Join the Acton Institute for

"The Founders and the Faith:

Religion in the Birth of our Nation"

an evening exploring the religious and philosophical foundations of the American founding. The keynote lecture will be delivered by Dr. John Pinheiro, a leading scholar of American political thought and religion and the Director of Research at the Acton Institute, who will examine how faith informed the Founders’ vision of liberty, virtue, and self-government.

The evening will also feature special remarks from Rev. Robert A. Sirico, co-founder and president emeritus of the Acton Institute, offering reflections on the moral imagination that undergirded the birth of the republic.

Held at the elegant Duquesne Club, the evening will be hosted by J. Christopher Donahue, President and CEO of Federated Hermes and promises rich insight into the religious and philosophical roots of the American experiment.

Space is limited. Kindly RSVP by October 6.

Register now to save your spot at this popular event or become an official sponsor of our Pittsburgh Dinner.

Sponsoring a table is a great way to secure your own seat at the dinner and introduce your friends and colleagues to Acton’s mission. 

Event sponsorship ($1000) benefits include:

• reserved VIP seating for eight (8)
• recognition in our printed program, at the event, and on the event website.

To reserve your table, register online or email events@acton.org or call 616.369.5716

John C. Pinheiro, PhD

Acton Institute

Director of Research

John C. Pinheiro (PhD, University of Tennessee) is Acton’s Director of Research and oversees the Journal of Markets and Morality, the institute’s book publications, academic grants and awards.

Previously, he was professor of history at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan where he founded the college's popular semester-in-Rome and Catholic Studies programs. His publications include academic and popular articles on the early American republic and American religious history. Prior to his professorship, he was assistant editor on the Presidential Series of the Papers of George Washington at the University of Virginia.  Dr. Pinheiro's books include the award-winning Missionaries of Republicanism: A Religious History of the Mexican-American War (Oxford, 2014) and Manifest Ambition: James K. Polk and Civil-Military Relations during the Mexican War (Praeger, 2007). In 2019 he published The American Experiment in Ordered Liberty for the Acton Institute.

Rev. Robert A. Sirico

Acton Institute

President Emeritus and Co-Founder

Father Robert A. Sirico is the co-founder and president emeritus of the Acton Institute and the pastor emeritus of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish and Academy in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A regular writer and commentator on religious, political, economic, and social issues, Rev. Sirico's contributions have been carried by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Forbes, Washington Times, CNN, ABC, CBS, NPR, and BBC, among others. In his newest book The Economics of the Parables, he discusses the spiritual lessons contained in the parables of Jesus, about human action in the economic sphere. He holds dual American and Italian citizenship.

EVENT: Pittsburgh Dinner 2025

 

DATE: Wednesday, October 8, 2025

 

LOCATION:

Duquesne Club

325 Sixth Ave 

Pittsburgh, PA 15222

(412) 391-1500

 

SCHEDULE:

5:30 p.m. Registration Opens

6:00 p.m. Reception

7:00 p.m. Dinner

8:00 p.m. Keynote Address

9:00 p.m. Conclusion of Event

 

TICKETS:

• $1000 Event Sponsorship (8 seats) 
• $100 Individual Ticket
• $50 Student Tickets

 

DIRECTIONS TO THE DUQUESNE CLUB

Email us at events@acton.org or call Kayla Kaseska at 616.369.5617