"Go, Be My Disciples": Santa Rosa Diocese conference on February 4, 2012

Santa Rosa Diocese conference on February 4, 2012:

Join Father Spitzer, Mark Brumley, and others at an upcoming
Santa Rosa Diocese conference on Saturday, February 4, 2012

Jesuit Father Robert Spitzer on Happiness

Popular speaker and best-selling author Father Robert Spitzer, S.J., will be a keynote speaker at the Adult Faith Conference for the Diocese of Santa Rosa. The conference, Dia de Luz/Day of Light, has as its theme "Go, Be My Disciples".  The conference runs from 9 AM - 4:15 PM. Father Spitzer's presentation, sponsored by Ignatius Press, is titled, "The Four Levels of Happiness", and is based on his best-selling book, Healing the Culture (Ignatius Press).  Formerly the President of Gonzaga University, Father Spitzer is also author of Ten Universal Principles, Five Pillars of the Spiritual Life, and New Proofs for the Existence of God.

Bishop Robert Vasa will celebrate Holy Mass at 10 AM.

Other sessions include presentations by Mark Brumley, Father William Nicholas, and others:

Ignatius Press President Mark Brumley on the topic "Why the Eucharist Matters";
Father William Nicholas, "Psalms: Prayer & Poetry, Direct from God";
Nancy Bird, "The Power of Prayer: 10 Ways to Pray with Children and Families";
Sister Teresa Christe of the Marian Sisters of Santa Rosa, "The Disciple as One Rooted in Christ";
Sister Marie de Lourdes and Gretchen Ladd of the Marian Sisters of Santa Rosa, "The Disciple and Marian Devotion";
Sister Rose Pacatte, "How the Media Explains Faith, Morals and Grace" and "Vatican II at 50: When the Church Turned on Television, Started Going to the Movies, and Went Digital"

Spanish language sessions feature keynote speaker Ken Johnson-Mondragon, "Llamados a Ser Discipilos Misioneros"; Samuel Vasquez, "La Santa Eucaristia: Luz en las Tinieblas"; Lupital Vital, ¡"Mirar y escuchar el presente con ojos nuevos"!.

The conference will be held at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, 4595 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park.

For more information or to register, call 707-566-3366 or email dre@srdiocese.org. Or visit the website here.

Spitzer on "How Science Supports the Case for God"

Father Robert Spitzer speak will on topic, "How Science Supports the Case for God's Existence", Friday, February 3, 7: 30 PM, at Kolbe Academy-Trinity Prep, 2055 Redwood Road, Napa. For more information please call 707-258-9030.  Father Spitzer's popular presentation refutes the claims of scientific skeptics such as Stephen Hawking, Richard Dawkins, and Daniel Dennett, who argue that scientific evidence shows God does not exist.