FALL 2023 EVENTS

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  Thu, Jan 09

  "The Good Life" Fiction Reading Group

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  Stumberg Hall

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  Jan 09, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

  Stumberg Hall, 3206 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78705, USA

  Usually described as "Italy’s greatest novel," The Betrothed chronicles the unforgettable romance of Renzo and Lucia, who endure tyranny, war, famine, and plague to be together. You do not want to miss it!

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  Mon, Jan 13

  The Good Life Reading Group [Non-Fiction]

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  Stumberg Hall

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  Jan 13, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

  Stumberg Hall, 3206 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78705, USA

  Few books can be so short and yet so impactful. Few people, perhaps, are as deeply insightful and as radically charitable as Bishop and Abbot Erik Varden. I am sure we don't have to convince you that the topic - chastity - is worth your time.

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  Wed, Jan 29

  “Being Human: Graduate and Undergraduates reading seminar”

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  Austin Institute

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  Jan 29, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

  Austin Institute, 3298-3200 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78705, USA

  In this reading group, taking our cue from the volume, we will explore what it means to be human. We will look at some of the great statements on the basic objects of human desire, whether it makes sense to desire perfection, and whether it makes sense to want to be immortal.

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  Thu, Feb 06

  The Good Life: Fiction Reading Group

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  Stumberg Hall

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  Feb 06, 2025, 7:00 PM – Feb 13, 2025, 7:30 PM

  Stumberg Hall, 3206 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78705, USA

  Usually described as "Italy’s greatest novel," The Betrothed chronicles the unforgettable romance of Renzo and Lucia, who endure tyranny, war, famine, and plague to be together. You do not want to miss it!

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  Thu, Feb 20

  Metaphysical Boredom in an Empire of Desire

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  University Catholic Center

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  Feb 20, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

  University Catholic Center , 2010 University Ave, Austin, TX 78705, USA

  While the term acedia may be unfamiliar, the vice, usually translated as sloth, is all too common. Sloth is not mere laziness, however, but a disgust with reality, a loathing of our call to be friends with God, and a spiteful, bored hatred of place and life itself.

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  Fri, Feb 21

  Natural Law as Hermeneutical

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  Robert Rowling Hall, 3.406

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  Feb 21, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM

  Robert Rowling Hall, 3.406, 300 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Austin, TX 78701, USA

  Explore a fresh perspective on natural law through the lens of thinkers like John Finnis and Martin Rhonheimer. Instead of metaphysics or anthropology, discover how cultural context and personal insight shape our understanding of first principles.

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  Sat, Feb 22

  Brunch and book discussion with RJ Snell

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  Stumberg Hall

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  Feb 22, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

  Stumberg Hall, 3206 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78705, USA

  Join us for a brunch to meet RJ Snell, author of "Lost in Chaos." This event is open to anyone who read his book during the Fall 2024 Semester in our Good Life reading book club.

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  Wed, Feb 26

  What’s Good About (and What Is) Marriage?

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  Stumberg Hall

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  Feb 26, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

  Stumberg Hall, 3206 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78705, USA

  Join us to explore whether the family—a lasting union of a man and a woman open to life—is essential for a thriving community.

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  Fri, Mar 28

  Lunch Talk with Dr. Ana Moreland "Thomas Aquinas on the Scope and Limits of Forgiveness"

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  UT, Robert Rowling Hall 5.402

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  Mar 28, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

  UT, Robert Rowling Hall 5.402, 300 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Austin, TX 78705, USA

  Dr. Moreland will examine Anna Karenina through the eyes of Thomas Aquinas on the theological virtue of charity.

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