Paulist Mission Preachers

Paulist Mission PreachersFather Bruce Nieli, C.S.P., leads a Paulist retreat in song

Nearly two dozen Paulist Fathers are available for speaking engagement. This page contains a listing of those priests and a description of their areas of expertise. If you are interested in booking an engagement, either contact the speaker with the information provided in his listing or contact Stefani Manowski in the Office of Media Relations at (202) 269-2521 or via e-mail at .


Paulists available for speaking engagements

 

 

Father Donald A. Andrie, C.S.P. Father Donald A. Andrie, C.S.P.

Father Donald A. Andrie, C.S.P.

Father Donald A. Andrie, C.S.P., currently based in Grand Rapids, MI, is available for parish retreats. For more information check out the Web site www.paulistnw.org/mission


 

Father John E. Collins, C.S.P.

Father John E. Collins, C.S.P. Father John E. Collins, C.S.P.

Father John E. Collins, C.S.P., currently based in New York City, is available for parish missions, retreats, and renewals. His themes include “Give God a Second Thought” and “The Faith Story.” During the past decade Father Collins has conducted more than 200 missions as well as more than 30 retreats for priests and religious.

Phone: (212) 265-3209, ext. 250 or (212) 265-4154
415 W. 59th Street, New York, N.Y. 10019


 

Father Frank DeSiano, C.S.P.

Father Frank DeSiano, C.S.P.Father Frank DeSiano, C.S.P.

Father Frank DeSiano, C.S.P., currently based in Jamaica Estates, N.Y., offers parish renewals and retreats based on themes of evangelization and discipleship. Father DeSiano, noted author and speaker on evangelization, can work with your parish to develop a customized parish renewal based on the themes of evangelization and discipleship. If you desire to call your parish to a deeper awareness of themselves as disciples and bearers of Good News, please contact Father Frank DeSiano at the phone number or e-mail address below.

Phone: (718) 291-5995
E-mail: desianocsp@aol.com


 

Father James Diluzio, C.S.P.

Father James Diluzio, C.S.P.Father James Diluzio, C.S.P.

Father James Diluzio, C.S.P., currently based in New York City, is available for a parish mission/retreat entitled “Luke Live!” It is a dramatic proclamation of the Gospel of Luke interspersed with meditations, discussions, preaching and songs – both sacred and secular. As priest, missionary, actor and singer Father James also offers “Saints Alive!” (stories and songs inspired by the lives of the Saints) including a new 1-to-4 session presentation on the Life of Saint Paul the Apostle (with Power Point slides). He also offers lectures on Scripture, faith development and church history. His Web site, www.lukelive.com, includes published homilies, reviews and other ministries designed to engage faith in dialogue with culture, spirituality and the arts.

Phone: (212) 265-3209, ext. 253
E-mail: lukelive@lukelive.com or (212) 265-3209, ext. 253


 

Father Charlie O'Shea Donahue, C.S.P.

Father Charlie O'Shea Donahue, C.S.P.Father Charlie O'Shea Donahue, C.S.P.

Father Charlie O'Shea Donahue C.S.P., currently based in Berkeley, CA, is available for parish retreats and missions on a variety of themes, including these four:

  • “The Acts of Us Apostles,” reflecting upon the individuals and events recounted in the Acts of the Apostles as mirrors into our own lives in the 21st century;
  • “Recovery Spirituality,” using the Gospel and the spirituality embedded in twelve step programs to improve our conscious contact with God through prayer and meditation;
  • “(W)holiness,” reflecting upon the universal call to holiness and personal yearning for wholeness; and
  • “Three for All,” looking at the lives of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Father Isaac Hecker, and Albino Luciani (Pope John Paul I), each living a century apart, but still each offers great lessons on what it means to follow Christ.

Phone: (510) 848-7812, ext. 204
E-mail: frcharlie@gmail.com

 


Father Michael Evernden, C.S.P.

Father Michael Evernden, C.S.P.Father Michael Evernden, C.S.P.

