Suggested Talks

Casting Nets talks are normally 45 minutes to an hour long. They can be given as a solitary event or as a part of a retreat, conference or mission. If the topic you are looking for is not here please contact us to see if we can cover that topic.

What is the New Evangelization
Pope John Paul II called the Church to the New Evangelization. What does that mean? What is each person's role in this task? How can we effectively share the Gospel?

Seeking God’s Will in a Noisy World
What is God’s will for me? How can I know God’s will? So often Christians become anxious about God's will for them in their personal lives, but is does God want it to be that difficult to find what He desires for us. Here are some practical tips on discernment.

Growth in Prayer
Most of us want to grow in our prayer life. While we are created for God and created to commune with Him in prayer because of sin it is not as easy as it should be. Here are some practical points that will inspire our daily prayer life.

Pray Like Mary
If we want to pray well what better cue can we take then to model ourselves after the pray life of Mary the Mother of Jesus. By examining Mary's life we can see some of the essentials at preparing our own hearts to welcome Jesus as she did.

The Shortest Way to Christ - True Devotion – Marian Consecration
What is the shortest, easiest, most secure path to Christ? Many of the saints promise that it is through the Blessed Mother in total consecration to Christ. What is Marian consecration? How does someone do the consecration and more importantly live the consecration?>

The Soul of the Teacher
What does it take to inspire our students? A deeper prayer life. The connection between our prayer life and the fruit we see in our students is perhaps way closer then we think. But if Christ is in our hearts then He can be radiate to their hearts.

To “Pray Uncessingly”
In 1 Thesselonians 5:17 it says to “pray uncessingly:, but how do we do that in the midst of our busy lives? How do we make our lives a prayer and how do we work to make prayer a permanent part of our lives? These are real questions dealt with in real, practical ways. Learn to deepen your prayer life.

Living a Catholic Marriage, a Look at Chastity in Marriage
Marriage presents a unique challenge, especially in these times. Chastity in marriage is a challenge that brings men and women together in a way more intimate than they have ever experinced. NFP, Fidelity, and Prayer are all issues we address in this rejuvinating talk on Chastity in Marriage.

Generation “Y”
Parents, teachers, youth ministers and catechists all have their own challenges communicating with and evangelizating the “next generation”. We bring our years of experience to the table to help understand and overcome this challenge and build the future of the Church and the New Evangelization.

On Christian Brotherhood
The accountability and fraternity of Christian Brotherhood makes for a good foundation for holy Catholic men. As Proverbs declares, "just as iron sharpens iron so is one man to another." Healthy, strong relationships between men are essential to the Christian life and fundamental to changing this world today.

Theology of the Table, Food and the Spiritual Life.
Food seems to be a simple thing but when looked at spiritually seems to draw people together. Whether it be the family, friends or the whole congregation on Sunday, fasting or feasting we seem to grow closer. Eating and drinking has been uniting people since biblical times.

Living the Vitrtues
The virtues are fundamental to Christian moral life. Experience the joy and happiness of a life of virtue. So much of what people are hunger for today can be satisfied in a virtuous life, but the virtues must be presented in an attractive and authentic way for others to desire them in their own lives.

Being Men of God.
There is something special about growing up, no matter how old you are. Men need to take on the responsibility of becoming real men of God. Can we be successful and be a man of God? What does the God-made-man, Jesus Christ, have to do with being a true man?