Conference Details
Being Catholic in a Broken World
Knowing. Defending. Evangelizing.
The 15th Annual
Tampa Bay Men's Conference
Saturday, March 1, 2025
6:30 AM Rosary | 8:00 AM Mass | 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Conference Program
TRENT HORN
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After his conversion to the Catholic Faith, Trent Horn earned a master's degree in theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville and is currently pursuing a graduate degree in philosophy from Holy Apostles College.
He serves as a staff apologist for Catholic Answers and specializes in teaching Catholics to graciously and persuasively engage those who disagree with them. Trent models that approach each week on the radio program Catholic Answers Live where he dialogues with atheists, pro-choice advocates, and other non-Catholic callers.
Trent is also a lecturer who travels throughout the world speaking on subjects related to the Catholic faith and the co-host of Hearts and Minds, a weekly radio program that discusses timely issues from an eternal perspective. In addition to being a public speaker, Trent is the author of three books: Answering Atheism, Persuasive Pro-life, and his latest book Hard Sayings: A Catholic Approach to Answering Bible Difficulties.
PERSONAL WITNESS TALK
Once again, a Personal Witness Talk will be part of our conference lineup. A man from the audience will share his personal story of how his Catholic faith has shaped his life.
By sharing from his heart, the Personal Witness speaker helps the other men in attendance delve into their own hearts to see how God can and does work in their lives, even when they may feel overwhelmed with nowhere else to turn.
Each year, men in attendance have expressed how important it was to hear someone like them share his personal faith journey.
FR. LOU TURCOTTE
Fr. Lou Turcotte will serve at Mass celebrant and homilist. He is the Parochial Vicar at Christ the King Catholic Church in Tampa.
Fr. Lou is a Florida native, born and raised in Clearwater, FL with his mom, dad, and two sisters. He grew up attending Light of Christ Church before heading up to Gainesville to get a degree in Marketing from the University of Florida. But the priesthood had been rolling around in his head for years, and he finally caved to God’s invitation after graduation, heading to seven years of seminary in Miami and Boynton Beach.
He was ordained in 2018 and has served at St. Timothy’s, St. Raphael’s, and St. Stephen’s parishes, before arriving at Christ the King in July.
He loves Liverpool FC, Chick-fil-a milkshakes, and disc golf, but is primarily grateful for God calling him to such an awesome vocation.
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Special Breakout Sessions
At our past two conferences, we added three concurrent Breakout Sessions to close the day. Each 45-minute session covered a topic related to the conference theme. The survey results from both conferences clearly indicated that the Breakout Sessions were a huge success, so we will be repeating them once again.
We will record all three breakout sessions and post the videos with the other conference recordings, so attendess can view any sessions they missed.
The topics and leaders for the 2025 breakout sessions will be announced soon.