BILAC Keynoters

We live in a lonely, stressful culture. More than ever we need to be happy, holy, Joyful people. Laughter is a gift we give ourselves and others. It binds us and bonds us together. Laughter gives us hope, helps us deal with stressful situations, and keeps us balanced. We will look at how we can keep that gift in our everyday life.
Sr. Anne, a Sister of St. Joseph, is a therapist, group facilitator, international lecturer and consultant. She serves as Executive Director of Counseling for Laity in Albany, New York, and is President of the Board of Clowns on Rounds. She received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Walden University in Florida. She has authored several books including: “Tickle Your Soul,” “God Knows You’re Stressed,” “Live, Laugh and Be Blessed,” and “Wings For The Soul.”

Jesus' disciples looked to him for enlightenment. They asked him, "Teach us to pray." "Show us the Father." "...We don't know where you are going, so how can we know the way?"

Their questions are also ours today: How does our individual prayer and our common faith journey help us to follow Jesus? How do we recognize and understand God's presence and action in a world of chaos and confusion? What is our "way," the path of discipleship that is most faithful, passionate and enlightened?

Marty Haugen is a musician, composer, author and clinician with international stature. His numerous hymns are widely sung in almost every parish in the English speaking world.