“The Indiana Catholic Men’s Conference is a wonderful opportunity to strengthen your faith.  Men of all ages are encouraged to attend this important event.”

– Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein, OSB
Archbishop of Indianapolis

Originally a priest for the Archdiocese of Boston, Bishop Coyne was named auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis by Pope Benedict XVI on January 14, 2011. He was ordained a bishop on March 2 at St. John the Evangelist Church in Indianapolis. As auxiliary bishop, Bishop-designate Coyne assists Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein in fulfilling the responsibilities of leading the nearly 225,000 Catholics in central and southern Indiana.

Bishop Coyne had served as a Priest of the Archdiocese of Boston for almost twenty-five years. Bishop-elect Coyne also served the needs of the Archdiocese of Boston in many ways: as professor of Sacred Liturgy and Homiletics, as well as director of the Pre-Theology Program at St. John's Seminary, Brighton; as Archdiocesan Director for the Office of Worship as well as Cabinet Secretary for Communications and Archdiocesan Spokesman for the Archdiocese of Boston.

Fr. Benedict Groeschel a retreat master, author of over 40 books, and host of the television talk program Sunday Night Live with Father Benedict Groeschel, which is broadcast on the Eternal Word Television Network. He has also hosted several serial religious specials in addition to Sunday Night Live. He is the director of the Office for Spiritual Development for the Catholic Archdiocese of New York as well as associate director of Trinity Retreat and the executive director of The St. Francis House. He is professor of pastoral psychology at St. Joseph's Seminary in New York and an adjunct professor at the Institute for Psychological Sciences in Arlington, Virginia. He is one of the founders of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. Fr. Groeschel was a friend of Mother Teresa of Calcutta for 30 years and confessor of the late Terence Cardinal Cooke of New York.

Tim Staples Director of Apologetics and Evangelization at Catholic Answers, but he was not always Catholic. Tim was raised a Southern Baptist. Although he fell away from the faith of his childhood, Tim came back to faith in Christ during his late teen years through the witness of Christian televangelists. Soon after, Tim joined the Marine Corps. During his four-year tour, he became involved in ministry with various Assemblies of God communities. Immediately after his tour of duty, Tim enrolled in Jimmy Swaggart Bible College and became a youth minister in an Assembly of God community.

Tim was determined to prove Catholicism wrong, but he ended up studying his way to the last place he thought he would ever end up: the Catholic Church! He converted to Catholicism in 1988 and spent the following six years in formation for the priesthood. Realizing that his calling was not to the priesthood, Tim left the seminary in 1994 and has been working in Catholic apologetics and evangelization ever since.

Tim Staples has given hundreds of talks all over the country and has helped thousands of people find their way home to the Catholic Church. He brings his extensive knowledge of Scripture into his tapes, books, and talks, helping others to see the strong biblical evidences that support Catholic doctrines. Tim’s humorous enthusiasm captivates his audiences, and his unique style has brought him great renown as an engaging speaker. Tim had rave reviews as a speaker at the First Indiana Catholic Men’s Conference