3RD ANNUAL BOSTON CATHOLIC MEN’S CONFERENCE

WORKERS IN CHRIST’S VINEYARD

MARCH 17, 2007 BOSTON CONVENTION & EXHIBITION CENTER

SCHEDULE

7:00am Doors open for check-in and visits with Exhibitors

8:00 Music Program commences with Martin Doman

8:30 Scot & Father Roger Landry - Our Vocation as Catholic Men in the Church

9:45 BREAK

10:00 Patrick Madrid - Search and Rescue: Helping people come back to the Church

11:00 Catholics of the Year Awards

11:15 Begin Mid-Day Options • Confessions (Room 160)** • Adoration (162)** • Lunch opens 11:30am until 1:30pm • Break- out sessions for Young Adults (156) and Men’s Groups (52) • Visit with Exhibitors

** Adoration and Confession will run most of the day in rooms 160 and 162.

12:45 “Fishers of Men” Video

1:15pm Carl A. Anderson – Conscience and the Catholic Layman

2:30 BREAK

2:45 Cardinal Peter Turkson – Workers in Christ’s Vineyard

3:40 Facilitated Worship and Prayer with Martin Doman

4:30 MASS - Cardinal Seán O’Malley (Celebrant and Homilist), OFM Cap

6:00 Conference Ends – Last chance to visit with Exhibitors

WELCOME

March 17, 2007

Dear Brothers in Christ –

Thank you for choosing to be here at the 3rd Annual Boston Catholic Men’s Conference. We pray that this day will be a special one in each of our lives and in the life of the Archdiocese of Boston. We are pleased that the largest gathering of Catholic men this year in our Archdiocese takes place on our patronal feast day – Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!

Please take a chance today to look around you and soak in the experience of being surrounded by over thousands of other Catholic men! It is a true blessing to see so many brothers in faith. We encourage you to reach out and meet some new men today.

We have titled this Conference “Workers in Christ’s Vineyard” because we believe that each of us has been blessed with skills, talents, interests and resources that could help in the renewal and growth of our Church. We encourage all attendees to prayerfully consider the many ways that could return their blessings to God to build up the Church we care about.

Pulling off a Conference like this takes a lot of support. We would like to thank: • All of you here today that invited a friend, brother or relative • Our 100+ event day volunteers • All of our 200+ captains who worked tirelessly to spread the word locally • All the 140+ priests of the Archdiocese and surrounding Dioceses who are here for Confession • Our speakers for their commitment to being here with all of us! • George Martell (www.georgemartell.com) for providing event photography • Father Reed and the team from BCTV for all their help with promoting the Conference • Antonio Enrique and the staff from TheBostonPilot.com • Cardinal Seán O’Malley, Fr. Brian Bachand, Katie Reardon, Terry Donilon and the great people who work in the Archbishop’s Office and Chancery who have helped us. • Deacon Pat Guarini and the team of Mass MCs for helping with the closing liturgy • John Kaneb for his help and inspiration • Holy Cross Family Ministries in Easton and Decolores Bookstore for their generosity • The Knights of Columbus for their ongoing help and support for men’s ministry • Father Philip Merdinger, Bro. Rahl Bunsa and the Brotherhood of Hope for all their help • Father Dan Hennessey, Father Mike Harrington and the Archdiocesan Vocation Office for their help facilitating Adoration.

The Boston Catholic Men’s Conference Organizing Team Bob Allard, John Allen, Dom Bettinelli, Jan-Hein Cremers, Scot Landry, Phil Lohnes, John Spadaccini, Jo Tango, Tim Van Damm, Andreas Widmer, George Willett & Karl Wirth

MARTIN DOMAN

Martin Doman was born in Collegeville, PA – the 3rd of 10 Doman children. Music was a large part of the Doman family. Martin attended high school at Koinonia Academy in Warren, NJ and then Franciscan University of Steubenville. He began to use his musical talent to lead worship and recorded his first album, Praying Twice, before graduation.

