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Join us at Gavin House for a night of Pizza, Hot Chocolate and fellowship as you prepare for the Winter Quarter! |
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Recently canonized as the first English saint since the Reformation and declared the 38th Doctor of the Universal Church and Co-patron of Catholic Education (along with St. Thomas Aquinas), John Henry Newman (1801-1890) stands as the most important Catholic thinker between the Council of Trent of the sixteenth century and the second Vatican Council (1962-65). Newman’s intellectual autobiography (Apologia pro Vita Sua), treatise on higher education (Idea of a University), theory of knowledge (Grammar of Assent), and major work of theology (Development of Doctrine) stand as classics in their genres. In addition, his prolific sermons cover both his Anglican career... |
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There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy”…or acknowledged by materialistic naturalism! This 5-session course will study the miraculous and the supernatural. Topics include the miracles of Jesus, Eucharistic miracles, mystical experiences of the saints, exorcisms and the demonic, and near-death experiences. Dinner will be provided at 6pm and the course itself runs from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. No advance preparation is required. |
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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. Thinking, it turns out, is utterly without purpose and leaves no trace behind, often destructive and restless. And yet, eminently worthwhile and even a guard against certain forms of evil-doing. |
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There 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. The Silmarillion is filled with mortality, greed, bliss, and tragedy; and it serves as the world-building mythological backdrop for The Lord of the Rings. 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. Meetings are held on Thursdays from 7:30pm to 9:00pm over dinner at Gavin House (1220 E 58th St.). Each participant will be provided a copy of the text. |
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In this reading group we will read a selection of Ernest Hemingway’s short stories that illuminate his ingenious writing style through his lesser-known works. 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. |
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There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy”…or acknowledged by materialistic naturalism! This 5-session course will study the miraculous and the supernatural. Topics include the miracles of Jesus, Eucharistic miracles, mystical experiences of the saints, exorcisms and the demonic, and near-death experiences. Dinner will be provided at 6pm and the course itself runs from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. No advance preparation is required. |
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“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. This winter, the Lumen Christi Institute will host a reading group on The Pilgrimage 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…”
There 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. The Silmarillion is filled with mortality, greed, bliss, and tragedy; and it serves as the world-building mythological backdrop for The Lord of the Rings. 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. Meetings are held on Thursdays from 7:30pm to 9:00pm over dinner at Gavin House (1220 E 58th St.). Each participant will be provided a copy of the text. |
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One great challenge in the modern research university is the siloing of information and of knowledge. While specialized knowledge is valuable, pressing questions confronting the contemporary world require that diverse forms of knowing be integrated, both in the heart of the knower and in society. A Catholic Institute is uniquely poised to speak to this challenge since the Catholic intellectual tradition has sought to embrace and integrate five intellectual virtues as presented in Aristotle (NE, VI:3) and St. Thomas Aquinas (ST, 1a-IIae, q. 57): wisdom, science, art, prudence, and mind or understanding. The Franciscan tradition has also emphasized the importance... 
Each quarter, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts a number of student-led reading groups. The reading groups are usually held over a shared meal and all participants are provided a copy of the text. This quarter, the Greek New Testament reading group will take up the Letter to the Hebrews. All levels of Greek proficiency are encouraged to join. Advance preparation is recommended but not required. |
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In this reading group we will read a selection of Ernest Hemingway’s short stories that illuminate his ingenious writing style through his lesser-known works. 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. |
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There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy”…or acknowledged by materialistic naturalism! This 5-session course will study the miraculous and the supernatural. Topics include the miracles of Jesus, Eucharistic miracles, mystical experiences of the saints, exorcisms and the demonic, and near-death experiences. Dinner will be provided at 6pm and the course itself runs from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. No advance preparation is required. |
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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. Thinking, it turns out, is utterly without purpose and leaves no trace behind, often destructive and restless. And yet, eminently worthwhile and even a guard against certain forms of evil-doing. |
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“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. This winter, the Lumen Christi Institute will host a reading group on The Pilgrimage 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…”
There 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. The Silmarillion is filled with mortality, greed, bliss, and tragedy; and it serves as the world-building mythological backdrop for The Lord of the Rings. 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. Meetings are held on Thursdays from 7:30pm to 9:00pm over dinner at Gavin House (1220 E 58th St.). Each participant will be provided a copy of the text. |
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Each quarter, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts a number of student-led reading groups. The reading groups are usually held over a shared meal and all participants are provided a copy of the text. This quarter, the Greek New Testament reading group will take up the Letter to the Hebrews. All levels of Greek proficiency are encouraged to join. Advance preparation is recommended but not required. |
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