What: This year’s conference theme is “Right and Freedom: Catholic Considerations on Misused Concepts”

Where: Saint Benedict Center, 95 Fay Martin Road, Richmond, New Hampshire, 03470.

When: Friday and Saturday, October 7 and 8, 2011. Both will be full conference days, same as last year.

How Much: $125 per person for both days before August 31, $80 without. $150 after that with meals, $90 without. Single days with meals are $65, without meals, $45. No early bird discount for single days.

Who: Mr. Gary Potter, Dr. Robert Hickson, Mr. Charles Coulombe, Dr. G.C. Dilsaver, Mr. C. Joseph Doyle, Sr. Maria Philomena, M.I.C.M., Br. André Marie, M.I.C.M., and Mr. Brian Kelly.

There is a limited number of Saint Benedict Center community members who are willing to host conference attendees on a first-come, first-serve basis. There are hotels in the Keene vicinity, but reservations should be made early because of tourism during the foliage season. Some area hotels include: Best Western Hotel & Suites (603) 357-3038; Holiday Inn Express Keene (603) 352-7616; Days Inn (603) 352-9780; and Super 8 Keene (603) 352-9780.

Register now — early bird discount until August 31, 2011!

To register online click here or call (603) 239-6485 for more information.

Friday, October 7

7:00 Holy Rosary
7:30 Holy Mass
8:45 Breakfast
9:30 Registration Opens
10:00 Brother André Marie’s Opening Remarks
10:30 Dr. Robert Hickson — “Helping the Truth Along A Little: Some Nuanced Catholic Understandings of ‘Right’ and ‘Freedom’”
12:00 Angelus / Lunch
1:30 Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M. — “Freemen Established Under Grace”
3:00 Sister Maria Philomena, M.I.C.M. — “‘Always Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide’: Was Jiminy Cricket Right?”
4:30 Gary Potter — “Democracy and the Illusion of Freedom”
6:00 Dinner

Saturday, October 8

7:00 Holy Rosary
7:30 Holy Mass
8:45 Breakfast
10:00 Dr. G.C. Dilsaver — “Rights & Wrongs: Ecclesiastically, Socially, and Personally”
11:15 Mr. Charles Coulombe — “Kingship and Sacrament: What the Coronation Rites Tell Us”
12:30 Angelus / Lunch
2:00 Brian Kelly — “The Liberty of the Children of God”
4:00 C. J. Doyle — “Considering Two Ideas of ‘Right’: Catholic and American”
6:00 Dinner
8:00 Panel Discussion (all speakers / moderated)

What: “The Romance of Wisdom” is our theme this year.

How: This year, Friday and Saturday will both be full days. There will be eight speakers giving presentations in addition to the master of ceremonies, our Prior, Brother Andre Marie.

Who: Sr. Marie Therese, M.I.C.M., Sr. Maria Philomena, M.I.C.M., Gary Potter, Dr. Robert Hickson, Dr. William Fahey, C. Joseph Doyle, Brian Kelly, and Christine Bryan.

Where: Saint Benedict Center, 95 Fay Martin Road, Richmond, New Hampshire, 03470

When: October 8 and 9, 2010. This year, Friday and Saturday, will be full conference days.

How Much: $100 for both days (Friday and Saturday). This includes meals. Single days without meals are $40.

There is a limited number of Saint Benedict Center community members who are willing to host conference attendees on a first-come, first-serve basis. There are hotels in the Keene vicinity, but reservations should be made early because of tourism during the foliage season. Some area hotels include: Best Western Hotel & Suites (603) 357-3038; Holiday Inn Express Keene (603) 352-7616; Days Inn (603) 352-9780, and Super 8 Keene (603) 352-9780.

Call (603) 239-6485 to register or for more information.

Her have I loved, and have sought her out from my youth, and have desired
to take her for my spouse, and I became a lover of her beauty. — Wisdom 8:2

Friday, October 8

7:00 Holy Rosary
7:30 Holy Mass
8:45 Breakfast
9:30 Registration Opens
10:00 Brother André Marie’s Opening Remarks
10:30 Dr. William Fahey
12:00 Angelus / Lunch
1:30 Christine Bryan
3:00 Sister Maria Philomena, M.I.C.M.
4:30 Gary Potter
6:00 Dinner

Saturday, October 9

7:00 Holy Rosary
7:30 Holy Mass
8:45 Breakfast
10:00 Sister Marie Thérèse, M.I.C.M.
11:15 Dr. Robert Hickson
12:30 Angelus / Lunch
2:00 Brian Kelly
4:00 C. J. Doyle
6:00 Dinner
8:00 Panel Discussion (all speakers / moderated)

11:30 am Registration Opens
12:00 pm Angelus and Brother André Marie’s Opening Remarks
12:30 Sister Marie Thérèse, M.I.C.M.: “On the Origin of Cultural Integration”
2:15 Brian Kelly: “The Royal Priesthood of the Laity”
4:00 Gary Potter: “Getting Culture”
6:00 Dinner
8:00 Holy Rosary

Saturday

7:00 am Holy Rosary
7:30 Holy Mass
8:45 Breakfast
10:00 Sister Maria Philomena, M.I.C.M.: “Towards Deeper Understanding of the Powers of Life as they Transcend the Material: Arguing Wisdom and Transmitting Culture”
11:15 Jack McManus: “The Place of Sound Money in an Integral Catholic Culture”
12:30 pm Angelus / Lunch
2:00 Robert Hickson: “What Is It, Then, To Be a Priest? – Some Examples from the Culture of Catholic Literature and Their Effects”
4:00 C. J. Doyle: “The Pope, the Liturgy, and the Anglicans”
6:00 Dinner
8:00 Panel Discussion (all speakers / moderated)

On Sunday, November 1 (All Saints Day), in the place of the regular brunch/lecture, we will have our All-Saint’s Day party, with children dressing up as saints to stump our “expert panel” (some of the brothers and sisters).

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 8^th 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 12^th 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: 1^st 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.