PUBLIC LECTURES
In addition to his public appearances, Dr. Bellitto has taped a series of audio and video courses on Christianity plus ancient and medieval history for Learn25/CuriosityStream. For samples: Ancient Greece, Crusades, Medieval Europe, John Paul II.
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UPCOMING PUBLIC LECTURES
Humility: The Secret History of a Lost Virtue
University of Illinois--Chicago: Th, April 11, 2024: 4pm
Sacred Heart University, Fairfield CT: W Oct. 23, 2024: 2pm
Medieval England 101: Aug. 6-8, 2024: Center for Lifelong Learning, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft NJ
Humility vs. Clericalism: Juan de Avila and Pope Francis on Spiritual Formation and Reformation
Annual Irish Theological Quarterly guest lecture, St. Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth, Ireland, 5 March 2025
RECENT PUBLIC LECTURES
The Young and the Elderly in the Synodal Journey: Vatican City/Rome: June 2022
Humility: The Secret History of a Lost Virtue
Humanities North Dakota: webinar: Feb. 13, 2024
Princeton Public Library: webinar: Jan. 21, 2024
Sarum College, UK: webinar: December 2023
Brookdale Community College, Lincroft NJ, Nov. 2023 with Rabbi Brooks Susman
Seton Hall University, NJ: Oct. 2023
Montville Twp NJ Public Library: Sept 2023
Fetzer Institute, Kalamazoo MI: May 2023
Fulbright New Zealand Alumni seminar: Wellington NZ, Feb. 2021
Humility and Learned Ignorance in the Middle Ages: International Society for the Study of Medieval Theology, Annual Winter Lecture, webinar: 15 February 2024
Picking Popes: One-Day University: Haverford PA: Sept. 2023
Reformations 101: Center for Lifelong Learning, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft NJ: August 8-10, 2023
Middle Ages 101: Center for Lifelong Learning, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft NJ: August 9-11, 2022
Medieval Black Death: Lessons for Today
Aug. 17-19, 2021: Center for Lifelong Learning, Brookdale Community College
What's a synod?
Georgian Court University, Lakewood NJ: Wed April 6, 2022
Nov. 15, 2021: Co-Cathedral of St. Robert Bellarmine, Freehold NJ
Making Saints
Oct. 7, 2021: Montville Twp Public Library
Vikings: History and Legend
Oct. 14, 2021: Montville Twp Public Library
Black Death: History and Legend
March 4, 2021: Virtual lecture: Montville Township Public Library
Religion in America: From Trump to Biden (with Rabbi Brooks Susman)
June 18, 2021: Applewood Estates, Freehold NJ
Jan. 21, 2021: Center for Lifelong Learning, Brookdale Community College: virtual
A Year in Review (with Rabbi Brooks Susman)
Aug. 3, 2021: Center for Lifelong Learning, Brookdale Community College
Ancient Rome: Lessons for Today:
Aug. 10-13, 2020: Virtual lecture series: Center for Lifelong Learning, Brookdale Community College
The Library that Healed a City: Christchurch, New Zealand
April 27, 2023: Monmouth County Library, Manalapan NJ
July 23, 2020: Virtual lecture: Montville Township Public Library
Reforming Catholic Seminaries (with Colt Anderson)
Sept. 26, 2019: Future Church Teleconference
The Middle Ages in the Modern World: A Dangerous Combination?
Virtual lecture: Oct. 1, 2020: Montville Township Public Library
August 9, 2019: University of Canterbury, Christchurch New Zealand
Religion and Politics in America: Friends, Enemies, and Frenemies
July 31, 2019: Centre for Theology and Public Issues, University of Otago, Dunedin New Zealand
July 23, 2019: New Zealand Institute for International Affairs, University of Canterbury, Christchurch NZ
June 20, 2019: Center for Lifelong Learning, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft NJ (with Rabbi Brooks Susman)
Pope Francis: Where is he taking the Catholic church--and will he get there?
