Epiphany

The Heart of Christ Clinic celebrates its 4th annual fundraising gala in support of our life-affirming work to witness to the love of Christ, the Divine Physician!

Dr. Leisa Marie Carzon is the best-selling author of Sister, Soldier, Surgeon: The Life and Courage of Sister Deirdre Byrne, M.D., She is president and chairman of the board of a Catholic medical clinic, an assistant professor of education and Catholic School Leadership Graduate Program director at Madonna University, President of Plymouth Right to Life, and founder of the St. Thomas Aquinas Scholarship Fund for Religious. As Michigan’s former State Director for Catholic Vote, she led their nation’s largest grassroots group for rallying the 2020 prolife vote.

She has served as a development executive and as a consultant for Catholic nonprofit organizations. Her nationwide research initiatives in the field of Catholic school leadership led to a new model of Catholic School Leadership and her research in collaboration with the Cardinal Newman Society have significant implications for Catholic education.

Drawing from modern research on happiness, Scripture, the teachings of the Catholic Church, and the lives of the saints, author Melissa Overmyer unveils seven transformative keys that will deepen your faith and fill your life with authentic joy. Through the "BLESSED" framework—Beauty, Laughter, Encounter, Song, Silence, Engage, and Distinct—you'll discover the perfect blend of practical tools and deep spiritual truth. LIVING THE BLESSED LIFE provides a roadmap to finding the happiness your heart truly desires.

Melissa Overmyer is a dynamic evangelist, author, and speaker. She is the founder of Something Greater Ministries, which fosters prayer, Scripture study, and community while presenting the teachings of the Catholic Church. Author of several books, including "From Worry to Wonder", Melissa is a convert to Catholicism and has her master’s degree in Catholic theology with a concentration in Sacred Scripture. Melissa is passionate about archeology and Biblical history and leads pilgrimages to the Holy Land.

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‘That Man Is You’ Men's Group-TMIY, is now in 1,300 parishes nationwide. There will be a regional TMIY recruitment of new parishes on June 17th at St. Anastasia in Troy. Members Caston and Pelar join Vanessa to explain!

Don Dolindo Ruotolo was born in Naples, Italy, in 1882 and died there in 1970. A priest, mystic, and victim soul, he endured numerous sufferings and trials throughout his life, embracing them with extraordinary faith and growing steadily in holiness. He received many spiritual locutions from Jesus and the Blessed Virgin Mary. Among these heavenly gifts was the Surrender Novena, a prayer that has since brought comfort and trust in God's providence to countless souls around the world.

Maria Palma Smith is a wife, mother, grandmother, and Third Order Franciscan. She is also a writer, translator, and Catholic life coach, holding a master's degree from Holy Apostles College and Seminary. Born in southern Italy, Maria emigrated to the United States with her family and later spent several years living in Italy, where she worked as a translator and English teacher. In addition to translating Don Dolindo's biography, Jesus, I Surrender Myself to You, Maria has translated his autobiography and the first volume of his commentaries on the Psalms. She is currently working on a translation and adaptation of The Betrothed, the classic Catholic novel by Alessandro Manzoni.

Among the four female Doctors of the Church, two of them are Carmelite. What is the relationship between the Carmelite tradition of prayer and a Catholic theology of womanhood? This course will consider the A-Z essentials of the Carmelite charism by studying the spiritual classic of Saint Teresa of Avila, The Way of Perfection. Saint Teresa leads us to understand the gradual perfection of charity through a determined determination of heart. Altogether, the specific Carmelite form will be put into sharp relief in order to calibrate the contemplative character of woman according to the Marian rhythms of divine grace. Click here for all the details!

Johnnette Williams is Founder and President of Women of Grace®, a Catholic apostolate for women featuring a number of outreaches including conferences, curricula, study groups and more.

After years of being a non-practicing Catholic, Johnnette experienced a deep conversion back to her Catholic faith in 1981. Her conversion sparked a new vocation: sharing the Gospel message through the utilization of media. She has been an inspiring and consistent presence on Catholic radio since 1987 and in Catholic television since 1988.

Johnnette is the Executive Producer of the Women of Grace® television program, that airs internationally Monday through Friday on EWTN. The program highlights contemporary issues from a Catholic perspective which also discusses authentic femininity™ in the world today. Johnnette is also host of Women of Grace® Live, a one-hour, a call-in radio talk show that airs on EWTN Monday through Friday. She is heard nationally on AM/FM stations, Sirius Satellite 130, and internationally via short-wave radio.