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Thomistic Circles is a work of the at the Dominican House of Studies, in Washington, D.C. Serving as a forum for the exchange of theological and philosophical ideas, it seeks to consider contemporary cultural and intellectual issues from within the Thomistic tradition. As a work of the faculty, it involves collaboration from a variety of scholars from other institutions as well, and invites the participation of students at the PFIC, as well as outside guests who wish to register. It is a series of events meant to facilitate the development of the Thomistic Institute at the Dominican House of Studies.
Please visit the Thomistic Institute Website for more information.
Spring 2011 at the Thomistic Institute:
St. Thomas Aquinas and the Church:
Theo-Centric Ecclesiology
A Theological Symposium
April 29th-30th, 2011
Please Note: His excellency Archbishop Di Noia has had to cancel his appearance at the Thomistic Circles in late April in view of the beatification of Servant of God Pope John Paul II on May 1st.
FRIDAY, APRIL 29th
2:00 PM : Fr. Charles Morerod, O.P., Rector of the Angelicum and Secretary of the International Theological Commission
'No Salvation Outside the Church': Understanding the Doctrine with Thomas Aquinas and Charles Journet
SATURDAY, April 30th
9:30 AM: Fr. Jonathan Robinson, Toronto Oratory
Changing the Subject: The Liturgy as an Object of Experience
11AM: Fr. Benoit Dominique de La Soujeole , O.P., Fribourg University
The Economy of Salvation : Entative Sacramentality and Operative Sacramentality
1:30 PM : Fr. Guy Mansini, O.S.B., St. Meinrad Archabbey
Christ Acts in the Church’s Action; Christ Speaks in the Church’s Speaking
Please contact Honya Weeks to register at (202) 495-3820.
All lectures will take place at the Pontifical Faculty of Theology of the Immaculate Conception
487 Michigan Ave NE
Washington, DC 20017
On February 19th, 2010, the PFIC welcomed Archbishop of Chicago, Francis Cardinal George, for the keynote address of our 3rd Thomistic Circles event: "Secularism and the Natural Desire to Know God: a Theological Conference."
You can watch the entire lecture, as well as a response from Dr. Russell Hittinger, by clicking on the video below.
Thomistic Circles Schedule, Academic Year 2009-2010
February 19-20, 2010
"Secularism and the Natural Desire to Know God"
A Theological Conference
Friday February 19, 2010:
7 PM: Keynote Address: Secularism and the Natural Desire to Know God by His Eminence Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I.
Respondent, Dr. Russell Hittinger (Warren Chair of Catholic Studies, University of Tulsa)
Saturday February 20, 2010 :
9:30 AM: Desiring the Lord in a Secular Age: Discriminating the Senses of 'Natural' in 'Natural Desire' Dr. Paul Griffiths (Warren Chair of Catholic Studies, Duke Divinity School)
10:30-11:00 AM: Break
11:00 AM: The Wounds of Human Nature and the Natural Love of God. A Theological Meditation in Light of Secularism Dr. Reinhard Hütter (Duke Divinity School)
12:00 PM: Rosary and Midday Prayer (optional)
1:30 PM: Porous Selves, Infused Virtues, and the Realization of the Good Fr. John Corbett, O.P. (PFIC, Washington, D.C.)
2:30-3:00 PM: Break
3:00 PM: Natural Desire and Supernatural Faith Dr. Bruce D. Marshall (Perkins School of Theology at SMU, Dallas)
September 24, 2009
Honorary Lecture by Alasdair MacIntyre
“What Should a Philosophical Education be Nowadays?"
Dominican House of Studies, 7 PM
October 16-17, 2009
"Thomism and the Renewal of Contemporary Theology"
A Theological Conference
Friday, Oct. 16th:
1:30-2:30 PM: Dr. Rudi te Velde: "Thomas Aquinas and the Problem of Theistic Conceptions of God"
2:30-3:00: Break
3:00 PM-4:30 PM: Dr. Matthew Levering, "Providential Governance" and Dr. Bruce Marshall, "Thomism and the Renewal of Trinitarian Theology"
5:00 PM: Mass with the Dominican Community
Saturday, Oct. 17th:
9:30-10:20 AM: Fr. Romanus Cessario, OP: “Catholic Moral Thought in an Age of Relativism: The Thomist Correction”
10:20-10:40 AM: Break
10:40-11:30 AM: Fr. Richard Schenk, OP, “The Study of St. Thomas and the Abiding Need for Grace”
12 PM: (Optional) Rosary, Midday Prayer
12:30-1:00 PM: Lunch Break. (Lunch can be purchased by conference participants across the street at the Catholic University of America or at the National Shrine.)
1:30-3:00 PM: Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP, “The Contemporary Relevance of Aquinas’ Teaching on the Divinity of Christ Crucified” and Dr. Gregory La Nave: “Is Holiness Necessary for Theology: Some Thomistic Distinctions”
3:30-4:30 PM: Reinhard Huetter, “The Gift of Truth: Theological Faith and the Science of Theology”
For more information please contact:
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception
Dominican House of Studies
487 Michigan Avenue, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20017
Tel: 202-495-3820
Email: assistant@dhs.edu
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