We’ve been through weeks of speakers together, now it’s time to have a little fun of a different kind!  Join us Saturday, May 23 for the Theology On Tap Party, starting at 6pm at Bernadette and Maria’s house.  There will be good things on the grill, and all your Theology On Tap friends to hang out with.  Bring a drink or a side dish to share, and we’ll finish off the Theology On Tap season with a bang.  See you there!

To sum up:

What: Theology On Tap Party
When: Saturday, May 23, beginning at 6pm
Where: Bernadette & Maria’s house – e-mail us (totdayton – at- yahoo.com) for directions
Bring: Your own sweet self and a drink or side dish to share
RSVP: by commenting on this post, or replying to the facebook event.

I’m looking forward to seeing everyone there!

Learn about upcoming speaker Jana Bennet on this article on UD’s web-page.

Last week’s speakers mentioned JP2’s Theology of the Body.  Here is an article and a video segment that appeared on Nightline.  I haven’t watched it yet but it comes highly recommended.

This week Mr. & Mrs. Wineberg spoke about their experiences of dating and marriage for a mixed-religion couple. One of their major points was that something that may seem minor before marriage (like religion) can become difficult afterwards.

Happy people!

This week David Bennett discussed his journey from Evangelical Methodist to secular to Episcopalian to Catholic. He described what made Catholicism appealing to him, specifically its historical nature, its authority from Christ and its lack of “trendy.”

 

A good crowd showed up this week:

 

Don’t forget to stop by City Barbeque this Tuesady with the flyer below!

This week Dr. Michael Carter from UD traced the origins of American anti-Catholicism from Henry VIII to the 1840s and beyond.  Through quotes from literature & State constitutions, as well as comments made by several of the Founding Fathers, he demonstrated the low degree in which “papists” were held, despite their almost entire absence in the English colonies before the Revolution.  He also refuted the myths that 1) colonists believed in religious toleration for all, 2) the founders believed that religion had no place in government and 3) the Bill of Rights ended religious discrimination.

 

We’ve been having so much fun this season at Theology On Tap!  Patrick Madrid gave us a great kickoff the first week, and then Dr. Michael Carter gave a great follow up with “Uncovering History: Were America’s Founding Father’s anti-Catholic?” We’re so excited to continue this Thursday (April 30) with David Bennett speaking on “From Evangelical To Catholic: How I came to love the Catholic Church.” As always, we meet at the Oregon Express, 336 E Fifth Street, Dayton.  (Need to know how to get there? Check out our Directions page!)  Plan to get there at 7pm so you’ll have time to grab a seat and order food before the speaker starts at 7:30pm.

From David’s website:

David Bennett is co-owner and co-editor of Ancient and Future Catholics, ChurchYear.Net, and Life in Your Years (a site related to wellness), and a member-manager of Saint Hilary Communications. He lives in Ohio, and graduated from Ohio University with a B.A. in Psychology, from Emory University with a Master of Theological Studies, and received a Post-Master’s Certificate in Religious Education from Felician College in 2009. He has been inducted into numerous honor societies, including Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta (history), Eta Sigma Phi (Greek and Latin classics), Psi Chi (Psychology), and Theta Phi (theology). While at Ohio University, he studied Psychology, classical Greek, Philosophy, History, and Biblical Criticism. At Emory University, he studied liturgy, Christian History, Greek, Latin, and Christian Thought.

David was received and confirmed into the Catholic Church on August 14, 2004, after spending four years in the Anglican Communion. He is a member of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars. Currently, his “day job” is the religion department chair at a Catholic High School. He enjoys spending time with his wife Jennifer, family, and friends. He really likes running, coffee, golf, the outdoors, target shooting, reading, writing, and health. He is too old for myspace, but is active on Facebook, yet he is still wondering what the heck Twitter is all about.

Missed a speaker you really wanted to hear?  Wish you could listen to a past talk again?  Check out our table of speaker CDs!

This week noted author and appologist Patrick Madrid spoke about the need to be knowledgeable about one’s faith, to practice one’s faith, and to be charitable when speaking with those who are of different backgrounds.

 

Read the Catholic Telegraph’s article here.

 

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Patrick Madrid, appearing April 16 at TOT Dayton

We’re so excited to welcome Patrick Madrid to kick off our Spring series for us on Thursday, April 16, 2009.  Mr. Madrid is an acclaimed speaker, skilled apologist, EWTN television host, father of eleven children, and bestselling author of twelve books.  (You can find out more about him on his website.)

We’ve asked Mr. Madrid to speak for us on “Search and Rescue,” how to talk to others about your Catholic Faith, particularly those who have rejected Catholicism for themselves, or who disagree with Church teaching.  This is a topic near and dear to our hearts, so we’re looking forward eagerly to his presentation!  Hopefully we’ll see all of you there!

In a nutshell:
Who: Patrick Madrid
What: Speaking on Search and Rescue for Theology On Tap – Dayton
When: Thursday, April 16, 2009 7-9pm
Where: Oregon Express, 336 E. Fifth Street, Dayton – see our Directions Page

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