Speakers

Bear Woznick

Bear Woznick is a nationally known Catholic speaker, author, media personality, and evangelist from Waikiki, Hawaii. His ministry emphasizes prayer, heroic virtue, intentional discipleship, and leadership—particularly among Catholic men. He is widely recognized for his dynamic presentation style and his ability to connect the Catholic faith with themes of courage, discipline, adventure, and missionary living.

Woznick is the host of EWTN’s motorcycle-based television series Long Ride Home with Bear Woznick and The Bear Woznick Adventure radio show, heard on hundreds of stations nationwide. He also produces online catechetical and spiritual content through podcasts, YouTube programming, and retreat ministry.


Dr. Dillon Caswell, PT, DPT, SCS

Dr. Dillon Caswell is a Catholic speaker, author, and evangelist whose ministry focuses on the integration of faith, physical health, mental resilience, discipleship, and personal transformation. His presentations emphasize the relationship between bodily stewardship, spiritual growth, and living a disciplined Catholic life rooted in virtue and purpose.

Professionally, Dr. Caswell is a board-certified Sports Clinical Specialist (SCS) and Doctor of Physical Therapy.  His professional background allows him to connect Catholic spirituality with themes of perseverance, suffering, recovery, identity, and human flourishing.


Father Andrew Marshall

Father Andrew Marshall is a Scottish Catholic priest, Eucharistic missionary, and speaker currently serving as Chaplain of the Adoratio Foundation in Beloit, Kansas. His ministry is centered on Eucharistic renewal, parish missions, Eucharistic preaching, adoration, and fostering a deeper devotion to the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist.

Born and raised in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, Fr. Marshall received extensive academic and theological formation in Europe. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from the Angelicum in Rome, completed theological studies at the University of Leuven in Belgium, and obtained a Licentiate in Biblical Theology in Rome. In addition to his theological training, he holds Master’s degrees in German, French, and Russian and is proficient in numerous additional languages, including Italian, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Spanish, Gaelic, Korean, and Luganda.

Ordained for the Diocese of Dunkeld in Scotland in 2018, Fr. Marshall has also undertaken missionary work internationally, including service in Uganda, before ultimately discerning a call to priestly ministry in his native Scotland. His vocational story reflects a strong missionary spirit, intellectual formation, and a deep commitment to evangelization and pastoral ministry. Through the Adoratio Foundation, Fr. Marshall travels throughout the United States and internationally leading “Eucharistic Encounters,” parish missions, retreats, and Eucharistic adoration events designed to deepen belief in and devotion to the Eucharist. These events typically include Eucharistic exposition and adoration, preaching on the Real Presence, devotional prayer, Lectio Divina, and opportunities for spiritual renewal.


Father Mathias Thelen

Father Mathias Thelen is a Catholic priest of the Diocese of Lansing, co-founder and president of Encounter Ministries, and pastor of St. Patrick Catholic Parish in Brighton, Michigan. His ministry is centered on evangelization, Eucharistic renewal, healing ministry, missionary discipleship, and helping Catholics live more fully in the power and gifts of the Holy Spirit. He is widely recognized as a leading voice in contemporary Catholic renewal and charismatic evangelization.

Father Thelen received undergraduate degrees in Philosophy and Catholic Studies from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, completed seminary formation at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, and was ordained to the priesthood in 2010. In 2016, he earned a Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome. He later served as a spiritual director and assistant professor of theology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary.

As co-founder of Encounter Ministries, Father Thelen has helped develop an international movement dedicated to “teaching, equipping, and activating disciples” to demonstrate the love of God through the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Encounter Ministries now operates numerous campuses and ministry programs internationally, with a strong emphasis on healing ministry, prophetic ministry, identity in Christ, and evangelization.


Katie Sciba

Katie Sciba is a nationally known Catholic speaker, retreat leader, columnist, and evangelist from Omaha, Nebraska. Her ministry focuses on holy simplicity, intimacy with Christ, Divine Mercy, the domestic church, marriage and family life, and intentional Catholic discipleship. She is widely recognized for her relatable speaking style, humor, and ability to connect practical daily living with deep spiritual truths.Sciba holds a degree in theology from Benedictine College and is an eleven-time Catholic Press Award-winning columnist. She writes for The Catholic Telegraph and has been featured on numerous Catholic podcasts, radio programs, retreats, and conferences nationwide. She also co-hosts Two Coins Culture and hosts Holy Simplicity with Katie Sciba, both focused on intentional Christian living and spiritual renewal.

Her ministry developed in part through her family’s decision to intentionally simplify their home and lifestyle, which became the foundation for her broader message of detachment from material excess and deeper attachment to Christ. She now serves as a speaker and simplicity consultant for clergy, parishes, and families.