Catholic Women's Conference - San Antonio

Schedule Overview

Friday, July 28
2pm – Doors Open
4pm – Friday Program Begins
9pm – Friday Program Ends

*Program includes Rosary, Music, Speakers, Eucharistic Healing Service

Saturday, July 29
7am – Doors Open
8am – Saturday Program Begins
3:30pm – Conference Ends; Go Forth!

*Program includes Mass, Music, Speakers, Lunch, Prayer

Plus, More for the Spa

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession)
Priests will be available for any conference participant who wishes to receive this healing sacrament.

Jesus in His Eucharistic Presence
A special area will be available for conference participants who want to spend a few minutes with Jesus.

In Addition

Vendor Exhibitors
Purchase items & gifts tailored to help you know and share your faith!

Live Music
Led by Laura Garza and Divine Providence

CWC Journaling
Throughout the event, you’ll have dedicated time to journal about what’s impacting and encouraging you. We’re providing registrants with a special CWC Journal.

Time to Visit
Laugh, ‘let your hair down’, mingle, and meet other women like you. We expect a sell-out capacity of 700 women!

Sister Elizabeth Ann Dockery

Sister Elizabeth Ann Dockery

Disciples of Jesus Christ

Back by popular demand! Sr. Elizabeth Ann Dockery was a Protestant until age 25. She had thought about becoming a missionary but opted for a career as a professional bass player and orchestra director instead.

After meeting a Religious Sister, at the post office one day, a beautiful friendship emerged. She began to do volunteer work for the Disciples of Jesus Christ community and one day the Lord placed it on her heart to question her vocation. Eventually her desire for worldly things diminished and her sole desired to become closer to the Lord. Then she read in a book “sometimes we don’t know our vocation until we meet the person or the people we are supposed to spend the rest of our life with.” She found the people, then discerned my vocation.

Sr. Elizabeth Ann Dockery will be speaking on the topics of Healing Through God the Father’s Heart and Consolling Through Heavenly MOther’s Heart.

Bishop Gary Janak

Bishop Gary Janak

Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio

Did you know that, in addition to serving as auxiliary bishop of San Antonio, the Most Rev. Gary Janak is also a licensed professional counselor supervisor in the State of Texas? Besides his interest in promoting mental health, he is also passionate about promoting the vocation to marriage, to the priesthood and consecrated life.

He has been serving San Antonio in the ministry of bishop since April 20, 2021. We were blessed to have him as our Mass celebrant that year at the CWC! He gave us an encouraging personal testimony and an inspiring message of hope. We look forward to our time together this year.

Bishop Gary will be presiding over Saturday morning Mass.

Paula Umana

Paula Umana

Wife, Mother, Former Athlete

Paula Umana is a former professional tennis player, author, podcast host, Catholic mother of five children and wife to Dr. Serge Sautré, french Chiropractor. After her 5th childbirth, she suddenly became sick due to a nervous system disorder called CIDP which left her quadriplegic.

After hundreds of prayers and pilgrimages from friends and family and extreme treatments, Paula was able to start moving thanks to her faith, joy from the Holy Spirit, and courage. She progressed from her bed to a wheelchair, to a walker, and is currently able to walk with the help of miraculous leg devices. All of these milestones were achieved on specific dates that were directly connected with Mary Mother of Jesus especially the Virgin of Lourdes which granted her miracles for her progress.With hope and courage, she surpassed everyone’s expectations.

Paula will be speaking on the topics of Discerning God’s Will In Our Lives & Living Hope Each Day Can Bring Joy.

Fr. Paul Melgarejo

Fr. Paul Melgarejo

Parochial Vicar, St. Matthew Church

Fr. Paul Melgarejo was born in Laredo, Texas, and raised in Jalapa Veracruz, Mexico, and San Antonio, TX. After graduating from UTSA with a Bachelor’s in Spanish, he taught Spanish, bilingual education, and Spanish Immersion in San Antonio, Galveston County, and Seattle for over 8 years.

Fr. Paul felt called to his priestly vocation while working as an elementary teacher for NEISD. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 15, 2021.

He will join us at CWC to help us in our prayer lives. He says, "One of the biggest takeaways that I have learned that will stick with me in my ministry is to maintain my prayer life: the cultivation of devotional life, which can include, daily rosary, chaplets to St. Michael the Archangel, novena to the Holy Spirit, visits to the Blessed Sacrament. The Liturgy of the Hours helps me foster my relationship with our Lord Jesus and my call to discipleship."

He enjoys sports, outdoor activities, and his favorite saint is St. Charbel Makhlouf, a Maronite monk and priest from Lebanon, because he had a "passion for prayer, holiness, and worshipping" with a special ability to unite Christian and Muslims.

Speaker Announcement Coming Soon!

Mary Jane Fox

Mary Jane Fox

CWC Founder

Mary Jane and her husband, Deacon Tom Fox, had a re-awakening of their Catholic faith in the 1980s. After eight years serving as door-to-door evangelists, in 1993 they founded Pilgrim Center of Hope, where they live and work full-time. In 2001, Mary Jane founded the Catholic Women’s Conference to teach, encourage, and challenge women in their dignity and feminine genius.

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