WINSTON-SALEM — To kick off its fall lecture series, St. Leo the Great Parish will host Roy Schoeman, acclaimed Catholic author of “Salvation is from the Jews: The Role of Judaism in Salvation History” and “Honey from the Rock: Sixteen Jews Find the Sweetness of Christ.”
The free public event starts at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, in the parish activity center.
St. Leo the Great is located at 333 Springdale Ave. in Winston-Salem.
Schoeman’s lecture will weave together his witness testimony and the supernatural experiences that led him to the Church with a discussion of the role of Judaism in salvation history, as illumined by Catholic doctrine.
Schoeman was born and raised Jewish by parents who had fled Nazi Germany. Growing up he received a thorough Jewish education, followed by a bachelor’s degree from MIT and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he then joined the faculty as a marketing professor. While there, he says he had two supernatural experiences – one of Christ and one of the Blessed Virgin Mary – that resulted in his conversion to Catholicism.
Now he writes, speaks and teaches on Catholic theology, focusing on the relationship between Judaism and the Catholic Church. He has written two best-selling books published by Ignatius Press, taught theology at Ave Maria University and Holy Apostles College and Seminary, hosts a weekly Catholic radio show on Radio Maria, has a daily internet livestream, and appears frequently on EWTN.
— Catholic News Herald