The Tap Starts Flowing

Beginning this week, Theology-on-Tap starts flowing again...

For thirty years, Theology-on-Tap has been a part of Catholic culture in the Chicagoland area - and the Diocese of Joliet is proud to continue that tradition in 2010.

Way back in the summer of 1981, at a suburban church in Arlington Heights, the first Theology-on-Tap sessions were held for young adults wanting to go deeper with their faith. It worked so well that the program grew and continued for the next three decades. Soon after its beginnings, the Diocese of Joliet began hosting Tap nights and became a wonderful success.

Since that time, Theology-on-Tap has expanded beyond the Chicagoland area into other states across the country and overseas to other countries including Australia, China, and Italy. There are also some non-Catholic churches that are hosting Theology-on-Tap for their own young adults. While it has taken different forms and been hosted in a variety of ways, the basic premise remained the same: great theology, enjoyable conversation, good food, and opportunities to meet new people.

This week, nine locations across the Joliet Diocese will host a Theology-on-Tap night. Sr. Helena Burns from the Pauline Sisters in Chicago will tackle the issues revolving around media, movies, and Theology of the Body in Downers Grove and New Lenox. Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Siegel will share words of wisdom at his alma mater, St. Raymond Cathedral in Joliet, and with young couples at Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Aurora. Friar Johnpaul Cafiero will talk about war and peace in West Chicago and Lombard - and with college students at Benedictine University. Fr. Thomas Loya will open up the world of Byzantine Catholicism to young adults at his home parish in Homer Glen. And Fr. Pat Mulcahy will explain what we're supposed to do after Sunday Mass is over - in his presentation at the appropriately-named Tap House Grill in Glen Ellyn.

What a week! We look forward to seeing everyone there.