The Chicago area HERE I AM LORD Vocations Conference is looking for your ideas for speakers.

As of right now I have the following

Bishop Paprocki from the Archdiocese of Chicago - Saturday Afternoon Mass
Matthew Kelly - Thursday evening - Feb 22, 2007
Curtis and Michaelann Martin - Saturday - Feb 24, 2007
Msgr. Stuart Swetland - Saturday - Feb 24, 2007
Chris Padgett - Friday and/or Saturday Feb 23-24, 2007

The Martin's are the founders of FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students)
Msgr. Swetland is formerly from the Newman Center at the University of Illinois and will be teaching at Mount St. Mary in Emmittsburg in 06/07

Chris is my jack of all trades and can be plugged in anywhere

I'm looking for a good speaker that will draw young adults for Friday evening

Ideas so far are: (would have to see if they are available)

Fr. Stan Fortuna -Talk and Mass
Archbishop Dolan - Talk and Mass
Senator Rick Santorum - Talk

Does the PhatMass family have any thoughts???

Jason Evert is not available
Jeff Cavins is not available

Know any priests who are exceptionally gifted with Eucharistic Healing Mass and/or Services

Open to your ideas for a limited time. I need to book my final speaker(s) by the end of June

Thanks for your help.

Heather Gallagher works with the REAP Team in St. Louis. She's our Archdiocesan chastity speaker, and she's REALLY good. She has a blog at http://www.stlyouth.org

Mike, you might try some of the priests at Holy Ghost Parish. It's administered by a great religious congregation I'm sure you can find a good priest to speak. God bless and good luck with that conference we need vocations. I pray the Holy Spirit will inspire those who participate. Here's some info: Holy Ghost Parish
1900 California Street
Denver, CO 80202
Tel: (303) 292-1556
Web site: http://holyghostchurch.info/about_holyghost/history.html

Father Michael Barry SS.CC. is an awesome priest for Eucharistic Healing Services. He led this year's service at the Divine Mercy Conference. He's also involved with the Charismatic Renewal. I'm not sure of his contact info though.

Father John Corapi SOLT

Also I noticed you listed Senator Rick Santorum - And just had to say YAY I am so happy to have a great senator like him representing me
God Bless

Fr. Andrew Cozzens he's a priest here in Arch diocese of St.Paul and Minneapolis. He's rock solid and helps out with the Steubeinville North Conference here in St. Paul each year.

The sisters with the Apostles of the Interior Life...there's some serving on the U. of Wisconsin and U. of Kansas campuses. They're 100% orthodox and their primary apostolates are helping young people discern their vocation and evangelization-type work on secular campuses. They were previously at U of Illinois Champagne.