FATIMA: The Moment Has Come
Thank you all for a successful conference!
VIDEOS
Videos are being posted HERE
at our website and on Spiritus TV, Rumble, and YouTube.
Talks will also be publicized as PODCASTS (audio only)
at our website and your favorite podcatcher.
A new conference talk is being posted each Sunday over the next few months.
RECAP
The Fatima Center hosted a conference in Dallas, Texas on February 9-11, 2024. More than two hundred people were present for this unforgettable event. READ MORE…
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We greatly appreciate your prayers and financial support – as it is absolutely necessary in hosting such a conference. By God’s grace and Our Lady’s most powerful intercession, we hope to host another conference soon!
Testimonies from Those Who Attended:
“I couldn’t believe that you had so many priests there and that confessions were offered more than once a day, and Holy Mass was also offered, that was incredible. Overall, I think it was great.”
“You were able to answer all my questions – I cannot believe how much I have learned. I am so grateful to you – thanks for this conference!”
PHOTOS
PREVIOUS CONFERENCE
Watch the talks from our previous conference in New Hampshire.
PRESENTATIONS
These are just the notes from the talks, not the audio-visual recordings.
KNOW THE FATIMA BASICS – Download
Presentation notes from David Rodríguez’s talk (Friday, Feb 9, 8 p.m.)
FATIMA and AKITA – presentation with David Dionsi
[1] Watch Our Lady of Akita (7-minute video update from 2024)
[2] Watch Akita and the Fatima Secret; 62 min documentary made in 2015 with Sister Agnes Sasagawa’s participation and approval. This was the first time her voice was heard since she helped make the “Hill of Redemption” documentary in 1990.
[3] Watch The Secret of Nagasaki; 50 min documentary made in 2014 explaining why the atomic bomb was dropped specifically on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Atomic Bomb Secrets is a book authored by Mr. Dionisi on this subject. If you would like a copy of this book please contact us at: drodriguez@thefatimacenter.com
HOW TO APPROACH PARISH PRIESTS – Download
Presentation notes from Joe DiZillo’s talk (Saturday, Feb 10, 3 p.m.)
TRANSGENDERISM: ULTIMATE ATTACK AGAINST MARRIAGE – Download
Presentation notes from Dr. Michelle Cretella’s talk (Saturday, Feb 10, 5 p.m.)
BLESSED KARL SYMPOSIUM – Event Website
Download poster of event organized on April 13, 2024, by David Ross
Read articles on the connection between Our Lady of Fatima and Bl. Emperor Karl by Hannah Houston.
SPEAKERS AND BIOS:
Father Michael Rodríguez
Father Rodríguez was ordained a priest of the Diocese of El Paso, Texas in 1996. He is the third in a family of six children. He attended major seminary at the Pontifical North American College in Rome and completed his theological studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University. Early in his priesthood, he served as the Vocation Director for the Diocese of El Paso. Father speaks fluent English and Spanish and is proficient in German and Italian.
Father’s weekly sermons are posted at St. Vincent Ferrer Foundation, where you can subscribe for new sermon notifications.
He is regularly featured on Ask Father and at our conferences. We invite you to watch his personal testimony, “How I Left the New Mass and Found Tradition” and his six part series on the First Saturday Devotion.
Father James Mawdsley
Father Mawdsley is an English priest and author. He has written a five volume New Old book Series emphasizing the truth, power, and beauty of true Catholic doctrine following St. Augustine’s maxim, “The New Testament lies hidden in the Old, and the Old is made manifest in the New.” Ordained in 2016, Father Mawdsley exclusively offers the Traditional Latin Mass.
You can request Father’s books through the St. Vincent Ferrer Foundation at the conference or by emailing your request to info@svfonline.org.
Father also regularly posts on his YouTube channel, Scripture and Tradition.
Father Linus Clovis
Father Clovis is a priest of the Archdiocese of Castries, St. Lucia in the West Indies. He holds a doctorate in Mathematics and degrees in Theology, Canon Law, and Latin Literature. He served as a spiritual director for Family Life International, the Population Research Institute, and St. Lucia’s Legion of Mary. He was the Dean for the Faculty of Arts, Science, and General Studies at the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College and subsequently the Principal of St Mary’s College in St Lucia. Father Clovis is the eldest of five brothers, who are all active in pro-life apostolates.
Father works closely with Family Life International, based out of the United Kingdom. This group is an international partnership of Catholics working to promote and defend the sanctity of Life and to restore and maintain the preeminence of the traditional family as paramount in God’s plan.
Christopher Ferrara
Christopher Ferrara earned his Baccalaureate and Juris Doctor degrees from Fordham University. He is President and Chief Counsel of the American Catholic Lawyers Association. His articles have appeared in The Latin Mass and The Remnant, Catholic Family News, The Fatima Crusader, and other publications. He authored several books, including Liberty: The God That Failed, and The Secret Still Hidden, and co-authored The Great Facade. The results of his historic debate with Giuseppe de Carli at the Fatima Challenge conference in Rome (May 2010) forever changed the landscape of the Fatima controversies.