August 7, 2019: 7pm: St. Gregory's Parish Centre, Christchurch New Zealand
July 19, 2019: 5pm: The Catholic Institute, Wellington New Zealand
March 18, 2019: Center for Lifelong Learning, Brookdale Community College Lincroft NJ
March 18, 2018:First Christian Church, Lynchburg VA
March 13, 2018: Le Moyne College, Syracuse NY
Oct. 13, 2016: 7pm: Our Lady of Sorrows--St. Anthony Parish, Hamilton NJ
April 20, 2016: Great Horizons series, Morris Plains NJ
March 8, 2016: St. Helen's Church, Westfield NJ
Oct. 21, 2015: St. Robert Bellarmine Parish, Freehold NJ
Oct. 28, 2015: Italian-American Association of Monmouth County
Nov. 4, 2015: Upper Room New Rochelle NY
Nov. 8, 2015: The Benedictine Grange, West Redding CT
Sept. 14, 2015: Center for Lifelong Learning, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft NJ
May 3, 2015: Voice of the Faithful at St. Mark Lutheran Church, Morristown NJ
Nov. 2014: St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Hightstown NJ
March 2014: Church of Saint Ann, Lawrenceville NJ
March 2014: St. Joan of Arc Parish, Marlton NJ
March 2014: Kean University, Union NJ
March 2014: Georgian Court University, Lakewood NJ
Nov. 2013: The Benedictine Grange, West Redding CT
Nov. 2013: Sacred Heart Church, Trenton NJ
Reforming a Challenged Church: Six Lessons from Church History
March 20, 2017: 7pm: Archdiocese of Detroit
St. John the Baptist Parish, Madison Alabama: April 9-10, 2016
Diocese of Charlotte and St. Matthew Parish, Charlotte NC: June 23, 2015
Annual Archbishop Gerety Lecture, Seton Hall University, South Orange NJ: April 14, 2015
Voice of the Faithful, Bridgeport CT: April 9, 2015
Church of Saint Ann, Lawrenceville NJ: March 23, 2015
St. Joan of Arc Parish, Marlton NJ: March 9, 2015
Provincial Chapter, Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus: Tarrytown NY: Oct. 21, 2013
Council of Women Religious, Archdiocese of New York, Sparkill NY: March 21, 2013
Benedictine Center at St. Walburga Monastery, Elizabeth NJ: Feb. 24, 2013
Roundtable Association of Diocesan Social Action Directors, Washington DC: Feb. 9, 2013
Corpus Christi University Parish, University of Toledo, OH: Oct. 2, 2012
Ageless Wisdom: Lifetime Lessons from the Bible
July 14, 2019: Good Shepherd College at Columba Centre Auckland NZ
May 8, 2018: Catholic Information Center, Grand Rapids MI
March 19, 2018: Lynchburg College, VA
March 6, 2018: Webinar: Loyola University New Orleans: Loyola Institute for Ministry
Feb. 8, 2018: St. Joan of Arc Parish, Marlton NJ
April 23, 2017: Temple Beth Miriam, Elberon NJ: (with Rabbi Brooks Susman)
May 1, 2017: Center for Lifelong Learning, Brookdale Community College (with Rabbi Brooks Susman)
March 6, 2017: Our Lady of Good Counsel, Moorestown NJ: a book club discussion
Oct. 29, 2016: Paramus Catholic HS, Paramus NJ: Archdiocese of Newark Catechist Convocation
Pope Benedict XVI’s Resignation: Historical Reflections, Future Considerations
Sept. 23, 2021: United Lutheran Seminary, Gettysburg PA
July 19, 2018: Fondazione per le scienze religiose Giovanni XXIII: Bologna, Italy
Jerusalem: City of Joy and Sorrow: sponsored by NJ Council for the Humanities
April 2, 2019: Roxbury Public Library
Jan. 12, 2019: Long Hill Township Public Library
Sept. 16, 2018: South Brunswick Public Library
May 18, 2018: I.L. Peretz Community at Reformed Church of Highland Park,
March 30, 2017: Livingston Public Library
April 3, 2017: Parsippany Troy Hills Public Library Main Branch
