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\"microphone\"Now that I’ve finished the Camino, the most common question I hear is: what are you going to do now?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I still have a couple more weeks in England, but after that I will be flying back to the United States in time for Thanksgiving.\u00a0I’m going to be based in San Diego but I’m planning to do a little more travelling. I don’t have the moniker of “Restless Pilgrim” for nothing…<\/p>\n

I’m intending to travel around the States, seeing friends and\u00a0revisiting some of my favourite cities, as well as exploring some of the places which have remained too long on my “To Do” list…<\/p>\n

The goal of these trips isn’t simply to be a tourist. I will have to get a job again at some point, so I will be talking the opportunity to meet with local companies and possibly do some job interviews. However, the thing I’m really looking forward to is serving at local churches along the way.<\/p>\n

In the past I’ve spoken at “Theology On Tap” <\/strong>(Example #1<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/em>Example #2<\/a>), led Bible studies<\/strong> and organized swing and salsa evenings<\/strong>. I’d love\u00a0to\u00a0make myself useful and offer my services in these areas, free-of-change, as I travel around the States.\u00a0I don’t need a stipend or travel expenses.<\/p>\n

So,\u00a0if you’d like me to come to your parish,\u00a0please forward this link to the relevant person at your parish and\u00a0send me an email<\/a>. It could be at Diocese Young Adult event. It could be at a parish mission or at your parish’s Bible Study or discussion group. Let me know where you are in the States, and I’ll do my best to make sure that I can be in your\u00a0part of the country at the right time!\u00a0References are available upon request.<\/p>\n

Catholic Life<\/h3>\n

Mass Appeal:\u00a0The Liturgy is the greatest thing ever!<\/strong><\/em>
\nDo you find Mass dull? In this talk I explain why the Mass is amazing and what you can do to get more out of it.<\/p>\n

Social Media\u00a0& Your Soul<\/strong><\/em>
\nHow can we use Social Media and the Internet without being used\u00a0by them?<\/p>\n

How I met your (Blessed) Mother<\/strong><\/em> (Listen<\/a>)
\nI will be talking about how I came to know Mary, even after years of struggling with the Church’s teaching on the Blessed Mother. In this talk I will be offering some suggestions on how we might grow in our love for Mary and come to understand her role in Salvation History more deeply.<\/p>\n

Evangelism<\/h3>\n

Catholics Come Home: Drawing the lapsed back to the Church<\/strong><\/em>
\nBased on a previous blog series<\/a>, here\u00a0I tell a little bit of my own story and discuss what you might do to try and draw people back to the Church.<\/p>\n

Evangelization for the terrified<\/strong><\/em> (Listen here<\/a>)
\nJesus told his disciples to go out to the whole world and share the Good News. If it’s “Good News”, why does that seem so scary?! In this talk I explain why we shouldn’t be shared of doing evangelization and give some very practical tools for speaking to your friends and family about the Faith.<\/p>\n

Apologetics for the confused<\/strong><\/em>
\nWhat do you say when someone asks you why you’re Catholic? In this talk I go through a few key principles to employ when being called upon to defend what you believe.<\/p>\n

Knock, knock. Who’s there?<\/strong><\/em>
\nWhat do you do when a Jehovah Witness or Mormon comes to your door? Over the course of this talk, I explain the origins of these groups and give some guidance\u00a0on how to speak with them in a constructive way.<\/p>\n

No God but God: An introduction to Islam<\/strong><\/em>
\nApproximately 23% of the world’s population identify as Muslim, but many Christians know\u00a0relatively little about Islam. In this talk I provide an overview of the religion, as well as its similarities and dissimilarities to Catholicism.<\/p>\n

Church History<\/h3>\n
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The Worship of the Early Church<\/strong> <\/em>(Listen here<\/a>)<\/em>
\nWhat did the first Christians do<\/em> when they gathered together? If you could travel back in time to the end of the First Century and attend a Christian gathering, would you feel out-of-place?<\/p>\n

Was the Early Church Catholic?<\/strong><\/em>
\nI’ll trace the roots of Catholic thought, theology and practice in the first few\u00a0centuries of Christianity.<\/p>\n

Blood & Ink: How the Early Church conquered\u00a0the world<\/strong><\/em> (Listen here<\/a>)
\nHow did a small Jewish sect, started in the First Century, whose founder was publicly executed, manage to conquer the might of the Roman Empire? In this talk, I explain how the first Christians witnessed to Jesus both in their writing, lives and martyrdom, thereby winning the world for Christ.<\/p>\n

Solving today’s problems with ancient wisdom<\/strong><\/em>
\nIn this talk, I look at how the problems which face the Church today can be addressed\u00a0using the wisdom of the first Christians, the Early Church Fathers.<\/p>\n

Mary and the Early Church<\/strong><\/em>
\nCome to appreciate the Mother of God through the witness of the Early Church.<\/p>\n

Women in the Early Church<\/strong><\/em>
\nWe often hear about the Church Fathers, but were there mothers too? In this talk I look at the lives of some of the most important female figures in the Early Church.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Scripture<\/h3>\n

Reading Sacred Scripture for all its worth\u00a0<\/strong>(Listen here<\/a>)<\/em>
\nHow do Catholics read the Bible? What can you do to get the more\u00a0out of Scripture at Mass?\u00a0If you want to grow more familiar with the Biblical texts, where do you start?<\/p>\n

Big Picture Bible: Salvation History in 60 minutes<\/strong><\/em>
\nIf someone asked you to explain the overarching story of the Bible, what would you say? In the space of an hour I run through the story of salvation history and help give a framework for making sense of individual stories.<\/p>\n

Hidden Treasure: How the Old Testament is unveiled in the New\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>(Listen here<\/a>)
\nThis is an exploration of “Biblical Typology”, the way of reading Scripture which was developed by the Early Church Fathers, seeing in the Old Testament foreshadowings of the events of Christ, His Mother and the Kingdom of Heaven.<\/p>\n

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