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SUMMARY:Our Lady of Guadalupe Party - Hanford\, CA
DESCRIPTION:Join your hostess Laura for an Our Lady of Guadalupe party in Hanford\, CA! Bring something to share to this potluck lunch and get ready to have fun and honor Our Lady with fellow women in your community! \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP
URL:https://giveninstitute.com/event/our-lady-of-guadalupe-party-hanford-ca/
CATEGORIES:Guadalupe Party
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SUMMARY:Our Lady of Guadalupe Party - Dallas\, TX
DESCRIPTION:A joyful Lady of Guadalupe party and post-Mass potluck brunch will take place at the home of Rachel Lamb on Sunday\, December 10\, 2023 from 11am to 1pm. Please bring a dish to share: bonus points if it is Our Lady of Guadalupe themed (Sun\, stars\, roses\, etc). Weather permitting\, we will smash a serpent piñata with the same fervor Our Lady crushed it under her foot. \nAt 3:30pm\, we’ll join a religious procession in the Bishop Arts District near St. Cecilia Catholic Church. In addition to a special blessing for the attendees\, a sense of community and faith will fill the streets\, ending at St. Cecilia with a welcome to others to enjoy music and more good food. \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP
URL:https://giveninstitute.com/event/our-lady-of-guadalupe-party-dallas-tx/
CATEGORIES:Guadalupe Party
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SUMMARY:Our Lady of Guadalupe Party - East Orange\, NJ
DESCRIPTION:Join the Apostolic Sisters of St. John for an Our Lady of Guadalupe party in East Orange\, NJ! Please bring a finger food to share for this potluck\, and get ready to have fun and honor Our Lady with fellow women in your community! \nThe sisters would also like to invite  attendees to join them before the party for Vespers at 5:00\, Adoration at 5:30\, and Rosary at 6:00. \n  \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP
URL:https://giveninstitute.com/event/guadalupe-csj/
CATEGORIES:Guadalupe Party
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SUMMARY:Our Lady of Guadalupe Party - Blue Bell\, PA
DESCRIPTION:Join your hostess Ochie for an Our Lady of Guadalupe party in Blue Bell\, PA! Please bring a dish to share for this potluck merienda\, and get ready to have fun and honor Our Lady with fellow women in your community! \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP
URL:https://giveninstitute.com/event/our-lady-of-guadalupe-party-blue-bell-pa-2/
CATEGORIES:Guadalupe Party
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231212T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231212T200000
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CREATED:20231012T100037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231025T164147Z
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SUMMARY:Our Lady of Guadalupe Party - Pasadena\, CA
DESCRIPTION:Join your hostess Krista for an Our Lady of Guadalupe party at the Newman Center Pasadena! Bring something to share to this potluck and get ready to have fun and honor Our Lady with fellow women in your community! \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP
URL:https://giveninstitute.com/event/our-lady-of-guadalupe-party-pasadena-ca/
CATEGORIES:Guadalupe Party
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231212T183000
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SUMMARY:Our Lady of Guadalupe Party - Queens\, NY
DESCRIPTION:Join your hostess Kaitlyn for an Our Lady of Guadalupe party in Forest Hills/Queens\, NY! Please bring a dish to share for this potluck dinner\, and get ready to have fun and honor Our Lady with fellow women in your community! \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP
URL:https://giveninstitute.com/event/our-lady-of-guadalupe-party-forest-hills-ny/
CATEGORIES:Guadalupe Party
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240613
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SUMMARY:Catholic Young Women's Leadership Forum
DESCRIPTION:We hope you will apply to join us at the 2024 GIVEN Catholic Young Women’s Leadership Forum! \nThe GIVEN Forum is designed to help young adult Catholic women with a heart for mission and an aptitude for leadership identify their particular gifts and find practical pathways to put them in the service of the Gospel. Acceptance to a GIVEN cohort includes a year of one-on-one mentorship after the Forum\, when women grow in leadership skills as they implement an Action Plan. \nLearn More
