"Living The Faith"

Travels from: Dayton, Ohio

Faith, Fitness & Motivation For Life

Michael Walsh is a husband, father, motivational speaker, evangelist, missionary, and fitness enthusiast. He and his wife, Amy, have two boys and a girl.

Michael has seven years of experience as a youth minister in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati where he started his speaking career, but its been for the past four years that he has focused his efforts on answering God’s call to spreading the Catholic faith to Catholics, practicing and non-practicing, around the world. His engaging and motivating talks have inspired and encouraged Catholics of all ages throughout the United States of America, Canada, Central America and Singapore to live out their Catholic faith in their every day lives.

Michael has spoke at and led many different retreats, conferences, youth rallies, parish missions, schools, speaker series and more events to preteens thru adults on a variety of topics and has had the honor in speaking to groups as small and personal as 20 people to over 1,000 people at a time. He enjoys being able to talk with the participants after the program and is commended on what he does and his approach in doing it.

Bringing Michael out for your event is something your participants will not forget! He takes our rich Catholic faith and applies it to the audience’s every day life. No matter what the topic may be, Michael’s goal when speaking at an event is to take the listeners on a journey of faith and life and point them to Jesus Christ and His Holy, Apostolic Catholic Church.

Michael on Faith and Fitness

“Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been purchased at a price. Therefore, glorify God in your body.”

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Over the past few years Michael has seen how fitness and good nutrition can be used to help us grow in our faith and overcome sin in our lives. Michael is a Certified Conditioning Coach and Trainer and he uses that knowledge to better equip people to live their lives for Christ in all that they do.

“I have found that the three things people say they do not have time for are the three things that are essential to human living; faith, fitness and nutrition. You don’t have to be a body builder or have the so-called ‘perfect body,’ but being active, eating healthy and having a strong faith in Jesus Christ helps one to not only take care of the body God gave us, but to discipline oneself, gain energy, fight stress and overcome sins such as sloth, gluttony, pride, lust, anger and many others. In the end, if one focuses on the body, soul and mind, that person will become a better Christian, spouse, parent, son or daughter, priest or nun. It will help us all to live out our vocations in life.” --- Michael Walsh   

Michael does not just speak on fitness and nutrition, but he has found it to be an important part of strengthening his faith and he hopes he can help you to discover the same.

Endorsements
Michael is endorsed by the Salesians of Don Bosco, his Archdiocese and CFCA (Christian Foundation for Children and Aging). CFCA is a Catholic sponsorship program that Michael works closely with. They support more than 310,000 impoverished children and aging persons in 24 countries. Through the generous support of their 270,000 sponsors, they provide food, housing, clothing, education and the Catholic faith to its children and aging.

Referrals
“If you are looking for a speaker who will fire up the people in the audience, who will reach into the depths of their soul, who will encourage them and inspire them into a stronger, deeper faith life, Michael Walsh is the speaker for you.”
-- Brian Patrick, Host of the Son Rise Morning Show on Sacred Heart Radio and EWTN Radio and Host of EWTN’s Crossing the Goal

"Michael Walsh is more than a speaker, he’s an inspiration. He communicates the light of Christ not only with his words, but with his creative and energetic presence. His natural gift for storytelling intrigues his listeners. His faith inspires those who encounter him to change their lives for the better.”
-- Gina M. Loehr, Speaker and Author of Real Women, Real Saints, Choosing Beauty: A 30-Day Spirtual Makeover for Women and The Four Teresas

Michael has been evangelizing and educating youth in the Salesian Youth Movement for the past six years at youth rallies, mission trips and Boys and Girls Clubs. I highly recommend him. Michael is so good as a youth minister that he has trained other youth ministers in St. John Bosco’s style, spirit and method. He has the gifts of friendliness, comedy, and down to earth simplicity and the ability to share faith and values. Most importantly, Michael is 100% Catholic and his preaching is totally doctrinally sound. The way he presents the faith is also very attractive to the young.  This combination makes him an excellent evangelist. Michael is sound-morally and is spiritually grounded. He is joyful, giving, and very much in love with Jesus and the Church.
-- Father Steve Ryan, SDB – Provincial Councilor for Youth and Young Adult Ministry and Director of Vocations for the Salesians of Don Bosco, Eastern Province  

Having taught religion at the high school level as a newly ordained priest, I know first hand how difficult it can be to present the faith to teenagers that is engaging, serious, catechetical and fun all at the same time.  I have now seen Michael present to several different groups on different topics and his presentations manage to accomplish all that and much more.  Speaking to the teens afterwards, they are excited for the faith and have that deep desire to live it out in all the wonder that is included in Catholicism.  Michael is a serious Catholic, whose love for Christ shines through all that he does. His witness is so strong that he is one of the first speakers that I contact whenever we are doing a program for teens.
-- Father Kyle Schnippel - Vocations Director, Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Ohio

What programs are offered?
Michael is available to speak on many different topics to different age groups. Below is a list of some of the topics Michael has presented on in the past.

Some of Michael’s Past Topics:
Faith Topics (Adults and Teens)
Daily Life Topics (Adults and Teens)
Faith and Fitness (Adults)

Catholic Masculinity (Men)
Vocations (Young Men) 
Self Worth (Teen and Preteen Girls)
Catholic Parenting (Adults)
Marriage (Adults)
Fatherhood (Adults)
Addictions (Adults)
Pro-life Issues (Adults and Teens)
Chastity and Dating (Teens)
Missions Work (Adults and Teens)
Many more...

Help motivate and encourage the people of your church or group to live their Catholic faith by booking Michael Walsh for your next event.

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