Bryan Mercier is a thirty-five year old national speaker and retreat leader. He has spoken to adults and teens for the last ten years on a wide variety of topics; ranging from catechetics and faith formation, to morality, spirituality, and apologetics. He has spoken at youth and adult retreats, workshops, seminars, schools, parish missions, local, regional and national conferences. He has spoken in front of crowds ranging from thirty to three-thousand and has been aired on both TV and radio in different states. Bryan has also spent seven years as part of the R.O.C.K. (Revival Of Catholic Kids) Ministry Team putting on all day retreats for teens. His speaking is dynamic and inspirational, but also down to earth, informative and practical. Bryan has written many Catholic Educational Tracts to teach Catholics their faith, and over the years, he has been a Director of Religious Education, a high school religion teacher, an RCIA instructor, a youth Minister, and he has taught young adult Bible studies and seminars for the last five years.
For Adults
Over the last few years Bryan has become a national speaker on practical topics such as spirituality, theology and apologetics. Bryan has spoken at many different churches, parish retreats, seminars and national conferences. In company with Bud Miller, he aired an eight-week television show on Catholic apologetics, and aired a two-week radio show on the Catholic Church with the Franciscans. Additionally, he has spoken at Theology on Tap, and has taught many adult education classes, RCIA, and young adult Bible Studies. Bryan also has a ministry team he can bring in to help put on the full retreat. The retreats consist of music, skits, dynamic talks, prayer and more. For more, check out The R.O.C.K. Group.
- Why Be Catholic?
- My Testimony: From dressing in all-black and carrying weapons, to living and teaching the Catholic faith
- Catholic Apologetics (Learning to understand, deepen, and explain our faith ... This can be done in one session or multiple)
- Prayer and Spirituality 101 (Understandable prayer and making it work in your life)
- Seven Ways to Grow in Prayer and Overcome Distractions
- The Passion of Christ, His Resurrection, and What That Means for Us
- Living Holy in an Unholy World: Living our Faith without Compromise
- Seminar on the Sacrament of the Eucharist
- Seminar on the Sacrament of Confession
- Seminar on the Catholic Church
- Seminar on the Blessed Virgin Mary (and/or the Saints)
- Seminar on the Papacy
- Seminar on the Truth regarding Galileo, the Crusades, the Inquisition and other Catholic Misconceptions
- What Catholics Need to Know about the New Age Movement (The Truth about Astrology, Reiki, the Occult, Centering Prayer and more)
- Pro-Life
- Other Religions: (Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, Islam, etc. - Understanding what they believe and the Catholic Answer)
- The Truth about the "Da Vinci Code" or "Angels and Demons"
- Responding to the Scandals in the Church
- Other talks upon request...
For Teens
For the last ten years, Bryan has spoken to teens about their faith. His high enthusiasm and dynamic presentations makes the Catholic faith and the spiritual life come alive. Bryan has been booked around New England to speak at Confirmation retreats, youth gatherings, Life- Nights, Confirmation classes, conferences and Catholic schools. He has spoken at the Catholic Leadership Institute, which helps train teens to become Catholic leaders and co-leaders in their parishes. Teens everywhere relate to his talks and presentations and continually respond very positively to them.
Over the last nine years, Bryan has also been a part of the R.O.C.K. (Revival Of Catholic Kids) Ministry Team, where he has given countless talks, seminars and workshops. In addition to being the primary speaker of the team, he has also been in charge of prayer ministry, skits, and small groups. Recently, Bryan has become the R.O.C.K Ministry Team coordinator and administrator and continues to lead retreats. For more, check out The R.O.C.K. Group.
- My Testimony (From dressing in all black to shining the light of Christ)
- Why God? Why Jesus Christ? Why the Catholic Church?
- Everything You Need to Know about Catholicism
- Jesus Christ: The Same Yesterday, Today, and Forever
- Prayer 101 for Teens
- True Love, Chastity and Relationships (one or all of these)
- Modesty and morality
- Teaching Teens Their Faith (Helps teens to explain their faith on topics like; the Existence of God, Jesus Christ, the Bible, the Catholic Church, & Morality)
- The Sacrament of the Eucharist (A talk on the "Mass" too)
- The Sacrament of Confession to a Priest
- The Sacrament of Confirmation
- Thinking about Eternity
- The Challenge of Being Catholic Today
- The Challenge of Confirmation (For students in Confirmation)
- Loving Ourselves (How to find self-worth, self-esteem and meaning in life)
- What It Means To Be Catholic
- Knowing God: A Loving and Faithful Father, Friend and Savior
- Other talks upon request...
Local Events: $250-$400 per talk, plus travel expenses.
Out of State: Speaking engagements range from $400 and up per talk, plus travel expenses. The amount charged depends on the size and length of the event, number of talks given, etc.
To book Bryan Mercier as a speaker or to find out more information, contact him at: CatholicBryan@yahoo.com or call 203-952-9394.