destitution all his days. Nonetheless\, throughout his life\, he cultivated a group of intellectual devotés who ended up making a tremendous mark on French literature and philosophy. This winter\, Lumen Christi is hosting a reading group on The Pilgrim of the Absolute\, (Le Pèlerin de L’Absolu)  a remarkable compilation sampling widely from Bloy’s works on mystery\, money\, and the modern world. Please join us if you are interested in discovering and discussing one of the few writers who “knew how to administer the sacrament of literature…” \nSchedule:\n\nJan. 22: Dolorism\n\nIntroduction to the 1947 Edition by Jacques Maritain\n“Suffering\, Faith\, Sanctity”\n\n\nJan. 29: Money\n\n“The Wisdom of the Bourgeois”\n“The Poor Man”\n\n\nFeb. 5: Mystery\n\n“The Sense of Mystery”\n\n\nFeb. 12: Art\n\n“Art and the Pilgrim of the Holy Sepulchre”\n\n\nFeb. 19: Christianity and Modernity\n\n“The Hurler of Curses”\n“Modern Christians”\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nSeries Description:\nGraduate Reading Group \nEach quarter\, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts a number of student-led reading groups at Gavin House (1220 E 58th St.). The reading groups are usually held over a shared meal and all participants are provided a copy of the text. Any graduate interested in a shared reading of a great text is welcome to join. No religious affiliation (or prior knowledge of Tolkien!) is necessary.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/leon-bloy-martyr-or-madman/2026-02-05/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260205T193000
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SUMMARY:Mythmaking and the True Myth - A Conversation with Martin Shaw
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT.  PLEASE CONTACT MARGAUX TAFFET (MTAFFET@LUMENCHRISTI.ORG) IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE PUT ON THE WAIT LIST.\n5:00pm: Cocktail reception | 6:00pm: Dr. Shaw’s presentation & storytelling | 6:45pm: Audience Q&A and conversation | 7:15pm: Book signing and close \nOpen to the public. Registration required (includes a copy of Martin Shaw’s newest book). For questions\, please contact Margaux Taffet mtaffet@lumenchristi.org. \nLecture Description\n\nThere’s an old Irish belief that if you aren’t wrapped in a cloak of story you will be unprepared for what the world will hurl at you. You remain adolescent at just the moment a culture worth its salt requires you to become a real\, grown\, human being.  \nWe live in a myth-impoverished age and that such poverty has left us vulnerable to stories that may not wish us well. Myths from antiquity are vivid in describing the conditions of life.  \nChristianity goes a step further in providing the most extraordinary example of how to live that life. Working out of examples from Arthurian and fairy tale motifs\, acclaimed mythographer Martin Shaw will show how\, if ‘all true is God’s truth’\, profound Christian resonances can be found in many mythic traditions.  \nHow do stories assist us in the making of a real human being? In troubled times how could we forge a deeper life? Join the Lumen Christi Institute as it welcomes Dr. Martin Shaw for an event celebrating the release of his new book Liturgies of the Wild.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/mythmaking-and-the-true-myth-02-05-2026/
LOCATION:The Graduate in Evanston\, 1625 Hinman Ave\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cultural Forum
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SUMMARY:Mythmaking and the Epic Tradition in Tolkien's Silmarillion
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\nMeets Weekly on Thursdays: Jan. 15\, Jan. 22\, Jan. 29\, Feb. 5\, Feb 12 \n*Note: Start Date has Been Moved Back a Week from Jan. 8 to Jan. 15 \n7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Dinner Provided \nThis event is designated for University of Chicago undergraduate students. Students will receive a copy of the texts. Please reach out to William Hurley for any questions (whurley@lumenchristi.org). \nThere are few figures as foundational to the epic fantasy genre as J.R.R. Tolkien\, and few works as wide-ranging in that genre as The Silmarillion. Written over the course of nearly 60 years and inspired by the folk traditions of northern Europe\, Greece\, and the personal ethical and historical philosophies of Tolkien himself\, The Silmarillion is a story of morality\, greed\, bliss\, and tragedy. We invite you to join us in a discussion of The Silmarillion’s most dramatic tales\, from the creation of the world to the forging of the One Ring. \nCopies of The Silmarillion will be provided to all participants. Weekly meetings are held over dinner. Weekly reading assignments are kept at or below 30 pages. \nSchedule:\n\nJan. 15: Ainulindalë and Valaquenta (p. 15-32)\nJan. 22: The story of Fëanor and the Silmarils (p. 63-90\, 106-107)\nJan. 29: The story of Beren and Lúthien (p. 162-187)\nFeb. 5: The story of Túrin Turambar and Nienor Níniel (p. 198-226)\nFeb. 12: Akallabêth\n\n\n\n \nSeries Description:\nGraduate Reading Group \nEach quarter\, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts a number of student-led reading groups at Gavin House (1220 E 58th St.). The reading groups are usually held over a shared meal and all participants are provided a copy of the text. Any undergraduate interested in a shared reading of a great text is welcome to join. No religious affiliation (or prior knowledge of Tolkien!) is necessary.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/silmarillion-nf/2026-02-05/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups,Nicklin Fellowship
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260206T110000
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SUMMARY:Greek New Testament
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\n10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Refreshments Provided \n*Note: winter sessions have been shifted forward by one week \nThis event is designated for University of Chicago graduate and undergraduate students. Students will receive a copy of the texts. \n“In many and various ways God spoke of old to our fathers by the prophets; but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son\, whom he appointed the heir of all things\, through whom also he created the world.” This dramatic opening salvo of the Letter to the Hebrews\, summarizing salvation history\, is one of the most famous and consequential one-liners in the New Testament. But who is this Son? How is he “appointed heir of all things”? What is the relationship between God’s message through him and His message through the prophets? In this reading group\, we will examine\, through careful study of the Koine Greek text\, how the Letter to the Hebrews answers these questions and more\, with an eye to the authorship\, audience\, and genre of this mysterious text. All levels of Greek proficiency are encouraged to join. Advance preparation is recommended but not required. \nSchedule:\n\nOct. 17: Introduction; Hebrews 1.1-4: God’s Son\nOct. 24: Hebrews 1.5-14: The Son’s Superiority to the Angels\nOct. 31: Hebrews 2.1-9\,:The Son’s Abasement\nNov. 7: Hebrews 2.10-18: The Son\, the Pioneer of Our Salvation\nNov. 14: Hebrews 3: The Son and Moses\nNov. 21: Hebrews 4.1-13: God’s Promised Rest\n\nJan. 30: Hebrews 4.14–5.14\n\n\nFeb. 6: Hebrews 6.1–20\n\n\nFeb. 13: Hebrews 7.1–22\n\n\nFeb. 20: Hebrews 7.23–8.13\n\n\nFeb. 27: Hebrews 9.1–14\n\n\nMarch. 6: Hebrews 9.15–28