After graduation, Doman married and began to raise a family. He ministered in many places, including Littleton, CO where he helped the community overcome the Columbine high school tragedy. He has now been working on a non-profit company called Christ Music, who vision is to renew the heart of the Church through Eucharistic praise & worship. Since 2004, he has led Eucharistic praise & worship full time for the Diocese of Harrisburg. For more info on Martin’s albums, please see MartinDoman.com.

FATHER ROGER LANDRY Father Roger J. Landry was born in Lowell, MA and attended public schools. After receiving a biology degree from Harvard College, Fr. Landry studied for the priesthood in Maryland, Toronto, and for several years in Rome. He was ordained a Catholic priest of the Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts by Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM Cap. on June 26, 1999.

After his priestly ordination, Father returned to Rome to complete graduate work in Moral Theology and Bioethics at the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family in Rome.

He is Pastor of St. Anthony of Padua in New Bedford, MA and Executive Editor of The Anchor, the weekly newspaper of the Diocese of Fall River. He speaks widely on the thought of Pope John Paul II and on controversial and often misunderstood issues in Catholicism, especially in the realm of bioethics and the convergence of Catholic teaching and popular culture. He also has preached retreats in various states and leads pilgrimages regularly to Rome. For more information on Father Landry, please see www.CatholicPreaching.com or www.SaintAnthonyNewBedford.com.

SCOT LANDRY Scot Landry is Secretary for Advancement and Chief Development Officer of the Archdiocese of Boston. He oversees the Development activities of the Archdiocese, raising funds to carry out the ’s mission through its many ministries and agencies. Prior to his role at the Archdiocese, Scot served as the Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Operating Officer for Eze Castle Software, Chief Operating Officer at Eze Castle Integration, Principal at Parthehon Consulting, a Brand Manager of Dixie Plates and Cups at James River Corp, and a brand manager of Comet Cleanser at Procter & Gamble.

Scot is a graduate of Harvard Business School and Harvard College. He lives in Belmont, MA with his wife and three children. He is the co-Founder of the Boston Catholic Men’s and Women’s Conferences

Questions to consider after the Landry’s Keynote Address How can you individually and together with your brothers here contribute to the rebuilding of the local Catholic Church?

How is following Christ easier when you do it as part of a team?

Which family members, friends or fellow parishioners would be teammates in helping strengthen the Church?

PATRICK MADRID Patrick Madrid is the editor of Envoy magazine, a print and online journal of Catholic apologetics and the author of twelve books on Catholic themes including, Pope Fiction, Search and Rescue, More Catholic Than the Pope, A Pocket Guide to Catholic Apologetics, and Does the Really Say That? He edited and co-authored the acclaimed multi-volume Surprised by Truth series (with over 400,000 combined copies in print in English and Spanish), and he has produced many apologetics DVDs and CDs. He is the host of four EWTN television and radio series: “Pope Fiction,” “The Truth About Scripture and Tradition,” "Where Is That In the Bible?" and “Search and Rescue,” and he is the host of the Thursday edition of EWTN Radio's “Open Line” broadcast.

Active in apologetics since 1987, he was the vice president of Catholic Answers from January, 1988

through December, 1995 and helped co-found that apostolate's flagship magazine, This Rock, in January of 1990.

Patrick is a cradle-Catholic, not a convert. He was raised in the Catholic Faith, growing up in Southern California. His own story, "Conclusions of a Guilty Bystander," appears as a chapter in his book Surprised by Truth 2. Patrick earned a bachelor of science degree in business management from the University of Phoenix, has done graduate studies in theology in the IRPS program of the University of Dallas, and is currently completing a master's degree in theology at the Pontifical College Josephinum, Columbus, Ohio.

Patrick has conducted hundreds of seminars and conferences, in English and Spanish, at parishes and universities across the United States, as well as throughout Europe, and in Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. He is a regular presenter at Franciscan University of Steubenville’s “Defending the Faith” summer conferences and has been a guest lecturer in theology at Christendom College in their “Major Speakers” program. Patrick is also a veteran of a dozen formal, public debates with Protestant ministers, Mormon leaders, and other non-Catholic spokesmen.

