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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.

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December 1, 2025

Applications Open for the 2026 Summer Seminars

In their eighteenth year, the Lumen Christi Institute Summer Seminars in the Catholic Intellectual Tradition introduce participants to central themes, figures, and texts from the Catholic tradition. Please see the Event Calendar for details and application requirements.
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November 27, 2025

Happy Thanksgiving

Today, my family and I give thanks, and we also look ahead to the season of Advent. In that spirit, I would like to share with you a passage from a sermon of St. John Henry Newman.
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November 4, 2025

Seeking Graduate Reading Groups for the Winter & Spring Quarters

The Lumen Christi Institute follows St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true, noble, right, admirable, and lovely (Phil 4:8). LCI supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups.
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November 4, 2025

Applications Open for the Nicklin Fellows Program

The Nicklin Fellows are the recipients of a competitive, application based fellowship for undergraduate students. Nicklin Fellows are granted exclusive access to research and development grant funds to pursue their intellectual interests.
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October 20, 2025

For it is in giving that we receive

Today, we want to share with you a new way you might consider giving to Lumen Christi that both benefits the students and helps to support your financial stability: a Charitable Gift Annuity.
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October 8, 2025

Fall Student Reading Groups

Join us for this quarter's student-led reading groups at the Lumen Christi Institute. These groups are usually held over a shared meal, and all participants are provided a copy of the text.
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September 30, 2025

A Message from LCI’s Executive Director

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.
Faith and Politics: Reflections of a Catholic Legislator
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September 29, 2025

Job Opening: Student Workers

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.
Faith and Politics: Reflections of a Catholic Legislator
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September 11, 2025

Job Opening: Development Associate

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

Labor Day Greeting

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.
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August 7, 2025

3 Reasons to Make a Will This Month

Did you know that more than two-thirds of American adults do not have a will? And yet, a will is an essential legal document which experts advise everyone over the age of 18 to have.
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July 11, 2025

Lumen Christi Institute receives $2.1 million from John Templeton Foundation

This three-year grant will support the continuation and expansion of its previous “In Lumine” Grant, which created a national network of institutes of Catholic thought, all serving non Catholic colleges and universities.