Fr. Champagne is the Religious Superior of the Community of Jesus Crucified, ministering to the sick and dying, nursing homes, the poor, the mentally distressed, and others marginalized in society. He is also known for being the Director of the Fete-Dieu du Teche, a Eucharistic flotilla often in the bayous of Louisiana that recently took place on the Mississippi River. You can easily spot him by his retrofitted ambulance confessional dubbed “the Spiritual Care Unit” or fire truck retrofitted with an ambo for preaching, known as the “friar truck.”

Carrie Gress earned her doctorate in philosophy from the Catholic University of America, and is the founder and editor at the online women’s magazine and marketplace Theology of Home. Carrie has written for numerous publications and is a frequent guest on radio and television. She is the author of ten books, including The Marian Option and The Anti-Mary Exposed. She co-authored Theology of Home I, II& III, with Noelle Mering. Her latest book is Something Wicked: Why Feminism Can’t Be Fused with Christianity. Carrie is a married homeschooling mother of five and lives in Virginia.

Mr. Taylor recognized his calling to education from an early age; his parents James and Linda were both teachers, musicians and poets who instilled in their children the love of the True, Good and Beautiful. However, his path to realizing that calling took a bit longer than most. After graduating from St. Mary’s Academy (NE Kansas), Mr. Taylor briefly attended Kansas State University, before enlisting in the United States Marine Corps in December 1992. For 20 years, he served in a variety of leadership roles and worldwide locations, retiring in May of 2013. Since then, he’s worked for Cloudera, Inc., most recently in the role of VP, Professional Services. He has a lifelong love of history, literature, the outdoors, and sport, and is passionate about building, developing and leading great teams. Mr. Taylor and his wife Annie and two children currently reside in Fort Scott, KS.

Kyle is the Founder and Executive Director of Cyprus Island Enterprises, and the author of Blue Collar Catholicism. He’s married to his amazing wife, Kayla, and together they’re raising four young children, who are probably already planning their future farm takeover. They live on a 2.5-acre homestead farm in Southwest Florida, where Kyle’s journey of preparing the farm became the spark of inspiration for his book. Through hard work, faith, and the occasional chicken chase, Kyle’s experiences on the farm have shaped his perspective on life, faith, and the blue-collar spirit he so passionately writes about. He is also host of the Word to Your Mother Podcast and Chief Strategy Officer of The Immaculata Institute which seeks to continue St. Maximilian Kolbe’s mission to consecrate the entire universe to the Immaculata.