RMCMC 2013 Speakers

Special Guest! Jesse Romero

Catholic Lay Evangelist

An expert in Boxing, Martial arts and contact sports. That was how Jesse Romero used to channel his competitive fire, his spirit. Then, in 1986, a fellow officer challenged Jesse to pick up a bible, and use faith instead of force as a way to find escape from the pressures of police life. That event began a transformation that continues to benefit us today. For in the Bible, Jesse rediscovered his Catholic roots. He also discovered how most Catholics really don’t understand the basics of their faith, choosing to live out their lives in a kind of spiritual coma. For them – and us – Jesse is a five-alarm wakeup call.

You see, during his years as a Deputy Sheriff, Jesse experienced the dark side of society everyday; yet also saw the evidence of God’s work in some of the most unexpected places. What made the difference? Faith in JESUS CHRIST.

Today, Jesse is committed to keeping the Faith alive by speaking at parishes and Catholic events throughout the United States. As a speaker, Jesse has the ability to make the sometimes-complex teachings of the Faith understandable with his straight talk Christ-centered approach. His messages may be simple but when delivered with energy and conviction that has become a Jesse Romero trademark, the audience is left with the indelible impression that our Catholic Faith is something to be worn visibly and proudly, not kept hidden away (Matt 5: 14-16). The phrase "use it or lose it" takes on a whole new meaning in his hands.

www.jesseromero.com

Jesse's Career Highlights

• B.A. from Mount Saint Mary’s College in Los Angeles & M.A. in Catholic Theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio.
• Host of a weekly English Catholic radio program thru Global Catholic Radio called "Reasons for Faith Live," also the host of a weekly Spanish Catholic radio program thru Radio Guadalupe (877.7 FM) in Los Angeles called "Encuentro."
• Host of a weekly Catholic Spanish TV program on channel 62 called "Porque Soy Catolico" and another weekly Spanish Catholic radio program called "Buenos Dias en el Camino" thru Radio Catolica El Sembrador 1670 AM.
• Numerous guest radio and television appearances in Spanish and English including "The Knights Present" on cable TV, "Catholic Answers Live", "Al Kresta Live", EWTN’s "Life on the Rock", "Living His Life Abundantly", "Together in Christ", "Sky Angel Network", "Nuestra Familia", "Razones Para Mi Fe", "Nuestra Fe en Vivo", "Radio Guadalupe", "Hombrenuevo", "Upon This Rock", and "Buenos Dias En El Camino" radio program with ESNE.
• Contributing author to the book ‘Welcome Home’ (Ignatius Press).
• Started a nationwide Evangelization preaching ministry in 1997. Jesse is bilingual and typically the keynote speaker at conferences. He is known for his high octane high-powered preaching. Endorsed as a Catholic speaker by Bishop Gerald Wilkerson (San Fernando Valley region).
• Member of the National Service Committee of the Catholic Church’s Charismatic Renewal and a member of the Knights of Columbus.
• D.R.E. at Guardian Angel Catholic Church: 10886 Lehigh Avenue, Pacoima CA 91331, under Reverend Steven Guitron (Pastor).
• Retired Veteran of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
• 3-time World Police Boxing Champion & 2-time Middleweight U.S.A. Kick Boxing Champion.
• 2nd Generation Chuck Norris Black belt in Tang Soo Do Korean Karate.
• Certified Wrestling Coach – USA Wrestling Association.

Tom Peterson

President & Founder
CatholicsComeHome.org

Following 25 years as an award-winning advertising executive, Tom Peterson’s life would radically change forever, after receiving a transforming Spiritual conversion while on a Catholic men’s retreat.  Soon afterward, he founded VirtueMedia (pro-life) and CatholicsComeHome.org. 

In the first five years, Catholics Come Home® has aired Catholic evangelization commercials in 35 dioceses including Colorado Springs, helping lead well over 350,000 souls home to the Catholic Church.

In 2011 Catholics Come Home evangomercials^TM were the first to air nationally on top TV networks, reaching 125 million viewers in every city across the USA.

This past January, Catholics Come Home aired a powerful evangomercial in all the major College Football bowl games, featuring legendary coach Lou Holtz, promoting the goal of heaven, and inviting viewers to come home to the Catholic faith.

This past March, Catholics Come Home’s Epic evangomercial were seen during the Bible Miniseries, each Sunday in primetime on the History Channel reaching 27 million viewers.

 In the past decade, Tom has presented worldwide at Catholic Conferences including the Vatican, and multiple appearances on EWTN and Fox News.

 Peterson’s second apostolate, VirtueMedia.org, creates and airs sanctity of life commercials helping as many as 22,000 abortion vulnerable women when their ads air on MTV and BET.

Change your life for the better by picking up Tom’s new Random House book, “Catholics Come Home…God’s extraordinary Plan for Your Life!”

www.catholicscomehome.org.

Paul McCusker

Producer/Director
Focus on the Family Radio Theater

Paul McCusker has been writing fiction, non-fiction and drama since 1979. His work includes over 40 published novels, full-length plays, skit collections, screenplays and lyrics.

