Today at 5pm, we're hosting our 2026 Bollandist lecture, "Canonizing Canines?: A Dog 'Saint' and Medieval Christians," at Loyola Academy in Wilmette. We hope to see you there! Learn more and register at buff.ly/UnJ47y4.

Last month, Daniel Wasserman-Soler, our Executive Director, kicked off our West Suburban Catholic Culture Series with a lecture on how to pray. Watch on YT: buff.ly/GGcZc4G Listen: buff.ly/AEbLCN9 Join us for next week's WSCCS lecture: buff.ly/jk87OnS

Tonight, the Catholic Criminal Justice Reform Network Dialogue (CCJRN) will host an invite-only dialogue to bring together those responsible for our criminal justice system & those most directly impacted by it. Learn more at lumenchristi.org/StLouisDial… and lumenchristi.org/ccjrn-home.

How might the contemporary academy best ensure the continued development of an authentically human education while also best utilizing new AI tools? Join us on Friday, Nov. 6 at our public symposium at UChicago to learn more. lumenchristi.org/rehumanize

What might the Catholic tradition have to say about how we should live with loss? Next Wednesday, join us for a lecture by Dr. Cassandra Sever, a postdoc at Lumen Christi, during the second session of this year's West Suburban Catholic Culture Series. buff.ly/jk87OnS

JOB OPENING: Lumen Christi is hiring part-time student workers! Learn more & apply at buff.ly/qh6ZknE

What does it mean to love? In 2014, @BishopBarron (then-Fr. Barron), an original member of our Board of Directors, gave a lecture titled "Pope Francis and the New Evangelization," cosponsored by @WordOnFire. Watch the full video here: buff.ly/z1dU79M

Undergraduate students, join us at 6pm tonight for our first session of "A Visit to Nowhere: Reading Thomas More’s 'Utopia'," our fall Fundamental Questions Seminar. Dinner will be provided. Register at buff.ly/xs2ScTx. @Templeton_Fdn

Today, we celebrate the Memorial of St. Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church. In 2019, Dr. Carlos Eire gave a lecture on her autobiography, "The Life," inspired by his own biography of the incomparable spiritual masterpiece. Watch here: buff.ly/HMiSGSl

Graduate students are invited to join us tonight at 7:30pm for the first reading group on Randy Boyagoda's "Lords of Serendipity," a novel that arrives as universities face profound questions about their purpose, value, and future. Learn more & register: buff.ly/iHqleiv

Early this evening, our undergraduate reading group will dive into Dante's "Purgatorio" during its first session of the quarter. The group will focus on the text as a poem, and on poetry as a medium more broadly. To register, visit lumenchristi.org/purgatorio.

Yesterday was the first session of our graduate & undergraduate reading group "Lord of the Rings," which will span all three academic quarters. It's not too late to join! Learn more & register at lumenchristi.org/lotr.

Tonight! UChicago undergraduates are invited to join us for a screening and discussion of Kurosawa's "Rashōmon." Dinner and popcorn will be provided. Sign up at lumenchristi.org/film.

A dog... a saint? This talk will explore the veneration of ‘Saint’ Guinefort, a greyhound said to have lived a heroic life in 13th-century France. While the Church does not name dogs as saints – then or now – this case raises interesting questions. lumenchristi.org/bollandist

Tomorrow morning is our first reading group of the quarter! UChicago students, faculty, & staff are invited to join us in reading the Psalms in Latin. All levels of Latin are welcome, and no preparation or religious affiliation is necessary. Register at buff.ly/Ev8yxs2

On Sep 24, the Hon. Thomas More Donnelly was appointed to the IL First District Appellate Court. A long-time friend of Lumen Christi, he's been deeply involved in our programming, particularly through the Catholic Criminal Justice Reform Network. Congratulations, Judge Donnelly!

This quarter, we're hosting a poetry salon on Fridays, open to all students. Join us over lunch to read & discuss a great poem together. Neither prep nor expertise in poetry is required—just a desire for good company, good food, & good poesy. Register at buff.ly/6Vpus2I

Tomorrow at 1pm, we'll host our fall Master Class. Students & faculty are invited to join as we explore the problem of suffering in light of Pope John Paul II's Salvifici Doloris. Lunch will be provided. Register at buff.ly/05z54I8 @Templeton_Fdn

Today is the memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary. Through our inaugural Rosary Campaign, we invite members of our community to pray a Rosary for the students participating in this fall's formation programs. To participate, simply sign up using this form: buff.ly/6Jg64pY

Are grief-bots and simulated grandpas the solution to the anxieties of the human condition? Tomorrow, join us to hear top scholars discuss the new economy of “grief-tech” that's arisen to confront the old problem of death. Learn more & register: lumenchristi.org/simulate