# Event Details - **Event Name**: The Memory of Wholeness | Vance Lecture with Dr. Rhodora Beaton - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 08:30 pm (-05:00) - **Event Description**: What does it mean to be the Body of Christ today? A theological reflection on unity, memory, and hope.About this EventThe Memory of Wholeness: Being the Body of Christ in a Broken WorldSpeaker: Dr. Rhodora BeatonThursday | April 23, 20267:00 - 8:30 PM CSTTICKET OPTIONS:IN PERSONONLINE on ZOOMIN PERSON LOCATION:Whitley Event Center at Oblate School of Theology285 Oblate Drive, San Antonio, TX 78216This event is FREE!DESCRIPTIONThis lecture will explore the role of the Church in a world that often feels increasingly fragmented—socially, culturally, and spiritually. Drawing from ecclesiology, sacramental theology, and theological anthropology, Dr. Beaton will reflect on the image of the Church as the Body of Christ: not merely a metaphor, but a living, sacramental reality.The Body of Christ will be presented as the Church’s “memory of wholeness”—a communal and embodied remembrance of the unity, reconciliation, and communion to which humanity is called in Christ. In a time marked by division and disconnection, this talk will invite listeners to consider how the Church, through its sacramental life and shared practices, bears witness to a deeper unity that resists fragmentation and sustains hope for the world. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/8c315360-fd71-11f0-85ad-3b50a9507bcc-rimg-w1200-h200-dcffffff-gmir.jpg SPEAKERDr. Rhodora Beaton is a systematic theologian whose work brings theological depth into lively conversation with the life of the Church today. She holds a BA from Middlebury College and both an MDiv and PhD from the University of Notre Dame. Before joining the faculty at Oblate School of Theology in 2020, Dr. Beaton taught for three years at the Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, Missouri, and for eight years at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota.Her scholarly work focuses on the rich intersection of ecclesiology and sacramental theology, with particular attention to how the Church embodies and communicates meaning in the world. She is the author of Embodied Words, Spoken Signs: Sacramentality and the Word in Rahner and Chauvet (Fortress Press) and Illuminating Unity: Four Perspectives on Dei Verbum’s “One Table of the Word of God and the Body of Christ” (Liturgical Press), as well as numerous essays and articles.When she is not teaching or writing, Dr. Beaton enjoys traveling to new places and tending her garden at home in San Antonio.ABOUT THE LOUIS G. VANCE LECTUREThe Louis G. Vance Lecture in Systematic Theology at Oblate School of Theology is an annual event dedicated to advancing theological scholarship and dialogue. Established to honor Louis G. Vance's contributions to theology, the lecture invites distinguished scholars to address pressing topics in systematic theology, fostering critical reflection and exploration of contemporary issues within the Church and broader society. It serves as a platform to engage students, theologians, and the community in meaningful theological discourse. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/san-antonio/the-memory-of-wholeness-|-vance-lecture-with-dr-rhodora-beaton/100001754664973169 - **Event Categories**: Art, fine-arts, literary-art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: San Antonio - **state**: TX - **country**: United States - **location**: Whitley Event Center - **lat**: 29.5055471 - **long**: -98.5028986 - **full address**: Whitley Event Center, 285 Oblate Drive, San Antonio, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: The Memory of Wholeness | Vance Lecture with Dr. Rhodora Beaton - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/176ad50cfcd96dd3de88b9e8b9cd548980ea9e4b984efc12c4abed7b99be7d94-rimg-w1200-h600-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1769732466 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is The Memory of Wholeness | Vance Lecture with Dr. Rhodora Beaton being held? - **A:** The Memory of Wholeness | Vance Lecture with Dr. Rhodora Beaton takes place on Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Whitley Event Center, 285 Oblate Drive, San Antonio, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing The Memory of Wholeness | Vance Lecture with Dr. Rhodora Beaton? - **A:** The Memory of Wholeness | Vance Lecture with Dr. Rhodora Beaton is organized by Oblate School of Theology. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "The Memory of Wholeness | Vance Lecture with Dr. Rhodora Beaton", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/176ad50cfcd96dd3de88b9e8b9cd548980ea9e4b984efc12c4abed7b99be7d94-rimg-w1200-h600-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1769732466", "startDate": "2026-04-23T19:00:00-05:00", "endDate": "2026-04-23T20:30:00-05:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/san-antonio/the-memory-of-wholeness-|-vance-lecture-with-dr-rhodora-beaton/100001754664973169", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Whitley Event Center", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "285 Oblate Drive", "postalCode": "78216", "addressLocality": "San Antonio", "addressRegion": "TX", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "29.5055471", "longitude": "-98.5028986" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "What does it mean to be the Body of Christ today? 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