Institute for Faith and Culture

It is my final week here at the IFC. Thank you to everyone who has supported me and my family during the last four years! You will all be in my prayers!

Goodbye! — INSTITUTE FOR FAITH & CULTURE Dear Friends, It is with both excitement and sadness that this week is my last week here at the Institute for Faith & Culture. I am so grateful for having the opportunity to work at the IFC and in this final post, I also wanted to thank you for following the blog. It has been a joy to conti

The Thomistic Institute at the University of Kansas is hosting another event this Thursday, April 29th! It will begin at 7pm in the Kansas Ballroom at the Kansas Union. Register at https://tinyurl.com/pncbb4jr

Dear friends, I have written my last post for the IFC blog 'Wonder and Hope.' It is from the heart and includes my reflections on campus ministry. May God continue to bless all those engaged in the vineyard of campus ministry!

One Last Post: My Reflections on Campus Ministry — INSTITUTE FOR FAITH & CULTURE As many of you know, I will be leaving the Institute for Faith & Culture and the St. Lawrence Center to take up the position of Headmaster at the Chesterton Academy of St. Philip Neri in the Kansas City Metro area. After the leadership team at St. Lawrence (the parent organization of the Ins

Join the webinar lecture by Elizabeth Lev from Duquesne University to learn about The Eucharistic in Art. Saturday April 10 at 4pm. Register at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5UGnV2UETZ-8d8GQdmQYFA

Dear friends, many of you already know this, but for those who don't, I will be leaving the IFC at the end of this semester. After the St. Lawrence Center leadership team decided to take the ministry in another direction (classes will not be offered) and spend less resources on formation, it was discerned that I was not a good fit for the center. Thanks to God's loving providence, I have recently accepted a position to be the Headmaster at a new Catholic classical high school starting in the Kansas City Metro area, the Chesterton Academy of St. Philip Neri. I will always be grateful to God for leading me to St. Lawrence and the many friendships I have made here, but I am very excited for this new adventure! 8:28

The Chesterton Academy of St. Philip Neri is excited to announce the hiring of Dr. Luke Murray as Headmaster!
Dr. Murray is passionate about reaching young people with the truth and joy of the Gospel and forming well-rounded servant leaders able to flourish wherever the Lord leads them. He comes to Chesterton after having served as the Berkel Chair of Theology and leading the Institute for Faith and Culture in Lawrence, Kansas. He received a PhD in Historical Theology and did postdoctoral work at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium), and also has a PhD in Systematic Theology from Ave Maria University, a Masters Degree in Theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville, and an undergraduate degree in Philosophy from his time discerning the priesthood at Mt. Angel Seminary. He enjoys spending time with his wife Katie and daughters Juliette (6) and Alice (4), playing board games, guitar, piano, and watching the Chiefs and Jayhawks. They are eager to move to KC to begin building and growing the Chesterton Academy of St. Philip Neri in Kansas City!

This Thursday, March 25th, join the the Thomistic Institute as they learn about Edith Stein and the Gestalt of the Female Soul. The event is at 7pm in the Woodruff Auditorium. Register at thomisticinstitute.org

The St. Gianna Society is hosting an event tonight at 8pm. Join us in talking with Dr. Penelope Harris from KU Med at the Fireside Cafe!

Will non-Catholics or non-Christians automatically be going to hell? What does the ancient phrase "There is no salvation outside the church" mean? Join us here at approx 6:15pm (CST) for a talk live-streamed by Dr. Murray on this topic!

Tonight at 8:00 PM St. Gianna Society will be meeting in the SLC Fireside Cafe, and we will have Dr. Penelope Harris from KU Medical Center to speak and field some questions.

Ever wonder about the questions, what is truth? Or, what is philosophy? Come to the Thursday night student group, The Art Of Conversation, 7-8pm in the St. Lawrence living room.

Come to the first meeting of the student led group The Return of the Prodigal Son. They meet Wednesdays at 7:30-8:30 in the SLC Rectory.

Looking for a good way to spend your Tuesday nights? Join the class Aquinas 101 and study St. Thomas Aquinas and his Summa Theologiae. The group meets in the St. Lawrence Center, every other Tuesday, from 7:30-8:30pm. https://kucatholic.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/692824