Worcester Catholic Women’s Conference announces speakers

“I thirst for the salvation of souls” is the theme of the upcoming Worcester Catholic Women’s Conference which is scheduled for Sept. 27 at St. Joseph School in Webster.

The highlights of the event include five national Catholic speakers, time for confession, celebration of the Eucharist and opportunities to join in fellowship and make new friends.

There will be several priests available to hear confessions, and Bishop McManus will celebrate Mass at the conclusion of the conference at 5 p.m. in St. Joseph Basilica.

Registration begins at 7 a.m., followed by the rosary and adoration. Confessions will be available during the lunch break held at noon. Lunch is provided for in the ticket price.

Featured speakers begin at 9 a.m. and continue throughout the day.

Speakers start with Tim Francis, a revert to the Catholic faith. Former conference goers will remember him from the women’s conference in 2019 and his talk on Eucharistic miracles.
The Women’s Conference committee says they are “thrilled” to have him back.

Father Matt Norwood, a diocesan priest at St. Joan of Arc in Westwood, will also speak. Father Norwood was ordained a priest in 2020 and was directed towards his discernment by attending World Youth Day in Madrid in 2011 as well as going on pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

Noelle Mering is a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, in Washington D.C. She writes on culture, politics, and religion and has been published in Newsweek, Daily Wire, National Review, The Federalist, Washington Examiner, Catholic World Report, and National Catholic Register among others. She has also been featured on Fox News, EWTN, and others. She is author of the book Awake, Not Woke: A Christian Response to the Cult of Progressive Ideology.

 Adam Janke, a revert to the faith, will speak. He oversees day to day operations of St. Paul Street Evangelization, including the development of programs and resources. Mr. Janke brings the experience the institute has gained through hundreds of street teams in the form of talks and workshops on evangelization, healing, and hospitality.

Dr. Madeline Colón-Usowicz, a local family physician, has dedicated her practice to serving vulnerable populations. She has a special devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe and was featured in the December 2024 WCCA TV show Close to Home discussing, in a two-part series, the miraculous apparition and missionary image of Our Lady of Guadalupe.  

More information about the conference can be found on the website wcwconference.com. Ticket prices are $50 for adults and $25 for students, age 16-22. Register soon as seating is limited. Tickets can be purchased online or by sending a check payable to RCB Diocese of Worcester, to WCWC, 12 Maynard Rd., Berlin, MA 01503. For questions call 508-277-3969.