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This lecture explores a dramatic history of competition and dispute in which both ordinary lay persons and esteemed religious organizations expressed this need to hold on to the sanctified dead.
The Harvard Catholic Forum and the Abigail Adams Institute Present:
WHO WILL I BE TODAY? THE EMPTY SELF
Angela Franks (Catholic University of America)
Thursday, September 24, 2026 | 6:00 PM EDT
In person location TBD, and livestreamed
Free and open to all; walk-ins welcome but registration requested for all and required for the livestream
Why do people feel so insubstantial today, despite having more identity choices than ever? This lecture explores how we came to this predicament, and whether Christianity may have something useful to say about it. Reception to follow. For details and registration, click here.
Co-sponsored by the Harvard Christian Alumni Society.
Supported by a grant from the Lumen Christi Institute with funding from the John Templeton Foundation (Grant #63614).
COLLIS Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture at Cornell University is pleased to present two lectures by acclaimed scholars Stephen Bullivant (St. Mary's University, London) and Angela Franks (St. John's Seminary) on Saturday, Nov. 16 as part of the conference, “Inflection Point: A Convocation of Catholic Student Leaders.” The conference will welcome more than fifty students from universities in Upstate NY and from In Lumine Network institutes. The keynotes will focus on, “The US Church in an Era of Secularization: Past, Present, and Possible Futures,” (Bullivant) and “Liquid Identity: Our Current Situation and How We Can Respond" (Franks).
The CFCP and the Nova Forum are delighted to partner to bring you a book forum on Jason Blakely’s timely book Lost in Ideology: Interpreting Modern Political Life (Columbia 2024).
In collaboration with Mount S. Mary’s Da Camera Society, Musica Transalpina is proud to present sacred chamber works from 18th Century Rome & Naples what were intended for devotion, reflection, and meditation.
In collaboration with Mount S. Mary’s Da Camera Society, Musica Transalpina is proud to present sacred chamber works from 18th Century Rome & Naples what were intended for devotion, reflection, and meditation.
Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies at USC presents: “Beauty at Work: the Role Beauty Plays in our Lives and in the Work We Do” The Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies at USC will host Brandon Vaidyanathan, Ph.D., on Thursday, April 4 for a presentation titled "Beauty at Work: the role Beauty Plays in our Lives and Cultures.”
Join Davor Antonucci (Sapienza University of Rome) for In The Footsteps of Marco Polo: the image of China in the West from antiquity to the 17th century. Reception to follow!
Dostoevsky is often described as “prescient,” even “prophetic.” How does his final novel, The Brothers Karamazov, published in 1881, help us to understand our complex social and spiritual condition in 2024? This lecture will identify aspects of our contemporary condition — polarization, challenges to our capacity for attention, the desire for spiritual meaning in what seems to be a “secular age” — and the ways in which Dostoevsky’s novel offers possible ways forward, especially in his vision of “incarnational realism,” embodied by the novel’s hero, Alyosha Karamazov.
To complement the evening lecture, Dr Contino will lead a select group of upperclassmen in an afternoon honor seminar. Students will examine the character of Elder Zosima in Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov and wrestle with questions about God, collective responsibility, death, and joy amidst suffering.
All are welcome to join! Register at the link below.
A two-part webinar on fighting global food insecurity in an era of environmental challenges. In this webinar series, we place two leading agricultural economists and two leading theologians on ecology and ethics in dialogue to grapple with four tough questions of ethics, food, policy, technology, and the environment.
What is human flourishing? What insights might we draw from the humanities? What insights might we draw from the empirical sciences? The empirical literature from the most rigorous studies is reviewed in attempt to identify major determinants of, and resources for, human flourishing. Special attention will be given to the role of religious communities in the promotion of flourishing. Discussion will be given to the implications of a broader conception of human flourishing for personal well-being, for research, and for policy.
Join the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies at USC for a lecture featuring Leo Guardado, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Theology at Fordham University, who will assess the past fifty years of Gustavo Gutiérrez’ theological contributions, the global impact and reception of a commitment to doing theology from the perspective of the poor and insignificant, and the ongoing challenges liberation theology presents for a global Catholic Church.
