Speaking about The Church

I am available to give individual talks in parish and/or diocesan settings. My speaking fees are generally $1500 for an individual address and $1750-2250 for a one day multiple-presentation workshop. The fee for presentations given over more than one day will be negotiated on an individual basis.. Queries regarding speaking engagements can be made by clicking on the "Contact" tab on the home page of my website and sending me an e-mail.

Shopping for God: The Challenge of Living an Authentic Christian Life in a Consumerist Society

The greatest challenge to authentic Christian faith in North America today is not secularism or relativism, it is consumerism.  We live in a society in which religious experience, doctrine and even the sacraments are being appropriated and packaged in ways that undermine the transformative power of the Christian faith.  This presentation will sketch out the broad outlines of the  cultural challenges and then propose some pastoral strategies for responding to these challenges.