Patrick and his wife Nancy are in their 26th year of marriage and have been blessed with eleven healthy and happy children and three grandchildren (who are also happy and healthy). Their most important goal as a couple is to one day hear the Lord Jesus say to them and their children, “Well done, good and faithful servants; you have been faithful over a little . . . now enter into the joy of your master” (Matt. 25:21).

Questions to consider after Mr. Madrid’s Keynote Address Jesus talked about God the Shepherd going in search of his lost sheep.

Who in my life has God used to search for and rescue me when I wander from him?

How can I team up with others in this mission?

To what extent have I accepted Christ's call to join him in searching for his lost sheep? What concrete steps can I take to do this? For whom?

Please take our Post-Conference Survey

We would like to hear about what you liked best about the 3rd Annual Boston Catholic Men’s Conference and to hear your suggestions on what we should change next year.

Please see our website www.BostonCatholicMen.org beginning on Monday March 19 to complete the online feedback survey. Thank you! CARL A. ANDERSON As Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, Carl A. Anderson is the chief executive officer and chairman of the board of the world’s largest Catholic family fraternal service organization with more than 1.7 million members.

Mr. Anderson has had a distinguished career as a public servant and educator. From 1983 to 1987, he served in various positions of the Executive Office of the President of the United States, including special assistant to the President and acting director of the White House Office of Public Liaison. Following his service at the White House, Mr. Anderson served for nearly a decade as a member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

From 1983 to 1998, Mr. Anderson taught as a visiting professor of family law at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome. In 1988, became the founding vice president and first dean of the Washington, D.C., session of this graduate school of theology now located at The Catholic University of America. Mr. Anderson was the only Catholic layman from North America to serve as an auditor to two recent World Synods of Bishops, in October 2005 and October 2001. In 1998, Pope John Paul II appointed him to the Pontifical Academy for Life. In 2002, Mr. Anderson was appointed a member of the Pontifical Council for the Laity by Pope John Paul II. Later that year he was named by the Holy Father to be a consultor to the Pontifical Council for the Family; and in 2003, as a consultor to the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. Pope Benedict XVI appointed him a consultor to the Pontifical Council for Social Communications in 2006.

In 2005, he was appointed a consultant to the Pro-Life Committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and reappointed in 2004. He serves as a member of the International Scientific Council of the Studium Generale Marcianum of Venice. In 1994, he was a member of the Vatican delegation for the Fifteenth Meeting of the International Jewish Liaison Committee held in Jerusalem. In 2000, Pope John Paul named him a Knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great. Mr. Anderson currently serves on the Board of Trustees of The Catholic University of America and the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and the National Catholic Educational Association. In 2003, Mr. Anderson received an honorary doctorate from St. Vincent's Seminary in Latrobe, Pa.

Mr. Anderson has served as assistant supreme secretary and supreme secretary of the Knights of Columbus until becoming Supreme Knight in October 2000. Prior to that he served as the Order’s vice president for public policy from 1987 to 1997. He has been grand knight, district deputy, state advocate, state secretary and state deputy for the District of Columbia jurisdiction. Since Mr. Anderson assumed the responsibilities of Supreme Knight in 2000, the Knights of Columbus has achieved new heights in charitable giving, providing in its latest year more than 139 million directly to charity and 64 million hours in voluntary service. In addition, during this time the Knights of Columbus established the $1 million dollar Heroes Fund to provide immediate assistance to the families of rescue workers killed in terrorist attack of Sept. 11, 2001; the $2 million Pacem in Terris Fund to assist efforts for peace in the Middle East by the Catholic Church; and was financial sponsor of the January 17, 2004, Vatican Concert of Reconciliation.

Mr. Anderson holds degrees in philosophy from Seattle University and in law from the University of Denver. He is a member of the bar of the District of Columbia and is admitted to practice law before the United States Supreme Court. He and his wife, Dorian, are the parents of five children.

Questions to consider after Mr. Anderson’s Keynote Address In what areas might the Catholic layman today expect to have to take a heroic stand for reasons of conscience?

What can a Catholic do to make sure that his conscience is 'properly formed?

How have Catholic laymen in the past made a substantial contribution through a principled defense of conscience?

