2018 Malvern Retreat - Talk 02 -Mary and the Holy Spirit: Smiliting the SerpentThis presentation was recorded LIVE at the Women of Grace Annual Retreat held at Malvern Retreat House in Malvern PA. It contains all of the imperfections of a LIVE recording. Read More …

2018 Malvern Retreat - Talk 06 - The Holy Duet and You: Saving Lives, Healing Hearts and Saving Souls with Johnnette BenkovicThis presentation was recorded LIVE at the Women of Grace Annual Retreat held at Malvern Retreat House in Malvern PA. It contains all of the imperfections of a LIVE recording. Read More …

2018 Malvern Retreat - Talk 05 - Mary and the Holy Spirit: The Holy Duet and Healing with Fr. Philip ScottThis presentation was recorded LIVE at the Women of Grace Annual Retreat held at Malvern Retreat House in Malvern PA. It contains all of the imperfections of a LIVE recording. Read More …

2018 Malvern Retreat - Talk 04 - Mary and the Holy Spirit: The Holy Duet and Conversion with Jack and Johnnette WilliamsThis presentation was recorded LIVE at the Women of Grace Annual Retreat held at Malvern Retreat House in Malvern PA. It contains all of the imperfections of a LIVE recording. Read More …

2018 Malvern Retreat - Talk 01 - The Holy Duet: Mary and the Holy Spirit and the Glorious Age to Come with Johnnette BenkovicThis presentation was recorded LIVE at the Women of Grace Annual Retreat held at Malvern Retreat House in Malvern PA. It contains all of the imperfections of a LIVE recording. Read More …

September 20, 2018 Notes 8:00 Opening prayer: MaryMary Dillenback opened the meeting at 8:05 pm with, “Jesus, Living in Mary” and welcomed new facilitators Theresa from Bernardsville, NJ and Minerva from Piscataway, MD.8:10 Current events: Sue BrinkmannSue Brinkmann gave another stellar presentation, complete with a spiritual warfare kit for engaging in supernatural battle. She began with our main weapons: the Sacraments, prayer, especially the Rosary, and Scripture reading. Sue recommended Fr. Emil Neubert’s book, Mary, Queen of Militants. She gave concrete strategies for dealing with obstacles to facilitating the foundational study:Depend on God.Associate with like-minded people.Be careful not to try to evangelize everyone until you are steeped in the faith. Learn when to speak and what to say.Do not argue.Learn to speak from your heart to theirs.Speak with humility and gentleness.Use humor whenever possible.Be wise as serpents, innocent as doves.Inappropriate anger may come a person’s bond to sin. Be patient with yourself and others-all in God’s time.8:45 Testimony-Lori Meyer gave a joyful testimony re: an answer to prayer.Let us keep Lori in our prayers as she prepares for her wedding day, that she and her future husband receive all the abundant blessings of the Sacrament of Matrimony. They will be married on October 13, the 101st anniversary of the Miracle of the Sun in Fatima. 8:50-9:00 Nancy: Prayer requests include:For perseverance, using Our Lady of Sorrows as our model. For Women of Grace and Young Women of Grace past, present and future.For those who are attending Mornings of Grace or starting the study this Fall.For success of the Oct-12-13 Women of Grace Family event in Ogdensburg NY. For our family and friends who are in need of the healing touch of Jesus, including: RC Sue Jacobsen’s husband Tim and Facilitator Sue Garza’s husband Ed. RC Chris Arnold’s Mother and RC Martha Nicolli’s Mother Ali, Facilitator Lori Citsay’s daughter Mary Dillenback’s friend Cookie, Facilitator Monica Olley, Gary Williamson, husband of a Women of Grace. For all other prayer intentions as requested by the facilitators. We pray to the Lord. Lord, hear our prayer.For the repose of the soul of Johnette’s Father, Willis Simon. His funeral is next Monday, September 24th.We pray to the Lord. Lord, hear our prayer.For unity in our country.For the holy souls in purgatoryWe pray to the Lord. Lord, hear our prayer.9:00 Closing Prayer: September is the month of Our Lady of Sorrows and her feast day was September 15th. Prayer to Our Lady of Sorrows Our mother of sorrows, with strength from above you stood by the cross, sharing in the sufferings of Jesus, and with tender care you bore him in your arms, mourning and weeping. We praise you for your faith, which accepted the life God planned for you. We praise you for your hope, which trusted that God would do great things in you. We praise you for your love in bearing with Jesus the sorrows of his passion. Holy Mary, may we follow your example, and stand by all your children who need comfort and love. Mother of God, stand by us in our trials and care for us in our many needs. Pray for us now and at the hour of our death. Amen Amen!Next Conference call: Thursday, October 18 at 8 pm ET. 9:06 Meeting adjourned Respectfully submitted,Nancy Elhajj Read More …

Beyond Halloween:How the Occult is Infiltrating Your Child's LifeA Live Webinar Event with Susan Brinkmann, OCDSOctober 23rd at 8:00 PM EST Read More …

