2024 Keynote Speakers

Jackie Francois Angel

Jackie Francois Angel is a full-time worship leader, vlogger, author, singer-songwriter, and homeschooling mom of four.  Together with her husband, Bobby Angel, she has written Pray, Decide, And Don't Worry: 5 Steps to Discerning God's Will and Forever: A Catholic Devotional For Your Marriage. Jackie is also a regular presenter on the Ascension Presents channel on YouTube. Originally from Orange County, CA, Jackie, Bobby and their five children currently reside in North Texas.

Father Chris Alar, MIC

Father Chris Alar, MIC, is the Provincial Superior of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Mercy Province of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception in the United States and Argentina. He wrote and produced the popular "Divine Mercy 101" and "Explaining the Faith" DVD series and is the author of the bestselling books After Suicide: There's Hope for Them and for You, as well as Understanding Divine Mercy. He is host of the EWTN show Living Divine Mercy, which airs on Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. EST. He serves as "Fr. Joseph, MIC," the Director of the Association of Marian Helpers, and is the head of Marian Press, located on the grounds of the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

Sister Mary Bethany, OP

Sr. Mary Bethany, OP is a member of the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist. Originally from northern California, Sr. Mary Bethany joined the Sisters of Mary, based in Ann Arbor, MI, in 2013, and made Perpetual Profession in 2021. She has been blessed to participate in the Domincan apostolate of preaching Truth in Catholic education and through the Sisters' OpenLight Media evangelization. She currently teaches 2nd grade at St. Michael the Archangel School in Findlay, Ohio.