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The Wethersfield Institute promotes a clear understanding of Catholic teaching and practice and explores the cultural and intellectual dimensions of the Catholic faith.

Join us tomorrow at the Basilica of St Josaphat for a chance to experience the Byzantine Catholic Rite with special gues...
09/15/2026

Join us tomorrow at the Basilica of St Josaphat for a chance to experience the Byzantine Catholic Rite with special guest Rev. Dr. Daniel Galadza, priest of the Ukrainian Catholic archeparchy. Our evening begins with Vespers in the Byzantine tradition followed by a talk. Refreshments will follow. Families are welcome. Your RSVP is requested to assist with catering, but is not required to attend. https://form.jotform.com/262363656789070

Hope to see you all tomorrow!
06/03/2026

Hope to see you all tomorrow!

05/04/2026

We are one month away from our next Stillman Lecture! Please plan to join us on June 4th as we continue to explore the rich diversity of worship in the universal Church.

The East Syriac Eucharistic Tradition: Theology, History, and Identity in the Chaldean Catholic Church

June 4, 2026

Speaker: Fr. Marcus Shammami
Location: Basilica of St. Josaphat
6pm: Vespers (optional)
6:30pm: Lecture
Refreshments and a Q&A to follow.

"When we receive the holy body and blood of our Lord, we receive life and are renewed. The hidden fire of divinity comes to dwell in us and purifies us from all stain of sin." -John of Dalyatha

The East Syriac liturgical tradition constitutes one of the most ancient and theologically rich Eucharistic traditions of Christianity. Preserved within the Chaldean Catholic Church, it emerges from the Aramaic and Semitic Christian world of Mesopotamia and reflects a sacramental theology deeply marked by biblical typology, symbolic realism, and ecclesial consciousness. This lecture offers a historical and theological examination of the East Syriac liturgy, focusing especially on the Anaphora of Addai and Mari as a foundational witness to early Eucharistic faith and practice. By analyzing the liturgy’s historical development and theological structure this lecture argues that the East Syriac tradition is best understood not simply as an inherited ritual form, but as a living theological tradition in which worship serves as a primary vehicle of doctrinal memory, ecclesial identity, and sacramental participation in the mystery of Christ.

Join us at the Basilica on March 5th as we kick off a new lecture series on the Rites of the Catholic Church!Speaker: Su...
02/12/2026

Join us at the Basilica on March 5th as we kick off a new lecture series on the Rites of the Catholic Church!

Speaker: Subdeacon Brian A. Butcher, PhD
The Alexandrian Tradition Within the Liturgical Diversity of the Catholic Church

Thursday, March 5, 2026
Basilica of St. Josaphat
6:00pm: Vespers (optional)
6:30pm: Lecture
Refreshments and Q&A to follow in the Undercroft

Joining us for our first annual Salon and Panel Discussion?! Great! Catch up on all of the wonderful talks from our 2025...
12/17/2025

Joining us for our first annual Salon and Panel Discussion?! Great! Catch up on all of the wonderful talks from our 2025 lecture series on the Ecumenical Councils that led up to this event here: https://www.youtube.com/

Questions for the speakers are welcome!

Dr. James Papandrea. Why Sunday's Creed is More Than Words: Orthodoxy, the Integrity of Christian Identity, and the Earliest Ecumenical Councils (0-500 A.D.)

Fr. Andrew Summerson. Working title: Hymning the Icon of the Invisible God: How the Later Christological Councils Show Us the Christ (500-1000 A.D.)

Dr. Donald Prudlo. Working title: Councils for Christendom and Beyond: Governing Perfection in the Central Middle Ages (1000-1500 A.D.)

Dr. Eric DeMeuse. Working title: Rupture or Reform?: From Trent to Vatican II (1500-2000 A.D.,)

Register here: https://www.wethersfieldinstitute.org/events/wethersfield-institute-salon-panel-discussion/form

Please join us for our first annual Wethersfield Institute Salon & Panel Discussion as we discuss 2000 years of Ecumenic...
12/12/2025

Please join us for our first annual Wethersfield Institute Salon & Panel Discussion as we discuss 2000 years of Ecumenical Councils of the Catholic Church!

Thursday, January 29, 2026

6:45 PM for a w**e and cheese social
Panel Discussion at 7:15 PM

Italian Community Center
Milwaukee, 631 E Chicago St, Milwaukee, WI 53202, USA

Emcee:
Matthew Levering

Speakers:
Dr. Jim Papandrea
Fr. Andrew Summerson
Dr. Don Prudlo
Dr. Eric DeMeuse

AD 2025 marked the 1700th anniversary of Nicaea, the Catholic Church's first Ecumenical Council, and the 60th anniversary of the closing of Vatican II, her most recent. In commemoration of these milestones, the Wethersfield Institute hosted four lectures at the Basilica of St. Josaphat, each focusing on a 500-year epoch of councils. The Institute is bringing these speakers back to Milwaukee to help us understand the whole breadth of the Councils in one evening.

If you know you are able to join please RSVP here - https://www.wethersfieldinstitute.org/events-1

If you aren't sure if you can join, no worries! Please attend anyway, the more the merrier!

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