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AN INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY AND CULTURE IN
 THE HEART OF TEXAS

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  • Good Life Reading Group
    Thu 11 Aug
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    Aug 11, 2022, 7:00 PM – Aug 10, 2023, 7:00 PM
    Stumberg Hall, 3206 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78705, USA
    This program is for Austin’s young professionals. We are creating a space, a recurring occasion for cultural enrichment, dialogue, and personal growth. We will meet every other week on Thursday nights. Register to save your spot and spread the word!
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  • Undergraduate Reading Group
    Wed 25 Jan
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    Jan 25, 5:00 PM – Apr 19, 6:00 PM
    University Catholic Center, 2010 University Ave, Austin, TX 78705, USA
    Starting January 25th, 2023, we will be meeting every other Wednesday 5 – 6 PM at the University Catholic Center on UT Austin's campus to read and discuss, “What We Can’t Not Know." A copy of the book is provided for those who RSVP. This reading group is for UT undergraduates only.
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  • Compact Book Club: "Letter to a Child Never Born"
    Mon 20 Mar
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    Mar 20, 7:00 PM – Apr 10, 8:30 PM
    Stumberg Hall, 3206 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78705, USA
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  • The Lost Art of Dying: A Doctor's Notes on Policy & Practices
    Fri 14 Apr
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    Apr 14, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
    Room RRH 4.314, 300 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Austin, TX 78701, USA
    Human beings focus much more on living well than on dying well. But is this the right ratio? How should we make sense of human finitude? A six-hundred-year-old book provides an answer. Lunch is provided at this event for those who RSVP.
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  • The Fertility Gap: Why Women around the World are Having Fewer Children than They Desire
    Fri 03 Mar
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    Mar 03, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
    Robert B. Rowling Hall, RRH 3.406, 300 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Austin, TX 78701, USA
    An investigation into the causes of the difference between intended and actual births, suggesting that reductions in economic and religious liberty are to blame. Sounds interesting?
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CANAVOX PROGRAM

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Explore Canavox, a cheerful marriage movement that offers reading groups to friends who support the historic understanding of marriage.​

     

HOST YOUR OWN READING GROUP

If you are interested in hosting your own reading group, have a bunch of friends who would love to join you, but cannot find the right location for it, Stumberg Hall might be the right place for you! We are very close to campus, have plenty of indoor and outdoor space, and you are always welcome to drink our great coffee.​

     

OFFICE HOURS

If you have any questions or requests for Dr. Marianna Orlandi, you can email her at: mo@austin-institute.org

     
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