Theology with an English Accent

This past weekend, I drove out to Imperial Valley, a couple of hours east of San Diego, to give a talk at "Java & Jesus". The event was rather similar to a traditional "Theology On Tap", except that it was held at a coffee shop.

In this episode of “Theology With An English Accent” (TEA) is the second talk I gave at the Southern Kansas Young Adult Conference last week. If there was one of my talks that I’d like every Catholic to hear, this is probably in top three and is based on the my acceptance speech for the FIAT Award last December: We

Last night I gave a talk in Charlotte, North Carolina, on C.S. Lewis, telling the story of how he came to faith in Christ and how this journey influenced his own subsequent evangelistic efforts.

Last night I gave a talk at St. Patrick's to the Goretti Group on the subject of love, drawing heavily from C.S. Lewis' book, The Four Loves.

Last week I gave a talk on apologetics at a bonfire in El Cajon on the subject of apologetics, the follow-on talk from “Evangelization for the terrified”. It turns out I wave my hands about a lot when I talk… Apologetics for the confused (Download) You can subscribe to “Theology With An English Accent” manually, or any place where good podcasts can be found 

This is the second of two talks I gave during Lent at a parish in Los Angeles this year… “Apologetics for the confused” (Download)     — Questions — • What does IHS stand for? • Who is your blog’s patron saint? • How do you evangelize at work? • How do I deal with my Mormon family attacking my Faith? • What can I do

A couple of weeks ago I gave a talk to a Young Adult group in the Diocese about Worship in the Early Church. I’ve given this talk before (and the audio quality is better there), but here’s the latest incarnation of it: Worship In The Early Church (Download) You can subscribe to “Theology With An English Accent” manually, or any place where good podcasts

This Friday I returned for the final time to St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Church in Los Angeles. In this talk I told my own faith journey and spoke about what I think we can do to draw the lapsed back to the Church. Catholics Come Home (Download) You can subscribe to “Theology With An English Accent” manually, or any place where good podcasts

I was back at St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Church in Los Angeles this past week. On this visit I was speaking to their Confirmation group about the Sacrament of Confession and more broadly on the subject of mercy. The group was in quite a wide semi-circle, so I walked around quite a bit so the microphone couldn’t always pick

In this episode of “Theology With An English Accent” (TEA) is the first of a few talks I’m giving this Lent at St. Ignatius in Los Angeles. This is a longer version of the talk I gave the previous week in Dodge City which was called “What is the point of Christianity?”. The first 20 minutes is basically identical, after

I was in Kansas this weekend speaking at a retreat so I didn't get a chance to put together an episode with Matt. Rather than deprive you of an episode this week, here is the audio of a talk I gave at the weekend which draws heavily from Lewis and Mere Christianity. Click on the episode title for Show Notes!

During Lent, I gave two talks at St. Ignatius Catholic parish in Los Angeles. Here is the first talk I gave on reading Sacred Scripture: “How to read the Bible like a Catholic” (Download) Q&A (Download)   — Questions — • What does Jesus mean when he says that, to be his disciple, we must “hate mother and father”? • What is

Today I gave a talk on a retreat entitled “Jesus In Disguise”, where I look at the different ways in which we can encounter God behind the veil of the ordinary. The audio is available below: Jesus in Disguise (Download)

Last week I was in San Antonio giving my “Entrepreneurial Faith” talk to the YCP chapter there. “Entrepreneurial Faith” (Download) Q&A (Download)   — Questions — • You’re an British Catholic. How is that possible?! • What did you read which led you back into the Catholic Faith? • How can I put the gift of writing to the service of the

Our three-part “Theology On Tap” series came to a conclusion tonight. The Associate Young Adult Director, Pamela Poe, had tasked me to give a talk which answered the question “What does it mean to be a restless pilgrim?”. In this presentation, I recount the story of my own faith journey, I describe the story of Salvation History as a pilgrimage, and I explain why we’re

“Faith on Fire” is a new initiative here in San Diego to help nurture the younger young adult community. Like “Theology On Tap”, it is held at a bar or restaurant where there is a talk given by a speaker which is followed by Q&A and some discussion. However, unlike “Theology On Tap”, it is restricted to only those between

Last night I gave a talk for The Goretti Group. This was a variation on a talk I gave at the Southern Kansas Young Adult Conference. Is there life before marriage? (Download) I’ve written a couple of articles for the Goretti Group in the past which you might like to read: Dear Miss Lawrence and “I waited until my wedding

Yesterday, I visited St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Los Angeles. The St. Ignatius Women’s Group invited me to give a presentation on the Blessed Virgin and the Early Church. This was a a longer version of a talk I had previously given at St. Brigid’s here in San Diego. Over the course of forty-five minutes, I told the story of my initial struggles

As I mentioned yesterday, this past weekend I was in Dodge City, Kansas for SKYAC, the Southern Kansas Young Adult Conference. During the afternoon, I gave one of the “FED Talks”. For those of you familiar with TED Talks, it was of a very similar format. However, whereas TED Talks are short presentations on Technology, Entertainment and Design, the FED Talks

So this past weekend I was at the Southern Kansas Young Adult Conference (SKYAC). I gave a few talks on the retreat, which I’ll post here over the next couple of days. The afternoon opened up with a talk on relationships from the magnificently-bearded Dave DiNuzzo (“Relationship Martyrdom vs Relationship Suicide”). Following Dave’s presentation, the married couples on the retreat had their own breakout talk, but all

I know I said I wouldn’t be posting during Lent, but this weekend I gave a talk, “Evangelization for the terrified”, at the San Pedro Calungsod Young Adult Retreat in San Diego and promised that I’d upload the audio the following week, together with links to the resources I mentioned in my talk. The Talk Evangelization For The Terrified – Extended Edition (Download)

Earlier this week, I gave a talk entitled “Hidden Treasure: How the Old Testament is unveiled in the New”. In this presentation, I explain how Biblical Typology helps us to see Christ throughout Salvation History. Hidden Treasure: How the Old Testament is unveiled in the New (Download)

A couple of weeks ago I gave a talk at Santa Sophia entitled “Blood & Ink: How the Early Church Conquered the World”. Unfortunately, soon after given the talk, my laptop decided to die, so I couldn’t upload the audio. My laptop is finally fixed, so here you go… Blood & Ink: How the Early Church Conquered the World (Download)

Last night I led Bible study at a local parish and I was asked to give an informal talk beforehand on the Virgin Mary. My talk was entitled “How I met your (Blessed) Mother” and in it I told a little bit of my story and explained how I overcame my deep-seated resistance concerning Mary and how I ultimately came

Last week I gave a talk on “Worship In The Early Church” at a local Seattle Young Adult event. I’ll be converting this talk into a series of posts later, but in case you wanted to have a listen, I recorded the first half of my talk on my phone: Worship In The Early Church (Download) In the latter portion

It has taken me a while, but I finally got around to editing the audio from my recent Theology On Tap session entitled “Reading the Bible for all its worth”. The audio quality wasn’t great, but I’ve cleaned it up the best I can. For the benefit of those who couldn’t attend my talk, I have created a YouTube video which