Kathryn Wehr
Founder of Liturgiclub
Dr. Kathryn (Katy) Wehr speaks with an interactive, enthusiastic style: facilitating learning, not lecturing. She specializes in creative events and talks that help others grow in their faith in Christ through the arts, Scripture, and Church history. She is a regular presenter for church groups and retreats in the Twin Cities.
Wehr is adjunct faculty at the University of St. Thomas Catholic Studies and Saint Paul Seminary where she has designed and taught experiential classes like:
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Life of Christ in the Arts
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Spirit and Art of the Medieval Monastery
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Christian Artistic Tradition
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Icons and Iconoclasm
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Faith, Art, and the Black Death
She is the editor of Dorothy L. Sayers' The Man Born to be King: Wade Annotated Edition (2023, IVP Academic) and the author of various popular and scholarly articles. For nearly five years, she was also the managing editor of Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture.
Wehr's PhD in divinity is from the Institute for Theology, Imagination, and the Arts at the University of St Andrews (Scotland) and her earlier degrees are in pastoral theology, Christianity the arts, and theatre arts. She also has a graduate certificate in spiritual direction.
Monasticamp
One of Katy's recent great ideas was offering a retreat for University of St. Thomas students called Monasticamp in Sept 2025. They experienced a full day of the monastic office, learned Gregorian chant, and heard talks about the Rule of St. Benedict, monastic vows, lectio divina, illuminated manuscripts, and more. 40 students gathered with faculty and 8 monastic guests from St. John's Abbey and St. Benedict's Monastery.
It was made possible by an Elevating the Arts grant from the UST College of Arts and Sciences and hosted in partnership with the Office for Mission.
