Saint Thomas Aquinas Lecture is March 6*

Father Kurt Pritzl, OP, Ph.D. of the Catholic University of America will deliver the second annual Saint Thomas Aquinas Lecture on the subject of “Contemplation and Sharing” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, at Saint Mary’s University.

The event — to be held in the President’s Room of the Toner Student Center — is sponsored by the Saint Mary’s Department of Philosophy and The Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary.
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An afternoon “quodlibetal-style” question-and-answer session with Father Pritzl will begin at 3 p.m. in Salvi Lecture Hall, located insanity Mary’s Hall. With the “quodlibetal-style,” Father Pritzl agrees to answer any questions that are asked of him. All questions are welcomed.

The Saint Thomas Aquinas Lecture is an annual event, through which a well-known Thomistis brought to SMU in celebration of the feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas. Father Pritzl is associate professor and dean of the School of Philosophy at The Catholic University of America. He specializes in ancient Greek philosophy, particularly the philosophy of the early Greek thinkers and Aristotle regarding the theory of knowledge, theories of soul and philosophical anthropology. As an educator, a Dominican priest and an expert in Aristotle, Father Pritzl will bring a multidisciplinary viewpoint to this topic.

For more information, contact Joseph Tadie at jtadie@smumn.edu or Ext. 6652.