{"id":1364,"date":"2013-05-14T06:00:51","date_gmt":"2013-05-14T13:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/?p=1364"},"modified":"2015-03-12T16:50:16","modified_gmt":"2015-03-12T23:50:16","slug":"a-taste-of-gods-grace-womens-retreat-invites-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/2013\/05\/a-taste-of-gods-grace-womens-retreat-invites-you\/","title":{"rendered":"“A Taste of God’s Grace” Women’s Retreat Invites You"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Need a Spiritual Boost?\u00a0Ever wonder what \u201cGrace\u201d is all about? Consider attending \u201cA Taste of God\u2019s Grace\u201d<\/strong>. This women\u2019s day event will feature\u00a0Catholic writer, speaker and EWTN host,\u00a0Donna-Marie Cooper O\u2019Boyle<\/a>, and\u00a0Catholic author and CatholicMom.com contributor,\u00a0Allison Gingras<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The retreat will be held at the\u00a0Holiday Inn, Danbury\/Bethel, Ct. from 9 \u2013 4 on\u00a0Saturday, June 22nd.\u00a0Visit\u00a0http:\/\/tasteofgodsgrace.eventbrite.com<\/wbr><\/wbr><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to register or Call\u00a0508-243-1133<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0more information.\u00a0 Early Bird and group discounts available!<\/p>\n

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Donna-Marie Cooper O\u2019Boyle<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Donna-Marie<\/a>
Donna-Marie Cooper O\u2019Boyle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Donna-Marie Cooper O\u2019Boyle is a\u00a0best-selling and award-winning author and journalist, speaker, and the EWTN television host of\u00a0Everyday Blessings for Catholic Moms<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Catholic Mom\u2019s Cafe<\/em>, which she created. A Catholic wife and mother of five, Donna-Marie was noted as one of the Top Ten Most Fascinating Catholics in 2009 by\u00a0Faith & Family Live.\u00a0<\/em>She enjoyed a decade-long friendship with Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta. For many years her spiritual director was Servant of God John A. Hardon, S.J., who also served as one of Mother Teresa\u2019s spiritual directors. Donna-Marie was invited by the Holy See in 2008 to participate in an international congress for women at the Vatican to mark the twentieth anniversary of the apostolic letter\u00a0Mulieris Dignitatem (On the Dignity and Vocation of Women)<\/em>. She received apostolic blessings from Blessed Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI on her books and work and a special blessing from Pope John Paul II for her work with Blessed Mother Teresa. Donna-Marie is the author of numerous books on faith and family, including\u00a0Catholic Prayer Book for Mothers<\/em>,\u00a0The Heart of Motherhood<\/em>,\u00a0Catholic Saints Prayer Book, A Catholic Woman\u2019s Book of Prayers<\/em>,\u00a0Bringing Lent Home with Mother Teresa, Mother Teresa and Me: Ten Years of Friendship, Prayerfully Expecting: A Nine Month Novena for Mother\u2019s To Be (with a foreword by Mother Teresa), Embracing Motherhood<\/em>,\u00a0Grace Caf\u00e9<\/em>,\u00a0Rooted in Love: Our Calling as Catholic Women, My Confirmation Book,\u00a0<\/em>Bringing Lent Home with Saint Therese of Lisieux, The Miraculous Medal,\u00a0<\/em>Catholic Mom\u2019s Caf\u00e9,\u00a0<\/em>Angels for Kids,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0The Domestic Church: Room by Room<\/em>. She has been featured by Zenit news and\u00a0Rome Report<\/em>s, and is a frequent guest on EWTN\u2019s\u00a0Bookmark, Faith & Culture<\/em>, and\u00a0Vatican Insider<\/em>. Watch for Donna-Marie\u2019s new upcoming EWTN television show, \u201cCatholic Mom\u2019s Caf\u00e9.\u201d Learn more at:\u00a0www.donnacooperoboyle.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Allison Gingras<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Allison Gingras<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Catholic writer and inspirational speaker. \u00a0Her\u00a0book,\u00a0\u201cThree Persons, One God: Growing in Relationship with Father, Son and Holy Spirit\u201d brings readers an opportunity to reconcile their ideas of God, with those taught in Scripture and Tradition.\u00a0Allison founded Reconciled To You (RTY), in 2009, which seeks to create encounters with Christ through books, events, and social media. \u00a0RTY produces many retreats (on the themes of Forgiveness, Trust, Answering Our Yes to God, Experiencing Faith through the Eyes of Mary, and Living an Authentic Catholic Life. Allison contributes a bi-weekly to TechTalk on Catholicmom.com \u00a0\u2013 reviewing Android Apps and Technologies as they relate to the Catholic Faith. \u00a0 Her newest project is called, \u2018Our Yes To God\u2019, a book that tells the amazing story of the adoption of her deaf daughter from China, a story that brings testimony to the power of God\u2019s Grace in an ordinary life! To learn more about Allison, and Reconciled To You ministries,\u00a0 visit\u00a0www.reconciledtoyou.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Visit\u00a0http:\/\/tasteofgodsgrace.eventbrite.com<\/wbr><\/wbr><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to register or Call\u00a0508-243-1133<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0more information.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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