St. Thomas Aquinas Lecture rescheduled

BECAUSE OF A FAMILY EMERGENCY, FATHER KURT PRITZL, O.P., Ph.D., OF THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA, WILL RESCHEDULE HIS SECOND ANNUAL SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS LECTURE FOR MARCH.

WINONA, Minn. - Father Kurt Pritzl, O.P., Ph.D., of the Catholic University of America, will deliver the second annual St. Thomas Aquinas Lecture on the subject of “Contemplation and Sharing” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, at Saint Mary's University.
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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.

An afternoon “quodlibetal-style” question-and-answer session with Father Pritzl will begin at 3 p.m. in Salvi Lecture Hall, located in Saint Mary's Hall. With the “quodlibetal-style,” Father Pritzl agrees to answer any questions that are asked of him. All questions are welcomed.

The public is invited to both events.
The Saint Thomas Aquinas Lecture is an annual event, through which a well-known Thomist is 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 (507) 457-6652.