Mary B - CCP on Flickr - Fall Fellowship Dinner 

Thank you to all who attended and supported our Fall Fellowship Dinner with Conor Gallagher last night!  Check out some pics on our Flickr site!

Mary B - CCP Event - Conor Gallagher 

Join us for an evening of Catholic Christian fellowship, faith, and ideas on October 25, 2018.  Mr. Conor Gallagher will share his lecture, “Still Amidst the Storm” followed by a dinner.

In Mark’s Gospel (4:37-41) we see the apostles trapped in a mighty storm and their fishing boats on the bring of capsizing. And Jesus slept. This confused, scared,
and even angered the apostles who could not fight back the storm. Author, CEO and father of twelve, Mr. Conor Gallagher, relates this short passage to the anxieties of modern life. The chaos of our lives and the demands of those with whom we live and work can leave us feeling as helpless as those apostles in the boat. The world, however, only offers fake solutions to these real problems: over-medication, spurts of carnal pleasure, and “time management” techniques that never suffice.

Conor Gallagher looks to three remedies that underlie all others: First, encountering God in the present moment while avoiding past resentment and future
anxiety; second, listening to the voice of God only found in exterior and interior silence amidst the constant drum of deafening noise; and third, resting in serene
stillness as the stir-crazy spirit of the world goes by.

Mr. Conor Gallagher earned both his Masters in Philosophy and Juris Doctoris from The Catholic University of America. He began his professional career as a law clerk to the Honorable Robert J. Conrad, Chief Judge of the Western District of North Carolina. He has been an adjunct Professor of Philosophy and Political Philosophy at Belmont Abbey College, and is currently the Executive Director of the Benedict Leadership Institute at Belmont Abbey College.  He is also Publisher of Saint Benedict Press and TAN Books.  He and his wife Ashley, are the proud parents of twelve wonderful children (all homeschooled!!).

Saint Benedict Press is a Catholic publisher that helps parishes, dioceses, and Catholic schools engage parishioners and lead them into a deeper and more active Catholic faith. Our products and programs are developed with one primary goal: to help people become saints. We publish Bibles, ministry resources, Sacramental and Catechist gifts, informative, entertaining, and state-of-the-art video programs from today’s Catholic experts on a variety of topics.

Our name pays tribute to the guiding influence of the Benedictine monks of Belmont Abbey, a short distance from our headquarters in Charlotte, NC. Our mission is to reflect the charisms of joy, spiritual development, zeal and fraternal charity.

Saint Benedict Press publishes under several imprints, including TAN Books.

Since its founding, TAN Books has been committed to the preservation and promotion of the spiritual, theological and liturgical traditions of the Roman Catholic Church. TAN Books publishes over 500 titles on Thomistic theology, traditional devotions, Church doctrine, history, lives of the saints, educational resources, and more. All designed to help you Become a Saint.

Visit us at SaintBenedictPress.com or TANBooks.com

Location: Chancery Meeting Hall

Time:  6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Tickets:  $50 per person (includes dinner and a one year membership to Carolina Catholic Professionals); students $25 with valid student ID

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Tim Sinclair shares the story of his conversion to the Catholic Faith and the powerful gift of God’s grace through Reconciliation and the Eucharist.

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Randall Goldman movingly shares how Christ’s mercy and love have been a saving refuge during a time of personal suffering. As he prepares to come in full communion with the Catholic Church he offered that while others may be turning away, he is racing toward Christ. “I can’t wait to receive the Eucharist!”

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For the first, last, and only time, Randall Goldman, formerly a local leader of the hospitality and tourism industry will share publicly how a man can be brought down by the world but raised up for the greater glory of Christ.

Join Carolina Catholic Professionals for our First Friday Networking and Fellowship Lunch at the Diocese Chancery Meeting Hall on Friday, October 5, 2018 from 11:45am to 1:15pm.  This event is open to both members and non-members.  Lunch will be $15 for members and $25 for non-members.  

Our scheduled speaker, Tim Sinclair, Director of Business Development Webster Rogers, LLP and member of the finance council at Saint Clare of Assisi Parish graciously has offered to share his time with Randall for his important witness to Christ.

Our theme for these lunches is how we engage the world in faith and bear witness to the Gospel in the way we live our lives.  With one foot in the Church and one in the world we are all on the same journey.  We ask our speakers to discuss their personal journey of faith and their work in the world and what they see to be meaningful trends and developments in our community, state, and nation.

Thank you to those who have already reserved a space!  For those who have not, please RSVP online today!

The Diocese Chancery Meeting Hall is at 901 Orange Grove Road Charleston, SC 29407.

Frank Dirks - Hurricane Florence Relief - Lucis Via Charities

Join us in helping our brothers and sisters in three North Carolina parishes: Saint Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Lumberton, Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Mission in Elizabethtown, and Saint Stanislaus Catholic Church in Castle Hayne.  Your gift will be evenly split between the three with every dollar we receive going directly to the parishes. For your information, the links below are to the three parishes:

http://www.stfrancisdesalescatholic.org/about.html
https://ladyofsnowselizabethtown.org/
http://www.ststanislauscatholic.org/

Click the Donate button below to contribute via PayPal.  This button will redirect you to the PayPal site.  Carolina Catholic Professionals (CCP) is a membership organization associated with Lucis Via Charities, Inc., a Charleston-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Frank Dirks - Daughters of Saint Paul

Sister Margaret leads a discussion on the role of the laity in Church. She shared a quote from Saint John Paul II: “The laity should be conscious of their own standing in the Church: not as mere recipients of doctrine and the grace of the Sacraments, but as active and responsible agents of the Church’s mission to evangelize…”

Frank Dirks - CCP Event 

Join Carolina Catholic Professionals for our First Friday Networking and Fellowship Lunch at the Diocese Chancery Meeting Hall on Friday, October 5, 2018 from 11:45am to 1:15pm. This event is open to both members and non-members.  Lunch will be $15 for members and $25 for non-members.  

Our speaker will be Tim Sinclair, Director of Business Development Webster Rogers, LLP and member of the finance council at Saint Clare of Assisi Parish.

Our theme for these lunches is how we engage the world in faith and bear witness to the Gospel in the way we live our lives.  With one foot in the Church and one in the world we are all on the same journey.  We ask our speakers to discuss their personal journey of faith and their work in the world and what they see to be meaningful trends and developments in our community, state, and nation.

Thank you to those who have already reserved a space!  For those who have not, please RSVP online today!

Mary B - Charity Event - Daughters of Saint Paul - Fun Nun Bowl - Lucis Via Charities 

The Fun Nun Bowl is an annual event held each year in Charleston, SC by Lucis Via Charities to help benefit the Daughters of St. Paul.  This year’s event was rescheduled from September due to Hurricane Florence.  Deadline for registration is November 1st.  The event will take place on November 11, 2018.  For more information, please visit: https://www.lucisvia.com/funnunbowl

• Team sign up link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0a4da8a922a1f49-funnun and by email to FunNunBowl@gmail.com
• If you want to bowl, but do not have a team, please email FunNunBowl@gmail.com and we’ll try to help you get on or form a team.

Frank Dirks - Community Events

On Thursday, 20 September, Sister Margaret will host a Brown-Bag Lunch Discussion on the Role of the Laity in the Catholic Church at the Daughters of Saint Paul, John Paul II Room during the noon lunch hour.  Sister Margaret will explore the history of the laity in the Church and discuss the duties of the laity in today’s Church.