Annual Courage/EnCourage Conference
COURAGE CONFERENCE 2012
A Spiritual Conference for Members and Friends of Courage and EnCourage
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Courage Apostolate
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Lord Jesus, I consecrate my sexuality to you;
cleanse my mind, my memory, my imagination and
my dreams of all erotic content.
Grant me the gift of chastity, to bring my sexual
drive into subjection of your Holy Spirit dwelling within me.
If there be any dividedness in my heart in this regard,
please make my heart pure and simple.
Guard my weakness by your Holy Cross through
the intercession of your Mother Mary, my
guardian angel, Saint Charles Lwanga, and the
communion of saints. AMEN
Every now and again, we receive an e-mail asking if there is a specific prayer for persons who struggle with SSA. This prayer was given to attendees at one of the Courage/EnCourage Annual Conferences.
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm -- ARRIVAL AND REGISTRATION
4:30 pm – Free Time
5:00 pm – MASS: Main Celebrant Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke, Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura
6:00 pm – DINNER
7:30 pm – OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRES by Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke
9:00 pm CONFESSION (All Priests) & Charismatic Prayer Gathering: Led by Fr. James Livingston - "If you build it ... they will come!
Thursday, August 4th
Friday, August 5th
2011 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
6:45 am – BENEDICTION: Fr. Paul Scalia
7:00 am – Spanish Mass (Homily in English) Fr. Don Timone
7:30 am – BREAKFAST
8:30 am – Free Time
9:00 am -- SPEAKER: Fr. Benedict J. Groeschel, "Catholic Morality: Yes or No?"
10:15 am -- SPEAKER: Dr. Rick Fitzgibbons,
“Self Mastery to Self Giving: Addressing Anger and Sadness”
11:30 am – MASS: Main Celebrant Bishop John M. LeVoir, Bishop of New Ulm, Minnesota
12:00 pm -- LUNCH
1:30 pm -- Free Time
2:00 pm -- WORKSHOPS:
• Courage Men’s Meeting led by Fr. James Knapp, SJ
(Courage Chaplain St. Louis)
• Courage Women’s Meeting led by Sally R.
(Courage Moderator, Archdiocese of NY)
• EnCourage Meeting led by Bob and Sue Cavera
(EnCourage Moderator, Diocese of Lansing, MI)
• Group Leader’s Meeting, Fr. Paul Check (Executive Director
Courage International)
3:30 pm – Free Time
6:00 pm – DINNER
7:00 pm – Free Time
7:30 pm – TESTIMONIES: Angelo and Tina
9:00 pm – 11:00 pm SOCIAL: Music, Food, and Beverages
Saturday, August 6th
Sunday, August 7th
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 27th, 2011.
All attendees are to complete a registration form
OR register themselves online.
CONFERENCE FEE STRUCTURE
Full Conference: $350.00 per person ( Includes overnight accommodation at USML on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.)
AIR TRAVEL
If traveling by air, please make your reservation to Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. The official Airline of this year’s Courage/EnCourage Conference is Continental Airlines! Continental Airlines offers discounts off published fares of 2% to 15%. Purchase your ticket online at www.continental.com and SAVE AN ADDITIONAL 3%. To book your reservations, go to www.continental.com , enter your origin and destination, travel dates and provide the following code: ZKFX859373. ENTER THIS CODE in the Offer Code Box. There are no fees for booking on line at www.continental.com. The code is case sensitive so please use CAPITAL LETTERS.
CONTINENTAL MEETINGWORKS (If you book by phone, there will be a service fee.)
(800) 468-7022 for reservations in USA or Canada 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. CST
Important: For reservations outside the toll-free area, contact the local Continental Reservations Office.
Meeting Name: Courage International, Inc.
Please Note: You are not obliged to use Continental Airlines – please feel free to use whichever airline gives you the best deal!
TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN AIRPORT AND CONFERENCE CENTER:
USML will prearrange round trip rides between the Airport and the Conference Center through North Shore Limo Service.
DETAILED FLIGHT INFORMATION IS MANDATORY FOR THEM TO DO SO:
AIRLINE NAME: _________________________
FLIGHT NUMBER: _______________________
DATE & TIME OF ARRIVAL: ________________
DATE & TIME OF DEPARTURE: _____________
However, you may also contact North Shore directly to arrange your own transportation: (847) 816-7474. You will be responsible for paying the driver for your own private or shared ride. Register online and the limo fee will be pre-paid, this is a separate charge from the registration fee. (There is a separate link for North Shore Limo Registration).
