Church Issues on Tap
What – An opportunity to share on church topics with an emphasis on the roots or historical background that impacts our contemporary experience, beliefs and practices. Background readings are posted in advance on our website and/or available in print at the Parish Office.
Where – Boone Tavern, 811 East Walnut, provides a cozy spot for 25-30 persons to gather.
When – The first Monday of the month with the discussion from 7:00-8:30. Come as early as 6:00 to order food and beverage and enjoy the company. Some folks stay longer than 8:30!
Who – Open to anyone who is interested. Join us for the topics that appeal to you. You are strongly encouraged to do the background reading, but there is no penalty for those who do not.
Topics and Readings
2008-2009
- 05/04/2009 – Ten ‘Peak Moments’ of Church History
- 03/02/2009 – Why do we suffer?
- 02/02/2009 – The Incarnation: Why God Wanted to Become Human
- 01/05/2009 – Nine Things That Make Us Catholic
- 12/01/2008 – Common Bonds: The Jewish Roots of Christian Ethics and Rituals
- 11/03/2008 – Catholics and Politics: Candidates, Parties and Interest Groups
- 10/06/2008 – Catholic and Christian: The Implications and Impact of Vatican II
- 09/08/2008 – The Church’s Teachings and Implications on the meaning of Pro-Life
2007-2008
- 05/12/2008 – On Immigrants…of Every Kind
- 04/14/2008 – The Right to Health Care
- 03/03/2008 – Cosmology, an Alternative Method of Knowing God
- 02/04/2008 – Who’s in Charge? The Pope, the Bishops and the sensus fidelium
- 01/07/2008 – God, Politics, & Faithful Citizenship
- 12/03/2007 – The Church and Gays and Lesbians
- 11/05/2007 – Vatican Politics and Catholic Ideals
- 10/01/2007 – Interpreting Scripture (no background readings this month!)
- 09/10/2007 – The Rise of Protestant Evangelical Churches in America
2006-2007
- 05/07/2007 – Islam and Christianity
- 04/02/2007 – The New Cosmology
- 03/05/2007 – The Church and Evolution
- 02/05/2007 – The Church and the “Just War” Theory
- 01/08/2007 – Setting This Year’s Agenda & Mopping Up (a bit…)
- 12/04/2006 – Theology and the Body CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW!
- 11/06/2006 – Catholic Theology and Public Policy
- 10/02/2006 – Science and the Faith: Stem Cell Research, Cloning, and Evolution
- 09/11/2006 – Living the Faith in the 21st Century
2005-2006
- 05/08/2006 – Women in the History of the Church
- 04/03/2006 – Opus Dei
- 03/06/2006 – Vatican, Curia, and Workings of the Church
- 02/06/2006 – Benedict XVI – Issues and Prospects of His Papacy
- 01/09/2006 – From Professor to Pope – The Life, Methods, and Ideas of Joseph Ratzinger
- 12/05/2005 – Sacrament or Civil Union? A Discussion of Catholicism and Marriage
- 11/07/2005 – From Paradise to Fig Leaves: Catholicism and Human Sexuality
- 10/03/2005 – Why Would a Woman be Catholic?