Magnificat Prayer Meal for Catholic Women

About this event

Are you a Catholic woman who would like to grow in holiness through opening more fully to the power and the gifts of the Holy Spirit? Magnificat invites you to enjoy fellowship and a time of praise and to hear one person’s testimony of the transforming love of Christ in her life.

Lauretta Hannon, who had a rough beginning but always felt the presence of God, will be the speaker at this Magnificat Meal. Raised in a household that mercilessly mocked Christianity, she grew up with deep contempt for followers of Christ and organized religion. As a result, her spiritual journey included stops in Hinduism, Sufism, New Age, Buddhism, and other “-isms.”

A supernatural encounter in a Waffle House forced her to question and confront her spiritual identity and relationship to God. What followed was a fitful, comical, and poignant conversion to Catholicism at the age of 51. But it didn’t happen fast or go smoothly. All of this is chronicled in her new memoir, A Priest Walks into a Waffle House: Stories from a Gritty, Grace-Filled Life.

As a guest columnist for The Georgia Bulletin , Lauretta enjoys sharing stories of hope, humor, and grace. She and her husband live in Rome where they are parishioners at St. Mary.

Lauretta will chronicle her winding spiritual journey, with its many potholes and detours, and share how the inexhaustible riches of the Catholic faith eventually pointed her to truth, beauty, and redemption.

All women are invited. Reservations are $25 and are required in advance. Register by Nov. 4 using the event link below . Priests and religious are invited to attend free of charge, but reservations are still requested.

From Magnificat Joyful Visitation Atlanta chapter