Keynote Speaker: Brian Butler

Brian is executive director and co-founder of Dumb Ox Ministries, which cultivates chastity and authentic masculinity and femininity with teens, young adults and families via the lens of St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body.  Brian has authored several books and programs, including “YOU: Life, Love & Theology of the Body.”  He has produced numerous initiatives as part of the New Evangelization, including the original productions of GARDEN, the musical. He is the founder of a dynamic retreat for teens and young adults called ECHO, and his latest book is entitled GARDEN Meditations.  Brian’s bachelor’s degree is in Communications and he holds a Masters in Theology.  He has 20+ years of ministry experience at the parish, school, diocesan and non-profit levels, and is a popular speaker and trainer around the country.  Brian enjoys music, sports, the outdoors, and spending time with his wife, Lisa, and their four children.

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