WATCH MY CONVERSION STORY ON EWTN’S “THE JOURNEY HOME”
RECENT AND UPCOMING EVENTS
SEPTEMBER 7-12, 2025, with an optional extra day:
I will offer a five-day memoir writing workshop called “CAPTURING YOUR LIFE’S FIRE” at KYLEMORE ABBEY, Connemara, Ireland. Victorian walled garden, local cuisine, hiking and walking trails galore, the magical West of Ireland…
Space is limited–so secure your place early!
FEBRUARY 1, 2025:
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: MAGNIFICAT OF DENVER LUNCHEON, 11 am-2 pm
TITLE OF TALK:“My Conversion Story”
Venue: St. Thomas More Church, 8035 South Quebec Street, Centennial, CO 80112
Organizer: Celia Kulbe, (303) 884-3902, magnificatofdenver@heather
REGISTER HERE.
SEPTEMBER 9-13, 2024:
I will offer a five-day memoir writing workshop called “CAPTURING YOUR LIFE’S FIRE” at KYLEMORE ABBEY, Connemara, Ireland. Victorian walled garden, local cuisine, hiking and walking trails galore, the magical West of Ireland…
Space is limited–only a couple of slots left–so secure your place!
JUNE 24, 2024, MONDAY EVENING, 7 pm:
THE ADDICT AMONG US:
A TALK AT:
St. Stephen, Martyr Roman Catholic Church
1544 S. Battlefield Blvd., Chesapeake, VA 23322
757.421.7416
JUNE 21 AND 22, 2024, FRIDAY, 1 pm, THROUGH SATURDAY, 4 pm
I’ll be presenting, along with Barbara Nicolosi, at a RETREAT FOR ARTISTS
offered by the Catholic Art Institute
Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America
1400 Quincy Street N.E. | Washington, DC 20017
202-526-680
SEPTEMBER 22-24, 2023 AND SEPTEMBER 20-OCTOBER 1, 2023:
I will offer a weekend workshop called “DESIRE LINES: THE VOCATION OF THE ARTIST” at KYLEMORE ABBEY, Connemara, Ireland. Victorian walled garden, local cuisine, hiking and walking trails galore, the magical West of Ireland…
Space is limited–13 rooms each weekend–so register early!
MAY 18 AND 19, 2023:
I will offer two morning sessions on prayer to Maryknoll missioners (!) at their spread in Los Altos, CA. Then I’m going to stay on for a few days and hike in the nearby Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve.
FEBRUARY 18, 2023, Saturday, 12:45 pm EST:
I’ll participate in a panel at NEW YORK ENCOUNTER, the annual 3-day extravaganza of arts, faith, and culture sponsored by Crossroads Cultural Center, an arm of the lay Communion and Liberation movement.
“You cannot love what shocks you.”–Nathaniel Hawthorne
Testimonies to the mystery of suffering and its relief and redemption in light of the life and writings of Lorenzo Albacete, with Dan Bushman, computer scientist, Anthony Lecich, medical director of the Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center, and Heather King, writer, moderated by Camil Martinez, logistic engineer.
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Real Presence Radio Podcast: my ongoing story!
OCTOBER 30, 2022:
Podcast with NOMAD: FAITH, DOUBT & REIMAGINATION
“The Little Way: The Spirituality of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
OCTOBER 1, 2022, Saturday, 1 pm:
Keynote Speaker, along with Claire Dwyer, Fr. Jason Smith, and Mary Jo Parrish. Kingdom Builders Conference, 8 am-4 pm. Theme: “Everything is Grace.” Celebrating Carmelite Spirituality and the Feast Day of St. Thérèse of Lisieux.
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
4000 Parnell Ave, Fort Wayne, IN 46805
DAPPLED THINGS: A QUARTERLY OF IDEAS, ART, AND FAITH, SS PETER AND PAUL ISSUE, FALL 2022 (UPCOMING) INCLUDES MY ESSAY “RÊVE”
AUGUST 14, 2022
“Barriers to Receiving Love,” Podcast with Mary Jo Parrish of Kingdom Builders, Fort Wayne, Indiana, with a focus on the spirituality of St. Thérèse of Lisieux.
FEBRUARY 5, 2022:
“Almost Good Catholics” Podcast with Krzysztof (Chris) Odyniec: “Divine Intoxication.” Chris and I discuss addiction vs free will, the contemporary relevance of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, the glory of womanhood, my weird little life, ET CETERA!
AUGUST 31, 2021:
ENDOW PODCAST: The Feminine Genius & St. Therese of Lisieux: A Conversation with Heather King and Simone Rizkallah
APRIL 5, 2021: “A Letter to the Woman Hungry for an Honest Conversation About Money.” Podcast with Chloe Langr of Letters to Women–Exploring the Feminine Genius.
