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SUMMARY:Margarita Mooney Clayton's "When Mary Calls"
DESCRIPTION:The CIC is delighted to welcome Dr. Margarita Mooney Clayton for a presentation of her book\, When Mary Calls: Surprising Encounters with the Mother of God\, on Wednesday\, June 10\, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT. After the talk\, stay for a booksigning with Dr. Clayton and a light happy hour social. \nRSVP to join this program in-person or virtually through the livestream. \n___________________\nJune 10th Schedule: \n\n5:45 PM: Doors open for check-in\n6:00 PM: When Mary Calls presentation by Dr. Margarita Mooney Clayton (in-person and livestreamed).\n7:00 PM: Booksigning by Dr. Clayton and happy hour\n8:00 PM: Evening concludes\n\nWhen Mary Calls will be available for purchase at the CIC bookstore. \nAbout the Book:\n\nA young Protestant man from the Bible Belt experiences miraculous healing at a Marian shrine in Ireland. A Methodist woman sees Mary through “a tear in the world” and receives a life-saving warning. A world-renowned composer discovers that every musical composition “is a little incarnation.” \nIn an age of spiritual hunger and cultural confusion\, people from Protestant\, Catholic\, and Orthodox backgrounds are turning to Mary as their spiritual mother. \nPart spiritual memoir\, part theological exploration\, When Mary Calls is an emotionally resonant narrative tapestry of deeply personal\, testimonial-style stories of Marian encounters today\, reflecting Margarita Mooney Clayton’s unique voice as both scholar and spiritual witness. Through seven compelling personal stories—including Clayton’s own dangerous missions to help dissidents in her mother’s homeland of Cuba—this book reveals Mary’s maternal protection at work and explores how she binds believers to authentic faith communities. \nThrough these contemporary encounters with Mary\, Clayton shows how the Mother of God offers what our disenchanted age desperately seeks: an alternative to sterile rationalism and a path to authentic spiritual renewal. Each chapter shares a “Pentecost moment” that leads not just to personal transformation but to binding with the living community of faith. Mary emerges as a model of true creativity rooted in humility rather than self-assertion. The diverse expressions of love for Mary offer embodied devotional practices that bridge time-tested traditions and our mysterious longings for personal encounter with the divine. \nWhen Mary Calls demonstrates how the Mother of God continues to draw seekers into deeper relationships with Christ\, transforming extraordinary encounters into sustained spiritual practices which offer meaning and to a world searching for hope.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/when-mary-calls/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260527T190000
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SUMMARY:On the CIC's Rooftop: Alison Cheperdak and "Was It Something I Said?" (IN-PERSON ONLY) — NOW ON WAITLIST!
DESCRIPTION:5/27 UPDATE: Registrations are now closed as we have reached maximum capacity. Complete the RSVP form for the waitlist.\nTHIS ROOFTOP EVENT IS OFFERED IN-PERSON ONLY (No Livestream)\nThe CIC is delighted to bring back our programs to our building’s rooftop. For our first rooftop program\, we are delighted to welcome internationally certified etiquette expert and coach Alison M. Cheperdak for a discussion of her new book\, Was It Something I Said?: Everyday Etiquette to Avoid Awkward Moments in Relationships\, Work\, and Life\, on Wednesday\, May 27\, 2026 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT. Interviewing Alison will be another DC Catholic young professional\, Jane Kennedy. \nYou must RSVP in advance as there is limited space available on the rooftop. There will be no walk-ins allowed. On the day-of starting at 7:00 PM\, you may check-in at the CIC building’s main foyer with the Security team. Once checked in\, you will be escorted to the elevator. \nFAQS:\nMAY 27th SCHEDULE? \n\n7:00 PM: Check-in begins in the main foyer of the 1501 K Street Building (The Investment Building); our Rooftop Happy Hour(s) bar opens. You may also purchase Was It Something I Said from CIC bookstore manager\, Kevin.\n7:30 PM: Was It Something I Said? interview of author Alison Cheperdak by Jane Kennedy.\n8:30 PM: Booksigning by Alison Cheperdak. The Happy Hour(s) continues.\n9:00 PM: Evening concludes; please exit down the elevator.\n\nBAD WEATHER?\nIn the event of very rainy weather forecast\, a decision will be made a couple days before the program to move into the CIC’s space on the first floor of the 1501 K Street building or change the date. If registered\, check your email for updates. \nVIDEO OF THIS TALK?\nThis program is offered in-person only\, and will not be livestreamed. However\, we will record Alison’s talk to be placed later on our YouTube Channel. If you would like to be emailed the recording\, make your request through this online form: https://forms.gle/i3SNJ93uiR2Y1iSLA. \nPARKING OPTIONS?\nThe CIC building’s garage at 1501 K Street NW (Atlantic Parking) will offer you a discounted rate of $6 to park. When arriving\, tell the garage attendant you are attending the CIC’s program. Please note that the garage will close this evening at 8:00 PM.  \nNEED TO CANCEL YOUR REGISTRATION?\nEmail the CIC Event Team at events@cicdc.org. \n\nAbout Alison Cheperdak’s Book:\n\nThe modern etiquette guide you’ll actually use \n\n\nInspired by years spent navigating high-pressure rooms\, from live TV studios to the West Wing of the White House\, Alison M. Cheperdak has learned one thing: how we treat people matters more than ever. And most of us were never truly taught how to do it well. \nAs an etiquette expert who has taught seminars everywhere from Harvard Law School to the White House to the U.S. Congress\, as well as for some of the largest global companies\, Alison has helped thousands of people build confidence\, clarity\, and connection in their everyday lives. \nNow she has gathered her top tips\, most-asked questions\, and real-life scripts into a book created for you. Was It Something I Said? is a modern\, practical\, confidence-building guide to every social moment life offers\, whether big\, small\, awkward\, or high-stakes. \nIf you have ever wondered what to say to a new colleague\, how to handle a tricky conversation with grace\, or whether your text sounded a little off\, this book is for you. \nWith warmth and expertise\, Alison shows that etiquette is not about perfection or performance. It is about respect\, emotional intelligence\, and making people feel at ease\, including yourself. \n\n\n\nWas It Something I Said? will guide you in learning to:\n\n\n\n\nStart conversations\, sustain them\, and exit gracefully.\nNavigate the moments everyone dreads\, including awkward encounters or forgotten names.\nHandle tricky topics with thoughtfulness\, from money to family dynamics to meeting your partner’s parents.\nUnderstand dress codes\, dining etiquette\, and everyday social cues without any snobbery.\nShow up with polished presence while staying true to who you are.\nWhether you are giving a toast\, interviewing for your dream job\, traveling abroad\, texting a friend\, or hosting a dinner that brings people together\, this book helps you move through life with heart\, clarity\, and gracious ease.\n\nEtiquette is not old-fashioned. It is a soft-skill superpower\, and it is needed now more than ever. \nWas It Something I Said? is your companion for feeling confident wherever life takes you\, from boardrooms to brunch tables to the moments that matter most.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/was-it-something-i-said/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events
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SUMMARY:Yoga Unveiled: My Spiritual Journey from Darkness to Light
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us on May 11 at 6:00 PM EDT as former yoga instructor Linda Carl explores the dangers of yoga in her newest book\, Yoga Unveiled: My Spiritual Journey from Darkness to Light. \nRSVP to join us in-person or virtually through the livestream. \n___________________ \nMay 11th Schedule: \n\n5:45 PM Check-in\n6:00 PM Book talk by Linda Carl\n7:00 PM Booksigning and social\n8:00 PM Event concludes\n\n\nFor nearly twenty years\, Linda Carl lived and breathed yoga. She taught it\, practiced it\, promoted it\, and truly believed she was helping people find peace. Then\, after one terrifying event\, everything slowly began to change. A spiritual awakening unfolded that shattered her assumptions\, exposed the hidden forces behind yoga’s serene façade\, and ultimately led her back to God: the mercy of Christ. \nThis powerful book throws back the curtain on what yoga really is — its religious origins\, its spiritual dangers\, and the misleading philosophies it has helped weave into American culture. Today\, thirty-six million Americans practice yoga believing it offers mental clarity\, emotional balance\, and physical wellness. But few understand that yoga is\, at its core\, a Hindu spiritual system designed to awaken forces incompatible with the Christian faith. \nDrawing from years of research\, personal experience\, Scripture\, and the words of Hindu teachers themselves\, Linda reveals how yoga’s postures\, mantras\, breathing practices\, and meditative techniques are not neutral — they are acts of devotion to other gods. She shows why even “yoga as exercise” can open spiritual doors Christians are never meant to open. \nAlong the way\, Linda exposes the troubling beliefs of yoga instructors in the West\, the seductive lure of “energy healing” practices such as Reiki\, and the subtle idolatry embedded in language about the “divine\,” “the universe\,” and “spiritual energy.” \nYet this book is far more than just a warning. It is an electrifying testimony of deliverance. \nWith disarming honesty and deep compassion\, Linda recounts how Christ rescued her\, healed her\, and filled the emptiness yoga could never reach. She offers a clear side-by-side comparison of yoga’s teachings and the truths of the Catholic Faith\, helping readers discern rightly and avoid spiritual harm. \nMost importantly\, she points the way forward — to Christ-centered prayer\, holy stillness\, reverence for the body as the temple of the Holy Spirit\, and the peace that comes not from self-emptying techniques but from surrender to the living God. \nIf you desire physical well-being without jeopardizing your soul; if you’ve struggled with confusion\, anxiety\, or spiritual darkness; or if you simply long for authentic peace and harmony\, this book is your guide. \nLinda Carl’s story will shake you\, steady you\, and ultimately refresh you in the liberating power of God’s love.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/yoga-unveiled/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events
