April 30, 2025
STEUBENVILLE, OHIOβFor 50 years, ΊΪΑΟΙηβs have provided Catholics and sincere seekers a vibrant, Eucharist-centered experience of life in the Holy Spirit and the love of Jesus Christ.
βHeading into our 50th summer, we’re overwhelmed by the Lord’s generosity and the ways he continues to reach people through our conferences,β said Brian Kissinger, executive director of Conferences at ΊΪΑΟΙη. βFrom the individual encounters and conversion moments that take place during these events to the families, parishes, and apostolates impacted by the men and women who attend, we’re in awe of how God is at work rebuilding the Church through the Steubenville Conferences.β
Kissinger said that in addition to long-time favorite conferences for adults and teens, this summerβs schedule will introduce Glory: Womenβs Gathering. This unique conference will bring women together June 6-June 8 at ΊΪΑΟΙη to encounter the glory of God and experience a place of belonging, inspiration, and restoration.
Steubenville Conferences have partnered with co-host and to offer this special conference to women. Speakers will include Khym; Abiding Together podcast co-host; , founder and executive director of Pine Hills Girlsβ Camp; Sarah Kaczmarek, director of Pastoral Ministry at Encounter Ministries; of St. Michaelβs Parish in Gainesville, Georgia; and Monica Richards, full-time missionary at Damascus. Worship music will be led by GMA Dove Award nominated artist and songwriter .
βIβm so excited to host the Glory womenβs conference at Franciscan this summer and welcome women of all generations to encounter Godβs presence, experience joy and renewal, and refocus our lives on Jesus,β Khym said.
Steubenville Conferences will also host five other adult conferences this summer at ΊΪΑΟΙη, all of which will feature acclaimed Catholic speakers, authors, theologians, podcasters, clergy, musicians, and ministry leaders.
- Power and Purpose Conference, June 20-June 22
- Priests, Deacons, and Seminarians Retreat, June 23-June 27
- St. John Bosco Conference, July 14-July 17
- Applied Biblical Studies Conference, July 30-August 1
- Defending the Faith Conference, August 1-August 3
Featured speakers include Noelle Mering, author of Awake, Not Woke; , professor of biblical theology at ΊΪΑΟΙη; Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, president of ΊΪΑΟΙη; Dr. Mary Healy, professor of Scripture at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit; , ΊΪΑΟΙη catechetics professor; Karlo Broussard, author and staff apologist for Catholic Answers; , theology professor at ΊΪΑΟΙη; Father John Riccardo, founder of Acts XXIX; , assistant professor of theology at ΊΪΑΟΙη; Kimberly Hahn, author and podcast host; Katie Prejean McGrady, host of The Katie McGrady Show on Sirius XM; and many others.
In addition to all the adult offerings, Steubenville Conferences will sponsor 19 summer conferences for teens in dioceses throughout the United States and Canada. This summerβs Youth Conferences will include four events at ΊΪΑΟΙη, a new conference in Joliet, Illinois, featuring Father Mike Schmitz, and the return of Steubenville Youth Conferences to San Diego, California.
βAs someone who attended our youth conferences as a teen, brought groups as a youth minister, and served as a Steubenville Youth Conferences host, I’ve seen the fruit and the evidence of what God can do through these weekends,β Kissinger said. βWeβre privileged to have front row seats to witness young people experiencing conversion through encountering Jesus in the context of a joyful community.β
For more information on the Steubenville Conferences or to register, visit .
