Houston Congress
Carmel Seculars – Bringing Light to the World
15th Regional OCDS Congress
September 11 through September 14, 2008
Houston, Texas
REGISTRATION FORMSeptember 11 through September 14, 2008
Houston, Texas
The registration fee for the Congress is $245 per person if you register by May 31, 2008. After May 31, the registration fee is $275. This fee includes all of your meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) at the Congress.
Please fill out the information requested on this form and mail it to the address listed below with your nonrefundable deposit of $125. Make your check (or money order) payable to "OCDS Congress." The fee balance of $120 (or $150 for those registering after May 31) is due when you check-in at the Congress registration table if full payment has not been made before then.
Form may be downloaded in MS Word.doc or PDF form from congress website:
http://ocdscongresshouston.com/
Mail your form and accompanying payment to:
OCDS Congress 2008
1450 W. Grand Parkway S., Suite G-154
Katy, Texas 77494
A Registration Form must be submitted for each person attending the Congress.
If your spouse is accompanying you, please follow the instructions above and submit a form for him/her.
Please send any questions to: jeannice.theriot@gmail.com
List of Speakers
Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo
Archbishop of Galveston-Houston
Archbishop DiNardo was born in Steubenville, Ohio, on May 23, 1949. He entered St. Paul Seminary and Duquesne University in 1967-1969. In 1969 he won a Basselin Scholarship for Philosophy studies at the Catholic University of America and there obtained a B.A. and M.A. Degree in Philosophy. His theological studies were taken at the North American College, Rome, where he earned the S.T.B. Degree at the Gregorian University and the S.T.L Degree in Patristics at the Augustinianum. Archbishop DiNardo was ordained a priest on July 16, 1977 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1984 he was named a staff member of the Congregation for Bishops at the Vatican in Rome, Italy where he remained until December 1990. He was named Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Sioux City on August 19, 1997, and ordained bishop on October 7, 1997. He became Diocesan Ordinary on November 28, 1998. When Galveston-Houston was designated an archdiocese by Pope John Paul II on December 29, 2004, Bishop DiNardo was also elevated to archbishop coadjutor. He became the chief shepherd of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston on February 28, 2006, and named Cardinal on October 17, 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI.
Elda Maria Estrada, OCDS
Elda Maria was born in Cuba. She earned a degree in Social Sciences from Loyola University in New Orleans and holds Master's Degrees in Theological Studies from the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, Texas and in Spiritual Theology from the Teresianum OCD International College in Rome, Italy. Elda Maria is involved in evangelization at the local and national level and has lectured throughout the United States, Canada, and Latin America. She currently directs retreats, workshops and conferences.
Fr. Johannes Gorantla, OCD
Fr.
Johannes Gorantla, was born in Andhra Pradesh, India in 1974. He was professed in 1994. In 1998 he won the University Gold Medal for Philosophy and was sent to Rome for his theological formation at Teresianum OCD International College. He made his solemn profession in 2000 and was ordained as the first native priest of Andhra Pradesh, (which is now a Comissariate) in 2002. In 2006 he obtained the Licence degree in Sacred Scripture from Biblicum, the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. At present he is working on a Doctorate in Scripture from Gregorian University in Rome. Fr. Johannes always felt it was his duty to make known the rich treasures of Carmel to his people in Telugu. To that end he has published the following in Telugu language: 1993- translated the Book of Life of St. Teresa of Avila; 1994- Unending Light of Avila (the life and spiritual doctrine of St. Teresa); 1995- Time a Precious Gift of God; 1996- Secularism, and Religious Tolerance in India. (These both were prize winning essays on a national level in India); 1996- Relevance of Evangelization in India; 2001- A Precious Pearl in the Church (the life and the spiritual doctrine of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus); 2006- Understanding the Infancy Narratives: A Brief Theological and Spiritual Commentary.