As a producer, writer and director for Focus on the Family’s “Adventures in Odyssey” radio series, he has written over 150 half-hour episodes. His work for “Odyssey” includes 18 novels, including the “Passages” series, and two screenplays for the best-selling animated videos. Additionally, for Focus on the Family Radio Theatre, he adapted and directed a radio dramatization of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and C.S. Lewis’ “The Chronicles of Narnia.” He also wrote and directed the Peabody Award-winning Dietrich Bonhoeffer: The Cost of Freedom and created the highly acclaimed Father Gilbert Mysteries.

He is the author of the Gold Medallion-nominated Epiphany, The Faded Flower and The Mill House for Zondervan Publishing.

He has written a variety of popular plays including Pap’s Place, The First Church of Pete’s Garage, The Case of The Frozen Saints, Snapshots & Portraits, A Time For Christmas with renowned composer/arranger David T. Clydesdale, and is co-author of several sketch collections for youth ministry with Chuck Bolte. McCusker’s works are published with such reputable companies as Tyndale, Word, Chariot/Lion, HarperCollins (U.K.), Baker’s Plays (Samuel French, Inc.), Group Publishing, Lillenas (Nazarene Publishing House), Monarch Books (U.K.) and Contemporary Drama Services. Cumulative sales on his books have reached over 800,000 copies.

A lyricist as well, McCusker collaborated with Michael W. Smith on Without You, recorded by First Call on Word Records. He also worked with Cynthia Clawson on her critically acclaimed Hymns and Carols albums for Dayspring Records.

McCusker has written stage presentations for the nationally recognized drama troups Jeremiah People and Custer & Hoose. Six of his productions have been released on video.

Now vice president of content development with Focus on the Family, Mr. McCusker lives in Colorado Springs with his wife, Elizabeth, and two children.

Seth Demoor

Film Producer and President
OneBillionStories.com

Seth DeMoor was born in Colorado Springs, and raised high up in the Rocky Mountains in Buena Vista. Raised Catholic, and blessed to have attended four World Youth Days growing up, it was not until attending the University of Colorado at Boulder that Seth began to dive deeper in to the depths of Catholicism.

Thanks to Fr Peter Mussett and Fr Kevin Augustyn, their leadership, conviction, and devotion to the Church's evangelical mission is what eventually awoke the sleeping giant within Seth. With graduation on the horizon, he had been filled up so intentionally spiritually by the CU Catholic community, Seth decided to start his own apostolic missionary effort, called OneBillionStories.com.

This mission attempts to communicate the hope of Catholicism through stories and testimonies from the 'one billion Catholics' on earth. After a three month bicycling pilgrimmage from Florida to Colorado, and armed with a video camera and laptop, Seth interviewed 300 people and went on to publish a daily story for the next 2.5 years. And three years later, OneBillionStories.com is now a non-profit, and has young Video Missionary teams in Peru, the Philippines, Canada, and United States. The mission is quite simple says Seth, "to inspire others through online video to reconsider the saving grace found in the Sacraments of the Church." Seth resides in Denver, Colorado with his wife Brigid, and 6-month-old son Joseph.

Rob A. McIntire, M.A., C.A.C.III

Former Undercover Cop
Counselor, Author, and Speaker

Rob McIntire is the founder and executive director of Freedom to Live Counseling in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Rob is a popular speaker on men's issues including sexual purity, masculinity and intimacy issues. He has a full time clinical practice where he treats men and couples for sex addiction, intimacy anorexia, traumas, individual and couples issues.

Rob has a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Simpson University in Redding California and a Masters degree in Instructional Design from Colorado Christian University in Colorado Springs Colorado. Rob has done extensive post graduate work in the areas of marriage and family therapy, sex therapy and in addiction counseling at the Colorado School of Family Therapy. Rob currently holds a CACIII (Certified Addiction Counselor III) the highest level of addiction certification in the State of Colorado. He is also trained in EMDR and has previously held the office of Vice President of the Colorado Association of Marriage and Family Therapist. He was also the co-founder of the weekly "Blazing Grace" radio show. Rob has authored several journey periodicals as well as several therapy group manuals.

Prior to Robs counseling profession he spent over seventeen years in law enforcement. He worked as an Regional Academy Coordinator in the State of California, Narcotics and Burglary detective, Training Officer and patrol and jail Deputy Sheriff. He is medically retired due to spinal cord injury suffered during a drug raid.

Rob lives in Monument, Colorado and enjoys the outdoors and spends most of his time with his wife Danielle and four sons.

Shaun Garrison

Musician and Missionary

Shaun has worked in full-time youth and music ministry for over ten years, for the past six years as a missionary with FOCUS – the Fellowship of Catholic University Students. As Production & Music Specialist, he works at the FOCUS National Office in Genesee, Colorado and fundraises his salary.

Shaun has the privilege and responsibility of leading the worship team for FOCUS events and traveling to campuses nationwide to provide music and teach about worship. Shaun and his beautiful wife, Joy, have three amazing little children and reside in Highlands Ranch.