Speakers of the 2011 Indiana Holy Family Catholic Conference

Gus Lloyd

Gus was raised in the Catholic faith, attending Catholic grade school and then public high school. In his teen years, Gus fell away from the practice of his faith. After attending International Broadcasting School, Gus began a career in radio. He married his wife, Michelle, in 1980. Gus and Michelle are the parents of four children.

Gus became active in the Catholic Charismatic movement, and attended the Catholic School of Lay Evangelization, feeling a call to ministry. He produced an album of original Christian music. In 1992, he was asked to join the staff of WBVM, the Catholic radio station in Tampa, FL. He hosted a popular morning show there for nearly 13 years. In 2006, the Archdiocese of New York contacted Gus to host the morning show for The Catholic Channel, a new venture on Sirius Satellite Radio. He has been the host of Seize the Day since then.

For the past 20 years, Gus has been a popular speaker at conferences, retreats and parish missions. He speaks on apologetics, evangelization, men’s issues, marriage issues and being a Catholic in the world today. Along with his daily radio show, which can be heard weekday mornings from 6-10 eastern on Sirius 159 and XM 117, Gus published his first book in 2010, A Minute in the Church, a collection of one-minute Catholic apologetics teachings. He also writes his 60-Second Reflection, a daily meditation on the Scriptures.

Visit his website at www.guslloyd.com.

Sean Forrest

Sean Forrest is an international speaker, musician, author, and youth minister from Connecticut whose passion for the Catholic faith and tell-it-like-it-is style sets the tone for the entire ministry. Sean Forrest began his ministry as a full-time youth minister at St. James Parish in Stratford, Conn.

In January of 2000, Sean founded Movin’ With The Spirit, Inc. (MWTS), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to renewing the Church and society as a whole by proclaiming God’s eternal Truth and love for all. Since then, he has had the opportunity to speak to hundreds of thousands of teens and adults across the country and internationally.

Seans website is www.mwts.org/mwts/Sean_Forrest.html.

Fr. Pablo Straub

Father Pablo Straub is a noted author and a producer of acclaimed Catholic audios and videos. His devout, dynamic and humorous presentations are often aired on Mother Angelica’s EWTN television and radio networks and on Mexican Catholic television.

A missionary priest of St. Alphonsus’ Redemptorist Order, Father Straub serves the poorest of the poor and has lived and worked for the past 38 years in Mexico and Puerto Rico.

Visit Fr. Pablo’s website http://www.windowtotruth.com.

Fr. Bill Casey

Father Bill Casey is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and a 1979 graduate of Temple University. After graduating from college, he served as an officer in the U.S. Army. Upon leaving the Army, he entered the Congregation of the Fathers of Mercy.

He studied Philosophy at Christendom College and Theology at Holy Apostles Seminary and was ordained to the priesthood in 1991. In 1997, Fr. Casey was elected the Superior General of the Congregation. Father attributes his call to the priesthood to the Mercy of God, his love for the study of Sacred Scripture, and his strong devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Father Casey is a nationally renowned speaker and a frequent guest on EWTN.

Visit the Fathers of Mercy website http://www.fathersofmercy.com/our_apostolates/missionaries/casey.

Dominican Sisters of St. Cecelia (Nashville, TN)

The charism of a religious congregation refers to the distinct spirit that animates a religious community and gives it a particular character.  A charism is part of the permanent heritage of a community, which includes the rule, mission, history, and traditions kept by the religious institute.

The charism of a community is such that if all written records were destroyed, it could be re-created through the living testimony of its members.

In a spirit of joy and simplicity, and with constant recourse to prayer, hundreds of Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia have witnessed to our charism over the past one hundred and fifty years.

Living the Dominican motto “to contemplate and to give to others the fruits of our contemplation,” they are committed to: A love of study and a strong preparation for the apostolate of teaching

  • Excellence in education
  • A thorough background in theology and philosophy
  • The religious formation of youth in the Catholic faith

Visit their website http://nashvilledominican.org.

 

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