Women of Grace® Event Details
Women of Grace Retreat, Malvern, Pennsylvania
Women of Grace Retreat 2017
returning to the Malvern Retreat House
Speakers Include:
Johnnette Benkovic
Father Wade Menezes, CPM
Thomas K. Sullivan
Susan P. Brinkmann, OCDS
Siobhan Nash Marshall
Women of Grace 2017 Retreat
Malvern Retreat House
Our Lady and the Triumph: How the Battle Will Be Won
July 7-9, 2017
SCHEDULE (tentative)
FRIDAY, JULY 7
3:00 PM – 4:45 PM
Registration
4:45 PM – 5:45 PM
Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, Homily One—FatherWade Menezes, CPM
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Dinner/Welcome/Introduction
7:15 PM –8:15 PM
Talk One
8:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Talk Two
9:30 PM
Fellowship in Lower McShain/Nocturnal Adoration in Chapels
SATURDAY, JULY 8
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Breakfast/Announcements/Witness Talk
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Talk Three
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
Talk Four
(Note: Confessions will be available beginning at 10:30 AM – Locations TBD)
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Confession/Prayer/Reflection/Fellowship in Lower McShain
12:00 PM –1:00 PM
LUNCH/Witness Talk
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM
Talk Five
2:30 PM -- 3:30 PM
Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, Homily Two—Father Wade Menezes, CPM
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Break
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Presentation/Break
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Facilitator Training/Prayer/Reflection/Fellowship in Lower McShain
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
DINNER
7:15 PM – 8:15 PM
Talk Six
8:15 PM – 10:00 PM
Healing Service
10:00 PM
Social in Lower McShain/Nocturnal Adoration
SUNDAY, JULY 9
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Breakfast/Testimonies of Healing
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Talk Seven
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, Homily Three—Father Wade Menezes, CPM
Preceded by the Benedicta Leadership Enrichment Seminar
Event Date/Time(s)
Event Information
Contact Information
610-644-0400
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Event Speakers
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Johnnette Benkovic Williams
Johnnette Benkovic Williams is Founder and President of Women of Grace®, a Catholic apostolate for women featuring a number of outreaches including conferences, media, study groups and more.
After years of being a non-practicing Catholic, Johnnette experienced a deep conversion back to her Catholic faith in 1981. Her conversion sparked a new vocation: sharing the Gospel message through the utilization of media. She has been an inspiring and consistent presence on EWTN Catholic radio and EWTN Catholic television for over 30 years. -
Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Susan Brinkmann, O.C.D.S., is an author and award-winning journalist who is a member of the Third Order of Discalced Carmelites. She serves as the Director of Communications and New Age Research for Women of Grace® and is a frequent guest on EWTN's Women of Grace® television show. Susan formerly worked as a Correspondent for the Catholic Standard & Times, the newspaper for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. For the last 10 years she has been the lead researcher for Women of Grace’s New Age Q&A Blog which is the largest blog of its kind in the world. The library of information now exceeds 1200 entries on everything from acupuncture and angels to wicca and yoga. She has also authored eleven books, including the Learn to Discern Compendium: Is it Christian or New Age, and her latest book, Day by Day in the Little Way: 365 reflections on the Teachings of St. Therese of Lisieux. Along with Johnnette Williams, she co-authored the Young Women of Grace Study Program which teaches girls ages 13+ about what it means to be authentically feminine. The Catholic Guide to Mindfulness, was published by Avila Institute, and her Like a Catholic series, which has imprimaturs from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, was published by the Catholic Life Institute Press. Her national journalism awards include the Bernadine-O'Connor Award for Pro-Life Journalism, the Eileen Egan Journalism Award from Catholic Relief Services, and numerous awards from the Catholic Press Association and the Philadelphia Press Association.