IF YOU ARE MAILING IN YOUR REGISTRATION, MAIL FULL PAYMENT & REGISTRATION FORM TO:
University of St. Mary of the Lake
Conference Center-Registration
1000 East Maple Avenue, Mundelein IL 60060-1174
847-566-8290 (phone) 847-566-7971 (fax)
E-mail: night@usml.edu
To obtain a printed mail-in registration form, download the Conference Brochure PDF
or wait for the printed brochure to arrive in the mail.
RAYMOND LEO CARDINAL BURKE is an American Cardinal. He is the current Cardinal Prefect of the SupremeTribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, having previously served as Archbishop of St. Louis (2003–2008) and Bishop of La Crosse (1994–2003). After his ordination to the priesthood, he was first assigned as assistant rector of the Cathedral of St. Joseph the Workman in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He also taught religion at Aquinas High School in La Crosse, where a new addition built in 1996–1997, the Bishop Burke Hall, was named in his honor. From 1980 to 1984, Cardinal Burke studied canon law at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, where he received his license (1982) and doctorate (1984). He then returned to La Crosse and was named the Moderator of the Curia as well as the Vice Chancellor of the La Crosse Diocese. In 1989, Pope John Paul II assigned him to be the first American Defender of the Bond of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, the highest ecclesiastical court in the Catholic Church.
FR. PAUL CHECK is a priest of the Diocese of Bridgeport, CT and was ordained in 1997. Bishop William E. Lori appointed him to be the chaplain of Courage in December 2002. In 2008, he was elected to succeed Fr. John F. Harvey, OSFS as the Executive Director of Courage International, Inc.
MSGR. JOHN ESSEFF is a priest of the Diocese of Scranton, PA, and is a well known retreat master and spiritual guide to many souls.
DR. RICK FITZGIBBONS is a clinical psychologist from Philadelphia, an adjunct professor at John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family Studies in Washington, D.C., and a consulter or the Holy See’s Congregation for Clergy. He is a longtime friend and associate of the Courage Apostolate.
ANDREW GILL, Th.Psy.D. is a Doctor of Theocentric Psychotherapy and holds a license as a professional counselor and chemical dependency counselor in Texas. He currently has his own private practice and works with two agencies that serve those with HIV/AIDS.
FR. BENEDICT GROESCHEL, CFR is the “godfather” of the Courage Apostolate, having introduced Fr. John F. Harvey to Cardinal Terrence Cooke in 1980. Benedict Joseph Groeschel, CFR is a priest, retreat master, author, psychologist, activist, and host of the television talk program Sunday Night Live with Father Benedict Groeschel, which is broadcast on the Eternal Word Television Network. He has also hosted several serial religious specials in addition to Sunday Night Live (now titled Sunday Night Prime, since it is currently not broadcasting live). He is the director of the Office for Spiritual Development for the Catholic Archdiocese of New York as well as associate director of Trinity Retreat and the executive director of The St. Francis House. He is professor of pastoral psychology at St. Joseph’s Seminary in New York and an adjunct professor at the Institute for Psychological Sciences in Arlington, Virginia.
FR. JEFFREY KEEFE, a Conventual Franciscan friar, was ordained a priest in 1952 (A.D.!) After teaching high school biology in Trenton NJ and Staten Island, NY, he undertook graduate studies in clinical psychology at Fordham University, interned at Bellevue Psychiatric hospital in N Y City, and obtained a doctorate in 1965. Since then he has taught adolescent psychology at Notre Dame University, and pastoral psychology at the Franciscan theologate, Rensselaer, NY where Fr. John Harvey was also an adjunct professor. Fr Keefe has been involved with Courage since its founding in 1980, and a member of the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality since it began in 1992. He is diocesan director of Courage in Syracuse, NY. He has served in several hospitals and out patient services, has a private practice, and has done psychological evaluations of candidates for several dioceses and religious communities. Currently he serves as spiritual director for North American Lourdes Volunteers and is a member of the Medical Bureau at the shrine in Lourdes, France.
TIMOTHY G. LOCK, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and a member of CatholicTherapists.com which offers an online referral base of qualified Catholic therapists. Dr Lock became involved with Courage through its founder, Father John Harvey. He describes himself as a Catholic psychologist with a Christian understanding of the human person and psychology. Dr. Lock serves on the Courage Board of Directors.
BISHOP THOMAS OLMSTED is the fourth and current Bishop of Phoenix, having previously served as Bishop of Wichita from 2001 to 2003. He studied at St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary in Denver, Colorado, where he obtained a B.A. in Philosophy in 1969. Bishop Olmsted was ordained to the priesthood on July 2, 1973, for the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska. He then served as an associate pastor at the Cathedral of the Risen Christ until 1976, when he began his doctoral studies in Rome. He earned a doctorate in canon law, summa cum laude from the Pontifical Gregorian University in 1981, and served as an official in the Vatican Secretariat of State from 1979 to 1988. During his time in Rome, he was also an assistant spiritual director at the Pontifical North American College.