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/greek-new-testament/2026-02-06/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260209T190000
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SUMMARY:Hemingway’s Short Stories
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\nMeets Weekly on Mondays: Jan. 26\, Feb. 2\, 9\, 16\, 23 \n5:30 – 7:00 p.m. | Dinner Provided \nThis event is designated for University of Chicago students. Students will receive a copy of the texts. \nIn this reading group we will read a selection of Ernest Hemingway’s short stories that will illuminate his ingenious writing style through his lesser-known works. We will be reading from the Finca Vigia Complete Short Stories collection\, which features many previously unfinished works. Discussions will revolve around themes of masculinity\, femininity\, life\, and love\, all of which are saturated in his works writ large. Some of the texts that will be discussed include the Nick Adams stories\, Men Without Women\, and the First Forty-Nine. This will be an exciting way to get to know Hemingway’s writings or dive deeper into his work\, while engaging with peers and discussing ideas that are just as relevant today as they were when he wrote them.  \nSchedule:\n\nJan. 26: Deeper Dive into Hemingway’s Writing. Readings will include stories where the immediate meaning of the story is not explicitly stated and requires some deeper analysis. Readings will include Hills Like White Elephants and The Sea Change. These are both readings where there is a meaning that must be arrived to through subtle hints in the stories themselves (though there are varying degrees of subtlety). Discussion will center on getting at what these stories are conveying.\n\nHills Like White Elephants (4 Pages)\nThe Sea Change (4 Pages)\nWine of Wyoming (13 Pages)\nA Clean\, Well-Lighted Place (4 Pages)\n\n\nFeb. 2: Nick Adams Stories Pt. I. This week will focus on the first part of the Nick Adams stories\, some of Hemingway’s most famous\, and enjoyable\, short stories. I’ve divided the collection into two weeks for the sake of doing justice to the collection while remaining under 30 pages. These stories express much about a man’s experience of life and is semi-autobiographical. This week will focus on Nick’s youth in Michigan\, his adolescence\, and his time at war. Discussion will focus on what Hemingway is conveying through his stories of youth and masculinity\, particularly regarding how Nick conceives himself and how he views his father.\n\nIndian Camp (6 Pages)\nThe Doctor and the Doctor’s Wife (6 Pages)\nThe Battler (10 Pages)\nThe Killers (8 Pages)\n\n\nFeb. 9: Nick Adams Stories Pt. II. As we continue to read the stories\, we will turn to Nick’s adulthood and marriage. This will bring together ideas of masculinity\, maturity\, life\, and fatherhood.\n\nBig Two-Hearted River Pt I (10 Pages)\nNow I Lay Me (7 Pages)\nFathers and Sons (10 Pages)\n\n\nFeb. 16: Men Without Women Pt. I. Readings from this week will seek to synthesize what we’ve discussed so far. Bringing together the themes Hemingway often discusses with his writing style. Men Without Women is a collection of short stories that discuss how men act without women. Discussion will revolve\, again\, on ideas of masculinity and the “natural” state of man.\n\nIn Another Country (5 Pages)\nThe Undefeated (25 Pages)\n\n\nFeb. 23: Men Without Women Pt. II. This week will conclude this collection\, and we will finish up our discussion of the themes present in them. I would also like to add The Last Good Country\, however\, it is 41 pages long.  I think I may add it as optional reading and discuss it if time allows. This is a personal favorite of his short stories\, but not a necessary addition. There is not enough substance in the text to devote an entire week to the text\, though it is a fun read.\n\nA Banal Story (2 Pages)\nToday is Friday (3 Pages)\nAn Alpine Idyll (5 Pages)\nA Pursuit Race (4 Pages)\nTen Indians (5 Pages)\nMy Old Man (12 Pages)\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nSeries Description:\nGraduate Reading Group \nEach quarter\, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts a number of student-led reading groups at Gavin House (1220 E 58th St.). The reading groups are usually held over a shared meal and all participants are provided a copy of the text. Any graduate interested in a shared reading of a great text is welcome to join. No religious affiliation (or prior knowledge of Tolkien!) is necessary.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/hemingways-short-stories/2026-02-09/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260210T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260210T183000
DTSTAMP:20260606T074827
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SUMMARY:Beyond the Tenure Track: Catholic Vocation in Higher Education
DESCRIPTION:A webinar hosted by the Office of Mission and Ministry at Providence College and COLLIS Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture (Cornell University) and co-sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute and the In Lumine Network. \nGraduate training often assumes a single path: the tenure-track job at a major research university. But for Catholic scholars\, discerning a vocation in academia shouldn’t principally be about chasing prestige. This webinar reframes professional development within a Catholic understanding of vocation and invites Catholic graduate students to reflect on their academic calling by exploring possibilities for faithful\, flourishing work in higher education. A panel of Catholic scholars from different disciplines and institutions will share their experiences of living out their faith in the classroom\, the lab\, and the wider intellectual community. Together\, they will reflect on vocation\, institutional culture\, and sustaining Catholic