Et verbum caro factum est: An Intro-duction to the Philosophical Life

Our next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, August 13th, from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. We will be discussing “Et verbum caro factum est: An Intro-duction to the Philosophical Life” by Andrew J. Jaeger from the Fall 2020 (Volume 47.3) issue of Communio entitled “Love as a Form of Life”.

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The Upward Pursuit of Happiness in Bonaventure’s Itinerarium mentis in Deum

Our next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, July 9th, from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. We will be discussing “The Upward Pursuit of Happiness in Bonaventure’s Itinerarium mentis in Deum” by Jonathan Bieler from the Summer 2020 (Volume 47.2) issue of Communio entitled “Happiness, Love, and Friendship”.

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Why We Need Julian of Norwich

Our next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, June 11th, the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. We will be discussing “Why We Need Julian of Norwich” by Jeremiah Barker from the Fall 2020 (Volume 47.3) issue of Communio entitled “Love as a Form of Life”.

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Hamartia, Evil, and Deity in Archaic and Classical Greek Thought

Our next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, May 14th from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. We will be discussing “Hamartia, Evil, and Deity in Archaic and Classical Greek Thought” by Will Desmond from the Spring 2020 (Volume 47.1) issue of Communio entitled “Lead Us Not into Temptation, but Deliver Us from Evil”.

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Is Reality Knowable?

Our next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, April 9th from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. We will be discussing with Norm Klassen the Dr. Keith Cassidy Lecture given by him entitled “Is Reality Knowable?”

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‘The Sparkling of the Holy Ghost’: The Metaphysics of Nature and Grace in Dante’s Paradiso

Our next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, March 12th from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. We will be discussing “‘The Sparkling of the Holy Ghost’: The Metaphysics of Nature and Grace in Dante’s Paradiso” by Mary Taylor from the Fall-Winter 2019 (Volume 46.3-4) issue of Communio entitled Nature in Theology.

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The Body and the Bride of Christ: The Church as One Unique Transcendent Subject

Thank you to all of you who joined us for the Thomas Toast. By all accounts, it was a great success. Thank you to our panelists. Great to see some familiar faces. Our next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, February 12th from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. We will be discussing “The Body and the Bride of Christ: The Church as One Unique Transcendent Subject” by Roch Kereszty from the Summer 2019 (Volume 46.2) issue of Communio entitled Mary, Motherhood, and the Church.

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Annual Thomas Toast 2021

As with many other things, this year’s Thomas Toast is going to be different. On Thursday, January 28th, the Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, please join us at 6:00pm over zoom for a panel of Thomas testimonies, including one from Prof. Nikolaj Zunic, St. Jerome’s University. The testimonies will be followed by questions and further discussion. Whether you have studied the breadth of his Summa, or whether you feel lacking in your knowledge of one of the Church’s greatest intellectuals, you are sure to learn something about Thomas’ life and work. You could call this event Aquinas 101.

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Physics without Physis: On Form and Teleology in Modern Science

Our next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, January 8th from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. We will be discussing “Physics without Physis: On Form and Teleology in Modern Science” by Simon Oliver from the Fall-Winter (Volume 46.3-4) issue of Communio entitled Nature in Theology. The PDF can be downloaded here.

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Moral Theology and the Problem of Modernity

Our next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, December 11th from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. We will be discussing “Moral Theology and the Problem of Modernity” by David L. Schindler from the Summer 2019 (Volume 46.2) issue of Communio entitled Mary, Motherhood, and the Church. The PDF can be downloaded here.

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