Fr. Zane Langenbrunner will discuss the divine link between intimacy and commitment, not only in romantic relationships but in all vocations. Many seek intimacy without the responsibility of commitment, erring from God’s design for genuine, faithful relationships. By embracing commitment, we open ourselves to vulnerability in a prudent, meaningful way, in all relationships. In today’s world, technology has complicated this, often allowing us to interact virtually in ways that lack depth and true connection, detracting from the communal life we were designed for. By consciously choosing commitment, we find healing in relationships where Christ is present, reflecting God as a communion of persons. In honoring this design, we live in the image of God, building communities grounded in love as intended by God.
Rachel Meixner will guide us in reflecting on the grace of the present moment as a profound source of healing for both body and soul. By embracing our present reality, we open up to Christ’s healing presence—He is here with us in each moment, transcending time and transforming our lives. We may carry burdens and anxieties presented by the present world, but we are called not to be paralyzed by the past or future. In the light of the Resurrection, we are offered new life, and through God’s grace, we find freedom and healing that enables us to live fully present in the light of eternity.
Beth Hlabse, M.S., LMHCA, is the director of the Fiat Program on Faith and Mental Health at the McGrath Institute for Church Life. She leads the Institute’s efforts to generate pastoral research, education, and formation opportunities on mental health and the Catholic tradition.
A mental health counselor, Beth has provided therapeutic care for adolescents and adults with histories of trauma and adverse child experiences. Her therapeutic approach is integrative, attending to neural-developmental influences and the intersection of spirituality and psychology.
Beth obtained her masters in clinical mental health counseling from Divine Mercy University and pursued postgraduate studies at the University of Oxford in Christian Ethics. Beth and her husband Pete treasure their community in South Bend, IN and delight in visits back to the great outdoors of her hometown in Wyoming.
Recorded in Winter 2025
Recorded in Summer 2024, Fort Wayne
Recorded in Summer 2024, Fort Wayne
Recorded in Summer 2024, Fort Wayne
Recorded in Summer 2024, Fort Wayne
Recorded in Winter 2024, Fort Wayne
Recorded in Winter 2024, Fort Wayne
Recorded in Winter 2024, Fort Wayne
Recorded in Winter 2024, Fort Wayne
Fr. Ryan Pietrocarlo, CSC spoke on how we can experience beauty through and reflect God's love in our relationships with others in week 4 of the Summer 2023 TOT series in Fort Wayne.
Fr. Terry Coonan spoke on how to experience and share forgiveness in week 3 of the summer 2023 Theology on Tap series.
Sr. Ignatia Henneberry, OSF spoke on the dignity of the human person for Week 2 of the 2023 TOT Summer Series in Fort Wayne.
The Theology on Tap Summer Series for 2023 began with a panel discussion featuring: Marianne Stroud, Tricia Koob, Nick Cooper, and Kyle Craig speaking on "The Dignity of Work."
Megan Quigley was the 4th and final speaker of our Winter 2023 TOT series. She spoke on the importance of friendship and offered a testimony of her experience of Christian friendship.
Bio:
Megan is a Fort Wayne native and an alumna of the University of Saint Francis, where she now serves as the Assistant Director of the Assisi Program for Discipleship and Leadership. She loves walking alongside college students in their walk with the Lord and helping them embrace their unique missions in life. When she is not working or studying for grad school, she is probably making a mess in the kitchen, listening to music, thrift shopping, strolling around Fort Wayne, or eating soup and reading at Anastasia’s Café. She would be nothing without the deep friendship of Jesus and the gift of others who reveal His face in her life.
Michael Dopp was the 2nd speaker in the 2023 Winter Series. He offers a compelling message how every Catholic has a mission to evangelize and offers tips on how to do so in our every day lives.
Bio: Michael Dopp graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University with Bachelor degrees in Business Administration (BBA) and Philosophy (BA), St. Augustine’s at the University of Toronto with a Bachelor in Theology (STB) and Master of Divinity (MDiv), and Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Michigan with a Licentiate in Sacred Theology (STL) with a concentration on the new evangelization. He is currently completing an MBA at Huntington University. Michael has been involved in a variety of ministries dedicated to evangelization and has been involved in mission projects in Europe, Africa, and North America. Michael has spoken globally in over 35 dioceses. In addition to founding Mission of the Redeemer Ministries, he is also author and presenter of “relit: The heart of evangelization,” and founder of several podcasts. He moved from Otttawa, Canada, to Fort Wayne, IN in 2021 with his wife and four young children.
Fr. Andrew Budzinski spoke on the importance of prayer and our relationship with Christ for a proper understanding of our identity.
BIO:
Fr. Andrew Budzinski is pastor of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Fort Wayne and Vocations Director for our diocese. A native of South Bend, Fr. Andrew grew up at Holy Family parish, attended the University of Notre Dame, and while a parishioner at St. Pius X in Granger, sensed a call to the priesthood. His fifteen minutes of fame was as the Leprechaun mascot for Notre Dame during his junior and senior years. However, he is extremely sensitive about his Leprechaun-like height and baldness and doesn’t like to talk about this dark period of his life. Immediately before entering seminary, Fr. Andrew worked in the radio industry in South Bend. It was the perfect storm of spinning “MMM Bop” by the Hanson Brothers and “If You Wanna” by the Spice Girls every night that convinced him he was called to a different life.
Fr. Jose Arroyo offered the 4th and final talk of the Summer 2022 Theology on Tap Series in Fort Wayne.
Dr. Alex Giltner offered the third talk of the Summer 2022 Theology on Tap Series in Fort Wayne.