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SUMMARY:Yoga Unveiled (morning session)
DESCRIPTION:Join us the morning of May 11th at 10:00 AM EDT as Linda Carl explores the dangers of yoga in her newest book\, Yoga Unveiled: My Spiritual Journey from Darkness to Light. \nThe morning-time talk is for those with alternative work schedules from the “normal” 9-to-5. The session will include a coffee social\, and will be held in-person only. \n___________________ \nMay 11th Schedule: \n\n9:30 AM: Doors open for check-in and coffee social\n10:00 AM: Presentation by Linda Carl\n11:00 AM: Buy Linda’s book and get it signed\n\n\nFor nearly twenty years\, Linda Carl lived and breathed yoga. She taught it\, practiced it\, promoted it\, and truly believed she was helping people find peace. Then\, after one terrifying event\, everything slowly began to change. A spiritual awakening unfolded that shattered her assumptions\, exposed the hidden forces behind yoga’s serene façade\, and ultimately led her back to God: the mercy of Christ. \nThis powerful book throws back the curtain on what yoga really is — its religious origins\, its spiritual dangers\, and the misleading philosophies it has helped weave into American culture. Today\, thirty-six million Americans practice yoga believing it offers mental clarity\, emotional balance\, and physical wellness. But few understand that yoga is\, at its core\, a Hindu spiritual system designed to awaken forces incompatible with the Christian faith. \nDrawing from years of research\, personal experience\, Scripture\, and the words of Hindu teachers themselves\, Linda reveals how yoga’s postures\, mantras\, breathing practices\, and meditative techniques are not neutral — they are acts of devotion to other gods. She shows why even “yoga as exercise” can open spiritual doors Christians are never meant to open. \nAlong the way\, Linda exposes the troubling beliefs of yoga instructors in the West\, the seductive lure of “energy healing” practices such as Reiki\, and the subtle idolatry embedded in language about the “divine\,” “the universe\,” and “spiritual energy.” \nYet this book is far more than just a warning. It is an electrifying testimony of deliverance. \nWith disarming honesty and deep compassion\, Linda recounts how Christ rescued her\, healed her\, and filled the emptiness yoga could never reach. She offers a clear side-by-side comparison of yoga’s teachings and the truths of the Catholic Faith\, helping readers discern rightly and avoid spiritual harm. \nMost importantly\, she points the way forward — to Christ-centered prayer\, holy stillness\, reverence for the body as the temple of the Holy Spirit\, and the peace that comes not from self-emptying techniques but from surrender to the living God. \nIf you desire physical well-being without jeopardizing your soul; if you’ve struggled with confusion\, anxiety\, or spiritual darkness; or if you simply long for authentic peace and harmony\, this book is your guide. \nLinda Carl’s story will shake you\, steady you\, and ultimately refresh you in the liberating power of God’s love.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/yoga-unveiled-morning-session/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260505T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260505T200000
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SUMMARY:El Araj (Bethsaida) Excavation: The Lost City of the Apostles Discovered
DESCRIPTION:In recent years\, archeologists have made a monumental\, once-in-a-life-time discovery at a significant archeological excavation in northern Israel in Galilee. The site is called El Araj. It was theorized to be biblical Bethsaida\, the ancient home to Saint Peter\, the “Chief of the Apostles and Keeper of the Keys of Heaven\,” as well as his brother St. Andrew and St. Phillip. \nSo what is this evidence that proves this is Bethsaida? \nOn Tuesday\, March 5 at 6:30 PM EDT\, the CIC welcomes the Academic Director of the El Araj Excavation Project\, Dr. R. Steven Notley\, for a presentation. Dr. Notley will walk us through the finds by his team at El Araj and the evidence that this town is the home of St. Peter and the place where Jesus performed a number of His miracles\, including the feeding of the 5\,000 and walking on water. \nIntroducing Dr. Notley will be Melissa Overmyer\, a dynamic Catholic evangelizer\, who had the honor of digging with the archeologists one summer at El Araj. Melissa will share her personal testimony as a Catholic encountering these finds in Bethsaida. \nThis program will be offered both in-person and virtually through a livestream. \nRSVP to join this program in-person or virtually through the livestream. \n___________________\nMay 5th Schedule: \n\n6:15 PM: Doors open for check-in\n6:30 PM: Presentation with Dr. Steven Notley and Melissa Overmyer (This portion of the evening is offered for both in-person and livestream participation.)\n7:30 PM: Light happy (half) hour social\n8:00 PM: Evening concludes\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/el-araj-bethsaida/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T110000
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SUMMARY:Living the Blessed Life with Melissa Overmyer (Morning Session)
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to join evangelist\, writer\, and speaker\, Melissa Overmyer\, for a presentation of her book\, Living the Blessed Life: Seven Keys to Trusting God and Embracing Joy\, on Friday morning\, May 1\, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT. After the talk\, stay for a booksigning with Melissa. Living the Blessed Life: Seven Keys to Trusting God and Embracing Joy will be available for purchase at the CIC bookstore. \nThe morning-time talk is for those with alternative work schedules from the “normal” 9-to-5. The session will include a coffee social\, and will be held in-person only. \n___________________\nMay 1st Schedule: \n\n9:30 AM: Doors open for check-in and coffee social\n10:00 AM: Presentation by Melissa Overmyer\n11:00 AM: Buy Melissa’s book and get it signed\n\n\nAbout the Book:\n“Turn on your TV\, surf the web\, or read a book; everyone is searching for happiness\, and everyone is engaged in some way with a strategy to acquire it. Melissa Overmyer highlights seven ways\, or seven portals\, if you will\, to experience and live the blessed life\, and discover what the world is searching for\, but even better. Melissa’s message is accessible\, practical\, scriptural\, and doable.”\n–Jeff Cavins \nIn a world that promises happiness through success\, relationships\, and comfort\, many still find themselves restless and unfulfilled. Living the Blessed Life reveals a deeper truth affirmed by both science and the Catholic faith: lasting happiness flows from love\, and love finds its source in God. \nDrawing from modern research on happiness\, Scripture\, the teachings of the Catholic Church\, and the lives of the saints\, author Melissa Overmyer unveils seven transformative keys that will deepen your faith and fill your life with authentic joy. Through the “Blessed” framework—Beauty\, Laughter\, Encounter\, Song\, Silence\, Engage\, and Distinct—you’ll discover how to: \n\nUncover how deeply God loves you and how this changes everything\nChoose joy as a daily practice rooted in faith and trust in God\nLearn to trust God’s plan even in difficult circumstances\nNurture your body\, mind\, and spirit through habits that honor God and support true wellness\nExperience deep enjoyment\, satisfaction\, and meaning in everyday moments\nEmbrace practices rooted in Scripture and Church teaching\n\nLiving the Blessed Life is a seven-week personal retreat designed to leave you more joyful and grounded\, with daily reflections\, journaling space\, and morning and evening prayer prompts enriched by timeless wisdom from Scripture and the saints. \nBlending practical tools with deep spiritual truth\, this book offers a clear path for anyone seeking to deepen their faith or rediscover the authentic joy and happiness their heart truly desires. \nLiving Your Blessed Life is available for purchase at the Catholic Information Center’s bookstore.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/living-the-blessed-life-morning/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T163000
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SUMMARY:The Shroud of Turin in the Third Millennium?
