Join Catholic Men For Jesus Christ for our 20th Annual Men's Conference at
Saint Joseph Parish in Toms River, NJ
February 25, 2017 from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
2017 Speakers
Most Reverend David M. O'Connell, Tenth Bishop of the Diocese of Trenton
On June 4, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed then-Father O'Connell as Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Trenton. When Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Bishop Smith on Dec. 1, 2010, Bishop O'Connell automatically succeeded him as the 10th Bishop of Trenton. We are pleased to have our Bishop, the Most Reverend David M. O'Connell, return as the presider and homilist for celebration of the Holy Mass.
Tim Staples (Catholic Apologist and Evangelist)
Tim Staples is Director of Apologetics and Evangelization for Catholic Answers in El Cajon, CA, but he was not always Catholic. Tim was raised a Southern Baptist. After joining the Marines, however, Tim met a Marine who really knew his faith. That encounter sparked a two-year search for the truth that led him to the last place he thought he would ever end up: the Catholic Church.
Chris Smith (U.S. House of Representatives)
Elected in 1980, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton, N.J.) is currently in his 19th two-year term in the U.S. House of Representatives. A lifelong New Jerseyan, Congressman Smith graduated from Trenton State College (now The College of New Jersey) with a degree in business administration. He is also the former Executive Director of the New Jersey Right to Life Committee..
Marie Joseph is a graduate of Cornell University and holds a master’s degree in Theology from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. Marie taught for seven years in an elementary Catholic school. She is a single mother of two teenagers with a passion for the Catholic family and bringing others into a better understanding and knowledge of the real treasures of the Catholic Church.
About Catholic Men For Jesus Christ
CMJC strives to bring men together to build each other up, support one another, and challenge one another on our spiritual journeys to become the men that we are created and called to be.