Past Presentations
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Parish presentations in the Diocese of Orange:
Feel free to contact the Adult Faith Formation director at any of these parishes:
Our Lady of Fatima Church, San Clemente, CA, presentations to parish in general, RCIA programs and confirmation programs, 2007 – 2019
Sts. Simon and Jude Church, Huntington Beach, CA, confirmation programs 2012-2020
St. Juliana Falconieri Church, Fullerton, CA, 2015-2018
Diocese of Orange, Institute for Pastoral Ministry, summer courses 2008-2011
2008: Christianity Crystallizes 3 sessions)
2009: Watching the Birth of the Church 6 sessions
At Mission Basilica, San Juan Capistrano
2010: Sacraments, Liturgy and Sacred Space 7 sessions
2011: Church Design and Worship 2 sessions
2011: Annual Celebration of Ministries: 3 sessions
Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Holy Family Parish, South Pasadena, CA, Watching the Birth of the Church series, Fall, 2020-Spring 2021. Zoom presentations with nationwide audiences:
1. Seeing Jesus:Exploring how the first Christians envisioned Jesus as seen in their paintings and sculpture, chiefly from the catacombs of Rome
2. Church Design: How Christian church architecture developed from the tabernacle in the desert through the Temple in Jerusalem, the synagogue and Greco-Roman secular buildings
3. Birth of Jesus in Art and History: An investigation of the circumstances surrounding Jesus’ birth, the Church of the Nativity built over the site, and the many artistic traditions for representing Christmas. To watch this 45 minute presentation, click on this link: https://vimeo.com/494276403
4. The Death and Resurrection of Jesus in Art and History: An investigation of the date and process of Jesus’ crucifixion, the site where it occurred and the place of his burial and resurrection in the Church of the Holy sepulcher in Jerusalem. To watch this 45 minute presentation, click on this link: https://vimeo.com/529813137
In-House Presentations at Reata Glen Retirement Community
Why We Like Greek Art The answer is that it is based on mathematics but you don’t really need to know any to appreciate it.
Why Christian Churches Look the Way They Do. Because they are designed to replicate the structure and functions of the Temple in Jerusalem and the Tabernacle in the Desert.
Lost Cities of the Roman Empire. Photographic tours of three great abandoned cities: Pompeii, Aquincum (modern Budapest), Gerasa in Jordan, and one imperial villa, at Piazza Armerina in Sicily
Queen (or King) for a Day. A tour through the palaces, gowns and Crown Jewels of half a dozen European monarchies.