URL:https://giveninstitute.com/event/catholic-young-womens-leadership-forum/
LOCATION:The Catholic University of America\, 620 Michigan Ave NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20064\, United States
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241213
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SUMMARY:Our Lady of Guadalupe Novena
DESCRIPTION:Leading up to Our Lady of Guadalupe’s feast day\, join us on YouTube and Instagram as a different order each day prays a novena prayer and shares a little about their lives. We’re so excited to pray with the Sisters and honor GIVEN’s patroness! \nSign up for Email Reminders during the Novena\n  \nThis year’s participating orders: \nParish Visitors of Mary Immaculate\nFranciscan Sisters of Christian Charity\nFranciscan Daughters of Mary\nSisters of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ\nDaughters of Holy Mary of the Heart of Jesus\nServants of God’s Love\nPoor Clare Nuns of Chicago\nSisters of St. Ann\nLittle Sisters of the Poor
URL:https://giveninstitute.com/event/novena2024/
CATEGORIES:Novena,Online
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LOCATION:https://giveninstitute.com/event/novena2024/
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SUMMARY:Our Lady of Guadalupe Party - Hanford\, CA
DESCRIPTION:Join your hostess Laura for an Our Lady of Guadalupe party in Hanford\, CA! Bring something to share to this potluck lunch and get ready to have fun and honor Our Lady with fellow women in your community! \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP
URL:https://giveninstitute.com/event/hanford2024/
CATEGORIES:Guadalupe Party
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241210T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241210T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T114607
CREATED:20241209T205559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241209T205559Z
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SUMMARY:Our Lady of Guadalupe Party - East Orange\, NJ
DESCRIPTION:Join the Apostolic Sisters of St. John for an Our Lady of Guadalupe party in East Orange\, NJ! Please bring a finger food to share for this potluck\, and get ready to have fun and honor Our Lady with fellow women in your community! \nThe sisters would like to invite you to join them before the party for Vespers at 5:00\, Adoration at 5:30\, and Rosary at 6:00. \n  \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP
URL:https://giveninstitute.com/event/eastorange2024/
CATEGORIES:Guadalupe Party
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T183000
DTSTAMP:20260404T114607
CREATED:20241023T144750Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241023T171656Z
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SUMMARY:Our Lady of Guadalupe Party - Blue Bell\, PA
DESCRIPTION:Join your hostess Ochie for an Our Lady of Guadalupe party in Blue Bell\, PA! Please bring a dish to share for this potluck merienda\, and get ready to have fun and honor Our Lady with fellow women in your community! \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP
URL:https://giveninstitute.com/event/bluebell2024/
CATEGORIES:Guadalupe Party
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241212T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241212T200000
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CREATED:20241106T160024Z
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SUMMARY:Our Lady of Guadalupe Party - Pasadena\, CA
DESCRIPTION:Join your hostess Krista for an Our Lady of Guadalupe party at the Newman Center Pasadena! Bring something to share to this potluck and get ready to have fun and honor Our Lady with fellow women in your community! There will be an Our Lady of Guadalupe craft activity. \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP
URL:https://giveninstitute.com/event/pasadena2024/
CATEGORIES:Guadalupe Party
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241214T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241214T183000
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SUMMARY:Our Lady of Guadalupe Party - Corpus Christi\, TX
