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...
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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...
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20 of 236 episodesWhat 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
Season Finale - Special Episode
Season Finale - Special Episode by The Lumen Christi Institute
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...
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...
Romans (Episode 3/3)
Romans (Episode 3/3) by The Lumen Christi Institute
Romans (Episode 2/3)
Romans (Episode 2/3) by The Lumen Christi Institute
Romans (Episode 1/3)
Romans (Episode 1/3) by The Lumen Christi Institute
Matthew (Episode 5/5)
Matthew (Episode 5/5) by The Lumen Christi Institute
Matthew (Episode 4/5)
Matthew (Episode 4/5) by The Lumen Christi Institute
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...
Matthew (Episode 3/5)
Matthew (Episode 3/5) by The Lumen Christi Institute
Matthew (Episode 2/5)
Matthew (Episode 2/5) by The Lumen Christi Institute