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Topic: "How to beat the devil and find your spouse" a talk on St. Ignatius' Rules of the Discernment of Spirits
Speaker Bio:
Father John Riley is a priest of the Diocese of Arlington Virginia currently serving as parochial vicar at Sacred Heart Parish in Winchester and Spiritual Director of Arlington’s San Damiano Retreat Center in White Post.
Interested in pursuing a career in Motion Picture Production and Direction, Father Riley earned a BA in Communication in his undergraduate studies at the University of Notre Dame. After discerning a call to the priesthood, Father Riley studied at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary and at the Notre Dame Pontifical Catechetical Institute in Arlington, Virginia.
A Chaplain and Professor of Sacred Scripture at Christendom College in Front Royal from 1995-2000, Father Riley spent the next 10 years serving as Pastor at St. Louis Parish in Alexandria and at St. Matthew Parish in Spotsylvania.
At Archbishop Chaput’s invitation, Fr. Riley served as Chaplain at the Augustine Institute in the Archdiocese of Denver from 2010 to 2020.
Fr. Riley’s great delight in life is scaling mountains (both spiritual and physical) and helping others to seek and find Jesus Christ… in the Gospels, in Prayer, and in the Sacraments.
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All young adults (21-35) are invited to Theology on Tap in the heart of Old Town, Alexandria at Murphy’s Grand Irish Pub, 2nd floor, every first Monday of the month. The talk begins at 7:30 pm & ends with Q&A at 8:15 pm. This event is cosponsored by The Basilica of Saint Mary and the Diocese of Arlington's Office of Youth, Campus, and Young Adult Ministries.
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Questions? Please contact Mariane Staron at [email protected].
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Murphy’s Grand Irish Pub, Old Town, 713 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314-3014, United States,Alexandria, Virginia