River Vale Free Public Library, River Vale NJ: May 20, 2016
St. Joan of Arc Parish, Marlton NJ: March 10, 2016
YM-YWHA of Union County: Jan. 31, 2016
Jewish Community Center of Long Beach Island: May 31, 2015
Temple Beth El, Somerset NJ: Oct. 27, 2014
Corpus Christi University Parish, University of Toledo, OH: Sept. 2014
Monroe Township Public Library NJ: March 26, 2014
Morris Museum, Morristown NJ: Monday Sept. 23, 2013
Yiddish Heritage Club of Winding Ways, Jackson NJ: April 7, 2013
Wayne Public Library, Wayne NJ: Nov. 28, 2012
What the eye teaches, the heart learns: Jewish and Christian Art (with Rabbi Brooks Susman)
Nov. 16, 2018: Temple Beth Am, Parsippany NJ
Nov. 11, 2018: Temple Beth Miriam, Elberon NJ
Oct. 4, 2018: 1pm: Montville Township Public Library
Dec. 7, 2017: Monmouth County Library, Manalapan NJ
Dec. 6, 2017: Center for Lifelong Learning, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft NJ
Judaism and Christianity: Sacred Texts (with Rabbi Brooks Susman)
May 1, 2016: Jewish Heritage Museum, Freehold NJ
Dec. 11, 2014: Center for Lifelong Learning, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft NJ
Catholics and Jews: Changing the Conversation (with Rabbi Brooks Susman)
May 16, 2017: Shalom Club: Four Seasons at Great Notch, Woodland Park NJ
April 5, 2017: St. Robert Bellarmine Parish, Freehold NJ
Oct. 16, 2016: Congregation Sons of Israel, Manalapan NJ
April 13, 2016: Montville Township Public Library
March 31, 2016: Georgian Court University, Lakewood NJ
March 25, 2015: Kean University, Union NJ
Dec. 11, 2014: Center for Lifelong Learning, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft NJ
Chanukah and Christmas: What do those traditions mean? (with Rabbi Brooks Susman)
Dec. 2022: Brookdale Community College, Center for Lifelong Learning
Dec. 10, 2020: Applewood Estates, Freehold NJ
Nov. 21, 2019: Montville Township Public Library
Dec. 13, 2016: Applewood Estates, Freehold NJ
Dec. 8, 2016: Monmouth County Library, Manalapan NJ
Dec. 10, 2014: Sacred Heart Church, Trenton NJ
Dec. 3, 2014: Monroe Township Public Library
Where Did All Those Christmas Traditions Come From?
Dec. 3, 2019: St. Joan of Arc Parish, Marlton NJ
Dec. 9, 2012: St. Robert Bellarmine Church, Freehold NJ
Passover and Easter: A Shared Heritage (with Rabbi Brooks Susman)
March 16, 2023: Center for Lifelong Learning, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft NJ
March 13, 2019: Montville Township Public Library
March 24, 2019: Congregation Sons of Israel, Manalapan NJ
March 30, 2019: Temple Beth Am, Parsippany NJ
March 27, 2018: Shalom Club: Four Seasons at Great Notch, Woodland Park NJ
March 25, 2018: The Atrium at Navesink Harbor, Red Bank NJ
March 23, 2017: Monmouth County Library, Manalapan NJ
March 19, 2014: Sacred Heart Church, Trenton NJ
March 17, 2016; March 20, 2013: Center for Lifelong Learning, Brookdale Community College: Lincroft NJ
History's Heroines, Heroes, and Legends
Aug. 13-17, 2018: Center for Lifelong Learning, Brookdale Community College Lincroft NJ
Cleopatra: History and Legend
Nov. 14, 2019: Montville Township Public Library
The Trial of Socrates: Fact, Fiction, Reality, and Myth:
May 3, 2022: One-Day University
Sept. 20, 2018: Montville Township Public Library
Luther and Church Reform: Catholic Perspectives
Oct. 14, 2017: St. Rose of Lima Parish, North Wales PA
Wed., Nov. 1, 2017: United Lutheran Seminary Gettysburg PA
Wed., Nov. 1, 2017: Mount St. Mary's University, Emmitsburg MD
