2018 YACC Speaker Biographies
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Sarah Swafford
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Sarah Swafford is the founder of Emotional Virtue Ministries. She speaks internationally to people of all ages on a variety of topics such as: Emotional Virtue, Dating and Relationships, Modesty of Intentions, and Interior Confidence. She is a graduate of Benedictine College and has been involved in ministry for over ten years. For three years, Sarah worked as a Residence Hall Director at Benedictine College, taking care of 142 freshmen women. That amazing experience gave her a front row seat into the hearts of women and men transitioning from high school to college, giving her a deeper look into the struggles facing teens and young adults today.
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Sarah shares her message at school assemblies, retreats, rallies, and conferences around the world and is the author of Emotional Virtue: A Guide to Drama-Free Relationships. She has appeared on EWTN’s Life on the Rock, EWTN Live, and is co-host of EWTN’s At the Heart of Relationships. She has also been featured in the National Catholic Register. Sarah is a contributor to Chosen, Ascension Press’ confirmation program and YDisciple’s True Beauty; she has also contributed videos for www.womenmadenew.com. Sarah is a proud team member of Chastity Project and speaks at Steubenville Conferences in the United States and Canada.
Sarah also works on Special Projects for Catholic Identity at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, where she resides with her wonderful husband, Dr. Andrew Swafford, and their children: Thomas, Fulton, Cate, and Kolbe. You can find more information about Sarah and Emotional Virtue Ministries at www.emotionalvirtue.com
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Michael O'Niell
Michael O’Neill is a miracle investigator, Relevant Radio host, author, and creator of the website MiracleHunter.com, the top online resource on miracles cited worldwide in news articles and books, including throughout renowned Mariologist Fr. René Laurentin’s comprehensive work “The Dictionary of the Apparitions of the Virgin Mary” (2010 Edizioni ART). O’Neill, a graduate of Stanford University and member of the Mariological Society of America and the Theological Commission of the International Marian Association, has been interviewed about his research numerous times for features on Catholic television programs like EWTN’s News Nightly, Bookmark and EWTN Live and secular media like NBC Today with Megyn Kelly, Fox & Friends, and The Dr. Oz Show. He was a consultant for the National Geographic magazine December 2015 cover story and map about the Virgin Mary “The Most Powerful Woman in the World” and was interviewed as the Marian expert on the corresponding television piece for NatGeo Explorer. O’Neill served as the expert commentator during the 2010 live broadcast of the first Marian apparition approval in history at Champion, WI and EWTN's coverage at the 100th Anniversary Mass of Our Lady of Fatima. He is the host of the weekly Relevant Radio® program “The Miracle Hunter®” and a frequent contributor to The Drew Mariani Show. His books include “Exploring the Miraculous” (Our Sunday Visitor 2015), "365 Days with Mary" (Salt Media 2016) and "20 Answers: Apparitions & Revelations" (Catholic Answers 2017). He was the co-host of the television special "Miracle Hunters" (UpTV 2015) and is the creator and host of the new EWTN docuseries "They Might Be Saints" about the lives of future saints from America and the search for canonization miracles. Recently, O'Neill gave a presentation at Georgetown University, delivered the keynote at the Catholic Press Association, was accepted to present a paper at the Fatima Congress in Portugal and lectured on miracles in Catholicism as part of the interfaith "Comparison Project" at Drake University.
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Fr. Nathan Dail (Bio Coming)
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Fr. Jesus Camacho
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Fr. Jesus Camacho emigrated from Mexico in 1981, answering an invitation to serve as a priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Idaho. Fr. Jesus Camacho appears regularly on our local Catholic Radio, Sal y Luz, he also writes for the Idaho Catholic Register, and other Newspapers. He currently serves as the Parochial Vicar at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church in Boise.
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Fr. Marcin Szymanski O.P. (Bio Coming)
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Sisters of Life (Including our own Sr. Jordan Rose)
The Sisters of Life is a contemplative / active religious community of women founded in 1991 by John Cardinal O’Connor for the protection and enhancement of the sacredness of every human life. Like all religious communities, they take the three traditional vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. They also are consecrated under a special, fourth vow to protect and enhance the sacredness of human life.
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Jake Ineck
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Native of Boise, Idaho and winner of the 2007 Northwest Guitar Festival, Jake Ineck is recognized for his musical intuition and versatility. Jake has taught secondary-level ensembles in the Boise School District and is a licensed guitar instructor of the Childbloom Guitar Program. Jake has been a faculty associate at Arizona State University 2011-13, adjunct faculty at College of Western Idaho 2014-15, and most recently at Boise State University since 2017. He is also the director of music at Holy Apostles Catholic Church in Meridian, founder of the Idaho Diocesan Schola choir, and he maintains a private teaching studio and active performance schedule at several Treasure Valley venues.
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