Ministry Team

Heather Khym is the cohost of the internationally acclaimed Abiding Together podcast and serves as the Assistant Director of Evangelization at Franciscan University. She is the author of Abide: A Pathway to Transformative Healing and Intimacy in Jesus and the award-winning Encountering Emmanuel: A Guided Advent Journal for Prayer and Meditation. Along with her husband, Jake, she cofounded Life Restoration Ministries, where she serves as Director of Vision and Ministry. She is also the co-Executive Director of the Celtic Cross Foundation, where she passionately advocates for the underprivileged.

With over 25 years of experience as a speaker and retreat leader, Heather has led conferences and workshops across North America. She studied theology and catechetics at Franciscan University of Steubenville and brings a deep passion for evangelization, discipleship, and creating environments for transformative encounters with God. Heather lives in Steubenville, Ohio, with her husband and their three young adult children.

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Fr. Larry Richards was ordained to the priesthood in 1989 and has been a pastor in Erie, Pennsylvania since 2002. He currently serves as pastor of St. Luke Church and Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church. He has conducted thousands of Parish Missions, Conferences and Retreats. He is best known for making the love of God real in his talks. Father Larry is the founder of The Reason for Our Hope Foundation and has many Media presentations including The Truth, The Mass Explained, and Confession with hundreds of thousands of copies distributed worldwide and now available for FREE on OurHope.TV. He is the author of Be a Man! Becoming the Man God Created You to Be, a #1 best seller for Ignatius Press, having sold over 160,000 copies. He authored a second book called Surrender! The Life Changing Power of Doing God’s Will, published by Our Sunday Visitor, which has sold over 55,000 copies. You can see him on EWTN Global Catholic Television on Living Right with Dr. Ray. He is the Spiritual Director for the Catholic Men’s Leadership Alliance and hosts a weekly podcast titled, Anchored In Hope. His daily homily can be heard on your favorite podcast app.

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Lisa Canning is a Catholic speaker, author, and coach who helps people discover the freedom that comes when we surrender our lives and ambitions to God. She began her career as an interior designer on HGTV, and has since shared her message of faith and purpose on stages across North America. Her work has been featured on The Today Show, Fox and Friends, EWTN, Hallow and Formed.

She is the author of The Possibility Mom: How to be a Great Mom and Pursue Your Dreams at the Same Time, writes regularly on Substack, and hosts The Possibility Mom Podcast. A wife and mother of eleven, Lisa brings an authentic witness to balancing faith, family and ambition with trust in God’s providence.

In addition to her speaking and coaching, Lisa serves as President of The Guiding Star Project, an initiative advancing pro-life women’s healthcare in America, and leads the Wealth Without Guilt community for Catholic moms in business.

At the heart of all she does is a simple conviction: true joy and lasting success are found only in total surrender to the Lord. Learn more @lisacanning on Instagram.

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Joe Zambon is an acoustic singer-songwriter whose music invites listeners into a deeper encounter with God through honest storytelling and soulful melodies. Originally from Ottawa, Canada, Joe now lives in Frederick, Maryland with his wife and three children. He continues to share his gift through live performances, retreats, and intimate living-room shows, creating spaces where music becomes a bridge to the sacred.

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Sr. Hae-Jin Lim describes her vocation story as one rooted not in her own faithfulness, but in God’s. Fourteen years ago, she entered the community of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians—also known as the Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco—expecting to say, “I tried, but it didn’t work,” but her curiosity and the encouragement of a friend discerning the priesthood led her down an unexpected path. Although she didn’t think she’d stay longer than a year, Sr. Hae-Jin made her perpetual profession on August 5, 2021. Originally from Korea, she first encountered the Salesian Sisters at a youth retreat and instantly fell in love with St. John Bosco, whose saying, 'It is not enough to love the young; they must know that they are loved,' became the guiding motto of her religious life and a clear affirmation of her vocation to LOVE.

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Ruth D’Souza currently serves as the Youth Minister at St. Timothy’s Catholic Church in Toronto. With a background in theatre, opera, performance, and teaching, she has found her greatest joy in building up God’s Kingdom by journeying with youth and young adults. She is passionate about evangelization and sharing the Catholic faith in a way that is authentic and relatable. Her personal motto (stolen from Pope St. Pius X) is to “restore all things in Christ”.

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Stephen and Elizabeth Rebello have been joyfully married for nearly three decades and are the proud parents of thirteen children. Together, they have dedicated their lives to building a strong Catholic family rooted in faith, education and service.
Stephen holds a B.Sc. from the University of Toronto and an MBA from the Schulich School of Business. He is a business leader in the metals industry and has been actively involved in Catholic education in Toronto. His parents were among the founding members of Hawthorn School for Girls, where he later served on the Board of Directors.

Elizabeth, originally from Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, earned her Early Childhood Education and B.A. from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson) and a Bachelor of Education from York University. She has dedicated her professional and personal life to the formation of children, beginning with her own family.

For over 20 years, Stephen and Elizabeth have led a family catechism program in Etobicoke, forming children and parents alike in the richness of the Catholic faith. They are also actively involved in Family Enrichment Courses, which help parents strengthen communication and work together in facing the complexities of modern family life.

The Rebello family has been a vibrant part of Toronto’s Catholic schools, with children attending Hawthorn School for Girls and St. Michael’s College School. Through all their endeavors, Stephen and Elizabeth strive to witness to the joy, hope and beauty of Catholic family life.

Fr. Matt McCarthy is the Director of Vocations for the Archdiocese of Toronto. Guided by the Holy Spirit, he assists young men and women discern and embrace their God-given vocation. Working with archdiocesan youth groups, he is able to help individuals honestly ask the question, “Lord, are you calling me to the priesthood or religious life?”

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