The Catholic and Dominican Institute

Dorothy Day and the Quest for Holiness and Justice
Inaugural Saint Martin de Porres Lecture on Social Justice
Kevin Ahern, PhD
Manhattan University

Truth: The Fire in Our Bones
Ann Garrido
Aquinas Institute of Theology

Portraits of Biblical Women: Then and Now
Sister Barbara Reid, O.P., Professor of New Testament Studies
Catholic Theological Union

My Italian Secret (film screening)
Vincent Marmorale, Consulting Producer
October 20, 2019 

Refugee Poets Looking for Home (poetry reading)
Gregory Orfalea, author, poet, and journalist
Georgetown University
& 
Sharif S. Elmusa, poet
Georgetown University in Cairo & Yale

Is a Manuscript a Mirror? What Can Religious Studies Learn from Art?
Dr. Marc Epstein, Professor of Religion and Visual Culture
Vassar College

Macbeth and the Conspiracy for Life
Brother Jordan Zajac, O.P., Ph.D.
Dominican House of Studies (Washington, D.C.) 

Defending Adam after Darwin
Father Nicanor Austriaco, O.P., Ph.D., Professor of Biology
Providence College 

Sonification: On the Ethical Significance of Music
Licia Carlson, Professor of Philosophy
Providence College 

Pregnant Prophecies and Soul-Food: Motherhood and Theology in the New Testament
Alicia Myers, Associate Professor of New Testament and Greek
Campbell University 

How to be an Everyday Contemplative
Judith Valente
Award winning journalist for PBS “Religion & Ethics News Weekly” & senior correspondent for National Public Radio WGLT central Illinois

St. Augustine's Influence on the Dominican Tradition
Rev. Andrew Hofer, Associate Professor of Patristics and Ancient Languages, Director of the Doctoral Program
Pontifical Faculty of the Dominican House of Studies (Washington, D.C.)

The Significance of the First Centuries after the New Testament for the Christian Faith
Rev. Andrew Hofer, Associate Professor of Patristics and Ancient Languages, Director of the Doctoral Program
Pontifical Faculty of the Dominican House of Studies (Washington, D.C.)

My So-Called Enemy
Lisa Gossels, Emmy Award winning filmmaker

Dominicans in the New World 
Rev. David Orique, O.P., Associate Professor of Latin American History
Providence College 

Rhineland Mystics 
Sister Valerie DaSilva, O.P., adjunct instructor Religious Studies
Mount Saint Mary College

Not God’s Type: From Atheism to Catholicism 
Holly Ordway, Author and Professor of Psychology
Houston Baptist University

The Philosophy of Nature and Contemporary Science: Why Thomas Aquinas Remains Relevant
Dr. William Carroll, Thomas Aquinas Fellow in Theology and Science at Blackfriars
Oxford University 

The Book of Psalms: A Gift in Times of Need
Rabbi Dan Polish

Dominicans in the New World; Father David Orique, O.P., Ph.D.
Professor of Latin Studies, Providence College
Co-Sponsored with Hispanic Studies

Rhineland Mystics; Sister Valeria DaSilva, O.P.
Mount Saint Mary College

Not God’s Type: From Atheism to Catholicism
Holly Ordway, Professor of English
Houston Baptist University

Catholic Social Justice Teachings Made Real and Active in our Time 
Sister Bette Ann Jastor, O.P., An aficionado of Experimental Earth Education; originator of CO-OP for Earthsake
Mariandale Retreat Center (Ossining, NY)

Holocaust Remembrance Day
Newburgh Jewish Community Center

The Civil War Experiences of the Oblate Sisters of Providence
Diane Batts Morrow, Ph.D.,  Associate Professor of History and African American Studies, University of Georgia, Athens

How to Diffuse a Bomb; The Project Children Story (film screening) 

Saint John’s Bible: Jews, Christians and Why Art Matters 
Dr. Marc Epstein, Professor of Religion and Visual Culture
Vassar College

Artist as Preacher: Illumination of the St. John’s Bible 
Rev. Eric Hollas, OSB
St. John’s Abbey (Collegeville, MN) 

God and Guinness
Stephen Mansfield, New York Times bestselling author

Science and Faith in Harmony: The Heavens Declare the Glory of God 
Anton Koekemoer, Research astrophysicist with the Hubble Space Telescope at the Space Telescope Science Institute 

A Christian Theology of Work 
Dr. Julie Burkey, Institute for Christian Spirituality at Seton Hall University
 

Hounds of the Lord: A Celebration of 800 Years of Dominicans
Dr. Kevin Vost, Past Research Review Committee Member for American Mensa

Spirituality and Physical Fitness 
Jared Zimmerer, author and speaker
Word on Fire Ministries

From Enemies to Allies: How Nostra Aetate Changed Christian-Jewish Relations 
Rabbi Eugene Korn, Academic Director of the Center of Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation in Israel

Preparing for a Good Lenten Season
Sr. Ann Willits, O.P., Director of PARABLE 
Dominican Sister of Sinsinawa

Dominican Spirituality in the Lenten Season 
Sr. Ann Willits, O.P., Director of PARABLE 
Dominican Sister of Sinsinawa 

This Lent Are We Coming or Going?
Sister Ann Willits, O.P., Director of PARABLE
Dominican Sister of Sinsinawa

Pursuing Happiness: Jane Austen and Thomas Aquinas in Dialogue on Life’s Ultimate Goal
Brother Aquinas Beale, O.P., M.A.
Dominican House of Studies (Washington, D.C.)

