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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 will feature 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). Episodes will be released on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from September through December. To conclude the season, we’ll offer one or two interviews with people who knew Fr. Mankowski well and can offer an entry point to his person and scholarship.

Happy feast of St. Jerome! This week, students, faculty, and staff at the University of Chicago begin a new academic year. As a prayer for them, I invite you to read a passage from a homily of St. Jerome.
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September 29, 2025
The Lumen Christi Institute (LCI) seeks part-time student workers. The Institute’s mission is to make the Catholic intellectual tradition a vital part of the secular university and the broader culture.
We all experience how the rapid advance of technology, especially AI, has affected the way we live, think, and experience the world. But has it also changed who we are? In his new book, Against the Machine: on the Unmaking
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September 11, 2025
The Lumen Christi Institute (LCI) seeks a Development Associate to join its growing team. The Institute’s mission is to make the Catholic intellectual tradition a vital part of the secular university and the broader culture.
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September 1, 2025
In 2000 Pope John Paul II opened the cause for canonization of Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement. While our work — and the property that comes from our labor — is not a sacrament, it is holy.