Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, is a nationally known author and speaker. He also leads pilgrimages to some of the holiest sites in the world. He spends much of his time helping others come to know God’s love for them through preaching, writing, CDs, and other spiritual outreaches.

HIS BOOKS INSLUDE:

Spiritual Freedom: God’s Life Changing Gift;

Hiking the Camino: 500 Miles with Jesus;

Encounter Jesus: From Discovery to Discipleship;

Breath of God – Living a life led by the Holy Spirit;

In 2019, Fr. Pivonka was named President of Franciscan University of Steubenville and is actively involved in the highly successful summer conferences program.

Fr. Dave developed the ministry of “The Wild Goose” – a TV Series for EWTN and a “Sign of Contradiction” — a movie about St. Francis of Assisi which is now available for Community and Theater Screening and Pre-order.

Fr. Dave is a member of the Sacred Heart Province of Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular. He is presently the director of Franciscan Pathways, an evangelistic outreach of his Franciscan Community.

Curtis Martin is the founder and CEO of FOCUS, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, one of the fastest-growing college outreach apostolates in the Catholic Church. Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia has stated “No one does a more dynamic job of reaching college students for Christ than FOCUS.”

Curtis is an award-winning speaker and author who uses humor, stories and his own experiences to communicate how faith is lived out in everyday life.

Dr. Scott Hahn was born in 1957, and has been married to Kimberly since 1979. He and Kimberly have six children (two of which are seminarians for the diocese of Steubenville) and eighteen grandchildren. An exceptionally popular speaker and teacher, Dr. Hahn has delivered numerous talks nationally and internationally on a wide variety of topics related to Scripture and the Catholic faith. His talks have been effective in helping thousands of Protestants and fallen away Catholics to (re)embrace the Catholic faith.

He has been awarded the Father Michael Scanlan, T.O.R., Chair of Biblical Theology and the New Evangelization at Franciscan University of Steubenville, where he has taught since 1990, and is the founder and president of the Saint Paul Center for Biblical Theology. From 2005 to 2011, Dr. Hahn held the Pope Benedict XVI Chair of Biblical Theology and Liturgical Proclamation at St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pa. From 2014 to 2015, he served as the McEssy Distinguished Visiting Professor of Biblical Theology and the New Evangelization, University of St. Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, IL.

Dr. Hahn is also the bestselling author of numerous books including The Lamb’s Supper, Reasons to Believe, and Rome Sweet Home (co-authored with his wife, Kimberly). Some of his newest books are The First Society, The Fourth Cup, Romans: A Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture, The Creed, Evangelizing Catholics, Angels and Saints, and Joy to the World.

Sister Mary Gabriel is a member of the Sisters of Life, a religious community dedicated to the protection and enhancement of the sacredness of human life. The Sisters are based out of New York and have missions in Connecticut; Washington, DC; Philadelphia; Denver, CO; and Toronto, Canada. Originally from Long Island, NY, Sister Mary Gabriel has been a member of the Sisters of Life since 1999. She has a passion for mentoring young women into the freedom found in Jesus Christ and has served as Vocations Director and Novice Director for her community.

Sister Mary Gabriel was Co-Chair of the of the inaugural 2016 GIVEN Forum and, together with her community, conceived of the idea to host a leadership forum for young women throughout the United States with the aim of helping them to “receive the gift they are, realize the gifts they’ve been given, and respond with the gift that only they can give.”

Feeling called to serve God, work with youth, and help souls grow in sanctity, Fr. John pursued his calling and began his novitiate at the age of 21. Fr. John taught at the Miles Christi seminary in Argentina before traveling to Rome to study Theology. He was ordained a priest in 2002 and arrived in the United States in 2010, where he now serves as Superior of the Miles Christi Community in Michigan.

Catherine is a television broadcast professional, national speaker, and writer based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

She is the founding host of EWTN Pro-Life Weekly, a global television show dedicated to a wide-range of life issues from a Catholic perspective. She served in that role for five years and is now an EWTN News Contributor. Catherine was also on the founding news team for EWTN News Nightly, a global evening news program, as a reporter and producer. EWTN is the largest religious media network, which broadcasts in over 300 million television households in more than 145 countries and territories.

