Theology on Tap - Orange County

<p>Our speaker for November 2025 is a returning speaker, Jose Pulido, the founder of At The Service.</p><p>In August 2024, he talked about evangelization inspired by the Holy Family. He also conducted a mini workshop on...

<p>Our speaker for October was Nicholas Bezzina, one of the Instituted Acolytes serving at St. John Henry Newman and he will share his journey of faith, including his experience with traditionalist circles.</p><p>As the...

<p>Our speaker for September 2025 was Fr. Daniel Seo of Our Lady of Peace Korean Catholic Center, and he spoke on the role of beauty and theology when it comes to Church Architecture.</p><p>Isn't beauty subjective? How...

<p>For August, we featured a conversation between Brandon Traut and Theology on Tap OC's director, Louie Calma, and on why people should bother becoming Catholic.</p><p>Brandon, coming from a non-denominational...

<p>July is the month dedicated to the Precious Blood of Jesus and our speaker was Steve Lovison, founder of Adoration Servants, an organization that provides a comprehensive Eucharistic Adoration System for use by any...

<p>Theology on Tap's speaker for June was Alyssa Wills, founder of The Sparrow Initiative, a performance group that uses music to inspire hope and initiate change in the community by producing thought-provoking concerts...

<p>Theology on Tap OC's speaker for May was Fr. Cole Buzon of San Francisco Solano Catholic Church in Rancho Santa Margarita.</p><p>God perfects all of our relationships. Whether they be romantic, familial, friendships...

<p>Theology on Tap OC's speaker for April was Deacon Tony Mercado on Redemptive Suffering.</p><p>Deacon Tony serves at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Fullerton and as a chaplain for the Brea/Placentia/Fullerton Police...

<p>The speaker for Theology on Tap OC for March is Mr. Mark Padilla, the headmaster of Santiago Catholic Trade School.</p><p>Mark covered the idea of labor or work in the context of the Catholic faith. How did the trade...

<p>Theology on Tap OC's kick-off talk for the year is always given by the apostolate's director, Louie Calma. </p><p>What did we learn from the talks of 2024? In what ways can those topics help in evangelization...

<p>To close the year 2024, Louie interviewed Jean-Paul Afif, a father to 9 children and living in Orange County, California. </p><p>In the ever increasing cost of living in California, how can families manage to live in...

<p>Our speaker for November 2024 was St. John Henry Newman's very own, Fr. Glenn Baaten, who is also the chaplain of the Santiago Retreat Center.</p><p>As Christians, shouldn't we be only devoted to Christ? Isn't...

<p>The speaker for October 2024 was the newly ordained deacon serving at St. John Henry Newman Catholic Church Deacon Christopher Pagel.</p> <p>In his talk, he shared his journey on becoming a deacon. What kind of...

<p>What are the challenges Catholics encounter in office? How do Catholic politicians stay true to the Gospel while upholding their secular office duties? And what can Christian citizens who are not in office, do to...

<p>Evangelization is something that can be difficult, even painful, because we are often called to share our Faith with those who are close to us. How can we look to the Holy Family as a model of evangelization?</p>...