An Educating Conversation: "The Word Made Flesh: Friars Come to Adore"
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December 3, 2026 | "The Word Made Flesh: Friars Come to Adore" - Featuring: Michael Demkovich, O.P. & Jack Clark Robinson, O.F.M.
🗣 A Dominican and Franciscan look at the Incarnation in time for Christmas, drawing from their rich spiritual traditions.
📍 Location: Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library, 2201 Laguna Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
💲 Cost: $30 public ($25 members) admission fee to support the work of the Archive-Library
Early-Bird Access for Good Friends+ starts October 1st. General public tickets start October 2nd.
ℹ️ Logistics: RSVP Required | Light Refreshments | Doors at 5:30pm
About the series: Join a select group of those interested in an informative conversation with experts who will first share from a vast store of knowledge, then engage with those present in a lively give & take.
About our speakers:
Fr. Michael Demkovich entered the Dominicans in 1976 and was ordained in 1981. He holds both the pontifical doctorate (SThD) as well as his PhD in Religious Studies from the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium. His dissertation ‘Life Gives the Most Noble Lessons’ was on Meister Eckhart and his mysticism. He has taught in various graduate schools such as the Blackfriars Oxford, Aquinas Institute St Louis, and Oblate School of Theology San Antonio. He is vice chair of the English Eckhart Society and has published numerous articles and books, as well as being an international speaker and retreat master. He recently published his ‘Trilogy on Trust’ and is currently working on ‘Thomas Aquinas: Teacher, Preacher, Mystic.’
Jack Clark Robinson, OFM has been a Franciscan friar for over forty years and in love with history for sixty years. A perpetual student, he has degrees in speech and drama, law, ministry, and a PhD in history from the US Santa Barbara. He was ordained a priest at Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico and his former ministries include missionary, pastor, Franciscan formator and administrator, as well as college professor. He returned to Santa Barbara in 2022 to serve as Executive Director of the Santa Barbara Mission Archive-Library, where he has the joy of sharing history all the time!
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NOTE: This Facebook Event is not tallying RSVPs. To confirm your spot, please purchase a ticket on our website here: https://www.sbmal.org/events-1/an-educating-conversation-the-word-made-flesh-friars-come-to-adore
🗣 A Dominican and Franciscan look at the Incarnation in time for Christmas, drawing from their rich spiritual traditions.
📍 Location: Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library, 2201 Laguna Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
💲 Cost: $30 public ($25 members) admission fee to support the work of the Archive-Library
Early-Bird Access for Good Friends+ starts October 1st. General public tickets start October 2nd.
ℹ️ Logistics: RSVP Required | Light Refreshments | Doors at 5:30pm
About the series: Join a select group of those interested in an informative conversation with experts who will first share from a vast store of knowledge, then engage with those present in a lively give & take.
About our speakers:
Fr. Michael Demkovich entered the Dominicans in 1976 and was ordained in 1981. He holds both the pontifical doctorate (SThD) as well as his PhD in Religious Studies from the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium. His dissertation ‘Life Gives the Most Noble Lessons’ was on Meister Eckhart and his mysticism. He has taught in various graduate schools such as the Blackfriars Oxford, Aquinas Institute St Louis, and Oblate School of Theology San Antonio. He is vice chair of the English Eckhart Society and has published numerous articles and books, as well as being an international speaker and retreat master. He recently published his ‘Trilogy on Trust’ and is currently working on ‘Thomas Aquinas: Teacher, Preacher, Mystic.’
Jack Clark Robinson, OFM has been a Franciscan friar for over forty years and in love with history for sixty years. A perpetual student, he has degrees in speech and drama, law, ministry, and a PhD in history from the US Santa Barbara. He was ordained a priest at Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico and his former ministries include missionary, pastor, Franciscan formator and administrator, as well as college professor. He returned to Santa Barbara in 2022 to serve as Executive Director of the Santa Barbara Mission Archive-Library, where he has the joy of sharing history all the time!
📣 Unsure if you're a Friend of the Archive-Library?
Our paid membership program, Friends of SBMAL, is easy to join. It gives you access to our space for research, and a whole range of other perks.
For more details: https://www.sbmal.org/join-and-support
NOTE: This Facebook Event is not tallying RSVPs. To confirm your spot, please purchase a ticket on our website here: https://www.sbmal.org/events-1/an-educating-conversation-the-word-made-flesh-friars-come-to-adore
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