Speakers
Pat Gohn
Pat Gohn is an award-winning author, speaker, retreat leader, columnist, and host of the Among Women podcast. With a Masters in theology and a communications background, her passion for faith formation embraces digital and print media for evangelization and catechesis. Her popular book, Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious: Celebrating the Gift of Catholic Womanhood won an[Read More…]
William O’Leary
I’ve been sharing the faith since I was in high school and I have been a catechist in one form or another since 1991. I received my BA and MA in Theology from Franciscan University. I have a passion for passing on the Catholic Faith. I am currently the Director of Religious Formation for a[Read More…]
Gabriel Garnica
Gabriel Garnica is crazy enough to believe that we can all be saints, and he refuses to buy the lie that we cannot. He is a college professor with degrees in law and mental health counseling. He was born in Colombia and came to the U.S. as a young child. While Gabe continues to enjoy[Read More…]
Jeannie Ewing
Jeannie Ewing is a Catholic spirituality writer who focuses on the topics of grief, redemptive suffering, and waiting. Her four books include a meditation journal, a devotional, and two books on the topic of discovering joy in the midst of grief and waiting with expectation. She is a frequent guest on Catholic radio and contributes[Read More…]
Ellen Gable Hrkach
Ellen and her husband, James, have been certified NFP teachers for the Couple to Couple League since 1984 and have worked since 1983 in marriage preparation and chastity education. Ellen’s also an award-winning, bestselling author (her books have recently topped 580,00 downloads on Kindle). Her newest book is A Subtle Grace, which just hit #1[Read More…]
Elizabeth Ficocelli
Elizabeth Ficocelli is a best-selling, award winning Catholic author of fifteen books for adults and young people, including Seven from Heaven: How Your Family Can Find Healing, Strength and Protection in the Sacraments and The Imitation of Christ for Children. She has spoken at the LA Congress, NCEA, and various catechetical conferences, as well as at numerous schools and[Read More…]
Lisa Mladinich
Catholic wife and mom Lisa Mladinich is the host of Shalom World TV’s WOMAN: Strong Faith, True Beauty. She is a best-selling author and speaker whose dynamic presentations on faith, catechetics, and women’s issues can be heard around the country, as well as on Catholic TV and radio. A regular voice on Relevant Radio’s Morning Air[Read More…]
Sarah Reinhard
When Sarah Reinhard set off in her life as a grown-up, she had no idea it would involve horses, writing, and sparkly dress shoes. In her work as a Catholic wife, mom, writer, parish employee, and catechist, she’s learned a lot of lessons and had a lot of laughs. She’s online at SnoringScholar.com and is[Read More…]
Karee Santos
Karee Santos is a happily married mom of six and a popular writer and speaker on Catholic marriage. Karee and her husband, Manuel P. Santos, M.D., began teaching marriage preparation and enrichment classes in New York City in 2003. They are also co-authors of The Four Keys to Everlasting Love: How Your Catholic Marriage Can[Read More…]
Mary Lou Rosien
Mary Lou Rosien is a Catholic, Wife and Mother to seven children plus one foster-son. She is an author and the RCIA Coordinator at St. Leo’s Church in Hilton, NY. She writes for AC in between loads of laundry, driving around kids and speaking engagements.
Deanna Bartalini
Deanna G. Bartalini, M.Ed.; M.P.A, is a Catholic writer, speaker, presenter, and educator. Married to Deacon John they have two married children. Deanna loves teaching about Catholicism and how it fits into our daily lives. She has served in the diocese of Palm Beach since 1985 in both paid and volunteer positions in the areas[Read More…]
Rocco Fortunato
Rocco Fortunato grew up Roman Catholic, but God had little part in his life. Television, movies, and disordered music attracted his heart to the life of sin they promoted. After years of living in mortal sin and believing he was beyond hope, Rocco was set free by the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ in sacramental[Read More…]
Peggy Clores
Peggy Clores has been engaged in Catholic Adult Education at Our Lady of Mercy Parish and in the RVC Diocese for almost 30 years. In addition to holding a B.A. in Psychology and Theatre Arts from the State University of New York at Stony Brook , she is Co-Coordinator of her parish Adult Ed/RCIA Program, a catechist, [Read More…]