Mike Goldsmith seemed to have it all…a great family, a faith community and a job as a teacher at Xavier High School that he loved. Then he found himself almost inexplicably at a level of spiritual depression he had never before experienced. The joy of his faith was leaving him. He was in the middle of a spiritual dryness when God’s grace reached down in a special way to bring him back to true joy.

As a former Methodist minister and youth director, Keith spent many years inspiring others and leading them to Christ. His passion for truth and his love of the Lord will inspire you to believe in the plans God has for you!

David Harris’s life was filled with heavy drinking, self-centeredness, and emptiness. He finally asked God for help. “God, I don’t even know who you are, but please help me.” Listen to David share his journey to Catholicism, about the power of prayer, and the strength that comes when we surrender to Christ Jesus.

God’s grace is with us always. We have enough for the moment. We don’t get tomorrow’s grace today. Sheri Springman has had her share of challenges including times where she felt God was carrying her. It was through these difficult times where she became aware of God’s loving grace.

Dr. Patrice Winkel is a wife, mother, teacher, and SURVIVOR. She has journeyed through thyroid cancer, three “freak” car accidents, a traumatic brain injury, a branchial cleft cyst, and most recently a rogue wave that tried to extinguish her life in the Pacific Ocean. How has her faith been affected?

Renée Bondi had a beautiful singing voice, a thriving career as a music teacher, and a loving family. But then one night a bizarre accident shattered her spine and left her quadriplegic. Her life changed forever.

Looking back, Emily Logan can see how different people spoke the word of God into her life. But at the time, it seemed like God was silent.

College student Noelle Resse will share her story how she learned to give herself grace and is learning to love herself with the help from God.

Talk 3 of 3 featuring Deacon Mark Sanderfeld at our Annual CEO Evangelization Retreat

Talk 2 of 3 by Archbishop Michael Jackels at our Annual CEO Evangelization Retreat