On the second and fourth Thursdays of each month, men gather at The Ladder to engage in a vigorous, non-“lowest-common-denominator” type of ecumenism among the three Great Christian Traditions. We aren’t afraid to put on our theological boxing gloves to spar for a minute, and to take them off for a shared pint the next. If you haven’t seen a Catholic listen to the life story of John Wesley; if you haven’t watched a Protestant learn about Evagrius of Pontus; and if you haven’t seen Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant men sit around a table together and talk theology until midnight . . . then you need to come to the Hall of Men.
When
Second and fourth Thursdays (usually)
Where
Schedule
Doors open at 7 pm.
Food is served at 7:30 pm.
Eighth Day Convocation at 8:30 pm followed by presentation and toast.
Membership Required?
No but we do encourage it. Learn more here.
Become a member and claim your pint at the Hall.
There is in every generation a cloud of witnesses to the Mysteries of the Kingdom. Our predicament is in that we do not know them, nor do we care for them and for their witness. We are overtaken by worldly cares. The stories of saints are timely reminders for our generation of that only "good thing," which is never taken away. They are also an invitation to the pilgrimage of faith and hope.
~Fr. Georges Florovsky
Let us hear and wonder at the wisdom of God found in earthen vessels.
~St. John of the Ladder
2023 Hall of Men
January 12-14 – Eighth Day Seminar and Symposium
January 26: Annual HoM Meeting
February 9: Johannes Bugenhagen by Dan Snyder
February 23: W. H. Auden by Jeff Reimer
March 9: St. Louis IX, King of France by Fr. Mark Lovett
March 18 – Feast of St. Patrick
March 23: Xenophon of Athens by Dr. Matthew Umbarger
April 13 – Holy Thursday in East
April 27: Sts. John Fisher & Thomas More by Malcolm Harris
May 11: Dannie Gingerich by Leroy Hershberger
May 25: St. Ephrem the Syrian by Michael Simmon
June 22: St. Kyrillos VI by Kevin Mortimer
July 13: St. Mark of Ephesus by Doom (d. June 23, 1444)
July 27: St. Peter Chrysologus by Fr. Kyle Nelson
Aug 10: Francis Turretin by Josh Luper
Aug 24: St. Symeon the Stylite by Doom
Sep 14: The Fathers of the Sixth Ecumenical Council by Josh Sturgill
Sep 28: Petre Țuțea by Erin Doom
Oct 12: Walter Hooper by Derek Hale
Oct 21-23 – Inklings Festival
Oct 26: Sir Roger Scruton by Ben Davis
Nov 9: St Odo of Cluny by Fr. Kyle Nelson
Nov 23 – Thanksgiving
Dec 14: Godfrey of Bouillon by Michael Simmon
Dec 28 – Feast of the Nativity
April 2024
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1
5pm Ray Anderson Theological Task Force
2
3
6am "Ironmen"
4
4pm Cappadocian Society
5
7:30am Prayer Group - Hill
6
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8
5pm Ray Anderson Theological Task Force
9
10
6am "Ironmen"
11
4pm Cappadocian Society
7pm Hall of Men
12
7:30am Prayer Group - Hill
6pm Chesterton Society
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15
5pm Ray Anderson Theological Task Force
16
4pm Preaching Colloquium
6:30pm Sisters of Sophia
17
6am "Ironmen"
18
4pm Cappadocian Society
19
7:30am Prayer Group - Hill
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5pm Ray Anderson Theological Task Force
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6am "Ironmen"
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4pm Cappadocian Society
7pm Hall of Men
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7:30am Prayer Group - Hill
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7am "Ironmen"
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5pm Ray Anderson Theological Task Force
30
1
6am "Ironmen"
2
4pm Cappadocian Society
3
7:30am Prayer Group - Hill
4
Location
Eighth Day Institute at The Ladder
2836 E. Douglas Ave.
Wichita, KS 67214
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