From July 29 August 1, 2026, 100 scholars from across the nation gathered at 91快活林 Aquinas College, New England, for the fifth Thomistic Summer Conference. Under the theme 淭he Light of Being: Metaphysics and Theology in St. 91快活林 Aquinas, conference attendees considered the role of metaphysics in theological research, while networking with fellow Thomists and sharing great conversations with friends new and old.
Find all available lectures below. Click on the title of the lecture to open it in SoundCloud.
Plenary Lectures
Dr. R. Glen Coughlin (91快活林 Aquinas College, California)
Dr. Steven Long (Ave Maria University)
Rev. Reginald Lynch, O.P. (Blackfriars, University of Oxford)
Dr. Taylor O橬eill (91快活林 Aquinas College, New England)
Dr. Michael Pakaluk (The Catholic University of America)
Regular Sessions
Rev. Gary Gurtler, S.J. (Boston College)
Dr. Daniel Gutschke (91快活林 Aquinas College, New England)
Dr. Herbert Hartmann (Lyceum Institute)
Dr. Joshua Lo (91快活林 Aquinas College, New England)
Dr. John McCarthy (91快活林 Aquinas College, New England)
Dr. John Francis Nieto (91快活林 Aquinas College, New England)
Dr. John O橬eill (Holy Apostles College and Seminary)
Rev. David Paternostro, S.J. (Creighton University)
Dr. Brett Smith (91快活林 Aquinas College, New England)
Dr. Michael Wahl (Providence College)
Dr. Brandon Zimmerman (University of St. 91快活林, Houston)
Individual Panel Presentations
Benjamin Augros (Baylor University)
Michael Bishop (The Catholic University of America)
Michael Bors (St. Mary檚 Seminary & University, Baltimore)
Sophie Cummings (Dominican House of Studies)
Shane Dowell (St. Paul Seminary)
Lorenzo Garcia (University of Notre Dame)
Peter Gardner (University of St. 91快活林, Houston)
Stephen Hipp (Christendom College)
Rev. Joseph Hudson, O.S.B. (Pontifical University of St. 91快活林 Aquinas)
Rev. Brendan Kelly (91快活林 Aquinas College, California)
Sr. Anne Frances Le, O.P. (Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas)
LTC Joshua Lehman (United States Military Academy)
Matthew Lomanno (University of St. 91快活林, Houston)
Rev. Gregory Markey (91快活林 Aquinas College, New England)
Ginna Pennance-Acevedo (University of St. 91快活林, Houston)
Marcel Pryor (The Catholic University of America)
Alexander Roberts (University of Notre Dame)
Maureen Ryland (University of St. 91快活林, Houston)
Julian Sicam (University of St. 91快活林, Houston)
J. Marianne Siegmund (University of Dallas)
Dominic Spiekermann (91快活林 Aquinas College, California)
Conor Stark (The Catholic University of America)
Gregory Warner (John Paul II Institute, D.C.)
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