Archdiocesan Young Adult Day Speakers Saturday March 21, 2020 "Your Burning Heart is Holy Ground" Register at www.archgh.org/yacm
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Archdiocesan Young Adult Day Speakers Saturday March 21, 2020
“Your Burning Heart is Holy Ground” Register at www.archgh.org/yacm
Rev. Nicolas Ramirez
St. Frances Cabrini
Rev. Richard McNeillie
Director of Office of Vocations
Matt Regitz after graduating from Texas A&M and pursuing an oilfield sales career Matt took a leap of faith and became
the youth minster at his parish in Houston, Texas. He received a master’s in theology from the University of St. Thomas
and is still sharing the Gospel with teens across the country. Matt and bride, Stephanie, started Survive and Thrive
Ministries to share their story of healing and hope with other families. The Regitz clan, which includes their four kids at
home and a daughter in heaven, Mary Clare, love soccer games, barbecues, minivan road trip, and the communal life.
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Archdiocesan Young Adult Day Speakers Saturday March 21, 2020
“Your Burning Heart is Holy Ground” Register at www.archgh.org/yacm
Matt and Stephanie Regit after getting set up for a costume party in 1999 at Texas A&M in College Station, Matt and
Stephanie Regitz soon realized God had some big plans for them. Married in 2001 at the Corpus Christi Cathedral where
Matt had proposed, they honeymooned in Rome and were blessed by Saint JPII. Three years later Matt was in full time
ministry having left oil field sales, and they were blessed with their first born daughter Mary Clare. Their time with her
was cut short as she beat them to heaven tragically passing in her sleep at 2 years old. The following year they had two 14
week miscarriages. Surviving eventually turned into Thriving with lots of prayer, authentic friendships, and intentional
choices to allow God to bring healing. Thirteen years later with 4 children under their roof they live a busy fulfilling life
of ministry amidst soccer games, minivan traveling, and back porch living hoping their story, life, and ministry bring
hope to those wanting to thrive in their own vocation, work, and life.
Rev. Kingsley Nwoko, STL a Catholic Priest for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. He is a Parochial Vicar of St.
Anthony’s Catholic Church in the Woodlands. He is a graduate of Pontifical Institute of St. John Paul II, for Marriage and
Family Studies, Vatican City, Rome and he is also the founder of Emmaus Missionaries of Love.
Topic: “Discernment of Relationships Pathway to Destiny” You have a greater destiny in the world, and there are
others who are part of this destiny and who will play a significant role in its discovery and expression. You need a true
ally, not merely a friend. You need someone who recognizes your deeper nature and respond to this naturally. So many
people are losing their lives, their time and their energy involving in relationships that have no greater capacity or greater
destiny for them. But you have a greater destiny and a greater purpose. You must follow this pathway and not give it up
for beauty, wealth or charm.Take a time to discern your relationships, and you will become strong and mature enough to
engage a person with whom you will share a greater destiny. You will find them, and they will find you. And you will be
ready for one another.Take your time. Do not hurry into any relationship.
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Archdiocesan Young Adult Day Speakers Saturday March 21, 2020
“Your Burning Heart is Holy Ground” Register at www.archgh.org/yacm
Claire McMullin, Campus Minister University of Houston
She was a teacher in her former life and came to the Catholic Newman Center at the University of Houston 5 years ago
after 9 years in parish ministry. As a certified spiritual director helping college students draw closer to God and the love
He has for them is one of her passions! She loves to explore different cultures through travel or journeying through stories
of the Saints or travel memoirs. When she’s not at work, Claire can be found studying with coffee at a local coffee house
or exploring interesting dishes with her husband of 16 years. Learning new things is exciting to her, and she is currently
working on her Master’s Degree in Faith and Culture at the University of St. Thomas.
Topic: "If You Want to Go Far, Go Together" Pope Francis continually stresses the importance of community and
accompaniment to work against individualism and selfishness. The spiritual life is one where we walk with others on the
pilgrimage towards God. We must go together. It is especially helpful to have a Timothy, a Barnabas, and a Paul. We
need someone to mentor, someone who is working in the vineyard alongside us, and someone with maturity and insight
who can guide us. This workshop will look at these areas of mentoring, walking together, and being mentored in light of
Christus Vivit and in the wisdom of Scripture. We will also seek to answer the questions of ‘Who?’ and ‘How?’
concretely providing resources and time for looking at who the Lord has already placed in lives with the intention of
growing in an intentional relationship.
