Theology on Tap - Orange County : Recent Episodes
Theology on Tap - Orange County
Want to listen to our previous talks? Did you miss out on the recent one? Worry no more! Here you can listen to the recording of all our recorded Theology on Tap OC events. And as a bonus, we will also release full readings of papal encyclicals and other magisterial resources.
Theology on Tap OC is a ministry of St. John Henry Newman Catholic Church - Irvine with the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter
A Motu Proprio promulgated by Pope Pius X on November 22, 1903
This English translation is from Adoremus.org
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Our speaker for December 2023 was Judge David Belz of the Superior Court of Orange County. He is also the co-founder of the St. Thomas More Society in OC.
Judge Dave presented about the Shroud of Turin and its overall significance to Christians. With all the so-called "historical" documentaries and many "scientists" doubling-down on the claim that the Shroud is a medieval art or forgery, how can Christians harmonize faith and reason?
Visit the Shroud Center of Southern California to learn more.
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God has blessed every believer with spiritual gifts. But, for what purpose and how do I assess what gift God has given me? In this talk, Tim discusses how the church is at its healthiest state when the members are using their God given gift for His glory and the uplifting of God’s people.
Click here to take the Spiritual Gifts Assessment
[PDF] Spiritual Gifts Definitions
Tim grew up in Michigan and then moved to Nashville where he double majored in Theology and Youth Ministry from Welch College in 2014. Tim then moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma to teach New Testament Survey and serve at Rejoice Church as their youth pastor. In 2015, Tim married his wife Loren, who is from Arkansas, and they have 3 children together. Tim now serves as the Los Angeles city team leader of Here to There Movement ministry which focuses on making disciples amongst the unreached people groups both locally and globally.
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Fr. Glenn Baaten, is the pastor of St. John Henry Newman and chaplain of the Santiago Retreat Center. In his talk, he shared how we as Christians can navigate the secular world and be the light. Are Christians being backed into a corner? How can Christians (Catholics, Protestants, and Orthodox) transform Cancel Culture into Gospel Culture? What change can Christians affect in the midst of a divided house?
Additional Resources:
- [Book] The Canceling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Rikki Schlott
- [Book] Going, Going, Gone: The Dynamics of Disaffiliation in Young Catholics by Robert J. McCarty and John M. Vitek, MA
- [Website] Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)
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Jess Echeverry, is the Founder and Executive Director of SOFESA, a non-profit dedicated to helping homeless and low-income families in Southern California since 1999.
She shared her story of years of homelessness and how she ultimately found healing thru personal relationships. She also addressed some myths surrounding homelessness and how Catholic Social Teaching is the solution.
"What differentiates SOFESA from other nonprofits is our foundational principles and model of care. SOFESA’s foundational principle is one: humans are sacred. At the center of homelessness is a person, not a house and people deserve dignity and healing. They are not problems to be solved. Everything we do and say is found within this principle–the person first." HomeTown News (2023)"We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28
[Book] DAZZLED: Finding the Key to Perfect Forgiveness by Jess Echeverry
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Cristofer Pereyra is the CEO of Tepeyac Leadership, Inc. (TLI), a non-profit organization dedicated to civic leadership development for lay Catholic professionals. This organization provides a catalyst development experience which equips professionals to become virtuous leaders, influencing the culture and serving the common good.
Baptized Christians have a duty to be the light of the world, illuminating every single aspect of secular society with the Truth of the Gospel. Chance and coincidence are not compatible with the faith, and the workplace is a Christian professional’s opportune field of mission.
Additional resources:
- [Book] Catholic Leadership for Civil Society by Cristofer Pereyra and Erin Monnin
- The Hour of the Laity: A Lay Catholic Conference
- Apostolicam Actuositatem by Pope St. Paul VI
- [Blog] A Catholic Guide to the 4 Temperaments
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For August, we featured Chris Weir, Executive Director of The Camino Schools, to talk about the Christian vision on Education.
How does the Christian approach to education differ from the modern/secular approach? In what ways can we gradually open ourselves and pave this vision for future generations? What does it look like in the real world?