Many of Christopher’s articles are posted at The Fatima Center’s website, where you can also watch “Church and State,” a bi-weekly show featuring Dr. Brian McCall and Christopher Ferrara.
You can watch “The Message of Fatima: The Great Reset in Christ,” his recent talk from the Rome Life Forum (October 2023) or get this talk in booklet form.
Elizabeth Yore
Elizabeth Yore is an Attorney and International Child Rights Advocate. She served as one of the members of the Heartland Institute delegation to protest the Vatican’s exclusion of all scientific opinions and reliance on population control experts. She served as Child Advocate and Special Counsel at the South African Leadership Academy for Girls and was the General Counsel of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. She received her B.A. from Georgetown University and her J.D. from Loyola University Law School in Chicago.
Watch a talk by Elizabeth on “The New World Order and Building the Resistance Movement.“
You can learn more about Elizabeth’s work at Yore Children. This organization advocates for the global protection and innocence of children and fights to end child exploitation in trafficking, pornography, and abuse, by exposing predators, and by promoting laws, investigations and policies which elevate the dignity of our most vulnerable.
Michael Hichborn
Michael is the founder and president of the Lepanto Institute and a well-known public figure in the pro-life movement. He spent more than seven years with the American Life League. He has exposed the use of Catholic monies to promote numerous ‘errors of Russia,’ including abortion, birth control, sodomy, and Marxism. Michael holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Christendom College and a Master’s degree from American Intercontinental University. In 2017, he became a member of the John Paul II Academy of Human Life and the Family. Michael lives in Virginia with his wife, Alyssa, and their seven children.
Learn more about Michael’s work at the Lepanto Institute website.
Watch a talk he gave on “Building a False Church.”
David Rodríguez
David Rodríguez serves as the Content Director for The Fatima Center. After graduate school in electrical engineering, he spent several years in a diocesan seminary and as a novice in a Cistercian monastery before earning his Masters in Theology from the University of Dallas. David has spent over twenty years working in parishes, directing religious formation, hosting call-in shows on Catholic Radio, leading Catholic pilgrimage tours, and supporting Catholic non-profits aimed at recovering and restoring the traditions of our Catholic Faith. He is married and has seven children.
Many of David’s talks are posted at The Fatima Center’s website. We encourage you to view his micro-conferences series “Fatima: Why The Time Is Now.” If you would like to help host a Fatima micro-conference in your area, please contact us at info@fatima.org.
Dr. Michelle A. Cretella, M.D.
Dr. Michelle A. Cretella, M.D. is a pediatrician, writer, researcher and speaker. She is the past executive director of the American College of Pediatricians and is the current co-chair of its Adolescent Sexuality Council. She is also a pediatrician spokesperson for the Catholic Medical Association and Advocates Protecting Children; she is a long-standing member of the Association for American Physicians and Surgeons, as well as a consultant to the Rhode Island Family Institute.
Her article “Gender Dysphoria in Children and Suppression of Debate” was published in the 2016 summer issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. Following an interview with Tucker Carlson, she became recognized as a leading physician critic of gender ideology in pediatrics.
She contributed to the development of model legislation at the state and federal levels in three areas. These legislative successes include bills passed to 1) protect youth from sterilizing and otherwise harmful transgender interventions; 2) maintain fairness and safety in female sports; and 3) maintain accurate sex markers on legal documents. She has contributed to several amicus briefs for various pro-family and pro-life court cases at the state, federal and international levels. She has been consulted by Breitbart News, FRC, One News Now, Relevant Radio, FOX News and many others.
Dr. Cretella is a peer reviewer for three professional journals. She also serves on the Advisory Board for the Alliance for Therapeutic Choice and Scientific Integrity and is a member of the international John Paul II Academy for Human Life and the Family. She and her husband are the proud parents of four grown children.
Links to some of Dr. Cretella’s online videos:
1) Tucker Carlson (FOX News) 7/24/17 – “Pediatricians versus Transgender Politics”
2) The Daily Signal (2017) – “Watch the Uncensored Video on Gender Dysphoria from a Pediatrician”
3) Heritage Foundation Panel (2017) – Pediatrician drops a bomb on idea that transgenderism is real — completely destroys it with truth – TheBlaze
4) Two illustrative videos produced by Dr. Cretella, ACPeds and Family Watch International (2021)
a. Arresting Child Development: Puberty Blockers on Trial on Vimeo
b. Cross-Sex Hormones: The Horrors and the Harms on Vimeo
David Ross
David Ross – Founder and MC, The Dallas-Texas Blessed Emperor Karl von Habsburg Symposium [www.BlessedKarl.org]; owner, family Dallas real estate practice; husband and father of 6 children, one of whom is a Benedictine monk at Our Lady of Clear Creek in Oklahoma.