DESCRIPTION:Join your hostess Jessica for an Our Lady of Guadalupe party in Corpus Christi\, TX! Get ready to have fun and honor Our Lady! \nThis event will have a 45-minute procession beginning at 4:30 PM\, followed by a potluck at 5:30 PM. Please dress warmly for this outdoor event. \n  \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP
URL:https://giveninstitute.com/event/corpuschristi2024/
CATEGORIES:Guadalupe Party
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241214T170000
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SUMMARY:Our Lady of Guadalupe Party - Catonsville\, MD
DESCRIPTION:Join St Mark’s parish for a parish liturgical celebration in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe! \nThe Sisters Poor of Jesus Christ will be leading us in a time of prayer\, worship\, and a reflection.\nWith an opportunity for a special story time for the little ones.  Read more about their beautiful ministry here: Sisters Poor of Jesus Christ bring love to troubled streets – Catholic Review\n  \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP
URL:https://giveninstitute.com/event/catonsville2024/
CATEGORIES:Guadalupe Party
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241214T200000
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SUMMARY:Our Lady of Guadalupe Party - Alexandria\, VA
DESCRIPTION:Join your hostess Kara for an Our Lady of Guadalupe party in Alexandria\, VA! \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP
URL:https://giveninstitute.com/event/alexandria2024/
CATEGORIES:Guadalupe Party
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250118T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250118T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T114607
CREATED:20241023T145717Z
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SUMMARY:Our Lady of Guadalupe Party - Devine\, TX
DESCRIPTION:Join your hostess Ali for an Our Lady of Guadalupe party in Devine\, TX! Get ready to have fun and honor Our Lady with fellow women in your community! \n  \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP
URL:https://giveninstitute.com/event/devine2025/
CATEGORIES:Guadalupe Party
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250215T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250215T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T114607
CREATED:20241122T154159Z
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SUMMARY:Dallas GIVEN Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Join GIVEN in Dallas for a GIVEN Gathering! Open to women of all ages\, this gathering will be a taste of GIVEN and an opportunity to hear speakers who inspire you to receive the gift that you are\, realize the gifts you’ve been given\, and respond with the gift only you can give. \n  \nGET TICKETS \nSchedule \n8:00-9:00 am Check in\n9:15 am Welcome\n     Fervorino – Jennifer Baugh\n9:30 am Receive the Gift You Are – Sr. Mary Gabriel\, SV\n10:15 am Break\n10:40 am Talk: Realize the Gifts You’ve Been Given – Dr. Irene Alexander\n11:20 am Small groups\n11:40 am Lunch\n1:00 pm Talk: Respond With the Gift Only You Can Give – Dr. Kathryn Rombs\n1:50 pm Mini Talk: Your Personal Action Plan\n2:30 pm Holy Hour and Confession \n3:30 pm Closing Remarks\n5:30 pm Vigil Mass at Church of the Incarnation \nSpeakers\n \nJennifer Baugh: Fervorino \n \nJennifer is the Founder and an Advisor of Young Catholic Professionals (YCP)\, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to ‘Work in Witness for Christ’. She received her  Bachelor’s of Science in Marketing from Trinity University and her MBA from Texas A&M University. Jennifer worked for Merrill Lynch in the Global Wealth Management practice and for FTI Consulting in the Corporate Restructuring practice before starting the YCP ministry in 2010. Jennifer is a mother to three rambunctious little boys and is embracing her role at YCP as Founder and Advisor while joyfully taking the helm of family life. \n  \nSr. Mary Gabriel\, SV: Receive the Gift You Are \n \nSister Mary Gabriel is a member of the Sisters of Life\, a religious community founded by John Cardinal O’Connor and dedicated to the protection and enhancement of the sacredness of human life. The community’s apostolates include direct services to women in need and evangelizing on God’s plan for life and love (www.sistersoflife.org). Originally from Long Island\, NY\, Sr. Mary Gabriel