Second-Saturday Lectures
Join us for “Looking East,” our Second-Saturday Lectures on Eastern Catholicism!
St. John Paul II called for the Church to “breathe with both lungs,” incorporating the rich traditions of both the Christian East and West.
What does this mean? How is it done?
Join Father Kevin Kennedy, our parish, and guests for a catechetical lecture on the Second Saturday of each month at 11 a.m. to learn more. We have free parking in the St. Monica’s parking lot. Everyone is welcome!
Recordings of past lectures, including special-topic conversations with Father Kennedy, will be posted below, as well as on our OLF YouTube Channel, whenever possible. (The best way to be sure you don’t miss one is to attend live, each Second Saturday!)
- Lecture on “Zacchaeus, the Publican and the Prodigal Son; conversion stories from the Gospel of Luke” – March 11, 2017
- Lecture on “Theosis: A Byzantine perspective on union with God” – February 11, 2017
- Lecture on “As we worship, so we believe: A Byzantine perspective on the intersection of liturgy and doctrine” – January 14, 2017
- Lecture on “The Breath of the Father’s Life and the Gift of His Love: A Reflection on the Holy Spirit within the Byzantine Christian Tradition” — December 3, 2016
- Lecture on “St. Gregory Palamas: Byzantine Mystic & Theologian — November 5, 2016
- Lecture on “The Mother of God within Byzantine Christianity” — May 7, 2016
- Lecture on “Journey to Pascha: A Reflection on the Themes of Great Lent in the Byzantine Tradition” — April 2, 2016
- Lecture on “The Heart of Russian Christian Spirituality: Part II” — March 5, 2016
- Lecture on “The Heart of Russian Christian Spirituality: Part I” — February 6, 2016 (Audio File / Video File)
- Lecture on “Orthodox Christmas: The Byzantine Celebration of the Nativity of the Lord” — January 2, 2016
- Lecture on “A Reflection on the Entrance of the Mother of God into the Temple (Presentation of Mary)” — December 5, 2015
- Lecture on “The Sacrificial Character of the Divine Liturgy” — November 7, 2015
- Special Lecture: “The Origins of Halloween” — October 28, 2015
- Lecture on “Looking East” — October 3, 2015
- Looking East, Lecture 14 — February 7, 2015
- Looking East, Lecture 10: St. Maximus, Part 2 — October 4, 2014
- Looking East, Lecture 9: St. Maximus, Part 1 — September 6, 2014
- Looking East, Lecture 8 — August 2, 2014
- Looking East, Lecture 7: “Who Do You Say That I Am?, Part 2” — July 5, 2014
- Looking East, Lecture 5: “Who Do You Say That I Am?, Part 1” — May 3, 2014
- Looking East: Lecture 3 — March 1, 2014
- Looking East: Lecture 2 — February 2, 2014
Join Father Kevin Kennedy, our parish, and guests for a catechetical lecture on the Second Saturday of each month at 11 a.m. to learn more. We have free parking in the St. Monica’s parking lot. Everyone is welcome!
