Our upcoming Authenticum lecture features Dr. Nathan Schmiedicke, Professor of Biblical Theology at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Denton, Nebraska.

Join us Wednesday, January 7th, 2026 in Cebelak Parish Hall for his talk titled: “BRIDEGROOM OF BLOOD: New Covenant Circumcision and the Meaning of Masculinity.”

DR. SCHMIEDICKE is a native of the Grand Rapids area. He graduated from Thomas Aquinas College in California and did his M.A. and PhD in Biblical Theology at Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI. Since then, he has taught for various institutions of higher learning (St. Charles Borromeo Seminary and Villanova University in Philadelphia, Wyoming Catholic College, the University of Mary). He currently teaches Scripture for Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary(FSSP) in Lincoln, NE. He has appeared on EWTN and Catholic Answers live.

WEDNESDAY, January 7, 2026

Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish – Cebelak Hall

151 Garfield Ave. SW Grand Rapids

Wine & Cheese Social 6:30pm

LECTURE BEGINS: 7:00PM

Authenticum Lectures are now available in podcast format through Spotify, Anchor, and Sacred Heart Parish Website. 

ALL ADULTS OF EVERY AGE ARE INVITED. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.