For August, we featured a conversation between Brandon Traut and Theology on Tap OC's director, Louie Calma, and on why people should bother becoming Catholic.

Brandon, coming from a non-denominational tradition, was received into the Catholic Church on Easter 2024. This conversation covered Brandon’s journey of faith, how his upbringing prepared or hinder his journey, the challenges he faced, and how did friendship played a role in his conversion.

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July is the month dedicated to the Precious Blood of Jesus and our speaker was Steve Lovison, founder of Adoration Servants, an organization that provides a comprehensive Eucharistic Adoration System for use by any chapel such as SF Adoration and OC Adoration.

What has a private devotion such as Adoration have anything to do with a public action such as evangelization? How does the great mystery of the Eucharist help with bringing people into the Church? What are the challenges of making Adoration more accessible in parishes?

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Theology on Tap's speaker for June was Alyssa Wills, founder of The Sparrow Initiative, a performance group that uses music to inspire hope and initiate change in the community by producing thought-provoking concerts and commissioning new works that enrich the human spirit.

She spoke about her experience working as a Catholic artist and the role Catholic art plays in evangelization. She also shared her new opera based on the life of St. Joan of Arc, and how Joan helped to deepen her love and understanding of her vocation. Alyssa also performed one of the pieces live.

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Theology on Tap OC's speaker for May was Fr. Cole Buzon of San Francisco Solano Catholic Church in Rancho Santa Margarita.

God perfects all of our relationships. Whether they be romantic, familial, friendships, or work related, we can learn how to live in communion with everyone by being in communion with God.

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Theology on Tap OC's speaker for April was Deacon Tony Mercado on Redemptive Suffering.

Deacon Tony serves at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Fullerton and as a chaplain for the Brea/Placentia/Fullerton Police Department and OC Sherriff.

He shared stories about loss and healing, and how should Christians, especially Catholics, approach suffering. What are the common mistakes when accompanying someone who is suffering? Is it possible to heal from suffering from a purely secular standpoint? And how does the Christian approach to suffering be an aid to evangelization?

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The speaker for Theology on Tap OC for March is Mr. Mark Padilla, the headmaster of Santiago Catholic Trade School.

Mark covered the idea of labor or work in the context of the Catholic faith. How did the trade school come about? How do they form students at the trade school?

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Theology on Tap OC's kick-off talk for the year is always given by the apostolate's director, Louie Calma.

What did we learn from the talks of 2024? In what ways can those topics help in evangelization?

After that brief recap of 2024, Louie talked about the holy vocation of marriage. How is Christian marriage different? What does Sacred Scripture, the Magisterium, and the Saints teach on the roles of the husband and wife?

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To close the year 2024, Louie interviewed Jean-Paul Afif, a father to 9 children and living in Orange County, California.

In the ever increasing cost of living in California, how can families manage to live in the Golden State? Is California worth fighting for? As division becomes the norm, in what ways can we foster real communities? These were just few of the questions JP addressed.

Also at the end of the interview, the event concluded with a shortened form of Compline derived from the Divine Worship: Daily Office.

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Our speaker for November 2024 was St. John Henry Newman's very own, Fr. Glenn Baaten, who is also the chaplain of the Santiago Retreat Center.

As Christians, shouldn't we be only devoted to Christ? Isn't devotion to Mary idolatry? And if Mary is such an important figure, won't the Bible say so? These are some of the questions Fr. Glenn addressed in his talk. And also, since he's a convert from Protestantism, how did Fr. Glenn come to terms with this belief and practice?

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The speaker for October 2024 was the newly ordained deacon serving at St. John Henry Newman Catholic Church Deacon Christopher Pagel.

In his talk, he shared his journey on becoming a deacon. What kind of obligations does the diaconate entail for the parish and at home? And as a husband, a father of five young children, and also a leader of several organizations, how does he keep everything in balance? His wife, Ashley, briefly shared her experience as well.

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