Premium ContentMouse over Home then click on Premium Content for information.Three priests and the archbishop walk into a bar.
That’s not the set-up for a joke. It’s the premise for a new way to reach out to young Catholic adults.
Archbishop George J. Lucas and three priests will be at McKenna’s Booze Blues and BBQ, 7425 Pacific St., in coming weeks for a Lenten discussion series called Theology on Tap. It’s part of a national outreach effort by Catholic clergy that began in Chicago in 1981.
“We try to follow the example of Jesus and meet people where they are,” Lucas said. “And if this is a comfortable setting for people to come together ... I’m happy to meet them there.”
The series is one of a number of efforts around the archdiocese, particularly within parishes, to involve young adults.
“It is a particular interest of mine,” the archbishop said. “We really value the faith and energy of the young adults. Part of my hope is that it will invite them to share their gifts with others in the church as generously as they can.”
Lucas will speak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday on “Mass Conversion: Liturgical Changes Explained” and offer a preview of changes to prayers at Mass.
After opening remarks, there will be time for a question-answer session, discussion and socializing.
Other presentations in the series also will be at 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays at McKenna’s: March 31: “Eternity: When Nothing is Wasted,” with the Rev. Paul Hoesing; April 7: “Built of Living Stones,” the Rev. Anthony Weidner; April 14: “The Theory of Relativity: Debunked,” the Rev. Joseph Taphorn.
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