Women of Christ Conference 2022

Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC, a convert to Catholicism, is a member of the Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception. Before his conversion to Catholicism, he was a high school dropout who had been kicked out of a foreign country, institutionalized twice, and thrown in jail multiple times. After his radical conversion he earned a B.A. in Philosophy and Theology from the Franciscan University of Steubenville, M.Div. and S.T.B. degrees from the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC, and an S.T.L. in Mariology from the International Marian Research Institute in Dayton, Ohio.

Sonja Corbitt is the Bible Study Evangelista and creator of “the best modernization of lectio,” the LOVE the Word® Bible study method and journal. A best-selling author and Telly Award winning broadcaster, her weekly radio and television shows and variety of other unique approaches to Scripture create space for busy Christians to hear and experience God though the scriptures. Sonja writes for Magnificat magazine and the Ascension Press blog, and widely among other internet outlets. A lively and frequent guest on a variety of national television and radio shows, Sonja studies with Holy Apostles College and Seminary, home schools, and lives with her husband and boys in Tennessee.

What’s an “evangelista”? Find out at biblestudyevangelista.com, where you can also catch her newest study series on St. Joseph as Prophet, Priest, and King of the Holy Family.

Born in Aberdeen in 1968, Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow started his career as a fish farmer. When the Balkan conflict began, he and Fergus, his brother, were so moved by the scenes on television that in 1992 they gathered a jeep load of aid and joined a convoy travelling to Medjugorje in Bosnia.

On his return home, Magnus discovered that the public had carried on donating, filling his parents garage in Dalmally with goods. Magnus gave up his job for a year to drive the aid out for as long as it was needed and kept being given. Donations did not stop and soon became necessary to set up as a registered charity, then known as Scottish International Relief.

Today, Mary’s Meals provides nutritious daily meals to over 2 million children across four continents. Its vision is for every child to receive a daily meal in a place of education.

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Sr. Tracey Matthia Dugas is a Media Nun. She belongs to the Daughters of St. Paul, women religious who preach the Gospel through all forms of media. She is originally from South Louisiana and grew up eating gumbo and crawfish. She earned a Master of Arts in Theological Studies from Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, LA. She is currently stationed in Chicago, IL where she serves as Director of Pauline Mission Advancement. This apostolate challenges her to build relationships that help the Sisters grow their mission and become more effective in all their evangelization efforts. When not doing Mission Advancement work or giving talks about our awesome Catholic faith, Sr. Tracey’s creative outlet is ‘hand lettering. You can follow Sr. Tracey’s artwork on Instagram: @Sistah_Tee_Letters.

Fr. Luke Strand was born and raised in Dousman, WI. In 2003, Fr. Strand entered Saint Francis de Sales Seminary to begin priestly studies for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. He was ordained a priest in 2009 by the Most Reverend William Callahan, now bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse. Fr. Strand spent his first three years of priesthood as a pastor in solidum of Holy Family Parish in Fond du Lac. In 2012 Archbishop Listecki asked Fr. Strand to serve as Vocation Director for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. He immediately started the Saint JPII House of Discernment at St. Robert Parish, which to date, over half of Milwaukee’s seminarians have lived, and has provided a model which many dioceses throughout the country have followed. A time of growth for Fr. Strand was his year-long battle with stage 3 colorectal cancer. In 2016, he was asked to serve as Vice-Rector and Director of Human Formation at Saint Francis de Sales Seminary while retaining his responsibilities as Vocation Director. Fr. Strand was recently installed as the 20th Rector of Saint Francis de Sales Seminary.