CARDINAL SEÁN O’MALLEY Cardinal Seán Patrick O'Malley was appointed Archbishop of Boston July 1, 2003 and installed as Archbishop on July 30, 2003. He was nominated a Cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI on February 22, 2006 and elevated in a Consistory on March 24, 2006.

Seán Patrick O'Malley was born June 29, 1944, in Lakewood, Ohio. He attended St. Fidelis Seminary, Butler, Pennsylvania, and Capuchin College and the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. He holds an advanced degree in religious education, and speaks Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, and German.

He was professed as a member of the St. Augustine province of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, July 14, 1968, and was ordained to the priesthood on August 29, 1970.

He was director of the Apostolate for the Spanish Speaking in the Archdiocese of Washington for 14 years when he was named Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, in 1984. He became Bishop of St. Thomas on October 16, 1985. He was then appointed by Pope John Paul II as Bishop of Fall River, Massachusetts, June 16, 1992, and served there until September 2002. Pope John Paul II later appointed him Bishop of Palm Beach, September 3, 2002, where he served until July 2003 until being appointed our Archbishop.

He became the first “blogging” Cardinal this past September when he launched CardinalSeansBlog.org.

CARDINAL PETER TURKSON

Cardinal Peter Turkson is the Archbishop of Cape Coast . He is the 4th youngest Cardinal in the Catholic Church and the first Cardinal from Ghana.

He was born on 11 October 1948 in Wassaw Nsuta (Ghana). He studied in Ghana, New York and Rome. He earned a doctorate in Sacred Scripture in 1982. He speaks English, Fante, French, Italian, German and Hebrew, and can understand written Latin and Greek.

He was ordained on 20 July 1975 and returned to Rome several times for further studies. He was appointed Archbishop of Cape Coast on 6 October 1992 and consecrated on 27 March 1993 by Archbishop Andow of Accra. Pope John Paul II elevated him to the on 21 October 2003.

Cardinal Turkson was educated in Amisano, Pedu, New York, and Rome, where he earned a doctorate in Sacred Scripture. He was named archbishop of Cape Coast on October 6, 1992 and consecrated on March 27, 1993. He serves as Treasurer of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), and Chancellor of the Catholic University College of Ghana. He serves as a member of the University Council of the University of Ghana, Legon, the National Sustainable Development Council of the Ministry of Environment and the board of directors of the Central Regional Development Committee.

He was elevated to Cardinal on October 21, 2003 and participated in the conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI.

GUIDE FOR CONFESSION

“To those who have been far away from the sacrament of reconciliation and forgiving love, I make this appeal: Come back to this source of grace; do not be afraid! Christ himself is waiting for you. He will heal you, and you will be at peace with God!”

- Pope John Paul II

The basic requirement for a good confession is to have the intention of returning to God like the Prodigal Son and of acknowledging our sins with true sorrow before his representative, the priest.

BEFORE CONFESSION • Try to recognize sin in our lives – Modern society has lost a sense of sin. As a Catholic follower of Christ, I must make an effort to recognize sin in my daily actions, words and omissions. The Gospels show how important is the forgiveness of our sins. Lives of saints prove that the person who grows in holiness has a stronger sense of sin, sorrow for sins, and a need for the Sacrament of Penance or Confession. • Make an examination of Conscience – What sins have I committed since my last confession? A good confession is one in which I confess all the mortal sins I am aware of and their frequency. A short examination could follow the ten commandments along these lines: o Do I give God time every day in prayer? o Have I used God's name in vain: lightly or carelessly? o Have I tried to observe Sunday as a family day and a day of rest? o Do I honor and obey my parents? Have I neglected my duties to my spouse and children? o Have I engaged, in any way, in sins against human life? Have I been angry or resentful? o Have I stolen what is not mine? Do I waste time at work, school, and home? o Have I lied? Have I gossiped? Am I critical, negative or uncharitable in my thoughts of others? o Have I consented to impure thoughts and actions? o Do I envy the families or possessions of others? Are material possessions the purpose of my life?

