You may have heard about the upcoming movie“Mary of Nazareth”, a film about the of the Mother of the Lord. When Fr. Calloway was visiting San Diego last month he was raving about this movie, having had the opportunity to see an early preview.
Saturday, December 14th at 11:00 a.m.
Sunday, December 15th at 11:00 a.m.
Tickets will be on sale this weekend at St. Rose of Lima in Chula Vista. Tickets will be sold after all masses this Saturday (5:00 and 6:30 p.m.) and Sunday (7:00, 8:30, 10:00 and 11:30 a.m, 1:15 and 5:00 p.m.).
Tickets may not be available day of the showings, so if you plan to attend, please buy your tickets as soon as possible.
Live in San Diego? Like Music? Love free stuff? Well, do I have the perfect things for you as the the Love Good Music Tour is coming to Pacific Beach…
The line-up based out of Nashville, TN, the capital of music (not just country) is one group of talented artists NO one will want to miss! Doors open at 7pm and the concert starts at 7:30pm. You’ll even be able to meet the artists after the show. Everyone is welcome, please bring your family and friends 🙂
Friday, July 19th, 2013x St. Brigid Parish Hall, 4375 Cass Street, San Diego, CA 92109
I mentioned earlier about Fr. Donald Calloway’s recent events in the San Diego area.
In one of his talks on Blessed Mary he mentioned a car sticker he saw which read “Wise men still find Him with His mother”. One of my friends commented a few days later that she had tried to find this sticker online, but to no avail.
Thinking myself to be something of an Internet Ninja, I went looking for it, but also came up empty. Not wanting to be beaten by the Internet, I decided isntead to make it:
I had four of these stickers made, so I now have three to give away. If you would like to win one, simply leave a comment below with the name of a favourite speaker you’ve heard recently. Three names will be randomly selected next week and I’ll email the winners.
This week’s Theology On Tap talk was given by a Theology On Tap veteran, Dr. Michael Barber. Dr. Barber is a San Diego local and Professor of Theology, Scripture and Catholic Thought at John Paul The Great University.
In a previous Theology On Tap series, Dr. Barber gave a talk called “Spiritual lessons about politics” in which he looked at the wisdom which can be learned from the final book of the Bible, the book of Revelation.
This time his talk focused on understanding our Sunday liturgy, with a lecture entitled “Understanding the Mass: Why do we do what we do?”. This audio is available for download below:
In the main talk Dr. Barber walked through the Mass, explaining meaning and Scriptural basis for the things that we do. If you would like to read more on this subject then I’d invite you to read Scott Hahn’s book, The Lamb’s Supper, as well as Dr. Barber’s book, Coming Soon.
The Q&A section was particularly lively this session. Here are the questions which were asked:
1. “What is the significance of King Melchizedek [mentioned in the Mass]?”
2. “Can you talk about the Eastern and Western liturgies for a bit?”
3. “The Eastern Rites make the sign of the cross one way, we do it another. Is there a ‘right’ way?”
4. “Why is it called ‘The Mass’?”
5. “Why do we have Mass every day?”
6. “In Acts, the Early Church has held ‘all things in common’. How does that apply today?”
7. “I went to Mass in LA and they stand instead of kneeling [after the Lamb of God. Is that allowed?]”
8. “Is there any difference between attending Mass and attending the Divine Liturgy?”
9. “Why is there a shift in the Apostles Creed between ‘We’ and ‘I’?”
10. “Why is there an additional part to the Our Father in most Protestant parishes?”
11. “Does someone remain a Catholic just because he/she was baptized in the Catholic Church?”
12. “The liturgy was recently re-translated from the Latin. Why wasn’t it done right the first time?”
13. “Who is your favourite student?”
14. “What was the part of the Mass you first fell in love with?”
15. “If you arrive late to Mass can you still take Communion?”
16. “How is the Mass a sacrifice?”
17. “What does it mean to be ‘a living sacrifice’?”
18. “‘I would be a Christian if I saw a Christian’. What does this mean?”
19. “Can you please explain the meaning of 1 Timothy 2:5? What is Paul trying to say?”
If you would like to hear a talk given by his better half, Kimberly Barber previously gave a talk on Mary, the Saints and the Angels.
Last month was the anniversary of Roe v Wade, the landmark abortion legislation here in the United States. In response to this, there were various pro-life events such as the March for Life in Washington DC and the Walk for Life in San Francisco.
I was over the moon to find out that there was a special event being organized here in San Diego‘s Balboa Park. The turnout was quite good, approximately 3,000 people attended and many organizations were represented.
I remember thinking how nice it was to be back around non-Catholic Christians again. In England I had a lot of contact with Christians of other denominations, both from attending non-Catholic services and from various ecumenical activities. But what with one thing and another, this hasn’t happened so much since I moved to the United States, my religious social circle being made up almost exclusively of Catholics. It was therefore really wonderful to see Christians of different denominations coming together on a Saturday morning to bear witness to the sanctity of human life.
In case you don’t know, this Sunday evening (10th February) in San Diego there is going to be “Mega Adoration” at the Immaculata:
Several hundred Young Adults will be praying a Holy Hour from 5pm-6pm. There will be a social afterwards. For more details, please see the Facebook event.
You may have heard about the upcoming movie “Mary of Nazareth”, a film about the of the Mother of the Lord. When Fr. Calloway was visiting San Diego last month he was raving about this movie, having had the opportunity to see an early preview.
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Theology On Tap continues…
