Wednesday, January 7, 2026

• 7:45am Morning Prayer (SH Chapel)

• 8:15am Breakfast (Main Dining Room)

• 9:00am Second Presentation (Lobby)

• 10:00am Break

• 10:30am Third Presentation (Lobby)

• Noon Angelus/Lunch (Main Dining Room)

• 1:30pm Panel/Q&A (Lobby)

• 3:00pm Break, confessions in IHM Chapel (optional), or seminary tour (optional)

• 4:00pm Mass (SH Chapel)

• 5:00pm Reception (Dining Room)

• 5:30pm Dinner (Dining Room)

Thursday, January 8, 2026

• 7:45am Mass (IHM Chapel)

• 8:15am Breakfast (Dining Room)

Rabbi Joshua Herman is the Head of School at Milwaukee Jewish Day School.  Born and raised in the Milwaukee area, Josh graduated from UW-Madison with a B.A. Hebrew & Semitic Studies, Jewish Studies, and Philosophy, and received his M.A. and rabbinical ordination from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.  He has previously served as Associate Rabbi at Congregation Beth Israel in Houston, TX, Rabbi for the Year-in-Israel Program at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Jerusalem, and as Executive Director of Hillel Milwaukee. Josh is married to Aviva and they have two children, Raya and Ilan.

Title and synopsis of talk: Coming soon!

Dr. Charles Hughes-Huff, Ph.D. 

Title and synopsis of talk: Coming soon!

Deacon Steve Kramer, D.Min. was ordained in 1994 for the diocese of Rockville Centre, New York and is now incardinated for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. He holds an M.A in Theology from Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington, New York and a Doctorate (D.Min.) in Preaching and Communication from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts. Since 2014 he has been the Director of Homiletics, Director of Recruitment, and Professor of Pastoral Studies at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology in Hales Corners, Wisconsin. In addition, Deacon Kramer teaches homiletics to the candidates for the Permanent Diaconate Formation program of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.

Deacon Steve has given retreats, convocations, and canonical retreats for both priests and deacons, and parish missions from Maine to Hawaii. He is a nationally known speaker and writer on preaching/communication topics, evangelization, pastoral care, and end of life ministry. Steve contributes articles and a quarterly column for The Deacon magazine, Seminary Journal, and has written chapters for several recent theological books relating to formation.

Additionally, Deacon Steve currently cohosts a syndicated podcast with author Kiki Latimer entitled: “Teaching Preaching – Forming Today’s Homilists”. It can be found on Spotify! and iHeartRadio! He and his wife Geri have been married for forty-seven years. They have four grown children and one grandchild. Deacon Steve can be contacted at skramer@shsst.edu.

Title and synopsis of talk: Deacon Steve Kramer and Deacon Dale Nees (see below) will talk about how being mindful of the connection between First Reading and the Gospel, the preacher can be intentional in helping the faithful better appreciate the continuity of God’s saving plan as it unfolds throughout history, from the Hebrew Scriptures preparing the way for Christ, the Gospels bringing that promise to fulfillment, and how that applies to all of us in the present moment.

NOTE: Deacon Kramer will also be a member of the panal.

Dr. Katherine Milco, Ph.D. Katherine Milco (Ph.D., University of Chicago) is the Assistant Academic Dean and Associate Professor of Classics and Early Christian Studies. She teaches courses such as Latin, Greek, Catholic Literature, and Patristics. Her research focuses on the early Church with a particular emphasis on persecution, martyrdom, and hagiography. 

Title and synopsis of talk: Coming soon!

Deacon Dale Nees is originally from the Racine area. He has been a Registered Nurse for over 40 years working with people of all ages and across the Healthcare continuum as both a caregiver and an administrator. Deacon Dale was ordained to the Diaconate in 2009 at St. John the Evangelist Cathedral in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is currently employed by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee as Director of Diaconate Formation since 2018. His current covenant is with St. Paul the Apostle Church serving the Northwest Parishes of Racine, Wisconsin. 

Title and synopsis of talk: Deacon Dale Nees and Deacon Steve Kramer (see above) will talk about how being mindful of the connection between First Reading and the Gospel, the preacher can be intentional in helping the faithful better appreciate the continuity of God’s saving plan as it unfolds throughout history, from the Hebrew Scriptures preparing the way for Christ, the Gospels bringing that promise to fulfillment, and how that applies to all of us in the present moment.

Rev. Mark Mastin, SCJ is a religious priest for the congregation, the Priests of the Sacred Heart (SCJ).  The religious headquarters is located in Franklin, Wisconsin, just outside the city limits of Milwaukee.  He has been a religious priest for 22 years.  Fr. Mark has served his religious community as a Vocation Director, Peace and Justice Director, Missionary pastor on the Sioux Indian reservations in South Dakota and more recently as a Military Chaplain for the United States Army.  His current assignment is as a Formation Director at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology, an apostolate of the Priests of the Sacred Heart.  He will occasionally help teach homiletics and sacramentals.  Aside from that primary ministry, he is the local religious superior for the SCJ community at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology.

Julie Newberry (Ph.D., Duke University) grew up in Southern California but has lived in the chilly Midwest since 2019. Currently in her third year as Assistant Professor of Sacred Scripture at SHSST, she teaches New Testament courses, in which she enjoys thinking with students about the theological and pastoral implications of class material. Her ongoing research seeks to illustrate the practical theological insights that arise from integrating intertextual analysis (esp. of Old Testament/Hebrew Bible in the New Testament) with attention to people’s embodied lives in community in New Testament narratives.

Rev. Pat O’Loughlin was ordained for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee in 1999.  He was pastor of St. Matthew Parish in Oak Creek for 17 years and currently serves as pastor at St. Leonard Parish in Muskego.