INTELLECTUAL RETREATS

“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” (Matt. 22:37)

We organize weekend-long intellectual retreats in Washington, D.C. and around the U.S. for university students. Retreatants attend lectures with top-notch theologians and scholars, pray the Liturgy of the Hours, attend Mass, spend time in personal prayer, and enjoy meals and times of fraternity with the Dominican friars, TI staff, and other students.

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Upcoming Chapter Retreats
Reason, Faith, & the Intellectual Vocation | An Intellectual Retreat
Apr 26
Reason, Faith, & the Intellectual Vocation | An Intellectual Retreat

Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

With Fr. James Brent, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies) and Prof. Karin Öberg (Harvard University)

Exclusively for students at University of Pennsylvania and Drexel

INTELLECTUAL RETREATS

Thomistic Institute campus chapters have the opportunity to collaborate with TI staff to organize retreats for their university community at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. Thanks to the generosity of our benefactors, these retreats are offered cost-free to students with the exception of travel (limited travel scholarships are available).

If you are interested in planning a retreat for your chapter, fill out our retreat request form.

PAST INTELLECTUAL RETREATS

UPCOMING EVENTS
Happiness and Meaning in Life | An Intellectual Retreat
Apr 19
Happiness and Meaning in Life | An Intellectual Retreat

St. Albert’s Priory | Oakland, CA

With Fr. Raphael Mary Salzillo, O.P. (University of St. Thomas) and Prof. Christopher Kaczor (Loyola Marymount University)

For all current university and college students

The Mysterious Presence of Christ in the Poor | An Intellectual Retreat
Apr 12
The Mysterious Presence of Christ in the Poor | An Intellectual Retreat

The Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

With Fr. John Mark Solitario, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies) and Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

For current university and college students in New York state

Beauty and Truth | An Intellectual Retreat
Apr 5
Beauty and Truth | An Intellectual Retreat

The Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

With Prof. Benedict Whalen (Hillsdale College) & Fr. Innocent Smith, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

Open to current university students.

Theology of the Body | An Intellectual Retreat
Mar 22
Theology of the Body | An Intellectual Retreat

The Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

With Fr. Thomas Petri, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies) and Prof. Joshua Hochschild (Mount St. Mary’s University)

Open to current university students

Honorable Festivity | The Texas Retreat
Mar 8
Honorable Festivity | The Texas Retreat

Our Lady of Corpus Christi Retreat Center | Corpus Christi, TX

With Fr. Dominic Verner, O.P. (Providence College) and Prof. Michael Foley (Baylor University)

Open to current university students in Texas

The Angels | An Intellectual Retreat for Catholic University of America
Mar 1
The Angels | An Intellectual Retreat for Catholic University of America

The Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

With Fr. Gregory Pine, OP (Godsplaining) and Fr. James Dominic Brent, OP (Dominican House of Studies)

For current students of Catholic University of America

Sackcloth & Ashes: Christian Repentance | An Intellectual Retreat for students at North Carolina colleges or universities
Feb 16
Sackcloth & Ashes: Christian Repentance | An Intellectual Retreat for students at North Carolina colleges or universities

The Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

Speakers: Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies), and Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P. (Thomistic Institute)

For current students of North Carolina colleges or universities.

Contemplation | An Intellectual Retreat for Cornell University
Feb 9
Contemplation | An Intellectual Retreat for Cornell University

The Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

With Fr. James Brent, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies) & Sr. Anna Wray, O.P. (Catholic University of America)

For current students of Cornell University

The Protestant Reformation From a Catholic Perspective: Then & Now | An Intellectual Retreat
Feb 2
The Protestant Reformation From a Catholic Perspective: Then & Now | An Intellectual Retreat

The Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

With Prof. Bruce Marshall (Southern Methodist University) and Prof. Michael Root (The Catholic University of America)

Open to current university students

Anger in the Service of Love | An Intellectual Retreat for DC Young Professionals
Jan 12
Anger in the Service of Love | An Intellectual Retreat for DC Young Professionals

Dominican House of Studies | Washington, DC

With Sr. Anna Wray, O.P. (Catholic University of America) and Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. (Thomistic Institute)

For young professionals

Divine Grace | An Intellectual Retreat for Regent University & Providence College
Dec 15
Divine Grace | An Intellectual Retreat for Regent University & Providence College

The Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

With Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P. (Angelicum) & Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

For current students of Regent University and Providence College

The Blessed Virgin Mary | An Intellectual Retreat
Dec 8
The Blessed Virgin Mary | An Intellectual Retreat

The Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

With Fr. James Brent, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies) and Prof. Joshua Benson (The Catholic University of America)

Open to current university students

Creation & the Fall of Man | An Intellectual Retreat
Dec 1
Creation & the Fall of Man | An Intellectual Retreat

The Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

With Fr. Timothy Bellamah, O.P. (Commissio Leonina) and Fr. Stephen Ryan, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

For current university students

The Parousia | An Advent Intellectual Retreat for the West Coast
Dec 1
The Parousia | An Advent Intellectual Retreat for the West Coast

St. Albert’s Priory | Oakland, CA

With Fr. John Corbett, O.P. (St. Gertrude’s Priory) and Prof. Adam Eitel (Dominican House of Studies)

For current university students

The Eucharist | An Intellectual Retreat
Nov 17
The Eucharist | An Intellectual Retreat

The Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

With Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies) and Sr. Albert Marie Surmanski, O.P. (University of St. Thomas, Houston)

Open to current university students

The Holy Trinity | An Intellectual Retreat
Nov 10
The Holy Trinity | An Intellectual Retreat

The Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

With Fr. John Baptist Ku, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies) and Fr. Timothy Bellamah, O.P.