DURING CONFESSION • Remember that the priest can help you – If you need assistance – especially if you have been away for some time – simply ask the priest and he will help you by "walking" you through the steps to make a good confession. • A helpful way to begin is: “Bless me Father for I have sinned. It has been ... since my last confession. These are my sins.” • Tell your sins simply and honestly to the priest. If you are not sure about the degree of seriousness of something you confess, just ask the priest to help you. • After the confession of sins, the priest will give you a penance, and then absolve you of your sins. Try to perform your penance soon. The priest may also ask you to say a short act-of-contrition. • An act of contrition: “O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended you. I detest all my sins because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell; but most of all because they offend you, my God, who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of your grace, to confess my sins, to do penance and to amend my life. Amen.” • At the End of Confession – Listen to words of absolution, the sacramental forgiveness of the Church through the ordained priest. As you listen to the words of forgiveness you may make the sign of the cross with the priest. • After Confession – Reflect on God’s infinite mercy. Imagine God embracing you with the big hug that the Joyful Father did in the parable of the Return of the Prodigal Son.

MASS: FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT

NOTE: THE COLLECTION DURING MASS

We request your financial help. The 2007 Men’s and Women’s Conferences have cost more than $250,000. Tickets only account for about 80% of the projected revenue. We ask you for your generous contribution to this collection so that we can balance our books. Anything left over will go to producing the 2008 BCMC and BCWC. We greatly appreciate your support. Thank you.

First Reading – A Reading from the Book of Joshua (Jos.5: 9a, 10-12)

The LORD said to Joshua, Today I have removed the reproach of Egypt from you.” While the Israelites were encamped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they celebrated the Passover on the evening of the fourteenth of the month. On the day after the Passover, they ate of the produce of the land in the form of unleavened cakes and parched grain. On that same day after the Passover, on which they ate of the produce of the land, the manna ceased. No longer was there manna for the Israelites, who that year ate of the yield of the land of Canaan. THE WORD OF THE LORD, Thanks Be to God.

Responsorial Psalm (Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7) - Taste and see the goodness of the Lord. • I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall be ever in my mouth. Let my soul glory in the LORD; the lowly will hear me and be glad. • Glorify the LORD with me; let us together extol his name. I sought the LORD, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. • Look to him that you may be radiant with joy, and your faces may not blush with shame. When the poor one called out, the LORD heard, and from all his distress he saved him.

Second Reading – A Reading from the Second Book of Corinthians (Cor 5: 17-21)

Brothers and sisters: Whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come. And all this is from God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ and given us the ministry of reconciliation, namely, God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting their trespasses against them and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. So we are ambassadors for Christ, as if God were appealing through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. or our sake he made him to be sin who did not know sin, so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.. THE WORD OF THE LORD, Thanks Be to God.

Gospel – A Reading from the Holy Gospel According to Saint Luke (Lk 15: 1-3, 11-32)

Tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” So to them Jesus addressed this parable: “A man had two sons, and the younger son said to his father, ‘Father give me the share of your estate that should come to me.’ So the father divided the property between them. After a few days, the younger son collected all his belongings and set off to a distant country where he squandered his inheritance on a life of dissipation. When he had freely spent everything, a severe famine struck that country, and he found himself in dire need. So he hired himself out to one of the local citizens who sent him to his farm to tend the swine. And he longed to eat his fill of the pods on which the swine fed, but nobody gave him any. Coming to his senses he thought, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have more than enough food to eat, but here am I, dying from hunger. I shall get up and go to my father and I shall say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I no longer deserve to be called your son; treat me as you would treat one of your hired workers.” So he got up and went back to his father. While he was still a long way off, his father caught sight of him, and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him and kissed him. His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I no longer deserve to be called your son.’ But his father ordered his servants, ‘Quickly bring the finest robe and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Take the fattened calf and slaughter it. Then let us celebrate with a feast, because this son of mine was dead, and has come to life again; he was lost, and has been found.’ Then the celebration began. Now the older son had been out in the field and, on his way back, as he neared the house, he heard the sound of music and dancing. He called one of the servants and asked what this might mean. The servant said to him, ‘Your brother has returned and your father has slaughtered the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’ He became angry, and when he refused to enter the house, his father came out and pleaded with him. He said to his father in reply, ‘Look, all these years I served you and not once did I disobey your orders; yet you never gave me even a young goat to feast on with my friends. But when your son returns who swallowed up your property with prostitutes, for him you slaughter the fattened calf.’ He said to him, ‘My son, you are here with me always; everything I have is yours. But now we must celebrate and rejoice, because your brother was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.’”.” THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD, Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ.

