Church History: Exploring Our Roots

Separating Church and State: How Catholics Participate in the American Experience

From persecution to mainstreaming, American Catholics have struggled with their identity and role as both Americans and Catholics. How do we Catholics envision our role as a moral and spiritual influence in the shaping of American political and
religious life at this pivotal point in history?

Fr. Leon Hutton CH-01 Mon., February 22 7:30-9:00 p.m.  St. Maximilian Kolbe Hall

Passing on the Faith: Touching the Hearts and Minds of the Mission People

When Franciscan missionaries came to California, they preached Christianity through word, rituals, and especially song – touching the hearts and minds of the indigenous people. This presentation offers a history of mission life and practices, combined with the St. Julie Billiart Parish choir’s renditions of early mission music to show how this music deepened the religious life of the native peoples.

Fr. Leon Hutton CH-02 Wed., March 24 7:30-9:00 p.m. Padre Serra Parish Center

Catholics and Jews: Common Roots, Current Practice, Part I

Fr. Dave Heney and Rabbi Morris Rubinstein explore the similarities and differences in beliefs, traditions, and practices of these two faiths. First in a two-part series.

Heney/Rubinstein CH-03 Thurs., February 18 7:30-9:00 p.m. St. Paschal Baylon Hall

Catholics and Jews: Common Roots, Current Practice, Part II

Even if you missed the first, come to the second in this two-part series.

Heney/Rubinstein CH-04 Thurs., February 25 7:30-9:00 p.m. St. Paschal Baylon Hall