{"id":7779,"date":"2026-03-12T20:35:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/?p=7779"},"modified":"2026-04-07T13:49:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:49:31","slug":"theology-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/2026\/03\/12\/theology-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Theology &#038; Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1144px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Theology &amp; Culture<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Where Our Catholic Faith Intersects the World Around Us<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"1080\" height=\"300\" title=\"Theology &#038; Culture Banner\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/files\/2025\/12\/Theology-Culture-Banner.png\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-7786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/files\/2025\/12\/Theology-Culture-Banner-200x56.png 200w, https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/files\/2025\/12\/Theology-Culture-Banner-400x111.png 400w, https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/files\/2025\/12\/Theology-Culture-Banner-600x167.png 600w, https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/files\/2025\/12\/Theology-Culture-Banner-800x222.png 800w, https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/files\/2025\/12\/Theology-Culture-Banner.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><div class=\"relative basis-auto flex-col -mb-(--composer-overlap-px) &#091;--composer-overlap-px:28px&#093; 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@w-lg\/main:&#091;--thread-content-max-width:48rem&#093; mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal &#091;.text-message+&amp;&#093;:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"494fe71d-6401-404d-bd37-b5b15b159116\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-1\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-&#091;1px&#093;\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"136\" data-end=\"408\">Saint Matthew is launching a new faith formation series in 2026 called <em>Theology &amp; Culture<\/em>. This dynamic formation series explores where our Catholic faith intersects with the world around us\u2014and how these connections shape the way we live, think, and engage with modern culture.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"410\" data-end=\"656\">Join us for Theology<em> &amp; Culture<\/em> on Sundays between the Masses (9:45\u201310:45 a.m.) in the Parish Conference Center. Each session will explore the places where faith and modern culture meet\u2014and how those intersections can shape the way we think, live, and lead our families.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"658\" data-end=\"835\"><em>Theology and Culture<\/em> begins on <strong data-start=\"670\" data-end=\"691\">Sunday, January 4<\/strong>, with Father Raines leading the first talk. We will have a speaker each Sunday in January before transitioning to once a month. Here is the lineup for January:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><b> January 4:<\/b> Father Raines (The True, The Good, The Beautiful)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><b> January 11:<\/b> Deacon James Grossheim (Our Call to Rebuild the Christian World)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><b> January 18:<\/b> Dr. Joe Malone (God&#8217;s Plan for Authentic Human Love)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><b> January 25:<\/b> Speaker moved to Feb. 8 due to weather.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>February<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>February 8<\/strong>: Sister Mary Diana Dreger O.P. (Understanding Human Emotions)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p>March<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>March 22:<\/strong> Tony Jesse (How the Church Built Western Civilization)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>April<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>April 26:<\/strong> Tony Jesse (What Is Catholic Social Teaching?)<br \/>\nThis talk is based on Pope Leo XIII&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/leo-xiii\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_l-xiii_enc_15051891_rerum-novarum.html\">Rerum Novarum Encyclical<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>May<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>May 17:<\/strong> TBD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"658\" data-end=\"835\">Future topics, dates, and speakers will be listed below as they become available.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"658\" data-end=\"835\">Whether you attend one session or all of them, you are invited to come, learn, and be inspired as we journey through 2026 together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"thread-bottom-container\" class=\"sticky bottom-0 group\/thread-bottom-container relative isolate z-10 w-full basis-auto has-data-has-thread-error:pt-2 has-data-has-thread-error:&#091;box-shadow:var(--sharp-edge-bottom-shadow)&#093; md:border-transparent md:pt-0 dark:border-white\/20 md:dark:border-transparent print:hidden content-fade single-line flex flex-col\">\n<div id=\"thread-bottom\">\n<div class=\"text-base mx-auto &#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)&#093; @w-sm\/main:&#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)&#093; @w-lg\/main:&#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)&#093; px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"&#091;--thread-content-max-width:40rem&#093; @w-lg\/main:&#091;--thread-content-max-width:48rem&#093; mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 mb-4\">\n<div class=\"pointer-events-auto relative z-1 flex h-(--composer-container-height,100%) max-w-full flex-(--composer-container-flex,1) flex-col\">\n<form class=\"group\/composer w-full\" data-type=\"unified-composer\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"bg-token-bg-primary corner-superellipse\/1.1 cursor-text overflow-clip bg-clip-padding p-2.5 contain-inline-size dark:bg-&#091;#303030&#093; grid grid-cols-&#091;auto_1fr_auto&#093; &#091;grid-template-areas:'header_header_header'_'leading_primary_trailing'_'._footer_.'&#093; group-data-expanded\/composer:&#091;grid-template-areas:'header_header_header'_'primary_primary_primary'_'leading_footer_trailing'&#093; shadow-short\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-2 &#091;grid-area:trailing&#093;\">\n<div class=\"ms-auto flex items-center gap-1.5\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7850,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[20],"tags":[588,585,584,205,587,448,590,586,28,589],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7779"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7779"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8100,"href":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7779\/revisions\/8100"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}