There will also be displays and exhibits by leading Catholic vendors and suppliers.
Mike and Alicia Hernon are on a mission to empower parents to embrace their sacred calling which they believe is the key to the renewal of the Church and our society. Their ministry, The Messy Family Project, began as a podcast and has grown into a multi-media platform that provides free resources to couples to help them nurture their marriage as well as build a Catholic culture within their home. Although the podcast reaches over 50,000 families every month, the Hernons also travel throughout the United States and the world inspiring husbands and wives to have deeper conversations and giving them the insight, inspiration, and practical tools to do so. They reside in Steubenville, OH, and are parents to ten children and grandparents to eight.
Learn more about them & their ministry at messyfamilyproject.org.
Catholic psychologist, author and speaker, Ray Guarendi, hosts the popular radio show “The Doctor Is In” on EWTN radio. A practicing clinical psychologist and authority on parenting and behavioral issues, Dr. Ray helps guide listeners through the “do’s and don’ts” of raising children in the Catholic faith. His insight comes from experience.
He’s the father of ten adopted children, and has been working with parents, families and educators for over forty years in substance abuse programs, in-patient psychiatric centers, juvenile courts and private practice. Ray’s given over three thousand talks around the country and is the author of twelve books. His common sense approach, practical advice and strong spiritual guidance are consistently sought to help build successful marriages and families.
Learn more at drray.com.
Jonathan J. Sanford, PhD, is the 10th president of the University of Dallas, having assumed the position in 2021. As president, Dr. Sanford has dedicated his efforts to leading the University of Dallas to more fully realizing its calling as a premier Catholic liberal arts university by means of a thoroughgoing commitment to academic excellence, a distinctive and thoroughly nurturing approach to forming the character of our students, and the cultivation of true magnanimity in service to church and society.
Learn more at udallas.edu.
David C. Hajduk, Ph.D. has over thirty years of experience in religious education and pastoral ministry, including youth, family life, and pro-life ministries. David did his doctoral work in Theology at Maryvale Institute in Birmingham, England, and wrote his dissertation on the thought of St. John Paul II.
Since 1998, David has been a member of the Theology Department at Delbarton School in Morristown, New Jersey, and since 2002 has been the Director of Mission and Ministry. David has also served as an adjunct professor of moral theology at the Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology at Seton Hall University since 2008. He is the Theological Programming Director for Array of Hope, a ministry in service of the “New Evangelization” that shares the beauty and truth of the Catholic faith through high-quality media and events that are current, relevant, and engaging.
Fr. Glenn is a dynamic speaker and a well known gifted Spiritual Director. He is one of the eight founding members of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, founded in the spring of 1987.
Fr. Glenn has led retreats for groups and parishes throughout the United States and in Europe. He has appeared on EWTN, Relevant Radio and at Marian Conferences.
Father Glenn resides at Holy Family Farm, a faith-based initiative of Catholic laity.
Learn more at holyfamilyfarm.org.
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The Band's music videos appear regularly on EWTN, The Catholic Faith Network, The NET, Catholic TV, Shalom World and Salt and light Media in Canada.
Get checked in, enjoy breakfast, and leisurely view vendors on site.
Parenting with the Heart of the FatherIt is within the family that the heart of the Father meets the heart of man. In our messy modern world parents and grandparents need to learn how to love the way that God, our Heavenly Father loves us. And this is much more than just bringing kids to mass and teaching them their prayers. In this talk, Mike and Alicia will show parents and grandparents how God fathers us, give them practical ways to imitate those characteristics, and inspire them to love their children as our Father loves us.
The Sanity of FamilyParents, teachers and anyone who works with children today are having their confidence, peace of mind, and authority undercut by a number of widespread myths that have been pushed upon them by the experts, the media and almost everybody else. Victimized by these false notions, many parents and educators are plagued by groundless worry, guilt and frustration. This presentation will foster self confidence, peace of mind, and will put authority into your hands where it belongs.
The Second SchoolWe have an obligation to provide an excellent education to our children, an education that begins at home. We need Catholic schools and universities to build carefully upon the foundation we provide at home. What are the hallmarks of an excellent Catholic education? How can you discern which Catholic schools will actually successfully reinforce and expand what you have provided your children in your home? Dr. Sanford will reflect on what an authentic Catholic education is, and why it is so important to our children and to our Church and country.
Savor an exquisite chef-prepared lunch while engaging in fellowship with another opportunity for vendor viewing.Gluten-free and vegan options will be available.
What are the spiritual roles of a family for the parents?Parents are to be the spiritual leaders in the home. As fathers and mothers who have been granted this great responsibility, we must spiritually guide the precious children entrusted to us by God so His plan for them can be fulfilled. Home is the best place for discipleship.The family is often referred to as the "domestic Church," a term that highlights its role in nurturing a spiritual atmosphere conducive to faith development. Parents are called to create a home environment filled with love, respect, and a commitment to God. Father Glenn will share the importance of parents to be united and committed to a Catholic Household. In addition Father Glenn will encourage and explain ways parents and grandparents can direct and guide our children to more God filled Life.
Erm, actually... it is all about you! (But not in the way you might think!)When our family life becomes messy: when our kids fall away from the Faith, our adult children do not get married in the Church or baptize our grandchildren, and our relationships become complicated by conflicting moral and religious beliefs, we are tempted to forget that our marriage and family life, even when (and perhaps especially when) it does not turn out as we expected, is the means through which we "work out" our salvation and sanctification. This talk offers advice for how we can turn our focus away from what is wrong with our kids or from what we think we did wrong in raising them, to how our family life, here and now as God has willed it, is the means by which we grow in holiness and become saints!
An engaging discussion among the speakers with opportunity for live Q&A on your top marriage and family life questions!
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