Father Christopher Martin is a priest of the Archdiocese of St. Louis. He is the pastor of St. Clare of Assisi parish, spiritual director, and retreat master. He spends his free time with his golden retriever, Moses.

Cooper Ray is a dynamic speaker and musician who shares his faith with honesty and passion. Drawing from 20 years of experience as a speaker, retreat facilitator, and musician, he is committed to bringing people to Christ through story, humor, and audience participation. Cooper lives in Dallas, Texas, with his wife, Laura and three sons, Eli, Keller, and Maximus. He serves as the Coordinator for Middle School Ministry at St. Ann in Coppell.

Inspired by the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the example of St. Francis of Assisi, St. Lawrence Seminary provides a residential college preparatory education in a living Catholic community nurturing mature, well-rounded men of faith, who prepare for a life of ministry as priests, religious and lay leaders in the Church and world.

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Dr. Carole Brown is the director of the Sioux Spiritual Center (Catholic Retreat Lodge) in the Diocese of Rapid City. She earned an MA in theology and Christian ministry with a specialization in catechetics from Franciscan University in 1997 and served there as director of Evangelistic Outreach for eight years. She completed her PhD in systematic theology in Dublin in 2010. Her dissertation was titled “Crossing the Threshold of Faith: Pope John Paul II’s Approach to the Problem of the Conversion of the Baptized.” She has over 30 years of experience in evangelization, through youth and young adult ministry, campus ministry, teaching, radio ministry, spiritual direction, and retreat ministry.

Pete Burds has used his five loaves and two fish for the sake of building the kingdom ever since his awakening to Catholicism through a youth ministry program. Through storytelling and leading retreats, he has proclaimed the freedom found in Christ to thousands. He serves as the director of Evangelization and Catechesis for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Pete is a wanna-be philosopher, has a mild obsession with the band Switchfoot, and, because of Christ, finds himself living a life greater than he could have dreamed. He and his family live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Kyle Heimann has traveled the country with the Catholic-acoustic-humor-folk-beard-rock duo, Popple, for years. He plays guitar, ukulele, kazoo, harmonica, and the nose flute. He can be heard on his daily radio show/podcast learning about the Catholic faith from guests and games on The Kyle Heimann Show. He enjoys sharing his faith through humorous stories, analogies, and multimedia. Kyle is married and has four kids. He is a bad dancer.

Megan Mohan graduated from Franciscan University in 2009 and has traveled all over the country speaking about the Gospel ever since. Her desire is to remind people about the truth of who they are, and that they are infinitely loved by God. Megan has recently been certified as a Catholic Mindset Coach, working with people individually to achieve greater healing and transformation by the renewal of their mind. She is passionate about her work, but her greatest joy is her marriage and children.

Father John Parks is a priest for the Diocese of Phoenix, Arizona. Before seminary, Father Parks received a degree in theatre from Arizona State University and was a youth speaker specializing in pro-life and chastity topics. Ordained a priest in 2010, he has taught theology and philosophy at a Catholic High School for four years and is currently the Pastor of St. Theresa Catholic Church and School in Phoenix. Most importantly, Father Parks loves being a priest and is immensely grateful for the merciful love of Jesus.

Emily Wilson  is a YouTuber, speaker, and author from sunny Southern California. Emily speaks and sings at events across the world. She has over 125,000 YouTube subscribers and has written five books: I Choose the Sky, Go Bravely, Awaken My Heart, God’s Brave Boy, and God’s Glorious Girl. She loves Chipotle, the Pacific Ocean, and living in California with her Dutch husband Daniël and their two sons, Zion and Jet.