2022 Speaker Series

The 2022 Speaker Series showcases pre-recorded presentations from the five 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 $100.

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.

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.