Konnor Damery

Hello, my name is Konnor Damery, beloved son of the Father, husband, father, and a Formator for the Bosco Project! Welcome to the Damery support page! 🙂

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Where We serve

I serve as a Formator for the Bosco Project in the Diocese of Joliet, IL. I will be overseeing a house of young missionaries serving North Central College in Naperville, IL and Elmhurst University in Elmhurst, IL. Both of these campuses are expansion campuses for FOCUS this fall 2024.

Our Story

My story begins when I was baptized as an infant at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Decatur, IL. I received Religious Education through 8th grade, but it was not until college that Christ became the center of my life. I finally found the joy and peace my heart longed for when I attended a Koinonia Retreat at the St. John Paul II Catholic Newman Center on campus at Illinois State. On my knees in Eucharistic Adoration, I heard God speak to me for the very first time saying, “Konnor… I am here, and I have always been here.” This was the beginning of a new trajectory for my life.

My perspective of Catholic worship radically changed when as I embraced the Church’s teaching of the TRUE PRESENCE of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist. The sacraments, which used to feel like robotic gestures, suddenly became powerful expressions of God’s love. I was made new by God’s mercy and began my walk with Jesus at the age of 19. Around that time, I also met the one I would commit my life to in Holy Matrimony – Ayla is my closest companion in the Christian Life. So far, we have been blessed with 5 children – Rose and John Paul (In Heaven), Eden (2.5), Augustine (1) AND one baby on the way. We strive to be a family on mission, always seeking new ENCOUNTERS with the God who made us, redeemed us, and called us to follow him.

As a Formator for the Bosco Project here in our home Diocese of Joliet, I have the great opportunity to work with young men who have great desires to bring Christ to others.

All for the Heart of Jesus, through the Heart of Mary — Ite ad Ioseph.

Your Impact

Through prayer and financial support you can help us build God’s kingdom in 3 ways:

1) Stability for our Family – Our family mission is to cultivate a home in which our children can grow in holiness and learn how to be disciples.

2) Formation of New Missionaries – young men pursuing a call of mission work with FOCUS.

3) Formation of Future Seminarians – young men discerning a call to the priesthood with the Diocese of Joliet, IL.

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Host	Retreat Type	Start Date	End Date
Tulane University	Way of the Disciple	09/05/24	09/07/24
University of Nebraska Lincoln	The Sanctifier	09/13/24	09/15/24
Parish Outreach	The Father’s House	09/16/24	09/18/24
Kansas State University	The Father’s House	09/20/24	09/22/24
University of Delaware	Rec	09/20/24	09/22/24
University of South Carolina – Columbia	Rec	09/27/24	09/29/24
St. Francis University	The Father’s House	10/04/24	10/06/24
Nicholls State University	The Father’s House	10/04/24	10/06/24
Northwestern State University	The Father’s House	10/11/24	10/13/24
University of Memphis	The Father’s House	10/11/24	10/13/24
Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville	The Father’s House	10/18/24	10/20/24
Ohio State University	The Father’s House	10/18/24	10/20/24
University of Dallas	The Sanctifier	10/24/24	10/26/24
Central Connecticut State University	The Father’s House	10/25/24	10/27/24
Universidad de Monterrey	The Father’s House	10/25/24	10/27/24
California State University – Fullerton	The Father’s House	10/25/24	10/27/24
Sts. Anne and Joaquim, Fargo, ND	Way of the Disciple	11/01/24	11/03/24
University of Krems	Men’s	11/01/24	11/03/24
University of Mary	The Father’s House	11/08/24	11/10/24
DePauw University	Rec	11/08/24	11/10/24
Philanthropy Engagement	Way of the Disciple	11/15/24	11/17/24
University of Passau	Rec	11/21/24	11/23/24
Texas A&M University	The Sanctifier	02/07/25	02/09/25
FOCUS Greek Southeast	The Father’s House	02/14/25	02/16/25
FOCUS Greek Midwest	The Father’s House	02/14/25	02/16/25
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	The Sanctifier	02/14/25	02/16/25
FOCUS Greek Southwest	The Father’s House	02/21/25	02/23/25
Wayne State University	The Father’s House	02/21/25	02/23/25
University of Illinois-Chicago	The Sanctifier	02/21/25	02/23/25
Queens College of the City University of New York	The Father’s House	03/07/25	03/09/25
Nicholls State University	Way of the Disciple	03/07/25	03/09/25
Grand Valley State University	The Father’s House	03/28/25	03/30/25
University of Northern Iowa	Way of the Disciple	04/03/25	04/05/25
University of Nebraska Lincoln	The Father’s House	04/04/25	04/06/25
Arizona State University	Men’s	02/07/25	02/09/25
University of Nebraska at Kearney	Rec	09/27/24	09/29/24