The Saint Thomas Theological Education Programme 2024-25 offers a series of talks on The Question of Evil and Suffering and The Theology of Healing by our Theologian In Residence, Fr Luigi Gioia. The dates and titles of the talks are available for download. The lectures will be livestreamed on YouTube and video-recorded. If you want to receive weekly updates about the programme please register online.
In the final talk of this series, we will focus on the pastoral and spiritual dimensions of confronting suffering and evil in our lives. When misfortunes occur, they do not inherently carry meaning. However, we have the ability to assign them meaning. Instead of asking, “Why did this happen to me?” or “What have I done to deserve this?“—questions that offer no real answers—we should ask, “Now that this has happened, how will I respond?” or, better, “How does faith in the God of Jesus Christ helps me to respond?“. In Christianity, the response to this question is not to doubt God’s goodness, love, or power but to cultivate faithful forms of community life in which the impact of evil and suffering can be absorbed, resisted, and transformed.
Saint Thomas Theological Education Program is at the service of those who seek a deeper understanding of faith and want to nourish their worship and their prayer. The teaching is rooted in Scripture, Christian tradition and spirituality. The lecturers are The Rev. Dr. Luigi Gioia, Theologian in Residence, and internationally renowned guest speakers who are committed to making theology accessible to non-specialists. The classes are held on Sundays at 10 AM on the Fifth Floor of the Parish House and are streamed online. Additionally, recordings and handouts are made available for those who cannot attend the live sessions. For more information about our theology program and to receive links for weekly Sunday Theology Talks, please contact Fr. Gioia.
