Fr. Roch Mary Greiner is a member of the Community of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. He left his home and career in Orange County, CA in 2007, responding to the invitation of the Lord to live a consecrated life. Before he was a friar, he ran his own business as a welder and sheet metal fabricator. As a layman he served the Church in juvenile hall jail ministry and has a background with the Charismatic Renewal.

Fr. Roch is currently assigned to St. Juan Diego Friary in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he serves as local superior and chaplain to Project Defending Life. As a friar he has served in New York and New Jersey, as a missionary in Central America and prison chaplain in Honduras and Nicaragua.

In Albuquerque, Fr. Roch enjoys serving with his fellow friars in their outreach to the homeless. His other passions include preaching at retreats, parish missions, and directing a healing ministry. He has a deep love and reverence for the Word of God. Fr. Roch considers Sacred Scripture and his relationship with Our Lord as the foundation for his preaching and ministry. He is also an avid outdoorsman who enjoys hiking, camping and fishing.

Deacon Keith Strohm 

Deacon Keith Strohm is the former Director of the Office for the New Evangelization and a deacon for the Archdiocese of Chicago. Deacon Keith has extensive experience in creating and sustaining processes and programs of evangelization and formation at the group, parish and diocesan level that focus on the making, maturation and missioning of disciples of Jesus Christ. A sought-after international speaker and conference keynote, he has helped tens of thousands of men and women hear the Gospel message and encounter the mercy, love and power of Jesus Christ. Deacon Keith is also the Executive Director of M3 Ministries (www.m3catholic.com) and a contributing author, along with six other collaborators, with Sherry Weddell for the book Becoming a Parish of Intentional Disciples--a follow-up to the bestselling book, Forming Intentional Disciples.

Deacon Keith has published five other books—Jesus: The Story You Thought You Knew, a proclamation of the Good News, The 10 Biggest Lies of the Enemy and How to Combat Them, Ablaze: 5 Essential Paradigm Shifts for Parish Renewal, Getting More out of Lent and the upcoming Getting More Out of Your Child’s First Communion.

In 2019, he created and launched the Missionary Leadership Academy, which provides online community, support, training, and formation to equip ordinary Catholics to transform their ministry, parish, and diocese.

You can follow him on Twitter (@KeithStrohm) and Instagram (@dcn_keith).