• Check In
• Opening Remarks
• Rosary
• Fr. Mitch Pacwa
• Callista & Newt Gingrich
• Premiere of "Nine Days that Changed the World"
• Program of Holiness
• Fr. Thomas Euteneuer
• Lila Rose
• Divine Mercy Chaplet
• Witness to Abortion
• Closing Mass

About Father Mitch Pacwa

Father received his B.A. in Philosophy and Theology from the University of Detroit, summa cum laude. He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1976 with the Society of Jesus and then continued his studies. He received his Master of Divinity and S.T.B. from the Jesuit School of Theology of Loyola University, magna cum laude. At Vanderbilt University, he received his Master of Arts, Ph.D. in Old Testament.

Father Pacwa has taught at the high school, university, and seminary levels. Being a well-known biblical scholar, he has lectured at hundreds of conferences and churches around the world, and has appeared and hosted international radio and television programs. He is best known for his appearances on EWTN.

Father Pacwa is fluent in twelve languages and has a unique understanding of the peoples and cultures of the Middle East. Father’s extensive travels throughout the Middle East, Europe, and the Holy Land has inspired him to write the “Holy Land Prayer Book,” which has been published by his own apostolate, Ignatius Productions, and can be used as a prayer book guide for any pilgrim traveling to the Holy Land. Father Pacwa also has the privilege of being bi-ritual, which means he can also celebrate the Maronite Mass of the Eastern Catholic Church.

Fr. Pacwa on EWTN!
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Holy Rosary from the Holy Land Daily at 7:30am (ET).

http://www.ignatiusproductions.org/

About Rev. Thomas J. Euteneuer

Rev. Thomas J. Euteneuer (EYE-ten-our) became president of Human Life International in December 2000. Human Life International is the world's largest pro-life organization with affiliate offices and associates in eighty countries around the world. In nine years of service to this unique mission Fr. Euteneuer has traveled more than one million miles as a pro-life missionary and has visited fifty-seven countries.

Rev. Euteneuer was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1962, the fourth of seven children born to Joseph and Mariann Euteneuer. He has a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana as well as a Licentiate degree in Biblical Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy. He is fluent in Spanish.

While in college, Rev. Euteneuer participated in the Marine Corps Officer Candidate Program, attended basic training at Quantico, Virginia and graduated at the top of his Company. After discerning that the Lord was calling him to the priesthood rather than the military, he entered the seminary. After his ordination in 1988, Fr. Euteneuer served as a parish priest in five parishes of the Diocese of Palm Beach, Florida, secretary to the diocesan bishop, director of vocations, and spiritual moderator for the diocesan Respect Life office.

His pro-life activity began in the early years of his priesthood with prayer vigils, pilgrimages, pickets at abortion mills, sidewalk counseling and the establishment of a crisis pregnancy center across the street from an abortion mill in 1999.

Since taking office at HLI, Rev. Euteneuer has spoken directly to tens of thousands of people all over the world spreading the Gospel of Life and has appeared frequently on EWTN and other media. He has been featured in Human Events and Envoy magazine and has appeared on local and national television many times. His now-famous Fox News interview with Sean Hannity on the subject of contraception has merited him both praise and criticism for his defense of Church teaching (see video below). He was awarded the John Cardinal O'Connor Award for Life from Legatus in 2005 and the "Soldier of the Church Militant" Award from the Brent Society in 2007.

http://www.hli.org/index.php/about/hli-president-fr-thomas-euteneuer

FR. FRANK PAVONE is one of the most prominent pro-life leaders in the world. Originally from New York, he was ordained in 1988 by Cardinal John O’Connor. He is a priest of the Amarillo Diocese and serves full-time in pro-life leadership with his bishop’s permission. In 1993 he became National Director of Priests for Life. He is also the President of the National Pro-life Religious Council, and the National Pastoral Director of Rachel’s Vineyard, the world’s largest ministry of healing after abortion. He travels throughout the country, to an average of four states every week, preaching and teaching against abortion. He produces programs regularly for religious and secular radio and television networks. He was asked by Mother Teresa to speak in India on the life issues, and has addressed the pro-life caucus of the United States House of Representatives. He has served as an official of the Pontifical Council for the Family at the Vatican, which coordinates the pro-life activities of the Catholic Church. He received the “Proudly Pro-life Award” by the National Right to Life Committee. Norma McCorvey, the “Jane Roe” of the Supreme Court’s Roe vs. Wade abortion decision, called Fr. Pavone “the catalyst that brought me into the Catholic Church.”

http://www.priestsforlife.org/

"We believe life begins at conception.  It is a gift from God and must be respected as such.  

