In 1633...

St. Vincent de Paul started weekly gatherings of faith development and ongoing education for those out of school but who wanted to continue learning and grow in their Catholic faith.

St. Vincent believed the more you know, the more committed your life will become. These gatherings became known as the “Tuesday Conferences” and became hugely popular.

Today...

we carry on the tradition and will offer classes or “conferences” on periodic Tuesdays throughout the year led by experts in the field of Catholic theology and spirituality.

Topics will include Liturgy, Morality, Scripture, Ethics and more. Each video conference will be about 30 minutes and geared to our God Minute community. The mission is simple: to learn more about the Catholic faith in a relaxed and enjoyable way.

"Faith is a gift from God. It is a lifelong journey of discovery and growth"

- St. Mother Teresa

Meet your Instructors

Who better to lead our conferences than those who are currently teaching our future priests and leaders in the Church?

Vincentian Priest

Fr. Jim Swift, C.M.

Priest, rector, professor, provincial... Fr. Jim has a rich history in leadership and teaching. He currently lives in St. Louis, MO and works with men studying to be priests.

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Seminary Professor

Dr. Helene Paharik

She is surrounded every day with men who are learning theology from her and how to apply it in the "real world". She teaches at St. Vincent Seminary in Pennsylvania.

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Available Conferences

What better time to kick things off than the season of ADVENT. Our first series of conferences will focus on the history and development of this Liturgical Season in the hope of better appreciating the spiritual meaning of Christmas.

Conferences will be about 30 minutes in length. No flashy graphics or riveting video-- just your professor and few learning props to help land the points being made. Like any conference, we are gathered to learn and grow in understanding in a relaxed and enjoyable way.

Library

We make videos available on both YouTube and Vimeo platforms.

YouTube places ads in videos, Vimeo does not. Your choice.

LITURGICAL TIME

Advent

It's about more than preparing for Christmas and remembering Jesus' birth at Bethlehem. But first, how did the season evolve throughout history? Why 40 days?

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ADVENT:

Past and Present

Coming Dec 17th

We will explore the church Triumphant, the Church Suffering, the Church Militant as we delve into the Mass readings this Advent season.

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Vimeo

Coming Dec. 24