Roncalli High School to hold winter theology courses

Roncalli High School, part of Roncalli Catholic Schools, will hold “Learning on the Journey: A winter series of courses on faith, practices and perspectives” beginning in January 2022 at the high school.

The series is open to the public and there is no admission fee. All sessions will be held at the high school, 2000 Mirro Drive, Manitowoc, from 6-7 p.m. with a social to follow. Wine will be served. Attendees should enter through the Fine Arts Center doors. Babysitting services will be provided. Registration is not required, but appreciated, especially by families who will be bringing children. Please contact 920-682-8801 or [email protected].

Participating event presenters include:

• Tim Olson, M.A, principal emeritus
• Paul Schweigl, Th.D. 
• Callie Hynek, M.A.
• Dianne Vadney, M.T.S.
• Taylor Geiger, vocation coordinator
• Deacon Frank Birr, M.T.S.
• Fr. Dave Beaudry, M.A.

Each session will feature four speakers. The lineup for the series is as follows:
January 18:               Catholicism 101 (Schweigl)
                                    Atheism, Agnosticism, and Theism (Olson) 
                                    Feminine Genius (Hynek)
                                    Lost Scriptures (Beaudry)

January 25:               History Behind the Nicene Creed (Schweigl)
                                    Liturgy 101 (Birr) 
                                    St. Maximilian Kolbe: Love and Sacrifice (Hynek)
                                    Sacraments of Healing (Beaudry)

February 1:               Vatican II (Schweigl)
                                    The Historical Jesus (Olson) 
                                    The Resurrection and Beyond (Vadney)
                                    Blessed Mother: Co-redemptrix, Mediatrix, Advocate (Hynek)

February 8:               The Saints (Birr)
                                    Scientism and the Search for God (Olson) 
                                    Mary: Model and Mother (Geiger)
                                    Vatican II: On Sacred Liturgy (Beaudry)

February 15:             Thomas Merton (Schweigl)
                                    The Beauty and Challenge of Marriage (Vadney)
                                    Reflections on the Lord’s Prayer (Beaudry)
                                    Proper Discernment (Geiger)

February 22:             Islam (Schweigl)
                                    Mass: What You May Not Have Known or Noticed (Vadney) 
                                    Christ the Divine Physician (Geiger)
                                    Lent (Birr)

People may attend as many or few session dates as they’d like. There is no reading or homework required to participate.