Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug 9, 2008 / 16:00 pm
Participants from 21 dioceses in the United States and four countries gathered in Colorado Springs for a conference to discuss how strong financial management practices enable parishes to “devote more time to the missions that originally inspired their vocations.”
The conference, entitled, “Management of the Church’s Temporal Affairs,” which took place at the Broadmoor Hotel August 4-6, discussed ways that dioceses across the country and around the world can become better stewards of their resources.
Founder of O’Meara, Ferguson, Whelan, and Conway and organizer of the conference, Pat O’Meara, explained to CNA that the firm works with dioceses across the country and across the boarders to advise them of the best use of their temporal resources as they further their mission.
The mission of the business, which O’Meara states, “is striving to be the trusted advisor to the Church,” demonstrates that they are dedicated to helping their clients “more easily manage the growing financial complexity of their institutions, thereby enabling them to devote more time to the missions that originally inspired their vocations.”