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us on April 24 at 3:00 PM EDT as Dr. Cheryl White presents her latest book\, and explores how the Shroud of Turin blends historical\, scientific\, philosophical\, and theological inquiry to challenge assumptions about what we can truly know regarding the artifact’s origin\, significance\, and meaning. \nRSVP to join us in-person or virtually through the livestream. \nThe Shroud of Turin in the Third Millennium? will be available to purchase at the CIC’s bookstore. \n\n\n“The Shroud of Turin is an artifact unlike any other that presents numerous philosophical challenges to what we can know and how we can know it. This book explores the Shroud in a way unlike any other work – for it invites the inquirer to contemplate not only the image on the Shroud\, but how we can come to certainty of knowledge and what that knowledge might mean. Starting from a simple length of linen\, Cheryl White explores where archaeological enigma\, philosophical inquiry\, and theological mystery meet. Shunning sensationalism\, her book refuses to take sides for or against the Shroud of Turin’s authenticity. White challenges our assumptions: the naïve trust in pre-packaged scientific verdicts—radiocarbon dating among them—as well as the temptation to proclaim an ultimate proof of the Resurrection. With clarity and humility\, she invites us to contemplate the truth the Shroud of Turin reflects—a mirror of the Gospel.”\n\n-Tristan Casabianca\, Shroud of Turin Scholar and Researcher \n\n___________________ \n\n\n“Like an impartial umpire\, Dr. White fairly assesses various indirect references from the past and takes us to school on how the historical method really works. She applies the same objective analysis to the vast amount of scientific investigation and what science reveals or fails to reveal. The reader will be enlightened by learning things not previously known or understood\, humbled by the objective challenge of our own suppositions\, and yet more enthralled than ever with the mystery\, meaning and message of the Shroud and what it portends for the future.” \n\n-Russ Breault\, President of Shroud of Turin Education Project\, Inc. and Author of “Shroud Encounter”\n\n___________________ \n\n“Dr. White\, in a book unlike any other on the Shroud\, masterly provides unique insights into historical\, theological\, scientific and epistemological aspects of the intriguing mystery of the Shroud of Turin\, a cloth with profound implications for faith\, reason\, and science. This book needs to be in the collection of any serious researcher of the Shroud.”\n\n– Joe Marino\, President of Shroud of Turin Education and Research Association\n___________________\nApril 24th Schedule: \n\n2:45 PM Check-in\n3:00 PM Book talk by Dr. Cheryl White\n4:00 PM Booksigning and coffee social\n4:30 PM Event concludes
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/the-shroud-of-turin-in-the-third-millenium/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T203000
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SUMMARY:Carl Trueman & Mary Eberstadt Discuss "The Desecration of Man"
DESCRIPTION:Join us as the CIC’s Panula Chair in Christian Culture Mary Eberstadt welcomes and interviews Carl R. Trueman for the launch of his new book\, The Desecration of Man: How the Rejection of God Degrades Our Humanity. Mr. Trueman will begin the evening by outlining his book’s concepts followed by an interview with Mrs. Eberstadt. \nThis program will be offered both in-person and virtually through a YouTube livestream. The Desecration of Man will be available for purchase at the CIC’s bookstore. \n4/7 Schedule:  \n\n6:15 PM: CIC doors open for registrant check-in\n6:30 PM: Presentation\, which will be livestreamed (we will also take some time for audience Q&A)\n7:30 PM: Booksigning with our speakers and a light happy hour\n8:30 PM: Evening concludes\n\nAbout the Book:\nAs church attendance falls\, suicide rates climb\, and birth rates plummet\, Christian pundits have suggested disenchantment and the loss of tradition are to blame for our spiritual malaise. But what if the problem is both much simpler and much more serious? \nIn The Desecration of Man\, Carl Trueman argues that modern man’s crisis of meaning stems from a rejection of a simple fact—that he was made in the image of God. Unmoored from the basic moral fact that secures human dignity\, we violently disrespect our own minds and bodies through abortion\, pornography\, casual sex\, gender transitions\, and more—and in this disrespect we blaspheme against God himself\, with devastating practical and spiritual consequences. \nWith gentle pastoral wisdom\, deep insight into church history\, and an impressive command of philosophical genealogies\, The Desecration of Man speaks to those troubled by the spiritual sickness of our time and points toward consecration to a God who is alive and loving as a solution. The Early Church triumphed over Rome because it offered life in place of death. It is time for modern Christians to offer the same kind of vision.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/the-desecration-of-man/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launches
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260319T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260319T210000
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SUMMARY:"Godsplaining" with Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe\, OP and Fr. Gregory Pine\, OP
DESCRIPTION:The CIC and our co-sponsor Young Catholic Professionals – Washington\, DC invite you to join us and Godsplaining hosts\, Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe\, OP and Fr. Gregory Pine\, OP\, for a recording of their  podcast on Saint Joseph as the Terror of Demons. The night will be accompanied by a celebration of Saint Joseph on his feast day and an opportunity to buy Fr. Briscoe’s and Fr. Pine’s recent books and get them signed by the authors. \nThis event takes place on Thursday\, March 19\, 2026 starting at 7:00 PM EDT at the Catholic Information Center. The podcast recording welcomes both in-person and livestream attendees. \n___________________\nMarch 19th Schedule: \n\n7:00 PM: Doors open for check-in\n7:30 PM: Fr. Briscoe and Fr. Pine record “Godsplaining” episode on Saint Joseph\, the Terror of Demons (this portion of the night will be offered through the livestream)\n8:00 PM: Booksigning of the Fathers’ new books and continue with the celebration of Saint Joseph\n9:00 PM: Event concludes\n\nRSVP to join us in-person or virtually through the livestream. \nThank you to YCP-DC for co-sponsoring this special program!
