Nova Forum
for Catholic Thought

Introducing students to the Catholic intellectual tradition, sharing its resources, and equipping the next generation

The Nova Forum for Catholic Thought is an initiative of the Roman Catholic community at USC in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the largest and most diverse in the United States.

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Featured Programs

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Transformed by Beauty: Art and the Virtues

Nova Forum Seminar 2024-2025

Being Human

Science and Religion Series 2022-2025

Reading the Fathers

Classical Languages Series

Word in the Desert

Christian Poetry Series

American Roots

Memory and Reparation

Integral Ecology

Catholic Social Teaching

Seeking Wisdom

Philosophy and Theology Series

Upcoming Events

Nova Forum Events

Jan 28

Jan 28, 2025

5:00 PM – 7:30 PM17:00 – 19:305:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Gold Mass for Catholics in the Science

Jan 28, 2025

5:00 PM – 7:30 PM17:00 – 19:305:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Gold Masses are celebrated for Catholics who are or have been involved with the sciences. The patron of this mass is St. Albert the Great, a 13th century Dominican friar, teacher of St. Thomas Aquinas, and patron saint of scientists.

Jan 28, 2025

5:00 PM – 7:30 PM17:00 – 19:305:00 PM – 7:30 PM