SPECIAL EVENTS - 2007

Theology-on-Tap

Join us on one to four Sunday evenings of our summer speaker series this July. Come to connect with other adults like you (in their 20’s and 30’s) while enjoying some of  the best pizza, speakers and, conversation in the southwest suburbs on topics that connect faith with real life issues important to young adults today.

SUMMER SPEAKER SCHEDULE

July 8 – What People Under 40 Are Doing Right

Often misunderstood, young adults today are actually on the road to making a real difference in society and in the Church. Using real-life examples of young adults in the Chicago area, this presentation will show us that our Catholic faith actually gives us the tools to change and transform our world.

Claire Noonan, Director of Ministry, First Year Studies Program for Jesuits at Loyola University, Chicago

July 15 – Eucharist: What Feeds You?

Investigate how the hungers of the human heart are met in the person of Jesus Christ, who longs to feed us with the Bread of Life. Discuss how the extraordinary gift of Christ, present to us and in us, challenges us on how we are to live out our lives.
 
Tom Quinlan, Director of the Office of Religious Education in the Diocese of Joliet  and member of the Board of Directors
for the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership (NCCL).

July 22 – Whatever Happened to Sin?

Discover a deeper understanding of morality and reconciliation in our world and in our Church.

Friar Johnpaul Cafiero, a Franciscan priest of the Sacred Heart Province. Presently he serves as the Illinois State Police
Chaplain. He has a doctorate in theology from the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Mundelein. He is a popular preacher, teacher, mission leader, and motivational speaker in and around the Chicago area.

July 29 – Finding God in All Things

Exploring how Ignatian spirituality can be an excellent tool for young adults in their prayer lives and in their spiritual journey in everyday life at work and at home.

Jenene Francis, Associate Director of Charis Ministries, an outreach of the Jesuits of the Chicago Province,which brings Ignatian spirituality to young adults. Jenene joined Charis after many years working as a Manager and Senior R&D Engineer at the Procter and Gamble Company.