CONFERENCE DATES: Friday and Saturday, October 11 and 12, 2024.

PLEASE BOOK THE DATES!

Theme: Sursum Corda: Lifting Up Our Hearts in a Time of Crisis

Friday, October 11 — The Divine Maternity

8:45 Breakfast
9:30 Registration opens
10:00 Brother André Marie’s Opening Remarks
10:30 Sister Marie Gabrielle, M.I.C.M. — A Thousand Times Happy: An Exhortation to Love Mary and Fear Nothing
12:00 Angelus / Lunch
1:30 Brother Lawrence Mary, M.I.C.M.,Tert — Brother Francis — Crusader for Our Lady Seat of Wisdom
3:00 Br. André Marie, MICM — The Absolute Primacy of Jesus Christ and Its Implications for Our Crusade
4:30 Charles Coulombe — Waybread of the Angels: Navigating the Dark Forest of Our Times
6:00 Dinner

Saturday, October 12 — Our Lady of the Pillar

8:45 Breakfast
9:45 Mike Church
11:15 Sister Maria Philomena, MICM — Legacies of Sanctity — Lives That Changed the Course of History
12:30 The Order’s group picture and reading of the Tertiary Necrology
12:30 Angelus / Lunch
2:00 John Sharpe
4:00 Mr. C. Joseph Doyle — The Triumph of Tradition
After Doyle’s talk: Brothers and Sisters singing Polyphony
6:00 Dinner
7:30 Panel Discussion (all speakers / moderated)

Where: Saint Benedict Center, 95 Fay Martin Road, Richmond, New Hampshire, 03470.

Saint Benedict Center attire required. (Ladies: skirts or dresses please, no pants)

There are a limited number of Saint Benedict Center community members who are willing to host conference attendees on a first-come, first-served basis; please call Chris at (603) 239-6485 for details. There are several hotels in the Keene vicinity, but reservations should be made early because of tourism during the foliage season. Some include: Best Western Hotel & Suites (603) 357-3038; Holiday Inn Express Keene (603) 352-7616; and Super 8 Keene (603) 352-9780. Also check out Airbnb options.

There are also bed-and-breakfasts in the area; call for details. For those interested, there is a campground three miles from the Center: Shir-Roy Campground (603) 239-4768. For more information or to register by phone, please call at (603) 239-6485 ext 1. 

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