intellectual life across the varied landscapes of higher education—from Catholic liberal arts colleges and mission-oriented non-Catholic universities to state institutions. The panel will also open space for the practical dimensions of vocation: discerning how to balance family life\, community\, and parish participation alongside the responsibilities of teaching and research. \nSchedule\n-5 PM-5:40 PM Panel Interview\n-5:40 PM-6:15 PM Open Q&A and Discussion \nPanelists\n-Robert Miner\, Ph.D\, Professor of Philosophy\, Providence College\n-Tyler Thomas\, Ph.D\, Assistant Professor of Political Science\, School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership\, Arizona State University\n-Katherine Bulinski\, Ph.D\, Professor of Geoscience\, Bellarmine University \nThis webinar is for graduate students\, postdocs\, and early career faculty. Registration can be found here. \nTimes are Central Standard Time \nA house watch party with dinner served will be hosted for graduate students and early career scholars. For more information contact gzokal@lumenchristi.org \nThis project is supported by Providence College and by a grant from the Lumen Christi Institute with funding from the John Templeton Foundation (Grant #63614)
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/beyond-the-tenure-track-catholic-vocation-in-higher-education/
LOCATION:IL
CATEGORIES:ONLINE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260210T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260210T193000
DTSTAMP:20260606T074827
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SUMMARY:The Miraculous and the Supernatural
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\nMeets weekly on Tuesdays: Jan. 13\, Jan. 20\, Jan. 27\, Feb. 3\, Feb. 10. \n6:00 Dinner | 6:30 Lecture (last 20 Q & A) | 7:30 End \nThis event is designated for current University of Chicago graduate and undergraduate students. University of Chicago faculty and staff are also welcome to attend. Others interested in auditing should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org. \nThere are more things in heaven and earth\, Horatio\, than are dreamt of in your philosophy”…or acknowledged by materialistic naturalism!  [Shakespeare’s “Hamlet\,” act 1 sc.5] \nThis 5-session course will study Jesus’s miracles and miracles performed in Jesus’s name\, the Eucharistic miracle in which bread and wine are transformed into his Body and Blood\, and his miraculous Resurrection whereby he was raised body and soul from the dead.  If the Shroud of Turin is the actual burial cloth of Jesus\, it is both a relic of his tortured death and a witness to his heavenly transformation!  The course will also investigate the mystical experiences of saints such as Francis of Assisi\, Ignatius of Loyola\, and Theresa of Avila.  Supernatural reality also includes the demonic\, so exorcisms will be studied. \nSchedule:\n\nJan. 13: The miraculous & the supernatural. Jesus the Miracle Worker and miraculous healings. The dogmatic limits of philosophical materialism.\nJan. 20: The Miracle of the Eucharist and eucharistic miracles.\nJan. 27: “They Flew”: mystical experiences of the saints.\nFeb. 3: The reality of evil\, the demonic and exorcisms.\nFeb. 10: Near death experiences and the Shroud of Turin: experiential evidence for Life after death.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/the-miraculous-and-the-supernatural/2026-02-10/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Non-Credit Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260211T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260211T193000
DTSTAMP:20260606T074827
CREATED:20251212T160155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T173730Z
UID:10001816-1770832800-1770838200@lumenchristi.org
SUMMARY:Why Think? Hannah Arendt and the Life of the Mind
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\nMeets Bi-Weekly on Wednesdays: Jan. 14\, Jan. 28\, Feb. 11\, Feb. 25  \n6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Dinner Provided \nThis event is designated for University of Chicago undergraduate students. Students will receive a copy of the texts. Please reach out to William Hurley for any questions (whurley@lumenchristi.org). \nThis seminar and the Nicklin Fellows are made possible by the First Analysis Institute\, the support of In Lumine Tuo: Expanding and Sustaining the Catholic Intellectual Tradition Nationwide (grant #63614) from the John Templeton Foundation\, and the generous support of our donors. \nDescription:\nWhat is “thinking”? This question attracts Hannah Arendt’s attention in her later works. Though Arendt claims that thinking is utterly without purpose and leaves no trace behind\, she also proposes that it can provide a protective effect against certain forms of evil-doing in our time.  \nWith that said\, what is the practical relevance of thinking\, today? Given the destructive\, resultless nature of this activity\, why bother? In short: Why think? In this seminar led by Prof. Magnus Ferguson\, we will investigate what it means to ‘think’ in an Arendtian sense through close readings of key excerpts from Hannah Arendt’s final work\, The Life of the Mind\, as well as several short essays. \nCopies of The Life of the Mind will be provided to all participants. Bi-weekly meetings are held on Wednesday evenings over dinner. Weekly reading assignments are kept at or below 30 pages. \nSchedule:\n\nJan. 14: “Thinking and Moral Considerations”\nJan. 28: Life of the Mind Vol I (p. 69–98) \nFeb. 11: Life of the Mind Vol I (p. 141–151\, 166–182\, 187–193) \nFeb. 25: Life of the Mind Vol. I (p. 197–216)\, and “Karl Jaspers: A Laudatio” \n\n\n\n \nSeries Description:\nReading Course \nEach quarter\, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts a student-centered reading course at Gavin House (1220 E 58th St.). The reading course is usually held over a shared meal and all participants are provided a copy of the text. Any undergraduate interested in a shared reading of a great text is welcome to join. No religious affiliation is necessary. \n  \nImage Credit: Samuel Bak\, “In Search of a Roof of One’s Own” (2017)
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/why-think-hannah-arendt-and-the-life-of-the-mind-2/2026-02-11/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Fundamental Questions Seminar,Nicklin Fellowship,Reading Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260212T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260212T183000
DTSTAMP:20260606T074827
CREATED:20260105T210541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T181230Z
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SUMMARY:Léon Bloy: Martyr or Madman?
