Complete Schedule of Talks and Events
Below is the final and complete schedule for the conference.
THURSDAY TO SUNDAY - JULY 17 TO JULY 20, 2008
THURSDAY, JULY 17, FEAST OF SAINT ALEXIS
The Third Order of the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary welcomes you to our 8th annual Open House!
Headquarters: Saint Benedict Center, Richmond, NH
Register to reserve your place, as there is limited seating. No cost for this open house, or meal.
11:30 a.m. Registration Desk Opens
12:00 p.m. Opening Remarks by Br. John Marie Vianney, M.I.C.M., Tert., Chairman
12:15 p.m. Br. André Marie, M.I.C.M., Prior, Crusade Update
12:30 p.m. Dr. Maike Hickson, Catholic Responses in Times of Disorder: Three Historical Novels of A. Manzoni, G. von Le Fort and E. von Handel-Mazzetti
1:30 p.m. Catholic Camaraderie Break. Snacks served.
2:15 p.m. Joseph Topalian, Reflections of an American-Born Armenian-Rite Octogenarian
3:15 p.m. Catholic Camaraderie Break. Snacks served.
4:00 p.m. Br. John Marie Vianney, M.I.C.M., Tert., Give us this day our daily Bread
5:00 p.m. Dinner
6:45 p.m. Rosary
FRIDAY, JULY 18, FEAST OF SAINT CAMILLUS DE LELLIS
The Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary welcome you to our 12th Annual Conference!
Venue: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Nashua, NH
7:30 a.m. Holy Sacrifice of the Mass (Richmond)
2:30 p.m. Registration Desk Opens at Conference (Nashua, NH)
4:30 p.m. Rosary
5:00 p.m. Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in Conference Hall
6:00 p.m. Dinner Break in the Hotel Restaurant
7:30 p.m. Br. John Marie Vianney, M.I.C.M., Tert. Opens Conference Brother Francis, M.I.C.M., Ph.D. Opening Remarks
7:45 p.m. Gary Potter, Life in the “Darkest” of Times.
SATURDAY, JULY 19, FEAST OF SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Nashua, NH
7:00 a.m. Rosary
7:30 a.m. Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
8:30 a.m. Breakfast Break in the Hotel Restaurant
9:45 a.m. Dr. Robert Hickson, Subtle Channels of Divine Grace: Providential Mercy in the Elegiac Poetry and Prose of Maurice Baring
11:00 a.m. Mr. Tim Ehlen, The Revival of the Catholic Land Movement
11:00 a.m. Catechism Class for Children, Mr. Joseph Chabot
12:15 p.m. Lunch Break in the Hotel Restaurant
Also: 1st NATIONAL THIRD ORDER MEETING - tertiaries only.
(You may attend without ordering the meal.)
1:30 p.m. Mr. John Sharpe, There Is Such a Thing as Catholic Politics (But It’s not What You Might Imagine): Theoretical Notes and Historical Anecdotes
2:45 p.m. Mr. R. Cort Kirkwood, Cowards, Bullies and Killers: The Feminization of the Western Man and Christian Church
4:15 p.m. Mr. Phil Lawler, The Faithful Departed: The Collapse of Boston’s Catholic Culture
6:00 p.m. Dinner Break in the Hotel Restaurant
8:00 p.m. Mr. C. Joseph Doyle, St. Patrick’s Purgatory: The English Persecution of Catholic Ireland
9:00 p.m. (After the last talk) Entertainment program.
SUNDAY, JULY 20, 2008 TENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Nashua, NH
7:00 a.m. Rosary
7:30 a.m. Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
9:15 a.m. Brunch Break in the Hotel Restaurant
(Hotel checkout by 12:00 p.m.)
11:30 a.m. Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M., The Conversion of America: An Idea with Roots
11:30 a.m. Catechism Class for Children by Mr. Joseph Chabot
12:45 p.m. Mr. Brian Kelly, Saint James the Just: Exemplar of Humility
2:00 p.m. Mr. C. Brad Grinstead, On Parasites and Christian Knights: The Role of Catholic Education in the Crusade
3:00 p.m. Saint Augustine Institute of Studies Graduation Ceremony
3:15 p.m. Closing Remarks by Brother Francis, M.I.C.M., Ph.D.