Recap of 2005 Men's Conference

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).
  

VIDEO RECAP 2005-2008
Please click on the video below to experience some of the moving moments from the first 4 Men's Conferences and first 3 Women's Conferences.