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2008 Great Lakes Men's Conference 5-CD set
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Item Number: GLMC-1008-CD-SET
Disc # 1 - Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR - "What Pope Benedict is Calling Us to do in the 21st Century"
He is the Director of the Office for Spiritual Development of the Archdiocese of New York. In 1987, along with eight other friars, Fr. Benedict formed the community of Franciscan Friars of the Renewal under the patronage of John Cardinal O’Connor. Today the community has over 140 friars and sisters, follow the Capuchin Tradition and is dedicated to preaching reform and providing care for the homeless in the South Bronx, Harlem, Newark, Fort Worth, London, Ireland, and Honduras. Fr. Benedict has published a number of books and tapes on spirituality and pastoral counseling and is familiar to television audiences.
Disc # 2 - Richard Lane - "Do You Know What You Have?"
A Catholic convert since 2003, he is the son of National Football Hall of Fame cornerback Dick “Night Train” Lane. In 2005 he co-founded Qorban Ministries a Catholic evangelist organization dedicated to serving the poor, needy and suffering through preaching, teaching and sharing the Word of God. At times he can be found handing out Bibles on the streets of St. Louis, talking to gang bangers, drug dealers and prostitutes. He has been a speaker at various Catholic conferences, parish missions and revivals across the country.
Disc # 3 - Jack McKeon - "The Power of Prayer"
In 2003, at nearly 73 years of age, Jack became the oldest manager ever in baseball to lead his team, the Florida Marlins, to a World Series championship. He began his professional baseball career as a catcher in 1949 with the Pirates. Besides being a player McKeon has held positions as scout, coach, director, manager, and special advisor to the owner. He attended The College of the Holy Cross and Seton Hall University before graduating from Elon College in North Carolina. His story was one of those featured in the popular video “Champions of Faith"
Disc # 4 - Fr. Tom Forrest - "Tapping into the Power of the Holy Spirit for Accomplishing the Mission"
Ordained in 1954, he spent the first 23 years of his priesthood among the poor of the Caribbean. In 1971, he became involved in the Charismatic Renewal and in 1978 was elected director of the International Office for Catholic Charismatic Renewal. Fr. Tom has spoken in 106 different countries and his articles and books have been translated into a number of languages. Today he resides in Washington, D.C. and is International Director of EVANGELIZATION 2000, a service of prayer, proclamation and formation in the context of World Evangelization.
Disc # 5 - Most Rev. Thomas G. Doran, D.D., J.C.D., Bishop of Rockford - Closing Mass Homily
Throughout his career as priest, pastor, teacher, administrator, judge and bishop, Bishop Doran's experiences have given him deep insights into the issues challenging men today. A native of Rockford, IL, he was ordained a priest in 1961 and a bishop in 1994. His talks at past Men's conferences have been provocative and uplifting in confronting today's popular norms. |
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