Religion & Spirituality

The Lumen Christi Institute

The Lumen Christi Institute for Catholic Thought was founded by Catholic scholars at the University of Chicago in 1997 to bring the light of Christ and the Catholic intellectual and spiritua...

Episodes

20 of 237 episodes

How to Pray as a Catholic with Daniel Wasserman-Soler

Daniel Wasserman-Soler on September 23, 2026 at Ruth Lake Country Club. Have you wondered about how to pray — whether to recite a traditiona...

00:33:07Oct 21, 2026

AI, The Future of Work, and Pope Leo’s First Encyclical with Joseph Vukov and Michael Murphy

Joseph Vukov and Michael Murphy on May 13, 2026 at Ruth Lake Country Club. Pope Leo XIV has already spoken movingly about the isolation and...

00:36:54May 29, 2026

What Does Virtue Have to Do with the Law?

Marc DeGirolami, Darrell Miller, Judge Martha Pacold, Richard W. Garnett, and Samuel Bray on April 23, 2026 at the University of Chicago Law...

01:08:18May 22, 2026

The Turn to Tradition in American Law and Culture

Marc DeGirolami, Richard W. Garnett, and Jennifer Newsome Martin on April 22, 2026 at Jenner & Block Law. This American moment is one of ali...

01:01:46May 22, 2026

Developing a Catholic Social Vision for the Modern World with David Cloutier

David Cloutier on April 8, 2026 at Ruth Lake Country Club. In this lecture, David Cloutier traces the development of Catholic social teachin...

00:34:16May 4, 2026

Wisdom and the Tranquility of Order: Reflections on Popes Leo XIII and XIV with Scott Roniger

Scott Roniger on March 18, 2026 at Ruth Lake Country Club. In this lecture, Prof. Scott Roniger outlines the historical context that instiga...

00:39:37Apr 29, 2026

The Birth of Ossian with Martin Shaw

Martin Shaw on February 4, 2026 at the Lumen Christi Institute. Drawing on his experience as a professor, mythographer, and widely respected...

00:27:32Mar 10, 2026

Mythopoetics and Faerie Stories: Theory and Practice of Mythmaking with Martin Shaw

Martin Shaw on February 4, 2026 at the Lumen Christi Institute. In his newly published "Liturgies of the Wild," acclaimed mythographer and s...

01:04:59Feb 23, 2026

Mythmaking and the True Myth - A Conversation with Martin Shaw

Dr. Martin Shaw on February 5, 2026 at the Graduate by Hilton Evanston Hotel. There’s an old Irish belief that if you aren’t wrapped in a cl...

00:34:05Feb 23, 2026

Augustine the Teacher with Erika Kidd

Erika Kidd on November 12, 2025 at Ruth Lake Country Club. Doctor of the Church, Saint Augustine of Hippo, has a lot to say about teaching....

00:32:44Dec 16, 2025

Season Finale - Special Episode

Season Finale - Special Episode by The Lumen Christi Institute

00:35:59Dec 5, 2025

Why Do We Need Saints and Miracles? with Carlos Eire

Carlos Eire on October 30, 2025 at Saint Ignatius College Prep. Two of the most significant features of Catholic Christianity are its focus...

00:41:46Dec 3, 2025

A History of the Impossible: Carlos Eire on They Flew

Carlos Eire and Kirsten Macfarlane on October 29, 2025 at the University of Chicago's Swift Hall. Levitation. Bilocation. Witchcraft. Demoni...

01:07:24Dec 3, 2025

Romans (Episode 3/3)

Romans (Episode 3/3) by The Lumen Christi Institute

01:05:12Dec 3, 2025

Romans (Episode 2/3)

Romans (Episode 2/3) by The Lumen Christi Institute

01:10:02Dec 1, 2025

Romans (Episode 1/3)

Romans (Episode 1/3) by The Lumen Christi Institute

01:08:24Nov 28, 2025

Matthew (Episode 5/5)

Matthew (Episode 5/5) by The Lumen Christi Institute

01:03:45Nov 26, 2025

Matthew (Episode 4/5)

Matthew (Episode 4/5) by The Lumen Christi Institute

01:07:18Nov 24, 2025

Our Hearts Are Restless: Augustine’s Confessions and Modern Anxiety with Scott Moringiello

Prof. Scott Moringiello on October 15, 2025 at Ruth Lake Country Club. The twentieth century philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein said that Augus...

00:30:16Nov 21, 2025

Matthew (Episode 3/5)

Matthew (Episode 3/5) by The Lumen Christi Institute

01:05:06Nov 21, 2025