FR. PAUL SCALIA is the Courage Chaplain for the Diocese of Arlington, VA, and serves as the Chairman of the Courage Board of Directors. He is the Pastor of St. John the Beloved Catholic Church in McLean, VA. Fr. Scalia is the founder, editor and publisher of The Fenwick Review at the College of Holy Cross. He has written for the following publications: This Rock, Human Life Review, Religion and Liberty, Adoremus Bulletin, First Things, and articles for the Arlington Catholic Herald.
SEAN STEVENS, Ph.D. is a Catholic clinical psychologist with ten years of experience in private practice. He has taught at the college, archdiocesan, and parish levels on the integration of psychology, Scripture, and Catholic spirituality, and their application to SSA (Same Sex Attraction) and other client issues.
ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS
Online Registration:
Thursday (half day) $40.00
Friday (full day) $60.00
Commuter (Doesn't stay overnight)
Friday: Only Attending Pastoral Seminar for Clergy - No Cost
A good will offering is welcome! (Includes lunch)
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Both full conference attendees and commuters must send in their registration and payment OR complete on-line registration themselves by WEDNESDAY, JULY 27th, 2011. We will not be accepting last minute/new registrations at the conference itself. Please Note: Overnight rooms fill up quickly - we strongly recommend you register early.
All payments must be in US funds.
Checks or money orders should be payable to: USML
North Shore Limo Service:
"The Conference is the spiritual highlight of my year, and its spirit fills my life with joy and love for every day in the coming year, until I meet my special family again. God bless each and every member of this wonderful family and the priests who shepherd us."
-- Sergio
7:00 am – Spanish MASS (Homily in English) Fr. Don Timone, Courage/EnCourage Chaplain (Archdiocese of NY)
7:30 am – BREAKFAST
8:30 am – Free Time
9:00 am – SPEAKER: Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix, AZ, “Blessed Are Those Who Believe: Faith and Fidelity Today”
10:00 am -- WORKSHOPS:
• Fr. Jeffrey Keefe, OFM Conv., Ph.D., "The Hidden Path to Acting Out"
• Courage Men With EnCourage Parents
• Courage Women With EnCourage Parents
• Pastoral Seminar for Clergy and Persons Engaged in Pastoral Ministries: Fr. Benedict J. Groeschel, CFR, Dr. Rick Fitzgibbons, Fr. Paul Scalia & Witness*
*This seminar will break for Mass and lunch and then continue until 5 pm
11:30 am – MASS: Main Celebrant - Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix, Arizona
12:30 pm – LUNCH
2:00 pm – SPEAKER: Sean Stevens, Ph.D., “Catholic Prayer & Piety: A Devotional Approach of Healing Gender Indentity”
3:30 pm – WORKSHOPS:
• EnCourage Spouses Meeting
• Andrew Gill, Th.Psy.D.,“Restoration of Gender Through Empathy”
• Dr. Tim Lock, “Remembering Fr. John F. Harvey”
• To Be Announced
5:00 pm – SPEAKER: Bob & Susan Cavera, EnCourage “A Tribute to Fr. John F. Harvey, OSFS, Co-Founder Courage International, Inc.”
6:00 pm – DINNER
7:00 pm – Free Time
7:30 pm – SPEAKER: Msgr. John Esseff “Nothing Is Impossible With God”
9:00 pm – CONFESSION (All Priests)
9:00 pm – ADORATION: All Night - First hour will be a Holy Hour of Reparation
7:00 am – Spanish MASS (Homily in English) Fr. Don Timone
7:30 am – BREAKFAST
9:30 am – SPEAKER: Fr. Paul N. Check: CLOSING ADDRESS, “The Triumph of ‘Failure’ ”
10:30 am – Free Time
11:00 am – MASS: Main Celebrant Bishop Thomas J.Paprocki, Bishop of Springfield, Illinois
12:00 pm – LUNCH (Boxed Lunch)
2:00 pm – Departures
Downloads from the Conference in 2011
Conference Keynote Address
Conference Homily
By Cardinal Burke
Catholic Prayer and Devotion: A Multimodal Approach to Healing of Gender Identity By Sean E. Stevens, Ph.D.
2011 ANNUAL CONFERENCE TALKS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR ONLINE VIEWING AND LISTENING!
Go To Resources > Books, Audio,
DVDs > Video Online
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