GUIDELINES FOR RECEPTION OF HOLY COMMUNION

Eucharist for Catholics: Catholics fully participate in the celebration of the Eucharist when they receive Holy Communion in fulfillment of Christ’s command to eat His Body and drink His blood. In order to be properly disposed to receive Communion, Communicants should not be conscious of grave sin, have fasted for an hour, and seek to live in charity and love with their neighbors. Persons conscious of grave sin must first be reconciled with God and the church through the Sacrament of Penance. A frequent reception of the Sacrament of Penance is encouraged for all.

For other Christians: We welcome to this celebration of the Eucharist those Christians who are not fully united with us. It is a consequence of the sad divisions in Christianity that we cannot extend to them a general invitation to receive Communion. Catholics believe that the Eucharist is an action of the celebrating community signifying a oneness in faith, life and worship of the community. Reception of the Eucharist by Christians not fully united with us would imply a oneness which does not yet exist, and for which we must all pray.

THANK YOU TO OUR PRIESTS!

We are blessed by so many wonderful priests here today, in the Archdiocese of Boston and in surrounding dioceses. Despite their hectic weekend schedules, so many priests are here with us today because they want to show their support for us men and because they want to help us celebrate the Sacraments – particularly the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

Please take a moment today, search out one of these fine priests, and thank him.

LEADERSHIP TEAM’S TOP 10

If you’re looking for ideas on how to help deepen your faith during the year, go no further: We asked our organizing team and here is our top 10 list of things they do to deepen their faith during the year (Outlined in no particular order.)

1. Daily Mass/ Eucharist. The Sacrament of Eucharist is so important and nourishing in our lives. Pray about making the commitment to receive Jesus as often as possible in the Eucharist. Once this commitment has been made, the life changing experience is immense. The days you are not able to receive Him, you find yourself longing for Him all the more. 2. Men’s Group. Every one of our team belongs to a men’s group. It’s the foundation of the Boston Catholic Men’s Conference. If you are looking for an opportunity to deepen your faith with fellow catholic men from your parish, consider joining a men’s group. Information about how to join or start a men’s group can be found at our website www.bostoncatholicmen.org 3. Daily Devotional: There are many websites and booklets that publish the daily readings and the liturgy of the hours. The readings, along with the spiritual reflections that often accompany them, help draw you closer to God, as you go about your busy day. 4. Reconciliation. Make a commitment to take advantage of the Sacrament of Reconciliation on a regular basis. It is a beautiful way to experience the Love and Mercy of God, our Father, and will certainly draw you closer to Him. 5. Adoration. Praying in the Presence of the Blessed Sacrament is a beautiful way to become intimate with our Loving Father. Even though it may be hard to do sometimes, if you try to sit and listen for the voice of God, you will hear Him. 6. Listening to spiritual music and readings. Many of us use our time in the car to listen to spiritual music and books on tape. It is a great way to “carve out” some time to do something that nurtures one’s faith. 7. Retreats. Going on a weekend retreat is a great way to re-focus, reflect and be reminded of where you have been and where you are going in your walk with Jesus. A group retreat is another way where you can share in small groups on a more focused faith related subject, in an effort to deepen your relationship with Jesus. There are many wonderful retreat places around the archdiocese offering day and weekend retreats. If you don’t know where to start, check out the Cursillo Movement http://saintbasils.org/html/cursillo.asp or the Diocesan Office of Spiritual Development www.rcab.org/Worship_SpiritualLife/HomePage.html . 8. Rosary. We find that praying the rosary alone or with a friend is one of the best ways to draw closer to Jesus, through his Blessed Mother. Try to add just one rosary to your week, and experience the difference it can make in your life. 9. Spiritual Direction. We all receive great blessings from having a spiritual director. In spiritual direction, the trained spiritual director and directee come together to seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit as the true spiritual director. As spiritual director helps point out some of the general teachings of the Bible and the Church that apply to your situation as well as being a helper to discern how the Holy Spirit may be leading in particular in your life with the idea of giving objective input into your relationship with God, and a help to find Biblical and Catholic solutions to challenges or problems you face in your spiritual life, personal life and relationships with people. 10. Quiet Prayer. Make a commitment to find at least five minutes a day to sit quietly and pray. It can be early in the morning, before you go to sleep, or some time in between. What matters is that you set aside some time for silence, to listen for the voice of God speaking to you. Prayer is not only asking, it is also listening.

