Live Jesus! Virginia Speakers - 2024

“Bloom Where You Are Planted”

March 9, 2024

8:00 AM - 12:45 PM

Bishop Ireton Catholic High School, Alexandria, VA

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Speakers

Keynote Speaker - Rev. Kevin Nadolski, OSFS

Topic: “Life in God’s Garden”

Familiar with the expression, “the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence,” we counter with a Salesian spirituality that beckons us to “bloom where we are planted.” We will explore the common sense and uncommon challenges that both St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane de Chantal experienced in living the life of a Christian disciple. How can their wisdom ground us to live well in the places and spaces we find ourselves every day?

Fr. Nadolski serves as the Vice President for Mission, DeSales University

Rev. Matthew Hillyard, OSFS

Fr. Matthew Hillyard, OSFS

Topic: “Salesian Blooming: Here and Now”

Fr. Hillyard is Pastor of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Vienna, VA

Ms. Kathleen McNutt

Topic: “Repotting to Bloom”

Sometimes we move, have life changes, or simply outgrow our current container! How can I thrive and bloom in different soil, different pots, and with different plants?

Ms. McNutt is the Head of School - Bishop Ireton Catholic High School, Alexandria, VA.

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