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  Father Richard Simon was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago in 1975. For the first 31 years of his priesthood, Father Simon served the Spanish-speaking inner-city neighborhoods of Chicago. He also spent 24 years teaching Greek and Latin at St. Joseph College Seminary in Chicago. Father is currently the host of “Father Simon Says” on Relevant Radio and is affectionately known as “ Reverend Know-It-All”.
  
   

   

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  Justin Fatica has impacted over 2 million people. He’s been a professional speaker for over 20 years, speaking in 4 countries and 46 states. Justin has been featured on numerous media outlets, such as Good Morning America. He has also had a film made about his life on HBO and a 10-episode series on EWTN. Justin is the author of 5 books, including 2 best-sellers: “Hard as Nails” and “Win it All”. He resides in Syracuse, New York, with his five children and his beautiful wife, Mary Elizabeth.

   

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  Father Timothy Anastos is one
  of the 50 national Eucharistic preachers who have been commissioned to travel the country preaching about the gift of the Eucharist. He also serves as associate chaplain at UIC. Father graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in Linguistics and completed his Theology studies at the North American College in Rome. Fr. Tim is also the host of the popular video series “Reel Homilies,” presented by Spirit Juice Studios.
   

   

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  Master of Ceremonies:
  
  Wayne Messmer has been the Master of Ceremonies for several years now.  He is most well known for his singing at Chicago Cubs baseball games and Chicago Wolves hockey games.