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\nMeets Weekly on Thursdays: Jan. 22\, 29\, Feb. 5\, 12\, 19 \n5:00 – 6:30 p.m. | Dinner Provided \nThis event is designated for University of Chicago graduate students. Other students interested in attending should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org. Students will receive a copy of the texts. \n“My anger is the effervescence of my pity\,”  declared writer\, polemicist\, and literary brigand Léon Bloy. Bloy played a leading role in the French Catholic Revival (c. 1885-1915)\, though he also influenced thinkers from Cèline to Grahame Greene to the controversial Michel Houellebecq. A remarkable wordsmith\, Bloy cut his teeth on Gothic Romanticism\, Counter-Enlightenment philosophy\, and the Vulgate. Styling himself “the Ungrateful Beggar\,”  he picked fights with popular writers Émile Zola and Victor Hugo\, got himself banned from the press\, and lived in destitution all his days. Nonetheless\, throughout his life\, he cultivated a group of intellectual devotés who ended up making a tremendous mark on French literature and philosophy. This winter\, Lumen Christi is hosting a reading group on The Pilgrim of the Absolute\, (Le Pèlerin de L’Absolu)  a remarkable compilation sampling widely from Bloy’s works on mystery\, money\, and the modern world. Please join us if you are interested in discovering and discussing one of the few writers who “knew how to administer the sacrament of literature…” \nSchedule:\n\nJan. 22: Dolorism\n\nIntroduction to the 1947 Edition by Jacques Maritain\n“Suffering\, Faith\, Sanctity”\n\n\nJan. 29: Money\n\n“The Wisdom of the Bourgeois”\n“The Poor Man”\n\n\nFeb. 5: Mystery\n\n“The Sense of Mystery”\n\n\nFeb. 12: Art\n\n“Art and the Pilgrim of the Holy Sepulchre”\n\n\nFeb. 19: Christianity and Modernity\n\n“The Hurler of Curses”\n“Modern Christians”\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nSeries Description:\nGraduate Reading Group \nEach quarter\, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts a number of student-led reading groups at Gavin House (1220 E 58th St.). The reading groups are usually held over a shared meal and all participants are provided a copy of the text. Any graduate interested in a shared reading of a great text is welcome to join. No religious affiliation (or prior knowledge of Tolkien!) is necessary.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/leon-bloy-martyr-or-madman/2026-02-12/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260212T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260212T210000
DTSTAMP:20260606T074827
CREATED:20251117T210805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251219T214755Z
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SUMMARY:Mythmaking and the Epic Tradition in Tolkien's Silmarillion
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\nMeets Weekly on Thursdays: Jan. 15\, Jan. 22\, Jan. 29\, Feb. 5\, Feb 12 \n*Note: Start Date has Been Moved Back a Week from Jan. 8 to Jan. 15 \n7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Dinner Provided \nThis event is designated for University of Chicago undergraduate students. Students will receive a copy of the texts. Please reach out to William Hurley for any questions (whurley@lumenchristi.org). \nThere are few figures as foundational to the epic fantasy genre as J.R.R. Tolkien\, and few works as wide-ranging in that genre as The Silmarillion. Written over the course of nearly 60 years and inspired by the folk traditions of northern Europe\, Greece\, and the personal ethical and historical philosophies of Tolkien himself\, The Silmarillion is a story of morality\, greed\, bliss\, and tragedy. We invite you to join us in a discussion of The Silmarillion’s most dramatic tales\, from the creation of the world to the forging of the One Ring. \nCopies of The Silmarillion will be provided to all participants. Weekly meetings are held over dinner. Weekly reading assignments are kept at or below 30 pages. \nSchedule:\n\nJan. 15: Ainulindalë and Valaquenta (p. 15-32)\nJan. 22: The story of Fëanor and the Silmarils (p. 63-90\, 106-107)\nJan. 29: The story of Beren and Lúthien (p. 162-187)\nFeb. 5: The story of Túrin Turambar and Nienor Níniel (p. 198-226)\nFeb. 12: Akallabêth\n\n\n\n \nSeries Description:\nGraduate Reading Group \nEach quarter\, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts a number of student-led reading groups at Gavin House (1220 E 58th St.). The reading groups are usually held over a shared meal and all participants are provided a copy of the text. Any undergraduate interested in a shared reading of a great text is welcome to join. No religious affiliation (or prior knowledge of Tolkien!) is necessary.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/silmarillion-nf/2026-02-12/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups,Nicklin Fellowship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260213T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260213T110000
DTSTAMP:20260606T074827
CREATED:20251001T150532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T003257Z
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SUMMARY:Greek New Testament
