Between the Masses is an adult enrichment lecture series offered periodically throughout the liturgical year, which focuses on various topics relating to the Church, spirituality and scripture on Sunday mornings, 9:15 - 10:15 AM.
Dr. Scholz has served in Catholic education for nearly 40 years. He began teaching theology in 1985 at Pius XI High School where he served as theology department chair for 10 years. After receiving his Ph.D. from Marquette University in 1997 in biblical theology, he began teaching biblical studies at Saint Francis de Sales Seminary. He remained at the Seminary until the fall of 2004 when he began a new position at Cardinal Stritch University as a full-time faculty member in the Religious Studies Department. For the past twenty years, Dan has served at Stritch as a Professor and Director of the Saint Clare Center, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Vice President of Academic Affairs, and most recently as the President of Cardinal Stritch University. Dr. Scholz has also been recently hired as the Director of Catholic Schools and Parishes Initiative at Marquette University.
Dr. Dan is an active member of the Catholic Biblical Society and the Society of Biblical Literature. He has published three books with Anselm Academic: Jesus in the Gospels and Acts (2009; revised edition, 2013), The Pauline Letters (2013), and most recently, The Catholic Epistles, Hebrews, and Revelation (2016). Dr. Scholz as also co-authored five workbooks for Liturgy Training Publications and has written weekly pieces for Liturgical Publications, Inc. since 2004.
Dr. Dan gives presentations and lectures in biblical studies at regional and national professional conferences, and in parishes and schools throughout the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Dan and his wife Bonnie have three adult children and belong to Christ King Parish in Wauwatosa.