Lecture: How Listening to Music with Friends Points Us to Beatitude

Listening in Leisure & Love: How Listening to Music with Friends Points Us to Beatitude

Date: Thursday, April 16th

Time: 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., followed by a reception

Location: St. Patrick's Seminary - 320 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, California

Our 4th season of the Public Lecture and Concert Series concludes with a reflection on the role of music in the lives of Christians, in light of the writings of Josef Pieper.

In-person and live via streaming. A reception follows the in-person event.

About the Lecturer

A native of Connecticut, Dr. Margaret Hughes is a graduate of the University of Chicago. She earned her master’s and doctoral degrees in philosophy from Fordham University, where she wrote her dissertation (under Fr. Joseph Koterski, SJ) on the philosophy of Josef Pieper and the role of the perception of beautiful art in moral formation. She taught for six years at the College of Mount Saint Vincent in New York and is now a tutor at Thomas Aquinas College – New England.

About the Series

The Public Lecture & Concert Series of the Catholic Institute of Sacred Music welcomes the general public to St. Patrick's Seminary to hear from preeminent scholars about topics which have a profound impact on the Church and humanity, inviting them especially to consider the Church's wisdom on matters related to the worship of God, the spiritual life, beauty, and works of art.

We invite you to join us for these important and inspiring events.

About the Catholic Institute of Sacred Music

Founded in 2022, the mission of the Catholic Institute of Sacred Music is to draw souls to Jesus Christ through the beauty of sacred music and the liturgy.

The Institute offers a substantial program of accredited, graduate-level coursework designed to help church musicians and clergy better to know and love the Church’s treasury of sacred music and her teachings on sacred music. Our goal is to equip students with the theological, philosophical, and historical knowledge, as well as the practical skills (singing, playing, conducting, composing, organizing, fundraising) necessary to build excellent sacred music programs in parishes and schools. We aim to help others revitalize the faith of Catholics and instill vitality in parish and school life through a vibrant sacred music program.

We are committed to a faithful and generous service of the Church. We cultivate fidelity, resiliency, a healthy sense of creativity, and selflessness within our student body and faculty as characteristics of our service as we labor together in the vineyard of the Lord to bring in a rich harvest.