The friars are members of the Order of Preachers, AKA "The Dominicans" and we are members of the Eastern Dominican Province. There are many… » More
Watch the video above for a guided tour of the new Thomistic Institute website. Situated within the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., the Thomistic Institute promotes research into the thought of Saint Thomas Aquinas and the subsequent Thomistic tradition.
On Wednesday, May 11th the Thomistic Institute was privileged to host His Eminence Raymond Cardinal Burke. Cardinal Burke delivered an honorary lecture titled, "The Theo-Centric Character of the Catholic Liturgy." Dominican Friars, students of the Pontifical Faculty and a group of invited guests were present, including President John Garvey of the… » More
His Eminence Raymond Cardinal Burke, Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, gave the following lecture at the Dominican House of Studies on Wed., May 11, 2011. (Video by Carlos P. Molina)
The Thomistic Institute of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies is co-sponsoring a conference on the theologies of St. Thomas Aquinas, O.P., the Dominican medieval theologian, and Karl Barth, the 20th Century Protestant theologian. The conference is being co-sponsored by the Center for Barth Studies… » More
The Thomistic Institute of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., and the Catholic and Dominican Institute of Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY jointly present an inaugural workshop on Thomas Aquinas & Contemporary Philosophy.
This workshop will bring together scholars and students interested in philosophy,… » More
On October 23 the Dominican House of Studies was pleased to host the first of its "Thomistic Circles" events of the academic year 2010-2011. The event consisted of a day long conference entitled, "Aquinas on the Soul," featuring three speakers. Dr. Alfred J. Freddoso of the department of philosophy of Notre Dame presented a paper on Aquinas's conception… » More
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As part of the recent conference on secularism hosted by the Dominican House of Studies' Thomistic Institute, Fr. John Corbett, O.P., delivered a talk entitled: "Porous Selves, Infused Virtues, and the Realization of the Good." Click above to listen.
A member of the Province of St. Joseph, Fr. Corbett teaches moral theology at the House of Studies.… » More
Thomistic Circles is a work of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies, in Washington, D.C. Serving as a forum for the exchange of theological and philosophical ideas, it seeks to consider contemporary cultural and intellectual issues from within the Thomistic tradition. As a work of the faculty, it involves… » More