The glory of God is man fully alive.

~St. Irenaeus of Lyon

Collegium Institute’s four-semester program explores the Catholic intellectual tradition as a reality lived out in the pilgrimage of our life. Centering our reflection on the human person fully alive, we will take up consideration of how Catholicism can be understood through three ideas: the Good, the True, and the Beautiful. Our fourth semester will act as a capstone taking up different themes, topics, and persons.

Part I: The Good
In this semester, we will explore what goodness is, what the good life is, and how considering goodness leads the mind to a deeper understanding of God from whom all goodness comes. This six-week seminar is structured as a kind of ascent or pilgrimage in which we see our restlessness, seek to understand ourselves, see our existence as journey, discern how we ought to act on this journey, and glimpse the destination.

Dates: Fridays, September 15, September 22, September 29, October 6, October 27, November 3 and November 10

Time: 12:45pm–1:45pm

Location: Penn Newman Center (in person)

Readings: Click here to view the reader. Participants will also receive a physical copy of the reader in person at the seminar.

Interested? Please click the button below to fill out the form to RSVP. This program is open to current students at the University of Pennsylvania and other colleges and universities in Philadelphia.

Please direct any questions to Kate Whitaker (kwhitaker@collegiuminstitute.org).