earned a degree from the University of Dallas before entering the Sisters of Life in 1999. She assisted the development of the community’s evangelization mission and served as Vocation Director for 5 years and Novice Director for 10 years before completing a graduate degree in theology at the John Paul II Institute in Washington\, DC. She has been involved with GIVEN since its inception\, and currently serves as President and Chair of the Board. \nDr. Irene Alexander: Realize the Gifts You’ve Been Given \n \n  \nIrene Alexander is an Associate Professor of moral theology at the University of Dallas. She earned her MA and PhD summa cum laude from Ave Maria University. She teaches courses on moral theology\, bioethics\, Christian marriage\, Scripture and tradition. Her scholarship can be be found in The National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly\, the Linacre Quarterly\, Nova et Vetera\, and the Josephinum.  She is passionate about empowering women to listen to the voice of God in their lives and use their gifts to bring more love and joy to the world. \n  \nDr. Kathryn Rombs: Respond With the Gift Only You Can Give \n \nDr. Kathryn Rombs is the founder of Mighty Is Her Call\, Inc.\, a ministry whose mission is to bring to light the Christ-like nature of the vocation of motherhood. She believes that Catholic mothers\, especially open-to-life Catholic mothers\, are unseen heroines who are embodying the spirit of Christ in profound and powerful ways. Kathryn currently resides in Rome\, Italy\, where she is either teaching philosophy at the University of Dallas’s Rome Program or earning a pontifical degree in theology at the Angelicum. Her doctorate from Fordham University is in philosophy with a specialization in Thomas Aquinas. She and her husband Ron have six children\, one who is married and has a child\, two of whom are students at the University of Dallas\, and three of whom still live with Ron and Kathryn in their home away from home in Italy. You can discover what Kathryn is teaching at UD\, what she is learning at the Angelicum\, and what she is discovering as she explores Italy—all on her blog\, “Eucharistic Motherhood.” Her writing sometimes appears in Magnificat\, and she is author of the book\, Motherhood: An Extraordinary Vocation. \nEmcee: Kailey Killian \n \nAs the Senior Director of Chapter Operations at YCP\, Kailey spearheads the development and enhancement of chapter initiatives to ensure a robust and impactful experience for YCP members. Her role is pivotal in guiding chapters to foster professional growth\, build meaningful connections\, and integrate Catholic values into their careers. Kailey joined the YCP team in 2024\, leveraging her experience from serving on the inaugural YCP New York City Leadership Team. Her consulting experience with Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers\, combined with her Master’s in Business Analytics from the University of Notre Dame\, has sharpened her organizational and leadership skills and given her a broad industry perspective. Kailey’s commitment to nurturing the YCP community is evident in her dedication to empowering members to excel in their professional lives while living out their faith. \n  \nGET TICKETS \n  \n  \nPlease contact us with any questions or to learn more about sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities.
URL:https://giveninstitute.com/event/dallas2025/
LOCATION:University of Dallas\, 2925 Gorman Drive\, Irving\, TX\, 75062\, United States
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SUMMARY:Southern California GIVEN Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Join GIVEN in Southern California for a GIVEN Gathering! Open to women of all ages\, this gathering will be a taste of GIVEN and an opportunity to hear speakers who inspire you to receive the gift that you are\, realize the gifts you’ve been given\, and respond with the gift only you can give. \n  \nGET TICKETS \nScholarships are available! \n  \nSchedule \n8:15 am St. Edward the Confessor daily Mass\n8:30-9:30 am Check-in\n9:30 am  Welcome\n10:00 am  Talk: Receive the Gift that you Are – Sr. Mary Madeline Todd\, OP\n10:45 am  Break\n11:10 am Talk: Realize the Gifts You’ve Been Given – Jill Simons\n11:50 pm  Small group discussion\n12:15 pm  Lunch and Networking; Visit Exhibitor Tables\n1:30 pm Talk: Respond With the Gift Only You Can Give – Pia de Solenni\n2:25 pm  Mini Talk: Your Personal Action Plan\n3:00 pm Holy Hour and Confession\n4:00 pm Closing Remarks \nSpeakers \nSr. Mary Madeline Todd\, OP: Receive the Gift That You Are \n \nSister Mary Madeline Todd\, O.P.