Is the Universe Made for Life? Anthropic Coincidences and Multiverse Ideas
Free and Open to the Public. The late Stephen Hawking wrote, “Our universe and its laws appear to have a design that is both tailor-made to support us and, if […]
Non-Credit Course – Faith, Science, and Reason
This weekly non-credit course is open to current Chicago area students and faculty. Others interested in attending should contact us. Registrants are free to attend as many sessions as they choose. Sessions do […]
Two-Day Online Seminar | Galileo: Faith, Reason, and the New Science
TWO-DAY ONLINE SEMINAR Session 1: Wednesday, Aug. 10 | 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Session 2: Saturday, Aug. 13 | 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. The Lumen Christi Institute has […]
Gold Mass for Scientists
The Lumen Christi Institute is glad to cosponsor a Gold Mass for the Chicago region, organized by the regional chapter of the Society of Catholic Scientists. Mass will be held […]
Gregor Mendel at his Bicentennial: Highlights of his Life and Legacy
As we celebrate the bicentennial of Gregor Mendel’s birth, a few highlights of his life and legacy illustrate the breadth of his contributions and his genius. Born into poverty, he […]
The Atomic Bomb and the Technological Imperative
How has technology taken on a life of its own, determining human behavior, thought, and actions in unintended and unexpected ways? Using the development and use of the first atomic […]
Master Class on “Hope, Suffering, and the Atom Bomb”
Open to current students and faculty. Others interested in participating should contact info@lumenchristi.org. All registrants will receive pdfs of the selected readings, which should be read in advance of the […]
Romano Guardini on Technology and the Liturgy
This lecture was cosponsored by the University of Chicago Divinity School and the In Lumine Network. It was made possible through the support of ‘In Lumine: Supporting the Catholic Intellectual […]
How Can We Flourish?
What is human flourishing? What insights might we draw from the humanities? What insights might we draw from the empirical sciences? Many empirical studies throughout the social and biomedical sciences […]
White Mass and Lecture for Medical Professionals
This event is free and open to the public. The Lumen Christi Institute, Calvert House, and St. Thomas the Apostle Parish are pleased to announce their first annual White Mass and […]