Theology on Tap

Fort Wayne

Join us for a Catholic speaker series for young adults in their 20s & 30s, single and married, to share in food, fellowship, and faith!

Winter 2025 Series

Tuesdays, Feb. 4 – Mar. 4

Location (Feb. 4 – Feb. 25):
Charlie’s Place
4201 N. Wells Street
Fort Wayne, IN

Schedule (Feb. 4 – Feb. 25):
6:30 p.m. – Doors open
7:00 p.m. – Talk, Discussion, Q&A
8:45 p.m. – Closing Announcements

Winter 2025 Theology on Tap
“Body and Soul”

Feb 4: Fast & Feasting – Fr. LeeAllen Fortin

Feb 11: Body & Soul: Beth Hlabse

Feb 18: Intimacy & Commitment: Fr. Zane Langenbrunner

Feb 25: Time & Eternity: Rachel Meixner

On Tuesday, February 25th, Rachel Meixner will guide us in reflecting on the grace of the present moment as a profound source of healing for both body and soul. By embracing our present reality, we open up to Christ’s healing presence—He is here with us in each moment, transcending time and transforming our lives. We may carry burdens and anxieties presented by the present world, but we are called not to be paralyzed by the past or future. In the light of the Resurrection, we are offered new life, and through God’s grace, we find freedom and healing that enables us to live fully present in the light of eternity.

Father Zane Langenbrunner is a priest of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. He grew up in Mishawaka, IN, and was ordained a priest in June 2023. He lived in Rome for five years and studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University, where he earned a licentiate in Biblical Theology. He currently serves as a parochial vicar at St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Fort Wayne.

Beth Hlabse, M.S., LMHCA, is the director of the Fiat Program on Faith and Mental Health at the McGrath Institute for Church Life. She leads the Institute’s efforts to generate pastoral research, education, and formation opportunities on mental health and the Catholic tradition. A mental health counselor, Beth has provided therapeutic care for adolescents and adults with histories of trauma and adverse child experiences. Her therapeutic approach is integrative, attending to neural-developmental influences and the intersection of spirituality and psychology. Beth obtained her masters in clinical mental health counseling from Divine Mercy University and pursued postgraduate studies at the University of Oxford in Christian Ethics. Beth and her husband Pete treasure their community in South Bend, IN and delight in visits back to the great outdoors of her hometown in Wyoming.

Fr. Fortin hales from the dusty, flat plains outside of Lake Norden, South Dakota. His house was in a corn field. His school was in a corn field. His favorite vegetable was corn – until someone told him it’s not really a vegetable. His main qualifications for giving this talk is that he has a body, and a soul, and has successfully been eating food for the past 36 years. He lived for nearly 8 years as a poor Franciscan who didn’t have money and had to beg for his food, and never once did he have to ask his parents for groceries. The only time he really, deeply disappointed his Dad was when he told him that he had stopped eating meat.

Mass & Celebration!

Mar. 4, 2025 – 6:30 p.m.

Conclude the series with Holy Mass followed by a dinner party with your new friends.

Holy Mass – 6:30 p.m.
at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Final Party – 7:15 p.m.
at the Hoppy Gnome

Theology on Tap Friday Socials

Join us as we share in fellowship, food, and faith!

February 7 -at Kekionga Craft | 7 p.m.

February 21 – St. Vincent Life Center | 7 p.m.

Thank you to our Sponsors!

Contact:

Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry
Jocelyn Rouch
260-969-9155 
[email protected]