David has a strong devotion to Bl. Emperor Karl, whom he views as a exemplary saint and monarch, from whom we can learn much today. A subtitle for his talk is “Strength in Turbulent Times, Karl’s Way.”
Monique Krawecki
Monique is married, has four children, and has been involved in homeschooling for twenty years.
Teaching her children led her to a far greater knowledge and love of the Faith than she had in her youth.
She attended her first Fatima Conference in 1999 in Hamilton, Ontario, where she first met Father Gruner. Since then, she has sought to learn everything she can about Fatima and is convinced that Our Lady’s Message is the only hope for the world.
Her zeal for spreading the Faith is contagious and she joyfully hands on her knowledge of the Fatima Message. Many of you may recognize her voice as a receptionist at The Fatima Center.
Adrian Montes
A native Texan, Adrian is a faithful Catholic father of six children who is happily married to his lovely wife, Mary.
Adrian graduated from A&M Corpus Christi with a sports and recreational management degree. He has been an active volunteer in the Church since his youth and currently is the parish life coordinator at a large parish. He has worked as a catechist, youth director, men’s study group leader, and as the coordinator for men’s retreats and marriage retreats.
Our Lady of Fatima has played a significant role in the formation of his faith. In 2017, for the 100th Anniversary, he organized a 3-mile candlelit procession for 800 Texans. The Fatima Event and Message continue to be a guide of prayer and penance for him and his family. A beautiful statue of Our Lady of Fatima sits atop their fireplace mantel.
He and his wife founded Sanctum Ioseph Foundation, Inc. to help support and restore home life in Christ through the patronage of St. Joseph.
Joe DiZillo
Joe DiZillo has been an ardent volunteer for The Fatima Center since the 1990s.
For three decades, he and his beloved wife “Chickie” were especially involved in organizing The Fatima Center’s many Peace Conferences and Rosary Rallies both domestically and abroad. Joe frequently conducts workshops on how lay volunteers can effectively promote the Fatima Message among priests and in parishes.
Joe has worked in the international sales business since 1986 and has served on the boards of several Catholic non-profit organizations. He is a member of The Legion of 1000 Men at the Sisters of The Precious Blood and is a Third Order Slave at the St. Benedict Center.
Joe has four children and fourteen grandchildren. Sadly, Chickie passed away in 2019 after 52 years of marriage.
Conference Schedule
The schedule listed below will be posted at the registration desk.
Any adjustments to the schedule will be posted at this webpage.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2024
3:00 pm Registration Opens
4:30 pm Holy Rosary (Sorrowful Mysteries)
6:00 pm Hotel Manager’s Reception (free for guests staying at hotel)
– a meet and greet social
7:00 pm Optional Talk: Our Lady’s Message at Fatima and Akita
by Joseph DiZillo and David Rodríguez
7:35 pm Optional Talk: Our Lady and St. Joseph, Pillars of the Home by Adrian Montes
8:00 pm Know the Fatima Basics by David Rodríguez
– an introduction to the Events and Message of Fatima
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2024
7:00 am Holy Rosary (Joyful Mysteries)
8:30 am Breakfast (free for guests staying at the hotel)
9:30 am Welcome and Orientation
9:45 am Fatima, the Crisis in the Church, and How to Respond by Fr. Michael Rodríguez
10:55 am Break
11:10 am The Bonfire of the Vanities: Our Lady Crushes the Head of the
Great Reset by Elizabeth Yore
Noon Angelus, Blessing of Items, and Conference Lunch
1:20 pm Holy Rosary (Sorrowful Mysteries)
1:45 pm Fatima: A Sign of Judgment by Michael Hichborn
2:35 pm Break
2:50 pm How to Spread the Fatima Message by Joe DiZillo & Monique Krawecki
3:40 pm Break / Brown Scapular Enrollment
4:00 pm Question and Answer Session with Conference Speakers
4:40 pm Holy Rosary (Glorious Mysteries)
5:00 pm Break
5:10 pm Optional Talk: Transgenderism: The Ultimate Assault on Marriage & Family
by Dr. Michelle Cretella
5:35 pm Optional Talk: Bl. Emperor Karl: Marian Catholic Monarch and Man for Our Time
by David Ross
6:00 pm Hotel Manager’s Reception (free for guests staying at hotel)
7:00 pm Conference Dinner
8:00 pm Keynote address at Dinner: Resist the devil, and he Will Flee from You by Fr. James Mawdsley
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2024: Quinquagesima Sunday | Our Lady of Lourdes
7:10 am Holy Rosary (Joyful Mysteries)
8:00 am At the Heart of the Faith: Lent and Fatima
8:30 am Breakfast (free for guests staying at the hotel)
9:45 am Restoring the Mass Which Formed SS. Francisco and Jacinta
by Fr. James Mawdsley
10:55 am Break
11:10 am Scripture and Symbolism in Our Lady’s Message by Fr. Linus Clovis
Noon Angelus, Blessing of Items, and Conference Lunch
1:20 pm Holy Rosary (Sorrowful Mysteries)
1:45 pm A Deep Winter: Eleven Years Under Francis by Chris Ferrara
2:35 pm Break
2:50 pm A False Sister Lucia? by David Rodríguez
3:40 pm Break / Brown Scapular Enrollment
4:00 pm Question and Answer Session with Conference Speakers
4:40 pm Conclusion
4:55 pm Holy Rosary – Glorious Mysteries
ANNOUNCEMENTS
EARLY CHECK-IN AT HOTEL LOBBY
Early check-in for the conference will begin on Friday at 3 p.m. The registration will be open from 3-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m. Please check in at this time if you are able, as it will make a busy Saturday morning flow more smoothly.