Women of Grace® Benedicta Leadership Enrichment Seminar Online PresentsSpiritual Mothers, Spiritual Warriors:Instruments of Peace and Healing in the Midst of CrisisAn Online Course with Kathleen Beckman, L.H.S.Founder of Foundation of Prayer for PriestsHow do we as Catholic laity respond in the midst of crisis?Popular speaker, evangelist and author, Kathleen Beckman, L.H.S. gives us timely advice using her expertise in spiritual warfare and intercessory prayer. She will inspire participants to bring healing, peace, and hope to the Catholic Church during this time of uncertainty and upheaval.In this webinar, participants will learn about: 1. What is the special role of women and intercessory prayer in the midst of the current crisis2. How our sufferings can be used for healing and purification3. Why Mary is the supreme example of both spiritual mother and spiritual warfare4. Why holiness is not an option5. What are practical strategies to exponentially grow in holinessKathleen Beckman, L.H.S., wife, mother, and business owner, is the President and Co-founder of the Foundation of Prayer for Priests, a Eucharistic international apostolate of prayer and catechesis for the holiness of priests. Through this apostolate women are living the call to spiritual motherhood of priests through prayer, service, sacrifice and study. Kathleen has served the Church for twenty-five years as a Catholic evangelist, author, Ignatian certified retreat director, radio host, and writer for www.CatholicExchange.Com.Often featured on Catholic media: EWTN Radio & TV, Radio Maria, The Catholic Channel, and Focus TV, she enthusiastically proclaims the joy of the Gospel. Since 1992, she has served in leadership roles for Magnificat and is presently on the CST Advisory Board. Since 2000, she has served in the Church's ministry of healing, deliverance and exorcism, assisting priests internationally while serving on the advisory board of the Pope Leo XIII Institute. Having completed the Rome course, "Exorcism and Prayers of Liberation”, she serves as the lay coordinator of exorcism and deliverance ministry for her diocese wherein she witnesses the reality of the spiritual battle and Christ’s victory over evil. In her words, “The Eucharist is the heart of my life and fills me with zeal for God and Church.” Having endured the tragic murder of a loved one, Kathleen learned the healing power of forgiveness and the resiliency of a surrendered soul. Sophia Institute Press published her last three books: Praying for Priests: A Mission for the New Evangelization. Foreword by Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J. (2014); God's Healing Mercy: Finding Your Path to Forgiveness, Peace and Joy. Foreword by Bishop Kevin Vann, JCD, DD. (2015); When Women Pray: Eleven Catholic Women on the Power of Prayer. Foreword by Sr. Regina Marie, O.C.D. (2017). Read More …

Week 05 - This is a 5-week course designed to introduce people to the full scope of Catholic prayer as articulated by Teresa of Avila in her famous “four waters” analogy. It explains these four stages beginning with vocal and discursive prayer (such as meditation and mental prayer) to contemplative prayer and transforming union. Classes include instruction and hands-on practice of the various types of prayer and addresses common questions such as:What can we do to deepen our connection with God in prayer?How do we discern His voice in prayer?What are the main stumbling blocks in our prayer life?How do we handle distractions, dryness, and consolations.What are the signs of advancing prayer?Each week participants have a homework assignment. Instruction will include a once-a-week online course lasting one hour. It will consist of an opening prayer, review of the homework assignment, a 20 minute lecture, 15 minutes of prayer practice and 15 minutes for Q&A. ﾿ Susan Brinkmann, O.C.D.S., author and award-winning journalist is a member of the Third Order of Discalced Carmelites. She is the Director of Communications and New Age Research for Women of Grace® and is a frequent guest on EWTN's Women of Grace® television show. She 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 this kind in the world. The library of information now exceeds 1200 entries on everything from acupuncture and angels to wicca and yoga. She has also authored seven books, including The Learn to Discern Compendium: Is It Christian or New Age which has an imprimatur from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Liguori Publications published the story of her conversion, entitled, We Need to Talk: God Speaks to a Modern Girl. Along with Johnnette Benkovic, she co-authored the Young Women of Grace Study Program which teaches girls ages 13+ about what it means to be authentically feminine. Her latest publication is The Catholic Guide to Mindfulness, published by Avila Institute, which has an imprimatur from the Diocese of Birmingham. 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. Read More …

Week 04 - This is a 5-week course designed to introduce people to the full scope of Catholic prayer as articulated by Teresa of Avila in her famous “four waters” analogy. It explains these four stages beginning with vocal and discursive prayer (such as meditation and mental prayer) to contemplative prayer and transforming union. Classes include instruction and hands-on practice of the various types of prayer and addresses common questions such as:What can we do to deepen our connection with God in prayer?How do we discern His voice in prayer?What are the main stumbling blocks in our prayer life?How do we handle distractions, dryness, and consolations.What are the signs of advancing prayer?Each week participants have a homework assignment. Instruction will include a once-a-week online course lasting one hour. It will consist of an opening prayer, review of the homework assignment, a 20 minute lecture, 15 minutes of prayer practice and 15 minutes for Q&A. ﾿ Susan Brinkmann, O.C.D.S., author and award-winning journalist is a member of the Third Order of Discalced Carmelites. She is the Director of Communications and New Age Research for Women of Grace® and is a frequent guest on EWTN's Women of Grace® television show. She 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 this kind in the world. The library of information now exceeds 1200 entries on everything from acupuncture and angels to wicca and yoga. She has also authored seven books, including The Learn to Discern Compendium: Is It Christian or New Age which has an imprimatur from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Liguori Publications published the story of her conversion, entitled, We Need to Talk: God Speaks to a Modern Girl. Along with Johnnette Benkovic, she co-authored the Young Women of Grace Study Program which teaches girls ages 13+ about what it means to be authentically feminine. Her latest publication is The Catholic Guide to Mindfulness, published by Avila Institute, which has an imprimatur from the Diocese of Birmingham. 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. Read More …