Here are some of the references from the talk:
- The Institute for Catholic Liberal Education
- The Heart of Culture: A Brief History of Western Education, by the Habiger Institute at University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)
- Recovering a Catholic Philosophy of Elementary Education, by Curtis Hancock
- Gravissimum Educationis (Declaration on Christian Education), by Pope Paul VI
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Diu Satis (On a Return to Gospel Principles), by Pope Pius VII, 1800
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Holy See’s Teaching on Catholic Schools, by Archbishop J. Michael Miller
- Out of the Classroom and into the World: How to Transform Catholic Education, by Roy Peachey
- The Case for Catholic Education: Why Parents, Teachers, and Politicians Should Reclaim the Principles of Catholic Pedagogy, by Ryan Topping
- Jesuit Ratio Studiorum (1599)
- The Educational Plan of St. Jerome Academy
Matt Garvey is a member of the Dunamis Team of Spirit Filled Hearts Ministry. He worked for 4 years in machine learning and artificial intelligence prior to his reversion to Jesus Christ. For this episode of Theology on Tap OC, he shared his faith journey, how to surrender to the Spirit, and be more intentional in prayer.
Stefano Ganddini, Principal of AMDG Marketing, a boutique digital marketing firm in SoCal for Catholic businesses & organizations whose mission is to use the power of digital media for the greater glory of God.
For this episode of Theology on Tap OC he shared his profound testimony of conversion to Jesus Christ from New Age Spirituality. He also exposed why New Age Spirituality so deceptive and prevalent in our culture. And given his digital marketing expertise, Stefano concluded with why and how to use digital media to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Do we have to be uniform and identical in liturgical participation? Or are there different levels? Is one level of participation more “superior” than others? These are just few of the questions Mr. Coulombe addressed in Theology on Tap OC in Brewheim.Charles Coulombe, is the nephew of the author and historian, Charles Coulombe. Charles (the Less, as he refers to himself) is a native of LA & who has been a Master of Ceremonies in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite for over 20 years. He spoke about the role of laity and active participation at Mass using the methods of St. Ignatius of Loyola, particularly the Composition of Place.
The First Apology was one of the earliest examples of Catholic apologetics addressed by St. Justin Martyr to the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius. In addition to arguing against the persecution of individuals solely for being Christian, Justin also provides the Emperor with a defense of the philosophy of Christianity and a detailed explanation of contemporary Christian practices and rituals.
Adrian is a Catholic convert from Protestantism. He graduated with honors from CSULB with a Bachelors in Philosophy, and has taken grad courses from the Talbot School of Theology at Biola University. He has one minor publication on the ethics of trophy hunting. He has been volunteering at several parishes as a catechist over the last 7 years, and currently teaches History and Religion at a Catholic School in inner city Los Angeles. Previously, Adrian has sold firearms for Turner’s Outdoorsman.
In this talk, Adrian surveyed three sources which shed light on the morality and practicality of firearm ownership:
- The Natural Law and the limits therein
- Scripture and historical exegesis on weaponry
- Social science and data for practical application concerning some laws
The handout for Adrian's talk can be downloaded here:
[PDF] Guns n' Rosaries: Can Christians Bear Arms? by Adrian Urias
Here are some notable quotations from Pope Leo XIII's encyclical:
"The contention, then, that the civil government should at its option intrude into and exercise intimate control over the family and the household is a great and pernicious error. True, if a family finds itself in exceeding distress, utterly deprived of the counsel of friends, and without any prospect of extricating itself, it is right that extreme necessity be met by public aid, since each family is a part of the commonwealth." (par. 14)
"The first and most fundamental principle, therefore, if one would undertake to alleviate the condition of the masses, must be the inviolability of private property." (par. 15)
"[F]or no practical solution of this question will be found apart from the intervention of religion and of the Church." (par. 16)
"If any there are who pretend differently - who hold out to a hard-pressed people the boon of freedom from pain and trouble, an undisturbed repose, and constant enjoyment - they delude the people and impose upon them, and their lying promises will only one day bring forth evils worse than the present. Nothing is more useful than to look upon the world as it really is, and at the same time to seek elsewhere, as We have said, for the solace to its troubles." (par. 18)
"[I]t is more easy to understand that the true worth and nobility of man lie in his moral qualities, that is, in virtue; that virtue is, moreover, the common inheritance of men, equally within the reach of high and low, rich and poor; and that virtue, and virtue alone, wherever found, will be followed by the rewards of everlasting happiness." (par. 24)
"No matter what changes may occur in forms of government, there will ever be differences and inequalities of condition in the State. Society cannot exist or be conceived of without them. Some there must be who devote themselves to the work of the commonwealth, who make the laws or administer justice, or whose advice and authority govern the nation in times of peace, and defend it in war." (par.34)
