Friday, July 26, 2024, 6 pm (Potluck), 6:30 pm (Q&A)
Parish Hall
A few parishioners approached me after Mass and asked questions about the faith. Due to the number and complexity of their questions, we decided to have a potluck dinner and Q and A session.
Because of its success, I will be hosting another session on Friday, July 26th, and all are welcome to join. The potluck (please bring something to share) will begin at 6 pm and the Q and A session at 6:30 pm. Below are some of the questions we will be addressing but feel free to send me your questions at jcudden@straymondmp.org.
We will be addressing the following questions. What is the Biblical basis for purgatory? Was Saint James the brother, half-brother, step-brother, or cousin of Jesus? Did Jesus have any other “siblings”? Joseph was of the House of David, but he was Jesus’ non-biological father. So, is Jesus of the house of David? Were Mary’s parents (Joachim and Anna) also of the House of David? Was Joseph’s father Jacob (per Matthew) or Eli/Heli (per Luke)? Are the Nicene Creed and Apostles’ Creed equally valid and consistent with each other? What are their main substantive differences?
Monday, July 9, 2024, 7 pm
Nature seems to work in regular, predictable ways. The advances in natural science in the past five hundred years have underlined this observation and, in some cases, taught us how to make precise predictions about the future, using mathematical laws. This has lead some to believe that even our bodily actions must be determined, not by our choices, but by the sum of the causal influences acting upon us. And if our choices make no difference, then it seems that we do not have free will.
In this talk, Fr. Raphael Mary Salzillo, O.P., will attempt to bring some clarity to questions around free will and the scientific view of the world, making use of the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas as well as insights from contemporary philosophy of science.
Fr. Raphael Mary Salzillo, O.P., is a priest of the Dominican Province of the Holy Name, in the Western United States. He holds a BS in applied physics from Caltech, an MS in electrical engineering from UC San Diego, a Master of Divinity from the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, in Berkeley, and PhD in philosophy from the University of Notre Dame. He currently teaches philosophy at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology in Berkeley, and serves as the Regent of Studies of the Western Dominican Province.
Tuesday, July 2, 2024, 7 pm
Chapel
What are we doing when we go to Mass? Why should we pray? How is every Christian a priest? One of the most important virtues according to Saint Thomas Aquinas is called “the virtue of religion.” And in a special way, this virtue can help to explain all of these questions and more. Come learn about this largely forgotten virtue and how it can help you on your path to Christian happiness.
Fr. Thomas Aquinas Pickett, O.P. is working on a Doctorate in Sacred Theology at the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. Originally from Washington State, he enjoys running, playing board games, and nerding out with the theology of St. Thomas Aquinas.
Monday, June 24, 2024, 7 pm in the Chapel
What have I done to celebrate the National Eucharistic Revival? In this talk we’ll explore the roots of the Eucharist in Scripture and Tradition in order to see how our relationship with Jesus in the Eucharist as the source and summit of our Catholic faith can revive our spirituality.
Br. John Paul Puschautz is our student brother for the next year. He will spent August in Mexico learning Spanish.
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Sunday, January 28, 2024
Thursday, October 5, 2023
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
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