Fr. Claudio Antecini is a poet, a teacher, a lover of music, a preacher, a healer.  He has opened many Houses of Prayer and family communities.  He is member of the Community of John the Baptist in Vicenza, Italy, residing currently in California.  He brings his great passion for the New Evangelization to the Conference, and will share his joy in the Lord and his gift of healing with us.

Teresa Tomeo

Teresa Tomeo is a veteran broadcast-journalist with over 20 years of experience as a radio and TV news reporter and anchor woman mainly in the Detroit area. Teresa first served as an award winning radio reporter and radio news anchor receiving recognition for her work from the Associated Press, The Detroit Press Club, and the American Women in Radio and TV.

Despite her success and recognition, Teresa began to become disillusioned and disappointed by the trends in the media toward sensationalism, violence, and liberal bias. She decided to leave the secular media to help families and other concerned citizens engage the culture.

Teresa Tomeo is now an author, syndicated Catholic talk show host, professional speaker, and media consultant.

 Devin Montagne

Devin is an artist from Colorado, and is back by popular demand. He uses God's gift to create beautiful paintings.

Using both hands, he applies acrylic paint to canvases as large as 6 by 8 feet while audiences watch the picture come to life. Subjects of Montagne’s performance art include Jesus, Mary, popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI, saints of the church and more contemporary figures such as Rosa Parks and Desmond Tutu.

 Fr. Wade Menezes, CPM 

Fr. Wade L. J. Menezes, CPM is a member of the Fathers of Mercy, a missionary preaching Religious Congregation based in Auburn, Kentucky. Ordained a priest during the Great Jubilee Year 2000, he received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Catholic Thought from the Oratory of St. Philip Neri in Toronto, Canada and his dual Master of Arts and Master of Divinity Degrees in Theology from Holy Apostles Seminary in Cromwell, Connecticut. His secular college degrees are in journalism and communications.

Fr. Wade is currently the Director of Vocations and Director of Seminarians for the Fathers of Mercy.

Fr. Wade has been a contributing writer for The National Catholic Register, Our Sunday Visitor, Catholic Twin Circle, Catholic Faith and Family, The Wanderer, Pastoral Life, The Catholic Faith, Lay Witness and Christian Ranchman publications. Fr. Wade has also been a guest on several episodes of EWTN's "Mother Angelica Live" and "Life on the Rock" programs.   He is host of the EWTN segment series, The Crux of the Matter.

Mattie Henry

In 1970, Mattie Henry, together with his parents and brother Tommie, emigrated to the United States to join his other brother, Noel Henry. The three brothers formed the Noel Henry Irish Showband and spent the next twenty-odd years touring and performing across the country at dances, weddings and concerts, making a name for themselves as a premier dance band.

In 1991, Mattie made his first journey to Medjugorje, traveling with Noel, and a few brave pilgrims to this little-known spot in war-torn Yugoslavia. What he found was an Oasis of Peace that he has carried in his heart ever since. As time went on left the band and moved on to other things, gradually building a reputation of his own with his rich baritone voice, which lends itself perfectly to what Mattie Henry is all about today: a man who spreads the Word of God through music.

Along with providing some of his beautiful music throughout the conference and during Mass, Mattie will also be the M.C. for the conference.

Paul Harrigan

Paul is the youngest of ten children (eight boys) so, naturally, Notre Dame football and rock ‘n roll were the source of much of his formation and inspiration as a youth. After 9 years of Catholic schools he decided to attend a co-ed public high school. With his newfound freedom (off campus lunches and no hair cuts) and playing drums at parties with his band just about every weekend, Paul eventually fell away from the faith of his youth.

After years of performing at popular Hollywood nightclubs and experiencing those things which “the world” tells us will bring happiness, Paul discovered only misery and emptiness. At a time when things couldn’t have looked any worse for him, he was invited to go on a pilgrimage to Medjugore, located in Bosnia-Hercegovina. As a pilgrim Paul discovered the reality of the love and mercy of Jesus Christ through the powerful intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who continually calls us to “do whatever He tells you.