\, a Dominican Sister of Saint Cecilia\, finds joy in sharing the teaching ministry of Christ. After completing a Masters in Theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville\, she pursued her Doctorate in Sacred Theology at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas. Sister writes and speaks on spiritual and moral theology\, and she serves as a member of the Catholic Women’s Forum and on the Board of Directors for the GIVEN Institute. Sister Mary Madeline currently teaches theology at Aquinas College in Nashville\, Tennessee where she finds joy in helping students discover the liberating truth of who they are in Christ.  \nJill Simons: Realize the Gifts You’ve Been Given \n \nJill Simons is Executive Director at Many Parts Ministries\, an organization that helps individuals understand their unique role in the Body of Christ by discerning their charisms. As part of her role at Many Parts she enjoys authoring books on charisms\, such as the Essential Handbook on Living Your Charisms\, podcasting on the Charisms for Catholics and Free for the Fruit podcasts\, mentoring others\, and traveling the country speaking. She is also founder and Creative Director at Pink Salt Riot. She is also a wife and mom of four\, enjoying family life in Tulsa\, OK. \nDr. Pia de Solenni: Respond With the Gift Only You Can Give \n \nPia de Solenni\, SThD serves as Senior Director of Corporate Engagement for IWPCapital.com. She is a moral theologian\, ethicist\, and cultural analyst (MoralThelogian.com). Combining a unique blend of a background in policy and academia\, she has served in various posts. Most recently\, she was a principal founder of the Global Institute of Church Management. Before that\, she served as Chancellor of the Diocese of Orange\, California\, and Theological Advisor to the Bishop. Her work has appeared in various publications including America\, The Wall Street Journal Europe\, The Washington Post\, National Catholic Reporter\, among many others. She is a consultant member of the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas and her doctoral dissertation was recognized by the Academy with an award presented by St. John Paul II. She earned her doctorate in moral theology at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. She lives in San Diego\, California with her husband. \n  \nJessie Leatherby GIVEN ’24: Emcee \n \nJessie Leatherby is the Founder of Painted Hearts Project\, a Catholic creative project platform that seeks to reveal and explore the beauty of each person’s God given uniqueness through conversation\, art\, accompaniment\, and healing. She is also the host of the Painted Hearts Podcast\, an interview style podcast in which faithful friends and mentors ponder and share their passions on various faith-based topics that set their unique hearts on fire.  \nJessie received a Bachelors in Humanities and Catholic Culture from Franciscan University (‘20) as well as a Masters in Theological Studies with a concentration in Mariology (‘23)\, before ultimately working for the University to help build the Student Engagement Department. She is originally from Sacramento\, California where her family runs a chain of Ice Cream Parlors\, Leatherby’s Family Creamery. Responding to a call to serve the Church in a broader way\, she recently relocated to Irvine CA. She now works for the Napa Institute\, a Catholic non-profit that seeks to empower leaders to rebuild the Church and renew the culture.  \nJessie is most passionate about fostering authentic relationship through her projects and seeks to use her platforms\, speaking\, teaching\, and art to ultimately draw people into authentic relationship with God. She can be found @painted.hearts.project on Instagram and on Spotify & Apple Podcasts @ Painted Hearts Podcast. The newest season will include interviews from various GIVEN mentors! \n  \nGET TICKETS \n  \nThank you to our sponsors! \n \n \n  \n \n  \n \n  \n \nG I A T A \n  \nPlease contact us with any questions or to learn more about scholarships\, sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities.
