As Catholics, we believe in the Real Presence and that the substance of the bread and wine with the words of Consecration at Holy Mass become the Body and Blood of Christ. Eucharistic Miracles, occurring throughout the centuries, prayerfully confirm this truth in a way that is visible to us today.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE - Through Him, With Him, In Him
(Opportunities for Reconciliation: 7:00am–9:30am and as announced)
7:00 am: Registration, Breakfast, Confession & Time for Adoration in chapel
8:30 am: Speaker - Ray Grijalba
9:30 am: Break
10:00 am: Holy Sacrifice of the Mass – Main Celebrant: Bishop Eckman
11:00 am: Break
11:15 am: Speaker – Fr. John Ferguson
12:00 pm: Angelus & Abode for Children Update
12:15 pm: Lunch – Michael Brown will sign books
1:30 pm: Speaker – Michael Brown
2:15 pm: Rosary
2:35 pm: Break
3:00 pm: Chaplet of Divine Mercy
3:15 pm: Speaker - Tom McConnell
4:15 pm: Closing thoughts by Chris Reynolds
Closing and Prayer
Read on to learn more about our speakers for the day!
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We are Miros and Theresa Maszczak, of Canfield, Ohio. After attending the Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis summer of 2024, along with 50,000 attendees, we have truly encountered the living Jesus Christ, a real living person. We believe that Jesus Christ is “Lord of our lives” and we are called to participate in the evangelization of the Eucharistic Miracles to all the world! We are custodians of the Vatican approved Eucharistic Miracles. This exhibit is an extensive collection of photo panels describing 155 Eucharistic miracles chronicled by Blessed Carlo Acutis now known as the “Cyber Apostle of the Eucharist”. Blessed Carlo, a young Italian boy, at the age of 11, created a website to record all Eucharistic Miracles of the world. Young Carlo was born on May 3, 1991 and died of acute leukemia at the age of 15 on October 12, 2006. He was Beatified in 2020 by Pope Francis and now, because of a second miracle recognized by the Holy See, will be Canonized in 2025!
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Bishop Mark A. Eckman was born in Pittsburgh to Francis and Clarissa Eckman (both deceased) and is brother to Peggy Mannella (Bethel Park), Mary Haugen and Francis, Jr. (both deceased). He graduated from Saint Valentine Elementary School in Bethel Park, and South Hills Catholic High School (now Seton LaSalle Catholic High School). He entered priestly formation at Saint Paul Seminary, East Carnegie, graduating from Duquesne University and then Saint Vincent Seminary in Latrobe. Ordained a priest May 11, 1985, he was a parochial vicar at five parishes; high school chaplain at Vincentian Academy, Seton LaSalle and DePaul School for Hearing and Speech; pastor at four parishes and administrator of two. He was pastor for many years at Resurrection Parish (formerly Saint Thomas More), South Hills. Bishop Eckman was ordained an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh on January 11, 2022. At the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, he serves on the Committee on Priorities and Plans (strategic planning), the Task Force on Instituted Ministries (catechists, lectors, etc.) and the Administrative Board. At the diocesan level, he was vicar for clergy personnel in 2013–2020 and again in 2023–2024. He had been vicar general since January 11, 2022, and general secretary since August 15, 2024, concluding with his installation on July 14, 2025 as bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh.
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Michael H. Brown, founder of the spiritual news website Spirit Daily (www.spiritdaily.com), is a graduate of Fordham University and a Christian journalist who has specialized in mystical phenomena since 1991. His areas of focus include apparitions, healing, demonic infestations, afterlife experiences, prophecy, apparitions, and locutions. Prior to his career in faith-based journalism, he made his mark as a secular journalist, notably breaking the famous Love Canal toxic waste scandal, featured in a recent PBS documentary. Throughout his career, Michael has written extensively on topics ranging from the Mafia to science, with articles published in esteemed outlets such as The Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times Magazine, New York Magazine, Discover, and Reader's Digest. He is the author of thirty books, including the acclaimed The Final Hour, The God of Miracles, Future Events, Lying Wonders, Strangest Things, and The Other Side. His pioneering work in mystical phenomena has earned him appearances on hundreds of television and radio programs, including the Today Show and Art Bell's Coast to Coast. As a retreat leader, Michael has delivered talks in over 100 cities and continues to share his insights through his popular Catholic website, Spirit Daily, which focuses on miraculous events and phenomena. He has also embraced digital media, with his TikTok posts amassing up to 2.1 million views. A lifelong enthusiast of UFO and ghost phenomena, Michael published his first book, PK: A Report on Psychokinesis, in 1977. He resides in Florida with his wife, where he continues to explore and write about the intersection of faith, science, and the supernatural.
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Father John Ferguson was recently ordained to the priesthood on June 29, 2024, at St. Paul Cathedral in the Diocese of Pittsburgh. He is currently assigned as parochial vicar to Saint Isidore the Farmer Parish located in Western Allegheny and Western Washington Counties. Fr. John is the third of four children. A native of Butler, he attended Butler Catholic Elementary School and is an alumnus of St. Joseph High School in Natrona Heights. Before he had entered the seminary, he and his father were blessed to visit the children at the orphanage and the school, which Tom Rutkoski, Gospa Missions' founder, started in Nigeria. Father John Ferguson is happy to help and support the Gospa Missions that he and his family have supported for many years.
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Tom McConnell was the head men's basketball coach for St. Francis University in PA. Later, he served as the Director of Youth & Campus Ministry for the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese from 1999-2006, and he was also the director of Camp Zacchaeus there. He was the founder & director of The Word & The Rock Basketball Camp, in which young people learn basketball fundamentals and their Catholic Faith. Tom McConnell retired from IUP in 2022 as the most successful head coach in program history and one of the best leaders in Division II women's basketball. He and his wife Lisa have six children, one of whom is a priest with the Franciscan Friars of the Holy Spirit. Tom is presently the Director of Evangelization at All Saints Parish in Butler, PA, and is currently helping in Athletes for Christ, a program for high school students, and Champions of Faith Basketball Camp, both of which guide youth on how to integrate their faith into their life as an athlete.
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Ray Grijalba is an engineer who helped publish the leading book on Eucharistic Miracles “A Cardiologist Examines Jesus”. He has traveled the world to interview medical doctors involved in Eucharistic miracle investigations as well as witnesses. Ray has been featured on EWTN, Ave Maria Radio, the Catholic Talk Show, and other outlets, where he shares the scientific evidence of these miracles. The video he created on Eucharistic miracles is the highest viewed online with over 750,000 views.
In 2017 he started The Joy of the Faith channel to bring souls closer to Jesus, Who has provided for them in so many incredible ways. Ray and his wife, Ann Marie, have addressed a host of topics including relationships, the meaning of suffering, prayer and the sacraments, dating and marriage, family life, same sex attraction, miscarriages, scientific analyses on the Shroud of Turin, Eucharistic miracles and much more. His mission is to produce relevant and thought-provoking content that can reach people from all walks of life to help, with God’s grace, enrich their lives, and ignite the embers of faith with the ultimate goal of leading them into a deeper and meaningful relationship with Our Lord Jesus Christ. Ray’s greatest joys are his relationship with Jesus, his beloved bride, Ann Marie, and their three children. By day, Ray works in Program Management with a MBA and BS in Materials Engineering.