The Visitation Institute exists to bring top local and national speakers to the parish to foster adult faith formation, around a particular topic or topics in an exciting and systematic way.
Though the institute will remain "off" for 2021-22, due to the Covid-19 recovery, here are some of the amazing speakers we've had over the years:
Bishop Donald Hying, DD, Bishop of Madison
Bishop Richard Sklba, STD, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Milwaukee
Fr. William Blazek, SJ, MD, MA- National Director of the Apostleship for Prayer & Physician-Bioethicist
Fr. John Burns, STD- National Speaker, Author, and Archdiocesan Vocations Promoter
Dr. Michael Brummond, STD- Professor of Systematic Theology, Sacred Heart Seminary
Dr. Aaron Canty, PhD- Professor or Religious Studies, St. Xavier University
Sr. Mary Carroll, SSSF, D.Min., MA- Professor of Spirituality, Sacred Heart Seminary
Dr. Eric Demuse, PhD- Headmaster, Chesterton Academy Milwaukee
Fr. Cliff Ermatinger, STL, PhL- Author, Retreat Master, and Archdiocesan Spiritual Consultant
Fr. William Kurz, SJ, PhD- Professor of Scripture, Marquette University
Fr. John Laurence, SJ, PhD- Professor of Liturgy, Marquette University
Dr. Ulrich Lehner, Dr.Theo., PhD- Prolific Author & Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame
Anthony LoCoco, JD- Deputy Counsel at Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty
Dr. Lydia LoCoco, D.Min., Relevant Radio Personality & Director of Community Relations, Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Susan McNeil, M.Div., MA- Director of Lay Ministry, Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Fr. Joseph Mueller, SJ, STD- Dean, Santa Clara University Jesuit School of Theology
Dr. Paul Monson, PhD- Professor of Church History, Sacred Heart Seminary
Dr. Constance Neilsen, PhD- Director of Classical Education, St. Ambrose Academy
Dr. Dan Scholz, PhD- Scripture Scholar and President of Cardinal Stritch University
Dr. James Stroud, STD- Professor of Moral Theology, Sacred Heart Seminary
Dr. Christopher Stoughton, PhD- FermiLab Particle Physicist and Physics Professor
Doug Ulaszek, MA- Associate Director of Youth Evangelization, Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Grace Urbanski, MA- Author, Speaker, & Principal of Christ King School
and many others!
Bishop Donald Hying, DD, Bishop of Madison
Bishop Richard Sklba, STD, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Milwaukee
Fr. William Blazek, SJ, MD, MA- National Director of the Apostleship for Prayer & Physician-Bioethicist
Fr. John Burns, STD- National Speaker, Author, and Archdiocesan Vocations Promoter
Dr. Michael Brummond, STD- Professor of Systematic Theology, Sacred Heart Seminary
Dr. Aaron Canty, PhD- Professor or Religious Studies, St. Xavier University
Sr. Mary Carroll, SSSF, D.Min., MA- Professor of Spirituality, Sacred Heart Seminary
Dr. Eric Demuse, PhD- Headmaster, Chesterton Academy Milwaukee
Fr. Cliff Ermatinger, STL, PhL- Author, Retreat Master, and Archdiocesan Spiritual Consultant
Fr. William Kurz, SJ, PhD- Professor of Scripture, Marquette University
Fr. John Laurence, SJ, PhD- Professor of Liturgy, Marquette University
Dr. Ulrich Lehner, Dr.Theo., PhD- Prolific Author & Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame
Anthony LoCoco, JD- Deputy Counsel at Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty
Dr. Lydia LoCoco, D.Min., Relevant Radio Personality & Director of Community Relations, Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Susan McNeil, M.Div., MA- Director of Lay Ministry, Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Fr. Joseph Mueller, SJ, STD- Dean, Santa Clara University Jesuit School of Theology
Dr. Paul Monson, PhD- Professor of Church History, Sacred Heart Seminary
Dr. Constance Neilsen, PhD- Director of Classical Education, St. Ambrose Academy
Dr. Dan Scholz, PhD- Scripture Scholar and President of Cardinal Stritch University
Dr. James Stroud, STD- Professor of Moral Theology, Sacred Heart Seminary
Dr. Christopher Stoughton, PhD- FermiLab Particle Physicist and Physics Professor
Doug Ulaszek, MA- Associate Director of Youth Evangelization, Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Grace Urbanski, MA- Author, Speaker, & Principal of Christ King School
and many others!
For more information regarding St. Mary's Visitation Institute, please contact Josh Dieterich, jdieterich@stmaryeg.org.