We deeply support Pope John Paul II’s call for a culture of life and reject a culture of death — including acts such as abortion and euthanasia.  

We believe life must be protected from conception until natural death".

—Callista and Newt Gingrich

To view the Bios of Callista and Newt Gingrich, please click below:

http://www.gingrichproductions.com/aboutus.html

About Lila Rose

Lila Rose is a student activist at UCLA who has dedicated herself to building a culture of life and ending abortion. At age fifteen, Lila founded Live Action, which is now a growing nonprofit with several chapters in California.  Live Action is a student-led organization and uses "new media" to educate and mobilize both local and national audiences to demand accountability from the abortion industry and human rights for the pre-born.

In Fall 2006, Lila began her undergraduate studies at UCLA and soon founded the pro-life student magazine The Advocate, administered through the new UCLA student chapter of Live Action. The Advocate ran its inaugural issue in January 2007, reporting on Lila’s first undercover investigation—an expose of pro-abortion counseling at UCLA’s Arthur Ashe Health Center and institutional support for abortion for pregnant students. The Advocate has since gone national and is distributed at over two dozen different high school and college campuses across the country.

Lila has led numerous undercover stings through Live Action, exposing corruption and illegal activity within Planned Parenthood, the Nation's number one Abortion provider. “The Mona Lisa Project,” vividly illustrates how Planned Parenthood’s ‘abortion-first mentality’ leads it to disregard state laws meant to protect young girls, instead sending them back into the arms of their sexual abusers. It has prompted officials in several states to take action against Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood affiliates are the subject of ongoing investigations in Indiana and Alabama, and the Tennessee legislature recently voted to end up to $1.1 million in taxpayer subsidies to the abortion provider. Similarly, the Alabama Department of Health put the Birmingham clinic under severe investigation as a result of the undercover video taped there. The clinic has been put on a one-year probation as the investigation continues to uncover illegal and wrongful proceedings. Also released is a collection of phone calls made too the Planned Parenthood Development offices under the name of “The Racism Project,” which captured Planned Parenthood employees behaving hospitably to and receiving donations from an actor posing as an outspoken racist. Lila is currently releasing the "The Rosa Acuna Project" which reveals Planned Parenthood counselors and abortionists manipulating patients and giving medical misinformation.

In 2008, Lila was awarded an inaugural Life Prize by the Gerard Health Foundation. Lila is a frequent guest on radio and television programs, including The O'Reilly Factor, Hannity's America, The Glenn Beck Show, EWTN, and The Laura Ingraham Show. Numerous newspapers and blogs have also covered her work, including feature pieces by Reuters, the LA Times, the Wall Street Journal, Salon Magazine Online, Washington Times, and National Review. The Associated Press and UPI frequently publish stories on Live Action's work, and Lila speaks at national and international pro-life events. Lila is a history major at UCLA. When not traveling or in school, Lila enjoys writing, fitness, and spending time with her family and friends.

http://liveaction.org/

“We thoroughly enjoyed our experience at your first Mother of Life Conference, thank you for the opportunity…"
—Terri O’ Toole , CEO, Soft Saints

"Thank you again for a wonderful conference. I am sure that you touched many lives."
—Linda King, Ignatius Productions

“We were so blessed to be a part of the event, and the participants of the conference were our target market.”
—Nicholas Yuhas, Marketing, Mission San Luis Rey, Oceanside

“We thought it was great. Very professional and well organized.”
—John Hranek, ESQ

“I thought the conference was beautiful and I enjoyed it very much”
—Leslie Brunolli, Silent No More

"Overall I thought the event was amazing!!... Congratulations on a successful event and we were really glad to be a part of it!”
—Lisa Lopez, College Avenue Pregnancy Services

“The conference was wonderful. Thanks so much for all you did to make it a success.”
—Bill May, Catholics for the Common Good

“For me personally, this weekend was a gift that I needed to continue to fight for the unborn and the soul of their mothers.”
—Liz Dubenetzky, Executive Director, Life Choices Pregnancy Center