Wed., Nov. 8, 2017: Montclair State University NJ
Oct. 22, 2016: Reformation Seminar, Princeton University: a video of the entire event: Dr. Bellitto is at 0:43-1:06
Inquisition: History and Legend
Aug. 1, 2019: Department of History and Art History, University of Otago, Dunedin New Zealand
April 12, 2017: 12:30pm: Wayne Public Library, Wayne NJ: sponsored by NJ Council for the Humanities
March 17, 2016: Center for Lifelong Learning, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft NJ
April 28, 2014: Morris Museum, Morristown NJ
Pope Joan: The History of a Myth
April 10, 2017 Ocean County Library Long Beach Island Branch: Surf City NJ: sponsored by NJ Council for the Humanities
April 3, 2017: St. Michael Parish, Cranford NJ: sponsored by NJ Council for the Humanities
March 16, 2017: Center for Lifelong Learning, Brookdale Community College
April 7, 2016: Pequannock Township Public Library: sponsored by NJ Council for the Humanities
April 20, 2015: Morris Museum, Morristown NJ
March 18, 2014: Kean University, Union NJ
Joan of Arc: History and Legend
March 31, 2021:Liberty Hall Museum, Union NJ
Aug. 4, 2019: Canterbury Historical Association, Christchurch New Zealand
April 18, 2019: Center for Lifelong Learning, Brookdale Community College Lincroft NJ
May 30, 2017: 7:30pm: St. Joan of Arc Parish, Marlton NJ
Liberty Hall, Ancient Rome and the Middle Ages: Perfect Together?
Sept 22, 2021: Liberty Hall Academic Center, Kean University, Union NJ
King Arthur: History and Legend
One-Day University: Nov. 30, 2022
Applewood Estates, Freehold NJ: Sept. 2016
Rome: City of God(s), City of Man
Greenbriar Oceanaire Italian American Social Club: Waretown NJ: Nov. 14, 2016
Ocean County Library Long Beach Island Branch: Surf City NJ: sponsored by NJ Council for the Humanities :May 9, 2016
Morris Museum, Morristown NJ: Sept. 22, 2014
Asbury Park NJ: sponsored by Center for Lifelong Learning, Brookdale Community College: June 10, 2013
Religion and Violence: (Im)Perfect Together? (with Rabbi Brooks Susman)
Oct. 26, 2015: 1-2:30pm: Center for Lifelong Learning, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft NJ
Ancient Greece 101
August 19-23, 2019: Center for Lifelong Learning, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft NJ
Crusades 101
Aug. 15-19, 2016: Center for Lifelong Learning, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft NJ
Medieval England 101
Aug. 17-21, 2015: Center for Lifelong Learning, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft NJ
Trojan War: History and Legend
Sept 12, 20022: One Day University
March 11, 2021: Virtual lecture: Montville Township Public Library
Aug. 18-22, 2014: Center for Lifelong Learning, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft NJ
Alexander the Great: History and Legend
Oct. 14, 2015: Great Horizons series, Morris Plains NJ
Julius Caesar: History and Legend
Oct. 5, 2016: Great Horizons series, Morris Plains NJ
Greek Gods and Goddesses
June 6, 2014: Brandywine Senior Living, Englishtown NJ
John XXIII and John Paul II: A Pair of Papal Saints
May 7, 2014: St. Robert Bellarmine Church, Freehold NJ
Ancient Greece and Rome Meet Colonial New Jersey
Oct. 1, 2014: Westfield Historical Society
March 19, 2014: Center for Lifelong Learning, Brookdale Community College
The Ark, the Grail, and the Quest for Discovery: sponsored by NJ Council for the Humanities
Bogota Public Library: Bogota NJ: May 14, 2019
