This past weekend, I drove out to Imperial Valley, a couple of hours east of San Diego, to give a talk at "Java & Jesus". The event was rather similar to a traditional "Theology On Tap", except that it was held at a coffee shop.

TEA: C.S. Lewis – Apostle To The Skeptics

Nov 11th, 2019

Last night I gave a talk in Charlotte, North Carolina, on C.S. Lewis, telling the story of how he came to faith in Christ and how this journey influenced his own subsequent evangelistic efforts.

TEA: Love is a many splendored Thing

Sep 7th, 2019

Last night I gave a talk at St. Patrick's to the Goretti Group on the subject of love, drawing heavily from C.S. Lewis' book, The Four Loves.

TEA: Apologetics for the confused

May 16th, 2019

Last week I gave a talk on apologetics at a bonfire in El Cajon on the subject of apologetics, the follow-on talk from “Evangelization for the terrified”. It turns out I wave my hands about a lot when I talk… Apologetics for the confused (Downl

TEA: Worship in the Early Church

May 2nd, 2019

A couple of weeks ago I gave a talk to a Young Adult group in the Diocese about Worship in the Early Church. I’ve given this talk before (and the audio quality is better there), but here’s the latest incarnation of it: Worship In The Early Chur

TEA: Catholics Come Home

Apr 14th, 2019

This Friday I returned for the final time to St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Church in Los Angeles. In this talk I told my own faith journey and spoke about what I think we can do to draw the lapsed back to the Church. Catholics Come Home (Down

TEA: God’s Mercy, Freely Received, Freely Given

Apr 4th, 2019

I was back at St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Church in Los Angeles this past week. On this visit I was speaking to their Confirmation group about the Sacrament of Confession and more broadly on the subject of mercy. The group was in quite a wi

TEA: Life in Christ, not just improvement, but transformation

Mar 14th, 2019

In this episode of “Theology With An English Accent” (TEA) is the first of a few talks I’m giving this Lent at St. Ignatius in Los Angeles. This is a longer version of the talk I gave the previous week in Dodge City which was called “What is th

TEA: Doing What you love for jesus

Mar 10th, 2019

In this episode of “Theology With An English Accent” (TEA) is the second talk I gave at the Southern Kansas Young Adult Conference last week. If there was one of my talks that I’d like every Catholic to hear, this is probably in top three and i

PWJ: S2E8 – Bonus – “What is the point of Christianity?”

Mar 5th, 2019

I was in Kansas this weekend speaking at a retreat so I didn't get a chance to put together an episode with Matt. Rather than deprive you of an episode this week, here is the audio of a talk I gave at the weekend which draws heavily from Lewis

Apologetics For The Confused (MP3)

Apr 15th, 2018

This is the second of two talks I gave during Lent at a parish in Los Angeles this year… “Apologetics for the confused” (Download) — Questions — • What does IHS stand for? • Who is your blog’s patron saint? • How do you evangelize at work?

TEA: How to read the Bible like a Catholic (St. Ignatius)

Apr 12th, 2018

During Lent, I gave two talks at St. Ignatius Catholic parish in Los Angeles. Here is the first talk I gave on reading Sacred Scripture: “How to read the Bible like a Catholic” (Download) Q&A (Download) — Questions — • What does Jesus mean wh

TEA: Jesus In Disguise

Apr 7th, 2018

Today I gave a talk on a retreat entitled “Jesus In Disguise”, where I look at the different ways in which we can encounter God behind the veil of the ordinary. The audio is available below: Jesus in Disguise (Download)

TEA: Entrepreneurial Faith (San Antonio)

Apr 5th, 2018

Last week I was in San Antonio giving my “Entrepreneurial Faith” talk to the YCP chapter there. “Entrepreneurial Faith” (Download) Q&A (Download) — Questions — • You’re an British Catholic. How is that possible?! • What did you read which led

YCP: Entrepreneurial Faith

Mar 17th, 2018

This weekend I gave a talk at the “St. Joseph The Worker” retreat for Young Catholic Professionals in San Diego. My talk was entitled “Entrepreneurial Faith”. The audio is a little crackly, but not too bad… Entrepreneurial Faith (Download)h

TOT: What does it mean to be a restless pilgrim?

Feb 15th, 2018

Our three-part “Theology On Tap” series came to a conclusion tonight. The Associate Young Adult Director, Pamela Poe, had tasked me to give a talk which answered the question “What does it mean to be a restless pilgrim?”. In this presentation,

TEA: Is there life before marriage? (Goretti Group)

Aug 6th, 2017

Last night I gave a talk for The Goretti Group. This was a variation on a talk I gave at the Southern Kansas Young Adult Conference. Is there life before marriage? (Download) I’ve written a couple of articles for the Goretti Group in the past w

TEA: Mary and the Early Church (St. Ignatius)

Jun 5th, 2017

Yesterday, I visited St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Los Angeles. The St. Ignatius Women’s Group invited me to give a presentation on the Blessed Virgin and the Early Church. This was a a longer version of a talk I had previously given at St. B

TEA: Getting More Out Of The Mass…in ten minutes (Dodge City)

Mar 28th, 2017

As I mentioned yesterday, this past weekend I was in Dodge City, Kansas for SKYAC, the Southern Kansas Young Adult Conference. During the afternoon, I gave one of the “FED Talks”. For those of you familiar with TED Talks, it was of a very simil

TEA: Is there life before marriage? (Dodge City)

Mar 27th, 2017

So this past weekend I was at the Southern Kansas Young Adult Conference (SKYAC). I gave a few talks on the retreat, which I’ll post here over the next couple of days. The afternoon opened up with a talk on relationships from the magnificently-

TEA: Evangelization For The Terrified (SPC Retreat)

Mar 20th, 2017

I know I said I wouldn’t be posting during Lent, but this weekend I gave a talk, “Evangelization for the terrified”, at the San Pedro Calungsod Young Adult Retreat in San Diego and promised that I’d upload the audio the following week, together

TEA: Hidden Treasure (St. Brigid)

Feb 18th, 2017

Earlier this week, I gave a talk entitled “Hidden Treasure: How the Old Testament is unveiled in the New”. In this presentation, I explain how Biblical Typology helps us to see Christ throughout Salvation History. Hidden Treasure: How the Old T

TEA: Blood and Ink (Santa Sophia)

Feb 12th, 2017

A couple of weeks ago I gave a talk at Santa Sophia entitled “Blood & Ink: How the Early Church Conquered the World”. Unfortunately, soon after given the talk, my laptop decided to die, so I couldn’t upload the audio. My laptop is finally fixed

TEA: How I met your Blessed Mother (St. Brigid)

Jan 26th, 2017

Last night I led Bible study at a local parish and I was asked to give an informal talk beforehand on the Virgin Mary. My talk was entitled “How I met your (Blessed) Mother” and in it I told a little bit of my story and explained how I overcame