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Palm Beach Gardens Florida Men's Rally
Featured Speakers:
Most Reverend Gerald Barbarito
Bishop of the Diocese of Palm Beach
A native of New York, Bishop Barbarito came to the Palm Beach Diocese in 2003
Bishop Barbarito will be the main Celebrant and Homilist at our closing Mass
Ralph Martin
Ralph Martin is the President of Renewal Ministries and the host of the weekly television program The Choices We Face. He is the author of several books on the Catholic Church and spirituality and audio albums on the teaching of the saints. He is the Director of Graduate Programs in The New Evangelization at Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit. Ralph is also Assistant Professor of Theology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in the Archdiocese of Detroit as well as Visiting Professor of Theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville. Ralph and his wife Anne have six children and eight grandchildren.
Curtis A. Martin
Curtis Martin is the President and Founder of FOCUS, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, one of the fastest growing programs in the Catholic Church. Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver stated, "No one does a more dynamic job of reaching college students for Christ than FOCUS." He is an award winning speaker who uses humor, stories, and his own life experiences to communicate how faith in God is lived out in everyday life.
Curtis Martin holds a Masters degree in Theology and is co-host of the ground-breaking show Crossing the Goal, on EWTN. He is a co-author of Boys to Men: The Transforming Power of Virtue and Family Matters: A Scripture Study on Marriage and Family as well as a contributing author of Catholic for a Reason, Vols. I, II, III and IV. He was awarded the inaugural Excellence in Evangelization award by Envoy magazine. In 2004 Curtis and his wife Michaelann were awarded the Benemerenti Medal by Pope John Paul II for their outstanding service to the Church. He serves as an adjunct professor at the Augustine Institute in Denver, Colorado.
Curtis and his beautiful wife Michaelann live in Greeley, Colorado with their eight extraordinary children |