Videos & Lectures

We invite you to browse recent lectures and addresses from Valor Institute events. Guest professors from across the country, Kingfisher Fellows, and Valor leaders share thoughts on literature, philosophy, theology, and history to deepen and broaden our understanding of what it means to be fully human.

- Presidential Address
"Guardians of the Logos," David Williams
- Presidential Address
"Receiving Reality with Gratitude," David Williams | Opening Remarks, Valor Symposium Winter 2025
- Presidential Address
“Education as an Embodiment of Tradition,” Joel VanDerworp | Opening Remarks, Valor Symposium Fall 2023
- Presidential Address
⁠“The Foundation of Friendship: Openness to the Other,” David Williams | Opening Remarks, Valor Symposium Winter 2023
- Presidential Address
⁠“Affirming the Goodness of the World,” David Williams | Opening Remarks, Valor Symposium Fall 2022
- Presidential Address
"Celebration and Festivity: Reflections on Pieper's Leisure," Joel VanderWorp | Opening Remarks, Valor Symposium Winter 2022
- Presidential Address
“Revolutionary Ideologies of the 20th Century: A Heroic Response,” David Williams | Opening Remarks, Valor Symposium Winter 2024
- Presidential Address
⁠“Storytelling: A Renewal of Wonder,” Stephen Gordon | Opening Remarks, Valor Symposium Fall 2024