Jesus Approaches: A Women’s Day Retreat will be held on September 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Saint Benedict Parish in Johnstown.
Join award-winning author and speaker Liz Kelly for a day of reflection based on her book, Jesus Approaches: What Contemporary Women Can Learn about Healing, Freedom, & Joy from the Women of the New Testament.
By taking a fresh look at the encounters that women had with Jesus, we will grow in confidence and skill in praying with Scripture and in making the Gospel our own.
The day will include Mass, Adoration, opportunities for confession, and fellowship.
Join us for a refreshing opportunity to strengthen the tether between your heart and the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
The retreat is free and open to all. A free love offering will be taken.
For more information, call the Saint Benedict Rectory at (814) 266-9718 or contact Deacon Michael Russo at (814) 288-3036 or michael.russo@atlanticbb.net.
About the Presenter:
Liz Kelly is a retreat leader and the award-winning author of 10 books, including Reasons I Love Being Catholic, which won the Catholic Press Association first place award for Best Popular Presentation of the Faith in 2007, and Jesus Approaches, What Contemporary Women Can Learn about Healing, Freedom & Joy from the Women of the New Testament, which has won a number of awards, including Best Book in the Religion/Christianity category for 2017-2019.
More than a thousand women have attended her eight-week study based on Jesus Approaches. Her most recent book, Love Like A Saint, Cultivating Virtue with Holy Women (March 2021) has been called “penetrating and graceful,” “a source of encouragement and hope,” and “a beautiful deep dive into the lives of inspirational, holy women.”
Liz’s written works frequently appear in the Magnificat’s Lenten and Advent Companions and in other Catholic venues, such as the Catholic Spirit, Blessed is She, and Jesuitprayer.org. Her popular monthly column, Your Heart, His Home, is published throughout the United States and has been made into a book. Liz is the community leader for Women’s Formation at Bishop Barron’s Word on Fire Institute.
Liz received her certification as a spiritual director from the Cenacle of our Lady of Divine Providence School of Spirituality in association with the Franciscan University of Steubenville in 2015. She focuses on the Ignatian exercises and leads retreats with a particular focus on helping women to flourish in their faith.
Kelly has appeared on Relevant Radio, Catholic Answers, Radio Maria, Public Radio, Boston Catholic Television, EWTN and Salt and Light Television. From 2008 to 2022, she served as the managing editor of Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture at the University of St. Thomas (MN) and taught in the Catholic Studies program. She is co-host, along with David Deavel of the Logos podcast, Deep Down Things. She lives with her husband, Vincent, an architect, in Minnesota.
