Columbus Catholic Women's Conference

Columbus Catholic Women's Conference Yearly Catholic Women's Conference for the Diocese of Columbus Ohio.

This is what it looks like when women choose to show up for each other and for God. Bishop Earl K. Fernandes
06/02/2026

This is what it looks like when women choose to show up for each other and for God.
Bishop Earl K. Fernandes

On May 31, the Church celebrates the Visitation, the moment Mary traveled in haste to be with her cousin Elizabeth. Two ...
05/31/2026

On May 31, the Church celebrates the Visitation, the moment Mary traveled in haste to be with her cousin Elizabeth. Two women, both carrying something unexpected and miraculous, finding each other in the ordinary details of life.

It is one of the most quietly beautiful scenes in all of Scripture. No crowd, no announcement. Just two women who recognized what God was doing and ran toward each other because of it.

That is what this conference is, in many ways. Women running toward each other because of what God is doing. We are grateful to be part of that.

Who is the Elizabeth in your life? The woman you reach out to when something stirs in your heart? Tag her today.

Not everyone knows how this conference began, and we love sharing the story.In the years before the first CCWC, a small ...
05/26/2026

Not everyone knows how this conference began, and we love sharing the story.

In the years before the first CCWC, a small group of women gathered to study Johnette Benkovic's Full of Grace series together. Some of them had never met before. What drew them together was simply a desire to grow in their Catholic faith and to live it more actively. As their friendship deepened, they began asking how they could make a difference for women in the Columbus area.

There was already a growing Columbus Catholic Men's Conference. There was nothing for the women. And so, with prayer and discernment and a great deal of work, these women decided to build something.

The first conference was held on February 16, 2008, at St. Andrew Church in Upper Arlington. Johnette Benkovic and Karen Reinhart were the speakers. The response was overwhelmingly positive, and the conference has grown every year since, eventually moving to the Ohio Expo Center where it continues today.

The verse that guided those first women was Romans 8:28: "We know that all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to His purpose." It is still the spirit behind everything we do.

We are grateful beyond words for every woman who has been part of this story.

This time of year, we think about the young Catholic women who are finishing a chapter and stepping into something new. ...
05/23/2026

This time of year, we think about the young Catholic women who are finishing a chapter and stepping into something new. The high school seniors heading off to college. The college graduates entering careers and communities that are unfamiliar. The graduate students who have worked for years toward something they can finally hold in their hands.

We want to say something simple to each of you: your faith is the most important thing you are taking with you. Not your degree, not your plans, not your ambitions, as good as those things are. The relationship you have with Jesus Christ is the one that will hold when everything else shifts.

Stay rooted. Find your community. Look for a parish. And know that there are women praying for you.

Congratulations to the Class of 2026!

One of the most powerful things about this community is that it does not disappear when the conference ends. You are sti...
05/22/2026

One of the most powerful things about this community is that it does not disappear when the conference ends. You are still here, and so are we.

This week we would like to do something simple together. Share a prayer intention in the comments, and commit to praying for the intention of the woman whose comment is directly above yours. It does not need to be long or detailed. It can be as simple as "my family" or "a health situation" or "peace."

We believe in the power of women praying for one another. Let us do that together today.

One of the things we love most about this conference is seeing entire parishes show up together.There is something diffe...
05/21/2026

One of the things we love most about this conference is seeing entire parishes show up together.

There is something different about attending with your community. You pray together, you hear the same talks, you share a meal, and you ride home with something to talk about for weeks. The conference does not end when the day does; it continues in the conversations that happen afterward in parish hallways and at coffee hours and over dinner.

If your parish sent a group this year, we would love to celebrate you. Tell us which parish you are from in the comments, and tag your pastor or women's ministry coordinator. And if your parish has not yet organized a group for 2027, this is a wonderful time to start talking about it.

This week the Church celebrates the Ascension of the Lord and looks ahead to Pentecost Sunday on May 24. These are the d...
05/14/2026

This week the Church celebrates the Ascension of the Lord and looks ahead to Pentecost Sunday on May 24. These are the days when the disciples waited in the upper room with Mary, uncertain of what was coming, holding onto the promise that they would not be left alone.

That same Spirit who rushed in at Pentecost is the Spirit who was present in that room at CCWC 2026. He is the one who moves in women's conferences and in quiet morning prayers and in a conversation between friends that goes somewhere unexpected.

We pray that the fire of Pentecost burns in your heart this week. Come, Holy Spirit.

Today the Church celebrates Our Lady of Fatima, who appeared to three young shepherd children in Portugal in 1917 with a...
05/13/2026

Today the Church celebrates Our Lady of Fatima, who appeared to three young shepherd children in Portugal in 1917 with a message that has never stopped being timely: pray the rosary, do penance, and consecrate your hearts to her Immaculate Heart.

Her request was not complicated. It was not reserved for the learned or the holy. It was given to children, in a field, on an ordinary Tuesday.

If you have been meaning to add the rosary back into your daily routine, today is a good day to start. Even one decade is a beginning.

The conference was one day. But the community does not have to be.If CCWC 2026 stirred something in you, here is a simpl...
05/11/2026

The conference was one day. But the community does not have to be.

If CCWC 2026 stirred something in you, here is a simple idea: gather a few women from your parish, your neighborhood, your workplace, and keep going.

You do not need a formal program or a perfect plan. You just need a living room, some coffee, and a willingness to go deeper together.

Some of the most life-changing Catholic women's communities started exactly that way.

Is there a small group in your area, or are you thinking about starting one? Share it below. Let's help each other find our people.

Happy Mother's Day to all the women in our CCWC family.We are thinking today about every kind of mother there is. The mo...
05/10/2026

Happy Mother's Day to all the women in our CCWC family.

We are thinking today about every kind of mother there is. The mothers raising little ones at home. The mothers whose children are grown. The spiritual mothers who have poured themselves into the lives of others without ever being called mom. The women who are grieving today. The women who are still hoping. The women who show up tired and give anyway.

You are seen. You are celebrated. You are loved.

To every woman who reflects the heart of Mary in her own life, thank you. We are so glad you are part of this community.

Who is a mother figure in your life you want to celebrate today? Tag her in the comments.

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