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/godsplaining-saint-joseph/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T200000
DTSTAMP:20260621T174155
CREATED:20260212T153105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T214744Z
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SUMMARY:Living the Blessed Life
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to join evangelist\, writer\, and speaker\, Melissa Overmyer\, for a presentation of her book\, Living the Blessed Life: Seven Keys to Trusting God and Embracing Joy\, on Thursday\, March 12\, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT. After the talk\, stay for a booksigning with Melissa and a light happy hour. Living the Blessed Life: Seven Keys to Trusting God and Embracing Joy will be available for purchase at the CIC bookstore. \nRSVP to join us in-person or virtually through the livestream. \n___________________\nMarch 12th Schedule: \n\n5:45 PM Doors open for check-in\n6:00 PM Book talk by Melissa Overmyer\n7:00 PM Booksigning and light happy hour\n8:00 PM Event concludes\n\n“Turn on your TV\, surf the web\, or read a book; everyone is searching for happiness\, and everyone is engaged in some way with a strategy to acquire it. Melissa Overmyer highlights seven ways\, or seven portals\, if you will\, to experience and live the blessed life\, and discover what the world is searching for\, but even better. Melissa’s message is accessible\, practical\, scriptural\, and doable.”\n–Jeff Cavins
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/living-the-blessed-life/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230616T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230616T170000
DTSTAMP:20260621T174155
CREATED:20230601T213346Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230601T225534Z
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SUMMARY:József Cardinal Mindszenty: Memoirs
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us and our co-sponsor\, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation\, on Friday\, June 16th (3:00-5:00pm) for a presentation\, interview\, and book signing of József Cardinal Mindszenty’s Memoirs with author Daniel J. Mahoney at the Victims of Communism Museum. \nPLEASE NOTE: This event WILL NOT take place at the CIC\, but rather at the VICTIMS OF COMMUNISM MUSEUM located at 900 15TH STREET NW\, WASHINGTON\, DC. \nThe event will include a presentation by Dr. Mahoney on Cardinal Mindszenty (1892-1975)\, who was one of the anti-totalitarian titans of the twentieth century. The Hungarian Cardinal\, now named Venerable by the Catholic Church\, tenaciously defended human dignity and religious freedom against the totalitarian movements and regimes that subjugated east-central Europe during the worst years of the twentieth century. As the late Cardinal George Pell has testified\, “The memoirs of Cardinal Mindszenty are enthralling\, evidence of a terrible time\, to be set with Solzhenitsyn’s tales of the Gulag.” But like Solzhenitsyn’s work\, Mindszenty’s Memoirs also provide a witness to fidelity and hope. \nThe book includes a foreword by Joseph Pearce and an introduction by Dr. Mahoney. These moving Memoirs reveal the full story of the legendary hero-priest who has come to be regarded as a symbol of Christian and national resistance to communism. \nDr. Mahoney’s presentation will be followed by an interview\, including a Q&A period. The event will conclude with a book signing. \nPlease register to attend through the Victims of Communism registration page!
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/vocmindszenty/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221110T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221110T200000
DTSTAMP:20260621T174155
CREATED:20220901T162254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220901T162321Z
UID:3293-1668103200-1668110400@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:To Love and Be Loved: A Personal Portrait of Mother Teresa
DESCRIPTION:From a trusted advisor and devoted friend of Mother Teresa comes an extraordinary firsthand account of the miraculous woman behind the saint. \nMother Teresa was one of the most admired women of the 20th century\, and her memory continues to inspire charitable work around the world. She believed the greatest need of a human being is to love and be loved. In 1948\, she founded the Missionaries of Charity to work directly with the very poorest of Calcutta. From the efforts of one woman entering the slums of Entally\, the Missionaries of Charity grew into an organization operating soup kitchens\, health clinics\, hospices\, and shelters in 139 countries\, at no cost to any government or to those served. In 2016\, she became Saint Teresa of Calcutta. \nAuthor Jim Towey had been a high-flying Congressional staffer and lawyer in the 1980s until a brief meeting with Mother Teresa illuminated the emptiness of his life. He began volunteering at one of her soup kitchens and using his legal skills and political connections to help the Missionaries of Charity. When Mother Teresa suggested he take shifts at her AIDS hospice\, Towey realized he was all in. Soon\, he gave up his job and possessions and became a full-time volunteer for Mother Teresa. He traveled with her frequently\, arranged her meetings with politicians\, and handled many of her legal affairs. \nTo Love and Be Loved is a firsthand account of Mother Teresa’s last years\, and the first book ever to detail her dealings with worldly matters. We see her gracefully navigate the opportunities and challenges of leadership\, the perils of celebrity\, and the humiliations and triumphs of aging. We also catch her indulging in chocolate ice cream\, making jokes about mini-skirts\, and telling the President of the United States he’s wrong. Above all\, we see her extraordinary devotion to God and to the very poorest of His children. Mother Teresa taught Towey to be more prayerful\, less selfish\, more humble\, less worldly\, more in love with God\, and less in love with himself. Her lessons are here for all to share. \n  \n\nThis event will take place in our newly renovated space on the ground floor! The event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. A book signing and light reception will follow the lecture.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/to-love-and-be-loved-a-personal-portrait-of-mother-teresa/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221012T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221012T200000
DTSTAMP:20260621T174155
CREATED:20220901T160659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220915T161022Z
UID:3290-1665597600-1665604800@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:To Sanctify the World: The Vital Legacy of Vatican II
DESCRIPTION:A leading Catholic intellectual explains why the teachings of the Second Vatican Council are essential to the Church’s future—and the world’s \nThe Second Vatican Council (1962–1965) was the most important Catholic event in the past five hundred years. Yet sixty years after its opening on October 11\, 1962\, its meaning remains sharply contested and its promise unfulfilled. \nIn To Sanctify the World\, George Weigel explains the necessity of Vatican II and explores the continuing relevance of its teaching in a world seeking a deeper experience of freedom than personal willfulness. The Council’s texts are also a critical resource for the Catholic Church as it lives out its original\, Christ-centered evangelical purpose. \nWritten with insight and verve\, To Sanctify the World recovers the true meaning of Vatican II as the template for a Catholicism that can propose a path toward genuine human dignity and social solidarity. \n  \n\nThis event will take place in our newly renovated space on the ground floor! The event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. A book signing and light reception will follow the lecture.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/to-sanctify-the-world-the-vital-legacy-of-vatican-ii/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221006T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221006T200000
DTSTAMP:20260621T174155
CREATED:20220901T133233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220901T133317Z
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SUMMARY:Last Summer Boys
DESCRIPTION:In this rapturous coming-of-age debut\, a naive-yet-determined Appalachian boy will go to any length to save his family over the course of one life-changing summer. \n“If you’re famous\, you don’t have to go to war.” \nSummer 1968. When thirteen-year-old Jack Elliot overhears the barbershop men grousing\, he devises a secret plan to keep his oldest brother\, Pete\, from the draft. If famous boys don’t go to war\, he’ll make his brother their small town’s biggest celebrity. Jack gets unexpected help when his book-smart cousin Frankie arrives in their rural Pennsylvania town for the summer. Together\, they convince Jack’s brothers to lead an expedition to find a fighter jet that crashed many winters ago―the perfect adventure to make Pete a hero. \nBut with a greedy developer determined to flood their valley\, a beautiful girl occupying his middle brother’s attentions\, a wild motorcycle gang causing trouble in town\, and a disturbed neighbor setting fires\, Jack realizes it isn’t just Pete who needs saving. \nSet during a single\, tumultuous summer\, this beautifully told tale is a heartwarming tribute to innocence\, first love\, and the unbreakable bond of brotherhood. \n  \n\nThis event will take place in our newly renovated space on the ground floor! The event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. A book signing and light reception will follow the lecture.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/last-summer-boys/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220629T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220629T190000
DTSTAMP:20260621T174155
CREATED:20220531T140242Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220628T140510Z
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SUMMARY:Tearing Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing
