Mrs. Joni Duos, Principal, Our Lady of Fatima School, Lafayette, LA
As a Catholic school Principal of 930 students, my life is very busy but I get to be part of an all girls catholic school and that’s an amazing thing. As a mother of two children and 4 grandchildren, my life is full of activity. As a wife, sister and daughter, my life is full of obligations. Time is scarce, energy is never enough and my rope of life seems to want to unravel quite often! Read the rest…
Young Women of Grace® Study Co-Author, Susan Brinkmann, OCDS and Facilitator/Teacher Guide Co-Developers, Mary Dillenback and Susan Jacobsen provide training and formation for future study facilitators and leaders. They offer valuable tools and insights for facilitators to confidently and inspirationally teach the program. Read the rest…
By Diane Tousignant
It is said that a journey begins with the first step but I believe that it actually begins with a gentle push from God. The first time I heard Johnnette speak was in 2003 at a small church called St. Mary’s in Lutz, FL. I purchased her book, “Full of Grace” and fell in love with the concept of Women and the Abundant Life. Read the rest…
A Women of Grace Regional Facilitator Training was recently held at St. Vincent’s 
Catholic Church in Wildwood, Florida.
Regional Coordinators, Sue Jacobsen from Millville, NJ and Mary Dillenback, from Fishers Landing, NY were invited by Regional coordinator Nancy Elhajj to train facilitators from St. Vincent’s parish and St. Paul’s parish in Leesburg, FL. There will be Foundational Studies in both parishes starting in January. Read the rest…
Come on a Lenten journey and discover your mission and the gift of your feminine genius through the Women of Grace Foundational Study, “Full of Grace: Women and the Abundant Life!” Along the way, you will meet sixteen great women saints, receive wisdom from Holy Mother Church, unpack the life-changing wisdom of Sacred Scripture, and discover how the Blessed Virgin Mary is the exemplar of Christian discipleship and the pathway to her Son, Jesus Christ and into the heart of God the Father. Read the rest…
Recently we received an update and pictures from Roberta Morency, a Women of Grace® Facilitator in Rhode Island.
Barrington, Rhode Island celebrated its first Women of Grace Foundational Study Graduation in September, 2015! This group of like-minded women from several parishes met once a month for nine months at a beautiful location on the campus of Holy Angels Church. They traveled a common road, exploring their Catholic faith and the incredible gift of womanhood as they were challenged and encouraged to use their feminine gifts to reclaim the culture for Christ. These precious women were individually unique but grew in fellowship and the bond of Sacred Sisterhood though their journey together. Read the rest…
St. Rita Catholic Church in Alexandria, LA, under the mentorship of Reverend Craig Scott, Pastor, graduated 110 women from the Women of Grace® study program on the evening of May 4, 2015. Friends and family were in attendance for the Mass, graduation ceremony, and dinner to witness the women as they rejoiced in the Lord, who had called them to complete their Lenten journey for 2015. Read the rest…
May is one of the months that Catholics around the world celebrate the Blessed Virgin Mary in a special way. Women of Grace® encourages this ancient tradition and many of our facilitators lead their study groups in a May Crowning ceremony. Read the rest…
