2022 Speaker Series

The 2022 Speaker Series showcases pre-recorded presentations from four of the speakers initially slated to appear at our
2022 National Convention. New videos will be released every other month.

Videos may be purchased individually for $25 each as they are released, or the entire series package can be purchased together for $60.

Monsignor Michael A. Jamail, retired priest of the Diocese of Beaumont, Texas, is a canon lawyer and a psychologist. His 61 years of ministry has been in parishes, high schools, two State universities, the diocesan retreat center, the tribunal and the chancery.

Magnum Mysterium: The Eucharist Links and Unites the Ministry and Life of Priests
Rev. Louis Cameli
Father Louis Cameli is a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago. Ordained in 1969, he holds a licentiate in theology and a doctorate in theology with a specialization in spirituality from the Gregorian University in Rome. He has served in a number of parishes, as a member of the faculty at Mundelin Seminary and as director of spiritual life and as dean of the ecclesiastically recognized faculty at the seminary. Father Cameli has also served as director of ongoing formation for the Archdiocese of Chicago and as director of the Cardinal Stritch Retreat House. He currently serves as the delegate for Christian Formation and Mission.

Father Cameli has published a number of books on spirituality, faith formation, prayer, and priestly ministry. He served as the principal writer and general editor of the USCCB document The Basic Plan for the Ongoing Formation of Priests.

Eucharist as Presence
Very Rev. James Burkart
Father James Burkart is a priest of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and currently serves as the pastor of Christ the Good Shepherd Catholic Community in Spring, Texas. He holds an M.A. in Theological Studies with a focus on Systematic Theology from the University of St. Thomas and an M.A. in Theological Studies with a focus on Liturgy from the University of Notre Dame. He is a past president of the Board of Directors of the Southwest Liturgical Conference and chair of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston's Liturgical Commission.

Eucharist as Memorial
Very Rev. Paul Turner
Father Paul Turner is pastor of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Kansas City, Missouri and director of the Office of Divine Worship for the Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. He holds a doctorate in sacred theology from Sant’ Anselmo in Rome. He is a former president of the North American Academy of Liturgy, a member of Societas Liturgica, and the Catholic Academy of Liturgy. He is the recipient of the Jubilate Deo Award from the National Association of Pastoral Musicians and the Frederick McManus Award from the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions. Father Turner serves as a facilitator for the International Commission on English in the Liturgy.

As pastor of diverse parishes, he spent many years ministering in a state prison, serving a Hispanic and multi-ethnic community, and providing assistance to the homeless. He plays harpsichord, piano and organ.