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  • The Heavens Are Telling… and What Do People Ask the Pope’s Astronomer?

    Wallace Hall 980 Park Avenue, New York, NY, United States

    Wallace Hall (enter through the Parish House at 980 Park Avenue) Brother Guy J. Consolmagno, S.J., President of the Vatican Observatory, doctor of Planetary Science, and most recently, author of A Jesuit’s Guide to the Stars: Exploring Wonder, Beauty & Science. You may be surprised to know that the Vatican has an Observatory dedicated to […]

  • Come & Get Closer to The Frick Collection: Behind the Scenes at the New Frick

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    Location: Wallace Hall (enter through the Parish House at 980 Park Avenue) PRESENTER Dr. Marie-Laure Buku Pongo, Associate Curator of Decorative Arts  The Frick Collection is back! Join Dr. Marie-Laure Buku Pongo, Associate Curator of Decorative Arts, for an illuminating lecture exploring the reopening of The Frick Collection’s historic Fifth Avenue home following the most significant […]

  • Visions of Gratitude: An Exploration of Thanksgiving Celebrations through the Lens of Visual Art

    Wallace Hall 980 Park Avenue, New York, NY, United States

    Tuesday, November 18th 1 PM Wallace Hall (enter through the Parish House at 980 Park Avenue) SPEAKER Helen Lee, Art Educator & Lecturer Join Circle of Friends for an inspiring exploration of Thanksgiving celebrations through the lens of visual art. Visions of Gratitude invites participants on a cross-cultural journey, examining how artists from diverse backgrounds, cultures, […]

  • Hark!: The Story Behind Our Most Beloved Christmas Carols

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    PRESENTERS Fr. Ricardo daSilva, S.J., America Media K. Scott Warren, Director of Music at St. Ignatius Loyola Everyone loves an encore! Back by popular demand, Fr. Ricardo da Silva, S.J., Associate Editor at America Media and producer of the renowned podcast, Hark!, will be accompanied by K. Scott Warren, St. Ignatius Loyola Music Director, to […]

  • Lecture | George Washington and Abraham Lincoln: Character, Image, Leadership, and Personality 

    Wallace Hall 980 Park Avenue, New York, NY, United States

    Circle of Friends welcomes back Helen Lee, our November 2025 lecturer, for its February program celebrating Presidents’ Day. The program will explore the two presidents honored in February—George Washington and Abraham Lincoln—examining their character, leadership, personality, and public image as expressed through art, writings, and photography. George Washington’s image was carefully shaped not only by […]

  • Celebrate America 250th

    Wallace Hall 980 Park Avenue, New York, NY, United States

    Dr. Elizabeth Stack returns to Circle of Friends this March to discuss some famous—and not so famous—Irish Americans to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of American Independence. Dr. Stack will discuss some of the people involved in the American Revolution who had an impact on this country over the ensuing 250 years. In politics, religion, education, […]