DESCRIPTION:The political philosopher Ryan T. Anderson\, bestselling author of When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment\, teams up with the pro-life journalist Alexandra DeSanctis to expose the catastrophic failure—social\, political\, legal\, and personal—of legalized abortion. \nSchedule:\n5:00pm-Happy Hour\n6:00pm- Lecture\n7:00pm-Event Ends\nRegistration for this event closes at 12pm on June 29th.\nTo access the roof\, please enter through the main lobby at 1501 K Street. A CIC staff member will check you in and guide you to the elevators. \nRAIN LOCATION: Catholic Information Center\, Suite 220 \n  \nWith the Supreme Court returning abortion law to the democratic process\, a powerful new book reframes the coming debate: Our fifty-year experiment with unlimited abortion has harmed everyone—even its most passionate proponents. \nWomen\, men\, families\, the law\, politics\, medicine\, the media—and\, of course\, children (born and unborn)—have all been brutalized by the culture of death fostered by Roe v. Wade. \nAbortion hollows out marriage and the family. It undermines the rule of law and corrupts our political system. It turns healers into executioners and “women’s health” into a euphemism for extermination. \nRyan T. Anderson\, a compelling and reasoned voice in our most contentious cultural debates\, and the pro-life journalist Alexandra DeSanctis expose the false promises of the abortion movement and explain why it has made everything worse. Five decades after Roe\, everyone has an opinion about abortion. But after reading Tearing Us Apart\, no one will think about it in the same way.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/tearing-us-apart-how-abortion-harms-everything-and-solves-nothing/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center-Rooftop\, 1501 K Street NW Suite 175\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events,Lecture Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220627T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220627T200000
DTSTAMP:20260621T174155
CREATED:20220602T131948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220602T131948Z
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SUMMARY:The Trinity: On the Nature and Mystery of the One God
DESCRIPTION:The Trinity is the central mystery of the Christian faith. What can we say about the divine nature\, and what does it mean to say that God is Father\, Son\, Holy Spirit\, three persons who are one in being? In this book\, best selling author Thomas Joseph White\, OP\, examines the development of early Christian reflection on the Trinity\, arguing that essential contributions of Patristic theology are preserved and expanded in the thought of Thomas Aquinas. \nBy focusing on Aquinas’ theology of the divine nature as well as his treatment of divine personhood\, White explores in depth the mystery of Trinitarian monotheism. The Trinity: On the Nature and Mystery of the One God also engages with influential proposals of modern theologians on major topics such as Trinitarian creation\, Incarnation and crucifixion\, and presents creative engagements with these topics. Ultimately any theology of the cross is also a theology of the Trinity\, and this book seeks to illustrate how the human life\, death\, and resurrection of Jesus reveal the inner life of God as Trinity. \nSchedule:\n6:00pm-Lecture\n7:00pm- Reception\n8:00pm-Event Ends\nTo access the event\, please enter through the main lobby at 1501 K Street. A CIC staff member will check you in and guide you to the elevators.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/the-trinity-on-the-nature-and-mystery-of-the-one-god/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220127T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220127T190000
DTSTAMP:20260621T174155
CREATED:20211217T150138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220127T225802Z
UID:3166-1643306400-1643310000@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:Living the Feminist Dream: A Faithful Vision for Women in the Church and the World
DESCRIPTION:How do you live the feminist dream? Kate Bryan summons a small army of her heroes to answer that question― Mary Agnes Cullen (her mother\, “the original feminist”)\, Rosa Parks\, Joan of Arc\, Rachael Denhollander\, Catherine of Siena\, Shania Twain\, John Paul II\, Malala Yousafzai\, Mary of Nazareth. But to sum it all up she turns to another of her feminist heroes\, Dolly Parton–“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” \nFor Bryan this is genuine feminism―”Find out who you are\, who you were created to be. And every day\, live that out. You have a purpose. God wants you to leave a unique mark on the people in your life\, on this world. Find out who you were meant to be and live that out. Doing that will give others the passion\, zeal\, and courage to find out who they have been created to be and embrace the life that they were created for. By living our authentic lives we will change the world. \nThis event is hosted online only. Registration is required.  \nThis is the first book of the Magenta series\, edited by Charles Camosy. The Magenta project brings together authors who will treat important topics from the standpoint of Christian conviction without being trapped in a polarized mindset. In this volume\, Kate Bryan looks at feminism from a Christian perspective\, demonstrating through personal stories and a keen eye for contemporary life that Christianity has a profound message for women today.\n 
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/living-the-feminist-dream-a-faithful-vision-for-women-in-the-church-and-the-world/
LOCATION:Online Only Event
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211213T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211213T190000
DTSTAMP:20260621T174155
CREATED:20211025T152905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211213T141318Z
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SUMMARY:John Fisher and Thomas More: Keeping Their Souls While Losing Their Heads
DESCRIPTION:In 1929\, nearly four hundred years after the deaths of Saints Thomas More and John Fisher\, G.K. Chesterton observed in words equally attributable to Fisher\, “Blessed Thomas More is more important at this moment than at any moment since his death\, even perhaps the great moment of his dying; but he is not quite so important as he will be in a hundred years.” \nJudge Robert J Conrad\, Jr. anticipates Chesterton’s one-hundred-year mark in a collection of stories from the lives of More and Fisher\, demonstrating how their sanctity and integrity carried them and those who loved them through tumultuous and heart-wrenching times which\, perhaps surprisingly\, bear a striking resemblance to the present epoch. \nThis event is moderated by Mary Eberstadt and hosted in-person and online. A light reception will follow the lecture. Registration is required. \nAbout the Book:\nAt first blush\, nothing could appear more different than the pre-industrial sixteenth century and the tech-centered modern era. But a closer examination presents a similar tale of political maneuvering and hostile hearings\, legal corruption\, viral pandemics\, riots\, suppression of speech\, loss of religious liberty\, and a profound indifference for truth. Judge Conrad effortlessly weaves together tales of both men and what made them who they were—family\, faith\, friendship\, oaths\, vocation\, detachment\, conscience—inviting those who strive for holiness down the same narrow path these two martyrs walked with a clarity founded upon the truth of Christ’s Church\, and a wit that charmed even their persecutors. \nBoth these men refused to consent to the theological farce that would permit the king’s divorce and remarriage and drive a wedge into the unity of the Christian world\, and both paid for their convictions with their lives. More died the king’s good servant and God’s first. Fisher approached his execution with joy befit for a wedding. And yet\, both stand today\, long after they are gone\, as models of courage in a time when it is desperately needed.\nDiscover in this volume of powerful stories two saints whose lives could not be timelier for the present age.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/john-fisher-and-thomas-more-keeping-their-souls-while-losing-their-heads/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211209T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211209T190000
DTSTAMP:20260621T174155
CREATED:20210922T133748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211025T164210Z
UID:3058-1639072800-1639076400@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:A Family's Guide to Identity: A Tour of the Symbols and Story of The Handsome Little Cygnet
DESCRIPTION:Join best-selling author\, twenty-year school teacher\, professor of government\, and father of eight\, Dr. Matthew Mehan for a discussion of his newest\, beautifully illustrated children’s book\, The Handsome Little Cygnet\, the story of a family of swans in Central Park raising their baby swan or cygnet. Using original watercolors from the book\, Dr. Mehan will offer a guided tour of the formative symbols and themes from The Handsome Little Cygnet\, and in so doing\, help us to see more clearly how to counter the great wave of often subtly harmful images on offer from our currently chaotic culture. \nThis event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. A book signing and a light reception will follow the lecture. \nAbout the Book:\nThe Handsome Little Cygnet (TAN Books 2021)\, by Hillsdale professor and former 20-year Catholic school teacher Matthew Mehan\, is a surprising revision of the Ugly Duckling\, with nods to Make Way for Ducklings as well. The story models for the imagination both strong families—especially that rarest of birds in kid lit\, a good father—and the virtue and heart required to resist the strong pull of identity politics that tempts us to try to be something we truly are not. Featuring landmarks and wildlife from Manhattan’s Central Park\, this short\, touching\, and elegant book features beautiful prose and more than twenty gorgeous watercolors by master artist and illustrator\, John Folley. (Matthew is the father of eight little cygnets\, and John is the father of five little cygnets.)
