Concert & Conversation with a Hillbilly Thomist and Jennifer Newsome Martin
May 2, 2025 6-9pm
6pm Doors Open
7pm Concert
Conversation to Follow
On May 2, 2025, St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church in Whiting, Indiana, will celebrate the Catholic Culture and Bluegrass’s deep roots in the Region, with a concert by Fr. Justin Bolger, OP, and Fr. Simon Teller, OP, of the Hillbilly Thomists at St. Mary Hall at 2002 Davidson Place, Whiting, Indiana.
After a set, they will be joined by Dr. Jennifer Newsome Martin, de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame, for a conversation about their music, catholic culture, and Whiting’s unique imprint on it. Culture and Bluegrass music’s stems from Region, with some of the oldest Churches in Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland and the beginnings of Bill Monroe’s musical career. Join us for a drink, a song, a conversation, and compline to finish out the night.
Tickets are $25 in advance at $35 at the door, if still available.
Purchase tickets at www.stmarywhiting.org/revival
The event co-sponsored by Notre Dame Federal Credit Union, The Lumen Christi Institute. Office of Missionary Discipleship and Evangelization of the Diocese of Gary, and Calumet College of St. Joseph.
The event is part of St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church’s Accessibility to Beauty Project. For more information: www.stmarywhiting.org/beauty