Guardado is the inaugural DePaul Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies at USC.
Come experience The Lord of the Rings from a new point of view and learn about the deepest meaning of Tolkien’s literary achievement! Professor Giuseppe Pezzini, a leading classics scholar at Oxford, explores Tolkien’s sophisticated and innovative literary theory in six lectures drawing on his forthcoming book from Cambridge University Press – the first academic study of Tolkien since his death 50 years ago this year. Professor Pezzini will share excerpts from Tolkien’s lesser known writings as well as video clips about his life and works.
The Collegium Institute and Dappled Things welcome you to join us for this online panel featuring four artists, working across four different mediums: Kara Patrowicz, fiber artist, Daniel Mitsui, illustrator, Matilde Olivera, sculptor, and Caleb Kortokrax, painter.
The Saint Paul’s Choir of Men and Boys sing Palestrina’s glorious and beloved music, composed around 1562, within a contemporary Mass for the feast day of Saints Cyril and Methodius. In the lecture and discussion preceding the Mass, Prof. John Baldovin, S.J. and James Kennerly, FRCO, examine the evolution of the Eucharistic worship before the Council of Trent (1545-63), the Council’s teachings on the Eucharist and its debates on the role of music in liturgy, the musical characteristics of Palestrina’s groundbreaking composition, and the way to integrate this music into contemporary Catholic worship.
Professor Carrie Frederick Frost will be gathering women on Friday, January 27th for an informal lunch at the Caruso Catholic Center. Professor Frost will share her recent work on Women in Christian Theology and Practice. Join us for lunch and this intellectual conversation as she discusses this important theme from her perspective as an Orthodox theologian and mother.
Join us for our first Being Human, Science & Religion series! Fr. Robert Spitzer will explain these new developments and their implications for a robust connection between physics and metaphysics - faith and reason.
Collegium Institute invites you to join us for this Ars Vivendi Arts Initiative conversation on Wednesday, October 5, on Zoom at 12pm ET.
Join us for a dinner conversation for the Seeking Wisdom series!
Via Zoom, this event is presented by the Lumen Christi Institute.
A webinar lecture with Fr. Roch Kereszty, O. Cist. of Our Lady of Dallas Cistercian Abbey
Via Zoom, this event is presented by the Lumen Christi Institute and the Cusanus Society.
A webinar lecture with Dr. Jason Welle, OFM of the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies
Via Zoom, this event is presented by the Lumen Christi Institute.
A webinar lecture with Fr. John Bayer of Our Lady of Dallas Cistercian Abbey
Via Zoom, this event is presented by the Lumen Christi Institute and the Cusanus Society.
A webinar lecture with Dr. Rita George-Tvrtković of Benedictine University and Dr. Zeki Saritoprak of John Carroll University
Via Zoom, this event is presented by the Lumen Christi Institute.
A webinar lecture with Fr. Peter Verhalen of Our Lady of Dallas Cistercian Abbey
Via Zoom, this event is presented by the Lumen Christi Institute and the Cusanus Society.
A webinar lecture with Dr. Wilhelmus (Pim) Valkenberg of Catholic University of America.
Via Zoom, this event is presented by the Lumen Christi Institute.
A webinar lecture with Fr. Joseph Van House of Our Lady of Dallas Cistercian Abbey
Via Zoom, this event is presented by the Lumen Christi Institute.
A webinar lecture with Socorro Castañeda-Liles (Santa Clara University).
Via Zoom, this event is presented by the Lumen Christi Institute.
A webinar lecture with Victor Carmona (University of San Diego) Nichole Flores (University of Virginia).
Via Zoom, this event is presented by the Lumen Christi Institute.
A webinar lecture with Roberto Goizueta (Boston College) and Neomi de Anda (University of Dayton)
Via Zoom, this event is presented by the Lumen Christi Institute.
A webinar lecture with Michelle Gonzalez Maldonado (University of Scranton), Peter Casarella (Duke University), and Juan Soto (Gamaliel)
Via Zoom, this event is presented by the Harvard Catholic Forum and is co-presented by the Lumen Christi Institute.
A webinar lecture featuring Prof. Gauvin Alexander Bailey .