Father Michael Evernden, C.S.P., currently based in Portland, OR, is available for parish retreats and days of recollection, especially in the great Northwest of the U.S. Father Evernden focuses on Giving Voice to the Word of God – in Scripture, Prayer & Sacraments, and Daily Life. He offers a practical approach to living our faith, one day at a time; a guide to discovering and sharing our faith story; deepening our awareness of God's living presence among us. His Web site is photosbymichael.blogspot.com.

Phone: (503) 819-1269
E-mail: mecsp@mac.com



Father John Geaney, C.S.P.

Father John Geaney, C.S.P. Father John Geaney, C.S.P.

Father John Geaney, C.S.P., currently based in Memphis, TN, is available for short-term preaching assignments, especially in the South. Retreats and Days of Recollection are his specialty. Because Father Geaney is a pastor he is unable to do Missions that require a Saturday/Sunday presence. Father John has a long record of assisting priests with preaching and does workshops in that discipline. He is also known for his ability to deal with the media and does daylong workshops on how to approach the media, especially in crisis situations.

Phone: (901) 774-2297
E-mail: JjGeaney@cs.com

 


Father Brett C. Hoover, C.S.P.

Father Brett C. Hoover, C.S.P.Father Brett C. Hoover, C.S.P.

Father Brett C. Hoover, C.S.P., currently based in Berkeley, CA, is available for workshops individually or as part of the Catholic Intercultural Ministry Project (with Father Ricky Manalo, C.S.P., and Father Faustino Cruz, S.M.). The project's team workshops address the challenges of many cultures interacting in Catholic pastoral settings. Father Hoover also is available to address topics such as: “The Immigrant Church, Yesterday and Today” “Cultural Orientation to Ministry in the U.S. for International Priests” “Orientation for Priests and Parish Staffs Working with International Priests” “Beyond Safe Spaces: Young Adult Outreach in the Church Today” “Generations and Justice: Social Concern, Justice, and Young Adults.” Father Hoover is able to conduct parish and group retreats, including: “Communion and Catholicity: A Spirituality for Diverse Communities” and “Losing Your Religion, Finding Your Faith: Spiritual Transitions for Young Adults.”

Phone: (510) 837-8085
E-mail: bhoovme@gmail.com

 


Father Paul Huesing, C.S.P.

Father Frank DeSiano, C.S.P.Father Paul Huesing, C.S.P.

Father Paul Huesing, C.S.P., currently based in Boston, MA, is director of Paulist New England Outreach Ministries. His central focus is evangelization, particularly to young adults. Father Huesing is available for parish missions and retreats centering on the role of evangelization in a parish's self-identity and renewal (conversion of self, others, and culture). He is also open to other themes and foci as a parish's needs and desires require.

Phone: (617) 948-2406
E-mail: pneo@paulist.org

 

 

Father Mark-David Janus, C.S.P.

Father Mark-David Janus, C.S.P. Father Mark-David Janus, C.S.P.

Father Mark-David Janus, C.S.P., currently based in Grand Rapids, MI, is available for a variety of parish missions/retreats and adult education programs. Please check out his offerings here (PDF link).

 


 

 

Father John Kenny, C.S.P.

Father John Kenny, C.S.P.Father John Kenny, C.S.P.

Father John Kenny, C.S.P., currently based in Grand Rapids, MI, is available for a variety of continuing education programs. Please check out his offerings here (PDF link).

 


 

 

Father Ed Koharchik, C.S.P.

Father Ed Koharchik, C.S.P.Father Ed Koharchik, C.S.P.

Father Ed Koharchik, C.S.P., currently based in Austin, TX, is available for workshops, parish missions and days of prayer and reflection, particularly in the areas of liturgy, liturgical music, and the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA). He holds an M.A. in liturgical studies and liturgical music from The Catholic University of America and a master's degree in pastoral studies from the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX.

Father Ed is a team member of The North American Forum on the Catechumenate (which provides institutes to dioceses on the implementation of the RCIA) and a member of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM). He has served as a liturgist and liturgical music director in the Diocese of Galveston-Houston, TX, for nearly 20 years and currently is the associate director of the University Catholic Center at the University of Texas in Austin.

Phone: (512) 476-7351, ext. 12
Web: www.utcatholic.org

 

 

Father Vincent McKiernan, C.S.P.