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\n10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Refreshments Provided \n*Note: winter sessions have been shifted forward by one week \nThis event is designated for University of Chicago graduate and undergraduate students. Students will receive a copy of the texts. \n“In many and various ways God spoke of old to our fathers by the prophets; but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son\, whom he appointed the heir of all things\, through whom also he created the world.” This dramatic opening salvo of the Letter to the Hebrews\, summarizing salvation history\, is one of the most famous and consequential one-liners in the New Testament. But who is this Son? How is he “appointed heir of all things”? What is the relationship between God’s message through him and His message through the prophets? In this reading group\, we will examine\, through careful study of the Koine Greek text\, how the Letter to the Hebrews answers these questions and more\, with an eye to the authorship\, audience\, and genre of this mysterious text. All levels of Greek proficiency are encouraged to join. Advance preparation is recommended but not required. \nSchedule:\n\nOct. 17: Introduction; Hebrews 1.1-4: God’s Son\nOct. 24: Hebrews 1.5-14: The Son’s Superiority to the Angels\nOct. 31: Hebrews 2.1-9\,:The Son’s Abasement\nNov. 7: Hebrews 2.10-18: The Son\, the Pioneer of Our Salvation\nNov. 14: Hebrews 3: The Son and Moses\nNov. 21: Hebrews 4.1-13: God’s Promised Rest\n\nJan. 30: Hebrews 4.14–5.14\n\n\nFeb. 6: Hebrews 6.1–20\n\n\nFeb. 13: Hebrews 7.1–22\n\n\nFeb. 20: Hebrews 7.23–8.13\n\n\nFeb. 27: Hebrews 9.1–14\n\n\nMarch. 6: Hebrews 9.15–28
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/greek-new-testament/2026-02-13/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260216T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260216T190000
DTSTAMP:20260606T074827
CREATED:20260105T162753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T155919Z
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SUMMARY:Hemingway’s Short Stories
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\nMeets Weekly on Mondays: Jan. 26\, Feb. 2\, 9\, 16\, 23 \n5:30 – 7:00 p.m. | Dinner Provided \nThis event is designated for University of Chicago students. Students will receive a copy of the texts. \nIn this reading group we will read a selection of Ernest Hemingway’s short stories that will illuminate his ingenious writing style through his lesser-known works. We will be reading from the Finca Vigia Complete Short Stories collection\, which features many previously unfinished works. Discussions will revolve around themes of masculinity\, femininity\, life\, and love\, all of which are saturated in his works writ large. Some of the texts that will be discussed include the Nick Adams stories\, Men Without Women\, and the First Forty-Nine. This will be an exciting way to get to know Hemingway’s writings or dive deeper into his work\, while engaging with peers and discussing ideas that are just as relevant today as they were when he wrote them.  \nSchedule:\n\nJan. 26: Deeper Dive into Hemingway’s Writing. Readings will include stories where the immediate meaning of the story is not explicitly stated and requires some deeper analysis. Readings will include Hills Like White Elephants and The Sea Change. These are both readings where there is a meaning that must be arrived to through subtle hints in the stories themselves (though there are varying degrees of subtlety). Discussion will center on getting at what these stories are conveying.\n\nHills Like White Elephants (4 Pages)\nThe Sea Change (4 Pages)\nWine of Wyoming (13 Pages)\nA Clean\, Well-Lighted Place (4 Pages)\n\n\nFeb. 2: Nick Adams Stories Pt. I. This week will focus on the first part of the Nick Adams stories\, some of Hemingway’s most famous\, and enjoyable\, short stories. I’ve divided the collection into two weeks for the sake of doing justice to the collection while remaining under 30 pages. These stories express much about a man’s experience of life and is semi-autobiographical. This week will focus on Nick’s youth in Michigan\, his adolescence\, and his time at war. Discussion will focus on what Hemingway is conveying through his stories of youth and masculinity\, particularly regarding how Nick conceives himself and how he views his father.\n\nIndian Camp (6 Pages)\nThe Doctor and the Doctor’s Wife (6 Pages)\nThe Battler (10 Pages)\nThe Killers (8 Pages)\n\n\nFeb. 9: Nick Adams Stories Pt. II. As we continue to read the stories\, we will turn to Nick’s adulthood and marriage. This will bring together ideas of masculinity\, maturity\, life\, and fatherhood.\n\nBig Two-Hearted River Pt I (10 Pages)\nNow I Lay Me (7 Pages)\nFathers and Sons (10 Pages)\n\n\nFeb. 16: Men Without Women Pt. I. Readings from this week will seek to synthesize what we’ve discussed so far. Bringing together the themes Hemingway often discusses with his writing style. Men Without Women is a collection of short stories that discuss how men act without women. Discussion will revolve\, again\, on ideas of masculinity and the “natural” state of man.\n\nIn Another Country (5 Pages)\nThe Undefeated (25 Pages)\n\n\nFeb. 23: Men Without Women Pt. II. This week will conclude this collection\, and we will finish up our discussion of the themes present in them. I would also like to add The Last Good Country\, however\, it is 41 pages long.  I think I may add it as optional reading and discuss it if time allows. This is a personal favorite of his short stories\, but not a necessary addition. There is not enough substance in the text to devote an entire week to the text\, though it is a fun read.\n\nA Banal Story (2 Pages)\nToday is Friday (3 Pages)\nAn Alpine Idyll (5 Pages)\nA Pursuit Race (4 Pages)\nTen Indians (5 Pages)\nMy Old Man (12 Pages)\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nSeries Description:\nGraduate Reading Group \nEach quarter\, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts a number of student-led reading groups at Gavin House (1220 E 58th St.). The reading groups are usually held over a shared meal and all participants are provided a copy of the text. Any graduate interested in a shared reading of a great text is welcome to join. No religious affiliation (or prior knowledge of Tolkien!) is necessary.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/hemingways-short-stories/2026-02-16/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260219T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260219T183000
DTSTAMP:20260606T074827
CREATED:20260105T210541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T181230Z
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SUMMARY:Léon Bloy: Martyr or Madman?
