Jubilee of Hope for Persons with Disabilities

Mon, 04/28/2025 - 3:30pm EDT to Tue, 04/29/2025 - 5:00pm EDT

In honor of this Jubilee Year, NCPD partnered with the Word on Fire Institute to celebrate persons with disabilities. The recording will be available through May.

Testimonials

All are invited to submit photos and testimonials that speak to one's own disability or celebrate persons they love. Submissions will be posted for viewing on Word on Fire's online community.

Speaker series

2:00 PM

Witnesses of Hope:
Made in God’s Image
Exploring how persons with disabilities reflect God's love and enrich the Church through their unique dignity.

Dr. Jana Bennett
University of Dayton

3:00 PM

Beacons of Hope: Supporting the Whole Family
How the Church can support families, particularly in response to autism and creating inclusive liturgy and catechesis.

Dr. Joseph White
Our Sunday Visitor

4:00 pm

Bearers of Hope: Caring for the Body of Christ
Caregivers and caregiving for people with chronic illness, ongoing pain, and disability.

Maureen Pratt
Author, speaker and founder of The Peace in the Storm Project

Diocese/ Parishes

Family / Caregiver Support

Partners

Jubilee of Hope for Persons with Disabilities

National Catholic
Partnership on Disability

Advancing the Meaningful Participation
of Persons with Disabilities in Church and Society