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Sr. Josephine Garrett, CSFN

Sister Josephine is a native Texan, born and raised in Houston. She moved to Dallas in 1999 to begin studies at the University of Dallas, where she completed a BA in Political Philosophy with a Business Concentration. Sr. Josephine subsequently entered the banking industry, serving for 10 years as a Vice President in the Home Loans division of Bank of America. Raised Baptist, Sr. Josephine entered the Catholic Church in 2005, and in November of 2011 she began her formation to be a religious Sister. In November of 2020 Sister Josephine professed her final vows as a Sister of the Holy Family of Nazareth.

Sr. Josephine is a licensed counselor, serving as the school counselor for the cathedral grade school in Tyler, TX, and also working in private practice. She has also served in vocations ministry and as a national speaker for youth and young adults, speaking to groups of up to 25,000.

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Tanner Kalina

Tanner Kalina

Author, Speaker, Presenter

Tanner Kalina is a Catholic evangelist, author and well-known speaker who has dedicated his life to sharing the Gospel. A former actor and comedian, he now presents to thousands of people each year, including youth, laity, parish leaders, and clergy. He has written two books, and he is the Co-Founder of the "Saints Alive Podcast" on Hallow. He is the presenter of several Ascension faith formation video series, and he has contributed other video projects to EWTN, FOCUS, the National Eucharistic Revival, and more. He and his wife, Alli, reside in Loveland, Colorado.

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Rebecca Abboud

Rebecca Abboud is a liaison for the Office of Parish Support in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana. She taught preschool until 2018, when she began full-time ministry as the coordinator of youth formation at Christ the Redeemer Parish in Thibodaux, helping young people in her parish come to know the Lord in a deeper and more personal way. After two years, she was asked to join her current team, guiding and supporting pastors and lay leaders across the diocese in their mission of formation and evangelization. She hopes one day, God willing, to be the patron saint of play.

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Introducing Pillars of Faith Catholic Curriculum: Bringing a New Era of Evangelizing Catechesis

Pillars of Faith K-8 Catholic Curriculum for Schools

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The Great Adventure Catholic Bible for Young Beginners and Ascension's Catechism for Young Beginners (Covers)

The Great Adventure Catholic Bible for Young Beginners, Classroom Edition (Cover)

The Ascension Catechism for Young Beginners, Classroom Edition (Cover)

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