What is Adeodatus?
Adeodatus is a community for Catholics who refuse to let their intellectual and spiritual formation end with graduation.
We create spaces — physical and digital — where faith and reason flourish together:
- For the lay Catholic seeking greater depth in learning and living their faith
- For the educator seeking renewal in Catholic tradition and culture
- For the scholar seeking pilgrim peers in the living movement of Catholic intellectual and cultural renewal.
Here, Catholic liberal education is not merely preserved, it is lived.
How We Pursue Renewal
Rather than narrowing our mission to a single program or medium, Adeodatus advances renewal through four interwoven pillars:
Conferences & Gatherings
Courses & Content Library
A growing archive of lectures, seminar-style courses, and formative video modules.
Publishing & Scholarship
Books and essays advancing a robust Catholic intellectual life.
Cultural Initiatives
Celebrating beauty — music, literature, art, and tradition as essential expressions of Catholic wisdom.
Together these interrelated pillars draw Catholics into a shared life – a movement of friendship, study, and creativity ordered toward renewing Catholic culture.
Form a local Adeodatus chapter →
Establish a common place where faith, learning, and culture take root.
Watch Past Conferences →
Relive keynotes and roundtables from previous Adeodatus gatherings.
Study with Us →
Learn at your own pace with guided courses on Catholic education and culture.
Help Advance Our Publishing Work →
Support forthcoming volumes and essays in development.
Be Part of the Renewal
The Church does not need more content — it needs to enflesh this content in a robust life of faith and community.
Deeper conversations. The brilliance of beauty. Courageous action. Wisdom lived at full strength.
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Latest Updates
Bishop Fernandes’ Pastoral Letter on Catholic Education
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The Front Royal Statement
It was a great pleasure to participate in the inaugural Front Royal Education Summit at Christendom College, during which we finalized the Front Royal Statement: Seven Cardinal Principles of Catholic Elementary and Secondary Education. The summit brought together...
Doctor of the Church: The Path of Cardinal Newman
The title Doctor of the Church is one of the highest honors in the Catholic tradition, reserved for saints whose writings and teachings have made a profound and lasting impact on Christian theology and doctrine. Over the centuries, only a select few have been given...
Catholic Schools and Cardinal Newman’s Influence on Their Development
Catholic schools have long been at the forefront of providing quality education that aligns with the moral and spiritual values of the Catholic Church. One influential figure in the development of Catholic education is Cardinal John Henry Newman, whose philosophical...
Understanding the Life and Legacy of Cardinal Newman: A Beacon of Faith and Education
Understanding the Life and Legacy of Cardinal Newman: A Beacon of Faith and Education Cardinal John Henry Newman stands as one of the most influential figures in the history of the Catholic Church and education. Born in 1801, Newman’s intellectual and spiritual...
Registration is open for the National Conference
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Conference Updates
Our Major Conferences Will Now Take Place in 2025 [East Coast Site] & 2027 [Midwest Site]
Video Library Now Available
The video library from our 2023 conference is now available for purchase. Access it today!
Books
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Forthcoming Books
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What People Are Saying About Adeodatus
There is a quiet but powerful renewal happening in the world of Catholic Liberal Education. You won't want to miss the First Adeodatus Conference on Catholic Education & Culture, which will gather the "best of the best" of the leaders in this exciting renewal. This is a must-attend conference for those who want to immerse themselves in this great tradition!
The Most Reverend James D. Conley, DD, STL
Bishop of Lincoln
One can only stand in awe of the extraordinary work that Adeodatus is doing today. Nothing is more important for our Church and for our culture than the reawakening of a deeply faithful and intellectually robust educational mission that Adeodatus and its partners are carrying out.
Gil Bailie
Author of Violence Unveiled; God's Gamble; and The Apocalypse of the Sovereign Self · Founder of The Cornerstone Forum
I am very excited to have St. Andrew Church at the heart of the Adeodatus Conference, as the church is the heart of all our educational endeavors. This is a terrific line-up of speakers, going both broad and deep on the sources of Catholic education and its ongoing renewal!
Fr. Marcos Gonzalez
Pastor, St. Andrew Church, Pasadena
When conferences bring together great thinkers around a vital topic, they have the power to shape and accelerate emerging trends, sometimes in an unexpectedly powerful way. With a stunning slate of speakers converging on the country's biggest archdiocese, the inaugural Adeodatus conference promises to be both an intellectual and cultural feast, and a catalyst for the ongoing renewal of Catholic education in America.
Trevor Cribben Merrill
Imitatio and CalTech