UPCOMING SPEAKERS

At the Holy Family Fests

2024 HOLY FAMILY FEST SPEAKERS

Featured Speakers for Adults

Fr. Chris Alar, MIC

Speaking July 26-August 1

Father Chris Alar, MIC, is the Provincial Superior of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Mercy Province of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception in the United States and Argentina. He wrote and produced the popular “Divine Mercy 101” and “Explaining the Faith” YouTube series and is the author of the bestselling books After Suicide: There’s Hope for Them and for You, as well as Understanding Divine Mercy. He is host of the EWTN show Living Divine Mercy, which airs on Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. EST. From 2014-2024, he served as “Fr. Joseph, MIC,” the Director of the Association of Marian Helpers.

 Msgr. James Shea

 Speaking June 28-July 4

Monsignor Shea serves on the Boards of Directors for Saint John Vianney Seminary in Denver, Relevant Radio, the Association of Benedictine Colleges and Universities, and the Northern Sun Conference of the NCAA. He has been a member of the National Advisory Council to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. For the State of North Dakota, he has served on the Governor’s Commission on Education Improvement and the Attorney General’s Task Force on Human Trafficking. Monsignor served as chairman of the Catholic Identity Committee on the Board of Directors for FOCUS, and he is a Knight Commander of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. Deeply committed to the education and formation of young people, Monsignor Shea is a priest of the Diocese of Bismarck.

Featured Speakers for Youth

Deacon John Green

Speaking June 7-13

John Green attended Wheaton College where he was 1 of 12 Roman Catholics out of 3,000 Evangelical Protestants. After marrying his wife, Carolyn, the Greens have enjoyed a life of ministry and service together for 32 years. For twenty years they lived with and ministered to men involved in prostitution on the streets of Chicago. John was ordained a Permanent Deacon by Cardinal Francis George in 2002. Over the last decade and a half, he and his wife have been small business owners, caregivers to elderly parents and family members, and have been blessed to raise 4 kids who love the Lord and one dog that they are still praying for. Today they minister at Holy Family Parish in Stow, OH. Deacon John works with Catholic parishes throughout the United States through his work with The Evangelical Catholic.

Children of Mary Sisters

Children’s Ministry July 5-11 & August 2-8

The Children of Mary Sisters are based in Newark and Cincinnati, Ohio. A semi-contemplative community, the sisters spend their lives adoring Jesus enthroned on the altar, and continuing our adoration of Jesus with acts of love as we work in household duties, outdoor chores, or apostolic work.

Nathan Crankfield

Speaking June 28-July 4 & August 2-8.

Nathan Crankfield converted to Catholicism at the age of 13, becoming the first Catholic in his entire family. After graduating from Mount St. Mary’s University, he was commissioned as an Infantry Officer in the US Army. Nathan served as a ranger-qualified platoon leader in the 82nd Airborne Division for four years, including one combat deployment to Afghanistan. After the Army, Nathan has worked for the Church in several different roles in parish and young adult ministry. He is now a Partnership Executive at Hallow and the host of his podcast, Seeking Excellence with Nathan Crankfield. Nathan lives in Denver with his wife, Emily, and their son, Jordan.