2026

Damon and Melanie Owens

Damon and Melanie Owens are nationally renowned speakers and founders of Joyful Ever After. Together they have have trained over 20,000 couples in marriage, natural family planning, and Theology of the Body.  They offer practical tools for living Catholic life with authenticity and joy and tips for getting the marriage you want from the marriage you have. 

2025

Peter and Debbie Herbeck

Peter and Debra Herbeck draw from personal experience to help fortify marriages and strengthen family life with the limitless grace offered to all by Christ. Learn how to approach your family with the love and respect that will transform their heart and your own! Together, they are the authors of Lessons from the School of Love  and When the Spirit Speaks

2024

Marcy and Tom Renken

Marcy and Tom Renken, the heart, soul, and founders of Celebrate Marriage, share a remarkable journey of love and faith. They’ve weathered life’s storms together and emerged stronger than ever, inspiring others to do the same. Their dedication to each other and to the principles of a Christ-centered marriage has been the driving force behind Celebrate Marriage’s success.

2023

Dr. Andrew and Sarah Swafford

Dr. Andrew and Sarah Swafford found Jesus Christ in a powerful way in college and have devoted their lives to sharing the joy of his truth ever since. They speak frequently across the country (and in Europe, Australia, and the Philippines) on dating, marriage, the moral and spiritual life, St. John Paul II, and Sacred Scripture. Together, they are the authors of Gift and Grit: How Heroic Virtue Can Change Your Life and Relationships and cohosts of Ascension’s What We Believe: The Beauty of the Catholic Faith.

2022

Dan and Amber DeMatte

Dan and Amber are the authors of Three Secrets to Holiness in Marriage, and lay Evangelists based at Damascus Ministries in central Ohio dedicated to renewing families. restoring Catholic schools, and reinvigorating parishes. Dan is also the author of Dream Bigger.