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\nMeets Weekly on Thursdays: Jan. 22\, 29\, Feb. 5\, 12\, 19 \n5:00 – 6:30 p.m. | Dinner Provided \nThis event is designated for University of Chicago graduate students. Other students interested in attending should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org. Students will receive a copy of the texts. \n“My anger is the effervescence of my pity\,”  declared writer\, polemicist\, and literary brigand Léon Bloy. Bloy played a leading role in the French Catholic Revival (c. 1885-1915)\, though he also influenced thinkers from Cèline to Grahame Greene to the controversial Michel Houellebecq. A remarkable wordsmith\, Bloy cut his teeth on Gothic Romanticism\, Counter-Enlightenment philosophy\, and the Vulgate. Styling himself “the Ungrateful Beggar\,”  he picked fights with popular writers Émile Zola and Victor Hugo\, got himself banned from the press\, and lived in destitution all his days. Nonetheless\, throughout his life\, he cultivated a group of intellectual devotés who ended up making a tremendous mark on French literature and philosophy. This winter\, Lumen Christi is hosting a reading group on The Pilgrim of the Absolute\, (Le Pèlerin de L’Absolu)  a remarkable compilation sampling widely from Bloy’s works on mystery\, money\, and the modern world. Please join us if you are interested in discovering and discussing one of the few writers who “knew how to administer the sacrament of literature…” \nSchedule:\n\nJan. 22: Dolorism\n\nIntroduction to the 1947 Edition by Jacques Maritain\n“Suffering\, Faith\, Sanctity”\n\n\nJan. 29: Money\n\n“The Wisdom of the Bourgeois”\n“The Poor Man”\n\n\nFeb. 5: Mystery\n\n“The Sense of Mystery”\n\n\nFeb. 12: Art\n\n“Art and the Pilgrim of the Holy Sepulchre”\n\n\nFeb. 19: Christianity and Modernity\n\n“The Hurler of Curses”\n“Modern Christians”\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nSeries Description:\nGraduate Reading Group \nEach quarter\, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts a number of student-led reading groups at Gavin House (1220 E 58th St.). The reading groups are usually held over a shared meal and all participants are provided a copy of the text. Any graduate interested in a shared reading of a great text is welcome to join. No religious affiliation (or prior knowledge of Tolkien!) is necessary.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/leon-bloy-martyr-or-madman/2026-02-19/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260220T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260220T110000
DTSTAMP:20260606T074827
CREATED:20251001T150532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T003257Z
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SUMMARY:Greek New Testament
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\n10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Refreshments Provided \n*Note: winter sessions have been shifted forward by one week \nThis event is designated for University of Chicago graduate and undergraduate students. Students will receive a copy of the texts. \n“In many and various ways God spoke of old to our fathers by the prophets; but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son\, whom he appointed the heir of all things\, through whom also he created the world.” This dramatic opening salvo of the Letter to the Hebrews\, summarizing salvation history\, is one of the most famous and consequential one-liners in the New Testament. But who is this Son? How is he “appointed heir of all things”? What is the relationship between God’s message through him and His message through the prophets? In this reading group\, we will examine\, through careful study of the Koine Greek text\, how the Letter to the Hebrews answers these questions and more\, with an eye to the authorship\, audience\, and genre of this mysterious text. All levels of Greek proficiency are encouraged to join. Advance preparation is recommended but not required. \nSchedule:\n\nOct. 17: Introduction; Hebrews 1.1-4: God’s Son\nOct. 24: Hebrews 1.5-14: The Son’s Superiority to the Angels\nOct. 31: Hebrews 2.1-9\,:The Son’s Abasement\nNov. 7: Hebrews 2.10-18: The Son\, the Pioneer of Our Salvation\nNov. 14: Hebrews 3: The Son and Moses\nNov. 21: Hebrews 4.1-13: God’s Promised Rest\n\nJan. 30: Hebrews 4.14–5.14\n\n\nFeb. 6: Hebrews 6.1–20\n\n\nFeb. 13: Hebrews 7.1–22\n\n\nFeb. 20: Hebrews 7.23–8.13\n\n\nFeb. 27: Hebrews 9.1–14\n\n\nMarch. 6: Hebrews 9.15–28
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/greek-new-testament/2026-02-20/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260220T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260220T203000
DTSTAMP:20260606T074827
CREATED:20260129T161036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T215143Z
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SUMMARY:A Man for All Seasons  Showing
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\n6:00 Dinner | 6:30 Movie | 8:30 Discussion & End \nThis event is intended for graduate and undergraduate students of the University of Chicago\, all others should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org. \nA Man for All Seasons is a 1966 British film directed and produced by Fred Zinnemann\, based on a play by Robert Bolt. It depicts the lawyer and then-Lord Chancellor of England\, St. Thomas More\, as he navigates the turbulent waters of faith\, conscience\, loyalty\, and ambition in England under Henry VIII. The film poses ambitious and important questions en route to showing us how Thomas was truly a man for any season. \nThe movie screening will be held at the Woodlawn House\, a Victorian mansion located at 5554 S Woodlawn Ave. It is the site of the Lumen Christi Institute’s residential student community.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/a-man-for-all-seasons-showing/
LOCATION:5554 S. Woodlawn Ave.\, Chicago\, IL 60637\, Hyde Park\, IL
CATEGORIES:Woodlawn Resident Project
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260221T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260221T143000
DTSTAMP:20260606T074827
CREATED:20251119T205236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T170301Z
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SUMMARY:Winter Newman Forum Conference for High School Students: Back to the Future!