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Tables Exhibitor Tables Exhibitor 1-2 RCAB Vocation Office 97 3 Saint John's Seminary 98 Awakenings 4 Blessed John XXIII Seminary 99 CHIME 5 RCAB Permanent Diaconate Office 100 Anna Maria College 6-7 Brotherhood of Hope 101 8 Little Brothers of Saint Francis 102 Proud2BCatholic 9 Penitent Brothers of Saint Francis 103 Criss Cross Creations 10 Capuchin Franciscans - Province of Saint Mary 104-106 LIFT Ministries 11 Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary 107 12 Secular Franciscan Order 108-110 Order of Malta - Boston 13-14 Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate 111-112 Legatus 15 Daughters of Saint Paul Vocations/Cooperators 113-114 Communion and Liberation 16 Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy 115-116 Community of Sant'Egidio Boston 17 Sisters of Saint Joseph 117 The School of Saint Paul 18 Daughters of Mary, Mother of Healing Love 118-119 Catholic Citizenship 19 Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne 120 Choose Life 20 Sisters of Divine Providence 121-122 Respect Life 21 Sisters of Life 123 Massachusetts Citizens for Life 22 Religious Sisters of Mercy 124 Way of the Cross for Life 23-24 The Pilot 125 Catholic Families 25-27 Catholic TV 126 Family & Marriage 28 EWTN 127 29-31 Catholic Exchange 128 Mass. Catholic Daughters of the Americas 32 WEZE/WROL 129 A Women's Concern 33-35 Eternal Life Radio 130 36 Prayers for Life 131-132 Friends of the Unborn 37 In Season and Out of Season 133-136 Life and Family Ministries Office 38 Catholic Family Life Insurance 137-138 Master of Arts in Ministry Program for Laity 39 139 Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Boston 40 Catholic Quest 140 Office of Religious Education, Arch. of Boston 41 Heidi Bratton 141 Alpha NE-Catholic Outreach Team 42 142 Emmaus Journey 43-44 National Fellowship of Catholic Men 143-145 Mercy Song 45-54 Morningstar Christian Center 146 ConQuest Clubs 55-58 The Catholic Shop 147 Challenge Clubs 59-61 Ascension Press 148 World Apostolate of Fatima 62-63 Catholics United for the Faith 149 Boston Catholic Engaged Encounter 64-66 Pauline Books and Media 150 Charismatic Renewal Services Boston 67-76 Morningstar Christian Center 151 Jesuit Prison Ministries 77-82 Angelluz Religious Jewelry 152 83 Bible Bangles 153 Nurses and Doctors for Divine Mercy 84-85 Jesus Mosaics 154 Project Rachel 86-88 Pauline Books and Media 155-157 Patrick Madrid 89-90 Massachusetts Knights of Columbus 158-160 Maria Vadia 91-92 Knights of Columbus Supreme Council 161-163 Immaculee Ilibagiza 93-94 Marian Community 164-166 Dana Scallon 95 Emmaus Retreat Program of Fall River 167-170 Martin Doman & Alicia Hernon 96 Women's Retreat (Holy Trinity Lowell) 171-176 Conference Tables

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Adoration Confession Young Adult 162 160 & 158 Breakout - 156 2007 BOSTON CATHOLIC MEN’S & WOMEN’S CONFERENCES ORDER FORM - RECORDINGS

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WOMEN’S WOMEN’S 141 Immaculee Ilibagiza 142 Women’s Breakout Session

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correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruc- tion. For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine... 2 Timothy 4:1-3

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