"[N]o man has in this matter power over himself. To consent to any treatment which is calculated to defeat the end and purpose of his being is beyond his right; he cannot give up his soul to servitude, for it is not man's own rights which are here in question, but the rights of God, the most sacred and inviolable of rights." (par. 40)
"Women, again, are not suited for certain occupations; a woman is by nature fitted for home-work, and it is that which is best adapted at once to preserve her modesty and to promote the good bringing up of children and the well-being of the family." (par. 42)
"We have seen that this great labor question cannot be solved save by assuming as a principle that private ownership must be held sacred and inviolable. The law, therefore, should favor ownership, and its policy should be to induce as many as possible of the people to become owners." (par.46)
"But every precaution should be taken not to violate the rights of individuals and not to impose unreasonable regulations under pretense of public benefit. For laws only bind when they are in accordance with right reason, and, hence, with the eternal law of God." (par. 52)
"To sum up, then, We may lay it down as a general and lasting law that working men's associations should be so organized and governed as to furnish the best and most suitable means for attaining what is aimed at, that is to say, for helping each individual member to better his condition to the utmost in body, soul, and property." (par. 57)
"[A]nd since religion alone... can avail to destroy the evil at its root, all men should rest persuaded that main thing needful is to re-establish Christian morals, apart from which all the plans and devices of the wisest will prove of little avail." (par. 62)
How can we gain a deeper appreciation for fathers and father figures? How do we cultivate a passion for fatherhood that is rooted in love, sacrifice, and commitment to the family? How do we encourage men to establish and develop a strong relationship with God? Richard Pintang, the founder and host of @thecatholicdadcast, talked about what it truly means to be a father of faith through stories, biblical references, and teachings of the Church.
Family is the original cell of social life (CCC 2207). However, with the American emphasis on the individual, freedom, and keeping up with the ever-rising cost of living, our duties and responsibilities towards the family becomes incidental. In what ways can we restore a vision that puts the family first in our culture? How does the Gospel manifest according to our state of life?
Theology on Tap OC's first talk for 2023 featured Dcn. Bernie Ocampo of St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Irvine. He spoke on how the smallest unit of society, the family, plays a role not just in the economy, but also politically in terms of subsidiarity. The closing discussion and Q&A was led by the lead organizer, Louie Calma.
This episode of Theology on Tap - Orange County podcast is from Dr. Robert Llizo's talk on July 26, 2015. He is an Associate Professor of History at Houston Christian University. More info about Dr. Llizo at https://hc.edu/contact/robert-llizo/
This talk was from Fr. John Farao's Theology on Tap OC talk in September 2015. Fr. John discusses some of the theology surrounding exorcism, and explains why it is still very much needed in our church.
The following reading is from Venerable Fulton J. Sheen’s Preface to Volume 1 of the American Edition of "Radio Replies" (1938). This is where the famous quote of Bishop Sheen, "There are not over a hundred people in the United States who hate the Catholic Church. There are millions, however, who hate what they wrongly believe to be the Catholic Church... As a matter of fact, if we Catholics believed all of the untruths and lies which were said against the Church, we probably would hate the Church a thousand times more than they do."You can also read the full text at http://www.radioreplies.info/vol-1-preface.php
As a bonus for St. Valentine's Day, the following reading is from the Rite of Christian Marriage in the 1962 Rituale Romanum and it has two parts: The Instruction on the Day of Marriage and the Exhortation before Marriage. The Instruction is attributed to The Most Reverend William O. Brady who served as Archbishop of Saint Paul MN from 1956-1961. The Exhortation is a well-known homily and the original author is unknown.
The Emperor Trajan asked Ignatius, "Do we not then seem to you to have the gods in our mind, whose assistance we enjoy in fighting against our enemies?"
St. Ignatius rebukes the emperor saying, "You are in error when you call the demons of the nations gods. For there is but one God, who made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that are in them; and one Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, whose kingdom may I enjoy."
From Chapter 8 of St. Ignatius's Epistle,
"See that you all follow the bishop, even as Jesus Christ does the Father, and the presbytery as you would the apostles; and reverence the deacons, as being the institution of God. Let no man do anything connected with the Church without the bishop. Let that be deemed a proper Eucharist, which is [administered] either by the bishop, or by one to whom he has entrusted it. Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude [of the people] also be; even as, wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church. It is not lawful without the bishop either to baptize or to celebrate a love-feast; but whatsoever he shall approve of, that is also pleasing to God, so that everything that is done may be secure and valid."
