This session focuses on the role and importance of the virtue of magnanimity for Catholic women leaders. The teaching explores the "active enterprise" of how Catholic women can bring the world to Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ to the world by emulating the Blessed Virgin Mary's magnanimity of soul, servant's heart, and the conformity to the will of God. (Luke 1:38) Read More …

This QuickStart Facilitator Training is designed as a primer for new facilitators or as a refresher for past facilitators of the Women of Grace Foundational Study -- including words of inspiration and practical tips for both groups. This session is hosted by Lynne O'Connor, Director of Mission Growth and Expansion, together with Mary Dillenback, Regional Coordinator Liaison, and Denise McKane, Mission Outreach Coordinator, and includes a powerful testimonial by Christine Alteri, an experienced facilitator based in New York state. Read More …

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Postcard Invitations for Morning of Grace participants to invite friends to an upcoming session. Read More …

This meeting builds on last month's teaching on humility as a key evangelical virtue of our Blessed Mother Mary and an essential characteristic of authentic Catholic Women's Leadership. Several facilitators share perspectives on striving to lead with humility, recognizing that God gives us the grace needed to be humble and to accomplish the work entrusted to His daughters. Mary Dillenback, Regional Coordinator Liaison, then provides a teaching on the role of our "feminine genius," incorporating Pope St. John Paul II's insights from his Letter to Women that encourages all women to accept and appreciate the gifts and talents God has given to them and reinforcing the great role that Holy Mother Church has given women. Read More …

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This session begins with reflections on how Catholic women leaders can put their influence at the disposal of God. Several participants share how the Lord is working through them and their influence to impact others. Mary Dillenback, Regional Coordinator Liaison, then leads a teaching on the importance of humility, drawing on lessons from the bible and the writings of numerous Saints and Church leaders. We learn how the humility modeled by the Blessed Virgin Mary provides the essential foundation for growing in self-knowledge and virtue and in turn fulfilling our mission as Catholic women leaders. Read More …

In this month's meeting Mary Dillenback, Regional Coordinator Liaison for Women of Grace, explains the 10 evangelical virtues of Our Blessed Mother and how all of us are leaders by virtue of our Baptism and Confirmation. As Catholic women leaders, we are called to put our faith into action each day and to "claim our influence" by recognizing the positive impact we can have on our circles of influence -- from immediate and extended family to co-workers, friends, and community. Q&A includes a discussion of options for offering the Foundational Study over shorter or longer time periods (e.g., 9 weeks vs. 16+ weeks). Read More …

Leading Together is a monthly meeting for current and aspiring facilitators to learn and discuss topics related to Catholic Women's Leadership and also share information and advice related to facilitating Women of Grace study groups. This inaugural session features our founder and president Johnnette B. Williams who describes the apostolate's mission and development of the foundational study "Full of Grace: Women and the Abundant Life." She also highlights the role and importance of Catholic women leaders "for such a time as this." Read More …