“We all really enjoyed the conference! I especially loved the venue because it allowed for a more "intimate" setting - all of the speakers made themselves available to us - our Pro-Life California team got pics with just about everyone….”
—Dr. Michael Ross, Pro-Life California

"Great event. GREAT JOB!!!! Incredible, inspirational & educational speakers - WOW, WOW, WOW! (how do you top that next year?)"
—John O’Reilly, North County Job Transition

“…thank you for such a wonderful conference. Powerful in so many ways! Great job!
—Dominic, Catgear

“…from the perspective of all of us who were there, it was a complete success! Everyone I talked to loved it and can't wait for another conference next year. I would like to be the first to reserve our same table again for next year, for Helpers of God's Precious Infants. We got a lot people visiting our table, buying our pro-life bumper stickers, fetal models, etc, and signing up for our email list. The speakers were fantastic. I pray that you will do it again next year.”
—Roger Lopez, Helpers of Gods Precious Infants, Pro-Life activist

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“Thank you for arranging the conference. It was a wonderful experience. I felt the Nuns were the stars of the show. Their music was superb - like a visit to heaven.”
—John Durkin

“I wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed being at the 1st annual Mother of Life Conference yesterday. I was touched by many of the presenters, and was blessed to have been in the company of so many God loving Catholic brothers and sisters”
—Dave Lyons

“Thank you so much for the excellent conference this weekend. Your roster of speakers, the organization, the presentations, the vendors made for a wonderful first event that we will all look forward to next year. Word will get out and attendance will grow and grow. This event was a much needed shot in the arm for many active pro-lifers as well as inspirational in developing a future army of dedicated soldiers to battle the culture of death. May God bless you all and thank you.”
—Margi Pearson

“I wanted to share my thanks for organizing the Mother of Life Conference this past weekend. Your staff and volunteers did a fantastic job. I had a great time, and left renewed with a vigor and passion for the pro-life movement.”
—Vince Vasquez

“Thanks to all those who planned and executed yesterday's awe-inspiring, spiritually uplifting, and life-changing day! I came away from the conference refreshed and re-energized to actively share the Culture of Life in our secularized society. I have already e-mailed folks to share my experience and to ask them to "save the date", August 15, 2011, for The Second Annual Mother of Life Conference. May God and Our Blessed Lady continue to give you all the strength and guidance to broadcast the message!”
—Becky Taylor

“Dear Pro-life friends, Those of you who attended the Mother of Life Conference this past Saturday will agree with me that we were truly blessed to have such an event here in San Diego. In a world where it seems like nobody else cares, it was so refreshing to see so many like-minded people praying together, and supporting the pro-life cause. The talks were inspiring and it seemed to go by so fast, I didn’t want it to end. The Helpers table was well attended. There are dozens and dozens of bumper stickers that we sold that will carry the pro-life message out there on the streets. We sold hundreds of the little life-size 12 week old fetal models to people of all ages who’s eyes grew wide when they were told that this is what they look like at 12 weeks. One woman bought 25 to hand out to the youth at her parish. Another woman who was carrying a small baby picked one up to look at it, and when I told her it was 12 weeks, her eyes began to tear, and she bought 15 to give to her youth group. Several deacons bought a few to use in their homilies. Many teenagers bought them to show their friends, or to keep handy when the topic of abortion comes up with their friends. It is examples like these that give hope to our cause. People are getting involved. This conference was to pro-life people, what “Steubenville” was to the youth of our diocese a few weeks ago. And the good news is, planning is already underway for next year’s Mother of Life conference!”
—God bless, Roger Lopez

“KUDOS!!!!!!! for an outstanding job on a wonderful conference.. and a job well done. It surely came off as a smooth and practiced event.I thought from beginning to end that it was flawless, and you know how hard a critic I am. It was excellently run, interesting, on-time as well as timely. All very important elements. The priests were outstanding in their presentations on new aspects of the old problems that we are facing. The entire conference, especially for the first one, was outstanding. I think everyone enjoyed it and was enthusiastic about it. With my sharp hearing, I heard no complaints. Lotsa luv, best wishes and prayer, prayer, prayer that the message put forth is not only heard but acted on.”
—Therese More

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