The Lumen Christi Institute

The second of two panel discussions held on March 21, 2019 at the University of Chicago as part of Lumen Christi's Ninth Conference on Economics and Catholic Social Thought. Panelists include Bishop Oscar Cantú (Diocese of San Jose, CA), Galina Hale (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco), and James N. Perry, Jr. (Madison Dearborn Partners). Moderated by Joseph Kaboski (University of Notre Dame)....

A luncheon address delivered by Michael Lee (Fordham University) on April 11, 2019 at the University Club of Chicago. To view the video and photos of the address visit lumenchristi.org/event/2019/04/life-of-saint-oscar-romero

A panel discussion featuring Maureen O'Hara (Cornell University), Fr. Peter Schallenberg (University of Paderborn), and Martijn Cremers (University of Notre Dame) held March 21, 2019 at the University of Chicago. This panel was the first of two private sessions comprising part of Lumen Christi's Ninth Conference in Economics and Catholic Social Thought. To learn more about the Conference and view...

A public symposium featuring Cardinal Peter Turkson (Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development), J. Christopher Giancarlo (U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission), John Studzinski (PIMCO), and Mary Hirschfeld (Villanova University), moderated by Maureen O'Hara (Cornell University). The symposium, held March 20, 2019 at the University of Chicago, was the public component of the...

A symposium featuring Remi Brague (LMU/Sorbonne), Daniel Mahoney (Assumption College), and Gladden Pappin (University of Dallas) on the book "Catholicism and Democracy" by Emile Perreau-Saussine (Princeton University Press, 2012), moderated by Mary Keys (University of Notre Dame) and held at the Oriental Institute on April 5, 2019. To view the video and photos of the symposium visit lumenchristi.o...

A symposium featuring Michael Coates (University of Chicago), Eric Elshtain (Field Museum), Robert Scherrer (Vanderbilt University), and Lisa Sideris (Indiana University Bloomington) and moderated by Krystal Clayville (Zygon Center for Religion and Science), held at the University of Chicago on March 13, 2019. To view the video of the symposium, view photos, and see a full list of cosponsors visit...

A lecture by Michael Murphy (Loyola University of Chicago) given as part of the day-long conference for high-school students "Science, Creation & the Catholic Imagination," held on February 23, 2019 at the University of Chicago. To watch the other lectures visit http://lumenchristi.org/event/2019/02/science-creation-catholic-imagination

A lecture by Fr. John Kartje (Mundelein Seminary/University of Saint Mary of the Lake) given as part of the day-long conference for high-school students "Science, Creation & the Catholic Imagination," held on February 23, 2019 at the University of Chicago. To watch the other lectures visit http://lumenchristi.org/event/2019/02/science-creation-catholic-imagination

A lecture by Meghan Sullivan (University of Notre Dame) given as part of the day-long conference for high-school students "Science, Creation & the Catholic Imagination," held on February 23, 2019 at the University of Chicago. To watch the other lectures visit http://lumenchristi.org/event/2019/02/science-creation-catholic-imagination

A symposium featuring Blakey Vermeule (Stanford University), Jennifer Summit (San Francisco State University), Lisa Ruddick (University of Chicago), and Fr. Peter Funk, OSB (Monastery of the Holy Cross), on Vermeule and Summit's book Action Versus Contemplation: Why An Ancient Debate Still Matters (University of Chicago Press, 2018). Held at the University of Chicago on February 15, 2019. The symp...

A panel discussion featuring Michael Alan Anderson (Eastman School of Music and Artistic Director of Schola Antiqua of Chicago), Margot Fassler (University of Notre Dame), Fr. Peter Funk (Monastery of the Holy Cross), Peter Jeffery (University of Notre Dame), and Robert L. Kendrick (University of Chicago), hosted at the University of Chicago on February 2, 2019. To view photos of the lecture and l...

