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Sep 12, 2023
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Catholic Speakers Bring Experiences as well as Inspiration to Your Parish

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Two Speakers in the Philadelphia Archdiocese are not just bringing refreshing, incredible talks to events, but also holy experiences.

You can find speakers all over the globe by going to Catholicinfluencers.com!

Kate Capato: Sacred Presentations that bring Truth Through Beauty

Book a presentation with Kate Capato, owner of Visual Grace, here!

Taking to heart the concept of leading with beauty, Kate Capato brings a unique event with original paintings and collaborates with husband with live music to share the truths of our faith. It is powerful to see the Holy Spirit working through beauty! 

Sacred art painting of The Holy Family by Kate Capto

These are not your typical talks!

Kate’s talks include an immersive experience, an in depth explanation of the language of beauty, instruction about how God communicates with us and a total new way to pray using Visio Divna (a way of listening to God through art).

*** Book an event with Kate Capato here****

Each event is rooted in Church teaching and includes:

  • time of Eucharistic focused prayer
  • Live music
  • original Sacred Art

Amy Brooks: Prayer Journaling Workshops, Confirmation Retreats and the Prayer Wine Chocolate Experience

“Amy’s contributions to the planning and execution of our Confirmation Candidate Retreat resulted in a spiritually enriching and very enjoyable Retreat Day for our seventh through ninth grade youth. Amy is gifted with creative genius and an energetic, joyful personality, which is captivating to both youth and adults.
I strongly recommend Amy as I am certain she will plan an excellent, unforgettable Retreat experience for you!
“

–Sr. Kathleen Fitzpatrick, IHM 

The Power of Prayer and Prayer Journaling: a talk and experience for Catholic Adults

When I hit rock bottom, prayer journaling saved me.

Well, it was one of the things that saved me. I felt so alone. So sad. I wondered if God heard me. Reaching out to Him on paper made His love, His “realness” more real to me.

When there is no one around – Our Lord is still there. Writing Jesus letters in a notebook made my relationship more tangible.

I share the power of prayer with others now. Years later I witnessed an absolute miracle. God showed me that He does indeed hear our prayers.

Starting with this Spiritual Adoption Miracle, I assure others that God does hear what we say to Him in the silence of our hearts, in our persistent prayers and in our daily lives.

When I was in my mid-twenties, I often felt like I had nothing to look forward too

Then, a few friends and I would get together on Thursday nights – and during our small gathering, we would pray a Rosary.

I now had something to look forward to. I not only had friends coming over to give my loneliness a retrieve, but our prayer intentions and group Rosary gave me HOPE!

Hope is an incredible gift. Praying with others is so powerful. It’s also incredibly comforting.

These gatherings were the origin of Prayer Wine Chocolate. I share that with anyone and everyone who will listen.

After I share stories of hope and faith – and even some laughs, I help people start their own prayer journals.

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Would you like to bring this inspirational experience to your parish or event?

Book a call with me here!

We can discuss a Live event, a virtual one or I can help you plan your own event!

Women toasting wine glasses at a Prayer Wine Chocolate Retreat

Confirmation Retreats with Amy Brooks

Whether you need a DIY Guide or your are looking for a Keynote Speaker, I can help!

Today, more than ever, our children are searching for their identity.

Each of us are made in the image of God. God made every person unique and unrepeatable.

His plans for every single soul are incredible, meaningful and spectacular.

My books, Be Yourself: a Journal for Catholic Girls and Be Yourself: a Journal for Catholic Boys are made for the age where your children are growing into adulthood. It’s a confusing time – it has always been a confusing stage of life. Our children are witnessing more confusion and mixed messages than we could have imagined.

Our Lord has a clear message to them and I am here simply to be His mic – maybe His bullhorn.

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I would love to visit your parish and speak to both the students and their parents!

If you would like help planning a retreat – take a look at my digital guides:

From God’s Plan to Your Plan: a Bible Study for Boys

and the Be Yourself: Journal Club Guide

These guides give you the freedom and flexibility to plan more than one event – or the inspiration to choose activities and reflections for a one day retreat.

Where can I find more Catholic Speakers?

There are incredible Catholics sharing inspirational stories all over the U.S. and beyond.

Find Catholic Speakers and more over at catholicinfluencers.com

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Limited space available! The Prayer Wine Chocolate Limited space available! The Prayer Wine Chocolate Retreat has been an incredible experience for 10 years now! I truly look forward to it every year and I highly recommend if you are seeking prayerful Catholic friends that love to enjoy a day out at a winery! 

This year invite a friend or come to meet some new ones!

