Jason Evert
Keynote: "What's so great about being Catholic?"
Men's Breakout: "Theology of His Body"
Jason Evert has traveled to six continents to bring the message of purity to millions of people for more than 25 years, including World Youth Days in Australia, Spain, Poland, Panama, and Portugal. He has lectured at dozens of universities, including Harvard, Princeton, and the United States Naval and Air Force Academies. Jason earned a master’s degree in Theology, and undergraduate degrees in Counseling and Theology, with a minor in Philosophy at Franciscan University of Steubenville.
He is a best-selling author of 20 books, including Saint John Paul the Great, How to Find Your Soulmate without Losing Your Soul, and The Dating Blueprint. He is a frequent guest on radio programs throughout the country, and his television appearances include MSNBC, Fox News, the BBC, and EWTN. Jason runs Chastity Project and its website, chastity.com, hosts the podcast “Lust is Boring,” and leads an international alliance of young people who promote purity in more than 40 countries.
Liz Kelly
Keynote: "The Power of Your Presence"
Women's Breakout: "Your Majesty, Your Mission: Why the World Needs a Woman Exactly Like You"
Liz Kelly Stanchina is the community leader for Women’s Formation at Bishop Barron’s Word on Fire Institute. She is an internationally-recognized speaker and retreat leader and the award-winning author or co-author of more than a dozen books including A Thrill of Hope, the Blessed is She Advent Devotional for 2024, A Place Called Golgotha: Meditations on the Last Words of Christ, Love Like a Saint: Cultivating Virtue with Holy Women, and Jesus Approaches, What Contemporary Women Can Learn about Healing, Freedom & Joy from the Women of the New Testament. Kelly’s written works frequently appear in the MAGNIFICAT’S Lenten and Advent Companions, as well as Blessed is She, Shalom Tidings, and other Catholic forums.
Kelly holds advanced degrees in Creating Writing from the University of Alaska, and Catholic Studies from the University of St. Thomas, Minnesota. She received her certification as a spiritual director in 2015 from the Cenacle of Divine Providence, Clearwater, Florida, in association with Franciscan University in Steubenville. From 2008 to 2022, she served as the managing editor of Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture at the Center for Catholic Studies in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she also taught in the Catholic Studies program at the University of St. Thomas. Kelly has appeared on Relevant Radio, Catholic Answers, The Christophers, Radio Maria, Radio Maria Australia, Public Radio, Boston Catholic Television, EWTN, and Salt and Light Television, Canada. Visit her website at LizK.org or read her column, Your Heart, His Home on Substack at LizKellyWrites.
Fr. Agustino Torres, CFR
Fr. Agustino Torres, CFR, is a priest with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal and the founder of Corazón Puro. He is the author of Prepare Your Heart, and serves as a retreat guide, spiritual director, and an international youth and young adult speaker. He is the principal author of R.E.A.L. Formation, an inculturated, gamified Confirmation Program designed for Gen Z that forms the catechist, the parents and the young person. Fr. Torres hosts the EWTN TV shows ICONS and Clic con Corazon Puro (in both English and Spanish), and host of the National Eucharistic Revival podcast Revive.
El P. Agustino Torres, CFR, es sacerdote de los Frailes Franciscanos de la Renovación y fundador de Corazón Puro. Es autor de Prepara tu corazón, guía de retiros, director espiritual y conferenciante internacional para jóvenes y adultos jóvenes. Es el autor principal de REAL Formation, un Programa de Confirmación inculturado diseñado para la Generación Z que forma al catequista, los padres y los jovenes. Padre Torres es presentador de los programas ICONS y Clic con Corazón Puro de EWTN TV (en inglés y español), y presentador del podcast Revive del National Eucharistic Revival.
Mar Muñoz-Visoso
Mar Muñoz-Visoso is executive director of the Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington, DC, where she previously served as assistant director of Media Relations. Before joining the Bishops’ Conference, Mar worked for the Archdiocese of Denver, where she served in various capacities, including as co-founder and first executive director of Centro San Juan Diego, a pastoral institute and adult education center for Latinos, as well as director of Hispanic Ministry, and editor of El Pueblo Católico, the Spanish-language archdiocesan newspaper, now a magazine. Mar has a B.A. in Communications from CEU San Pablo University in Valencia, Spain, and a Master of Theological Studies (M.T.S.) from the Madonna University in Livonia, Michigan. Mar is a published author and speaker. She currently serves on various boards, including the Board of Directors of Instituto Fe y Vida, the Hispanic Access Foundation, and the Advisory Board for the Latino Pastoral Leaders Initiative of Leadership Roundtable. In 2010 Mar received the Benemerenti Medal from Pope Benedict XVI for exemplary and sustained service to the Catholic faith.
Mar Muñoz-Visoso es directora ejecutiva del Secretariado de Diversidad Cultural en la Iglesia en la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de Estados Unidos (USCCB) en Washington, DC, donde también se desempeñó como directora adjunta de relaciones con los medios de comunicación. Antes de unirse a USCCB, Mar trabajó para la Arquidiócesis de Denver, donde ejerció varios cargos. Fue cofundadora y primera directora ejecutiva del Centro San Juan Diego, un instituto pastoral y centro de educación de adultos, y también fue directora de la Oficina del Ministerio Hispano, y editora general del periódico arquidiocesano El Pueblo Católico. Mar posee una licenciatura en Ciencias de la Información con especialidad en periodismo por el C.E.U. San Pablo/Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, España, y una Maestría en Teología por Madonna University en Livonia, Michigan. Actualmente también forma parte de varios consejos corporativos incluyendo las juntas directivas del Instituto Fe y Vida, a de la Fundación Acceso Hispano (Hispanic Access), así como el consejo asesor de la Iniciativa de Líderes Pastorales Latinos de Leadership Roundtable. En 2010 Mar recibió la Medalla Benemerenti del Papa Benedicto XVI por su servicio sostenido y ejemplar a la fe católica.