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/a-familys-guide-to-identity-a-guided-tour-of-the-symbols-and-story-of-the-handsome-little-cygnet/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events,Family Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211109T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211109T110000
DTSTAMP:20260621T174155
CREATED:20210830T132547Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211109T145736Z
UID:3029-1636452000-1636455600@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:Betting on Freedom: My Life in the Church
DESCRIPTION:Cardinal Angelo Scola discusses both the salient moments of his own life and the path and situation of the Church and society in Europe over the last half-century. The Cardinal recounts his life\, speaking of the extraordinary gift of particular friendships he has had\, starting with Luigi Giussani\, founder of the ecclesial movement Communion and Liberation (CL)\, and moving on to discuss Hans Urs von Balthasar\, Henri De Lubac\, and Joseph Ratzinger. \nA figure who bridges the past three pontificates\, Scola discusses his relationships with St. John Paul II\, by whom he was nominated a bishop at the relatively young age of forty nine; Benedict XVI\, with whom he has had an intense intellectual friendship for decades; and Pope Francis\, of whom he speaks with affection and hope. \nAt the center of this rich fresco of anecdotes and reflections stands a crucial question: what is the true path of the Church today? Between those who reduce Christianity to a mere civil religion and those who propose a purist return to the Gospel\, the cardinal indicates a “third way” by betting on the freedom of the human person to recognize the supreme value of Christ. This is at the same time a bet on the active commitment of believers to contribute\, starting from faith\, to the birth of a new Europe\, inevitably more diverse but no loss of its identity. \nCarlo Lancellotti will act as translator.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/betting-on-freedom-my-life-in-the-church/
LOCATION:Online Only Event
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210908T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210908T190000
DTSTAMP:20260621T174155
CREATED:20210712T164533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240326T200444Z
UID:2987-1631124000-1631127600@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:Saint Dominic's Way of Life: A Path to Knowing and Loving God
DESCRIPTION:As the Church prepares to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the death of Saint Dominic\, Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe\, OP and Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk\, OP join the CIC to launch and discuss their new book\, “Saint Dominic’s Way of Life: A Path to Knowing and Loving God.” \nFew Catholics today know much about Saint Dominic\, who died August 6\, 1221. Unlike Teresa of Ávila or Ignatius of Loyola\, Dominic did not leave a deposit of writings to be examined and built upon. Yet this medieval Spaniard still has much to teach us today\, and we see this in the way of life he left to the Church. Dominic offers a rich approach to Christian living\, not just for members of the Order of Preachers\, the religious order he founded\, but for all Catholics. His dedication to prayer\, penance\, and the Word of God\, and his love of neighbor\, form the deep foundation of his project of being conformed to God. By following in Dominic’s footsteps\, we too can discover how to live with a heart that is undivided\, seeking God first in all things. \nThis event is free and open to the public. Registration is required.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/saint-dominics-way-of-life-a-path-to-knowing-and-loving-god/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210902T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210902T190000
DTSTAMP:20260621T174155
CREATED:20200130T170419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210902T214459Z
UID:1568-1630605600-1630609200@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:Never Doubt Thomas: The Catholic Aquinas as Evangelical and Protestant
DESCRIPTION:Theologian\, philosopher\, teacher. There are few religious figures more Catholic than Saint Thomas Aquinas\, a man credited with helping to shape Catholicism of the second millennium. In Never Doubt Thomas\, Francis J. Beckwith employs his own spiritual journey from Catholicism to Evangelicalism and then back to Catholicism to reveal the signal importance of Aquinas not only for Catholics but also for Protestants. \nAbout the Book:\nBeckwith begins by outlining Aquinas’ history and philosophy\, noting misconceptions and inaccurate caricatures of Thomist traditions. He explores the legitimacy of a “Protestant” Aquinas by examining Aquinas’ views on natural law and natural theology in light of several Protestant critiques. Not only did Aquinas’ presentation of natural law assume some of the very inadequacies Protestant critics have leveled against it\, Aquinas did not\, as is often supposed\, believe that one must first prove God’s existence through human reasoning before having faith in God. Rather\, Aquinas held that one may know God through reason and employ it to understand more fully the truths of faith. Beckwith also uses Aquinas’ preambles of faith―what a person can know about God before fully believing in Him―to argue for a pluralist Aquinas\, explaining how followers of Judaism\, Christianity\, and Islam can all worship the same God\, yet adhere to different faiths. \nBeckwith turns to Aquinas’ doctrine of creation to question theories of Intelligent Design\, before\, finally\, coming to the heart of the matter: in what sense can Aquinas be considered an Evangelical? Aquinas’ views on justification are often depicted by some Evangelicals as discontinuous with those articulated in the Council of Trent. Beckwith counters this assessment\, revealing not only that Aquinas’ doctrine fully aligns with the tenets laid out by the Council\, but also that this doctrine is more Evangelical than critics care to admit. \nBeckwith’s careful reading makes it hard to doubt that Thomas Aquinas is a theologian\, philosopher\, and teacher for the universal church―Catholic\, Protestant\, and Evangelical. \nThe Fr. James V. Schall Lecture Series is a monthly feature of the Catholic Information’s Center’s program with speakers addressing recurring themes in Fr. Schall’s writings\, such as liberal learning\, the relationship between faith and reason\, and great writers in the Catholic tradition.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/never-doubt-thomas-the-catholic-aquinas-as-evangelical-and-protestant/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events,Fr. Schall Lecture Series,Lecture Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210720T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210720T190000
DTSTAMP:20260621T174155
CREATED:20210621T133951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210623T153356Z
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SUMMARY:The Rights of Women: Reclaiming a Lost Vision
DESCRIPTION:Have the gains achieved by modern feminists in the political and economic spheres relied on a too-narrow idea of liberty and equality at the expense of a richer understanding of the natural duties that we owe to one another? If so\, what are the costs of this\, and can the proper foundation of equal rights be reclaimed? \nErika Bachiochi will offer remarks reflecting on the themes of her new book\, The Rights of Women: Reclaiming a Lost Vision\, which offers an original look at the development of feminism in the United States and proposes a philosophical and legal framework for rights grounded in our responsibilities. \nThe event will be moderated by EPPC President Ryan T. Anderson and will include responses from Mary Eberstadt and Ashley McGuire. \nThis book is being published in the de Nicola Center’s book series with University of Notre Dame Press. \nAbout the Book\nIn The Rights of Women\, Erika Bachiochi explores the development of feminist thought in the United States. Inspired by the writings of Mary Wollstonecraft\, Bachiochi presents the intellectual history of a lost vision of women’s rights\, seamlessly weaving philosophical insight\, biographical portraits\, and constitutional law to showcase the once predominant view that our rights properly rest upon our concrete responsibilities to God\, self\, family\, and community. \nBachiochi proposes a philosophical and legal framework for rights that builds on the communitarian tradition of feminist thought as seen in the work of Elizabeth Fox-Genovese and Jean Bethke Elshtain. Drawing on the insight of prominent figures such as Sarah Grimké\, Frances Willard\, Florence Kelley\, Betty Friedan\, Pauli Murray\, Ruth Bader Ginsburg\, and Mary Ann Glendon\, this book is unique in its treatment of the moral roots of women’s rights in America and its critique of the movement’s current trajectory. The Rights of Women provides a synthesis of ancient wisdom and modern political insight that locates the family’s vital work at the very center of personal and political self-government. Bachiochi demonstrates that when rights are properly understood as a civil and political apparatus born of the natural duties we owe to one another\, they make more visible our personal responsibilities and more viable our common life together. \nThis smart and sophisticated application of Wollstonecraft’s thought will serve as a guide for how we might better value the culturally essential work of the home and thereby promote authentic personal and political freedom. The Rights of Women will interest students and scholars of political theory\, gender and women’s studies\, constitutional law\, and all readers interested in women’s rights.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/the-rights-of-women-reclaiming-a-lost-vision/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,Panel Discussions,Partnership Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210617T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210617T190000
