Bishop Thomas John Paprocki: Bishop Paprocki will give a keynote talk on Saturday. We are proud to have him as the spiritual leader of our diocese and as a friend and guide to us. He is an orthodox teacher and defender of the faith and unafraid to lead our diocese in a truly Catholic fashion
Fr. Augustine Puchner: In 2023, A community of Norbertine priests from St. Michael’s Abbey in California opened a new priory and educational institute in Springfield, Illinois. Nobertine Father Augustine Puchner, the community’s new prior stated the new priory and institute represent the fruition of an almost-20-year vision for the growing Norbertine community. Father Augustine heads up the Priory along with six other Norbertine priests.
Dr. Dan Schneider has been involved in teaching and evangelization in the Catholic Church for nearly twenty years. A former amateur boxer, U.S. Army helicopter pilot and Gulf War veteran, Dan has also worked for many years in the Catholic apostolate of deliverance and exorcism both at the diocesan level and as a founding member of Liber Christo, a movement in conjunction with Fr. Chad Ripperger, SMD which provides tools and resources for priests and laity working in the apostolate of exorcism.
Nikki Kingsley: “I was a devout Muslim for 40 years, desiring a deeper relationship with Allah when Jesus and Mary appeared to me in dreams and visions. Everything I had believed as a Muslim was suddenly turned upside down.
Who was this Jesus and why was He pursuing me?
Why was Allah sending Jesus and not Mohammad?
In search of Truth, I embarked on the greatest adventure of my life and I found myself in the midst of an intensely powerful and mysterious love story.”
Friday, October 24, 2025
2:00 pm Doors open, Devotional Areas open
3:00 pm Divine Mercy Chaplet
3:30 pm Holy Rosary
4:00 pm Holy Mass – Fr. Augustine Puchner, O. Praem.
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Dinner Break
6:30 – 7: 15 pm Dr. Dan Schneider
Saturday, October 25, 2025
7: 30 am Doors Open
8:00 am Holy Rosary
8:30 am Mass – Fr. Augustine Puchner, O. Praem.
Break
10:00 – 10:45 am Dr. Dan Schneider
11:00 am -12:00 pm Fr. Augustine Puchner, O. Praem.
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch Break
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Tours of OSMM
Adoration in Sanctuary, Opportunity for Prayer in Devotional Areas
2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Nikki Kingsley followed by Q and A
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Bishop Thomas John Paprocki
Dinner Break
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Dr. Dan Schneider followed by Q and A
Sunday, October 26, 2025
7:30 am Doors open
8:00 am Holy Rosary
8:30 am Holy Mass Fr. Augustine Puchner, O. Praem.
9:30 am Blessing of Sacramentals
