The Lumen Christi Institute

This lecture is entitled "What Can We Say About God? An Interview with David Novak on God-Talk." It features Rabbi David Novak of the University of Toronto and Melanie Barrett of the University of Saint Mary of the Lake and was presented on May 9th, 2025, at the University Club of Chicago

This lecture is entitled "Christianity, Culture, and Sport: From Play to Virtue." It was delivered by Clark Power of the University of Notre Dame on April 24th, 2025, at the Butterfield Country Club.

This lecture is entitled "A Catholic Vision of Art: Beauty – The Highway to God." It was delivered by Sarah Crow of Xavier University on May 14th, 2025, at the Ruth Lake Country Club

This lecture is entitled The Story of Catholic Education: Renewing Our Schools, Renewing Our Culture. It was presented by Michael Naughton of the University of St. Thomas on November 20, 2024, at the Ruth Lake Country Club.

This lecture is entitled Care of Souls in Inquisition Spain. It was presented by Lu Ann Homza of the College of William & Mary on February 9, 2024, at the University of Chicago.

This lecture is entitled America's Real Sister Act: The Hidden History of Black Catholic Nuns in the United States. It was presented by Shannen Dee Williams of the University of Dayton on April 27, 2023, at the University of Chicago's Swift Hall.

This lecture is entitled Catholicism: A Global History from the French Revolution to Pope Francis. It was presented by John McGreevy of the University of Notre Dame on February 8, 2023, at the University of Chicago's Swift Hall.

This lecture is entitled On the Dignity of Society: Catholic Social Teaching and Natural Law. It was presented by Russell Hittinger of the Catholic University of America, R.H. Helmholz of the University of Chicago, and Mary Hirschfeld of the University of Notre Dame on November 7, 2024, at the University of Chicago's Swift Hall Common Room.

This lecture is entitled What is Catholic Culture? It was presented by Jennifer Newsome Martin of the University of Notre Dame on September 25, 2024, at the Ruth Lake Country Club.

This lecture is entitled The Bond of All Creation: Renaissance Humanism and the Incarnate Word. It was presented by Matthew Gaetano of Hillsdale College on May 15, 2024, at the Ruth Lake Country Club.

This lecture is entitled Do We Know More than the Apostles? Or, Do Doctrines Develop?. It was presented by Lewis Ayres o on April 4, 2024, at the Magis Lecture Series.

This lecture is entitled Rethinking Economic Inequality: a Theological Perspective. It was presented by Mary Hirschfeld of the University of Notre Dame and followed by response from Amir Sufi of the Booth School of Business on March 30, 2023, at the University of Chicago.

This lecture is entitled Pro and Con: Does Faith Ignore Reason? It was presented by Fr. Stephen Fields, SJ of Georgetown University on October 19, 2022, at Saint Ignatius Prep.

This lecture is entitled A Marion Moment in Catholic Thought: A Conversation with Jean-Luc Marion and Ken Woodward. It was presented by Jean-Luc Marion of the University of Chicago and Kenneth Woodward of the Lumen Christi Institute on May 31, 2022, at the Gavin House.

This lecture is entitled Ecumenical Panel on For the Life of the World: Toward a Social Ethos of the Orthodox Church. It was presented by Aristotle Papanikolaou of Fordham University, William Schweiker of the University of Chicago, Stephen Meawad of Caldwell University, and Msgr. Peter Schallenberg of the Katholische Sozialwissenschaftliche Zentralstelle. It was moderated by Perry Hamalis of North Central College and Helen Theodoropoulos of the St. Sava Serbian Orthodox School of Theology on February 17, 2022, at the University of Chicago's Swift Hall.

This lecture is entitled Technology, Liturgy, and the Work of Human Hands. It was presented by Jeffrey P. Bishop of St. Louis University on November 14, 2024, at Loyola Academy.

This lecture is entitled A Symposium on Gratitude, Creation, and the Technological Mindset. It was presented by Melanie Barrett of the University of Saint Mary of the Lake, Matthew Crawford of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture, and Mark Shiffman of Saint Patrick's Seminary & University on October 11, 2024, at the Social Sciences Tea Room at the University of Chicago.

