Higher Law

All are welcome!  7-9pm in the Commons

 Take part in food, comradery, and quasi-guided discussion.    
*Bring your favorite wine with a mind to share and/or something for general grazing (cheese, crackers, fruit, veggies, etc.).  

DATES AND TOPICS 

Feb. 11.  Natural Law Theory - A talk by Joshua Clemmons, Director of Faith Formation & Education at St. Rita, about the understanding of human law within a theistic framework as articulated in the Catholic tradition.  Audio 

Feb. 25. Justice Separated:  What Courts Really Do - A talk by Wes Holmes on the ramifications and practice of legal theories that depart from that of natural law theory in the U.S. 

Mar. 24. Hot Topics in the Justice System - A joint discussion by Joshua and Wes covering current controversial topics in the American legal landscape, seen anew from the vantage point of contradictory legal theories and philosophical/theological bases.   




About Wes Holmes

Wes graduated from Baylor Law School in 1989 and spent over 30 years as a litigation practitioner.  When Wes started RCIA in August of 2016, he took the opportunity to dust off some old books, buy some new ones, and set about trying to gain an understanding of the legal system in the light of Catholic teaching.