“When I started the Full of Grace Study, I was already an on fire excited convert… but I wasn’t excited about being a woman. The study changed that.” God worked in my heart and I was just blown away.”
Category Archives: Women of Grace
A Three-fold Celebration: The Presentation of the Lord
by Theresa Cavicchio
“Now I am sending my messenger – he will prepare the way before me; And the Lord whom you seek will come suddenly to his temple; The messenger of the covenant whom you desire – see he is coming! Says the Lord of hosts” (Mal 3:1).
Benedicta Institute: Catholic Women’s Leadership for Such a Time as This
The Women of Grace® Benedicta Institute for Women® is offering an innovative new certification program designed to train Catholic women to be leaders and mentors in contemporary culture through in-person and online learning opportunities.
Pilgrimage to Mexico City Photos!
Enjoy some photo highlights from our recent pilgrimage to Mexico City for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe!
A Centuries-old Christmas Present from Saint Francis of Assisi to the World
Chapel of the first live nativity in Greccio, Italy (Photo courtesty of Wikicommons Images , Fiat500e, CC BY 4.0 DEED)
by Theresa Cavicchio, OFS
For the many Franciscans around the world of the First, Second, and Third Orders – clerical, religious, and lay – the year 2023 inaugurated a series of important 8th-centenaries which will culminate in 2026. For our purposes, the timeliest of these has a deep spiritual significance as we approach Christmas this year.
Strength in Weakness: Servant of God Father William Atkinson, O.S.A.
by Theresa Cavicchio
“[The Lord] said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness’ … Therefore, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and constraints, for the sake of Christ; for when I am weak, then I am strong” (2 Cor 12:9 – 10).
‘Our Time is Now!’ Women of Grace® Looks Forward to 20 More Years
What began in 2003 as an inspiration to help Catholic women discover the beauty of authentic femininity, Women of Grace® has grown over the last 20 years into one of the largest Catholic women’s ministries in the Church today.
A Grieving Heart Can Be Grateful!
Margalita Poletunow, LPC, LPCMH
There is something to be grateful for all the time. However, it is not human nature to feel thankful during difficult or painful situations. Therefore, how can a woman who has suffered a miscarriage or stillbirth find the will to be thankful while still grieving?
Testimonial: Karen is a work in progress
“I didn’t know why I needed to come to the retreat; I just know I had to be there,” said Karen from Pennsylvania. “He’s working on me. He’s healing me. I have some deep wounds that I didn’t even know about. But he’s working on me. Just call me a I’m a work in progress.”
Testimonial: Barbara is blessed by simplicity
We live in a complicated world full of so many options it can become overwhelming. This is why the simple message delivered to women in the Benedicta Leadership Seminar in Malvern was so striking.