Dr. Susan Muto
Susan Muto received her Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Pittsburgh where she specialized in the work of post-Reformation spiritual writers. Dr. Muto is the former director of the Institute of Formative Spirituality at Duquesne University where she taught as a full professor in its master's and doctoral programs. She is currently Executive Director of the Epiphany Association, and Dean of the Epiphany Academy of Formative Spirituality: a nonprofit ecumenical center dedicated to spiritual formation. She teaches courses on an adjunct basis at many schools, seminaries, and centers of higher learning. Her teachings focus on integrating the life of prayer and presence with professional ministry and in-depth formation in the home, the church, and the marketplace. Dr. Muto is the author of more than 90 articles and 30 books, (http://www.epiphanyassociation.org/)
Fr. John Michael Payne, OCD
Provincial Delegate, Oklahoma Province
Fr. John Michael entered the Carmelite novitiate of Marylake in 1963 and was professed in 1964. He studied philosophy in Santa Clara, CA, theology in Washington, D.C. and was ordained June 13, 1970 at Marylake. After serving as head of theology and philosophy at Dominican College of Houston, and the Assistant Pastor of the Cathedral of Dallas, he returned to Marylake as Prior in 1975. He then served as Superior in Oklahoma City, returning to Marylake in 1981. He was appointed provincial delegate to the Secular members of the Oklahoma Province in 1981, and except for one triennium [1990-93] has served in this position, sometimes with co-delegates, until his anticipated resignation in May 2008.
Deacon John Pelletier, OCDS
Vice-Chairman, Deacon Community Board of Galveston-Houston
Deacon John Pelletier grew up in New England but then came to Texas where he received his Masters Degree in Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1977. He has worked for a major oil company since that time. John has been married to his wife Ellen for 30 years and they have two college age sons. He was professed on April 25, 1992 and made his definitive promise in 1995. He was ordained a Permanent Deacon for the diocese (now Archdiocese) of Galveston-Houston in 1999. He is currently assigned to St. Thomas More Parish. He previously served as a Council Member for the Community of the Holy Trinity and St. Joseph OCDS in Houston where he now serves as Spiritual Assistant.
Fr. Bonaventure Sauer, OCD
Parochial Vicar, Basilica of St. Therese, San Antonio, Texas
Fr. Bonaventure Sauer was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1953 and at an early age moved to Illinois. He received a Masters Degree in Scripture and entered the Carmel in San Antonio in the Oklahoma Province. He transferred to Little Rock in 1991 and was ordained a Priest in 1992. After his ordination he was transferred to New Orleans and became Student Director and taught at the New Orleans Seminary until 1997. In 1999 he moved to Oklahoma City where he served as Provincial until 2002 when he became Superior at Marylake Monastery in Little Rock, Arkansas. Since 2005, Fr. Bonaventure has served as Parochial Vicar at the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Therese, as Editor of the Apostolate of the Little Flower magazine, and is serving as Spiritual Assistant of the Austin Chapter.
Dr. Nancy Thompson, OCDS
Member, Oklahoma Provincial Council
Nancy Thompson was born and raised on a farm in Iowa. She is the mother of four sons and has served the church in several professional roles in parishes and dioceses and at the national level since 1980. Nancy was professed in 1990 as an Isolate and joined a one-year-old group in discernment that was convened in Cedar Rapids in 1994 (now the St. Teresa of Jesus OCDS Community), where she served in leadership roles until becoming a member of the Oklahoma OCDS Provincial Council. In the late 1990s she began serving for six years on the Executive Committee of the Carmelite Institute of North America and later as a member of the OCDS National Council. In 1999 she attended the 2nd OCDS International Congress on the Rule of Life in Mexico. Dr. Thompson completed her Doctorate of Ministry in Applied Ministries in February 2000. In June 2007 Dr. Thompson left her role as theology teacher at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids and became Director of Programs and Diocesan Relations for the National Catholic Partnership on Disability. She has authored many articles and presented on a variety of topics related to spirituality and the life of a Discalced Carmelite Secular, as well as other themes.
