Category: Pro Life Happenings

Retreat: Imago Dei for HS Guys (May 9 – 11, 2025)

Retreat Details

Join us May 9 – 11, 2025 for Imago Dei: A Theology of the Body Retreat for High School Guys.

Get ready to:

  • Be empowered to live the virtue of chastity
  • Understand what it means to be a man
  • Learn what the Theology of the Body is
  • Gain clarity and hope in a world that is confused about the meaning of identity

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Who am I?  Why am I here?
Why are we male and female?
How can I be happy?

Pope St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body sheds light on the greatest questions we have in life. On this retreat, Brendan will share with you how the Theology of the Body has radically changed the course of his life and how it can change yours.

By addressing issues that teens struggle with most, such as peer pressure, pornography, modesty, and dating, Brendan will offer encouragement for teens to maintain their purity or begin again if they’ve made mistakes in the past.

Drawing heavily upon Sacred Scripture, we will discover the truth of why God created us male and female so that we may come to see how glorious the sexual difference is and how it reveals the mystery of God.

This retreat will help men see women in a pure light empowering them to live out authentic masculinity. If you are confused by the culture’s message of how to live out your masculinity and how to be a witness in our wounded world, this retreat will equip and empower you to live fully alive and fearless.

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Dates:
7:00 pm Friday, May 9 – 12:00 Noon Sunday, May 11

Retreat Venue:
Saint Mary of Providence Retreat Center

227 Isabella Rd, Elverson, PA 19520

Cost:
$175 (Register before 4/19)
$200 (Registrations after 4/19)

Includes 3 Meals on Saturday and Breakfast on Sunday
Sunday Mass and the Sacrament of Reconciliation Will Be Offered!        

Registration Form

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REGISTRATION FORM: Imago Dei: TOB Guys Retreat Registration Spring 2025

Retreat Team

BRENDAN McCAULEY
Retreat Host

PETE DeMAIO
Keynote Speaker

Pete and his wife Tricia are the founders of the Catholic, pro-life nonprofit organization Mission Love and Life. They met and began dating in high school and recently celebrated 20 years of marriage. God has blessed them with 7 children. Despite being a beautiful image of marriage, family and faith, it wasn’t always this way.

Pete and Tricia made mistakes in their early years of dating and looking back, they feel they both lacked an understanding of love, healthy relationships and the solid formation stemming from a deep relationship with God. This has become the driving force behind their vision for Mission Love and Life.

Pete and Tricia are thankful to have been able to speak at the January 2025 National Pro-Life Summit in Washington D.C., which included speakers such as Kristan Hawkins, Charlie Kirk and Matt Walsh.

FR. MICHAEL OLIVERE
Pastor, St. Peter Church

Retreat: Wonderfully Made (Jan 31 – Feb 2, 2025)

Retreat Details

Join us January 31 – February 2, 2025 for Wonderfully Made: A Theology of the Body Retreat for High School Girls.


We will talk about what it means to be a young, dynamic, Catholic woman in today’s world. We will introduce you to Pope St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body and what it means for your life! The weekend will include talks, small groups, Mass, adoration and time for confession.


The retreat is led by Samantha Kelley, the Founder and President of FIERCE Athlete (fierceathlete.org). Sam is a young Catholic woman, trained in teaching the Theology of the Body. She holds a Master’s degree in Catholic Psychology and is a former Division 1 soccer player.

Registration Form

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REGISTRATION FORM: Wonderfully Made February 2025

Retreat Team

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SAMANTHA KELLEY

Sam is the Founder and President of FIERCE Athlete (fierceathlete.org). She has spent the last 10 years working for Catholic nonprofits and outreaching to female athletes. She graduated with a Masters in Catholic Psychology, holds certification in Strength & Conditioning and has extensively studied the Theology of the Body.

It was actually through the teachings of Theology of the Body and the Catholic Church that she has discovered what it means to be both feminine and athletic.   

