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Anyone involved in this program? Comments? I am considering starting a chapter.
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Info below.
***What is the Dead Theologians Society?
The Dead Theologians Society is a Catholic apostolate for high school age teens and college age young adults. Through the Saints of yesterday, the Dead Theologians Society inspires the youth of today to become the saints of tomorrow. A special charism of the Dead Theologians Society is to pray for the release of the Poor Souls in Purgatory. Its motto is, “Dead to the World, alive in Christ!” This is inspired by Romans 6:11 where St. Paul tells us to be dead to sin but alive in Christ Jesus.
***How is this Accomplished?
Society members learn the lives of the Saints, their heroic virtue and hear their inspirational writings. Through the stories of the Saints, young people are catechized and develop positive role models at a time when they are surely needed. In addition, members make use of time honored Catholic prayers, devotions and sacramental such as, Eucharistic Adoration, the Rosary, the Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, and more!
***What is the History of the Dead Theologians Society?
DTS began in 1997 at St. Francis de Sales Church in Newark, Ohio. Inspired by the hit movie, Dead Poets Society and the lives of the Saints, Rev. Dean Mathewson, Pastor, along with Michael Barone, Coordinator of Religious Education, and Eddie Cotter, Jr., parish Youth Minister, founded and implemented DTS as part of the total youth ministry program for high school age teens.
In an intriguing atmosphere of Gregorian chant music, pipe tobacco incense and effective candle lighting, local teens regularly packed the 125 year old church’s undercroft chapel to discover treasures of the faith.
As news of this effective teen program spread, representatives from surrounding parishes visited St. Francis de Sales Church and began chapters of their own to serve the needs of their parish teens. Appearances on the Eternal Word Television’s hit teen show, Life on the Rock, catapulted the Dead Theologians Society onto the international scene and highlighted the society as a faithful and effective response to Pope John Paul II’s call for “a new evangelization for the third millennium.” As news about DTS continues to spread, new chapters continue to form.
Today, membership in the Dead Theologians Society is in the thousands, with numerous stories of conversions, and vocations. In addition, there are now college chapters of DTS and many priests, religious, and seminarians are among the society’s membership. DTS members are recognized by the distinctive black hooded sweatshirt with the monstrance emblem and logo, worn as a commitment to the society and its mission.
Thanks!
Info below.
***What is the Dead Theologians Society?
The Dead Theologians Society is a Catholic apostolate for high school age teens and college age young adults. Through the Saints of yesterday, the Dead Theologians Society inspires the youth of today to become the saints of tomorrow. A special charism of the Dead Theologians Society is to pray for the release of the Poor Souls in Purgatory. Its motto is, “Dead to the World, alive in Christ!” This is inspired by Romans 6:11 where St. Paul tells us to be dead to sin but alive in Christ Jesus.
***How is this Accomplished?
Society members learn the lives of the Saints, their heroic virtue and hear their inspirational writings. Through the stories of the Saints, young people are catechized and develop positive role models at a time when they are surely needed. In addition, members make use of time honored Catholic prayers, devotions and sacramental such as, Eucharistic Adoration, the Rosary, the Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, and more!
***What is the History of the Dead Theologians Society?
DTS began in 1997 at St. Francis de Sales Church in Newark, Ohio. Inspired by the hit movie, Dead Poets Society and the lives of the Saints, Rev. Dean Mathewson, Pastor, along with Michael Barone, Coordinator of Religious Education, and Eddie Cotter, Jr., parish Youth Minister, founded and implemented DTS as part of the total youth ministry program for high school age teens.
In an intriguing atmosphere of Gregorian chant music, pipe tobacco incense and effective candle lighting, local teens regularly packed the 125 year old church’s undercroft chapel to discover treasures of the faith.
As news of this effective teen program spread, representatives from surrounding parishes visited St. Francis de Sales Church and began chapters of their own to serve the needs of their parish teens. Appearances on the Eternal Word Television’s hit teen show, Life on the Rock, catapulted the Dead Theologians Society onto the international scene and highlighted the society as a faithful and effective response to Pope John Paul II’s call for “a new evangelization for the third millennium.” As news about DTS continues to spread, new chapters continue to form.
Today, membership in the Dead Theologians Society is in the thousands, with numerous stories of conversions, and vocations. In addition, there are now college chapters of DTS and many priests, religious, and seminarians are among the society’s membership. DTS members are recognized by the distinctive black hooded sweatshirt with the monstrance emblem and logo, worn as a commitment to the society and its mission.