Father Vincent McKiernan, C.S.P.Father Vincent McKiernan, C.S.P.

Father Vincent McKiernan, C.S.P., currently based in Columbus, OH, is an experienced retreat director, who conducts retreats on “Centering Prayer,” “Healing Life's Hurts,” and “Praying Your Life.”

Phone: (614) 291-4674, ext. 106
E-mail: vinnycsp@yahoo.com

 

 

Father Bruce Nieli, C.S.P.

Father Frank DeSiano, C.S.P.Father Bruce Nieli, C.S.P.

Father Bruce Nieli, C.S.P., currently based in Memphis, TN, is available for parish missions, retreats, and diocesan/regional conferences (in English and Spanish) on “Responding to the Spirit in the Soul, in the Church and in the World.” He offers the spirituality of St. Paul the Apostle with a focus on connecting Catholic faith and American culture, which is the particular mission of Paulist founder Father Isaac Thomas Hecker.

Phone: (901) 726-5530
E-mail: dbrucecsp@paulist.org

 

 

Father Ed Nowak, C.S.P.

Father Ed Nowak, C.S.P.Father Ed Nowak, C.S.P.

Father Ed Nowak, C.S.P., currently based in Austin, TX, is available, with colleague Michelle Goodwin, for parish retreats or missions entitled “Spirituality for Evangelization: Living our Baptismal Anointing as a Priestly, Prophetic and Royal People.” The program includes preaching at all the Sunday Masses plus 3-5 mission evenings, depending on a given parish's time frame and needs.

Father Nowak, is Director of The University Catholic Center at the University of Texas in Austin.  He has ministered in the areas of campus ministry, RCIA, evangelization, outreach to inactive Catholics, and young adult ministry.

Ms. Michelle Goodwin is an Associate Director at the University Catholic Center at the University of Texas in Austin. She has worked as an educator in Catholic Schools, and as a youth and young adult minister in a parish. Since 1989 she has worked at three different universities as a campus minister and in 1997 she received a Masters of Education degree from Boston University.

Phone: (512) 476-7351 ext. 14
E-mail: EdNowakcsp@aol.com

 

 

Father Terry Ryan, C.S.P.

Father Terry Ryan, C.S.P.Father Terry Ryan, C.S.P.

Father Terry Ryan, C.S.P.,currently based in San Francisco, CA, is available for a variety of retreats and spirituality programs. Please check out Father Terry's Web site for more information, www.fatherterryryan.com

 


 

 

 

Father Tom Ryan, C.S.P.

Father Frank DeSiano, C.S.P.Father Tom Ryan, C.S.P.

Father Tom Ryan, C.S.P., currently based in Washington, D.C., directs the Paulist North American Office for Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations. He weds his passion for Christian unity and interreligious understanding with his deep interest in the spiritual life by leading retreats, preaching missions, and writing book/articles. Learn more about his parish missions here. To see his retreat themes check out this page. You can also read a synopsis of Father Tom's ten books, or read his articles on his Web sites.

Phone: (202) 269-2511
Web: www.tomryancsp.org

 

 

Father Richard Sparks, C.S.P.

Father Frank DeSiano, C.S.P.Father Richard Sparks, C.S.P.

Father Richard Sparks, C.S.P., currently based in Chicago, IL, is available for parish missions and retreats on topics including, “Being Catholic in an Imperfect Church and World: What Really Matters?” and “Meeting Jesus, Being Church: What's It All About?” Fr Dick – a pastor, teacher, moral theologian and popular speaker – has the ability to make doctrine and theology real and accessible to people-in-the-pew. He is also available for continuing education workshops in the field of morality, conscience formation, bioethics, sexuality, and social justice. Some of his talks include “The Four Ls of Christian Living,” “The Paradigm Shift,” “Genuine Christian Moral Living & Leadership,” and “Why Be Catholic – What Really Matters?”

Phone: 312-922-3444 x29
E-mail:

 

 


Father Tom Tavella, C.S.P.

Father Tom Tavella, C.S.P.Father Tom Tavella, C.S.P.

Father Tom Tavella, C.S.P., currently based in Grand Rapids, MI, is available for a variety of spirituality and continuing education programs. Please check out his offerings at here.