Springtime of Hope

"The Holy Spirit certainly stoked the fire inside me at the conference last month and it has not even begun to go out."
"....the ministry you were inspired to form has had a profound effect on me and I just can't keep it to myself. I honestly don't know what I would be doing if I had not attended that conference.
"....the speakers...had a great message. This was the best conference I've been to yet."


Flyer		3rd Annual Spirit & Truth Conference Saturday, September 15, 2007 Marie Graber Ballroom in the Alumni Center Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa Conference for men, women and teens		View photos of 2007 conference
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	Featured Speakers

	Steve Ray is a convert to the Catholic Church and the author of three best-selling Ignatius Prss books (Crossing the Tiber, Upon this rock, and St. John's Gospel). He speaks at conferences around the world and is a regular guest on Catholic Answers Live, The Journey Home and has appeared on many other radio and TV programs including Fox News. He is writer, producer and host of the 10-part video/DVD series "The Footprints of God: the Story of Salvation from Abraham to Augustine" filmed entirely on location in the Holy Land and surrounding countries. Read More About Steve Ray		"..But the hour is coming, and is now here, when true worshipers will worship the Father in Spirit and truth; and indeed the Father seeks such people to worship him. God is Spirit, and those who worship him must worship in Spirit and truth." John 4:5-42
	Teresa Tomeo is a veteran broadcast-journalist with more than 20 years of experience as a radio and TV news reporter and anchor woman mainly in the Detroit area. Teresa first served as an award winning radio reporter and radio news anchor receiving recognition for her work from the Associated Press, The Detroit Press Club, and the American Women in Radio and TV. After making the move to TV news in 1988, Teresa worked as a reporter/anchor for WKBD-TV 50, covering the streets of Detroit live five nights a week. She then reported for the ABC affiliate, WXYZTV Channel 7. Read More About Teresa Tomeo
	Fr. Richard T. Simon was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Chicago in 1975 and is currently pastor of St. Lambert's parish in Skokie, Illinois. He has been involved with the Charismatic Renewal since 1967. Father has been a guest on Relevant Radio's Searching the Word.		Teen Sessions Teresa Tomeo: Choices and Challenges Fr. Richard Simon: If the Bible Says Call No Man Father, Why Do Catholics Call Priests "Father" and Other Conundrums that Hit You Between the Eyes

		Comments from past attendees: "The Holy Spirit certainly stoked the fire inside me at the conference last month and it has not even begun to go out." "....the ministry you were inspired to form has had a profound effect on me and I just can't keep it to myself. I honestly don't know what I would be doing if I had not attended that conference. "....the speakers...had a great message. This was the best conference I've been to yet."