MARIE DiCECCO

 

After 35 years as a health teacher, Marie DiCecco decided to use her knowledge and talents to educate young women and married couples about the beauty of their bodies and fertility.  After completing an Allied Health program, she is now a trained Naprotechnology specialist and is passionate about educating young females on the beauty of their femininity and their natural ability to bring life into the world.

Marie believes that the foundation of the “feminine genius” – as defined and described so elegantly by Pope St. John Paul II – lies in her capacity to know that she is endowed with specific feminine gifts that encourage her to become the woman she is called by Him to be.

September 21, 2024: Be Persuasively Pro Life (Morning Conference ft. Trent Horn)

Be Persuasively Pro Life is the kickoff for the Chester County 40 Days for Life Fall campaign.

Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
Time: 9am – 12pm
Location: St. Peter Catholic Church, 2835 Manor Road, West Brandywine PA

The morning begins with Trent Horn, author and Apologist at Catholic Answers, who will share the non-religious reasons to oppose abortion and then equips pro-life advocates to graciously make their case in the public square.

Following Trent, Dr. Monique Ruberu, a Napro Technology Trained Pro Life OB/GYN, will explain what actually happens during different abortion procedures and the details of abortion pill reversal.

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Retreat: Wonderfully Made 2 (May 2024)

Retreat Details

Join us May 31 – June 2, 2024 for Wonderfully Made 2: The Story Continues.

This retreat for young adult women over 18 years old will talk about life’s BIG questions: dating, vocation, marriage, and children. We will focus on tackling these big questions by growing an intimate relationship with Christ through the lens of St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body.

The weekend will include talks, small groups, Mass, Adoration and time for confession.

Registration Form

Retreat Team

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SAMANTHA KELLEY

Sam is the Founder and President of FIERCE Athlete (fierceathlete.org). She has spent the last 10 years working for Catholic nonprofits and outreaching to female athletes. She graduated with a Masters in Catholic Psychology, holds certification in Strength & Conditioning and has extensively studied the Theology of the Body.

It was actually through the teachings of Theology of the Body and the Catholic Church that she has discovered what it means to be both feminine and athletic.   

MARIE DiCECCO

 

After 35 years as a health teacher, Marie DiCecco decided to use her knowledge and talents to educate young women and married couples about the beauty of their bodies and fertility.  After completing an Allied Health program, she is now a trained Naprotechnology specialist and is passionate about educating young females on the beauty of their femininity and their natural ability to bring life into the world.

Marie believes that the foundation of the “feminine genius” – as defined and described so elegantly by Pope St. John Paul II – lies in her capacity to know that she is endowed with specific feminine gifts that encourage her to become the woman she is called by Him to be.

January 19, 2024: Bus to March for Life Washington D.C.

If you’ve never been to the March, it is an experience not to be missed! 
If you have marched before, bring a friend who has never enjoyed this incredible witness for life!  

This year’s theme:

“With Every Woman, For Every Child”

The March for Life was initiated as a response to Roe v. Wade and this will be the second March since it was overturned on June 24, 2022. This is a cause for celebration, but there is much work yet to be done. Political leaders in Washington are still doing all they can to promote abortion, including funding Planned Parenthood.

Ride the Bus to the March for Life

The bus is sponsored by St. Peter Respect Life Committee and St. Peter Knights of Columbus Council.

  • Leaving from St. Joseph Church, 338 Manor Ave., Downingtown
  • Depart at 7:00 AM and return at approximately 8:00 PM
  • Cost:  $10
  • Bring a bagged lunch and dinner

We will join with others from the Philadelphia Archdiocese at 10:00 AM for Mass at the Shrine of      the Immaculate Conception.  The bus will then take us into the city for the Rally and March to the Supreme Court. 

For more information or to reserve seats for the bus contact Gena Cummings at
regina_cmmngs @ hotmail.com  or 610-400-7137

or use the Sign-Up Genius link:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090A4CA4AE2BA75-national