Archbishop DiNardo was born in Steubenville, Ohio, on May 23, 1949. He entered St. Paul Seminary and Duquesne University in 1967-1969. In 1969 he won a Basselin Scholarship for Philosophy studies at the Catholic University of America and there obtained a B.A. and M.A. Degree in Philosophy. His theological studies were taken at the North American College, Rome, where he earned the S.T.B. Degree at the Gregorian University and the S.T.L Degree in Patristics at the Augustinianum. Archbishop DiNardo was ordained a priest on July 16, 1977 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1984 he was named a staff member of the Congregation for Bishops at the Vatican in Rome, Italy where he remained until December 1990. He was named Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Sioux City on August 19, 1997, and ordained bishop on October 7, 1997. He became Diocesan Ordinary on November 28, 1998. When Galveston-Houston was designated an archdiocese by Pope John Paul II on December 29, 2004, Bishop DiNardo was also elevated to archbishop coadjutor. He became the chief shepherd of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston on February 28, 2006, and named Cardinal on October 17, 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI.Elda Maria Estrada, OCDS
Elda Maria was born in Cuba. She earned a degree in Social Sciences from Loyola University in New Orleans and holds Master's Degrees in Theological Studies from the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, Texas and in Spiritual Theology from the Teresianum OCD International College in Rome, Italy. Elda Maria is involved in evangelization at the local and national level and has lectured throughout the United States, Canada, and Latin America. She currently directs retreats, workshops and conferences.Fr. Johannes Gorantla, OCD
Fr.
Johannes Gorantla, was born in Andhra Pradesh, India in 1974. He was professed in 1994. In 1998 he won the University Gold Medal for Philosophy and was sent to Rome for his theological formation at Teresianum OCD International College. He made his solemn profession in 2000 and was ordained as the first native priest of Andhra Pradesh, (which is now a Comissariate) in 2002. In 2006 he obtained the Licence degree in Sacred Scripture from Biblicum, the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. At present he is working on a Doctorate in Scripture from Gregorian University in Rome. Fr. Johannes always felt it was his duty to make known the rich treasures of Carmel to his people in Telugu. To that end he has published the following in Telugu language: 1993- translated the Book of Life of St. Teresa of Avila; 1994- Unending Light of Avila (the life and spiritual doctrine of St. Teresa); 1995- Time a Precious Gift of God; 1996- Secularism, and Religious Tolerance in India. (These both were prize winning essays on a national level in India); 1996- Relevance of Evangelization in India; 2001- A Precious Pearl in the Church (the life and the spiritual doctrine of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus); 2006- Understanding the Infancy Narratives: A Brief Theological and Spiritual Commentary.Dr. Susan Muto
Susan Muto received her Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Pittsburgh where she specialized in the work of post-Reformation spiritual writers. Dr. Muto is the former director of the Institute of Formative Spirituality at Duquesne University where she taught as a full professor in its master's and doctoral programs. She is currently Executive Director of the Epiphany Association, and Dean of the Epiphany Academy of Formative Spirituality: a nonprofit ecumenical center dedicated to spiritual formation. She teaches courses on an adjunct basis at many schools, seminaries, and centers of higher learning. Her teachings focus on integrating the life of prayer and presence with professional ministry and in-depth formation in the home, the church, and the marketplace. Dr. Muto is the author of more than 90 articles and 30 books, (http://www.epiphanyassociation.org/)Fr. John Michael Payne, OCD
Provincial Delegate, Oklahoma Province
Fr. John Michael entered the Carmelite novitiate of Marylake in 1963 and was professed in 1964. He studied philosophy in Santa Clara, CA, theology in Washington, D.C. and was ordained June 13, 1970 at Marylake. After serving as head of theology and philosophy at Dominican College of Houston, and the Assistant Pastor of the Cathedral of Dallas, he returned to Marylake as Prior in 1975. He then served as Superior in Oklahoma City, returning to Marylake in 1981. He was appointed provincial delegate to the Secular members of the Oklahoma Province in 1981, and except for one triennium [1990-93] has served in this position, sometimes with co-delegates, until his anticipated resignation in May 2008.Deacon John Pelletier, OCDS
Vice-Chairman, Deacon Community Board of Galveston-Houston
