Chika Anyanwu is a Catholic evangelist, former Confirmation coordinator/youth & young adult minister, and the author of "My Encounter: How I Met Jesus in Prayer."
Her missionary zeal is inspired by a love of Christ and the Church, the lives of the saints, and a desire to see people live in the knowledge of their worth, while affirming the dignity of others. 
Her love of God and neighbor enthuses her to share the gospel through testimony, scripture, and honest conversations about the difficult realities of faith and life. She’s a contributor to many Catholic publications, resources, and organizations, including: Blessed Is She, Ascension Press, Life Teen, Steubenville Conferences, FOCUS, and NFCYM. Chika is a part of a beautiful Nigerian family, loves her coffee black, and desires sainthood for herself and you, although bad drivers challenge her sanctity!

Kayla August is a student at the School of Theology and Ministry at Boston College, where she is pursuing a Ph.D. in Theology and Education with a focus on preaching, particularly preaching from the lay perspective.

Practicing what she preaches, Kayla steps out of the margins to preach as a layperson in a variety of places and communities, such as McGrath’s Institute for Church Life Saturday with the Saints at Notre Dame, the St. Francis of Assisi Parish in New York's 7 Last Words of Christ Prayer Service on Good Friday, Future Church’s Catholic Women DO Preach Prayer Service in Support of Women’s Voices in the Church, and the first woman featured on the Preach podcast for America Media. Her interest in the formation of voice is rooted in her experiences with young adults as a University Ministry Intern at Loyola University of New Orleans, her professional work as the Assistant Director of Evangelization in the University of Notre Dame’s Campus Ministry department as well as the Rector of Lyons Hall, and her ongoing work as a Resident Minister at Boston College. She desires to use preaching to impact religious education by inspiring Catholics of all ages to deepen their encounters with scripture, tradition, and how God plays an active role in their daily lives. She also hopes, through preaching, to inspire and empower marginalized voices—like her own—in the Catholic faith to play an active role in the Church because when we are able to hear more voices in the Church, we are able to grow in our understanding of God.

Lauren Warner is from Inglewood, California. She currently attends the Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry working toward a Ph.D. in Theology and Education, and a Licentiate in Sacred Theology with a focus in Systematic Theology. Her research interests include sacred music, liturgy, ecclesiology, lay ecclesial ministry and Catholic education.

Most Reverend José H. Gomez is the Archbishop of Los Angeles, the nation’s largest Catholic community. In his ministry, Archbishop Gomez encourages people to follow Jesus Christ with joy and simplicity of life, seeking to serve God and their neighbors in their ordinary daily activities. 

Bishop Perry was born in Chicago in 1948 and attended high school here. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee in 1975. St. Pope John Paul II named him an auxiliary bishop of Chicago in 1998.

He served as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Chicago from 1998 to 2023. 

Sister Carmen Therese has been a Carmelite Sister of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles for 29 years and holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Bellarmine University in Economics and a Master’s Degree in Theology and Christian Ministry from Franciscan University of Steubenville.  As Spiritual Advisor to the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites - California Province, she speaks considerably on the topics of faith, prayer and Carmelite Spirituality.  In addition, Sister has served in the fields of education and more recently, in healthcare where she works with the elderly promoting the dignity of life at all stages through quality care.