Free Theology Roundtable / Workshops

1. Catholicism and American Politics

Wednesday September 30 7-8pm EST
2. Catholicism and the 2020 Election
Tuesday October 20 7-8PM EST

online interactive Seminars Featuring:

Professors Frank Orlando (political Science) and Stephen Okey
(Theology)
of Saint Leo University

Please join Saint Leo Professors Stephen Okey and Frank Orlando as they discuss the history, theology,
and context of the intersection of American Political Life and Catholicism on September 30. The second
session on October 20 will deal more specifically with Catholics and the 2021 election.

Frank Orlando is an instructor of political science at Saint Leo University.  He holds degrees in political
science and geography from Michigan State (B.A.) and  political science from Duke University (M.A.).
His research focuses on American national institutions and the impact of social media on mass behavior. 
He teaches courses on American politics, behavior, and political methodology.

Stephen Okey is an Associate Professor of Theology at Saint Leo University in Saint Leo, FL, where he
teaches courses in Catholic theology and ethics.  He earned his master’s degree in theology from the
University of Chicago Divinity School and his Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from Boston College.  He is
the author of A Theology of Conversation: An Introduction to David Tracy, published in 2018 with
Liturgical Press Academic.  He has published scholarly essays in Political Theology and Communicazioni
Sociali.  His research interests are in public theology, Catholic social teaching, and technology. 

To RSVP and receive the link to the seminar- email: randall.woodard@saintleo.edu