Columbus
Catholic Women’s Conference
Our next conference will be February 20, 2021
2020
Conference Speakers
Fr. Donald Calloway MIC
Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC, a prominent Marian priest, exhibits an unmistakable zeal for the priesthood and devotion to Our Lady. He is a well-known conference speaker on Divine Mercy and the Blessed Virgin Mary. He speaks passionately about these topics in his moving conversion story. He has authored several books. Find out more about Fr. Calloway at this website:
Fr. Ubald Rugirangoga
Fr. Ubald Rugirangoga has been a Catholic priest in the Cyangugu diocese of southeastern Rwanda for thirty-five years. During the 1994 genocide, he lost more than eighty members of his family—including his mother—and more than 45,000 parishioners. During a trip to Lourdes, France, Fr. Ubald heard Jesus tell him to carry his cross: the genocide. In that moment, Fr. Ubald felt a release from the burden of his sorrows and knew he was called to preach healing, forgiveness, and reconciliation.
Fr. Ubald continues to focus his ministry on healing and evangelization. He travels the world offering Masses with healing prayers, from which there are many documented cases of physical, spiritual, relational, and emotional healings.
Heidi Hess Saxton
Heidi received her Masters in Theology, graduating summa cum laude from Sacred Heart Major Seminary in 2011, with undergraduate degrees in International Studies and Communications from Azusa Pacific University and Missions and Theology from Bethany College of Missions. Hiedi has authored 7 books including including Lent with Saint Teresa of Calcutta and Advent with Saint Teresa of Calcutta (Servant/Franciscan Media) as well as My Big Book of Catholic Bible Stories (Thomas Nelson). To find out more about Heidi and read some of her work, click below to visit her blog.
Sr. Miriam James Heidland, S.O.L.T.
We are so excited to welcome back Miriam James Heidland, S.O.L.T. to the conference. A popular national speaker, she is also the author of Loved as I Am . When her life as a successful college athlete proved unfulfilling, she went searching for something deeper and ended up falling in love with Jesus. By charting her own journey toward wholeness, Sr. Miriam invites Catholics to pursue their own relationship with Jesus. You can learn more about Sr. Miriam’s by visiting her Twitter account @onegroovynun, listen to her podcast or check out the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity’s website by clicking below.
Emily Jaminet & Michele Faehnle
Emily Jaminet and Michele Faehnle are the best selling, award winning co-authors of Divine Mercy for Moms, The Friendship Project, Our Friend Faustina and Pray Fully. They have worked in women’s ministry together most of their adult lives and currently both serve on the board of directors of the Columbus Catholic Women’s Conference.
Emily and Michele live in Columbus, Ohio with their families. Michele works as a school nurse at St. Andrew School in Upper Arlington and is the mother of four. Emily is the director of the Sacred Heart Enthronement Network and is the mother of seven.
Mass Celebrant
Bishop Robert J. Brennan
The Most Reverend Robert J. Brennan is our Mass Celebrant and the Bishop of the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio. Our bishop as of March, 2019, he was previously auxillary bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York. Bishop Brennan’s strength lies in parish pastoral activity. Even while in Diocesan work, he has been afforded the opportunity to engage in many elements of parish life, in both the parishes where he resides as well as in a variety of parish settings. This work has included catechetical ministry, Catholic schools, pastoral care for the sick, and youth ministry. With the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Bishop Brennan served as a member of the Committee for Catholic Education, the Administrative Committee, and the Priorities and Plans Committee.
Our
Master of Ceremonies
Anna Mitchell is co-host and producer of the Son Rise Morning Show on Sacred Heart Catholic Radio in Cincinnati, which airs nationally on the EWTN Global Catholic Radio Network each weekday. As a reporter, she has covered the first-ever National Theology of the Body Congress. She graduated from Ohio University in 2006 with degrees in Journalism and History. Anna and her husband Will Egan live in Cincinnati with their two children, Roma and Tommy.
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Music By
Sarah Hart
Sarah Hart is one of the leading figures in contemporary Catholic music today. Her songs of faith and workshops have touched the lives of thousands. Originally from Lancaster, Ohio, she has a degree in music from Ohio State University. Now based in Nashville, she’s on the road a good part of the year, juggling a busy songwriting, recording, concert and event schedule.
Many of her songs are part of the common worship experience of Catholics in the US: “Go in Peace,” “You Alone,” “Sweet Redeemer” and others. Her signature blend of folk, pop and rock delights listeners of every age. Some of her latest works are And Lovely It Is and Sacrament. You can learn more about her and her music by clicking the link to her website below.
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1:00 PM, join with @franciscus & the Universal Church for the Urbi et Orbi blessing!
On this Solemnity we recall that “at every time and in every place, God draws near to man”! He took on our human nature to be with us and He remains with us today! Share with us... Where have you found God’s presence today?
From Pope Francis: “Tomorrow we will celebrate the Solemnity of Saint Joseph. In life, work, family, joy and sorrow he always sought and loved the Lord, meriting the praise of Scripture as a just and wise man. Always invoke him with confidence, especially in difficult times, and entrust your lives to this great Saint. I join in the appeal of the Italian bishops who in this health emergency have promoted a moment of prayer for the whole country. Every family, every faithful, every religious community: all united spiritually tomorrow at 9 p.m. [4 PM EST] in the recitation of the Rosary, with the Mysteries of Light. I will accompany you from here. We are led to the luminous and transfigured face of Jesus Christ and His Heart by Mary, Mother of God, health of the sick, to whom we turn with the prayer of the Rosary, under the loving gaze of Saint Joseph, Guardian of the Holy Family and of our families. And we ask him to take special care of our family, our families, especially the sick and the people who are taking care of them: doctors, nurses, and volunteers, who risk their lives in this service.”
Let us pray this prayer, written by Father Stash Dailey, to the Sacred Heart of Jesus for protection against COVID-19. “Oh Good Jesus, you are the Most High God, everlasting and always loving. You have shown us the way to the Father and sent the Holy Spirit to guide us. We implore thy Most Sacred Heart to have mercy on us in this time of need. Bless and protect the vulnerable, give hope to all and fill our hearts with confidence in your Divine Mercy. Be our joy in the midst of suffering and our stability in the midst of uncertainty. Your forgiveness we seek, your love we need, your protection we implore. Forgive our sins and heal our wounds. Strengthen any weakness of faith and make us strong so as to give witness to your glory. Keep far from us any illness, pestilence, or harm. You are our refuge, you are our comfort, you are our hope. Through the intercession of Our Lady, Health of Christians, we come to your Most Sacred Heart and beseech your protection and blessing. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us!”
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Important Info for 2020 Attendees
The 2020 Columbus Catholic Women’s Conference is tomorrow! We wanted to take a moment to share with you some information that will hopefully enhance your conference experience.Do you need your tickets sent to your email? Use the link below and enter the email you used...
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