URL:https://giveninstitute.com/event/socal2025/
LOCATION:St. Edward the Confessor\, 33926 Calle La Primavera\, Dana Point\, CA\, 92629
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250927T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250927T160000
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SUMMARY:New York GIVEN Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Join The GIVEN Institute in New York City for a GIVEN Gathering! Open to women of all ages\, this gathering will be a taste of GIVEN and an opportunity to hear speakers who inspire you to receive the gift that you are\, realize the gifts you’ve been given\, and respond with the gift only you can give. This event offers incredible networking and connection among leading Catholic women\, both lay and religious. Your $85 registration includes light breakfast and lunch. \n  \nREGISTER NOW \nScholarships are available! \n  \nSchedule \n8:00-9:00 am Check In & Exhibitors\n9:10 am Welcome – Jennifer Cole-Schaefer\, Executive Director & Lauren Sawyer (GIVEN ’24)\, Emcee\n9:30 am Talk: Receive the Gift You Are – Sister Mary Casey O’Connor\, SV and Casey Gunning\n10:00 am Break\n10:15 am Talk: Realize the Gifts You’ve Been Given – Dr. Elvira Parravicini\n10:45 am Small groups\n11:30 am Break\n12:00 pm Holy Hour and Confession – Music by Marisel\n1:00 pm Lunch & Exhibitors\n2:00 pm Your Personal Action Plan – Cynthia Psencik\, Mentoring & Alumnae Director\n2:15 pm Talk: Respond With the Gift Only You Can Give – Peggy Noonan and Kathryn Jean Lopez\n3:15 pm Small groups\n3:45 pm Closing Remarks\n6:00 pm Vigil Mass at St. Vincent Ferrer \nExhibitors \n \nSpeakers \nPeggy Noonan: Respond With the Gift Only You Can Give \n \nPeggy Noonan is a writer and author. She is a columnist for the Wall Street Journal\, where her weekly column\, Declarations\, has run since 2000. In 2017 she won the Pulitzer prize for distinguished commentary. She is also the author of nine books on American politics\, history and culture\, including the bestsellers “What I Saw at the Revolution\,” “When Character Was King.” “John Paul the Great\,” and “Simply Speaking.” She is one of ten historians and writers who contributed essays on the American presidency for the book\, “Character Above All.” Noonan was a special assistant and speechwriter for president Ronald Reagan. In 2010 she was given the Award for Media Excellence by the living recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. She has been a fellow at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics\, and has taught at Yale University. Before entering the Reagan White House\, Noonan was a producer and writer at CBS News in New York\, and an adjunct professor of Journalism at New York University. She was born in Brooklyn\, New York and grew up there\, in Massapequa Park\, Long Island\, and in Rutherford\, New Jersey. She is a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University in Rutherford. She lives in New York City. \nKathryn Jean Lopez: Respond With the Gift Only You Can Give \n \nKathryn Jean Lopez is a senior fellow at the National Review Institute where she directs the Center for Religion\, Culture\, and Civil Society. She is also editor-at-large of National Review magazine (where she has been on the editorial staff\, including as editor of National Review Online\, since 1997). She is published widely in Catholic and secular publications and is also a longtime nationally syndicated columnist with Andrews McMeel Universal. Lopez is author of A Year with the Mystics: Visionary Wisdom for Daily Living. \nShe is also a columnist for Our Sunday Visitor’s Newsweekly and on the editorial advisory board of Angelus and is co-author of the book How to Defend the Faith without Raising Your Voice. She wrote the afterword to Cardinal Timothy Michael Dolan’s COVID-19 book I Am with You: Lessons of Hope and Courage in Times of Crisis. She is a contributor to recent books which include Women Who Pray: Eleven Catholic Women on the Power of Prayer\, Mind\, Heart\, and Soul: Intellectuals\, the Path to Rome\, and St. Patrick’s Cathedral: The Legacy of America’s Parish Church. \nHer “Caught My Eye” feature can be heard daily on The Catholic Channel on Sirius XM\, Channel 129. \nLopez writes frequently about religious freedom and persecution and serves on the board of the Shrine of the North American Martyrs in Auriesville\, N.Y and Witness to Love\, a marriage mentoring program. She is a certified spiritual director and trained abortion-clinic sidewalk counselor\, and an adviser to the Sheen Center for Thought & Culture. \nLopez currently serves as chair of Cardinal Dolan’s Pro-Life Commission in New York. She frequently hosts forums and other conversations on virtue\, family\, and the right to life at all stages – including foster care and adoption. \nDr. Elvira Parravicini: Realize the Gifts You’ve Been Given \n \nDr. Elvira Parravicini is a neonatologist at NewYork Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital\, Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Director of the Neonatal Comfort Care Program at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York\, NY. She