Emily Stimpson Chapman is a wife, mother, and best-selling Catholic author of over dozen books, including The Story of All Stories: A Story Bible for Young Catholics; Letters to Myself from the End of the World, The Catholic Table: Finding Joy Where Food & Faith Meet, and These Beautiful Bones: An Everyday Theology of the Body.

Dave and Lauren are the founders of Catholic Music Initiative, a non-profit apostolate that creates beautiful and accessible music for the Liturgy.

Ashley Nemeh is a multifaceted recording artist, songwriter, and law school graduate from Cleveland College of Law. She has shared the stage with notable names like Rascal Flatts and Jim Brickman and collaborated with Grammy-winning producers and writers.

Bishop Robert Barron of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester is founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries...

Fr. Mike Schmitz is director of Youth & Young Adult Ministry and Newman Center chaplain at University of Minnesota–Duluth...

Jordan B. Peterson has taught mythology to lawyers, doctors and business people, consulted for the UN Secretary General, helped his clinical clients manage depression...

Tammy Peterson hosts “The Tammy Peterson Podcast”, a podcast that delves into issues such as faith through a counter-cultural lens. A survivor of cancer, Tammy converted to Catholicism in 2024...

Sr. Miriam James Heidland is a former Division I athlete who had a radical conversion and joined the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT) in 1998. Her story has been featured...

Multi-talented and award-winning actor Neal McDonough has been blessed to have an incredible career in the film industry. He is now producing films alongside his wife Ruvé...

Arthur C. Brooks is the Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Public and Nonprofit Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School, and Professor of Management Practice...

Monsignor Shea was inaugurated in 2009 as the sixth president of the University of Mary and, at the age of 34, became the youngest college or university president in the United States...

Jackie Angel is a full-time traveling speaker, singer/songwriter, and worship leader from Orange County, CA. In 2006, she became an artist with Oregon Catholic Press, with whom she has released...

Mark Bradford was appointed Fellow for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities at the beginning of 2023. For over 20 years, he has been blessed to serve in leadership...

Rachel and Jason Bulman have been married for 15 years and have 7 children, six on earth and one in heaven. Jason is a practicing physician assistant, speaker, writer, and a deacon...

Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers – known around the world as the “Dynamic Deacon” – is one of the most sought-after speakers in the Church today. He is a powerful and passionate evangelist...

Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, O.S.B., is the 12th abbot of Mount Angel Abbey, elected by the community in March of 2016. During his years in the community, Fr. Jeremy taught theology...

Father Stephen Gadberry, a native of the Arkansas Delta, is a Catholic priest for the Diocese of Little Rock.  Father Stephen is a fellow of the Word on Fire Institute and currently pastor...

Sister Josephine is a native Texan, born and raised in Houston. She moved to Dallas in 1999 to begin studies at the University of Dallas, where she completed a BA in politics...

Fabiola Garza is a celebrated author and illustrator currently employed by the Walt Disney Company. Her works include the book, “A Boy Who Became Pope: The Story of Saint John Paul II”...

Stephen has served as the International President of Legatus since 2016. Prior to becoming President, he was based in Dallas, Texas as the Central Regional Director. In that capacity, he managed 22...

Immaculée Ilibagiza is a powerful Catholic witness who survived the 1994 Rwandan genocide. She credits her survival to prayer and specifically a set of rosary beads which were...

Dr. Barbara Jatta has been Director of the Vatican Museums since 2017 and is the first woman to hold the position. She graduated from the La Sapienza University in Rome and did periods of post-graduate study...

Dr. Peter Kreeft is a professor of philosophy at Boston College and a convert to the Catholic Church. He is the author of over eighty books including classics such as the best-selling...

Elizabeth Lev is an American-born art historian with the good fortune to live and work in Rome. Life in the “Eternal City” allows her the perfect environment to pursue her many passions...

Jeremy McLellan is a rising star in the standup comedy world. He was honored as a New Face of Comedy at the prestigious Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal...

Dr. Gianna Emanuela Molla, MD, is the daughter for whom Saint Gianna Beretta Molla gave her life. She serves full time, with great joy, enthusiasm and deepest gratitude to Our Lord...

Ester Munt-Brooks is a Catholic educator dedicated to helping ordinary people deepen their faith and apply it to daily life. She speaks widely in parishes and at Catholic events...

