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Institute Activities
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Doctores Ecclesiae, 2012-2013
The St. Anselm Institute for Catholic Thought cordially invites you to attend one or more of its Doctors of the Church lunches. The goal of this series is to provide a friendly setting for students and faculty from different parts of the University to meet and to discuss the life and works of the 34 Doctors of the Church. A different Doctor--or occasionally, another great teacher of the Tradition-- will serve as the focal point for each lunch. Several UVA faculty will attend and lead each session. Prior familiarity with the Doctors is not required, but a short reading will be posted for all faculty and students participants. Regardless of your area of study or year, University of Virginia undergraduate, graduate as well as Law, Medical, and Darden School students are welcomed to attend. Space, however, is limited so reservations by individuals will be required for each session. If you are interested in participating in the next session, simply email the Institute at:
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. More details about the 2012-13 lunch seminars are available here.
Students & Faculty: 2013 Divine Comedy Reading Group!
Interested in reading Dante's Inferno for the first time? Or, perhaps, in rereading it at a very leisurely pace with other UVA Students and Faculty? The St. Anselm Institute for Catholic Thought invites you to join our new bi-monthly Dante Alighieri Divine Comedy Reading Group, which will meet for the first time on Friday, February 1, 2013 (1:30-2:30pm). No prior experience or training required. As Dante had Virgil as his guide, our group will be guided by several faculty, including William Wilson, Professor Emeritus Religious Studies; now Director, Graduate Fellows Program at the Jefferson Scholars Foundation.
When?: about 2 Fridays per month, 1:30-2:30pm (Monroe Hall 116)
Feb. 1: Cantos 1-3 (pp. 26-69); (and Editor/translator Introduction)
Feb. 15: Cantos 4-8 (pp. 70-139)
March 1: Cantos 9-13 (pp. 140-217)
March 22: Cantos 14-18 (pp. 218-287) April 5: Cantos 19-23 (pp.288-361)
April 12: Cantos 24-28 (pp.362-449)
April 26: Cantos 29-34 (pp.450-549)
First Meeting?: Friday, Feb. 1, 2013; but if you can't attend this day, then attend all or some of the other meetings.
Where?: UVA Central Grounds location (Monroe 116).
What else?: Free copies of the Robert Durling edition of the Inferno will be provided to UVA students. Others are encouraged to purchase their own paperback copy. We'll read approximately 20-pages per meeting.
Additional Digital Dante Resource: see The World of Dante ( http://www.worldofdante.org/ ).
Interested?: Please join us.
Questions: Contact the St. Anselm Institute (
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 Seminar discussion with Prof. Eleonore Stump (Philosophy, St. Louis University)
Friday, January 18, 2013 (10:00-11:30am), Cocke Hall/Philosophy Library
Join us and widely respected philosopher and St. Louis University Professor Eleonore Stump for a seminar discussion on her recent and acclaimed book Wandering in Darkness: Narrative and the Problem of Suffering (Oxford, 2010).
Wandering in Darkness is a challenging and grand synthesis of a lifetime of serious thinking about the problem of human suffering and evil in the world. If God is omniscient, omnipotent, perfectly good, and loves us, then why are bad, heart-breaking things permitted to occur?
Professor Stump ably and accessibly draws upon contemporary research on autism, moral psychology; the Biblical narratives of Job, Samson, Abraham, and Mary of Bethany, and the philosophical insights of Thomas Aquinas to make a defensible accounting of a problem with which and in which we all have participated.
Chapter 13 and Chapter 9 have been posted for those interested in attending and participating. This is a unique opportunity for faculty, graduate students, and others, so feel free to extend this invitation to others who may have an interest.
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 April 20, 2012: Faculty Seminar with Brad Gregory (History, Notre Dame) on The Unintended Reformation: How a Religious Revolution Secularized Society (Harvard, 2011)
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Lumen Veritatis (completed)
Faculty Leader: Brad Wilcox, Department of Sociology
Lumen Veritatis is a Catholic discussion group serving undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Virginia. Specifically, Lumen Veritatis discusses theological, cultural, and political issues from a Catholic perspective. Previous topics include faith and the law, Mary's role in the Church, Project Rachel, and gender.
The Works of St. Anselm (completed)
Faculty Leader: Jorge Secada, Department of Philosophy
This study group engaged the major works of St. Anselm of Canterbury. |
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5th Annual Lenten Faculty and Friends of the Institute Retreat |
March 18-20, 2011: "The Life and Piety of St. Francis of Assisi"
Location: Mary Mother of the Church Abbey (Richmond, VA)
Guest Speaker: Fr. Augustine Thompson, O.P., S.T.M., Professor of History, Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology,
Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California
Retreat Chaplain: Fr. Jacek Buda, O.P.
