I'll be in Orlando for the Catholic Leadership Conference from Sep. 10th-11th

From September 10th-11th I'll be attending the 12th Annual Catholic Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida. On the 11th I'll be part of a panel discussion on "Catholic Blogging: Finding Common Ground Online" with Josh Mercer of CatholicVote.org (you may have seen their videos).

Below this picture of the Orlando skyline I've posted the conference press release.

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The Catholic Leadership Conference Celebrates Vitality in the Church

Promoting and celebrating "vitality" in the Church in the face of "cultural hostility" will be the theme of the 12th-annual Catholic Leadership Conference over September 10-11 in Orlando, Florida. "CLC has invited speakers who epitomize the kind of vitality needed throughout our Church," says Bud Hansen, a founding member of the steering committee. Bishop Thomas Wenski will welcome the meeting of Church leaders from around the country by celebrating Mass at the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe, with Rev. Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, concelebrating.

At the dinner that evening, popular Fox news commentator Rev. Jonathan Morris will talk about his experience as a priest in the mainstream media. Patrick Reilly, president of the Cardinal Newman Society, who played a leading role in protesting the award given by Notre Dame to President Barack Obama, will offer an overview of the controversy and its impact. And popular Catholic blogger Thomas Peters, of the American Papist, will brief the conference on the importance of Catholic media online.

The direct impact of the Obama presidency on the parish will be the subject of the talk by Rev. Jerry Pokorsky, a priest of the diocese of Arlington, Virginia, and a well-known commentator on EWTN. Maggie Gallagher, president of the Institute for Marriage and Family, will describe how she helped lead the fight to pass Proposition 8 in California. Father Pavone will celebrate the closing Mass, and former Sen. Rick Santorum will discuss his view of "Five Ways to Revitalize our Church."

(Contact Liz Kenny at clconference@aol.com for conference information.)

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I'm looking forward to meeting Fr. Dwight Longenecker, who I know will be in attendence.

... I hope to see you there as well!

[picture credit - planetoftheweb]