A conversation between John Inazu (Washington University in St. Louis) and Eboo Patel (Interfaith Youth Core), moderated by Chiara Cordelli (University of Chicago) and hosted at the University of Chicago's International House on January 31, 2019. Presented by the Veritas Forum at the University of Chicago and cosponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute. Q and A begins at 56:30. To view the video of...

Luigi Zingales, Robert C. McCormack Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance at the Booth School of Business, delivered this lunchtime presentation on February 4, 2019 to members of Catholics at Booth and other Booth students. To view photos of Zingales' lecture visit https://www.facebook.com/pg/lumenchristiinstitute/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2710856538944484.

Jean-Luc Marion (Institut Catholique de Paris, University of Chicago) delivered this lecture on January 16, 2019 at the University of Chicago. To view the video of the lecture, which includes the Q and A session, visit http://lumenchristi.org/event/2019/01/what-do-we-mean-when-we-speak-of-revelation-jean-luc-marion.

A panel discussion by Kim Daniels (Georgetown University), Russell Hittinger (University of Tulsa), and Fr. Michael Sweeney, OP (Lay Mission Project) on November 15, 2018 at the University of Chicago. To view the video of the panel, which includes the Q and A session, visit http://lumenchristi.org/event/2018/11/catholic-church-in-crisis-a-panel-discussion-kim-daniels-russell-hittinger-fr-michael-s...

Scott J. Friedheim (Corporate & Private Equity CEO) delivered this lecture on November 1, 2018 at the University of Chicago. To view the video of the lecture, which includes the Q and A session, visit www.lumenchristi.org/event/2018/11/collapse-of-lehman-brothers-an-inside-story.

Fr. Michael Sweeney, OP (Western Dominican Province), delivered this address on November 15, 2018 at the University Club of Chicago. To view the video of the address, which includes the Q and A session, visit lumenchristi.org/event/2018/11/how-lay-catholics-can-realize-royal-priesthood-of-laity-rebuild-a-church-in-crisis-fr-michael-sweeney-op

Émilie Tardivel-Schick (Institut Catholique de Paris) delivered this lecture on November 12, 2018 at the University of Chicago. To view the video of the lecture, please visit lumenchristi.org/event/2018/11/christian-citizenship-a-paradox-emilie-tardivel.

Émilie Tardivel-Schick, Scientific Director of the Chair of the Common Good at the Institut Catholique de Paris, sits down with Lumen Christi to discuss her scholarship, why Christians must vote, and the Church Fathers' views on citizenship.

Jonathan Lunine (Cornell University) delivered this lecture on October 31, 2018 at the University of Chicago. To view the video of the lecture, which includes the Q and A, please visit lumenchristi.org/event/2018/10/georges-lemaitre-his-science-faith-why-hubble-s-law-ought-to-be-renamed-jonathan-lunine.

John W. O'Malley, SJ (Georgetown University), Russell Hittinger (University of Tulsa), and Joseph Mueller, SJ (Marquette University) participated in this discussion at the University of Chicago on October 13, 2018. To view the video of the panel, which includes Q and A, visit lumenchristi.org/event/2018/10/vatican-i-loss-gain-with-papal-governance-of-catholic-church.

Gerard Bradley, professor of law at Notre Dame Law School, sits down with Lumen Christi to discuss his path to the legal academy, his research in Catholic social teaching, and the future of Catholic higher education.

Joseph Singer, Bussey Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, delivered this lecture on October 4, 2018 at Jenner & Block Chicago. To view the video of his remarks, which includes the Q and A session, visit lumenchristi.org/event/2018/10/judging-as-judgment-joseph-william-singer.

Rachel Fulton Brown, associate professor of History at the University of Chicago, sits down at Gavin House to discuss her conversion to Catholicism, her teaching of a popular course on Tolkien, and her new book "Mary and the Art of Prayer."

Fr. Kevin Flannery, SJ, professor of the history of ancient philosophy at the Gregorian University in Rome, discusses his path to the Society of Jesus, his studies in Oxford, and his research and teaching at the Gregorian.