Judy Longoria with Mary & Elizabeth

I have been connected with Mary & Elizabeth four years, receiving spiritual direction, attending retreats, and now training to accompany other women who are looking for healing through a deeper relationship with Jesus. This apostolate has been lifesaving for me and for many other women. I am joining this fundraising campaign because I believe in the work they do and have seen the fruits of it firsthand. 

Our mission is for every woman to have an encounter with Jesus, the Heart of the Father and be transformed by a life lived in union with Him. We hope that she might live her life in light of the Father's excessive, merciful love, and that the Father will be glorified by her interior renewal. We additionally hope that by her renewal through and with Him, the whole world will be renewed in His love. 

In 2025, your gift will directly support our five outreach programs and provide scholarships for women of all ages who long to grow in their relationship with the Lord. Your generosity helps us offer presence, formation, fellowship, discernment, healing opportunities, and Christ-centered encounters to women who need them most.

Your gift will help us provide:

• Scholarships for spiritual direction and mentorship with trained Mary and Elizabeth spiritual directors and mentors—available to any woman, regardless of age or state in life.

• Retreat and event scholarships, book studies, and community for young adult and college women—future doctors, educators, scientists, engineers, and leaders who seek to put Christ first in their lives.

• Monthly Stella Maris Formation for more than 150 trained spiritual directors and mentors—offering ongoing education, support, and supervision for those who accompany others.

• Monthly Lilies Formation, offering supplemental spiritual formation to women who have given their lives entirely to Christ, including religious sisters and publicly or privately consecrated women.

• Stipends and travel for 4–8 habited religious sisters to participate in our Fiat Initiative, serving our schools, families, and women discerning their vocation in the Diocese of Memphis.

• Training for 20 new women in the Church's vision for Accompaniment and Discipleship through our annual seven-week equipping program—forming missionary disciples prepared to walk with other women in faith.

• Support for retreats and events that create spaces for women to encounter the healing and transformative love of Jesus Christ.