The Conference Chapel is located on the 4th floor in Salon E and available for quiet prayer all day Saturday. The chapel will be open TIMES TBD. If you would like to sign up for a Holy Hour, please click here.

The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available in Salon E of the Texan Ballroom on the 4th floor during the following hours on Saturday:

9am-12pm

5pm-7pm

How to go to Confession

Examination of Conscience

PROCESS OF DISCERNMENT
Every process of discernment is unique but here are some basic steps for your consideration:

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Location: Finnegan Fieldhouse

“Made for More: A Prodigal’s Journey”
–Leah Darrow

“We Don’t Run this Race Alone: Surrounded by a Cloud of Witnesses”
–Kimberly Hahn

Celebration of Holy Mass
–Bishop Jeffrey M. Monforton

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Leah Darrow is an international Catholic speaker inspiring others to embrace Christ’s mercy, reclaim beauty, and become who God made them to be. She was on the reality TV show America’s Next Top Model and later worked as a professional model before experiencing a conversion back to her Catholic faith. Leah is author of the book The Other Side of Beauty and podcast host of Do Something Beautiful, where she shares inspirational people who are truly doing something beautiful to make our world better. She is a mama to four wild saints-in-training and wife to a pretty cool dude named Ricky. *appropriate wording for adult conferences?

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Kimberly Hahn married Scott in 1979 and became a Catholic during the Easter Vigil of 1990. She wrote a book with Scott on their journey to the Catholic Church titled Rome Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism. Kimberly’s other books include Life-Giving Love: Embracing God’s Beautiful Design for Marriage, and the four-book and DVD series on Proverbs 31 that includes Chosen and Cherished, Graced and Gifted, Beloved and Blessed, and Legacy of Love. She holds an MA in theology from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Kimberly and Scott have 6 children and 15 grandchildren. Learn more about Kimberly at scotthahn.com.

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Bishop Jeffrey M. Monforton is the fifth bishop of Steubenville, ordained and installed September 10, 2012. He is a member of the Board of Governors and the Development Committee of the Pontifical North American College, Rome. Bishop Monforton serves on the USCCB Subcommittee on Aid to the Church in Central and Eastern Europe. He also serves on the Board of Regents and Priestly Formation Board, St. Vincent Seminary, in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and as episcopal moderator of the Diocesan Information Systems Conference. He was awarded an honorary doctorate in sacred theology from Franciscan University, where he is an adjunct faculty member. In addition, he is a presenter on three Catholic radio stations and pens a monthly article, “Ask the Bishop,” in the diocesan newspaper, The Steubenville Register.

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Location: JCWC: Fieldhouse Aerobics Room, 2nd floor

Dr. Carrie Gress has a doctorate in philosophy from the The Catholic University of America and is a faculty member at Pontifex University. Dr. Gress is a regular blogger for The National Catholic Register and has written for various Catholic and secular publications. She is a frequent guest on Catholic radio and TV and the author of several books, including Nudging Conversions: A Practical Guide to Bringing Those You Love Back to the Church and Ultimate Makeover: The Transforming Power of Motherhood and co-author with George Weigel of City of Saints. Her latest book, The Marian Option: God’s Solution to a Civilization in Crisis, was released in May 2017. A homeschooling mother of four, Dr. Gress and her family live in Virginia.