Rev. Ray Cook, OMI
Rice University Chaplain
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Archdiocesan Young Adult Day Speakers Saturday March 21, 2020
“Your Burning Heart is Holy Ground” Register at www.archgh.org/yacm
Sr. Celestina Menin, AVI, Texas A&M Campus Ministry- Born in Varese, Italy, Sr. Celestina joined the religious
Community of the Apostles of the Interior Life in 1997. She studied at the Pontifical University of St. John in Lateran in
Rome, earning a BA in Philosophy and one in Sacred Theology. Between 1997 and 2006 she ministered in Rome, and for
one year at the Catholic Center of the University of Illinois, in Champaign Urbana, IL (2000-2001). In Rome she was also
head of the house of formation for two years. She moved back to the United States in 2006, and she ministered for two
years at the Catholic Center of the University of Wisconsin in Madison. On August 16 th 2008 she arrived in Aggieland.
She has been ministering at St. Mary’s Catholic Center since then offering spiritual direction, evangelization, Catholic
formation.
Topic: “Following the Good Shepherd with a discerning heart” Discernment is about recognizing and following the
voice of the Good Shepherd as he leads us to the fulfillment of our lives and our mission with him. It is steeped in the
loving relationship with him, nourished by prayer, and aided by a growing understanding of the discernment of spirits.
Sr. Tatum McWhirter, AVI, Texas A&M Campus Ministry -She is from Hastings, Nebraska. Before entering the
community of the Apostles of the Interior Life in 2009, she graduated from Benedictine College. As part of her formation
in Italy, she studied at the Pontifical University of St. John in Lateran in Rome. She returned to the United States in the
fall of 2015 and began her ministry at St. Mary’s Catholic Center in College Station, Texas.
Topic: "Lord, teach us to pray!" Sometimes it is important to go back to the foundations of prayer and recognition that
"we do not know how to pray as we ought" (Romans 8:26). We are all students in the school of prayer. Sr. Tatum will be
sharing her story of how she realized her need to learn how to pray and how daily prayer began to change her life. The
workshop will include a guided prayer experience so that you can learn a method of daily prayer to begin tomorrow.
María Cruz Ortiz García, Misionera del Santísimo Sacramento y María Inmaculada, of Spanish origin but with a
universal heart. Has experienced in her life the need to be accompanied to discover and fulfilled God’s dream in her life
and accomplish the project that she has engaged. Professor and religious sister, Eucharist missionary that desires to live
eucharistically and bring many hearts to Jesus and Mary.
Topic: “Living Your Vocation/Call to Holiness at the Work Place” Filled with the love of Christ, young people are
called to be witnesses of the Gospel wherever they find themselves, by the way they live. Do not be afraid to go and bring
Christ into every area of life, to the fringes of society, even to those who seem farthest away and most indifferent. He
invites us to be fearless missionaries wherever we are and in whatever company we find ourselves: in our neighborhoods,
in school or sports or social life, in volunteer service or in the workplace. Wherever we are, we always have an
opportunity to share the joy of the Gospel. He is counting on your courage, your boldness and your enthusiasm. (Pope
Francis, Christus Vivit)
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Archdiocesan Young Adult Day Speakers Saturday March 21, 2020
“Your Burning Heart is Holy Ground” Register at www.archgh.org/yacm
Hna Ana Cecilia Montalvo -Diócesis de San Antonio
Pertenece a la Congregación de Hijas del Espíritu santo desde 1996. Mexicana nacida en Tepic, Nayarit. Hizo sus votos
perpetuos en el año 2007. El Carisma de su Congregación es extender el Reinado del Espíritu Santo cultivando
vocaciones sacerdotales en el Pueblo de Dios. Ha prestado sus servicios como animadora juvenil-vocacional en México,
Costa Rica y en Estados Unidos. Actualmente su ministerio lo ejerce en la Oficina Arquidiocesana de Vocaciones en San
Antonio, TX.
Charla: “Encuentra a Cristo que vive y te quiere vivo!” Dios nos lleva tatuados en la palma de su mano, somos suyos
porque nos ama (cfr Is49,16). Encontrarse con este DIOS AMOR cambia el rumbo de nuestra vida y la llena de plenitud
Rev. Richard McNeillie
Director de la Oficina de Vocaciones
Brenda Noriega – Diócesis de San Bernardino
Nacida y criada en Irapuato, Guadalajara; México. Ha estado sirviendo al pueblo de Dios desde una temprana edad en su
parroquia y a nivel diocesano. Brenda obtuvo una Maestría en Ministerios Pastorales de la Universidad de Santa Clara.
Actualmente sirve en la Diócesis de San Bernardino como coordinadora de programas colabora como consultante a nivel
regional, nacional, e internacional. Ella es una miembro del Equipo de Asesoramiento nacional para el Ministerio del
Joven Adulto. Brenda ha sido asignada al Organismo Internacional de Consulta Juvenil para el dicasterio del Laico y
Vida Familia en Roma representando a la juventud de los Estados Unidos. Su gran pasión en ministerio es servir a la
juventud formando, acompañándolos como discípulos y líderes convirtiéndose en levadura de la sociedad.