Deacon John Pelletier grew up in New England but then came to Texas where he received his Masters Degree in Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1977. He has worked for a major oil company since that time. John has been married to his wife Ellen for 30 years and they have two college age sons. He was professed on April 25, 1992 and made his definitive promise in 1995. He was ordained a Permanent Deacon for the diocese (now Archdiocese) of Galveston-Houston in 1999. He is currently assigned to St. Thomas More Parish. He previously served as a Council Member for the Community of the Holy Trinity and St. Joseph OCDS in Houston where he now serves as Spiritual Assistant.Fr. Bonaventure Sauer, OCD
Parochial Vicar, Basilica of St. Therese, San Antonio, Texas
Fr. Bonaventure Sauer was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1953 and at an early age moved to Illinois. He received a Masters Degree in Scripture and entered the Carmel in San Antonio in the Oklahoma Province. He transferred to Little Rock in 1991 and was ordained a Priest in 1992. After his ordination he was transferred to New Orleans and became Student Director and taught at the New Orleans Seminary until 1997. In 1999 he moved to Oklahoma City where he served as Provincial until 2002 when he became Superior at Marylake Monastery in Little Rock, Arkansas. Since 2005, Fr. Bonaventure has served as Parochial Vicar at the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Therese, as Editor of the Apostolate of the Little Flower magazine, and is serving as Spiritual Assistant of the Austin Chapter.Dr. Nancy Thompson, OCDS
Member, Oklahoma Provincial Council
Nancy Thompson was born and raised on a farm in Iowa. She is the mother of four sons and has served the church in several professional roles in parishes and dioceses and at the national level since 1980. Nancy was professed in 1990 as an Isolate and joined a one-year-old group in discernment that was convened in Cedar Rapids in 1994 (now the St. Teresa of Jesus OCDS Community), where she served in leadership roles until becoming a member of the Oklahoma OCDS Provincial Council. In the late 1990s she began serving for six years on the Executive Committee of the Carmelite Institute of North America and later as a member of the OCDS National Council. In 1999 she attended the 2nd OCDS International Congress on the Rule of Life in Mexico. Dr. Thompson completed her Doctorate of Ministry in Applied Ministries in February 2000. In June 2007 Dr. Thompson left her role as theology teacher at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids and became Director of Programs and Diocesan Relations for the National Catholic Partnership on Disability. She has authored many articles and presented on a variety of topics related to spirituality and the life of a Discalced Carmelite Secular, as well as other themes. Hotel information
for O.C.D.S. Regional Congress, Houston
The congress will be held Sept. 11-14, 2008, at
Omni Houston Westside
13210 Katy Freeway (I-10)
Houston, TX 77079
281-558-8338
Please make your reservation by Aug. 28, 2008, to obtain our special rate of $94 per night – per room (for single, double, triple, or quad). To make your reservation online, type in the following URL address:
http://www.omnihotels.com/FindAHotel/HoustonWestside/Meeting%20Facilities/OrderofCarmelitesDiscalcedSecular9.aspx
If making your reservation by phone, please call Omni Houston Westside at 281-558-8338. Be sure to identify yourself with the group "Order of Carmelites Discalced Secular" to obtain our group rate. The number of rooms with King or Two Queen beds is pre-set; therefore, we recommend reserving your room as early as possible to receive the type of accommodation you desire.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Ms. Jeannice Theriot
OCDS Congress 2008
1450 W. Grand Parkway S., Suite G-154 ,
Katy, Texas 77494
or e-mail jeannice.theriot@gmail.com
Carmelite jewelry
for sale to support 2008 O.C.D.S. Congress
Beautiful Carmelite secular jewelry is for sale to help in defraying expenses of the 2008 Congress. The men's and ladies rings and pendant are made by a jeweler in Houston. Prices are as follows:
Ladies Rings:............... W .....Price
Silver .......7.0 ...$185.00
Gold 10K... 8.0 ...$280.00
Gold 14K.. 10.0 ...$370.00
Pendant:
..............W .......PriceSilver .......5.2 ...$150.00
Gold 10K... 6.0 ...$225.00
Gold 14K... 7.0 ...$270.00
Men's Rings:
................W .....Price
Silver ...... 13.0 ..$280.00
Gold 10 K.. 14.0 ..$445.00
Gold 14 K.. 16.0 ..$535.00
Add $15 to price of jewelry for shipping and taxes. Send orders (specify item, ring size and initials to be inscribed inside the ring) with checks made out to "O.C.D.S. Congress" to Margaret Nunez, 22568 Yancy Road, Porter, TX 77365.
posted by john michael at 12:44 AM
1 Comments:
I realize this is a very old post but, are these rings still available?? Or do you have info on the jeweler that made them originally??
I would love any information you may have! Thank you and God Bless!
Lindy P. OCDS
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