1700th Anniversary of the Nicene Creed
July 10 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Join us for an evening marking the 1700th anniversary of the Nicene Creed. On Thursday, July 10, Fr. Hugh Barbour, O. Praem., will speak on the Creed’s roots, its lasting place in the Church, and how it continues to unite Christians in the faith we proclaim.
This free event is hosted by the Office of Ecumenism & Inter-Religion of the Diocese of Orange. It will be held at the Pastoral Center in the 4th Floor Auditorium.
Fr. Hugh Barbour, O. Praem., is a Norbertine of St. Michael’s Abbey in Silverado, California. He grew up in South Pasadena and is a convert from the Episcopal Church. After earning a bachelor’s degree in classics from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Fr. Hugh entered St. Michael’s in 1982 and was ordained a priest in 1990. He earned a license in patristic theology at the Augustinianum and a doctorate in philosophy at the Angelicum in Rome. He has taught philosophy at St. Michael’s to the Abbey’s junior professed seminarians studying for the priesthood since 1992 and was prior of the abbey from 1995 until 2017. Fr. Hugh has been active over the years in weekend parish ministry and in giving talks and retreats; he has served as chaplain of the St. Thomas More Society of Orange County and as censor deputatus of the Diocese of Orange, and he is a knight commander of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre. Since September 2017, he has been serving as a chaplain at Catholic Answers.