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\nPresented by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Newman Forum. Open to current high school students. This conference is cosponsored by the University of Saint Mary of the Lake at Mundelein Seminary\, and the Archdiocese of Chicago Vocation Office. For more information\, please email Margaux Taffet at newmanforum@lumenchristi.org. \nWhat is the relationship between the past and the present? And how can this relationship prepare us for our future? How do we think about the past in a world fixated on the new? If our world is constantly changing\, what does it mean to profess eternal truths? \nOn February 21\, 2026\, the Newman Forum’s “Back to the Future!” 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. \nStudents will get to pick three 20-minute “lightning round” presentations.  Presentation roster can be found here. \n\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$15 by Friday\, January 30 | $30 after Friday\, January 30th \n$10/participant for groups over 10. \n  \nPlease register a group of 9 or fewer using this “Individual Ticket” option.  Indicate the number of participants you are registering\, and record their names. \nFor a group of 10 or more\, please register using this “Group Ticket” option. Indicate the number of participants you are registering\, and record their names.  For example\, if you are registering a group of 30\, be sure to select 30 tickets. \nPlease note: everyone must be pre-registered for this event by name.  If a participant arrives who has not been registered by name\, they will not be able to attend the conference.  For questions\, please email Margaux Taffet at newmanforum@lumenchristi.org.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2026-02-21-back-to-the-future/
LOCATION:University of Saint Mary of the Lake\, 1000 East Maple Avenue \nMundelein\, IL 60060\, Mundelein\, IL
CATEGORIES:Newman Forum
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SUMMARY:Hemingway’s Short Stories
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\nMeets Weekly on Mondays: Jan. 26\, Feb. 2\, 9\, 16\, 23 \n5:30 – 7:00 p.m. | Dinner Provided \nThis event is designated for University of Chicago students. Students will receive a copy of the texts. \nIn this reading group we will read a selection of Ernest Hemingway’s short stories that will illuminate his ingenious writing style through his lesser-known works. We will be reading from the Finca Vigia Complete Short Stories collection\, which features many previously unfinished works. Discussions will revolve around themes of masculinity\, femininity\, life\, and love\, all of which are saturated in his works writ large. Some of the texts that will be discussed include the Nick Adams stories\, Men Without Women\, and the First Forty-Nine. This will be an exciting way to get to know Hemingway’s writings or dive deeper into his work\, while engaging with peers and discussing ideas that are just as relevant today as they were when he wrote them.  \nSchedule:\n\nJan. 26: Deeper Dive into Hemingway’s Writing. Readings will include stories where the immediate meaning of the story is not explicitly stated and requires some deeper analysis. Readings will include Hills Like White Elephants and The Sea Change. These are both readings where there is a meaning that must be arrived to through subtle hints in the stories themselves (though there are varying degrees of subtlety). Discussion will center on getting at what these stories are conveying.\n\nHills Like White Elephants (4 Pages)\nThe Sea Change (4 Pages)\nWine of Wyoming (13 Pages)\nA Clean\, Well-Lighted Place (4 Pages)\n\n\nFeb. 2: Nick Adams Stories Pt. I. This week will focus on the first part of the Nick Adams stories\, some of Hemingway’s most famous\, and enjoyable\, short stories. I’ve divided the collection into two weeks for the sake of doing justice to the collection while remaining under 30 pages. These stories express much about a man’s experience of life and is semi-autobiographical. This week will focus on Nick’s youth in Michigan\, his adolescence\, and his time at war. Discussion will focus on what Hemingway is conveying through his stories of youth and masculinity\, particularly regarding how Nick conceives himself and how he views his father.\n\nIndian Camp (6 Pages)\nThe Doctor and the Doctor’s Wife (6 Pages)\nThe Battler (10 Pages)\nThe Killers (8 Pages)\n\n\nFeb. 9: Nick Adams Stories Pt. II. As we continue to read the stories\, we will turn to Nick’s adulthood and marriage. This will bring together ideas of masculinity\, maturity\, life\, and fatherhood.\n\nBig Two-Hearted River Pt I (10 Pages)\nNow I Lay Me (7 Pages)\nFathers and Sons (10 Pages)\n\n\nFeb. 16: Men Without Women Pt. I. Readings from this week will seek to synthesize what we’ve discussed so far. Bringing together the themes Hemingway often discusses with his writing style. Men Without Women is a collection of short stories that discuss how men act without women. Discussion will revolve\, again\, on ideas of masculinity and the “natural” state of man.\n\nIn Another Country (5 Pages)\nThe Undefeated (25 Pages)\n\n\nFeb. 23: Men Without Women Pt. II. This week will conclude this collection\, and we will finish up our discussion of the themes present in them. I would also like to add The Last Good Country\, however\, it is 41 pages long.  I think I may add it as optional reading and discuss it if time allows. This is a personal favorite of his short stories\, but not a necessary addition. There is not enough substance in the text to devote an entire week to the text\, though it is a fun read.\n\nA Banal Story (2 Pages)\nToday is Friday (3 Pages)\nAn Alpine Idyll (5 Pages)\nA Pursuit Race (4 Pages)\nTen Indians (5 Pages)\nMy Old Man (12 Pages)\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nSeries Description:\nGraduate Reading Group \nEach quarter\, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts a number of student-led reading groups at Gavin House (1220 E 58th St.). The reading groups are usually held over a shared meal and all participants are provided a copy of the text. Any graduate interested in a shared reading of a great text is welcome to join. No religious affiliation (or prior knowledge of Tolkien!) is necessary.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/hemingways-short-stories/2026-02-23/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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SUMMARY:Why Think? Hannah Arendt and the Life of the Mind