completed her Pediatric residency at New York University in 1997 and her Neonatal fellowship at Columbia University in 2001. \nDr. Parravicini believes each baby’s life is precious and should be welcomed and cherished. She is committed to giving babies a better chance toward healthy life\, when recovery is possible\, and to improving their quality of life through the most challenging conditions. \nHer passion for helping the most fragile patients in the neonatal population inspired Dr. Parravicini to create a unique and innovative program for infants affected by life-limiting or terminal conditions. The Neonatal Comfort Care Program\, (www.neonatalcomfortcare.com) established in 2008\, addresses the complex medical and non-medical needs of infants and their families. The interdisciplinary Neonatal Comfort Care team supports expectant mothers of babies diagnosed with a life-limiting condition during the perinatal journey\, from diagnosis to delivery and beyond. \nSister Mary Casey O’Connor\, SV and Casey Gunning: Receive the Gift that You Are \n \nSr. Mary Casey O’Connor\, S.V. is a Sister of Life in New York City\, and the proud twin sister of Casey Gunning. After graduating from Franciscan University\, she enjoyed the great outdoors of the Rocky Mountains in her home state of Colorado. Passionate about evangelization\, she committed a decade to parish youth and young adult ministry before entering the Sisters of Life in 2015. Impelled by the love of Christ\, the Sisters of Life serve women who are pregnant and in crisis\, as well as invite those suffering after abortion to receive the healing mercy of Jesus. She currently resides at the Holy Respite Mission\, where the sisters welcome pregnant women to live with them in the convent during their pregnancy. \nCasey Gunning lives in Littleton\, Colorado\, and is the proud twin sister of Sr. Mary Casey O’Connor\, a Sister of Life. She loves life\, and wants to invite others to love life too! For nearly 15 years\, Casey has worked as a teacher’s assistant at a family-owned daycare center. She has a busy social schedule and has loved living independently. Casey has been a lifelong athlete in the Special Olympics\, where she has enjoyed competing in downhill skiing\, basketball\, swimming\, and bowling. Living her life with Down Syndrome\, she has come to see the many blessings it has brought her\, and recognized her particular mission from God: to LOVE! The world needs love\, and she is ready to give it! Casey is grateful to God for the chance to proclaim the goodness of life. \nLauren Sawyer: Emcee \n \nLauren Sawyer is a 2024 GIVEN alumna and a native midwesterner\, based in New York City. She’s the founder of “Rise & Come Alive\,” a Christian women’s community and podcast focused on integrating faith and work. Lauren also leads events for an early-stage tech startup. Connect with her on Instagram: @riseandcomealive \nMarisel Rodriguez: Musician \n \nMarisel Rodriguez (GIVEN Alumna ’24) is a full-time creative and musician\, a first-generation American of Dominican descent. Born and raised in New York City\, she now calls New Jersey home. \nShe delights in sharing her art with the world and works closely with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal\, the Diocese of Newark\, NJ\, and many others. \nMarisel has performed across the United States and internationally in Spain\, Peru\, Panama\, Puerto Rico\, and the Dominican Republic\, including performing during the 2019 World Youth Day. \nHer commitment to community and music is deeply intertwined. In addition to performing internationally\, she serves in missions that help impoverished communities in developing nations. Her dream is to create music that heals the brokenhearted and pierces through layers of hopelessness in both Spanish and English. She envisions a future filled with hope\, empowerment\, and reconnection to God. Learn more about Marisel here. \nREGISTER NOW \nPlease contact us with any questions including sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities.
URL:https://giveninstitute.com/event/newyork2025/
LOCATION:Church of St. Vincent Ferrer\, 869 Lexington Ave.\, New York\, NY\, 10065\, United States
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SUMMARY:Catholic Young Women's Leadership Forum
DESCRIPTION:GIVEN Catholic Young Women’s Leadership Forum is designed to help young adult Catholic women (ages 21-35) with a heart for mission and an aptitude for leadership identify their particular gifts and find practical pathways to put them in the service of the Gospel. Acceptance to a GIVEN cohort includes a year of one-on-one mentorship after the Forum\, when women grow in leadership skills as they implement an Action Plan. \nMORE INFORMATION AVAILABLE HERE \nPlease contact us to with any questions including sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities.
URL:https://giveninstitute.com/event/2026forum/
LOCATION:The Catholic University of America\, 620 Michigan Ave NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20064\, United States
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