On February 21st, we had the great joy of being exhibitors at the 2026 Rekindle the Fire Men’s Conference. This was our third year having a booth, but it was our first year attending in South Bend. It was great to get the message of the devotion out to the South Bend half of our diocese. We saw many familiar faces, but met even more new ones. Since the conference, we have had many pilgrims from South Bend stop by to take a tour of the center. 

As sponsors, we also got the opportunity to give a short presentation to attendees after lunch. Al Langsenkamp, shared our 30 second promo video and shared for a few minutes about the devotion. It was primarily a short invitation to learn more about the devotion, and also to know that this message is for every one of us, not just Sister Mary Ephrem. He also challenged the men in particular to answer her call, as the leaders of their families. 

We also gave away a 14″ statue of Our Lady of America. Carl Shane Brown was our giveaway winner! 

It has been a real grace to attend conferences, have so many great conversations, and increase our outreach efforts. From the banks of the Saint Joseph River to the California coast, we have lots more to come!