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Please note: The calendar circulated yesterday incorrectly listed the date of the 38th Annual Erasmus Lecture as October 27. It will be held on November 3.

Dear Reader,

My colleagues and I have prepared an exciting slate of 2025 events to bring together FIRST THINGS readers in cities around the country. More are sure to be planned along the way . . .

Aquinas Lecture: The Future of Catholic Theology and Why It Matters in the 21st Century ([link removed])
Tuesday, February 4
New York City, New York

Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P., rector of the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome will deliver the inaugural Aquinas Lecture. Cosponsored by FIRST THINGS. Click here to register. ([link removed])

Neuhaus Lecture: We Are All Postliberals Now ([link removed])
Thursday, February 13
Sarasota, Florida

FIRST THINGS welcomes Patrick Deneen to present the inaugural Neuhaus Lecture, named after founder Richard John Neuhaus. Click here to register. ([link removed])

FIRST THINGS Lecture in Washington, D.C.: The Hour for a New Humanism ([link removed])
Tuesday, March 11
Washington, D.C.

Carl Trueman is a professor of biblical and religious studies at Grove City College and a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Click here to register. ([link removed])

Chicago Conversation with R. R. Reno and Anna Moreland: “Cultivating Virtue in the Age of TikTok”
Wednesday, April 16
Chicago, Illinois

Anna Moreland is the author of Muhammad Reconsidered: A Christian Perspective on Islamic Prophecy. More information forthcoming.

FIRST THINGS Intellectual Retreat: “Faith and Technology”
August 8–9
New York City, New York

This two-day intellectual retreat will feature a Friday keynote lecture, Saturday night panel, and seminar discussions led by instructors from Templeton Honors College. More information forthcoming.

Lecture Featuring FIRST THINGS Editor R. R. Reno
Thursday, September 18
Hot Springs, Arkansas

More information forthcoming.

38th Annual Erasmus Lecture with Bishop Erik Varden
Monday, November 3
New York City, New York

Bishop Erik Varden is a Trappist monk and the Bishop of Trondheim, Norway. More information and registration forthcoming.

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