Join us for the 2nd Annual
LIFE MATTERS! BIOETHICS CONFERENCE
August 19, 2023
Holiday Inn Conference Center
5701 South Broadway, Tyler, Texas
Holiday Inn Conference Center
5701 South Broadway, Tyler, Texas
$80.00 per person | All meals included!
(Special Rates for Clergy and Students)
Great Speakers on Timely Topics!
BIOETHICS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:
8:00 – 9:00 am Check-in and breakfast
9:00- 10:00 am Deacon Dr. Patrick Lappert 10:00 – 10:30 am Break (Vendors) 10:30 – 11:30 am Stacy Transancos 12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch and Keynote: Bishop Strickland 1:00 – 2:00 pm Jose Transancos 2:00- 2:30 pm Break (Vendors) 2:30 – 3:30 pm Dr. Cami Jo Tice-Harouff 3:30 – 4:30 pm Deacon Dr. Patrick Lappert |
SPEAKERS:
Bishop Joseph Strickland
Keynote Speaker Bishop Joseph E. Strickland was named the fourth bishop of Tyler in September of 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI. Prior to being named bishop, he served a number of roles in the diocese, including vicar general, judicial vicar, and pastor of the Cathedral parish. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1985. |
Deacon Dr. Patrick Lappert - Transgenderism
Dr. Patrick W. Lappert, M.D., a deacon and plastic surgeon, brilliantly and compassionately enters the important and challenging conversation about transgenderism and persons who identify as transgender. Speaking from the perspectives of biology, medicine, psychology, theology, and more, Dr. Lappert teaches how questions of human identity, sexuality, woundedness, and the desire for happiness must all be addressed and answered by the truth of what it means to be a human person, made in the image and likeness of God. |
Dr. Stacy Trasancos - Three parent families, & growing embryos in the lab
Dr. Stacey Trasancos is a Catholic convert with advanced degrees in chemistry and dogmatic theology, and one in philosophy in the works. Mother of seven, passionate about evangelizing through science. Forthcoming book, An Unholy Science, The Past, Present, and Future of Fetal Tissue Research (Sophia Press, 2023) |
Dr. Jose Trasancos - Vaccines
Dr. Jose Trasancos has advanced degrees in Mathematics (Air Force Institute of Technology, Ph.D., University of Akron, MS), Applied Analytical Methods (Cornell University – The Johnson School of Business, E.MS) and Political Science (University of Akron, MA). José works alongside his wife, Stacy, advancing pro-life causes, advocating for the preservation of human dignity, and fighting to end the use of aborted fetal tissue in science and commerce. |
Dr. Cami Jo Tice-Harouff - NaPro Technology. Reversing the Abortion Pill
Dr. Cami Jo Tice-Harouff is a wife and mother of six children. She and her husband moved to the Diocese of Tyler in 2017. Dr. Tice-Harouff earned a bachelor’s degree in theology/psychology and nursing. Upon completing the Master of Science in Nursing, she became a Family Nurse Practitioner in 2013, and became a Doctor of Advanced Nursing Practice in 2020. Dr. Tice-Harouff and her partners integrate Catholic spirituality into their care as appropriate to the situation. She is also on the front lines fighting the Biden administration with regard to women's reproductive rights and has just won a significant battle. |