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"Angels, Miracles, and Other Supernatural Phenomena" Women of Grace ONLINE Event
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"Angels, Miracles, and Other Supernatural Phenomena"
Women of Grace ONLINE Event
Three Sessions: Friday Evening 6:30pm-10pm, Saturday Morning 9:30am-1:00pm, Saturday Evening 6:30pm-10pm
Saturday Evening Session includes a Healing Rosary
Speakers Include:
Mike Aquilina
Michael O'Neill, The Miracle Hunter
Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Adam Blai
Paul Thigpen
and Johnnette Williams
This interesting and insightful event will have your wheels turning as you learn more about angels, who they are, what they do, and how they operate! Miracles, the heavenly interventions God has gifted us with to show his power and mercy! In addition to how the supernatural holds the spiritual battle within its realm, how that affects us, and what we can do to enter in and be victorious! Be amazed and enlightened! Your prayer life and perspective are sure to grow.
“Angels, Miracles, and Supernatural Phenomena”
Friday, October 1, 2021 (Friday Evening Session)
6:30pm Music, Welcome, Introductions, Opening Prayer
7:00pm “The Angelic Hosts: Who They Are, Their Purpose, and Mission” Mike Aquilina
7:40pm Event Review
7:50pm “Supernatural Phenomena: Miracles and Heavenly Interventions” Michael O’Neill
8:30pm Break
8:40pm Q&A Mike Aquilina, Michael O’Neill, and Johnnette Williams
9:10pm Event Review
9:20pm Wrap Up and Closing Prayer Johnnette Williams
Saturday, October 2, 2021 (Saturday Morning Session)
9:30am Music, Welcome, Introductions, Opening Prayer
9:50am “The Angelic Hosts: Their Mode of Operation” Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
10:30am Event Review
10:35am “Supernatural Phenomena: Separating the Light from the Darkness” Adam Blai
11:15am Break
11:25am Event Review
11:35am “Spiritual Warfare: The Enemy’s Diabolical Strategies” Dr. Paul Thigpen
12:15pm Women of Grace Mission Update
12:25pm Q&A Session Susan Brinkmann, Adam Blai, Dr. Paul Thigpen, and Johnnette Williams
12:55pm Event Review
1:00pm Closing Prayer Johnnette Williams
Saturday, October 2, 2021 (Saturday Evening Session)
6:30pm Music, Welcome, Introductions, Opening Prayer
6:50pm “Spiritual Warfare: Engaging the Battle” Dr. Paul Thigpen
7:30pm Event Review
7:35pm “Winning the Battle: Confession, Deliverance, and Exorcism” Adam Blai
8:15pm Break
8:20pm Q&A Session Dr. Paul Thigpen, Adam Blai, and Johnnette Williams
8:50pm Event Review
9:00pm “The Rosary: Weapon for the Win” Johnnette Williams
9:20pm Healing Rosary Johnnette Williams
10:00pm Closing
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Event Speakers
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Mike Aquilina
Mike Aquilina is author of more than seventy books on Catholic history, doctrine, and devotion. He is co-founder, with Scott Hahn, of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, based in Steubenville, Ohio. Mike serves as contributing editor of Angelus News and general editor of the Reclaiming Catholic History series published by Ave Maria Press. He has hosted eleven television series on EWTN and is past editor of New Covenant magazine and The Pittsburgh Catholic newspaper. He is also a songwriter, whose works have been recorded by Dion, Paul Simon, Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, Jeff Beck, Amy Grant, Carlene Carter, Peter Frampton, and many others.
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Johnnette Benkovic Williams
Johnnette Benkovic Williams is Founder and President of Women of Grace®, a Catholic apostolate for women featuring a number of outreaches including conferences, media, study groups and more.
After years of being a non-practicing Catholic, Johnnette experienced a deep conversion back to her Catholic faith in 1981. Her conversion sparked a new vocation: sharing the Gospel message through the utilization of media. She has been an inspiring and consistent presence on EWTN Catholic radio and EWTN Catholic television for over 30 years. -
Adam Blai
Adam Blai is a church appointed Peritus of Religious Demonology and Exorcism who has worked in training priests in exorcism nationally for fifteen years, and internationally since 2020. Adam has a Masters in Adult Clinical Psychology, with most of his clinical experience in forensic settings. In addition, Adam has had considerable experience with holy angels in both prayer work and in evaluating potential miracle cases. He has written books on miracles and exorcism cases, like his latest book, The Catholic Guide to Miracles: Separating the Authentic from the Counterfeit, which has been featured on EWTN. Adam works full-time for his Diocese and is currently attending Canon Law school and working on additional publications.
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Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Susan Brinkmann, O.C.D.S., is an author and award-winning journalist is a member of the Third Order of Discalced Carmelites. She serves as Director of New Age Research for Women of Grace® and is a frequent guest on EWTN’s Women of Grace® television show. She is the founder of Live Catholic, an educational nonprofit devoted to teaching authentic Catholic prayer in the Carmelite tradition to the faithful. Susan formerly worked as a Correspondent for the Catholic Standard & Times, the newspaper for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
For the last 10 years she has been the lead researcher for Women of Grace’s New Age Q&A Blog which is the largest blog of its kind in the world. The library of information now exceeds 1600 entries on everything from acupuncture and angels to wicca and yoga.
She has also authored seventeen books, including The Learn to Discern Compendium: Is It Christian or New Age which has an imprimatur from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Avila Institute published her book, A Catholic Guide to Mindfulness which educates the Catholic faithful about the Buddhist practice of mindfulness and how it differs from authentic Catholic spirituality, teaching and thought. Along with Johnnette Williams, she co-authored the Young Women of Grace Study Program which teaches girls ages 13+ what it means to be authentically feminine. Susan’s Like a Catholic series which introduces Carmelite spirituality to the faithful. This series includes Pray Like a Catholic, Live Like a Catholic, Mindful Like a Catholic, and Fight Like a Catholic, all of which have imprimaturs from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Her daily devotional, entitled Day by Day in the Little Way: 365 Reflections on the Teachings of St. Therese of Lisieux introduces devotees to the Little Way of Spiritual Childhood.
In the fall of 2024, Viident Publications launched Susan’s new series of Catholic women’s novels entitled The Chronicles of Ariella, a gripping saga of murder, romance and redemption that spans six novels and 2000 years of Church history.
Her national journalism awards include the Bernadine-O’Connor Award for Pro-Life Journalism, the Eileen Egan Journalism Award from Catholic Relief Services, and numerous awards from the Catholic Press Association and the Philadelphia Press Association.
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Michael O'Neill
Michael O’Neill is an award-winning author, EWTN television and radio host, and creator of the popular miracle-tracking website, MiracleHunter.com. O’Neill, a graduate of Stanford University and member of the Mariological Society of America, has been interviewed about his research numerous times on Catholic and secular media like the History Channel, NatGeo, NBC Today and The Dr. Oz Show. He was the consultant for the National Geographic magazine cover story and map about the Virgin Mary “The Most Powerful Woman in the World” (December 2015). O’Neill is the author of numerous books including his most recent, the Catholic Media Award-winning “Virgin, Mother, Queen” (Ave Maria Press 2019). On EWTN, he is the radio host of the Gabriel Award-winning weekly (Saturdays 1 and 7pm ET) radio program “The Miracle Hunter®” and the television host and executive producer of the weekly (Mondays 11:30am and Fridays 5pm ET) docuseries "They Might Be Saints" about the lives and intercessory miracles of future American saints and the new travel series “Explore with the Miracle Hunter”.
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Dr. Paul Thigpen