In paragraph 7, Pope Pius XI states:
"It is therefore as important to make no mistake in education, as it is to make no mistake in the pursuit of the last end, with which the whole work of education is intimately and necessarily connected. In fact, since education consists essentially in preparing man for what he must be and for what he must do here below, in order to attain the sublime end for which he was created, it is clear that there can be no true education which is not wholly directed to man's last end, and that in the present order of Providence, since God has revealed Himself to us in the Person of His Only Begotten Son, who alone is "the way, the truth and the life," there can be no ideally perfect education which is not Christian education."
In paragraph 10, Pope Benedict XIV states,
"...We exhort you not to listen to those who say that today the issue of usury is present in name only, since gain is almost always obtained from money given to another. How false is this opinion and how far removed from the truth! We can easily understand this if we consider that the nature of one contract differs from the nature of another. By the same token, the things which result from these contracts will differ in accordance with the varying nature of the contracts. Truly an obvious difference exists between gain which arises from money legally, and therefore can be upheld in the courts of both civil and canon law, and gain which is illicitly obtained, and must therefore be returned according to the judgments of both courts. Thus, it is clearly invalid to suggest, on the grounds that some gain is usually received from money lent out, that the issue of usury is irrelevant in our times."
Are Catholics single-issue voters? Does the Catholic Church recognize a separation between Church and State? These were few of the questions Chris addressed in his talk. Below are Chris's sources:
- [YouTube] Homily by F.r John Nepil
- [PDF] Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship - USCCB
- [Book] Render Unto Caesar by Archbishop Charles Chaput
- [PDF] Catholic Answers Voter’s Guide for Serious Catholics
Who is Mary? Why are Catholics so fixated upon her? And why are there dogmas about Mary?
Louie Calma, a newly-instituted Acolyte of St. John's, spoke about the 4 Marian Dogmas, and not only what they are, but how they can deepen your relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.
Advent is a great opportunity to deeply ponder the central tenet of the Christian faith: that God showed up in the FLESH. The Gospels account many times in which reverence became the instinctive disposition whenever one authentically opened himself to the power of Jesus Christ. Reverence, the fear of the Lord, and awe are all underrated in our modern approach to worship. For December's Theology on Tap, Fr. Eugene Lee, spoke on how a person's willingness to offer deep reverence to Christ can be the key to transformative worship, especially worship before the Lord in the Eucharist.
[Book] Liturgy and Personality by Dietrich von Hildebrand
Ever felt stuck in your spiritual life? Does prayer feel frustrating? Is saying Yes to the Gospel means saying No to all the fun things of life? Chris Pagel explored the basics of the human soul, intellect, and free will. In addition, he drew from Sacred Scripture to show how God wants us to grow in virtue and draw closer to Him.
Click here to download a copy of the Virtue Tree [PDF]
In paragraph 26, Pope Leo XIII states,
"If, then, we consider the end of the divine institution of marriage, we shall see very clearly that God intended [marriage] to be a most fruitful source of individual benefit and of public welfare. Not only, in strict truth, was marriage instituted for the propagation of the human race, but also that the lives of husbands and wives might be made better and happier. This comes about in many ways: by their lightening each other’s burdens through mutual help; by constant and faithful love; by having all their possessions in common; and by the heavenly grace which flows from the sacrament. Marriage also can do much for the good of families, for, so long as it is conformable to nature and in accordance with the counsels of God, it has power to strengthen union of heart in the parents; to secure the holy education of children; to temper the authority of the father by the example of the divine authority; to render children obedient to their parents and servants obedient to their masters."
This first episode of the podcast is a recording of Louie Calma's talk about the Gospel. Under his new leadership, Theology on Tap OC takes on a new mission and vision, namely to be a vehicle for the New Evangelization. However, a fundamental question needs to be answered: What is the Gospel?
From the inside, it appears that Christians and Catholics disagree about the Gospel. Is that true? And people who do not identify with the Christian tradition, see that Christians and Catholics, who claim to believe in a man named Jesus, have different and opposing opinions. Why is that the case?
In this podcast, you can listen to the audio recording of our past Theology on Tap OC events. We feature a speaker about anything Christian in a Catholic-owned brewery. Our monthly event is open to the public and to all ages. Come and join us to learn more how the Gospel transforms every single aspect of our life, meet new friends, and build real communities centered on Jesus Christ.