"Founder of Aurem Cordis"   

Travels from: Portland, OR

Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers is the Founder and Director of Aurem Cordis™, a Christian evangelization and apologetics organization dedicated to the dissemination and promotion of Catholic values, principles, and teaching in complete faithfulness and total submission to Holy Scripture, Sacred Tradition, and the Magisterium.  The goal of this apostolate is to bring as many people as possible to a deeper love of Christ and the Gospel by sharing the truth of the Catholic faith in love. 

Deacon Harold is active in giving lectures, retreats, and seminars in numerous parishes, on college campuses, and at workshops and conferences nationally and internationally.  He has appeared in Envoy and The Domestic Church magazines, and on many national radio programs, including “Catholic Answers Live,” “Catholic Connection,” “Kresta in the Afternoon,” “Across the Nation,” and “Catholic Bookmarks.”  He has been featured on the Eternal Word Television Network's "Life on the Rock", "EWTN Live" and hosts "Behold the Man," an EWTN series on male spirituality.  Deacon Harold’s numerous publications, audio-video library and E-Store can be accessed through his website:  www.auremcordis.com. 

Deacon Burke-Sivers holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame, and a Master’s degree in Theological Studies from the University of Dallas.  Deacon Harold is a Benedictine Oblate of Mt. Angel Abbey, an associate member of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars, a member of the Confraternity of Catholic Clergy, and a consultation team member for the National Conference of Catholic Bishops National Directory for Catechesis. 

Currently serving as the Director of Public Safety at the University of Portland, Deacon Harold is a nationally recognized expert in school safety, security, and violence prevention, and is listed in the International Who’s Who of Professional Management.  He and his wife Colleen have four children. 

SPEAKER TOPICS 

Deacon Harold's dynamic experiences and deep love for the Catholic faith provide him the tools to speak on any topic related to Catholicism.  Below are example speeches showcasing Deacon Harold's expertise:

Male Spirituality

Behold the Man: The Truth & Beauty of Male Spirituality

Fatherhood and the Catholic Faith: Marriage, Family, Eucharist, and the Spiritual Man

Men Fully Alive: Building a Civilization of Love and Life

Working at Prayer: Living Every Day with a Eucharistic Heart

The Meaning & Necessity of Spiritual Fatherhood: The Importance of Male Spirituality in the Life of the Parish

Family and Society

Love, Life and Holiness: The Theology of the Body for Teens

The Holy Family: Faithful Witnesses of God's Plan for Family Life

Keeping Our Youth Spiritually Alive in a Culture of Death

Hearts on Fire! Loving the Beauty and Truth of Our Catholic Faith

Sacraments

The Big Deal about Mass and why it Matters

The Sacrament of Confirmation: A Call to Discipleship and Mission in the Church

My Flesh for the Life of the World: The Eucharist and Evangelization

Sacraments of Initiation: Becoming a Member of God's Family

A Loving & Life-Giving Union: Fundamental Principles of Sacramental Marriage

God's Life in Us: The Transforming Power of the Holy Eucharist in Marriage

Lay Vocations

Putting on the Armor of Christ: Living the Vocational Call to Holiness

Finding the Courage to Live the New Evangelization

Why Be Catholic?

Praying with Confidence: Experiencing the Gift of God's Life in Us

 
Others

Jesus Christ: The Light That Dispels the Darkness

Our Lady of Fatima: The Mother of Life and the Call to Holiness

The Little Flower in the Heart of Christ: Reflections on St. Therese of Lisieux and the Holy Eucharist

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 Comments Posted By The Public ...

Posted on 11/10/08

"I am a new Cathecist for our parish. It is a very old and very very poor parish on the east side of San Antonio- Our Lady of Perpetual Help, San Antonio) Deacon, I made 6 figures with my job as an Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Phialdelpphia Field Division over 5 regions. I am the first Latina to be in such a position in my agency, afyter 18 years in the agency. Well Deacon, I left it all behind and am poor again (back to my roots in San Anotnio). But I am happy! Insecure and unsure, but happy! I have been ignoring a calling, putting it aside. I can no longer ignore it and find I am happiest reading and learning about God, Jesus, the bible and my Catholic faith. I am very excited to learn more and hope to be accepted into the Oblate School of theology in San Antonio. I very much enjoyed your speech and can't wait to contribute more to this poor church of ours. I hear that the folks who run it are old and don't like to try new things, like adult bible study, etc "because no one will come." My comment to that was,"Thank God that Jesus and his apostles didn't have that attitude!" Deacon, I will pray for you and hope that you will pray for me too. I am in transition right now and hope to stay on task with what the Lord wants me to do. I will be starting up a private investigations company in town and would love any advise you can offer. I also hope to have our own conference here at OLPH and book you in the future! Thanks for all!" - Romy Gomez, San Antonio