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Theology on Tap is coming back for its fourth year! Doors open at 7 p.m. and sessions begin at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. Donations accepted.
TOT for Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region will be held July 22 and 29, and Aug. 5 and 12 at St. Mary Magdalen's Church's parish hall, located at 1241 Corning St. in Los Angeles.
2004 topics, speakers
{July 22}
Floy Hawkins, MFCC | "Work sucks but I need the bucks: how to maintain your faith and find peace at work"
{July 29}
Sister Kathy Bryant is vocation director for the Archdiocesan Office of Vocations.
Douglas Leal, a native of New Orleans but most recently from Chicago, has appeared as Mozart in "Amadeus," Danny in "Baby," Dromio in "Comedy of Errors," Phillip in "Orphans," Eugene in "Brighton Beach Memoirs and Biloxi Blues," Simon in "Hay Fever," Stephen in "Line" and Mark in "Mass Appeal," which he directed as well. He recently appeared in the independent films "Out of the Blue" and "In Between Floors." In Chicago, Leal was a member of the Comedy Sportz improv troupe, and served as musical director for the theater program at Concordia University and as dramaturg for Fourth Wall Theater. Leal has also written a number of liturgical works for churches across the country.
{Aug. 5}
Rev. Richard Benson | "Taboo topics of the church: religious faith in an age of scientific knowledge"
Father Benson, C.M., is assistant professor of moral theology and an academic dean at St. John's Seminary in Camarillo, Calif. On June 22, 1993, Benson successfully defended his doctoral dissertation, "Unwinding the Double Helix: The Ethical and Theological Implications of the Human Genome Projects - A Moral Analysis From a Personalit and Interdisciplinary Perspective. He currently serves on the Theological Commission of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
{Links} Rev. Richard Benson full bio:www.stjohnsem.edu/Fac.Eng.Benson.htm
{Aug. 12}
Deacon W. Scott Palmer | "Single? Dating? Married? How does God fit into modern day relationships?"
About Theology on TapDuring the first 20 years, 1981 to 2000, Theology on Tap was hosted by 120 different parishes. More than 175 speakers have been privileged to address over 30,000 young adults during these summer sessions. Theology on Tap began in June 1981 at St. James Parish in Arlington Heights, as a response to a conversation between a parish priest and a young man from the parish who was graduating from college. That man was looking beyond his last few months of college to the "real world." He was facing a career and wondering about the future. He was concerned about his personal identity and finding meaning in life. "Will I be more than my job? What will it mean to fall in love? Where does God fit in all this? What does it mean to be Catholic?" Theology on Tap will continue to address these and similar questions.
Theology-On-Tap is a four-week speaker conversation program that takes God out of the confines of a church building and into the daily lives of young adults by offering a series of topics that young adults care about in a relaxed and fun environment.
Who will attend TOT?
We are targeting the Catholic young adult community -- singles and couples in their 20s and 30s: young adults trying to make sense of their lives. These young adults are seeking to meet other Catholic young adults asking some of the same questions.
Why target this audience?
This group of people are often overlooked by the Catholic Church. There are programs designed to meet the needs of elementary to junior high, high school and older adults. After receiving the sacrament of confirmation or graduation from high school, there is no direct follow-up by the Catholic Church to young adults. We want to remedy this situation by providing more guidance and support for young adults as they make critical decisions about work, school, family, relationships, even decisions regarding their faith. Theology-On-Tap is one step in that direction.