Sacred Heart Mercy Health
Care Center, Alma, Michigan
Care Center, Alma, Michigan
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Our Lady of Grace
Educational Center
1965 Michigan Ave.
Alma, MI 48801
Educational Center
1965 Michigan Ave.
Alma, MI 48801
| Guarding the Truth and Dignity of the Priesthood Workshop for Diocesan Vocation Directors, Priestly Formators, and Bishops |
St. Bernard tells us that everything has come to us through Mary; and we
may also say that everything has come to us through the priest, yes, all
happiness, all graces, all heavenly gifts. If we had not the Sacrament of
Orders, we should not have Our Lord. Who placed Him there, in that
tabernacle? It was the priest. Who was it that received your soul, on its
entrance into life? The priest. Who nourishes it, to give it strength to
make its pilgrimage? The priest. Who will prepare it to appear before
God, by washing that soul, for the last time, in the blood of Jesus Christ?
The priest- always the priest. And if that soul comes to the point of
death, who will raise it up, who will restore it to calmness and peace?
Again the priest. You cannot recall one single blessing from God without
finding, side by side with this recollection, the image of the priest.
(Catechism on the Priesthood by St. John Vianney)
may also say that everything has come to us through the priest, yes, all
happiness, all graces, all heavenly gifts. If we had not the Sacrament of
Orders, we should not have Our Lord. Who placed Him there, in that
tabernacle? It was the priest. Who was it that received your soul, on its
entrance into life? The priest. Who nourishes it, to give it strength to
make its pilgrimage? The priest. Who will prepare it to appear before
God, by washing that soul, for the last time, in the blood of Jesus Christ?
The priest- always the priest. And if that soul comes to the point of
death, who will raise it up, who will restore it to calmness and peace?
Again the priest. You cannot recall one single blessing from God without
finding, side by side with this recollection, the image of the priest.
(Catechism on the Priesthood by St. John Vianney)
The Presentations during the conference will address the following questions:
* How different Feminisms engage with the identity of the priest?
* How the priest is Father when fatherhood is reviled?
* What is complementarity and the spousal identity of the priest?
* How to awaken a reappreciation of the Marian/feminine dimension of the Church?
* What is the genetic background of the masculine identity?
* How has the ENDOW experience changed women's relation to their husbands and to priests?
* What is the evangelical mission of the priest as father and educator?
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Conference begins: Wednesday May 26th at 4:30 p.m.
Conference closes: Friday May 28th at 5:00 p.m.
Location: Our Lady of Grace Educational Center, Alma, MI
View Complete Schedule
Transportation to/from Lansing Capitol Airport (LAN) will be provided for flights
arriving on Wednesday between 3:00p.m. & 5:30 p.m. and departing on Friday
anytime after 4:30 p.m. Conference fee ($125.00) includes seminar and meals.
Limited accommodations are available at the Conference Center at no fee to those who
are the first to register - donations are accepted. There will be a block of rooms
reserved at a discounted price if you would prefer at the Comfortable Inn, Alma, MI
989/463-4400.
* How different Feminisms engage with the identity of the priest?
* How the priest is Father when fatherhood is reviled?
* What is complementarity and the spousal identity of the priest?
* How to awaken a reappreciation of the Marian/feminine dimension of the Church?
* What is the genetic background of the masculine identity?
* How has the ENDOW experience changed women's relation to their husbands and to priests?
* What is the evangelical mission of the priest as father and educator?
View Complete List of Presenters
Conference begins: Wednesday May 26th at 4:30 p.m.
Conference closes: Friday May 28th at 5:00 p.m.
Location: Our Lady of Grace Educational Center, Alma, MI
View Complete Schedule
Transportation to/from Lansing Capitol Airport (LAN) will be provided for flights
arriving on Wednesday between 3:00p.m. & 5:30 p.m. and departing on Friday
anytime after 4:30 p.m. Conference fee ($125.00) includes seminar and meals.
Limited accommodations are available at the Conference Center at no fee to those who
are the first to register - donations are accepted. There will be a block of rooms
reserved at a discounted price if you would prefer at the Comfortable Inn, Alma, MI
989/463-4400.