Preliminary Schedule of 2011 Retreat
Friday, March 18, 2011
6:30-7:30pm: Arrive at Mary Mother of the Church Abbey
7:30: Evening Prayer (Conference Room, Lower level)
8:00: Dinner
9:30: Night Prayer
Saturday, March 19, 2011
8:00-8:30am: Breakfast
9:00: Morning Prayer
9:30-11:30: First Session--What Can St. Francis teach us on Conversion and Vocation?
Presenter: Fr. Augustine Thompson, O.P., S.T.M.; Professor of History, Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology,
Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California
Readings: St. Francis of Assisi: A Critical Life, chs.1-3
11:30: Mass
Noon: Lunch
1:00-3:00: Personal time (Confessions available with Benedictine Abbey monks,Time and Location TBA)
3:00-3:30: Stations of the Cross
3:30-4:45: Second Session--What Can St. Francis teach us about living as Catholics?
Presenter: Fr. Augustine Thompson, O.P.
Readings: St. Francis of Assisi: A Critical Life,chs. 4-6
4:45: Evening Prayer
5:00: Dinner
7:00-8:00: Third Session--What Can St. Francis teach us about Sickness and Death?
Readings: St. Francis of Assisi: A Critical Life, chs. 7-8
8:00: Night Prayer
8:30pm: Faculty Reception
Sunday, March 20, 2011
7:30-8:00am: Breakfast
8:30: Morning Prayer
9:00: Mass with the Benedictine Abbey monks (Abbey Church)
10:00: Departure
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Past Faculty Retreats
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St. Michel Parish Sponsorship Appeal |
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Since 2004, St. Thomas Aquinas and Holy Comforter Parishes in Charlottesville have provided assistance for the planning, building and operations of a new St. Michel Catholic school in Saltadère, Haiti. The new school was dedicated in February 2007, but the need for assistance persists as nearly 500 students are now educated, fed and cared for there each day. Individuals from both parishes as well as students and faculty from the University of Virginia regularly travel to Saltadère and they can speak with great authority about the clear human needs and ongoing good works at St. Michel. Please do not hesitate to contact Professor Kate Burke or the Haiti Ministry Committee (
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The St. Anselm Institute for Catholic Thought initiated a new lunchtime reading and discussion series for faculty and students in the Fall 2008. This faculty-student lunch seminar typically meets in one of Mr. Jefferson's private upstairs rooms in Hotel E, conveniently located on the West Range, near Garrett Hall. Space is limited, so reservations by individuals are required for each session. The topic of each lunch is the life and writings of one of the 33 Doctors of the Church. A rotating set of UVA faculty attend each session. A short reading assignment on the selected Doctor is posted on the St. Anselm Institute website for all faculty and student participants to download and read prior to each lunch.
Fall 2011 Schedule
Sept. 16, 2011: Bl. John Henry Newman
Sept. 26, 2011: St. John of Avila
Nov. 4: St. Therese of the Child Jesus
Spring 2011 Schedule
April 8, 2011: St. Gregory the Great
Feb. 25, 2011: St. John of the Cross
Jan. 27, 2011: St. Thomas Aquinas
Fall 2010 Schedule
Oct. 2010: Boethius
Oct. 8, 2010: Bl. John Duns Scotus
Spring 2010 Schedule
March 26, 2010: St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)
Feb. 12, 2010: St. [& Dr.] Edith Stein (1891-1942)
Jan. 29, 2010: St. Bonaventure (1221-1274)
Fall 2009 Schedule
October 16, 2009: St. Ephrem the Syrian (c. 309-373)
October 1, 2009: St. John of Damascus (c.676-749) and St. Gregory Palamas (1296-1359)
Spring 2009 Schedule
May 8, 2009: St. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
March 19, 2009: St. Anselm (1033-1109)
February 13, 2009: St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)
Fall 2008 Schedule
November 20, 2008: St. Thomas Aquinas (1224-1274)
October 29, 2008: St. Augustine (354-430)
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2009 Lenten Faculty Retreat Schedule |
Dates: March 27-29, 2009
Location: Mary, Mother of the Church Abbey (Richmond, VA)
Guest Speaker: Robert Louis Wilken
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of the History of Christianity, Department of Religious Studies, University of Virginia
General Theme of 2009 Retreat: The Love of God and the Spiritual Life
Readings: [TBA, January 2009]
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2011 Faculty & Friends of the Institute Lenten Retreat |
2011 Faculty & Friends of the Institute Lenten Retreat
Benedictine Abbey Retreat Center
Richmond, Virginia
March 18-20, 2011
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