Blessed Stanley Rother Speaker Event

Join IPF at the St. Robert Bellarmine Mainelli Center for an evening speaker event highlighting Blessed Stanley Rother. Fr. Stanley Rother was officially recognized as a martyr by Pope Francis in 2016 – the first U.S. born priest to receive this declaration. In 2017, Fr. Rother became the first U.S. priest who was beatified by the Catholic Church. We are excited to share more about this diocesan priest, whose heart was set on fire for Christ in his service to the Church.

We have two guest speakers for the evening, Archbishop Paul Coakley, head of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, and María Ruiz Scaperlanda, author of the first biography of Fr. Stanley, entitled, "The Shepherd Who Didn't Run".

To purchase your tickets for the event, click on the website link provided.  All funds raised will support IPF's Blessed Stanley Rother Pre-Ordination Fund, which provides purpose-restricted funds for IPF's annual pre-ordination retreat for seminarians. Wine, cheese, and assorted desserts will be served. If you are unable to attend the presentations in Omaha, you can purchase a virtual ticket and receive a link to watch a live stream of the event.