Doors open at 7 p.m. and session begin at 7:30 p.m. Admission in free but donations are welcome. The schedule, listed by region with topic and speaker:

OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS

St. Mary Magdalen Church (Parish Hall), 1241 Corning St., L.A. Contact: Dennis Kiley, (310) 392-8933.

July 22: "Work Sucks But I Need the Bucks: How to Maintain Your Faith and Find Peace at Work," Floy Hawkins.

July 29: "Let's Play Catholic Jeopardy: A Raucous Reality Game Show, It's a Hit," Sr. Kathy Bryant, RSC, Douglas Leal and a mystery guest.

Aug. 5: "Taboo Topics of the Church: Religious Faith in an Age of Scientific Knowledge," Father Richard Benson, CM.

Aug. 12: "Single? Dating? Married? How Does God Fit into Modern Day Relationships," Deacon W. Scott Palmer.

SAN FERNANDO

St. John Baptist de la Salle Church (Seton Hall), 10738 Hayvenhurst Ave., Granada Hills. Contact: Dennis Young, (661) 609-0083.

July 18: "Was There a Mrs. Jesus? Cracking the Da Vinci Code and Other Conspiracy Theories," Bill Shaules.

July 25: "The Devil Made Me Do It! Spiritual Warfare," Dominic Berardino.

Aug. 1: "Adam and Eve. The Big Bang and Monkey Business: A Scientist Examines the Existence of God," Father Richard Benson, C.M.

Aug. 8: "Relationship and Sex in The City of God," Dr. Ross Porter.

SAN GABRIEL

St. Joseph's Salesian Renewal Center, 8301 Arroyo Dr., Rosemead. Contact: Joy Daniels, (626) 570-0931.

July 21: "Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, Spiritual (PIES): Accepting Each Moment as Sacred," Father Alexander Lewis, OFM.

July 28: "Moving Mountains: The Power of Prayer," Floy Hawkins.

Aug. 4: "Do We Sit, Knell or Stand? A Look at How Vatican II Changed the Mass," Father Sebastian Vettickal, CMI.

Aug. 11: "Using Christ's Example to be Forgiving to Others and Yourself, Bishop Gabino Zavala.

SAN PEDRO

St. Raymond Church (Msgr. Gibson Hall), 12348 Paramount Blvd., Downey. Contact: Cisco Ubieto, (310) 840-5209.

July 20: "Don't Tell Me What to Do," Father Dave Heney.

July 27: "Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, Spiritual (PIES): Accepting Each Moment as Sacred," Father Alexander Lewis, OFM.

Aug. 3: "The Relationship Quest," Deacon W. Scott Palmer.

Aug. 10: "Spirituality: Influences All Around Us," Bill Shaules.

SANTA BARBARA

St. Mary Magdalen Church (Parish Hall), 25 Las Posas Rd., Camarillo. Contact: Cindy Lambrix, (805) 577-8315.

July 24: "Love, Lust and God: How Do They Fit Together?", Bill Shaules.

July 31: "Q & A with the Bishop: Everything You Wanted to Know But Forgot to Ask in Religious Education," Bishop Thomas Curry.

Aug. 7: "The Mass: Why We Do The Things We Do," Father David Loftus.

Aug. 14: "God, Can You Hear Me Now?", Sister Kathy Bryant, RSC.