We will pray the Rosary on the beach! Thinking a Risary beach walk!
We have a spectacular speaker who inspire and equip us to stay calm when life’s storms arise.

And of course, we’ll taste some wine and eat!

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Comment CAPE MAY if you want ALL the details! 

We are going to pray the Rosary on the beach, listen to Sarah Dickerson give her talk about staying calm during life’s storms, go to a winery together and more!

There will be time to listen to the Ocean and pray. 🙏 Join us! Our Lady, Star of the Sea, pray for us!

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Limited space available!
Let me know if you want me to send you details!
Comment COASTAL if you want the specifics!
Let me know if you have questions!

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The 2026 Prayer Wine Chocolate Retreat details wil The 2026 Prayer Wine Chocolate Retreat details will be announced very soon!
Email subscribers will be the first to get all the information ! Type SHORE if you want to know more!!!

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Saint Padre Pio is such a powerful intercession an Saint Padre Pio is such a powerful intercession and he really can help us send encouragement to others!
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Use coupon code AMY10 for a discount 😘 #catholic 
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If you’re looking for advice… let me introduce you If you’re looking for advice… let me introduce you to Mother, I mean Saint, Teresa of Calcutta…

#wisewords #CatholicSaints #catholiccoloringpages #MotherTeresa #saintquotes
Mother Teresa gives the BEST advice! Smile at one Mother Teresa gives the BEST advice!

Smile at one another!!!

Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time and always start with the person nearest you.

Give yourself fully to God! He will use you to accomplish great things!

GO HOME AND LOVE YOUR FAMILY 

What advice from Mother Teresa is your favorite? What advice would you add from Saint Teresa of Calcutta?

This Rosary is available from @dellamadonnarosaries ; quite a few quotes are in the book Be Yourself: a Journal for Catholic Girls

Follow @catholicsonline and  @dellamadonnarosaries for more inspiration and @prayerwinechocolate for fun 😂
Cabbage.Patch. Diary. What I had v. what I needed… Cabbage.Patch. Diary. What I had v. what I needed…
When I discovered this in my basement, my daughter grabbed it and ran off… I still have some speed left in me. “Secrets” recovered 😅.

Writing in a diary or a journal is much different than writing and sharing on social media… especially for kids and teens. Dr. Leonard Sax (author of The Collapse of Parenting) shares in his talks how writing in a diary or journal is living… but writing and posting is performing.

The young need the space to write out of the public eye.

Also… remember the Cabbage Patch Kids 😂!?

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Shhh 🤫 I’m letting you look inside one of my praye Shhh 🤫 I’m letting you look inside one of my prayer journals!!!
I love this unique way to pray… it helps my ADHD brain to stay more focused and slows me down in a busy world!
#jesusjournaljunkies 

Wendy Townley hosts junk journaling workshops… and I noticed a crossover, so we teamed up!

I’m excited to share more ways I use a journal to pray! Would you like some time to journal? Would you like some tips on how to start?
#prayerjournal 

Join Wendy and I Thursday evening and we will all journal together!

Type ME if you want more information!

Follow @wendytownley and @prayerwinechocolate for more inspiration!!!

#junkjournal
Have you heard of this? I remember when I was hopi Have you heard of this? I remember when I was hoping and praying to become a mom, my Mom walked with me in the Ocean on the feast of the Assumption and splashed water on my belly.
Our Lady wants the whole world to love her Son ❤️

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This is how you start a Prayer Wine Chocolate grou This is how you start a Prayer Wine Chocolate group at your parish!!
Huge thank you to Jessica (@sallykpub ) and Betsy (@vacationlearning_blog ) for starting this movement!!

Please comment any questions you might have or simply type PITCH and I’ll send you some resources!

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Are you thinking it might be fun to have a Prayer Are you thinking it might be fun to have a Prayer Wine Chocolate group that meets up at your parish? Tell me in the comments and drop any thoughts, fears or questions you have!!!
I’ll be happy to clarify and encourage you!

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When you go to their website they invite you to “Discover a piece of heaven on earth—and be consumed by Divine Love”❤️ 

Had you ever heard of them?

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I stopped there on the way to a Phillies game recently. I brought my son… we didn’t stay long but it was fun to finally see them in person. 
Saint Katharine Drexel once prayed there too!
Seriously we need to mix faith and friendship more Seriously we need to mix faith and friendship more!
Comment below if you want to plan a Prayer Wine Chocolate event or start a parish group!!!

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Hi, I’m Amy and I am so grateful that our Lord walks with us in suffering and in the beauty of everyday life. Let’s pour a glass of wine and pray the Rosary together!

“Pray, hope and don’t worry!”
Saint Padre Pio

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