2005 Conference Recap

March 19, 2005 (The Feast of St. Joseph) was a tremendous day in the Archdiocese of Boston. The weather was sunny and crisp, despite forecasts of rain earlier in the week. Boston College High School turned out to be a tremendous place to hold the Conference, with the spacious McNeice Pavilion to host the Conference and the beautiful new foyer for the registration and exhibitor tables.

Some highlights:

• Over 2,200 attended the event! This far exceeded initial hopes for 500 men!
• 99.5% of men responding to our survey said they'd be back in 2006 - bringing friends!
• Over 1,000 men experienced the Sacrament of Reconcilation - some for the first time in decades!
• Over 80 priests turned out to hear Confessions and experience the day! Thank you to our priests!
• Our speakers, Jim Towey, Fr. Larry Richards, Tom Monaghan, Fr. Philip Merdinger, Jo Tango, Brother Patrick Reilly, Antonio Enrique and, of course, Jim Caviezel well all very enthusiastically received.
• We closed the day with the celebration of Mass led by Archbishop Sean O'Malley.

For those that couldn't attend:

• Please click here to order tapes, CDs or DVDs of the speakers.
  
• Please click here to order photos from www.georgemartell.com.
  
• Article: Hundreds from Diocese of Fall River attend Catholic Men's Conference (The Anchor).
  
• Article: Men called to holiness at first annual Men's Conference (The Pilot).
  
• Article: At First Annual Catholic Conference, Men's Amens (Dorchester Reporter).
  
• Article: Catholic men hear encouraging words. Speakers aim to help them reexamine their faith, role. (Boston Globe).
  

We look forward to our 2nd Annual Boston Catholic Men's Conference on March 4, 2006. We hope you can join us.