Liz (Elizabeth) Kelly is a noted speaker, retreat leader, and award-winning author whose works include short stories, arts and music reviews, books on prayer and worship, and meditations on faith, spiritual struggle, and Christian womanhood. She has written seven books, including “May Crowning, Mass, and Merton: 50 Reasons I Love Being Catholic”, which won the Catholic Press Association first place award for Best Popular Presentation of the Faith in 2007. She is also the author of “The Wind,” a short story nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 2001. Kelly contributes to various periodicals, including Our Sunday Visitor, and her written works frequently appear in the MAGNIFICAT’S Lenten and Advent Companions. Her monthly column, “Your Heart, His Home,” is published throughout the United States. Kelly’s newest book, “Jesus Approaches: What Contemporary Women Can Learn about Healing, Freedom, and Joy from the Women of the New Testament,” is a compelling and practical guide to healing and immersive prayer. Jesus Approaches is the winner of the Independent Press’s “Distinguished Favorite” award and the Catholic Press Association’s award for Popular Biblical Studies, both in 2018.

In addition to writing, Kelly serves as a spiritual director, having received her certification as a spiritual director from the Cenacle of our Lady of Divine Providence School of Spirituality in association with the Franciscan University of Steubenville in 2015. She leads retreats using the Ignatian exercises, focusing on helping women flourish in their faith. Because of this work, she is in demand as a retreat speaker. In addition, she has been a featured guest on radio and TV shows, including spots on National Public Radio, Relevant Radio, EWTN, The Christophers, and Salt and Light Television.

Presently, Kelly works as managing editor for Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture, a highly regarded academic journal published out of the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, while also serving as an adjunct professor of Catholic Studies there since 2009.

All women are invited to kick off this Lent with our Lenten Women’s Retreat. Learn how to make 2023 your best year from the inside out.

Our guest speaker, Elizabeth (Liz) Kelly, will unpack various aspects of holistic living so you can lead with your best self at work and/or at home. This in-person experience includes prayer, learning, and meaningful connection with other women.

Join us for this free event that will renew your life. Registration is required and will open in two weeks.

Women from high school and up are invited. Registration online or on paper at the parish office will begin soon. No registration fee, but donations are appreciated. Lunch will be provided by the Altar Society.

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SCHEDULE

8:15 am Mass (Optional)

9:00 am Open registration and check-in

9:25 am Announcements

9:30 am Conference 1: Your Majesty; Your Mission: Why the World Needs a Woman Just Like You

10:15 am Holy Hour with prompt for prayer/confessions to be offered during this time

11:15 am Break

11:30 am Conference 2: The Many Faces of Majesty, Meet Blessed Benedetta Bianchi Porro

12:15 pm Lunch

1:00 pm Rosary to the Holy Wounds led by Liz

1:20 pm Conference 3: Your First Mission: Beloved Daughter

2:00 pm Prayer time/Break/ Liz will provide some questions for journaling and prayer

2:30 pm Sharing of Graces/Conclusion

3:00 pm Dismissal