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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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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.
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April 5, 2026

“Bring me the life-giving mysteries”

Christ is Risen! On Easter Sunday, I write to tell you about St. Mary of Egypt, who is remembered by the Catholic Church on April 2 – Holy Thursday this year.
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April 1, 2026

How the Lumen Christi Institute Formed My Adult Faith

Rose Johnson, one of our Development Associates, tells her story of how Lumen Christi has shaped her adult relationship with Christ, especially during her time as a graduate student at UChicago.
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March 31, 2026

The Lion and the Lute: Music of Pope Leo X

Learn More and Register for the concert in Wilmette (May 21st) Learn More and Register for the concert at UChicago (May 22nd) The Lumen Christi Institute is excited to host Schola Antiqua for a series of concerts on the music

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March 23, 2026

Christ Did Not Travel Alone

In the season of Lent, the Church calls us to reflect upon Christ’s years of ministry. In pondering His revelation and His divine miracles, I am particularly reminded of one essential part of Christ’s journey toward Jerusalem: He did not
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March 18, 2026

Wisdom and the Tranquility of Order: Reflections on Popes Leo XIII and XIV – Ever Ancient, Ever New: The Sources of Pope Leo XIV | West Suburban Catholic Culture Series

Rerum Novarum served as the foundation for a series of monumental encyclicals on Catholic social thought. Although written in 1891, its counsels are prophetic and as pertinent to contemporary man as they were at their writing.