2022 Be A Catholic Man Conference
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Featuring
Bishop Joseph C. Bambera
A native son of the diocese, the Most Rev. Joseph C. Bambera was appointed Scranton's tenth bishop on February 23, 2010. Prior to his ordination as bishop, Bishop Bambera served numerous Diocesan positions as well as pastorates at Holy Name of Jesus, Scranton, Saint John Bosco, Conyngham, Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Dickson City, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Archbald, and Saint Mary of Czestochowa, Eynon. Bishop Bambera currently serves as the Catholic Co-Chair of the International Catholic / Pentecostal Dialogue of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. He is chairman of the Committee for Ecumenism and Interreligious Affairs at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Dr. Ralph Martin
Ralph Martin is the president of Renewal Ministries, an organization devoted to Catholic renewal and evangelization. Renewal Ministries is the sponsor of EWTN’s The Choices We Face. Ralph also is the director of Graduate Theology Programs and a professor of theology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in the Archdiocese of Detroit. Pope Benedict XVI appointed Ralph as a consultor to the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization; he continues to serve in this capacity. Ralph is married and as 6 children and 19 grandchildren.
Kevin Wells
Kevin Wells is a former sports reporter with the Tampa Tribune, where he covered Major League Baseball and other sports. He is the author of Burst, A Story of God’s Grace When Life Falls Apart and The Priests We Need to Save the Church. His most recent best-selling book, Priest and Beggar, tells the story of the heroic life of Venerable Aloysius Schwartz, a priest from Washington DC who went on to serve the poor in South Korea. Wells is currently the president of the Monsignor Thomas Wells Society for Vocations. He also serves a Director of Public Relations for World Villages of Children, which supports the works of Fr. Al Schwartz. His work with youths earned him the James Cardinal Hickey National Figure Award from the Archdiocese of Washington. He lives in Millersville, Md., with his wife and three children
Fr. Stan Fortuna, C.F.R.
Fr. Stan Fortuna C.F.R., is one of the eight founding members of the Community of
the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. Prior to his conversion, Fr. Stan was a professional jazz musician. He played gigs alongside some of Jazz’s greatest artists. Fr. Stan has released over twenty one compact discs in various genres as well as DVDs and books. Assigned to the work of preaching full- time, Fr. Stan travels around the world celebrating Mass, giving talks, and performing concerts with proceeds going directly towards work with poor families in his neighborhood of the South Bronx.
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Be Not Afraid: 7th Annual Be A Catholic Man Conference
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Fear works and the devil knows it. Today we face storms like the one in the Sea of Galilee. We ask the Lord, as the Apostles did, "Do you not care if we perish?" Christ's reply to them is the same He would give to us: "Why are you afraid? Have you no faith?" So, in times of crisis, Jesus challenges us not to be cowards but instead to face our fears with confidence, knowing that He has already won the victory over evil.
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Date: Saturday, October 8, 2022
The conference will run from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
Registration fee is $40 (Early Bird $30), Student $15, Priest/Deacon FREE. Morning coffee & box lunch included
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Tentative Schedule
- 7:00 a.m. Registration/Coffee
- 7:15 a.m. Rosary
- 8:00 a.m. Opening Ceremonies
- 8:30 a.m. First Speaker
- 9:30 a.m. Second Speaker
- 10:30 a.m. Lunch/Exhibitors/Confessions
- 11:30 a.m. Eucharistic Adoration/Benediction
- 12:40 p.m. Third Speaker
- 1:45 p.m. Mass: Bishop Joseph C. Bambera
- 3:00 p.m. Dismissal
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Venue: Holy Redeemer High School, Wilkes-Barre
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Why should I attend?
You're invited to join us at the seventh Be A Catholic Man Conference in the Diocese of Scranton.
You may ask, why should I attend? Look out and you'll see a wounded world, a world that has many pitfalls that can harm both yourself and your family. It is a world that needs more men of God to stand up; men who are leading their families to virtue, imitating the heroic love of Christ.
Yet, in today's busy, high-tech world, there are few opportunities where we can take time to reflect on how to better imitate this heroic love; time to put away the cell phone and iPad and be inspired to go further in our imitation of Christ for the sake of not only ourselves, but our loved ones. This Men's Conference provides you that opportunity! -
What if I'm not Catholic? May I still come to the conference?
Yes! The speakers' topics, the worship and praise, the prayers and the fellowship can be appreciated by all Christian men, not only Catholics.
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I was baptized/raised Catholic, but no longer attend Mass regularly. Am I welcome?
You are fully and completely welcome. We want you to come, to take that one step back toward God and His Church. Sometimes all it takes is just one step to bring about a major change. Since the beginning of the planning efforts, many have been praying specifically for you, that you will come home. We also welcome your questions.
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May my son attend?
Yes, he may. The conference may be a wonderful father-son bonding time. The speakers' topics are geared toward adults, so while each child is different, boys younger than high school might not be mature enough to fully comprehend the topics.
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I noticed Reconciliation will be offered during the conference. Am I expected to go?
You do not have to go. It has been the experience in the past that offering Reconciliation has brought wonderful healing, leading to a freedom that only Christ can give. There were cases where some men have not gone to Reconciliation in decades. Somehow God moved their hearts to go, and they found the healing and forgiveness that they so much needed.
