Jacques Philippe was born in France, and a�er studying mathema�cs in college, he spent several years teaching and doing scien�fic research. In 1976, he met the then recently-founded Community of the Bea�tudes and answered the Lord’s call to follow Him through this voca�on. He spent several years studying the Hebrew and the Jewish roots of Chris�anity and theology and canon law. He was ordained a priest in 1985, and began his work as a spiritual director, working in the forma�on of priests and seminarians of the Community. He has also preached retreats regularly in France and abroad and has consolidated his principal retreat themes into several books on spirituality. In recent years, he has devoted himself primarily to spiritual direc�on and preaching retreats.

Nick Dondlinger, a member of our very own Wichita Legatus Chapter, has spent

JANUARY 14, 2020St. Thomas Aquinas ChurchCrestview Country Club

Nick Dondlinger

FEBRUARY 11, 2020St. Thomas Aquinas ChurchWichita Country Club

Dr. Maria FedorykaDr. Maria Fedoryka is associate professor of philosophy at Ave Maria University. She works in the field of the philosophy of love, focusing on its role at the center of the rela�onship between God and crea�on, and on its meaning for human existence, especially in marriage, family and sexuality. Among her publica-�ons are the popular booklet The Special Gi� of Women for God, the Family and the World published by the Catholic Truth Society in England, and the scholarly ar�cle on the teaching of Humanae vitae in the American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly �tled Finis superabundant Operis: Refining an Ancient Cause for Under-standing the Spousal Act.MARCH 17, 2020*St. Elizabeth Ann Seton ChurchRolling Hills Country Club

Fr. Jacques Phillipe

Chuck Weber serves as the execu�ve director of the Kansas Catholic Conference (KCC), which is the public policy arm of the Catholic Bishops of Kansas. His mission involves legisla�ve advocacy on the state level in Topeka, with some involvement on federal and local level issues. Prior to his posi�on with the KCC, Chuck served three years as a member of the House of Representa�ves, Kansas District 85. Chuck is a writer and short film producer with a wide range of business and non-profit projects to his credit, including assignments on behalf of the USCCB, several state Catholic Conferences, the Saint Pope Paul VI Ins�tute for the Study of Human Reproduc�on and Courage Interna�onal, among others. Chuck and his wife Cindy have five children, and their son David entered the Wichita Diocese House of Forma�on on the fall of 2019. They are long�me members of Church of the Resurrec�on in Bel Aire.

APRIL 14, 2020St. Thomas Aquinas ChurchWichita Country Club

Chuck Weber

May 12, 2020St. Elizabeth Ann Seton ChurchRolling Hills Country Club

Genevieve WoodGenevieve Wood is a leading voice for The Heritage Founda�on where she serves as Senior Advisor and Spokesperson. She is also a Senior Contributor to The Daily Signal, the think tank’s mul�media news pla�orm. Previously a member of Heritage’s senior management as vice president of marke�ng, Genevieve advances conserva�ve policy ideas in the media and events na�onwide by helping everyday Americans understand how what happens in Washington affects them. Prior to joining Heritage in 2006, Genevieve worked for a variety of poli�cal, policy and media organiza�ons including the Family Research Council, Republican Na�onal Commi�ee, Cato Ins�tute, Manha�an Ins�tute, Susan B. Anthony List, NBC News and Na�onal Public Radio.

JUNE 9, 2020PILGRIMAGE

Join the Wichita Legatus Chapter members on a pilgrimage to learn and grow in our Catholic Faith. More details and informa�on will be sent out once logis�cs are finalized.

JULY 2019

SUMMER BREAKmany years in various Church Ministries but Prison Ministry has had the biggest impact on his spiritual life.In his presenta�on he says...

Let’s take a walk down into the depths of our state peniten�aries and we’ll look at the daily lives of some of the most hardened criminals in our system. I think you will be surprised at what you find there. This journey is not about the expected but the unexpected. This is a tes�mony to the power of the name of Jesus. “Come Follow Me” Bishop Carl Kemme

Bishop Kemme has been the Bishop of the Diocese of Wichita since 2014. He graduated from Cardinal Glennon College and Kenrick Seminary in St. Louis and was ordained a priest on May 10, 1986. On Aug. 23, 2002, he was named a Prelate of

Honor with the �tle Monsignor by Blessed John Paul II. Bishop Kemme is a fourth Degree Knight of Columbus and a Knight of the Holy Sepulcher. He is chaplain for the Courage Apostolate in the diocese.

FALL SPEAKERS - Specific Dates TBD

Sister Maria Jacinta

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