Faith Under Fire: Finding Christ in the Darkness

Featuring first time Troubadour Immaculée Ilibagiza, author, Left to Tell; Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust

In addition to:

• Guy Gruters, Vietnam POW & 5-year Survivor of the Hanoi Hilton
• Benedict Whalen, Professor, Hillsdale College

Alongside the classics:

• Drs. Amy and William Fahey, St. Thomas More College
• Christopher Check, Catholic Answers

2025 Program Schedule (Saturday schedule subject to change)

Friday, February 28th

6:45pm - Registration

7:45pm - Immaculée Ilibagiza -

8:45pm - Afterglow at River Room

Saturday, March 1st

8:00am - Registration

8:30am - Benedict Whalen - "My life, my grief, my death, hath wrought my joy": The Poetry and Prayer of Saint Robert Southwell and the English Martyrs

9:45am - Drs. Amy Fahey and William Fahey

12:00pm - Lunch on your own. There are several restaurants & food trucks within walking distance.

1:30pm - Chris Check - The Cristeros

2:45pm - Guy Gruters - We live by the code

4:00pm - Q&A Panel with Presenters

5:30pm - Close

7:30pm - Whiskey & Cigar Soiree with the Speakers, with music and entertainment by the students of St. Martin's et alia (for VIP pass-holders only)

Host or Publisher The Prairie Troubadour