DTSTAMP:20260621T174155
CREATED:20210429T155108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210602T204715Z
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SUMMARY:Worthy of Wearing: How Personal Style Expresses our Feminine Genius
DESCRIPTION:The “Worthy of Wearing” event with Nicole Caruso was originally scheduled to take place at the CIC on Thursday\, June 3rd but has been rescheduled to Thursday\, June 17th at 6 pm. All registrations are valid for the rescheduled date and will not need to be resubmitted. We appreciate your flexibility and look forward to celebrating the #WorthyOfWearing movement with you on June 17th.\nNicole Caruso\, Catholic beauty and fashion consultant\, guides you through the steps involved in cultivating your personal style that celebrates your unique genius\, mission\, and vocation. \nLearn how to perceive and appreciate your self-worth by owning your own story and celebrating your unique inherent dignity. Then learn how to integrate that identity with your faith life and personal style. When all three are combined\, you’ll be able to harness contagious confidence\, which becomes the means through which you can connect with others and evangelize in a compelling way. \n\n\n\n\nThe event is open to the public and hosted both in-person and online for free. Registration is required.  \nAbout the Book:\nMost women would enjoy talking to a good Catholic beauty and fashion consultant\, but such consultants are practically nonexistent. Meet Nicole M. Caruso\, former beauty editor of Verily Magazine\, who unfolds a variety of elegant and tasteful clothing styles on a budget you can afford. Nicole is a mom and wife on a mission: to bring out “the feminine genius” in you. \nYou’ll follow Nicole’s practical guide to curating a wardrobe worthy of the soul who inhabits it. You’ll learn expert styling tricks\, tips for shopping with intention\, and encouragement to embrace the current season of life by discovering how to unite your interior soul with your exterior body. In this lush coffee-table spectacular with gorgeous photos\, you’ll also learn: \n\n\nWhy modesty and beauty go together \n\n\nThat what you wear and how you wear it is not price dependent \n\n\nHow to find nice clothing on a budget \n\n\nWhy “editing your closet” is a good idea \n\n\nTips for an effortless daily skin-care and makeup regimen \n\n\nHow to find your “signature style” \n\n\nWhy and how you should create your personal “first impression” \n\n\nThe keys to cultivating your femininity \n\n\nWhy self-worth is not narcissism \n\n\nThe difference between fashion and style for a Christian \n\n\nDespite the fashion industry’s authoritative rhetoric that often misrepresents the true dignity of women\, Worthy of Wearing is both a reminder and evidence that God\, the Author of life\, is the Creator of beauty. Armed with this truth\, you can now reclaim your personal style from the fashion industry’s disordered representation of femininity\, which actively seeks to destroy both your modesty and your worth.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/worthy-of-wearing-how-personal-style-expresses-our-feminine-genius/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210616T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210616T150000
DTSTAMP:20260621T174155
CREATED:20210503T151446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210616T134528Z
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SUMMARY:Our Dear-Bought Liberty: Catholics and Religious Toleration in Early America
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Michael Breidenbach\, Associate Professor and Chair of History at Ave Maria University\, discusses how early American Catholics justified secularism and overcame suspicions of disloyalty\, transforming ideas of religious liberty in the process. The event is moderated by Dr. Chad Pecknold\, Professor of Historical & Systematic Theology at The Catholic University of America. \nAbout the book:\nIn colonial America\, Catholics were presumed dangerous until proven loyal. Yet Catholics went on to sign the Declaration of Independence and helped to finalize the First Amendment to the Constitution. What explains this remarkable transformation? Catholic leaders emphasized their church’s own traditions—rather than Enlightenment liberalism—to secure the religious liberty that enabled their incorporation in American life. \nCatholics responded to charges of disloyalty by denying papal infallibility and the pope’s authority to intervene in civil affairs. Rome staunchly rejected such dissent\, but reform-minded Catholics justified their stance by looking to conciliarism\, an intellectual tradition rooted in medieval Catholic thought yet compatible with a republican view of temporal independence and church-state separation. Drawing on new archival material\, Breidenbach finds that early American Catholic leaders\, including Maryland founder Cecil Calvert and members of the prominent Carroll family\, relied on the conciliarist tradition to help institute religious toleration\, including the Maryland Toleration Act of 1649. \nThe critical role of Catholics in establishing American church–state separation enjoins us to revise not only our sense of who the American founders were\, but also our understanding of the sources of secularism. Church–state separation in America\, generally understood as the product of a Protestant-driven Enlightenment\, was in key respects derived from Catholic thinking. Our Dear-Bought Liberty therefore offers a dramatic departure from received wisdom\, suggesting that religious liberty in America was not bestowed by liberal consensus but partly defined through the ingenuity of a persecuted minority.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/our-dear-bought-liberty-catholics-and-religious-toleration-in-early-america/
LOCATION:Online Only Event
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210609T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210609T150000
DTSTAMP:20260621T174155
CREATED:20210414T145549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210609T150543Z
UID:2898-1623247200-1623250800@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:Awake\, Not Woke: A Christian Response to the Cult of Progressive Ideology
DESCRIPTION:“Awake\, O sleeper\, and arise from the dead\, and Christ shall give you light.”\n—Ephesians 5:14 \nThe long-simmering crisis that grips our culture has exploded in recent years\, leaving us divided and intransigent. Discourse seems futile when we are no longer a people with shared principles or even a shared understanding of reality. What seems obvious to one person is patently absurd to the next. \nNoelle Mering\, co-author of Theology of Home\, details how this collapse of meaning is not accidental but instead has been plotted for decades and now presents in its current form as Woke ideology. She unmasks this ideology by examining its history\, major players\, premises\, and tactics\, showing us that “Wokeness” at its core is an ideology of rupture. Indeed\, it is an ideology with fundamentalist and even cult-like characteristics that is on a collision course with Christianity. \nAbout the Book:\nWith a wit and clarity that both exposes the absurd and mourns the brokenness of our culture\, Noelle Mering provides answers to such questions as: \n\nWhy does tolerance seem to only go in one direction?\nHow does the ideology create enemies\, eroding friendship across the sexes and races?\nWhy is violence the natural end of Woke ideology?\nWhy are the Woke considered blameless?\nWhy have politics become all-absorbing?\nWhy is the corruption of children a logical outgrowth of Woke principles?\nHow is the movement fundamentally a rejection of the Logos?\n\nThis is a spiritual battle\, and it is not accidental. The architects of revolution have long known that the transformation of the West had to come by way of destabilizing the social\, familial\, and religious pieties of a citizenry. \nBut there is a road to restoration\, and it begins with identifying and understanding the operating principles of the Woke movement. While the revolution is a counterfeit religion resulting in alienation and division\, the One True Faith brings restoration. It is this restoration — of the person\, the family\, and the Faith — for which we all hunger and is the most fitting avenue toward a more harmonious and whole society
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/awake-not-woke-a-christian-response-to-the-cult-of-progressive-ideology/
LOCATION:Online Only Event
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,Lecture Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210511T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210511T190000
