Theology on Tap

Theology on Tap provides an opportunity for Catholic adults to explore their faith in a casual atmosphere. Engaging presentations challenge us to integrate our faith into our daily lives.

Come join us over a mug of beer or a glass of wine while you deepen your understanding of what it means to be a Catholic Christian in today’s world.

Theology on Tap events are held upstairs at the Schlafly Tap Room located at 2100 Locust Street in downtown St. Louis. The presentations will begin at 7:00 PM sharp, so be sure to come early to buy drinks and find a seat.

ADMISSION IS FREE AND ALL ARE WELCOME!

2010-2011 Theology on Tap

• September 21, 2010
  RELIGIOUS VS. SPIRITUAL: FAITH ON THE EDGE
  Presented by: Orin Johnson, MA, and Erin Hammond
  Do you know someone who says they are “spiritual but not religious”? Maybe you know someone who is religious but not what you would call “holy”? Are these situations even possible? Spirituality and how we relate religious practices and holiness to it are loud and persistent questions facings today’s believers and non-believers alike. Join us as we attempt to help distinguish and define spirituality, religion, and holiness, and how they apply to our daily lives.
• October 26, 2010
  WHAT’S LOVE GOTO DO WITH IT? THE CHURCH AND MARRIAGE
  Presented by: Ann Garrido, D.Min.
  What’s love got to do with a Catholic marriage? Very little, if we define “love” as our larger culture defines it in terms of passionate feelings and romantic romps. Everything, if we define “love” as the scripture presents it in terms of faithful covenant, the building block of human society. Come reflect on the radical ideal of marriage that the Church holds up even as couples continually struggle against challenging odds to realize it.
• February 1, 2011
  FAITH AND DISCERNMENT: FINDING YOUR PATH IN LIFE
  Presented by: Fr. Eric J.P. Wagner, C.R.
  Everyone has questions big and small. Where is this relationship going? How do I feel about my job? Are the answers really in this book? Should I really eat this ice cream? Some questions demand responses, others bring forth deeper insights and some do both. In every case, arriving at responses and/or insights to the questions we face are opportunities to exercise our faith through the process of discernment. How do you attend to the questions you face? What role do culture, experience and the tradition of your faith have in the process of discernment? How do you know you have discerned well and arrived at the right response or insight.
• April 5, 2011
  LIVING IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD
  Presented by: Sarah Boul, MAPS
  You can’t put “Live in the presence of God” on your daily agenda. It’s not meant to be one of many tasks to check off your daily to-do list. You can’t fit it into your schedule. We are an increasingly busy people—busy with very important matters and not so important distractions. As spiritual people, we hope to carve out time in our schedules to include God. And we fail. We fail because we treat our relationship with God, God’s holy presence, as if it was the same as all other things in our lives. Join in discussion about how we live and move in our days aware of God’s active presence within us, around us, and within others. You’re not too busy for God; you’re really not.

For more information about Theology on Tap, contact us at admissions@ai.edu or call 314.256.8806.

Theology on Tap is a copyrighted program of RENEW International.