16th Annual Women of Christ Conference

Dr. Edward Sri is a theologian, author and well-known Catholic speaker who presents to tens of thousands of people from around the world each year, including clergy, parish leaders, catechists, and laity.

He has written several best-selling books, including The Art of Living; A Biblical Walk Through the Mass; No Greater Love: A Biblical Walk through Christ’s Passion; Walking with Mary; Who Am I to Judge? – Responding to Relativism with Logic and Love; and Into His Likeness: Be Transformed as a Disciple.

His latest books include, When You Pray: Trust, Surrender and the Transformation of Your Soul and a book on marriage that he co-authored with his wife Beth called The Good, the Messy and the Beautiful: The Joys and Struggles of Real Married Life.

Edward Sri is also the presenter of several Ascension Press faith formation film series, including: A Biblical Walk through the Mass; Mary: A Biblical Walk with the Blessed Mother; and When You Pray: A Clear Path to a Deeper Relationship with God. He also was the presenter for Symbolon: The Catholic Faith Explained from the Augustine Institute.

He is a founding leader with Curtis Martin of FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students), where he currently serves as Sr. Vice President of Apostolic Outreach.

Dr. Sri leads pilgrimages to Rome and the Holy Land each year and is the host of the acclaimed podcast “All Things Catholic.” He holds a doctorate from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome and is an adjunct professor at the Augustine Institute. He resides with his wife Elizabeth and their eight children in Littleton, Colorado.

Sister Mary Rachel Capets, OP, is a Dominican Sister of St. Cecilia, Nashville Tennessee. Sister grew up outside of Pittsburgh, PA and entered religious life in 1996. She has taught in grade schools and high schools throughout the US and in Australia. Sister earned her PhD in Education while serving in Australia. Her interest and topic of study is pilgrimage as a means of formation for the Catholic educator. For the last six years she has served her community as the local prioress of St. Cecilia Motherhouse where she has had the joy of serving a community of all ages. Sister also serves as the director of the Pilgrimage Program at Aquinas College in Nashville. She was recently assigned the Director of Novices for her community.

Fr. Patrick Magnor is a priest of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee and currently serves as the parish administrator of Holy Trinity and St. Michael’s parishes in Kewaskum. He grew up in a large Catholic family in Brookfield and attended UW-Whitewater, where he studied business. In college, he felt the Lord calling him to a vocation to the priesthood and entered St. Francis De Sales Seminary in 2014. He was ordained to the priesthood in 2020 and is grateful to God for the gift of his vocation.

Fr. Michael-Joseph Paris of St. Thérèse, OCD is a Discalced Carmelite of the Province of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, a contemplative order of friars with a charism of “Seeking union with God through friendship with Jesus Christ in the spirit of Mary.” Fr. Michael-Joseph is the Subprior and Director of Postulants in the Community of Holy Hill in Hubertus, Wisconsin.

After studying philosophy at St. John’s University in NY and theology at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg MD, Fr. Michael-Joseph was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Washington DC in 2011. He served for 4 years as a Parochial Vicar in Rockville, MD and one year as an Assistant University Chaplain.

In 2016 Fr. Michael-Joseph entered initial formation with the Discalced Carmelites and made his first profession of vows in 2018. He studied Carmelite spirituality in both Ávila and Madrid, obtaining a License in Spiritual Theology from the Pontifical University of Comillas in 2022. He professed his final vows with the Carmelites in February of 2023.

Mary Magnor has been married for 40 years to her husband, Tom. They are blessed with eight children and, at last count, eleven grandchildren.

Originally from Chicago, she has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism. Mary serves on the board of Petawa Cultural Center and St. Francis de Sales Seminary Board of Trustees. She is active in her parish, and volunteers for various organizations in and around Milwaukee.

Passionate about building strong families through stronger marriages, Mary frequently presents on this topic to women’s groups. In her spare time, she enjoys playing tennis, reading and traveling.

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