Catholic Leadership Institute

Awards for Outstanding Catholic Leadership

– Matthew Kelly – NY Times Bestselling Author and International Speaker

– Mother Mary Assumpta Long, O.P. – Co-Foundress and Prioress General of the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist

– Msgr. Robert (Bob) McDermott – - Founder of the St. Joseph's Carpenter Society and Romero Center and Vicar General, Diocese of Camden

– Dr. Rosalie Mirenda – Educator, Author and President of Neumann University

CLI developed the Awards for Outstanding Catholic Leadership in 2000 to recognize people in the Catholic Church whose exemplary leadership in the family, the workplace, the community and the Church has been inspired by their Catholic faith. The lay, clergy and religious men and women named this year have inspired and led others, serving as role models for future Church and lay leaders. More information about each honoree can be found below.

The 2010 Awards will be held on Friday, November 12, 2010 at the Drexelbrook in Drexel Hill, PA. Tickets are available for $150 per person. Tickets can be purchased online or checks made out to “Catholic Leadership Institute” can be mailed to Catholic Leadership Institute, 440 E Swedesford Road - Suite 3040, Wayne, PA 19087. For more information, call 610.363.1315 or e-mail Msquarcia@CatholicLeaders.org.

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Matthew Kelly is an internationally renowned speaker and bestselling author. A native of Sydney Australia, Matthew began writing and speaking in 1993 at the age of twenty. Since that time he has captivated audiences all over the world, speaking to more than four million people and travelling to over fifty countries to communicate that God’s desire for all men, women and children is to celebrate and become the best version of themselves. He has written twelve books which have appeared on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller lists and have been published in twenty-five different languages. Matthew also founded the Matthew Kelly Foundation to organize his efforts to bring a message of hope and inspiration to the world.

Mother Mary Assumpta Long, O.P., is the Co-Foundress and Prioress General of the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist. In 1996, Pope John Paul II’s summons for the New Evangelization inspired Mother Assumpta and three of her fellow Dominican foundresses to undertake a new initiative -- to establish a new religious community, committed to the Church's mission of Catholic education and evangelization. Mother Assumpta’s visionary leadership of the order has propelled the community to unprecedented growth. Since their founding the number of women who have entered the order has grown from 4 sisters to 80. Women from all over the world have responded to the community’s unique charism and their dynamic growth has shed a new light on the beauty of answering God’s call to life as a vowed religious nun.

Ordained a priest for the Diocese of Camden, Msgr. Robert (Bob) McDermott has given of himself in humble service to the people of God for over twenty-five years. As the Founder of both the St. Joseph Carpenter Society (SJCS) and The Romero Center, his visionary leadership has helped families improve their quality of life through successful homeownership and inspired youth to embrace the values of peace and justice by confronting issues of poverty, race and class. As both a pastor and Vicar General for the Diocese, Msgr. McDermott seeks to serve with compassion and love, an ever-changing, multi-cultural community. He has been an active member of Camden Churches Organized for People, and a contributing author of Romero’s Legacy: The Call to Peace and Justice, a collection of lectures from the Romero Lecture Series.

Dr. Rosalie Mirenda is a respected and visionary educator and author. As the President of Neumann University for over a decade, she has enhanced the institution’s distinctive Catholic identity and formed and transformed the minds and heart of thousands, in the Franciscan tradition of Veritas-Caritas (truth and love). A pioneer of her time, Dr. Mirenda was among one of first classes of woman to graduate from Villanova University’s, now nationally renowned Nursing College. A civic and community leader, Dr. Mirenda has served on numerous international and national boards, in constant pursuit to use her gifts and talents in service to others. As the daughter of Italian immigrants, Dr. Mirenda has first and foremost devoted herself to her family as a loving wife, mother of three and grandmother of five.

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