Accidental Theologians; Four Women Who Shaped Christianity 
Dr. Elizabeth Dryer, Professor Emerita of Theology
Fairfield University 

Does a Biologist Need a Soul?
Dr. William Carroll, Thomas Aquinas Fellow in Theology and Science at Blackfriars
Oxford University

Laudato Si: Theology, Natural Law and the Environment 
Rev. Thomas Petri, O.P., Vice President and Academic Dean of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception

St. Albert on Medieval Wisdom for Modern Science 
Brother Thomas Davenport, O.P. Ph.D.
Dominican House of Studies (Washington, D.C.)

The Dominican Charism & the Arts
Sister JoAnn Iannotti, O.P., Art & Spirituality Coordinator
Wisdom Retreat and Conference Center (Litchfield, CT)

Teaching as a Contemplative Act 
Sister Laurie Brink, O.P., Professor of Biblical Theology
Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, IL

Fire in My Bones: Biblical Foundations of the Dominican Charism
Sister Laurie Brink, O.P., Professor of Biblical Theology
Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, IL

Killing Jesus
Stephen Mansfield, New York Times bestselling author

 Jewish-Christian Relations since Vatican II
Rabbi Alan Brill, PhD, Cooperman/Ross Endowed Chair of Jewish-Christian Studies 
Seton Hall University, West Orange, NJ

The Menorah & The Cross: Jewish-Christian Relations in the Christian Roman Empire
Dr. Steven Fine, Director, Center for Israel Studies, Yeshiva University

Contemplation in an Age of Twitter 
Judith Valente
Award winning journalist for PBS “Religion & Ethics News Weekly” & senior correspondent for National Public Radio WGLT central Illinois

Dominican Sisters and International Social Justice 
Sisters Marie Therese Clement, O.P. & Celestina Freitas, O.P.
International Coordinator & Social Justice Promoter, Dominican Sisters International

Nurturing the Global Citizen Within
Sister Deidre Mullan, RSM, Executive Director of the Partnership for Global Justice at the United Nation

St. Martin de Porres: Thinker, Doer, Lover  
Dr. Kevin Vost, Past Research Review Committee Member for American Mensa

How do Bishops and the Laity teach the Catholic Faith? 
Rev. Robert Christian, O.P., Dean of the Faculty of Theology
The Angelicum, Rome

The Anticipatory Corpse: Medical Power and the Care of the Dying 
Dr. Jeffrey Bishop, Physician & Professor
St. Louis University

Lincoln’s Battle with God 
Stephen Mansfield, New York Times bestselling author 

An Awakening of Faith: We are Made of Stardust
Fr. George Coyne, S.J., Founding president of the Vatican Observatory Foundation; McDevitt Distinguished Chair in Religious Philosophy
LeMoyne College

Socially Responsible Investing
Julie Tanner, Christian Brothers Investment Services

Spirituality in Patient Care: Ethics, Mystery and the Role of the Healthcare Team
Dr. Jo Ann Middleton, Professor of Medical Humanities
Drew University

The Messianic Idea in the Dead Sea Scrolls 
Dr. Lawrence Schiffman, Vice provost for undergraduate education
Yeshiva University

Church of the 2^nd Vatican Council: A Work Complete Yet Always in Progress 
Rev. Robert Christian, O.P., Dean of the Faculty of Theology
The Angelicum, Rome 

The Abacus & the Cross  
Nancy Marie Brown, author

St. Catherine of Siena, a Woman for Our Times  
Sister Nancy Murray, O.P.
St. Catherine of Siena Programs; Adrian Dominican Sisters, Adrian, MI

Dominican Charism in Health Care
Br. Ignatius Perkins, O.P., Dean of Nursing
Aquinas College (Nashville, TN) 

The Messiah in Judaism & Christianity 
Dr. Patrick Doering, Adjunct Instructor
Duquesne University
&
Dr. David Berger, Dean at the Bernard Revel Graduate School
Yeshiva University

Has Science Eliminated the Need for a Creator?
Dr. William Carroll, Thomas Aquinas Fellow in Theology and Science at Blackfriars
Oxford University

My So-Called Enemy 
Lisa Gossels, Emmy Award winning filmmaker

The Relationship of Catholic Social Teaching to Politics & the World of Work
Rev. William Byron, SJ, Past President of University of Scranton & Catholic University