Catholic Women of Faith

An Inspirational Conference
     with Excellent Speakers...    

Adoration, Confession, Rosary, Exhibitors & more!!
Saturday, March 28, 2020

8:30 a.m.  -  3:30 p.m.
St. Philip Catholic Church
113 2nd Ave South
Franklin, TN  37064
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Kelly Nieto
      "My Holy Mess: The Path to Peace and Purpose"

-  Miss-American Runner Up & Talent Winner

-  Powerful Conversion Story & Life Changing Vision from God

-  Creator, Executive Producer of “Cross and Light”

-  Speaker, Humorist, Author, Scriptwriter, Musical Composer 

Kelly Nieto is one of those rare Catholic speakers who has the unique ability and talent to use the power of humor, wisdom, and God to touch people deeply and inspire at the same time, as she tells about her powerful conversion, deep prayer, and faith in action.

But Kelly’s faith in God was not always present. For 35 long years, Kelly wanted nothing to do with God. As she shares in her book “My Holy Mess”, she was an agnostic “New Ager” who shunned Christianity.  After college Kelly’s pageant success led her down a path to world travel and great money as a musical comedienne opening for legendary country acts like Garth Brooks, Charlie Daniels and The Judds.
 
Then Kelly married, had children, and was able to live in a gorgeous home that most would be envious of.   Life was perfect…or so it seemed.
 
On the outside Kelly had it all, but on the inside she was empty and miserable. The lack of peace and purpose she felt, sent Kelly down a spiraling path to depression that began to consume her entire life and well-being. It was in these darkest moments that Kelly found out her mother was going to die. She reached out to God in desperation, saying, “I don’t know who you are or what you are, but I will give you my life if you save her and show me the truth!”

And that’s when Kelly’s life changed forever… she kept her vow and gave her life to Christ.  The night before she became a Catholic, a life-changing vision inspired her to create “Cross and Light”, an epic Broadway-style Musical & Concert Experience of Christ’s Passion to Pentecost.  Its powerful evangelism engages people in the story of who Jesus is, what He did for us, and how He calls us to live.

No obstacle was too great for Kelly as she forged ahead and met challenge after challenge with faith and determination.  “In addition to raising my five children, this is my life’s mission. When you encounter Christ like this, you are never the same!”

https://myholymess.com/

https://crossandlight.com
 

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Kathleen Beckman, L.H.S.
       "When Women Pray"

-  Retreat Director

-  Radio Host, Author

-  President-Co-founder, Foundation of Prayer for Priest

-  Catholic Evangelist

Kathleen Beckman, L.H.S., wife, mother, and business owner has served the Church for twenty-five years as a Catholic evangelist, best-selling author, writer, radio host and Ignatian-certified retreat director.  She is the President-Co-Founder of  Foundation of Prayer for Priests (www.foundationforpriests.org), an international apostolate of prayer and service for the holiness of priests.

Often featured on Catholic media: EWTN Radio & TV, Radio Maria, The Catholic Channel, and Focus TV, she enthusiastically proclaims the joy of the Gospel.  Since 1992 she has served in all levels of leadership for Magnificat, A Ministry to Catholic Women.  

Since 2003, having trained and served at the Pope Leo XIII Institute and the AIE Rome course, “Exorcism and Prayers of Liberation”, she sits on the advisory board of the Pope Leo XIII Institute while serving as the Diocese of Orange lay coordinator of deliverance and exorcism ministry.  Having endured the tragic murder of a loved one, Kathleen learned the healing power of forgiveness.

Sophia Institute Press published her last three books:  Praying for Priests: An Urgent Call for the Salvation of Souls. Foreword by Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J. (2018); God's Healing Mercy: Finding Your Path to Forgiveness, Peace and Joy. Foreword by Bishop Kevin Vann, JCD, DD. (2015); When Women Pray: Eleven Catholic Women on the Power of Prayer. Foreword by Sr. Regina Marie, O.C.D. (2017). 
 

https://www.kathleenbeckman.com/

 

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Christ ine Watkins, MTS, LCSW
        "How to Save The Souls You Love"

-  Former Atheist, Received Miraculous Healing

-  Spiritual Director, Retreat and Parish Mission Leader

-  Speaker, Author, Radio Host, Counselor

-  CEO and Founder of Queen of Peace Media

Christine Watkins is a popular Catholic speaker, author and is the CEO and founder of www.QueenofPeaceMedia.com.  Formerly an anti-Christian atheist living a life of sin, she began a life of service to the Catholic Church after a miraculous healing from Jesus through Mary, which saved her from death.

Before her conversion, she danced professionally with the San Francisco Ballet Company. Today, she has twenty years of experience as a Catholic speaker, retreat and parish mission leader, spiritual director, and counselor, with ten years as a hospice grief counselor and ten as a post-abortion healing director. Watkins received her Masters degree in Social Welfare from the University of California at Berkeley, and her Masters in Theological Studies from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley.

Watkins co-hosts the show “Find Something More, Find Your Way Home,” on Radio Maria, has produced and hosted her own show on Shalom World Television, and is a frequent guest on radio and television.

She is the author of the Amazon #1 best-sellers: 
   OF MEN AND MARY; How Six Men Won the Greatest Battle of Their Lives,

  TRANSFIGURED: Patricia Sandoval’s Escape from Drugs, Homelessness, and the Back Doors of
         Planned Parenthood,

  FULL OF GRACE: Miraculous Stories of Healing and Conversion through Mary’s Intercession,

  MARY’S MANTLE CONSECRATION: A Spiritual Retreat for Heaven’s Help with the accompanying 

  MARY’S MANTLE CONSECRATION: Prayer Journal, and 

  THE WARNING: Testimonies and Prophecies of the Illumination of Conscience.

https://queenofpeacemedia.com/

https://queenofpeacemedia.com/christine-watkins-catholic-speakers/
 

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Taylor Tripodi
        "Awaken Concert"

-  Singer, Songwriter, Worship Leader

-  Encounter God's Truth, Goodness, and Beauty

-  Sing Our Way into the Presence of the Lord


With a heart full of music and a voice full of praise, 25-year-old Taylor Tripodi from Cleveland, OH is on a mission to put people in an encounter with truth, goodness, and beauty.  Because God’s voice is more real and more powerful than any voice we hear.

Taylor graduated from Franciscan University in 2016 as a Catechetics and Theology major and, after doing youth ministry for 2 years, is now a full-time musician, singer, songwriter, and worship leader. Her music has led her all around the country and even as far as the Holy Land in Israel.

This past year she was named one of the  top 30 Catholic artists in the world and her newest EP 'Awakening' released in August 2019 just hit over 500k  streams on Spotify.

She recently began writing blogs for Ascension Press and, as the oldest of nine, she knows the importance of speaking out in order for your voice to be heard. There are a lot of voices in our world and in our minds every day, but the one voice that's never truly leaned into is the voice of God. His voice can only be heard when we chose to take the time to listen to Him and He often speaks to us through music. She hopes that we can all join voices together in praise and be attentive to the presence of God through her gifts of music.


The Lord comes to meet us in our brokenness and wants to bring us to a place of newness by the power of His love- all it takes is surrender.

Music has a way of bringing to the light fears and darkness in our hearts. It moves us to a place of openness to receive the truth we need to hear- ultimately leading us to the love we were created for.

https://www.taylortripodi.com/