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Fr. Alex Kratz, OFM                                                                                                 Fr. Alex is a Franciscan priest who evangelizes through retreats, preaching missions and offering spiritual direction. Father's extensive background includes degrees from Notre Dame and Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. He also guides pilgrimages to the Holy Land.

Sr. Sue Tracy, OP                                                                                                      Sr. Sue is a Dominican sister of Grand Rapids, who preaches through the gifts of humor, practical and personal example, while inviting women to witness and study the contributions of other women both past and present, who show us the depth of our untapped potential at every age.

Msgr. John Kasza                                                                                                Msgr. Kasza is the Academic Dean at SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary in Orchard Lake, Michigan. Msgr. Kasza has served in a variety of administrative and parochial assignments in the Archdiocese of Detroit and written extensively on Sacramental healing.

 Sister Janet Schaeffler, OP                                                                                    Sr. Janet a Dominican Sister of Adrian, is a featured writer in the Michigan Catholic and former Director of the Adult Faith Formation in the Archdiocese of Detroit. Her expertise in the areas of faith formation, prayer and spirituality has reached women and men across the region and in several parts of the country.

Fr. Terrance Dumas                                                                                                 Fr. Terry Dumas is a retired priest of the Diocese of Lansing, Michigan. His personal experience of divorce, alcoholism, heart disease and lung cancer has made him especially grateful for the recovery process. Ordained in 1988, Fr. Terry has incorporated his experience as a university instructor, social worker and child care consultant into his pastoral and retreat work since his retirement from active ministry in 2005.

Fr. Jesse Cox
Fr. Jesse is a campus minister at Marygrove College. He has given numerous retreats and missions in the Archdiocese of Detroit and beyond.

Fr. Larry Webber, OFM                                                                                          Fr. Larry is the Director of the Father Solanus Casey Center in Detroit, which he assumed in 2009 after ministering for over 25 years in Central America, where he assisted in the formation of young men interested in joining the Caupuchin Franciscans.

Sr. Teresita Lipar, OP                                                                                               Sr. Teresita is a Dominican sister of Peace and has a background in Catholic education, spiritual formation, leadership and retreat ministry.