Speaker Series

The Evangelization Committee sponsors the Speaker Series at Holy Cross. Thoughout the year the committe brings talented speakers from around the country to help us, as a parish and a community, to grow in our Catholic Faith. For additional information, please contact Cindy Augustine at 630-879-4750 ext. 306 or click here to send an email.

In order to reach as many people as possible, we have started recording the talks and intend to have as many as possible available to listen to online. Click here to view the Speaker Archives.

Upcoming Speakers / Events

Johnette Benkovic

- Johnette Benkovic -
Monday, April 21, 2008
6:00 PM: The New Age Counterfeit
7:30 PM: Healing and Forgiveness

Johnnette S. Benkovic is Founder and President of Living His Life Abundantly® International, Inc., a Catholic evangelization apostolate with outreaches in television, radio, print, and internet communications. She is also Founder of Women of Grace®, a Catholic apostolate for Christian women that features a number of outreaches including conferences, curricula, study groups and more.

After years of being a non-practicing Catholic, Johnnette experienced a deep conversion back to her Catholic faith in 1981and discerned a call to share the Gospel message through the media. She has been a consistent presence in Catholic radio since 1987 and in Catholic television since 1988.

Johnnette is Executive Producer of The Abundant Life (seen internationally on EWTN), a television program that discusses contemporary issues from a Catholic perspective. She is also host of Women of Grace Live, a one hour call-in radio talk show that airs live five times a week. She is heard nationally on AM/FM stations and internationally via short wave radio. For additional information about Living His Life Abundantly® International, Inc. and Women of Grace®, visit these websites www.lhla.org and www.womenofgrace.com