N.B. Events are open to all unless noted otherwise

November 6, 2005

My Conversion Story and Journey of Faith to Roman Catholicism:
How Feminism, Marxism, Buddhism, & the Occult
Led Me to the One True Faith

Loretta H. Yin, Esq., LLC

About the speaker:
Ms. Loretta Yin is a graduate of Wesley College (B.A. political philosophy), Cornell University (M.A. philosophy), and the University at Berkeley (Boalt Hall School of Law) (J.D.). She was a visiting graduate student in philosophy at the University of Oxford (Wolfson College) in England. She is a member of the American Bar Association and the New Jersey State Bar Association. Ms. Yin was invited to speak to the American Bar Association 2005 Annual Conference in Chicago, IL on faith-based mediation in the commercial context, and the Center for International Legal Studies 2004 Conference on International Commercial Arbitration and Mediation in Salzburg, Austria on cross-cultural mediation skills. She is a member of the Congress of Fellows of the Center for International Legal Studies. Ms. Yin is licensed to practice law in New Jersey and New York. She resides in Princeton, New Jersey and serves as a private mediator and court approved mediator for the New Jersey state courts, the New York County Lawyers Association, and as a mediator mentor for the State of New Jersey civil mediation program.

December 4, 2005

To Know Christ and to Follow Him

Msgr. George Tomichek

N.B. This month's presentation will coincide with the first night of the St. John Vianney parish mission. A full church is expected, so the on-site socializing will be canceled. Everyone is encouraged to socialize on their own.

About the speaker:
Msgr. George Tomichek is the Episcopal Vicar for the Temporal Affairs and Missions for the Diocese of Calboyog in the Philippines. He travels extensively in the United States, Canada, and the Philippines giving priest retreats and parish missions. Msgr. Tomichek is also closely associated with the St. John Neumann Shrine in Philadelphia, where he is known for his heartwarming and inspirational preaching.

January 8, 2006

The Intelligent Design Theory of Evolution

Fr. Stanley L. Jaki

Amid the current controversy surrounding evolution, creationism, and intelligent design, Benedictine priest and scientist, Fr. Stanley L. Jaki, will clarify these issues for us from a Catholic perspective.

About the speaker:
Stanley L. Jaki, a Hungarian-born Catholic priest of the Benedictine Order, is Distinguished University Professor at Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey. With doctorates in theology and physics, he has for the past forty years specialized in the history and philosophy of science. The author of over forty books and about four hundred articles, he served as Gifford Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh and as Fremantle Lecturer at Balliol College, Oxford. He has lectured at major universities in the United States, Europe, and Australia. He is honorary member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, membre correspondant of the Académie Nationale des Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts of Bordeaux, and the recipient of the Lecomte du Nouy Prize for 1970 and of the Templeton Prize for 1987.

February 12, 2006

A Brand New Life: My Journey from Judaism to Catholicism

Marty will relate the details of his spiritual journey from "secular Judaism" to Catholicism at age 34, focusing on the power of the Holy Spirit manifested through one of his life's passions, music, and through the person of his first born baby son. He will recount the details of his childhood and family experience as a Jew, his family’s reaction to his conversion, and his search for answers and meaning after his initial awakening. He will share the changes his life in Christ has meant to his personal development and the transformed values, relationships, focus, and purpose that have followed. Most importantly, Marty will speak of the joy he now has in his daily life and his hope in Christ of spending eternity with our Lord.

Marty Babitz

About the speaker:
Marty Babitz, Esquire is an attorney, author, speaker, and devoted husband and father of four. He is currently the Vice President and Senior Trust Officer with Brown Brothers Harriman in Philadelphia. Marty is a graduate, summa cum laude, from the Wharton School of Business and the Law School of the University of Pennsylvania. Marty is widely published in national and regional legal periodicals, and frequently speaks to attorneys, business groups, and the general public. Marty's other field of interest is American history and government; he authored The Illusion of Freedom: How to Restore the True Constitution and Reclaim Liberty Now.