Archive for the ‘Theology on Tap’ Category

In this fourth part of the Theology on Tap September 2011 series entitled “Ethically Speaking”,Marco and Emily Sandusky speak about sexual ethics. Their primary focus is Blessed John Paul II’s Theology of the Body.

In this first part of the Theology on Tap September 2011 series entitled “Ethically Speaking”, State Representative Larry Ahern speaks on Political Ethics. He recounts his experiences as a State Representative, and how he approaches his position while dealing with complex ethical issues.

Rep. Ahern is a parishioner at the Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle, and has participated in Catholic Days at the Capitol, an annual gathering in Tallahassee in which “[p]articipants attend a legislative briefing on issues prior to scheduled meetings with their elected officials. A luncheon on day two is attended by the bishops of Florida, legislators and Catholic Days participants.”

In this second Theology on Tap in St. Petersburg, Fr. David Toups, pastor of Christ the King in Tampa, talks about living our faith in the world – evangelizing the world through our actions.  He says this is the vocation of the laity, to work for God to spread His good news to the world.

Thanks again to SpiritFM 90.5 for providing the audio.

In this inaugural Theology on Tap in St. Petersburg, Abby from SpiritFM 90.5 and host of The Big Big House Morning Show talks about Faith in the Workplace.  Drawing on her experiences working in secular positions and at SpiritFM, Abby illustrates how we can live our faith in our workplaces whether we work in a faith-based or secular job, as well as the challenges presented to her own faith in work.  She also talks about faith and media and the way that they interact at SpiritFM.

In this fourth and final installment of the October 2010 Theology on Tap Series, Ellen Voegele, Notre Dame ECHO Faith Formation Leadership Program alumna and Director of Faith Formation at Blessed Trinity St. Petersburg hosts a panel talk featuring:

• Katie Muller, ECHO alumna and Youth Ministry Director, St. Paul, St. Petersburg
• Noah Franske, Notre Dame Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) teacher at St. Petersburg Catholic High School
• Walter Pruchnik ACE alumnus and employee of the Diocese of St. Petersburg

in a discussion about how we are all called to be part of the new evangelization called for by our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI and his predecessor the Venerable John Paul II, as living witness of the Gospel, teaching others about Christ and His Church – catechizing – by the way we live our lives.

Discerning how each of us will do that in our lives is not usually simple, so what each of these speakers will talk about is how they have answered this call up to this point in their lives. Their stories will show you that it’s not always easy, but as we have heard in the past three weeks, we are GATHERED by our Lord around the altar to be NOURISHED by His Body and Blood and are SENT into the world to proclaim the Good News of salvation.

In this third October 2010 series Theology on Tap presentation, Susie Stanley, a Secular Franciscan and presenter at the Franciscan Center in Tampa, completes the Living Eucharist cycle of Gathered, Nourished and Sent as she talks about the Gospel call for all Christians to share the Good News of the Gospel.  For Catholics this call is particularly emphasized in the final act of the Mass – the dismissal in which we are Sent from the altar around which we have gathered and been nourished.

In this second talk of the October 2010 Theology on Tap series on the Living Eucharist, Fr. John Gerth, parochial administrator of St. Joseph Parish in St. Petersburg and nationally known for his work with LifeTeen, presents a talk about the spiritual nourishment of the Mass in both Word and Sacrament, and our need for this on our journey in faith.

In this series of Theology on Tap presentations in Tampa, we focus on Gathered, Nourished, Sent, the three-fold aspects of our diocesan Living Eucharist initiative.  In this first talk of October 2010, Brian Greenfield, Director of 6-12th Grade Religious Education at Incarnation Parish in Tampa, speaks about the necessity of gathering as a community of believers.

In this fourth and final Theology on Tap of the March 2010 season, Victor Amorose, a seminarian for the Diocese of St. Petersburg, talks about his faith journey and life as a seminarian preparing for ordination to the priesthood (hopefully!) in 2012.

In this Theology on Tap, Fr. John Tapp, Secretary for Worship for the Diocese of St. Petersburg and Pastor of Holy Family Catholic Church in St. Petersburg talks about the origins of the Triduum, the importance of these days for Catholics and Christians, and answers questions about liturgy in general.