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\nMeets Bi-Weekly on Wednesdays: Jan. 14\, Jan. 28\, Feb. 11\, Feb. 25  \n6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Dinner Provided \nThis event is designated for University of Chicago undergraduate students. Students will receive a copy of the texts. Please reach out to William Hurley for any questions (whurley@lumenchristi.org). \nThis seminar and the Nicklin Fellows are made possible by the First Analysis Institute\, the support of In Lumine Tuo: Expanding and Sustaining the Catholic Intellectual Tradition Nationwide (grant #63614) from the John Templeton Foundation\, and the generous support of our donors. \nDescription:\nWhat is “thinking”? This question attracts Hannah Arendt’s attention in her later works. Though Arendt claims that thinking is utterly without purpose and leaves no trace behind\, she also proposes that it can provide a protective effect against certain forms of evil-doing in our time.  \nWith that said\, what is the practical relevance of thinking\, today? Given the destructive\, resultless nature of this activity\, why bother? In short: Why think? In this seminar led by Prof. Magnus Ferguson\, we will investigate what it means to ‘think’ in an Arendtian sense through close readings of key excerpts from Hannah Arendt’s final work\, The Life of the Mind\, as well as several short essays. \nCopies of The Life of the Mind will be provided to all participants. Bi-weekly meetings are held on Wednesday evenings over dinner. Weekly reading assignments are kept at or below 30 pages. \nSchedule:\n\nJan. 14: “Thinking and Moral Considerations”\nJan. 28: Life of the Mind Vol I (p. 69–98) \nFeb. 11: Life of the Mind Vol I (p. 141–151\, 166–182\, 187–193) \nFeb. 25: Life of the Mind Vol. I (p. 197–216)\, and “Karl Jaspers: A Laudatio” \n\n\n\n \nSeries Description:\nReading Course \nEach quarter\, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts a student-centered reading course at Gavin House (1220 E 58th St.). The reading course is usually held over a shared meal and all participants are provided a copy of the text. Any undergraduate interested in a shared reading of a great text is welcome to join. No religious affiliation is necessary. \n  \nImage Credit: Samuel Bak\, “In Search of a Roof of One’s Own” (2017)
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/why-think-hannah-arendt-and-the-life-of-the-mind-2/2026-02-25/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Fundamental Questions Seminar,Nicklin Fellowship,Reading Courses
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260227T110000
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SUMMARY:Greek New Testament
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\n10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Refreshments Provided \n*Note: winter sessions have been shifted forward by one week \nThis event is designated for University of Chicago graduate and undergraduate students. Students will receive a copy of the texts. \n“In many and various ways God spoke of old to our fathers by the prophets; but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son\, whom he appointed the heir of all things\, through whom also he created the world.” This dramatic opening salvo of the Letter to the Hebrews\, summarizing salvation history\, is one of the most famous and consequential one-liners in the New Testament. But who is this Son? How is he “appointed heir of all things”? What is the relationship between God’s message through him and His message through the prophets? In this reading group\, we will examine\, through careful study of the Koine Greek text\, how the Letter to the Hebrews answers these questions and more\, with an eye to the authorship\, audience\, and genre of this mysterious text. All levels of Greek proficiency are encouraged to join. Advance preparation is recommended but not required. \nSchedule:\n\nOct. 17: Introduction; Hebrews 1.1-4: God’s Son\nOct. 24: Hebrews 1.5-14: The Son’s Superiority to the Angels\nOct. 31: Hebrews 2.1-9\,:The Son’s Abasement\nNov. 7: Hebrews 2.10-18: The Son\, the Pioneer of Our Salvation\nNov. 14: Hebrews 3: The Son and Moses\nNov. 21: Hebrews 4.1-13: God’s Promised Rest\n\nJan. 30: Hebrews 4.14–5.14\n\n\nFeb. 6: Hebrews 6.1–20\n\n\nFeb. 13: Hebrews 7.1–22\n\n\nFeb. 20: Hebrews 7.23–8.13\n\n\nFeb. 27: Hebrews 9.1–14\n\n\nMarch. 6: Hebrews 9.15–28
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/greek-new-testament/2026-02-27/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260228T193000
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SUMMARY:Conversion in the Modern Church: The World\, the Flesh\, and the Devil (Winter Monastery Visit)
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\n5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Dinner Provided \nThis event is primarily designated for current University of Chicago students. This event is co-sponsored by the Calvert House. Please reach out to William Hurley (whurley@lumenchristi.org) with any questions. \nDescription:\nExperience the silence\, prayer\, and chant with the monks at the Monastery of the Holy Cross. In addition to a taste of the contemplative life\, join a conversation hosted by the Prior of the Monastery\, Fr. Peter Funk. He will lead a discussion on “Conversion in the Modern World\,” with a focus on “The Flesh.” \nAt the beginning of the Lenten fast\, we will reflect on the second traditional enemy of the soul: the Flesh. Based on the writings of Saint John the of Cross\, we will aim to gain insight on the ways in which the “flesh lusts against the soul\,” and how to resist it. \nLumen Christi will coordinate rides to and from the monastery for those without transportation. \nSchedule:\n\n5:00 p.m. – Arrival\n5:15 p.m. – Vespers\n6:00 p.m. – Dinner (with reading)\n6:20 p.m. – Silent Prayer\n6:40 p.m. – Discussion\n7:05 p.m. – End Discussion\n7:15 p.m. – Compline\n7:30 p.m. – End
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/conversion-in-the-modern-church-the-world-the-flesh-and-the-devil-winter-monastery-visit-2026-2-28/
LOCATION:The Monastery of the Holy Cross\, 3111 South Aberdeen St.\nChicago\, IL 60608\, Chicago\, IL
CATEGORIES:Monastery Visit
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