In her role as a television host and reporter, she regularly interviews top politicians, Church leaders, and cultural figures. Her reporting has caught the attention from outlets including Vanity Fair and New York Magazine and her writings have appeared in The National Catholic Register, The Washington Examiner, and America Magazine.

Hadro graduated magna cum laude from Florida State University with a degree in Advertising. She currently resides in Virginia with her husband.

Gen. Kevin P. Chilton is Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. He is responsible for the plans and operations for all U.S. forces conducting strategic deterrence and Department of Defense space and cyberspace operations. General Chilton is a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and a Columbia University Guggenheim Fellow. A distinguished graduate from the U.S. Air Force pilot training and test pilot Schools, he flew operational assignments in the RF-4C and F-15 and weapons testing in the F-4 and F-15. The general also served 11 years at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and commanded STS-76, his third space shuttle mission. The general has commanded at the wing, numbered air force, major command and unified combatant command levels.

EDUCATION:

1976 - Distinguished graduate, Bachelor of Science degree in engineering science, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.

1977 - Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.

1982 - Distinguished graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

1984 - Distinguished graduate, U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB, Calif.

1985 - Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence.

2001 - Air War College, by correspondence.

A graduate of Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary, Father Dan Leary was ordained a priest in the Archdiocese of Washington D.C. in 1997. Throughout his priesthood Father Dan has always felt called to serve the poor. He led numerous pilgrimages to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, served the poor through Mustard Seed Communities in Jamaica, and the Missionaries of Charity in Haiti. He assists the Life-Giving Wounds ministry. He regularly leads retreats.

In July 2020, Father Dan began serving the poor as chaplain of the Sisters of Mary, a growing religious community founded by Venerable Father Al Schwartz. The Sisters of Mary World Villages for Children practices charity to the poor serving them in the name of Christ Jesus by helping children break free from a life of poverty. The Sisters of Mary work to care for, feed, clothe, catechize, educate, provide medical care, and a safe place to live to more than 20,000 of the world’s poorest children each year. This loving care and education offers children new opportunities to live out their dreams and lift themselves out of poverty. The Sisters of Mary World Villages for Children work through 18 different sites in 7 countries: The Philippines, South Korea, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Brazil, and Tanzania. As chaplain, Father Dan is a spiritual father for 400+ Sisters of Mary and the 20,000+ children currently in their care, and the 150,000+ graduates of the program.

Sr. Mary Elizabeth Wusinich was born in King of Prussia, PA and grew up in Mother of Divine Providence Parish. After finishing studies in Theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville, she entered the Sisters of Life in 1993. She has served as Postulant Director, Novice Director, Director of the Family Life-Respect Life Office for the Archdiocese of New York and currently as the Vicar General for the community.

Sister was a contributing author to the book: The Foundations of Religious Life: Revisiting the Vision;

Father Stephen Gadberry, a native of the Arkansas Delta, is a Catholic priest for the Diocese of Little Rock. He was ordained on May 28, 2016. After graduating high school in 2004, he enlisted in the United States Air Force, serving in Texas, Germany and Central Iraq. He majored in philosophy and the liberal arts at St. Joseph Seminary College in Louisiana and completed his post-graduate studies in theology in Rome, Italy, earning an S.T.B from the Pontifical Gregorian University and a post-graduate specialization in Saint Augustine and Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger from the Pontifical Augustinianum University, also in Rome.

Father Stephen is a fellow of the Word on Fire Institute, part of Bishop Robert Barron’s Word on Fire Ministries and is very involved with the Bishop and Word on Fire work. When not preaching at the pulpit, you can find him exercising, spending time outdoors, coaching a CrossFit class or playing with his dogs, Murph and Shorty. He was on season 10 of America Ninja Warrior in 2018. To relax his soul, he enjoys listening to music, as well as making music on the piano, guitar and harmonica. He also enjoys archery and is an avid hunter and conservationist. Fr. Stephen is currently pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Batesville, AR and St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church in Newport, AR. He is the dean of his diocesan deanery, which covers all of Northeast Arkansas, and is a member of various diocesan level advisory committees.

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