Theology On Tap (sd)

Our recent Theology On Tap series was brought to a close by a San Diego favourite, Jackie Francois…or shouldn’t she be called Jackie Angel now? Anyway, Jackie spoke at the final Theology On Tap about “Bringing Sexy Back…to its original meaning!”. Main Talk (Download) Questions & Answers (Download) UPDATE: In related news, there’s a little angel on the way…

This week we concluded our current round of Theology On Tap. At the beginning of this series, Fr. Jacob gave a talk entitled: “The Francis Effect: Living the life of JOY!”. The audio is available below. (Download)

I was recently asked about the prayer I prayed at the beginning of the Theology On Tap talk. Here it is: Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, everywhere present and filling all things; Treasury of Blessings, and Giver of Life – come and dwell within our hearts, cleanse us from all stain, and save our souls, O Gracious One. And

Here’s the audio for the final Theology On Tap of this series entitled: “Call to Serve: Responding to the 2nd Greatest Commandment!” by Fr. John Tasto.

Theology On Tap is an initiative in the Diocese and throughout the USA where young adults gather in a bar or restaurant to listen to a speaker, to fellowship with one another and grow in their faith. Earlier in the month, I gave a talk at Theology On Tap about Sacred Scripture. The series continues, this time with the talk

It has taken me a while, but I finally got around to editing the audio from my recent Theology On Tap session entitled “Reading the Bible for all its worth”. The audio quality wasn’t great, but I’ve cleaned it up the best I can. For the benefit of those who couldn’t attend my talk, I have created a YouTube video which

Fr. Jacob (Andrew) Bertrand, priest at Santa Sophia, recently gave a talk at Faith On Fire, an event in our San Diego diocese much like Theology On Tap, but specifically targeted at those in their late teens and early twenties. Fr. Jacob was scheduled to speak at another Faith On Fire series at the end of last year, but was unfortunately sick on the night of

Theology On Tap continues… This week’s Theology On Tap talk was given by a Theology On Tap veteran, Dr. Michael Barber. Dr. Barber is a San Diego local and Professor of Theology, Scripture and Catholic Thought at John Paul The Great University. In a previous Theology On Tap series, Dr. Barber gave a talk called “Spiritual lessons about politics” in which he looked at the

If you’re a Catholic Young Adult living in San Diego, chances are that you’ve been going to Theology On Tap for the last few weeks at The Old Spaghetti Factory in San Marcos. On the 14th May, Kristine Bacich, Director of Religious Education at St. Mary Magdaleine’s, gave a talk entitled “Relationships and Theology of the Body”. The MP3s of that talk

This month’s theology on Tap was brought to a close by Deacon Ray Arnold with his talk entitled “Getting right with God: Making the most of your Lent”. The talk, the Q&A session and the audience response are all available for download below. Main Talk (Download) Q&A (Download) Response (Download) I had my last meeting for the Young Adult Commission

On 4th February at Cafe Coyote in Old Town, Dr. Christine Wood gave the following Theology On Tap talk: God has Spoken, he has truly broken the great SILENCE: Communicating the Gospel to Others! Dr. Wood is originally from Sydney Australia, but teaches at John Paul The Great Catholic University here in America’s favourite city, San Diego in California. (I wonder if she

The purpose of Theology On Tap is to help Young Adults grow together in their faith in a relaxed, informal environment. A few days ago I posted the audio from Dr. Michael Barber’s Theology On Tap talk at John Paul “The Great” University on the subject of “Spiritual lessons about politics from the book of Revelation”. Today I’m posting the audio from another talk in

Did your Christmas presents disappoint? Did Santa get lost on the way to your house? Were you naughty and not, in fact, nice? Well, no need to worry! In today’s post there’s a present we can all enjoy! 😉 Back in November we had another round of Theology On Tap here in San Diego, this time at John Paul “The Great” University. The first talk

On October 23rd, Dr Delgado and Roger Lopez spoke here in San Diego for Theology on Tap. The title of their talk was “Healing the Culture: “Bringing reason back into medicine and sexuality”. Main Talk – Part 1 (Download) Main Talk – Part 2 (Download) Q&A (Download)

On October 16th, as part of our recent Theology on Tap series, Kimberly Barber spoke to us on the topic of “Mary, Saints, Angels and more: Getting to know the heroes of our faith in a new way”. Here are the MP3 audio files available for download: Main Talk (Download) Q&A (Download) Kimberly is a Master Catechist for the Diocese.

“Faith on Fire” is a new initiative here in San Diego to help nurture the younger young adult community. Like “Theology On Tap”, it is held at a bar or restaurant where there is a talk given by a speaker which is followed by Q&A and some discussion. However, unlike “Theology On Tap”, it is restricted to only those between

Over the course of our “Theology On Tap” series we heard talks from Fr. Matt Spahr, Cy Kellett and Dr. Karen Saroki. This Thursday the series was brought to a close by the ever-popular Jackie Francois. Actually, Jackie wasn’t the only one who spoke that night, being supported by her boyfriend Bobby Angel: Jackie Francois is a full-time, travelling worship leader and speaker from Orange County. Bobby Angel, her

Yesterday we had another “Theology On Tap” session at Phil’s BBQ. In previous weeks we’ve heard from Fr. Matt Spahr and Cy Kellett and this week our speaker was Dr. Karen Saroki: Aug 7: “What is your purpose? What is your call?” Learning to listen to God’s voice and follow it. -Fr. Matt Spahr Aug 14: “Citizens and Disciples” Voting your conscience! What does that look

“Theology On Tap” continues apace. Last week we heard from Fr. Matt Spahr, the pastor at the Immaculata parish, speaking about discernment. This week we heard from Cy Kellett: Aug 7: “What is your purpose? What is your call?” Learning to listen to God’s voice and follow it. -Fr. Matt Spahr Aug 14: “Citizens and Disciples” Voting your conscience! What does that look like?-

It’s “Theology On Tap” time again here in San Diego! For the next four weeks at Phil’s BBQ here in San Diego the Young Adult Catholic community will be hearing talks from a number of different speakers: Aug 7: “What is your purpose? What is your call?” Learning to listen to God’s voice and follow it. -Fr. Matt Spahr Aug 14: “Citizens