“Graceful Strength: The Feminine Genius Unveiled,” Oct. 10

“At a time when gender difference has been mocked and attacked as inconsequential, it has been on my heart to speak to the “feminine genius” of women.  Specifically, I want to shed light on womens’ unique ability to receive God and receive the other. My talk will focus on St John Paul II’s four attributes that he ascribes to the feminine genius of women: receptivity, sensitivity, generosity, and maternity.” Julie Liotta  

Special Guest and Keynote Speaker Julie Liotta at St. Patrick’s – St. Anthony Parish Women’s Cenacle and Dinner, Thursday,  October 10, 6:30 p.m., in St. Charles Borromeo Room                                                                 

Julie Liotta is the middle of three daughters and grew up in rural Michigan an hour west of Detroit. She received her Bachelors degree in political science from the    University of  Colorado at Boulder in 2003 and went on to serve in the Marine Corps as a Combat Engineer Officer from 2003 – 2007. In 2005 Julie deployed as a Company Commander in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom to the Al Anbar province in western Iraq. In 2007 she married the love of her life, Rob Liotta, whom she first met while they were both stationed in Iwakuni, Japan, in 2003. Together, they are the grateful parents to seven children (with one in Heaven) ranging in age from 16 to 6. Julie has helped facilitate and lead women’s ministry at her home parish, Holy  Redeemer, in Maryland for the past 10 years.