This lecture is entitled AI Ethics, Human Flourishing, and Trust in Health Care. It was presented by Thomas Pfau of Duke University, Michael Pencina of Duke University, Matthew Elmore of Duke AI Health, and Norman Wirzba of Duke University on June 26, 2024, at the Washington Duke Inn in Durham, NC.

This lecture is entitled Can We Be Good On Our Own? Ancient Pagans and Modern Scientists on Thomistic Moral Virtue. It was presented by Angela Knobel of the University of Dallas, Daniel Lapsley of the University of Notre Dame, Candace Vogler of the University of Chicago, and Emily Austin of the University of Chicago on April 26, 2024, at the University of Chicago's Swift Hall Common Room.

This lecture is entitled Populations, Persons, and Precision Medicine: The Ethics of Emerging Information Technologies. It was presented by Paul Scherz of (then) the University of Virginia on March 22, 2024, at the University of Chicago.

This lecture is entitled Quandaries of Biotechnology: Theory and Practice - Session 2. It was presented by Lesley Rice of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute and Silvianne Aspray of Cambridge University on March 22, 2024, at the University of Chicago.

This lecture is entitled Quandaries of Biotechnology: Theory and Practice - Session 1. It was presented by Kyle Karches of Saint Louis University and Stephen Meredith of the University of Chicago on March 22, 2024, at the University of Chicago.

This lecture is entitled Catholic Women in the Arts and Sciences. It was presented by Bronwen McShea of the Augustine Institute on March 20, 2024, at the Ruth Lake Country Club.

This lecture is entitled Romano Guardini on Technology and Liturgy. It was presented by Peter Casarella of Duke University on October 19, 2023, at the University of Chicago's Swift Hall.

This lecture is entitled Is the Universe Made for Life? Anthropic Coincidences and Multiverse Ideas. It was presented by Stephen Barr of the University of Delaware on February 7, 2022, at the University of Chicago's Kersten Hall.

This lecture is entitled Literary Traditions and the Pursuit of Truth: A Culture of Humility. It was presented by Emily Austin of the University of Chicago on October 16, 2024, at the Ruth Lake Country Club.

This lecture is entitled Dante and a Poet's Journey in Hope. It was presented by Denys Turner of Yale University on April 11, 2024, at the University of Chicago.

This lecture is entitled Dante the Theologian: Ken Woodward Interviews Denys Turner. It was presented by Ken Woodward of the Lumen Christi Institute and Denys Turner of Yale University on April 10, 2024.

This lecture is entitled Aristotle's Great-Souled Man in Jane Austen, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and Saint Augustine. It was presented by J. Warren Smith of Duke Divinity School on January 26, 2023, at the University of Chicago's Swift Hall.

This lecture is entitled The Catholic Imagination in Modern American Poetry. It was presented by James Matthew Wilson of the University of St Thomas, Houston on May 11, 2022, at the Ruth Lake Country Club.

This lecture is entitled Discursive, Performative, and Interpretive Strategies in Late Ancient Christian Literature. It was presented by Paul Blowers of Milligan University on March 30, 2022, at the University of Chicago's Classics 110.

This lecture is entitled A Conversation on Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of the Intellectual Life. It was presented by Zena Hitz of St John's College and Erin Walsh of the Universty of Chicago on February 2, 2022, at the University of Chicago's Swift Hall.

This lecture is entitled Singing the Sacred: Music and the Holy in Ancient Christianity. It was presented by Susan Ashbrook Harvey of Brown University on May 15, 2022, at the University of Chicago's Rockefeller Chapel.

This lecture is entitled Michelangelo's Women: Feminine Genius in the Frescoes of the Sistine Chapel. It was presented by Elizabeth Lev of Duquesne University on November 17, 2021, at the University of Chicago's Social Sciences Building.

This lecture is entitled Conscience And Human Rights In Thomas Aquinas And Some Predecessors. It was presented by Fr. Kevin Flannery, SJ of the Pontifical Gregorian University on October 7, 2021 at the University of Chicago.