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Archdiocesan Young Adult Day Speakers Saturday March 21, 2020
“Your Burning Heart is Holy Ground” Register at www.archgh.org/yacm
Diácono Arturo y Esperanza Monterrubio- Maryknoll Missionaries
Han trabajado como Líderes Catequéticos Parroquiales y Arquidiocesanos en Galveston-Houston por los últimos 28 años.
Los dos obtuvieron una maestría en estudios teológicos de la Universidad de St. Thomas en Houston, Texas.
Recientemente empezaron a trabajar juntos para los misioneros Maryknoll como educadores y promotores de misiones.
Ellos han estado casados por 39 años, tienen 6 hijos y 8 nietos.
Charla: “Como tomar decisiones en pareja para agradar a Dios” En esta sesión compartiremos y revisaremos puntos
claves en el proceso de toma de decisiones a la luz del Evangelio.
Hna Ana Cecilia Montalvo -Diócesis de San Antonio
Pertenece a la Congregación de Hijas del Espíritu santo desde 1996. Mexicana nacida en Tepic, Nayarit. Hizo sus votos
perpetuos en el año 2007. El Carisma de su Congregación es extender el Reinado del Espíritu Santo cultivando
vocaciones sacerdotales en el Pueblo de Dios. Ha prestado sus servicios como animadora juvenil-vocacional en México,
Costa Rica y en Estados Unidos. Actualmente su ministerio lo ejerce en la Oficina Arquidiocesana de Vocaciones en San
Antonio, TX.
Charla: “Escuchar al Espíritu Santo, El Maestro del Discernimiento’
Conocer al Espíritu Santo, escucharlo y amarlo nos lleva a descubrir la Voluntad de Dios para nuestras vidas. Cómo es tu
relación con el Espíritu Santo? Lo conoces? Lo invocas? Lo escuchas?
Brenda Noriega – Diócesis de San Bernardino
Nacida y criada en Irapuato, Guadalajara; México. Ha estado sirviendo al pueblo de Dios desde una temprana edad en su
parroquia y a nivel diocesano. Brenda obtuvo una Maestría en Ministerios Pastorales de la Universidad de Santa Clara.
Actualmente sirve en la Diócesis de San Bernardino como coordinadora de programas colabora como consultante a nivel
regional, nacional, e internacional. Ella es una miembro del Equipo de Asesoramiento nacional para el Ministerio del
Joven Adulto. Brenda ha sido asignada al Organismo Internacional de Consulta Juvenil para el dicasterio del Laico y
Vida Familia en Roma representando a la juventud de los Estados Unidos. Su gran pasión en ministerio es servir a la
juventud formando, acompañándolos como discípulos y líderes convirtiéndose en levadura de la sociedad.
Charla: “Tu Lugar Trabajo es un Lugar Santo, Quitate las Sandalias”
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Archdiocesan Young Adult Day Speakers Saturday March 21, 2020
“Your Burning Heart is Holy Ground” Register at www.archgh.org/yacm
Rev. Charles Johnson
Campus Minister University of Houston
María Cruz Ortiz García, Misionera del Santísimo Sacramento y María Inmaculada, de origen español pero de corazón
universal. Ha experimentado en su vida la necesidad de ser acompañada para descubrir y hacer realidad el sueño de Dios
en su vida y para realizar el proyecto con el que se ha comprometido. Profesora y hermana, misionera de la Eucaristía que
desea vivir eucarísticamente y llevar muchos corazones a Jesús y a María.
Charla: Caminamos Juntos Acompañados por la Palabra” Nuestra vida es una peregrinación que ha comenzado en
el momento mismo de nuestra concepción en el vientre de nuestra madre. En nuestro camino, lleno de dificultades y
desafíos no estamos solos, la Presencia de Dios nos acompaña; esta Presencia se hace visible en su Palabra (Lectio
Divina) y en las personas que caminan a nuestro lado, especialmente en esa persona, acompañante especial, que me sirve
de guía y de orientación. Tenemos conciencia de la dificultad de hacer este recorrido nosotros solos y por eso necesitamos
quien nos acompañe.
Rev. Jorge Obregon, L.C.– Legionario de Cristo. Trabaja con jóvenes impulsando su liderazgo y valores cristianos para
llegar a ser apóstoles convencidos de su fe. Estudio su teología y filosofía en el Ateneo Regina Apostolorum en Roma.
Hizo maestría en teología bíblica en John Paul the Great Catholic University, en San Diego. Amante del deporte, la
fotografía y la lectura.
Charla: “La oración de examen de San Ignacio de Loyola”El modo de orar con el Señor marca una diferencia en la
vida del alma. Se trata de estar con Él, más que una lista de faltas. Con los 5 pasos veremos este método de oración que
puede cambiar tu vida.
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