If you arrive on Saturday (or Sunday), please make it a priority to check in at the registration table as soon as possible. Thank you!
SPEAKERS & SCHEDULE
A brief biography for each of the conference speakers is listed below, as well as resources (videos, books, websites) to familiarize yourself more with each speaker’s work.
The “optional” talks in the schedule were a later addition to our program. These are designed to be shorter talks on specialized topics.
SACRAMENTS & SACRAMENTALS
It is our custom to pray all 15 decades of the Rosary during the course of a full-conference day. We invite you to join us for these times of prayer. We also set aside time each day for a priest to invest anyone who so desires with the Brown Scapular.
Subject to their availability, the priests are willing to provide spiritual counseling during the weekend. Please discuss this with them personally at the conference.
MEAL OPTIONS
Conference attendees staying at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Dallas Park Central receive a complimentary full American hot breakfast, served each morning from 6:00-10:00 a.m. Also included in your hotel stay is a Manager’s Reception in the Riparian Grille restaurant area, which includes complimentary beverages and snacks. This is held each evening from 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Non-Hotel Guests
Conference attendees not staying at the hotel are able to purchase tickets for breakfast each morning at a price of $21.65 per person (taxes included). Tickets for the Manager’s Reception each night are also available to guests not staying at the hotel for an additional $25 per night. Please see the front desk at the hotel to obtain such tickets.
Please Note
The hotel’s policy states that “No outside food or beverage may be consumed in any public area of the hotel. This includes the conference halls, lobby of the hotel, and atrium areas.”
Special Diet?
If you have any dietary requirements, please let us know and we will inform catering ahead of the conference.
FOR THOSE ARRIVING BY PLANE
The Dallas Metroplex is serviced by two principal airports: Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) and Dallas Love (DAL). Both airports are approximately 30 minutes from the hotel (depending on traffic). Uber taxis are available from each airport and are not only affordable but convenient to use. If you plan to use an Uber, please make sure you download the Uber app to your phone before traveling, to reserve your ride from the airport to Embassy Suites by Hilton Dallas Park Central Area.
PARKING
Free parking is available for all guests staying at the hotel and attending the conference. Obtain your parking voucher from the hotel front desk upon arrival.
HOTEL GUESTS: CHECK OUT BY NOON
For guests staying at the Embassy Suites (conference hotel), please note that you have to check out of your room by noon. The hotel will provide complimentary storage of your luggage. Simply take your luggage to the front desk when you check out. The luggage will be held in the “Grapevine Room.”
MEMOIRS OF FATHER NICHOLAS GRUNER
Father Gruner passed away on April 29, 2015. In preparation for the 10-Year Anniversary of his death, we are producing a video of testimonies and memoirs of our beloved founder. The Fatima Center video team is interested in recording such testimonies in-person during the conference.
If you have a memory of Father Gruner that you are willing to have recorded, please let us know at info@fatima.org.
ACCOMMODATIONS:
Reservations: 1-800-774-1500
Conference Hotel: Embassy Suites by Hilton Dallas Park Central Area
13131 North Central Expressway Dallas, TX 75243
A block of rooms has been set aside at the Embassy Suites by Hilton. Provide the code “FCC” for reduced conference pricing (reduced rates are limited, first come first served).
- A full American buffet-style breakfast is included with hotel stay. The buffet includes eggs, potatoes, sausage (or bacon), pancakes (or french toast), cereal, omelet, muffins, fresh fruit, yogurt, juice, and coffee ($20 per person for non-hotel guests).
- The Manager’s Reception, each day from 5:30-7:00 p.m., is included in the hotel stay ($25 per day for non-hotel guests).
- Free parking is available at the hotel.
- Basic room rate is $135/night.
Room cancellations must be made at least 48 hours in advance.