APRIL 9, 2021: Catholic Culture podcast with Thomas Mirus and James T. Majewski, good Catholic boys from NYC, in which we discuss Pasolini’s The Gospel According to Matthew– (1964): to my mind the best Catholic film of
all time.
JUNE 20, 2020, SATURDAY, 10:00-10:45 am EST
PORTSMOUTH INSTITUTE 2020 SUMMER CONFERENCE
Portsmouth Abbey
285 Corys Ln, Portsmouth, RI 02871
I’ll host a zoom reflection/discussion on pilgrimage, anchored by the story of the cross-country trip I once took solo in my ’96 Celica convertible, going to Mass every day! I tell the story in this YouTube.
MAY 9-JUNE 27, 2020
Saturdays, 12-2, PST, ONLINE WRITING WORKSHOP, FILLED.
FEBRUARY 25, 2020, TUESDAY
TALK/BOOK SIGNING
LENT WITH SAINTS AND ARTISTS: Selling All We Have to Follow Our Passion
St. Joseph’s Center
524 Fremont Avenue, South Pasadena, CA 91030.
Everyone welcome. Light refreshments
Sponsored by Holy Family Church
Contact John O’Malley, Ministry of the Arts, johnomalley@sprintmail.com
FEBRUARY 7, 2020, FRIDAY
DESERT DISCIPLES OF CHRIST
[Not open to public]
Wally’s Desert Turtle Restaurant, Rancho Mirage CA
5:30 Rosary, 6:00 Mass, I’ll give a talk, then cocktails and dinner with Q and A during dessert
November 13, 2019, WEDNESDAY
Keynote speaker, Pasadena chapter of Legatus
Valley Hunt Club, Orange Grove Boulevard
6 pm Mass, followed by talk, followed by dinner.
AUGUST 9, 2019-SEPTEMBER 7, 2019
Artist-in-residence,
Monastery of St. Gertrude, Cottonwood, ID
AUGUST 3, SATURDAY, 1 pm, 2019
Keynote Speech
Heart of Mary Conference
St. Peter and Paul Parish
9135 Banyan St.
Alta Loma, CA 91737
June 12-20, 2019
Washington DC! I’ll be staying at the Dominican Priory, wandering about to Mass, and visiting museums. Come have coffee with me!
May 11, SATURDAY, 10-2 pm, 2019
Keynote speech
Breath of Spring Ladies’ Luncheon with the Carmelite Nuns
Sacred Heart Retreat House
920 E. Alhambra Road
Alhambra, CA 91801
LISTEN TO MY NOTRE DAME CATHOLIC LITERARY CONFERENCE, KEYNOTE SPEECH: “A PORTABLE KINGDOM,” ON THE VOCATION OF WRITING
ARCHIVED MEDIA
April 30, 2020: I discuss my book RAVISHED: Notes on Womanhood on Michael John Cusick’s podcast “Restoring the Soul.”
February 26, 2020, Wednesday, 5 pm EST
In His Sign Catholic Radio with Ken Johnston
LISTEN LIVE or if you’re having trouble, go to WTMR AM, Philadelphia, PA.
November 30, 2019: Podcast with Deal Hudson of Ave Maria Radio in which we discuss depictions of love in four films: The Days of Wine and Roses, Brief Encounter, Gone with the Wind and I Know Where I’m Going
November 2, 2019: Podcast with Deal Hudson of Ave Maria Radio in which I discuss my book RAVISHED: Notes on Womanhood
June 3, 2019, Monday, 7:15 am Central,
Jon Leonetti in the Morning,
Iowa Catholic Radio
August 19, 2019, Monday, 7 pm EST,
Vigilant Heart, Ave Maria Radio with Annie Karto
June, 2018: Busted Halo podcast with Fr. Dave Dwyer
March 31, 2018 Podcast with Deal Hudson, Part 2: Church, Culture, and Happy Easter
March 24, 2018: Podcast with Deal Hudson, Part 1: My Life and Work!
October 24, 2017: “The Isolation of the Vegas Shooter,” essay in Mind + Spirit.
July 2, 2017: Things Not Seen podcast with David Dault.
June 30, 2017, 8:30 a.m. PST, live interview, Catholic TV, This is the Day.
June 23, 2017: “A Portable Kingdom,” the keynote talk I gave at the Notre Dame Catholic literary conference “Trying to Say God.”
Spring, 2017 issue of NOTRE DAME MAGAZINE: my essay “La Bonne Vie.”
May 15, 2017: Pieces of Faith podcast with Andee Zomerman
May 9, 2017: Kyle Heimann Show
May 4, 2017: “Restoring the Soul” podcast with Michael John Cusick. Part 1.Part 2.
