Dr. Leo Madden Lecture Series

Bio: Dr. Leo Madden taught for more than 30 years at Ohio Dominican University in the areas of Catholic Theology, Biblical Theology, and Humanities. He received his training in Rome at the Gregorian and the Biblicum. He is a parishioner at St. Leo Oratory.

Sept 15: The Eucharist as Prophetic Event: The Letter to the Hebrews states that Jesus Christ carried out the sacrifice ONCE AND FOR ALL. But why then do Catholics celebrate Mass many thousands of times each day?

Sept 22: The Jubilee Year. The Holy Father has proclaimed 2025 as a Holy Year. What does this mean, and what should we do?

Sept 29: On Pilgrimages: One activity of a Jubilee Year is to go out on a pilgrimage, often to a site where the relics of a saint are on display. What are the reasons for these devotions?