Speaking Engagements

Kendra brings the energy of a keynote with the warmth of a conversation. Drawing on her journey from corporate executive to Catholic evangelist, she helps attendees to "Find Something More" in the Sacraments, the Church and a living relationship with God through prayer. She reminds audiences that we never walk this road alone: Mary, the Saints, the Angels and the souls in Purgatory are all part of the family God gives us. Talks are tailored to your conference theme and can be paired with a breakout session for deeper discussion.

Kendra's Lenten and Advent missions focus on "What Weighs Us Down" on the spiritual journey: sin, unforgiveness, grief, fear and the distractions that keep us from God. She shows how these seasons are gifts from the Church to help us lay those burdens down. Lent invites us to repent, fast and return to the Father through Confession. Advent invites us to make room, wait in hope and prepare our hearts to receive Christ, just as Mary did. Kendra also teaches parishioners how to pray, including simple steps into mental prayer, and how to recognize and fight the spiritual battle with the weapons the Church gives us. Missions can include time for Confession and Adoration.

Women's Group
Kendra speaks honestly about the struggles that keep women from God: busyness, addiction, grief and the pull of worldly success. She points to Mary as the model of trust and surrender. Having grown in faith while married to a husband who wasn't practicing, she offers real hope to wives praying for their husbands and shares how God can work through a woman's faithfulness to draw her whole family closer to Him. She also encourages mothers and grandmothers to intercede for their children, especially those who have drifted from the faith, looking to St. Monica as a powerful example of a woman whose persistent prayers were answered. Every group leaves with practical tools to build a daily prayer life that lasts.

Men's Group
Kendra offers men a perspective they rarely hear: a woman's honest view of what it means for a husband to be the spiritual head of the household. She shares how her own husband, who wasn't practicing when her conversion began, slowly started changing as he walked alongside her journey, and how much that meant to her as a wife. With humor and candor she speaks to how deeply women long for their husbands to lead in prayer, protect the family in the spiritual battle and model faith for their children. Drawing on the example of St. Joseph and other holy men, she encourages men to step into their calling with courage, knowing it is never too late to begin. Every group leaves with practical tools to build a daily prayer life that lasts.

Youth Group
Kendra shares a real story with youth and young adults about choices, consequences and the freedom found in following Jesus. She introduces the Saints as friends who struggled too and helps young people discover that prayer is a real conversation with a God who loves them. Every group leaves with practical tools to build a daily prayer life that lasts.

Kendra leads half-day, full-day and weekend retreats that create space for silence, prayer and encounter with God. She teaches participants how to pray, from vocal prayer and the Rosary to mental prayer, so they can hear God speak in the quiet of their hearts. Certified in Unbound Ministry, she also guides retreatants through the spiritual battle, helping them renounce lies, forgive and receive the freedom Christ won for them. She teaches about the communion of saints as well, including our call to pray for the souls in purgatory and to ask Mary and the Saints to intercede for us. Each retreat blends teaching, testimony and guided prayer so participants leave with practical tools to keep going deeper at home.

Longing for deeper healing? Kendra is the founder of the Soul, Mind & Body Retreat for women, a retreat focused on prayer and healing approved by the Diocese of Nashville and held on 40 peaceful acres in the Tennessee hills. Retreats are led by Kendra along with guest speakers and priests.

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As a former Chief Information Officer, Kendra understands the pressure of the boardroom and the emptiness of success without God. Her "Lead with Compassion" talk, given to Legatus chapters and other leadership events across the country, shows Catholic leaders how to integrate faith and work, lead with integrity and see their influence as a calling. She offers simple ways to anchor a demanding schedule in daily prayer and points to Saints who served God in the marketplace as proof that holiness and leadership belong together.

Women make up much of the life of every parish and they are longing for the gift of spiritual fatherhood. Kendra speaks with warmth and candor about what women need from their priests: to be heard, to be taught the truth with clarity and love, to find a confessor who is available and patient and to be called to holiness. She shares how priests can guide women deeper into prayer and support them in the spiritual battle many are quietly fighting. Drawing on the example of Jesus with the women of the Gospels, St. John caring for Mary at the foot of the Cross and holy friendships like St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane de Chantal, she affirms priests and seminarians in the beautiful role they play in women's spiritual lives.