This lecture is entitled Virtue, Moral Formation, and the University. It was presented by Sarah Schnitker of Baylor University, Jonathan Brant of the University of Oxford, and John Boyer of the University of Chicago on October 17, 2024, at the University of Chicago's Swift Hall.

This lecture is entitled The One Thing Necessary: Monasticism and Philosophy. It was presented by Prior Peter Funk, OSB of the Monastery of the Holy Cross, Chicago on October 4, 2023, at the Ruth Lake Country Club.

This lecture is entitled An Inquiry into the Value of Work: A Discussion of Matt Crawford's Shop Class as Soulcraft. It was presented by Matthew Crawford, Kirk Doran of the University of Notre Dame, and Elisa Rubbo of the University of Chicago on October 10, 2024, at the University Club of Chicago.

This lecture is entitled What is Ideology? A Conversation with Mark Shiffman and James Matthew Wilson. It was presented by James Matthew Wilson of the University of St. Thomas, Houston and Mark Shiffman of Saint Patrick's Seminary & University on May 2, 2024, at the University Club of Chicago.

This lecture is entitled Is Free Will an Illusion? St. Thomas Aquinas and Human Action. It was presented by Fr. Stephen Brock of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross on April 10, 2024, at the Ruth Lake Country Club.

This lecture is entitled An Unknown Constellation: Hannah Arendt Reads Étienne Gilson and Jacques Maritain. It was presented by Thomas Meyer of Ludwig Maximillian University on February 2, 2024, at the University of Chicago.

This lecture is entitled How Can We Flourish? It was presented by Tyler VanderWeele of Harvard University on January 22, 2024, at the University of Chicago's Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery.

This lecture is entitled The Future of Natural Law. It was presented by Fr. Kevin Flannery, S.J. of the Pontifical Gregorian University, John Bowlin of the Princeton Theological Seminary, and Scott Roniger of Loyola Marymount University on October 27, 2022, at the University of Chicago's Swift Hall Common Room.

This lecture is entitled Symposium on The Light that Binds: A Study in Thomas Aquinas's Metaphysics of Natural Law. It was presented by Fr. Stephen Brock of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Russell Hittinger of the Lumen Christi Institute, Matthew Levering of the University of St. Mary of the Lake, and Candace Vogler of the University of Chicago on April 13, 2022, at the University of Chicago's Swift Hall 3rd Floor.

This lecture is entitled Polarization, Social Cohesion, and the Economy It was delivered by Teresa Sullivan of the University of Virginia, Clemens Sedmak of the University of Notre Dame, James Heckman of the University od Chicago, Michael Hüther of the German Economic Institute, and Joseph Kaboski of the University of Notre Dame on March 27th, 2025 at the University of Chicago

This lecture is entitled Gregor Mendel at his Bicentennial: Highlights of his Life and Legacy. It was presented by Daniel J. Fairbanks of Utah Valley University on November 16, 2022, at the University of Chicago, Social Sciences Building.

This lecture is entitled Walker Percy and the Pursuit of Happiness in Apocalyptic Times. It was presented by Dr. Jennifer Frey of (then) the University of South Carolina on February 23, 2022, at the Ruth Lake Country Club.

This lecture is entitled A Life in Service of the Truth: The Legacy of Fr. Paul Mankowski, SJ. It was presented by Gary A. Anderson of the University of Notre Dame and Fr. Kevin Flannery, SJ of the Pontifical Gregorian University on October 8, 2021 at the University Club of Chicago.

This lecture is entitled Saint Among the Skyscrapers: The American Afterlife of Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini. It was presented by Kathleen Sprows Cummings of the University of Notre Dame on June 10, 2021, at the University Club of Chicago.

This lecture is entitled A Philosophy of Work, Leisure, and Catholic Culture It was given by Paul Blaschko of the University of Notre Dame on March 20th, 2025 at the Butterfield Country Club .

Gender, the Body, and Holiness in the Middle Ages by The Lumen Christi Institute