Fairfield University Catholic Studies

Please join us for the 19th Annual Commonweal Lecture with Ross Douthat | NYTimes Opinion Columnist

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 7:00pm to 8:15pm
Kelley Presentation Room

A critical and insightful observer of religion in the US, Ross Douthat, New York Times Opinion columnist and the host of the podcast “Interesting Times," will speak on the Catholic Church's place in the landscape of US politics and culture at this important moment.

This event is in celebration of Fairfield University's series America250: The Promise and Paradox

Registration is required for all events. To register, please visit the link below.
https://events.fairfield.edu/event/the-19th-annual-commonweal-lecture-ross-douthat-nytimes-opinion-columnist

Please join us for the 19th Annual Commonweal Lecture with Ross Douthat | NYTimes Opinion Columnist

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 7:00pm to 8:15pm
Kelley Presentation Room

A critical and insightful observer of religion in the US, Ross Douthat, New York Times Opinion columnist and the host of the podcast “Interesting Times," will speak on the Catholic Church's place in the landscape of US politics and culture at this important moment.

This event is in celebration of Fairfield University's series America250: The Promise and Paradox

Registration is required for all events. To register, please visit the link in our bio.

Please join us for the 20th Annual Lecture in Jewish/Christian Engagement lecture with Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich speaking on “Sixty Years After Nostra Aetate: Catholic-Jewish Relations Then and Now.”

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 7:30pm
Kelley Presentation Room

In 1965, the Catholic Church embarked on one of the most remarkable religious transformations in human history when its Second Vatican Council retracted the accusation of deicide, God-murder, against the Jewish people. How did this transformation come about, and what were its lasting effects? This lecture will explore the modern history of Catholic-Jewish relations, and consider the future of Christian-Jewish relations in a post October 7th world.

Registration is required for all events.

To register, please visit the link below.
https://events.fairfield.edu/event/the-20th-annual-lecture-in-jewishchristian-engagement-sixty-years-after-nostra-aetate-catholic-jewish-relations-then-and-now?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=Fairfield+University

Please join us for the 20th Annual Lecture in Jewish/Christian Engagement lecture with Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich speaking on, “Sixty Years After Nostra Aetate: Catholic-Jewish Relations Then and Now”

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 7:30pm
Kelley Presentation Room

In 1965, the Catholic Church embarked on one of the most remarkable religious transformations in human history when its Second Vatican Council retracted the accusation of deicide, God-murder, against the Jewish people. How did this transformation come about, and what were its lasting effects? This lecture will explore the modern history of Catholic-Jewish relations, and consider the future of Christian-Jewish relations in a post October 7th world.

Registration is required for all events.

To register, please visit the link below.
https://events.fairfield.edu/event/the-20th-annual-lecture-in-jewishchristian-engagement-sixty-years-after-nostra-aetate-catholic-jewish-relations-then-and-now?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=Fairfield+University

Please join us for the 20th Annual Lecture in Jewish/Christian Engagement lecture with Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich speaking on, “Sixty Years After Nostra Aetate: Catholic-Jewish Relations Then and Now”

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 7:30pm
Kelley Presentation Room

In 1965, the Catholic Church embarked on one of the most remarkable religious transformations in human history when its Second Vatican Council retracted the accusation of deicide, God-murder, against the Jewish people. How did this transformation come about, and what were its lasting effects? This lecture will explore the modern history of Catholic-Jewish relations, and consider the future of Christian-Jewish relations in a post October 7th world.

Registration is required for all events.

To register please visit the link below.
https://events.fairfield.edu/event/the-20th-annual-lecture-in-jewishchristian-engagement-sixty-years-after-nostra-aetate-catholic-jewish-relations-then-and-now?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=Fairfield+University

This Wednesday, in partnership with the John Charles Meditz College of Arts and Sciences, the Annual America Media Lecture features Kim Daniels, PhD, director of Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life. In her lecture, “Questions We Cannot ‘Safely Disregard’: Poverty, Human Dignity, and Artificial Intelligence.”

Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 7:00pm to 8:15pm EST
Charles F. Dolan School of Business, Event Hall

This lecture is presented by the John Charles Meditz College of Arts and Sciences in collaboration with America Media, in celebration of the Center for Social Impact and the Center for Catholic Studies 20th Anniversary.

Registration is required for all events.
To register, please visit the link below.
https://events.fairfield.edu/event/america-media-lecture-kim-daniels

In partnership with the John Charles Meditz College of Arts and Sciences, the Annual America Media Lecture features Kim Daniels, PhD, director of Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life. In her lecture, “Questions We Cannot ‘Safely Disregard’: Poverty, Human Dignity, and Artificial Intelligence.”

Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 7:00pm to 8:15pm EST
Charles F. Dolan School of Business, Event Hall

This lecture is presented by the John Charles Meditz College of Arts and Sciences in collaboration with America Media, in celebration of the Center for Social Impact and the Center for Catholic Studies 20th Anniversary.

Registration is required for all events.
To register, please visit the link below.
https://events.fairfield.edu/event/america-media-lecture-kim-daniels

In partnership with the John Charles Meditz College of Arts and Sciences, the Annual America Media Lecture features Kim Daniels, PhD, director of Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life. In her lecture, “Questions We Cannot ‘Safely Disregard’: Poverty, Human Dignity, and Artificial Intelligence.”

Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 7:00pm to 8:15pm EST
Charles F. Dolan School of Business, Event Hall

This lecture is presented by the John Charles Meditz College of Arts and Sciences in collaboration with America Media, in celebration of the Center for Social Impact and the Center for Catholic Studies 20th Anniversary.

Registration is required for all events.
To register, please visit the link in our bio.
https://events.fairfield.edu/event/america-media-lecture-kim-daniels

Please join us for the 2026 Bellarmine Lecture with speaker Tania Tetlow, JD| President of Fordham University, on “A University for a Challenging Time: Jesuit Education.”

Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 7:00pm to 8:15pm
Charles F. Dolan School of Business, Event Hall

This is both in-person and online. Free and Open to the Public.
Registration is required for all events. To register, please visit the link below.
https://events.fairfield.edu/event/the-2026-bellarmine-lecture-dr-tania-tetlow-president-of-fordham-university?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=Fairfield+University

Registration is required for all events. To register, please visit the link in our bio!t of Fordham University, on “A University for a Challenging Time: Jesuit Education.”

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 7:00pm to 8:15pm
Charles F. Dolan School of Business, Event Hall

This is both in-person and online. Free and Open to the Public.
Registration is required for all events. To register, please visit the link below.
https://events.fairfield.edu/event/the-2026-bellarmine-lecture-dr-tania-tetlow-president-of-fordham-university?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=Fairfield+University