RELIGIOUS FREEDOM SERIES 2019

• Aaron Matthew Weldon, Ph.D., Religious Liberty Program Specialist, USCCB - Promoting Religious Freedom in the United States
• Hillary Byrnes, Esq., Director of Religious Liberty & Associate General Counsel, USCCB

• Jennifer S. Bryson, Founder, Let All Play, a sports and religious freedom advocacy project - "Sports & Religious Freedom: A Catholic Perspective"

• Maya Noronha, Senior Advisor for Regulatory Reform, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Government Enforcement of Conscience Protection

• Virginia Farris, Foreign Policy Advisor, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) - "Religious Freedom Under Siege Around The World"

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY SERIES 2018

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THREATS TO RELIGIOUS FREEDOM - A THING OF THE PAST?

• Aaron Matthew Weldon, Ph.D. - Religious Liberty Program Specialist, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) - How To Talk About Religious Liberty

• Hillary Byrnes, Esq., Assistant General Counsel and Lead Staff to the Committee for Religious Liberty, USCCB - Serving Others In God's Love: Faith-Based Organizations And The Freedom To Serve

• Nina Shea, Esq., Senior Fellow and Director, Hudson Institute, Center for Religious Liberty - Christian Persecution Worldwide

• Rev. Dr. Emmanuel P. Magro, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Catechetics and Religious Education, School of Theology and Religious Studies, The Catholic University of America - Religious Freedom: Essential To Our Faith

• Kate S. Alexander, Associate Director of Advocacy and Outreach, Maryland Catholic Conference (MCC) - Living Out One's Faith In Daily Life

PRO-LIFE TALKS

• Dr. John T. Bruchalski, M.D., OB/GYN, Divine Mercy Care (a non-profit umbrella organization whose mission is to advance pro-life healthcare through programs that serve those in need, inspire caregivers and medical professionals, and unify the pro-life movement).  For Dr. Bruchalski's conversion story, from abortionist to prolife doctor, click HERE,
• Dr. Natasha Wilson, Ph.D.
• Rose Attig, RN, Shady Grove Pregnancy Center

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Mercy Triumphs Over Justice

• Lauren Merz, Director of Development, Live Action - "Transforming Hearts in the Pro-Life Fight"
• Charles Hoffman, Parishioner, St. Patrick's Church -"The Holocaust: Is It Still Occurring?"
• Mary Forr, Director of Life Issues, Archdiocese of Washington - "People With Disabilities: Beloved Of Our Creator"
• Therese Hesseler, Associate Director of Respect for life, Maryland Catholic Conference - "Mercy In Action: Living The Gospel Of Life"

COVID-19 Vaccines: Advocating for Ethical Alternatives, Conscience Protections, & Preventative Measures

Dr. Jose Trasancos, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, Children of God for Life


CATHOLIC CHURCH'S POSITION

• Note on the morality of using some anti-Covid-19 vaccines (CDF Statement, 21 Dec 2020)
• Grave responsibility to use alternative vaccines and to make conscientious objections (cogforlife.org)
• Religious Exemption & Parental Rights on Vaccines (cogforlife.org)
• Instruction on certain bioethical questions (Dignitas Personae, CDF)

LET YOUR VOICES BE HEARD! The Catholic Churches urges advocating for ethical alternatives!

• How to Object to Abortion-Tainted Vaccines (National Catholic Register)
• Religious Conscience & Aborted Fetal Vaccines (Children of God for Life)
• Join Campaign for Ethical Vaccines! (Children of God for Life)
• Stand for an Ethical Covid-19 Vaccine (Bishop Strickland Letter, St. Philip Institute)
• Joint Statement: Physician Support for Ethical Vaccines (Catholic Medical Association)

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SUSAN BRINKMANN, OCDS - Former "New Age feminist," now a Catholic apologist, award-winning author, Third Order Carmelite, Director of Communications and New Age Research for Women of Grace, and a frequent guest on EWTN, provides insights and wisdom concerning common spiritual landmines.

Includes Personal Witness Testimonies

Dolores: "Mother Mary to the Rescue" - "Cradle Catholic" who became heavily involved in "New Age" practices shares her personal journey of deliverance from spiritual bondage.

Margaret: "Satan's Plan for the New Age Practices that Lead to My New Age Experience" - Involvement in transcendental meditation, Eastern religions, and astrology lead Margaret on a self-destructive path until she hit "rock bottom." (see link below for full recording of testimony)

Agnieszka: "Rediscovering the Sacraments" - Agnieszka points to Our Lady of Czestochowa and a devotion to the Rosary as saving her from a destructive path away from God.  (see link below for full recording of testimony)

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Fr. Daniel-Maria Klimek, T.O.R., Franciscan Friar and Assistant Professor of Theology, Franciscan University of Steubenville
Ali Rak, Director of Religious Education & Youth Ministry, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Pomfret, Maryland
Dr. Lisa Van Bramer, M.D., MSPH, Founder & Chair, the Lepanto Project, Rocky Mountain Research & Prevention Institute

Healing Lifes Traumas - for recording click HERE.

• Jim McNulty, The Upper Room PTSD Support Group Ministry

• David Michaels, The Light of Christ Prayer Ministry

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March 4
Barbara Wilson, "Stay With Me, Remain With Me, Watch and Pray"

March 18:
Mike McHugh, Director of Youth Ministry
"Agnostic to Adorer: The Transforming Power of Christ's Presence"

March 25: 
John Kirk - "John 22"

April 1:
Will Campbell & Maria Sotomayor
"Getting the most out of your holy hour: a practical guide to Adoration"

April 8:
Maria Joseph "MJ" Acevedo, Campus Minister, Catholic Student Center, UMD
"Adoration: How we are Called to Divine Intimacy"