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.

Michelangelo's Women: Feminine Genius in the Frescoes of the Sistine Chapel

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.

Pro and Con: Does Faith Ignore Reason?

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.

Gregor Mendel at his Bicentennial: Highlights of his Life and Legacy

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.

Aristotle's Great-Souled Man in Jane Austen, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and Saint Augustine

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.

Catholicism: A Global History from the French Revolution to Pope Francis

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.

Romano Guardini on Technology and Liturgy

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.

What is Ideology? A Conversation with Mark Shiffman and James Matthew Wilson

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 .

A Philosophy of Work, Leisure, and Catholic Culture

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 

Polarization, Social Cohesion, and the Economy

Lecture with Patrick Geary (Institute for Advanced Study), delivered Feb 13, 2021.  This event was co-presented by the Lumen Christi Institute and the Bollandist Society, and co-sponsored by America Media, the Collegium Institute, the Harvard Catholic Forum, the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University, the Nova Forum, the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies at USC, the Saint Benedict Institute, and the Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage.

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The physical remains of saints are often referred to as pignora, that is, as security deposits or pledges of the continued concern that the saints, although in heaven, continue to show for those who venerate them. In this lecture will discuss the origin of the cult of relics, the process by which these cults, originally concentrated on the tombs of saints, became mobile, and how the veneration of saints led to the dismemberment of saints’ bodies and the distribution of relics throughout Christendom. It will also consider the resulting anxieties about relics’ authenticity, the efforts to control and regulate the cult of relics, and the competition that relics have received from other types of sacred or sanctified objects.

Patrick Geary - Pledges of the Saints: The Cult of Relics in the Catholic Tradition

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Patrick Geary - Pledges of the Saints: The Cult of Relics in the Catholic Tradition

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