DTSTAMP:20260621T174155
CREATED:20210414T140756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210511T143749Z
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SUMMARY:The Unbroken Thread: Discovering the Wisdom of Tradition in an Age of Chaos
DESCRIPTION:We’ve pursued and achieved the modern dream of defining ourselves—but at what cost? Sohrab Ahmari\, New York Post op-ed editor\, makes a compelling case for seeking the inherited traditions and ideals that give our lives meaning.\n \nThis event is open to the public and hosted both in-person and online for free. Registration is required. If you plan to attend in-person at the CIC\, please review our COVID guidelines here. \nAbout the book:\n“Ahmari’s tour de force makes tradition astonishingly vivid and relevant for the here and now.”—Rod Dreher\, bestselling author of Live Not by Lies and The Benedict Option \nAs a young father and a self-proclaimed “radically assimilated immigrant\,” opinion editor Sohrab Ahmari realized that when it comes to shaping his young son’s moral fiber\, today’s America comes up short. For millennia\, the world’s great ethical and religious traditions taught that true happiness lies in pursuing virtue and accepting limits. But now\, unbound from these stubborn traditions\, we are free to choose whichever way of life we think is most optimal—or\, more often than not\, merely the easiest. All that remains are the fickle desires that a wealthy\, technologically advanced society is equipped to fulfill. \nThe result is a society riven by deep conflict and individual lives that\, for all their apparent freedom\, are marked by alienation and stark unhappiness. \nIn response to this crisis\, Ahmari offers twelve questions for us to grapple with—twelve timeless\, fundamental queries that challenge our modern certainties. Among them: Is God reasonable? What is freedom for? What do we owe our parents\, our bodies\, one another? Exploring each question through the life and ideas of great thinkers\, from Saint Augustine to Howard Thurman and from Abraham Joshua Heschel to Andrea Dworkin\, Ahmari invites us to examine the hidden assumptions that drive our behavior and\, in so doing\, to live more humanely in a world that has lost its way.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/the-unbroken-thread-discovering-the-wisdom-of-tradition-in-an-age-of-chaos/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,Lecture Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210426T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210426T190000
DTSTAMP:20260621T174155
CREATED:20210416T152155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210426T215618Z
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SUMMARY:Under Siege: No Finer Time to be a Faithful Catholic
DESCRIPTION:Austin Ruse carefully examines how the anti-Christian forces gained power over every elite institution in America. He exposes their plans for the future and issues an authoritative call to arms\, brilliantly arguing that there is no finer time to be a faithful Catholic. \nThe event is moderated by our Panula Chair in Christian Culture\, Mary Eberstadt. \nThis event is open to the public and hosted both in-person and online for free. Registration is required. If you plan to attend in-person at the CIC\, please review our COVID guidelines here. \nAbout the book:\n“With Ruse’s signature wit\, ‘Under Siege’ reveals the good\, the bad\, and the downright ugly\, but offers a fresh vantage point to embrace our challenges with joy and deep confidence in God\, come what may.”–Carrie Gress\, Author of ‘The Anti-Mary Exposed’ and ‘Theology of Home’ \nDecades as a Christian leader — most notably at the U.N. as president of the Center for Family & Human Rights — have earned writer Austin Ruse\, once a Washington liberal with little faith\, his share of defeats and triumphs. Perhaps most valuably\, he has intuited keen tactical insights from his confrontations with the dark side of human nature. You come away from this groundbreaking book with the sense that Ruse knows the enemy better than the enemy knows himself. \nRuse argues that each of us is called specifically to this battle and he provides a roadmap for fighting the major challenges American Christians now face. He identifies the vulnerabilities of the Leftists who appear so dominant today\, and he pinpoints Catholicism’s most potent sources of resistance. \nMore than anything\, Ruse argues that\, as dark as these days seem to be\, future generations will look upon this generation with envy that they could not have been here with us in these dangerous times when everything seems so lost. \nRuse lays it all out in these simple\, balanced pages. The best days could be ahead for us\, but only if we accept — and stick to — this plan to rebuild Christendom. \n*Event has been rescheduled from April 27th to April 26th.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/under-siege-no-finer-time-to-be-a-faithful-catholic/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,Lecture Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210421T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210421T190000
DTSTAMP:20260621T174155
CREATED:20210329T190711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210421T194419Z
UID:2877-1619028000-1619031600@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:Mary's Voice in the Gospel According to John: A New Translation with Commentary
DESCRIPTION:The Gospel according to John has always been recognized as different from the “synoptic” accounts of Matthew\, Mark\, and Luke. But what explains the difference? On Wednesday\, April 21st at 6:00pm ET\, we invite you to join us for an in-person conversation with Michael Pakaluk\, professor of ethics and social philosophy in the Busch School of Business. Dr. Pakaluk will discuss his new book\, Mary’s Voice in the Gospel according to John\, and reveals the subtle but powerful influence of the Mother of Jesus on the fourth Gospel. \nThis event is open to the public and hosted both in-person and online for free. Registration is required. If you plan to attend in-person at the CIC\, please review our COVID guidelines here. \nAbout the book:\nIn this new translation and verse-by-verse commentary\, Michael Pakaluk suggests an answer and unlocks a two thousand-year-old mystery. Mary’s Voice in the Gospel according to John reveals the subtle but powerful influence of the Mother of Jesus on the fourth Gospel. \nIn his dying words\, Jesus committed his Mother to the care of John\, the beloved disciple\, who “from that hour . . . took her into his own home.” Pakaluk draws out the implications of that detail\, which have been overlooked for centuries. \nIn Mary’s remaining years on earth\, what would she and John have talked about? Surely no subject was as close to their hearts as the words and deeds of Jesus. Mary’s unique perspective and intimate knowledge of her Son must have shaped the account of Jesus’ life that John would eventually compose. \nWith the same scholarship\, imagination\, and fidelity that he applied to Mark’s Gospel in The Memoirs of St. Peter\, Pakaluk brings out the voice of Mary in John’s\, from the famous prologue about the Incarnation of the Word to the Evangelist’s closing avowal of the reliability of his account. \nThis remarkably fresh translation and commentary will deepen your understanding of the most sublime book of the New Testament.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/marys-voice-in-the-gospel-according-to-john-a-new-translation-with-commentary/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,Lecture Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210324T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210324T150000
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CREATED:20210212T154115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210324T180834Z
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SUMMARY:5 Things with Father Bill: Hope\, Humor\, and Help for the Soul
DESCRIPTION:Bishop William Byrne discusses his new practical and engaging guide to embracing happiness\, “5 Things with Father Bill: Hope\, Humor\, and Help for the Soul.” Bishop Byrne offers viewers insights\, reflections\, and encouragement to enhance ordinary days and holidays. Join us for what is sure to be a witty and endearing conversation. \nAbout the book:\nFor almost a decade\, popular priest and YouTube personality Fr. Bill Byrne wrote a column titled “5 Things” for his local church newspaper featuring five life hacks\, prayer starters\, or spiritual meditations to help readers grow closer to God and appreciate the small—but vital—things in life. \nFilled with wisdom and whimsy\, readers will learn: \n\nways to conquer fear\,\nhow to be a genius\,\nthe power of blessings and prayers\,\nsaints to emulate\,\ntips for Lent\, Easter\, Advent and Christmas\, and even lessons from Maggie\, Fr. Bill’s pet Labrador retriever.\n\nWitty and endearing with hands-on\, real world advice\, 5 Things with Father Bill makes the perfect gift for readers looking for a burst of inspiration and a dose of good cheer.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/5-things-with-father-bill-hope-humor-and-help-for-the-soul/
LOCATION:Online Only Event
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events,Lecture Series
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