The Bicentennial Historical Lectures will focus on key moments and inspiring figures of the history of Saint Thomas, on the role played by women, and on the historical social outreach of our community.
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Theology
Church, Social Justice, and Civil Society (Week 5): The Church and Community Organizing: A History of Mutual Entanglement — Sunday Theology Talks
Led by Dr. Nicholas Hayes-Mota, Assistant Director of Boston College’s Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy
Posted onThis talk will explore the historical connection between the Christian church in the U.S. and the Alinsky tradition of community organizing, from which contemporary “faith-based community organizing” derives.Read more…
Sunday December 10 Theology Talk: Do Christians Have to Become Holy?
Led by Fr. Luigi Gioia
Posted onFor more information about our theology program and to receive links for weekly Sunday Theology Talks, please contact Fr. Luigi Gioia, Theologian in Residence.Read more…
Church, Social Justice, and Civil Society (Week 4) — Dissenting Church: Witness as Protest — Sunday Theology Talks
Led by Dr. Travis LaCouter, Postdoctoral Fellow, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
Posted onToday’s Theology Talk is led by Dr. Travis LaCouter, a postdoctoral fellow at the Catholic University of Leuven, in Belgium.
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Church, Social Justice, and Civil Society (Week 3) — Place, Imagination, and Hope: A Theological Reflection on the Paintings of Stanley Spencer (1891-1959) — Sunday Theology Talks
Led by Dr. Jessica Scott, Lecturer of Christian Theology, University of Nottingham, UK
Posted onToday’s Theology Talk is led by Dr. Jessica Scott, Lecturer of Christian Theology at the University of Nottingham, UK.Read more…
SHARP FAITH (Week 21): What is Charity? — Sunday Theology Talks
Led by The Rev. Dr. Luigi Gioia, Theologian in Residence
Posted onOur Theologian in Residence, the Rev. Dr. Luigi Gioia, continues a year-long course to dive into all the main areas of theology.
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Sharp Faith (Week 20): What is Faith? — Sunday Theology Talks
Led by The Rev. Dr. Luigi Gioia, Theologian in Residence
Posted onIn the next three talks, we are going to explore the gifts of ’faith’ (that is trust), ‘charity’ (that is love) and ‘hope’ (that is desire)Read more…
Women Artists and Christian Social Justice
Sunday Theology Talk with Dr. Ayla Lepine
Posted onExploring art by modern women reveals a unique interplay between Christian theology and social justice in visual culture produced within a time and context that often marginalised or ignored religion.Read more…
Sunday Theology Talk: Theologies of Engagament
Led by Dr. Sean Larsen of Marquette University on Sunday, October 8, 2023 at 10am on the 5th floor of the Parish House and via Zoom.
Posted onThis talk will discuss how Christians have defined justice, human dignity, and the common good and then look at some of the ways they have pursued the common good.Read more…
Joshilyn Hoisington, 2nd Verger, attends Vergers Guild Conference 2023
Posted onLast weekend I met with fellow vergers from all over the country at our annual Guild Conference at the Cathedral of St. Paul in San Diego. It is a diverse bunch of ministers, but many of them are volunteers at small parishes.Read more…