Café Catholica

Café Catholica Lite: May 22nd, 2025

Our next Café Catholica Lite will be held on May 22, 2025, at Sts. Simon and Jude Parish (26777 Glen Loch Dr, The Woodlands) from 7:00-8:45 pm. Our speaker will be Steffani Aquila, founder of His Girl Sunday. Steffani's talk will be titled “Seasons of Grace: Embracing the Liturgical Year in Daily Life,” which will explore practical ways to align your home, personal, and family life with the rhythms of the liturgical year and create a deeper connection to living an incarnational faith. The night will include lite snacks, the talk, Q&A, and communal prayer. For more information, go to www.archgh.org/cafecatholica

If you are unable to join us in person, please join us online via livestream!

Café Catholica Lite: Livestream

For those who cannot join us in person, we hope you'll tune in for the Livestream for the event. Visit this Livestream Zoom Link to tune in! The zoom will open on 7:30 p.m. in time for the talk.

Café Catholica Lite 2024-2025

Café Catholica Lite will be returning starting in November 2024 and will run through May 2025. Café Catholica Lite will be held from 7:00-8:45 pm and will include lite snacks, a talk, and communal prayer. Please see dates and locations below.

November 14, 2024: St. Mary of the Expectation, 1612 E Walker St, League City
January 30, 2025: St. Faustina, 28102 FM 1093, Fulshear
March 13, 2025: Holy Family Parish Life Center, 1525 25^th St., Galveston
May 22, 2025: Sts. Simon and Jude, 26777 Glen Loch Dr., The Woodlands

Further information concerning the speakers and topics will be made available soon. For more information contact the Office for Young Adult and Campus Ministry at yacm@archgh.org or 713-741-8778.

Café Catholica Lite 2024-2025 Recordings

Did you miss one of the Café Catholica Lite talks? See links below to view recordings from the 2024-25 Café Lite series talks.

November 14: Sam Schoenfelder: Kairos: For such a time as this!

January 30: Fr. Kingsley Nwoko: "Why Love Hurts"

March 13: Fr. Jorge Alvarado: "How To Hear The Voice of God"

Café Catholica 2024 Recordings

Did you miss one of the Café Catholica talks? See links below to view recordings from the 2024 series talks. Please also check out the Around the Archdiocese podcast for more content from our Café Catholica speakers.

July 15: Bob Lesnefsky: Encountering Christ in the Eucharist: Revival of the Heart

July 22: Kim Zember: Restless Heart: Facing Struggles of Identity and Sexuality

July 29: Brian Lennox: Walking on Water: Trusting God's Plan in the Midst of Doubt

Café Catholica Podcasts

Check out the Around the Archdiocese Podcast! Content available on the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Podcast! Subscribe to the podcast for more excellent content coming soon!

25 Years of Café Catholica with Fr. Sean Horrigan and Vivian Ramos

This summer, we are celebrating 25 years of Café Catholica - our annual young adult summer series! Listen as Fr. Sean Horrigan and Vivian Ramos, two members of the team that helped to launch Café Catholica 25 years ago, reminisce about the beginnings of this annual event and why they still encourage young adults to attend today. The Café Catholica summer series is open to all young adults (ages 18-39) and features dynamic speakers, prayer, and social opportunities.

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For more information contact the Office for Young Adult and Campus Ministry at www.archgh.org/cafecatholica or yacm@archgh.org or 713-741-8778.