Invitation to Vincentian Chair of Social Justice 2025-26 Lecture Series

Vincentian Chair of Social Justice 2025–26
Catholic Intellectual Tradition and the University
Monday, November 17
 1:50–3:15 p.m.

All are invited to attend the third lecture in the Vincentian Chair of Social Justice (VCSJ) lecture series on Monday, November 17, from 1:50 to 3:15 p.m. in the D’Angelo Center Ballroom. Joseph M. Vukov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophy and Associate Director, The Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage, Loyola University, Chicago, IL, will speak on “The Catholic Intellectual Tradition in an Era of Artificial Intelligence.”  

Each year, the VCSJ selects a justice theme with the help of the wider St. John’s University community. National and international scholars then contribute to the theme’s exploration.

This year, the theme is provided by the Catholic Intellectual Tradition (CIT). With a 2,000-year history in the origin and expression of human and Christian development, it has contributed to the values and voices of believing participants. From liberal arts to modern science, the CIT engages in the affirmation of human dignity and the search for truth. Faith and reason are companions on the path of human knowledge that invite people of all traditions to the search for the truth that touches us all. 

Dr. Vukov is the third speaker in the series. His writing has been published in many academic journals, as well as The Chicago Tribune and America Magazine, and on the websites Religion News Service and Fox News Media Opinion. He serves in the Artificial Intelligence Research Group for the Dicastery for Culture and Education and is the current President of Philosophers in Jesuit Education. In 2025, he was awarded the St. Ignatius Loyola Award for Excellence in Teaching.

For those unable to attend, the talk will be recorded for future viewing. Visit stjohns.edu/VCSJ to register and for more information.