Father Romanus Cessario, OP, Chairman of the Magnificat Foundation, will be in Memphis on Saturday, October 17 for a talk on the legacy of Pope St. John Paul II. He specifically chose this week due to the close proximity of the newly-canonized saint's feast day of October 23. Lumen Civitatis is excited to welcome back Father Romanus almost a year after Magnificat Day, his last visit to Memphis. More details soon!

Archbishop J. Augustine Di Noia, Adjuct Secretary of the Congregation on the Doctrine of the Faith, will be in Memphis from the Vatican to do two talks in Memphis this Spring. Archbishop Di Noia will do a public talk at Christian Brothers University on the evening of Tuesday, April 28, followed by a private talk to local leaders and clergy on the following day. Lumen Civitatis believes this to be one of the most highest-ranking members of the Church to ever have visited Memph

Lumen Civitatis is providing the funding to the Fishers of Men of Memphis to bring Archbishop Peter Sartain, one of its advisory board members, to the city. Archbishop Sartain, a native of Memphis, will provide the keynote address at the Tenth Men's Morning of Spirituality, which will take place at the Church of the Incarnation in Collierville, TN on Saturday, March 21, 2015. This event will kick off the 2015 Speaker Series by Lumen Civitatis, which now includes talks by five

Father Paul Murray, OP, who is perhaps best known for his publications on the dark night experiences of Blessed Mother Teresa, is coming to Memphis as part of the 2015 Lumen Civitatis speaker series. Father Murray will do two talks in Memphis: one on August 11 and the other on August 12. The topics will include both Mother Teresa as well as St. Thomas Aquinas. The site of the talks will be determined as the visit gets closer.