Jan. 16, 2019 Free Movie Night
Start the semester by joining us this Wednesday, Jan. 16, for a screening of Robert Bresson’s classic and much acclaimed adaptation of George Bernanos’s novel Diary of a Country Priest. The film explores the spiritual drama of an ill young priest whose parishioners challenge and torment him. Through suffering the priest wholeheartedly embraces Grace. Pizza will be served at 6:30pm; film starts at 7pm. A brief discussion will follow. All are invited, so bring a friend or come to meet someone new. Location: St. Thomas Aquinas Classrooms 9 & 11 (on the chapel-side hallway). Cosponsored by the St. Anselm Institute and the Frassati Fellowship.
November 29, 2019 Public Lecture
"St. Gregory of Narek:
The Newest Doctor of the Church!"
Prof. Roberta Ervine
St. Nersess Armenian Seminary
Many holy men and women aid and sustain the Church in her thinking, but in her Wisdom the Church has officially recognized only a few dozen with its most esteemed title of "Doctor of the Church." In 2015, the Catholic Church startled many--including a fair number of academics--by bestowing the title Doctor of the Church on St. Gregory of Narek (c. 945-1003 A.D.), a 10th century Armenian poet, mystic, philosopher and theologian. This decision, however, did not surprise Armenian Christians, who long have revered and look to the powerful and poetic insights of a man whose writings speak "with God from the depths of the Heart." St. Gregory of Narek, a cherished teacher of the Armenian people, can now be shared with the rest of the world, and we have invited Prof. Ervine, one of the world's experts on this new Doctor, to be our special teacher so that we, too, may delight in his works. All are invited to attend this free public lecture.
Nov. 8, 2018 Public Lecture
The Wealth of Persons:
Rethinking Economics in Light of the Human Person
John McNerney
October 26, 2018 Dinner/Lecture
Voices of Truth in an Age of Corruption
St. Hildegard of Bingen and St. Catherine of Siena
Join us for dinner and a faculty-led discussion on St. Hildegard of Bingen and St. Catherine of Siena--two holy but too often forgotten teachers of the Church who spoke against clerical and secular abuses of their times. UVA Students and visiting parents and siblings are invited to attend. Reservations not required, but greatly appreciated: email Dr. Jocelyn Moore (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
Welcome: 2018-2019!
New to UVA or our little Institute? We're happy you found us, and we look forward to meeting you in 2018-2019. Until then, check out our website and a few pictures from our 2017-2018 events.
Baccalaureate Mass, May 18, 2018
Graduating students along with their families and friends, as well as all active and retired faculty are invited to participate in the 7:00pm St. Thomas Aquinas Baccalaureate Mass on Friday, May 18. This University tradition includes a faculty/student procession in their academic regalia. Faculty may contact Keith Kozminski (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and students may contact Corrine Riley (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
2018 Poetry Night, April 20, 2018
UVA OpenGrounds, 6:00pm
April 6, 2018 Lunch Roundtable Discussion
Newman, the University, and Its Counterfeit
A Roundtable Discussion with Prof. Reinhard Huetter
This event is jointly cosponsored by The Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture, The Thomistic Institute, and the St. Anselm Institute for Catholic Thought.
February 2, 2018 (6:30-8:30pm)
Make plans now to join other UVA students for an international dinner to honor the travels and the life of the famed 16th-century Jesuit missionary St. Francis Xavier. We'll also screen a short film Xavier narrated by Liam Neeson, but even better one of the film's writers/producers will be present: Religious Studies graduate student Matt Farley!
January 25, 2018 Public Lecture
Augustine Thompson, O.P.
"Dominican Brothers: Conversi, Lay, and Cooperator Friars"
November 3, 2017 Public Lecture
Claudio Monteverdi: The Man and His Music
(A Special Three Notch'd Road Ensemble Pre-Concert Lecture)
Music lovers and novices, you're invited to hear Fiona Hughes (TNR violinist and Artistic Director) and Peter Walker (TNR bass soloist) speak about the music and achievements of Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643). The expressive power and structure of baroque music owes much to the work of this famous Italian priest-composer from Cremona, whose impact on the subsequent development of both sacred and secular music is unparalleled. This lecture will include a few live demonstrations, so come, listen and enjoy!
If the lecture leaves you wanting more, then on Saturday, Nov. 4 at 7:30pm, at First Presbyterian Church, 500 Park St., Three Notch'd Road will offer a special 450th commemorative "Monteverdi: Venetian Splendor" concert, featuring a larger, mixed consort of instruments and voices, including soprano Teresa Wakim. Tickets available online and at the door: Adults $20; Students are FREE.
Nov. 3, 2017
UVA Family Weekend Events
The St. Anselm Institute for Catholic Thought is celebrating its 18th year of service to the University of Virginia community and we’d like to treat visiting parents to a free lunch with a few of our faculty. No lectures, quizzes or homework, just lunch and informal discussion in a private, on-Grounds Jeffersonian room. Space is very limited, so we’re requesting reservations for either a 12:00pm or a 1:15pm lunch. Students welcomed to attend, too. RSVP your name and time preference to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. For more information or questions, contact Prof. Charles Kromkowski (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
4:00-5:00 p.m.
Minor Hall Auditorium
Minor Hall Lobby
Before dashing off for dinner, stop by for refreshments and good cheer with UVA Catholic Hoos, University faculty associated with the St. Anselm Institute, and of course our local favorites, the Dominican Friars of St. Thomas University Parish!
Oct. 23, 2017 Public Lecture
The Most Reverend Wilton D. Gregory, S.L.D.
Metropolitan Archbishop of Atlanta
"We are All the Lord's"
Missed the lecture? Watch it here.
ALL are invited to attend this public lecture, which will begin at 6:30pm in Minor Hall Auditorium, and to the post-lecture reception at the nearby Colonnade Club (Pavilion VII).
Oct. 19, 2017 Public Lecture
David Walsh
Catholic University of America
"Who and What is a Person?"
Talk about the inherent dignity and inalienable rights of the human person is as commonplace today as the classic definition of the Trinity as Three-Persons-in-One, but can we explain what we mean when we use the term "person"? Prof. Walsh contends it is a great error of modern philosophy to diminish a "person" to mean only our biological body, our consciousness, our freedom, our autonomy, our identity, or our relation to others. A "person" can never be described fully in these terms for the person extends beyond the material, the limits of what we can think and feel, and even the sum of our past. This never-complete, nearly indefinable quality of each person is not a philosophical dead end or an ineffable theological mystery; rather, it reveals and points us toward a new perspective, one that allows us to glimpse who and what a person truly is: the Apocalypse of History.
All are invited to attend this public lecture.
September 14, 2017 Public Lecture
Kate Hennessy
Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 (5:15pm)
UVA Minor Hall Auditorium
Missed this lecture? Watch it here.
Kate Hennessy will visit the University of Virginia September 14-15 to share her memories and new family biography, Dorothy Day: The World will be Saved by Beauty (2017). Kate is the granddaughter of Dorothy Day (1897-1980), a famous Catholic convert, cofounder of the Catholic Worker Movement and Houses of Hospitality, and a heroic American social activist who tirelessly advocated for peace and the poor among us. All are invited to attend this free public lecture, so bring a friend or attend and introduce yourself to someone new.
UVA Bookstore will offer Kate's family biography of Dorothy Day for purchase in the Lobby of Minor Hall before the lecture, starting at 4:45pm. Kate looks forward to meeting you and will happily sign these or any copies of her book upon request.