Super Bowl Champion Matt Birk is a 15-year veteran of the National Football League and a  devoted Catholic. Since retiring from football in 2013, Matt has held a number of roles inside the  NFL League Office while launching a successful public speaking career. He is active in the  Pro-Life movement, having spoken multiple times at the March for Life in Washington, DC.  Following his Super Bowl win in 2013, Matt declined an invitation to the White House due to the  administration’s strong support of Planned Parenthood. 

A graduate of Harvard University with a degree in economics, Matt is the founder and CEO of  Matt Birk and Company, LLC. He was the recipient of the 2011 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year  award for his excellence on and off the field, including his commitment to emphasizing the  importance of education through his H.I.K.E. Foundation. Established in 2002, H.I.K.E. stands  for hope, inspiration, knowledge, and education, and impacts the lives of at-risk children by  providing interactive programs and resources needed to guide a child though key educational  transitions. 

Matt is a member of the Knights of Columbus, Chairman of the Board for both Gridiron Greats  Assistance Fund and After the Impact Fund, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Pro  Football Hall of Fame’s Game for Life National Advisory Board and Wakota Pregnancy Center in  West St. Paul. He is the author of All Pro Wisdom: The Seven Choices that Lead to Greatness , and  resides in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. Matt and his wife, Adrianna, are members of St. Joseph  Parish and the proud parents of eight children.

 

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A gifted and captivating speaker, preacher, retreat master, and author. Fr. Larry Richards holds the answer to some of life’s most profound questions. He speaks from experience as a pastor of an inner city parish, a high school chaplain, a counselor and evangelist.

Fr. Larry Richards has directed hundreds of retreats, parish missions, and conferences for young and old alike. His inspirational talks, presentations, and books always authentic and enthusiastic, have changed the hearts, minds and lives of millions of listeners and readers worldwide.

 

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As a staff apologist and speaker for Catholic Answers, he travels the country and the world giving talks on apologetics, biblical studies, theology, and philosophy.

Karlo has published articles on a variety of subjects in Catholic Answers Magazine, is a regular guest on Catholic Answers Live, and is an active writer for Catholic Answers Magazine Online at catholic.com.



 

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Kevin O’Brien played for the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots as well as in the CFL and NFL Europe after having starred collegiately for BGSU Athletics. He would go on to co-found both the Catholic Men’s Leadership Alliance and Virtue Baseball, after first having started with getting the Milwaukee Men's Conference, Men of Christ, going.




 

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