{"id":1603,"date":"2007-07-19T22:08:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-19T22:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2007\/07\/a-post-tap-report.html"},"modified":"2007-07-19T22:08:00","modified_gmt":"2007-07-19T22:08:00","slug":"a-post-tap-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2007\/07\/a-post-tap-report.html","title":{"rendered":"A post-Tap report"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a> I’m pleased to report that Your Humble Blogger survived Theology on Tap<\/a> tonight. It was my first attempt at something like this — and my first attempt at delivering any kind of presentation longer than, say, 15 minutes. <\/p>\n

The good news: Nobody threw anything. Nobody walked out. Nobody fell asleep. People asked a lot of great questions. The crowd was small but friendly. I was impressed, and inspired, by the faith-filled spirituality among the young people who were there. It gave me hope. <\/p>\n

The bad news: I didn’t get a chance to try the pub’s famous hamburger. Maybe next time. <\/p>\n

Pictured, on the left, is yours truly with Fr. Tom Pettei, one of the organizers of the series. <\/p>\n

And if you’re wondering: no, we’re not separated at birth. Guys who live in Queens just naturally look that way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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