The Thomistic Institute’s Chapter at Kean University as well as Campus Ministry invites you to join us on Thursday, March 5, 2026 for a lecture by visiting speaker Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P. from Washington, D.C. The lecture will begin promptly at 7:30pm.

Location is TBA for this event.

Fr. Hofer’s lecture is titled, “St. Augustine on Peace for Anxious Hearts,” and will be a lecture he has created specifically for us here at Kean University.

All are welcome to join us for this evening! Questions on this event can be directed to Campus Minister Lucia at Lpasternak@kean.edu or Thomistic Institute Chapter President Ezekiel at gonzezek@kean.edu .

Fr. Hofer’s Bio:

Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P., (Ph.D. Notre Dame) is professor of patristics and ancient languages at the Pontifical Faculty of the Dominican House of Studies where he serves as the director of the doctoral program. He authored Christ in the Life and Teaching of Gregory of Nazianzus (Oxford University Press, 2013) and The Power of Patristic Preaching: The Word in Our Flesh (Catholic University of America, 2023). He co-authored A Living Sacrifice: Guidance for Men Discerning Religious Life (Vianney Vocations, 2019). Editor-in-chief of the academic journal The Thomist, Hofer is editor or co-editor of several volumes including The Oxford Handbook of Deification, The Cambridge Companion to Augustine's Sermons, and Thomas Aquinas and the Greek Fathers. He enjoys speaking with students about their theological and spiritual questions.