Paul Murray, OP, an Irish Dominican friar, lives in Rome, where he is a professor at the Angelicum University on the literature of the Western Mystical Tradition. Fr. Murray is president...

Sister Bethany Madonna, SV, was raised in Melbourne, FL. While attending the University of Central Florida, she had a profound encounter with the Lord, which drew her heart...

Andrew Petiprin is Fellow of Popular Culture at the Word on Fire Institute. He is an author and former Anglican cleric who came into full communion with the Catholic Church...

Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, became president of Franciscan University of Steubenville in 2019. The well-known Catholic speaker and author received his bachelor’s from Franciscan University...

Sally Read is a poet and writer based near Rome, Italy. Her latest book 100 Great Catholic Poems” was published by Word on Fire in 2023. As Sally completed her third collection of poems...

Fr. John Riccardo was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit in 1996, where he served as a pastor for 15 years. In 2019, he founded ACTS XXIX and serves as the Executive Director...  

Jonathan Roumie is an accomplished actor, producer, director, and voice-over artist best known for his award-winning portrayal of ‘Jesus’ in the groundbreaking series THE CHOSEN.

Katie Shaw is a pro-life advocate and speaker who has been to several states and the White House to speak to the President about the sanctity of life. Katie serves on the board of directors...

Members of the Sistine Chapel Choir -- The Sistine Chapel Choir, as it is generally called in English, or officially the Coro della Cappella Musicale Pontificia Sistina in Italian, is the pope’s personal choir...

Chris Stefanick is a speaker, author, and television host. He is a popular YouTuber and owns a channel that is based on his name, Chris Stefanick...

Tim Tebow is a two-time national champion, Heisman Trophy winner, first-round NFL draft pick, and a former professional baseball player. The five-time New York Times best-selling author...

Teresa Tomeo is a bestselling author, syndicated Catholic talk show host, and speaker with more than 30 years of experience in print and broadcast media. Her weekday radio program...

Jim Wahlberg aims to serve God by writing, speaking, filmmaking and serving our community. Jim serves as the executive director of the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation...

Shannon Wendt is the founder and CEO of Chews Life. She and her husband Zach have been married for nearly twenty years, run 3+ small businesses and homeschool their eight children...

Tod Worner is a husband, father, Catholic convert, and practicing internal medicine physician. He is also the Managing Editor for the Word on Fire Institute Journal, Evangelization & Culture...

Jeff Cavins is an exciting public speaker and bible teacher. He communicates the Catholic faith at a level that everyone can understand, taking theological truths and expressing them in a practical way.

David Henrie is an actor, director, and Emmy-nominated producer who has been in the entertainment industry for over 25 years.

Since February of 2009 Dr. de Franciscis has been the Médecin Permanent and President of the Bureau des Constatations Médicales de Lourdes and Secretary of the CMIL, the Lourdes International Medical Committee.

Fr. Mark-Mary's latest podcast with Ascension Press, The Rosary in a Year, debuted as the #1 podcast on Apple Podcasts. He is a weekly presenter on Ascension Presents and also co-hosts The Poco a Poco Podcast with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal.

Fr Rob Galea is an ordained Catholic Priest and is currently serving in Sandhurst Diocese, Victoria after moving to Australia from Malta, his home country. He is the founder and executive director of ICON Ministry, a charity organization that ministers to over 2,000,000 people each year across the world.

Matthew R. Petrusek, PhD is the Senior Director of the Word on Fire Institute and its Professor of Catholic Ethics. He has authored/edited several books, including Evangelization and Ideology: How to Understand and Respond to the Political Culture; Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity...

Haley Stewart is the Editor of Word on Fire Votive and the host of The Votive Podcast. She is the award-winning author of several books.

Sister Agnes Mary Graves, RSM is a perpetually professed member of the Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma, MI and serves as the Director of Nursing for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.

Fr. Boniface Hicks, O.S.B., is a Benedictine monk of Saint Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania and serves Saint Vincent Seminary as the director for Spiritual Formation.

For over 30 years, Timothy Schmalz has been sculpting large-scale sculptures in bronze, with his works installed worldwide. 

Paula Umana is an international Catholic speaker, retreat leader, trilingual communicator, and mother of five. Formerly the No. 1 professional tennis player in Central America, Paula’s life took a dramatic turn when she became paraplegic ten years ago due to a rare neurological condition.