Past Events
"The Catholic University in the 21st Century"
"Daring to Be Different" lecture series is co-sponsored with the Center for Catholic Studies, the David and Barbara Koch Endowed Chairs in Business Ethics, the Center for Ethical Business Cultures, the Holloran Center for Ethical Leadership in the Professions, the John A. Ryan Institute for Catholic Social Thought, The University of St. Thomas School of Law, the Terrence J. Murphy Institute for Catholic Thought, Law, and Public Policy, and the Veritas Institute.
View Event Information»Spring 2013 Symposium: Intellectual Property and Religious Thought
The University of St. Thomas will hold a conference titled “Intellectual Property and Religious Thought,” on April 5, 2013, co-sponsored by the Terrence J. Murphy Institute for Catholic Thought, Law, and Public Policy and The University of St. Thomas Law Journal.
View Event Information»Is the Supreme Court Threatening Religious Groups?
Fifth program in the 2012-2013 Hot Topics: Cool Talk discourse series which focuses this year on Religious Liberty issues around the world
View Event Information»The Romeike Asylum Case: Does Germany's Ban on Homeschooling Count as Religious Persecution?
The Hot Topics:Cool Talk series, which explores Catholic positions and other perspectives on provacative issues of law and policy, focuses this year on the challenges to religious freedom in the United States and around the world.
View Event Information»The Dangers of Anti-Sharia Laws: Muslim and Catholic Perspectives
The Murphy Institute's 2012-2013 Hot Topics: Cool Talk series of discussions, which fearlessly explores Catholic positions and other perspectives on provocative issues of law and politics, will focus this year on the many challenges to religious freedom around the world.
View Event Information»Creating a Dynamic Vision of Catholic Mission and Identity: A University Experience
Catholic Mission Series - Rev. James P. Burns
View Event Information»Vatican II's Declaration on Religious Freedom: The View from Europe
The Murphy Institute's first event of the 2012-2013 Hot Topics: Cool Talk series is a special public lecture by Bishop Charles Morerod, OP.
View Event Information»Vatican II on Religious Freedom: European and American Perspectives
The first Hot Topics: Cool Talk luncheon program of the 2012-2013 series
View Event Information»The Challenges of Mission-focused Leadership at a Catholic University
John Garvey, President, Catholic University of America
View Event Information»Responsible Citizenship
Part of the HOT TOPICS: COOL TALK series
View Event Information»Punishment Theory
Part of the HOT TOPICS: COOL TALK series
View Event Information»Human Dignity Lecture Series: Paolo Carozza
Paolo Carozza is an Associate Professor, University of Notre Dame
View Event Information»Religious Liberty and the Contraception Coverage Mandate
Part of the HOT TOPICS: COOL TALK series
View Event Information»Is a For-Profit Structure a Viable Alternative for Catholic Health Care Ministry?
A unique forum for dialogue among practitioners, academics and scholars in law, finance, theology and Catholic social teaching
View Event Information»Immigration Policy
Part of the HOT TOPICS: COOL TALK series
View Event Information»Health Care Reform
Part of the HOT TOPICS: COOL TALK series
View Event Information»Balancing the Budget
Part of the HOT TOPICS: COOL TALK series
View Event Information»Embryo Rights and Stem Cell Research
Part of the HOT TOPICS: COOL TALK series
View Event Information»Human Dignity Lecture Series: David Luban
The Dignifier and the Dignified: Human Dignity from Autonomy to Relations
View Event Information»Same Sex Marriage Amendment
Part of the 'Hot Topics: Cool Talk' speaker series
View Event Information»Mother Teresa at 100: Reflectons on Why Her Work is Just Beginning
The Terrence J. Murphy Institute for Catholic Thought, Law, and Public Policy will host Jim Towey on March 30th at 7:30pm in the University of St. Thomas OEC Auditorium. Towey, friend and legal counsel for Mother Teresa will share his perspective on how Mother Teresa's teachings will impact the 21st century.
View Event Information»Fireside Chat with Federal Judge Ralph Erickson
Judge Erickson discusses the role of his Catholic faith in his work
View Event Information»The State of Capital Punishment in the U.S. Courts
The event is sponsored by the Terrence J. Murphy Institute for Catholic Thought, Law, and Public Policy.
View Event Information»Spring Disputation: "Can it be morally permissible to assert a falsehood in service of a good cause?"
Two professors will debate the question “Can it be morally permissible to assert a falsehood in service of a good cause?” in a disputation format. The event is sponsored by the Graduate Program in Catholic Studies and the Murphy Institute for Catholic Thought, Law, and Public Policy.
View Event Information»Human Dignity Lecture Series: Person and Their Dignity
Dr. Gilbert Meilaender, an author and noted expert in the field of religious ethics, will discuss “Persons and Their Dignity” in a 7:30 p.m. lecture Thursday, Nov. 11, in the auditorium of the O’Shaughnessy Educational Center on the St. Paul campus of the University of St. Thomas.
View Event Information»Can (and Should) We Legislate Morality?
Christopher Wolfe, Marquete University
View Event Information»The Morality of Sentencing Beyond the Federal Guidelines
Murphy Institute Event
View Event Information»Lunch, Literature, and Public Life: George Orwell and Evelyn Waugh
Sponsored by the Murphy Institute
View Event Information»Natural Law, God, and Human Dignity
Dr. Robert George also will receive the Dignitatis Humanae Award, presented by the St. Thomas School of Law.
View Event Information»“Christian Realism and Public Life: Catholic and Protestant Perspectives”
Conferences
View Event Information»“A Muslim-Catholic Dialogue on Faith and Reason”
Events Sponsored by the Terrence J. Murphy Institute
View Event Information»“Memo to the President: Priorities for the Common Good”
Events Sponsored by the Terrence J. Murphy Institute
View Event Information»“Intellectual property and Religious Thought”
Roundtables
View Event Information»“When Health Care Providers Say No: The Conflicts Over Conscience”
Events Sponsored by the Terrence J. Murphy Institute
View Event Information»“Faithful Citizenship: A Catholic Dialogue on Voting”
Events Sponsored by the Terrence J. Murphy Institute
View Event Information»“Conversions and Conflict: An Interreligious Discussion on Evangelization”
Events Sponsored by the Terrence J. Murphy Institute
View Event Information»“Marriage and Family: Law, Religion and the Meaning of ‘I Do’”
Events Sponsored by the Terrence J. Murphy Institute
View Event Information»Spring Conference of the Murphy Institute: “Public Policy, Prudential Judgment and the Catholic Social Tradition”
Conferences
View Event Information»Inaugural Conference: “The Catholic Intellectual Tradition and the Good Society”
Conferences
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