Women, men invited to focus on faith days

Published: January 17, 2025

Special days to focus on faith for women and men will be held at Christ the King Church in Little Rock in February. Both encourage participants throughout Arkansas and beyond to attend. The Women of Hope, A Day of Retreat will be held Jan. 31 - Feb. 1, and the Arkansas Catholic Men’s Conference will be held Super Bowl Saturday, Feb. 8. 

Women of Hope, A Day of Retreat

This retreat begins with the sacrament of reconciliation, eucharistic adoration and praise and worship on Friday, Jan. 31 at 5:15 p.m. at Christ the King Church. It will also include presentations from featured speaker Lisa Cotter and Father Patrick Friend, who will also offer benediction to conclude the evening at 8 p.m.

Bishop Anthony B. Taylor will celebrate Mass for this retreat at 8 a.m. at Christ the King Church on Saturday, Feb. 1. The day, which will also include lunch, inspirational talks, praise and worship music, adoration and reconciliation, will conclude at 3 p.m. Lisa Cotter and Franchelle Jaeger, retreat guide, will also speak and Sarah Kroger will lead praise and worship. The theme will be: "Come and Be Filled."

All women ages 18 and older are invited. The cost is $70 per person. Scholarships are available. Register online. The first Women of Hope, A Day of Retreat was held in 2022. Founders of this event hope to "provide an atmosphere of hope where women can rediscover God's immense love while allowing the outside world to take a backseat, at least for the day." For more information, visit the retreat's website or email womenofhope@ctklr.org.

Arkansas Catholic Men’s Conference

Bishop Taylor will also celebrate the Mass to begin this event at 7:50 a.m. at Christ the King Church on Saturday, Feb. 8. Check-in begins at 6:45 a.m. followed by a rosary at 7:30 a.m. to prepare for Mass. The day, which will also include breakfast and lunch, presentations from guest speakers, the sacrament of reconciliation and adoration, will conclude by 3 p.m. The theme will be: "The Eucharist: Precious Body and Blood of Christ."

Featured speakers will be John Bergsma, Ph.D, and Father Jonathan Meyer, STB. All men are invited. The conference is free, but donations will be accepted. Sponsors welcome. Advance online registration is requested but walk-ins are welcome. Register online.

This conference was founded in 2010 with the mission to unite Catholic men in Arkansas and inspire them to act on their faith, by providing education, fellowship and encouragement. "Speakers have included bishops, archbishops, nationally and internationally known evangelists, authors and television and radio talk show hosts." For more information, visit the conference on its website or Facebook page.