Exclusively for current students of Ivy League schools

Friendship with God | An Intellectual Retreat
Nov 3
Friendship with God | An Intellectual Retreat

The Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

With Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. (Catholic University of America) and Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

For current university students

Common Good Politics | An Intellectual Retreat for Graduate Students
Oct 20
Common Good Politics | An Intellectual Retreat for Graduate Students

The Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

With Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P. (Director of the Thomistic Institute)

Exclusively for graduate students studying political philosophy

Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage Retreat
Sep 29
Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage Retreat

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception | Washington, D.C.

A free retreat for current university students participating in the Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage

The Cardinal Virtues | An Intellectual Retreat for DC Young Professionals
Sep 8
The Cardinal Virtues | An Intellectual Retreat for DC Young Professionals

Dominican House of Studies | Washington, DC

With Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel (Aquinas College) and Prof. John Cuddeback (Christendom College)

For young professionals

Truth | An Intellectual Retreat for the UK
Jun 20
Truth | An Intellectual Retreat for the UK

Stonyhurst College | Clitheroe, England

With Prof. Adam Eitel (Yale Divinity School); Prof. Joshua Hochschild (Mount St. Mary’s University); and Fr. Conor McDonough, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies, Dublin)

For current university students in the UK

The Thought of St. Thomas Aquinas | An Intellectual Retreat for Ireland
Jun 16
The Thought of St. Thomas Aquinas | An Intellectual Retreat for Ireland

Glencomeragh House | Co. Tipperary, Ireland

With Prof. Adam Eitel (Yale Divinity School); Fr. Conor McDonough, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies, Dublin); and Fr. Alan O’Sullivan, O.P. (Trinity College, Dublin)

For current university students in Ireland

Identity | An Intellectual Retreat
May 5
Identity | An Intellectual Retreat

Dominican House of Studies | Washington, DC

With Prof. Adam Eitel (Yale Divinity School) and Fr. James Brent, OP (Dominican House of Studies)

For young professionals

The End of Political Life | An Intellectual Retreat
Apr 28
The End of Political Life | An Intellectual Retreat

Dominican House of Studies | Washington, DC

With Prof. David Decosimo (Boston University) and Fr. Robert Dodaro, O.S.A (Patristic Institute)

Exclusively for students of Yale University

Sharing the Life of God | An Intellectual Retreat for the West Coast
Apr 14
Sharing the Life of God | An Intellectual Retreat for the West Coast

St. Albert’s Priory | Oakland, CA

With Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies) and Prof. Daria Spezzano (Providence College)

For current university students

Prayer | An Intellectual Retreat
Mar 31
Prayer | An Intellectual Retreat

Dominican House of Studies | Washington, DC

With Fr. Gabriel O’Donnell, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies) and Sr. Maria Kiely, O.S.B. (Dominican House of Studies)

Exclusively for North Carolina State University

Happiness and Beatitude | An Intellectual Retreat
Mar 24
Happiness and Beatitude | An Intellectual Retreat

Dominican House of Studies | Washington, DC

With Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. (The Catholic University of America); Prof. Joshua Hochschild (Mount St. Mary’s University)

For students in the NYC-area

The Passion & the Sacred Wounds | An Intellectual Retreat
Mar 17
The Passion & the Sacred Wounds | An Intellectual Retreat

Dominican House of Studies | Washington, DC

Speakers: Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies); Fr. Michael O’Connor, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

Exclusively for Catholic University of America

Death & Dying | An Intellectual Retreat
Feb 24
Death & Dying | An Intellectual Retreat

Dominican House of Studies | Washington, DC

With Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies) and Prof. Michael Root (The Catholic University of America)

Open to current university students

Grace | The Texas Retreat
Feb 17
Grace | The Texas Retreat

Cedarbrake Renewal Center | Belton, TX

With Prof. Adam Eitel (Yale University) and Fr. Andrew Hofer O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

Open to current university students

“The TI Texas retreat was a spiritual oasis in the midst of my semester! It gave me time to reconnect with friends, our Lord, and myself. I am grateful to the Thomistic Institute, the Dominicans, and our visiting professor for hosting a wonderful weekend, conducted in a joyful spirit of honorable festivity.”
— Madelyn Wibbenmeyer, University of North Texas
“This marks my first ‘TI experience’ and was a spiritually encapsulating, wonderful experience! Meeting with the friars and other TI staff and members inspired me. I was able to gain a lot of wisdom and I look forward to sharing this with others as I look to grow my newly founded chapter. ”
— Christopher Onyebuchi, University of Houston
“The Texas TI retreat was a fantastic opportunity for myself and the UT chapter. It was very edifying to learn more about honorable festivity... We are not alone in this endeavor toward the heavenly banquet. My blessings and praise go out to TI and to the Dominican Fathers!”
— Juan Pablo Basualdo, University of North Texas