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Skip to content Menu Skip to content Welcome! 2020 With God All Things Are Possible 2020 Speakers’ Bios Current News Past Conferences 2018 Experiencing God’s Peace Pics & Videos from CWC 2018 2018 Speakers’ Bios 2018 Sponsors 2016 Encountering God’s Mercy 2016 Speakers’ Bios 2016 Sponsors 2016 Rally for the Reps 2016 Parish Representatives 2015 Setting our Hearts on God Pictures from CWC 2015 2015 Speakers’ Bios 2015 Sponsors 2015 Parish Representatives Donate to CWC, Louisville The Women Who Followed Christ Published on March 30, 2020 by Lynn &nbspCategory: Uncategorized “The Raising of Lazarus” by 17th century Flemish artist Cornelis de Vos (Wikimedia Commons). For the past two weeks, we have heard readings, unique to John’s Gospel, that focus on unnamed people whose initial encounters with Jesus lead them to believe in him. This Sunday, however, John records the faithfulness of Jesus’ friends, Martha and Mary, whose brother Lazarus has recently died. Interpreters often focus on the raising of Lazarus and its obvious parallels to Jesus’ resurrection. But Martha and Mary are at the center of this story. They provide us with another biblical example of women as preachers and steadfast believers in Christ. The sisters Martha and Mary are friends of Jesus who believe that he is the Messiah. In the next chapter, it is Mary who anoints Jesus with fragrant, expensive oil in preparation for his burial (Jn 12:1-8). When their brother becomes ill, Martha and Mary appeal to Jesus, trusting that he has the power to heal. Jesus is unresponsive because he knows that Lazarus’s death will be “for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it” (Jn 11:4). Raising Lazarus from the dead is the culmination of the powerful signs Jesus performs in the Gospel of John. Click here to continue reading this article by Jaime L. Waters from americamagazine.org . Two articles about Lenten fasting and issues with body image and society’s expectations. Published on February 26, 2020 by Lynn &nbspCategory: Uncategorized (Dreamstime/Andranik Hakobyan) Should Catholic women give up fasting for Lent? The tension between fasting and dieting in a culture that judges women’s bodies When Lent arrives each year, I find myself in conversations about fasting with other Catholic women. We exchange plans for our seasonal food abstinence — small meals and no meat on Fridays, often accompanied by a fast from sweets, or alcohol, or snacking between meals. Then, inevitably, someone voices what many of us have privately considered: “Hopefully this will help me lose another few pounds.” Such admissions are often accompanied by some self-deprecating acknowledgement that weight loss is not supposed to be the goal of our seasonal penance. Nevertheless, sympathetic nods and similar confessions arise in response. Year after year, these conversations evince a tension between our perceptions of what fasting ought to be and our experience of it as Catholic women in the contemporary United States. These conversations inspired my search for resources aimed at helping Catholic women fast in a setting where we face relentless pressures to conform to society’s young, white, able-bodied, effortless, slender ideal. Click here to continue reading this article by Jessica Coblentz . Why Lent can be a dangerous time when you’re recovering from an eating disorder It took me a long time to believe that God was not disappointed with my body. It took me even longer to learn that Ash Wednesday was not my yearly diet launch date, that Lent was not a time for me to give all my food-related desires to God and come out the other end a better person, slimmer and with more self-discipline. Unfortunately, Lent is the time of year where my Catholic faith threatens to derail my hard-fought healing—a years-long process of learning to accept my large body and to realign my relationship with food amid an eating disorder diagnosis. The whole “give up sugar and lose weight during Lent” impulse? That is the impulse of diet culture, and it is a problem when it surreptitiously slides into our churches unchecked. Diet culture is the miasma of social expectations that to be considered “good,” a body must be trim and healthy. It is a message that saturates the cultural fabric, and no matter where I go, I witness its demands—in commercials, in online interactions, in the harsh whisper of my inner critic—that my very large body is a disappointment to God and that I need to change it. I am not even safe in church. Click here to continue reading this article by Amanda Martinez Beck . Learning to Hope- a Women’s Retreat Published on January 8, 2020 by Lynn &nbspCategory: Uncategorized CWC 2020 Speakers Published on December 16, 2019 by Maureen &nbspCategory: Uncategorized We are delighted to announce that we have confirmed the keynote speakers for our next conference on November 7, 2020: Janèt Sullivan Whitaker Therese Wilson Favors Pope on Women’s Day Published on March 8, 2019 April 1, 2019 by Lynn &nbspCategory: Uncategorized Pope Francis meeting a delegation of the American Jewish Committee. (Vatican Media) Pope Francis on Friday marked International Women’s Day, stressing the “irreplaceable contribution of women in building a world that can be a home for all,” through their efforts toward peace and love. “Women make the world beautiful, they protect it and keep it alive.” “They bring the grace of renewal, the embrace of inclusion, and the courage to give of oneself,” he told some 40 representatives of the American Jewish Committee who met him in the Vatican. Click here to read the entire article. Women’s Retreat – Women in Scripture, Exploring March 2, 2019 Published on February 14, 2019 by Lynn &nbspCategory: Uncategorized Women’s Catholic leadership program officially launches Published on September 24, 2018 by Lynn &nbspCategory: Uncategorized Women’s Catholic leadership program officially launches SAVE THE DATE Published on September 17, 2018 by Lynn &nbspCategory: Uncategorized A Prayer Book For Catholic Women Published on July 26, 2018 July 26, 2018 by Lynn &nbspCategory: Uncategorized Meet Jesus in prayer. Prayer lifts us up and transforms our lives and the lives of those we love. This beautiful prayer book is the perfect guide for women of all ages who want to deepen their personal relationship with the Lord. Through traditional and contemporary prayers, women will engage in conversation with a loving and compassionate God about their lives, their families, and the cares of their hearts. A beautiful resource. Beautifully designed and easy to use, this book is an ideal resource for prayer each day. The selections bring together the bounty of favorite traditional prayers of the Church with original prayers that will provide inspiration and strength. Organized around the seasons of a woman’s life and her spiritual journey, it will enable all women of every age and at every stage of life to experience God’s deep love for them and the gift of his grace for each day. About the Author Agnes M. Kovacs, a native of Hungary, has lived in the United States for thirty years. She is a daughter, sister, aunt, wife, mother, and grandmother who cherishes the relationships with her large, extended family spanning multiple continents. Agnes currently serves as director of continuing formation at Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology. To purchase this book click here. Feminine aspects of God explored Published on May 4, 2018 by Lynn &nbspCategory: Uncategorized Lyla June Johnston, a Native American activist and speaker, left, spoke to Christopher Pramuk following his presentation during the 23rd Festival of Faiths April 25 at the Kentucky Center for the Arts. Johnston and Pramuk presented during a session called “One, Not Two: Sacred Wholeness.” (Record Photo by Ruby Thomas) By Ruby Thomas, Record Staff Writer A diverse crowd — including Mercy Academy seniors — who packed a theate...