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From 2012 to 2020, Fr. Paul Mankowski, SJ delivered hundreds of lectures and master classes at the Lumen Christi Institute. Seeking to share the depth of his scholarship, this podcast offers many of his lectures (edited for coherence and quality) to the public in digital format for the first time. 

The first season features a course that Fr. Mankowski gave on Joseph Ratzinger’s Jesus of Nazareth, and dozens of lectures centered around the books of the Bible (including Genesis, many of the prophets, the Gospel of Matthew, and St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans). Two interviews with people who knew Fr. Mankowski well and can offer an entry point to his person and scholarship conclude the season.

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July 28, 2026

Partner Spotlight: The Fons Vitae Institute at Duke

The programming that Fons Vitae provides at Duke, like each of the member-institutes of the network across the country, exemplifies Levergood’s vision for the expansion of the effort to maintain the Catholic intellectual tradition today.
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July 28, 2026

Spring 2026

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July 16, 2026

Thank you for helping us meet our goal

Last July we set a bold goal, to grow Lumen Christi’s donor community to 400 members. I am thrilled to share that as of June 30, we have surpassed that goal.
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July 4, 2026

“Religion and morality are indispensable supports”

For Washington, however, religion was fundamental. Without it, he argued, there would be no security for oaths taken in courts of justice. Without it, we could not expect that morality would prevail.
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June 19, 2026

A Poem of Emancipation

On June 19, our country remembers the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. To commemorate this moment, I would like to share with you an excerpt from a poem by Phillis Wheatley (1753-84).
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June 4, 2026

Today, become part of a community seeking Christ!

We recently celebrated the feast of the Ascension. Christ’s departure from His apostles is described in the New Testament not as an occasion of mourning, but of joy. For He did not leave us alone.
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May 25, 2026

“A Prayer for Peace”

For Catholics, the month of May is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. This year, Memorial Day coincides with the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, celebrated annually on the Monday after Pentecost.
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May 13, 2026

AI, The Future of Work, And Pope Leo’s First Encyclical: What Magnifica Humanitas Might Say – Ever Ancient, Ever New: The Sources of Pope Leo XIV | West Suburban Catholic Culture Series

Pope Leo XIV has already spoken movingly about the isolation and stress, especially for the young, of modern life. In a different format from our normal lecture, philosophers Joe Vukov and Mike Murphy will dialogue as they consider the prospects
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April 23, 2026

What Does Virtue Have to Do with the Law?

REGISTER BELOW *Note: The time has moved from 5:30 to starting at 6:00 p.m. and is in Room I of the University of Chicago Law School 6:00 – Symposium | 7:30 – 7:45 Q & A | 7:45 Wine &

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April 22, 2026

The Turn to Tradition in American Law and Culture

Many are familiar with an "Originalist" interpretation of American law, one which is seen to shield us from the capricious wills of those in power. But can Originalism inadvertently give us a hollow understanding of law? In this panel, Marc
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April 8, 2026

Developing a Catholic Social Vision for the Modern World: A Century of Church Teaching – Ever Ancient, Ever New: The Sources of Pope Leo XIV | West Suburban Catholic Culture Series

Join us as David Cloutier traces the development of Catholic social teaching from Rerum Novarum through Quadragesimo Anno to Centesimus Annus.
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April 8, 2026

Seeking Graduate Reading Groups for the Fall Quarter

Lumen Christi follows St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true, noble, right, admirable, and lovely. We support this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups that may explore any genre, theme, time, and place.