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Father Wade Menezes, CPM
Fr. Wade L. J. Menezes, CPM is a member of the Fathers of Mercy, a missionary preaching Religious Congregation based in Auburn, Kentucky. Ordained a priest during the Great Jubilee Year 2000, he received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Catholic Thought from the Oratory of St. Philip Neri in Toronto, Canada and his dual Master of Arts and Master of Divinity Degrees in Theology from Holy Apostles Seminary in Cromwell, Connecticut. His secular college degrees are in journalism and communications. Fr. Wade is currently the Assistant General for the Fathers of Mercy. He has been a regular guest on EWTN and has produced a number of series for the Network including Crux of the Matter and Thirst for Truth, Battle for Souls.
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Siobhan Nash-Marshall
Siobhan Nash-Marshall is professor of philosophy and the Mary T. Clark Chair of Christian Philosophy at Manhattanville College, where she is also chairwoman of the philosophy department. She holds Ph.D.s from Fordham University and the Università Cattolica di Milano, as well as a L.M. from the Università di Padova and a B.A. from New York University. Her specializations are metaphysics, epistemology, and medieval philosophy. The author of many books, her most recent publications include "Evil, Pain, and the Problem of Properties" (2013); "Lies, Damned Lies, and Genocide" (2013); "Levi, Arslan, and Responses to Genocide" (2013); and several others. -
Thomas K Sullivan
At the young age of 17, Thomas K Sullivan began a career serving in the United States Military (US Navy and Coast Guard). During his 12 years of service, Tom spent 5 of those years as a Company Commander in the US Navy, training young men and women in the ways of military life, and was awarded the designation as a "Master Training Specialist". Little did he know God was preparing him for a training field much bigger than he could imagine.
At the age of 30, Tom returned to the Catholic Faith and found his true mission in life. Using the same determination, skills and abilities that made him a successful and highly decorated military leader, Tom has spent the past 26 years in Catholic education, apologetics and evangelization.
In 1992 following a disabling injury which brought his military career to an end, Tom began working with St, Joseph Communications in California. During this time, he developed evangelization and educational materials for both national an international audiences. Tom also conceived and developed the Scott and Kimberly Hahn Adult Education on Video program now in thousands of homes and parishes. Tom is a founding member of the National Catholic Family Conference held each year in California and was the 1996 recipient of the annual Fulton J. Sheen award for his work in evangelization.
In 1998, Tom formed a youth outreach organization featuring the Catholic Rock Music group, Sons of Thunder Outreach. The group went on to record a highly requested CD "Fatherland", a Catholic rock music CD with lyrics telling the story of salvation history, conversion, the sacraments and more.
In 2001, Tom joined the staff of Living His Life Abundantly International. He serves as the Director of Operations, Director of Information Technology and Network Administrator as well as Senior radio engineer.
Tom is also the producer of the daily Television program "Women of Grace" on the EWTN Global Catholic Television Network.
In addition, Tom has extensive experience teaching parish adult education and youth confirmation preparation. He speaks at conferences and events, nationally and internationally, on the many topics concerning the Catholic Faith.
Tom is the author of the book "Called to Knighthood: The Sacrament of Confirmation in the Kingdom Family of God" published by Simon Peter Press and co-author with Johnnette Benkovic of the book "The Rosary: Your Weapon for Spiritual Warfare" published by Servant Press.
He has been a radio guest on The Abundant Life, Women of Grace LIVE, Faith and Family Radio programs, as well as Seize the Day with Gus Lloyd on Sirius Satellite radio.
He has also been a television guest on EWTN's Life on the Rock, Bookmark with Doug Keck, The Abundant Life, and over a dozen Women of Grace television programs.
?Tom is the creator and designer of the one-of-a-kind Warrior's Rosary that has been distributed all over the world since 2014.
He is currently working on an expanded book on the Sacrament of Confirmation titled “Warriors for the Kingdom.” He continues to spend much of his free time speaking about the Kingdom of God, the Rosary, and the importance of the sacraments and their relationship to Spiritual Warfare here on the battlefield of life!
Tom is a devoted husband to his wife Carol and father of six children; Jeffrey, Tommy, Maria, Michael, Joshua and Gabriel. He is also the proud Grandfather of his 15 grandchildren (currently).
