Announcing Speakers & Registration for the Catholic Women's Conference 2016!‏

“Mother of Mercy, Make Our Hearts Like Yours!” 

from The Catholic Women’s Conference Planning Committee

Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Office for the New Evangelization

Saturday, October 29, 8:30 am-4:00 pm 

National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa 

Doylestown PA

Nine dynamic speakers will address all facets of the feminine genius and a woman's mission of mercy in the family, the Church and the world. This special day includes something for every woman, married, single and consecrated, featuring presentations in English, Spanish, American Sign Language, and a track for young women in high school and college. 

Keynotes:

Mary Rice Hasson, J.D., Women’s Forum, Ethics & Public Policy Center, editor of Promise and Challenge: Catholic Women Reflect on Feminism, Complementarity, and the Church

The Feminine Genius: How a Woman Lives Mercy in the Family, the Church and the World

Fr. Jordan Kelly, O.P., Dominican Friars of the Province of St. Joseph

Mary, Mother of Mercy, Make Our Hearts Like Yours 

Lucia Luzondo, J.D., Archdiocese of San Antonio, Renovación Familiar Ministries

Spanish track keynotes: El genio femenino: la mujer está hecha para ser misericordiosa and María, Madre de la Misericordia

Theresa Leinker, St. Andrew Parish, Newtown, Youth Ministry

True Beauty Revealed Retreat for Young Women in High School and College

Jeannine Adkins, TheDeafCatholicMom Vlogger

Keynotes in American Sign Language: Deaf Catholic Women: Hearts That See and Everyday Family Life: Happiness and Holiness

Breakout Session Presenters:

Matt and Jenn Lozano, Heart of the Father Ministries

Merciful Like the Father: The Father’s Tenderness and Our Call to Forgive

Sister Mary Elizabeth Wusinich, S.V., Vicar General, Sisters of Life

Contemplatives in Action: The Works of Mercy as a Fruit of Union with Christ

Jessica Murdoch, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Fundamental and Dogmatic Theology, Villanova University

The Salve Regina: A Blueprint of Mercy for the Family 

Anne Nolte, M.D., Gianna Center for Women’s Health and Fertility

Mercy Embodied: Authentic Women’s Healthcare

We look forward to seeing you there!

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Save the Date! The Manhattan Declaration in Philadelphia, PA on May 2, 2014

Join His Excellency, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, OFM Cap., Archbishop of Philadelphia, for "The Manhattan Declaration in Philadelphia", an interfaith prayer service, and a religious liberty forum.

Speakers include:
Ryan Anderson, The Heritage Foundation
Marjorie Dannenfelser, Susan B. Anthony List
Sherif Girgis, Ph.D. Candidate at Princeton University, J.D. Candidate at Yale University
Jennifer Marshall, The Heritage Foundation
Alan Sears, Alliance Defending Freedom
Eric Teetsel, The Manhattan Declaration
Robert George, Princeton University
Archbishop Charles Chaput, Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Patrick Brennan, Villanova University
  
Sponsored by Alliance Defending Freedom, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Focus on the Family, and more.

 When: 
        Friday, May 2, 2014
        5:30 - 8:30 pm

Where:

National Constitution Center
F.M. Kirby Auditorium
525 Arch Street, Independence Mall
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106

Use this link to register for this event 

 

Archbishop Chaput to Celebrate National Mass for Eighth Anniversary of Terri Schiavo's Death

Governor Sarah Palin scheduled to speak at Award Gala following Terri's Memorial Mass

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 23, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network is delighted to announce that Archbishop Charles Chaput, Archbishop of the Diocese of Philadelphia, will celebrate "The National Memorial Mass for Terri's Day."

In addition, Governor Sarah Palin will be the honored speaker at the Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network's Award Gala following Terri's Memorial Mass.

The International Day of Prayer and Remembrance for Terri Schindler Schiavo, and All of Our Vulnerable Brothers and Sisters ("Terri's Day") was established in 2007 and is observed each year on or around March 31st, the date of Terri's death.

The purpose of this day is to foster education, prayer, and activism regarding discrimination against the cognitively disabled, and advocacy for people in situations similar to what Terri and her family faced.

"We are delighted to have His Excellency, Archbishop Chaput, as the main celebrant for Terri's Memorial Mass and Governor Palin as the keynote speaker at our first Award Gala. Our intention is to raise the needed awareness of this widely misunderstood issue so that the general public recognizes how our medically vulnerable remain in the cross-hairs of an anti-life mentality growing in our nation," noted Bobby Schindler, Terri's brother and Executive Director of the Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network.

All are invited and encouraged to attend "The National Memorial Mass for Terri's Day." Because Easter falls on March 31st, this year's Memorial Mass will be held on Friday, April 5th, 2013 at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul located at 18th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia.

The Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network's Award Gala with Governor Sarah Palin will be held in the evening at the downtown Philadelphia Marriott. The first "Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Award" will be presented to an individual/family who fought to protect the dignity of a loved one.

You can go to Terri's Life & Hope Network's website (www.lifeandhope.com) to learn more about Terri's Memorial Mass, purchase tickets for the Gala with Governor Palin, and learn how you can get involved in Terri's Day 2013!

More info on this from the Life and Hope network here