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Week 03 - 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 …
Our August Facilitator Network Conference Call was hosted by Regional Coordinators Mary Dillenback and Nancy Elhajj, Co-Chairs of the Women of Grace Facilitator Growth and Development Task Force. Mary welcomed Sue Brinkmann who is the lead researcher for Women of Grace. Sue graciously accepted our offer to be a regular on our monthly FNCC. Sue shared her knowledge on the current event in the in the Church today. Then Mary opened it up for comments. Read More …
Week 02 - 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 01 - 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 …
Our June Facilitator Network Conference Call was hosted by Regional Coordinators Mary Dillenback and Nancy Elhajj, Co-Chairs of the Women of Grace Facilitator Growth and Development Task Force. Our theme continued with Our Blessed Mother and her 10 Evangelical Virtues. Specifically, this month we reflected on obedience and Mary reviewed several points in Chapter 4 of the Full of Grace Foundational Study. Then Mary opened it up for comments. Read More …
The May Facilitator Network Conference Call was hosted by Regional Coordinators Mary Dillenback and Nancy Elhajj, Co-Chairs of the Women of Grace Facilitator Growth and Development Task Force. Our theme continued with Our Blessed Mother and her 10 Evangelical Virtues. Specifically, this month we reflected on Mary most devout. We began will the Chaplet of the Ten Virtues of Mary. Mary gave us a beautiful teaching on Our Lady and how to put devotions to her into practice. Read More …
The April Facilitator Network Conference Call was hosted by Regional Coordinators Mary Dillenback and Nancy Elhajj, Co-Chairs of the Women of Grace Facilitator Growth and Development Task Force. Our theme is Our Blessed Mother and her 10 Evangelical Virtues. Specifically, we reflected on Mary's faithfulness this month. We began will the Chaplet of the Ten Virtues of Mary and Mary gave us a beautiful teaching on being faithful. Read More …
The March Facilitator Network Conference Call was hosted by Regional Coordinators Mary Dillenback and Nancy Elhajj, Co-Chairs of the Women of Grace Facilitator Growth and Development Task Force. Our theme is on Our Blessed Mother and her 10 Evangelical Virtues. Specifically, we reflected on Mary's humility this month. We began will the Chaplet of the Ten Virtues of Mary and Mary gave us a beautiful teaching on humility with many references. Read More …
Facing the Future Without Fear: Living in Hope and Confidence - A Mini-Retreat with Johnnette Benkovic - 2-CD Set“For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.” Jer. 29: 11What or who causes fear? What are the effects of fearfulness? Why is it important to live in the present moment? How do we cultivate confidence in God? What does it mean to H.O.P.E.? Fear paralyzes us and can be an obstacle to grace and ultimately living out the awesome mission God has for us. In this powerful 2-CD set, Johnnette Benkovic leads you on a mini-retreat that will give you practical tools and ideas to live in confidence, hope and freedom in Christ. Read More …
