{"id":27418,"date":"2012-11-30T10:29:58","date_gmt":"2012-11-30T16:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.austincnm.com\/?p=27418"},"modified":"2012-11-30T12:46:47","modified_gmt":"2012-11-30T18:46:47","slug":"peter-kreeft-and-jeff-cavins-in-austin-nov-30-dec1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2012\/11\/peter-kreeft-and-jeff-cavins-in-austin-nov-30-dec1\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Kreeft and Jeff Cavins in Austin Nov 30-Dec 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27419 aligncenter\" title=\"KreeftandCavins\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.austincnm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/KreeftandCavins.jpg?resize=500%2C250\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The year of faith is an opportunity for all of us to grow deeper. That means we have to take some initiative and go to presentations, attend studies, and go outside ourselves to learn about our beautiful faith.<\/p>\n<p>This weekend, the Diocese of Austin is blessed with two wonderful opportunities to attend presentations, retreats, and seminars from two of the best speakers in our country. The only unfortunate point is that they are happening at the same time in different locations, so you will have to make a decision. Either way, you will get a lot from it.<\/p>\n<p>If you can&#8217;t make it to either, spread the word and invite a friend.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Peter Kreeft at St John Neuamman<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sjnaustin.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">St. John Neumann<\/a> Catholic Church is excited to announce the visit of popular writer\/philosopher, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peterkreeft.com\/home.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Peter Kreeft<\/a>, Ph.D.\u00a0 In his 40 years as an academic, he has authored more than 40 books, including such well-received works as\u00a0Angels (and Demons):\u00a0 What Do We Really Know About Them?, Catholic Christianity, How to Win the Culture War, Because God is Real: Sixteen Questions, One Answer,\u00a0as well as an earlier book,\u00a0Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Heaven . . . But Never Dreamed of Asking.\u00a0 He has been a Professor of Philosophy at Boston College since 1965 and also teaches at King\u2019s College in New York.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday November 30, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We invite all Men to spend Friday evening, Nov. 30th, with Peter Kreeft,\u00a07:30 pm, St. Timothy Rm.For an open Q &amp; A session($10 donation at door)<\/p>\n<p>Give yourself a gift in this first week of Advent.\u00a0How will you use it?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday December 1, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He will offer an all-day Retreat on &#8220;Whom Do We Meet in the Eucharist?&#8221; \u00a0Registration online is $30, or at the door $40.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Kreeft will join us Saturday night for a Dinner Presentation to address\u00a0the question,\u00a0<em>Can Catholics and Muslims learn from each other?<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0Registration can be made online only\u00a0for $40, meal included.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/peterkreeftweekend.eventbrite.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Register here<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Jeff Cavins at Emmaus<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jeffcavins.com\/home\/2009\/7\/21\/jeff-cavins-biography-and-selected-writings.html\">Jeff Cavins\u00a0<\/a>comes to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emmauslakeway.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Emmaus<\/a> in Lakeway to offer two exciting events!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Defeating Our Goliaths:\u00a0Preparing Your Heart for the Season of\u00a0Advent&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Friday,\u00a0November 30, 2012<br \/>\n<strong>7:00-9:00 pm<\/strong><br \/>\nEmmaus Parish Life Center, Great Hall<br \/>\n<strong>Free and open to the public<\/strong><br \/>\n(No pre-registration needed for Friday evening event)<\/p>\n<p>AND DON&#8217;T FORGET TO REGISTER FOR\u00a0JEFF&#8217;S ONE-DAY SEMINAR<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emmauslakeway.com\/pictures\/Faith%20Formation\/psalms-school-prayer-adventure.jpg?resize=214%2C272\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"272\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/biblestudyforcatholics.com\/catholic-bible\/study-information\/115\/psalms-adventure-school-prayer\">Psalms:\u00a0 The School of Prayer<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><br \/>\nSaturday, December 1, 2012<br \/>\n9:00 am &#8211;\u00a0 3:00 pm<br \/>\n(doors open at 8:00 am)<br \/>\nEmmaus Parish Life Center, Great Hall<br \/>\nAdmission:\u00a0 $45 per person<br \/>\n(includes seminar, study materials, and box lunch)<\/p>\n<p>Seating is limited and first-come, first-served\u00a0&#8211;click the link to download\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.emmauslakeway.com\/documents\/Faith%20Formation\/Psalms%20JeffCavins%20registration%20form.pdf\">registration form\u00a0<\/a>and register today!Online and phone registrations will not be accepted; registration form and payment must be received before your registration is confirmed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The year of faith is an opportunity for all of us to grow deeper. That means we have to take some initiative and go to presentations, attend studies, and go outside ourselves to learn about our beautiful faith. This weekend, the Diocese of Austin is blessed with two wonderful opportunities to attend presentations, retreats, and&#8230;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2012\/11\/peter-kreeft-and-jeff-cavins-in-austin-nov-30-dec1\/\">[Read&nbsp;More]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[92],"tags":[660,1209,1211,1210,1066],"class_list":["post-27418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-news","tag-diocese-of-austin","tag-emmaus","tag-speakers","tag-st-john-neumann","tag-year-of-faith","entry","has-post-thumbnail"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":124952,"url":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2015\/10\/parish-spotlight-st-peter-catholic-student-center-at-baylor-university\/","url_meta":{"origin":27418,"position":0},"title":"Parish Spotlight: St. Peter Catholic Student Center at Baylor University","author":"Elizabeth","date":"October 22, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"This is another installment in the series called Parish Spotlight, which is dedicated to featuring the different parishes in the Austin Diocese. 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