Elizabeth Public Library: April 25, 2018
Sparta Public Library: Sept. 24, 2017
Union Public Library, Union Twp NJ: Oct. 29, 201
Meadow Lakes, East Windsor NJ: Aug. 3, 2015
Yiddish Heritage Club of Winding Ways, Jackson NJ
Egg Harbor Township NJ Public Library: Sept. 15, 2014
Morris Museum, Morristown NJ: May 20, 2013
Pope John Paul II’s Apologies: The Church Examines Her Conscience
May 23, 2018: 9:30am: Center for Lifelong Learning, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft NJ
Villanova University, Annual Pope John Paul II Legacy Lecture: April 3, 2013
Easter: A Brief History
Church of Saint Ann, Lawrenceville NJ: March 20, 2013
Picking Popes
St. Mary's Parish, Cherry Hill NJ: March 27, 2013
Church of Saint Ann, Lawrenceville NJ: March 11, 2013
Kean University: March 5, 2013
St. Robert Bellarmine Church, Freehold NJ: March 4, 2013
Vatican II: The State of the Questions
Church of Saint Ann, Lawrenceville NJ: Nov. 14, 2012
The Benedictine Grange, West Redding CT: Nov. 11, 2012
A History of France in Two Parts
Thursdays, April 11 + 25, 2019: Montville Township Public Library
Medieval Voices: Montville Township Public Library
April 12, 2018: Chaucer's Canterbury Tales: A Window on Society
April 19, 2018: Saints: Miracles or Magic?
Reformations 101: Montville Township Public Library
Sept. 28, 2017: Martin Luther
Oct. 5, 2017: Henry VIII and Elizabeth I
Medieval Heroes and Heroines: Montville Township Public Library
April 20, 2017: Thomas Becket
April 27, 2017: Hildegard of Bingen
May 4, 2017: Joan of Arc
Medieval Power and Prayer: Montville Township Public Library
Sept. 22, 2016: Medieval Monks and Nuns
Sept. 29, 2016: Popes and Power
Oct. 6, 2016: Templars: History and Legend
The Past in the Present: Montville Township Public Library
April 21, 2016: Rome: City of God(s), City of Man
April 28, 2016: Jerusalem: City of Joy and Sorrow
May 5, 2016: Ancient Greece and Rome meet Colonial NJ
History and Legends: Montville Township Public Library
April 23, 2015: Alexander the Great
April 30, 2015: Pope Joan
May 7, 2015: Inquisition
Oct. 22, 2015: Ark of the Covenant
Oct. 29, 2015: Trojan War
Nov. 5, 2015: King Arthur
Ancient Afternoons and Medieval Musings: Montville Township Public Library
Sept. 11, 2014: Crusades
Sept. 18, 2014: Black Death
Oct. 2, 2014: End of Middle Ages
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April 3, 2014: Commercial Revolution: A Gothic City Landscape
April 10, 2014: Monarchies on the Rise: Popes vs. Nation-Building
April 17, 2014: 12th Century Renaissance: An Intellectual Revolution
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Sept. 19, 2013: Rome Transformed: Byzantium, Islam, Vikings
Sept. 26, 2013: Charlemagne and the Carolingian Renaissance
October 3, 2013: Feudalism, Peasants, and an Agricultural Revolution
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Jan. 24, 31; Feb. 7; April 4, 11, 18, 2013: Ancient Greece and Rome: selected topics
Ancient City Life
Center for Lifelong Learning, Brookdale Community College:Aug. 19-23, 2013
Liturgical Path Back to the Future
Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Philadelphia: Dec. 4, 2013
Diocese of Trenton at St. Robert Bellarmine Church, Freehold NJ: June, Dec. 2013
Just War and Jihad: Ideas and Case Studies
Center for World War II Studies and Conflict Resolution, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft NJ: Oct. 20, 2014
Center for Lifelong Learning, Brookdale Community College: March 14, 2012