AUGUSTINIAN INSTITUTE EVENTS

"Augustine The African": A Revisionist History
Catherine Conybeare, PhD  Bryn Mawr College
James O'Donnell, PhD, Arizona State University

September 12, 2025
4 p.m.  - Driscoll Hall -  132 Larson Auditorium
 

The Vivian J Lamb Lecture Series
"Stardust and Wonder" 
Praveen Sethupathy, PhD Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine

September 25, 2025
4 p.m. - Connelly Center Cinema

Villanova Public Witness for Immigrants - Vigil and Solidarity Walk

November 13, 2025
2:15 p.m. - Peace Pole near St. Rita's Hall to Law School
 

Pilgrims of Hope: Augustine, Cabrini and the Journey of the Migrant
Join us to celebrate Augustine’s birthday and Mother Cabrini’s Feast Day by discussing what the Augustinian tradition and Mother Cabrini can teach us about immigration.

November 13, 2025
3 p.m. - Law School Commons

Panelists:

• Michele R. Pistone, Professor of Law, Director of the Mother Cabrini Institute on Immigration, Villanova University
• Sr. Christine Marie Baltas, MSC Campus Ministry, Cabrini University
• Joseph Lennon, CLAS Associate Dean, Emily C. Riley Director of Irish Studies, Villanova University
• Sean Hannan, Assistant Professor in the Humanities Department, MacEwan University
• Moderator: Colleen Mitchell, Associate Director of Outreach, Augustinian Institute, Villanova University

The Annual St. Augustine Lecture -
Prof. Jennifer Herdt, Yale Divinity School

December 11, 2025
7 p.m. - Driscoll Hall - 134 Lecture Hall