Desirae Sifuentes is the sassy Catholic revert behind Uncatechized Catholic, a podcast and YouTube show for Catholics who are done rehashing the basics and ready to go deeper. A theology graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville, she speaks at conferences, has guested on Catholic Answers LIVE, and covered SEEK 2026 for EWTN — all in pursuit of her mission to stop the hemorrhage of uncatechized Catholics leaving the faith and set them aflame with love for the Lord. She lives in South Bend with her husband, six homeschooled children, and an alarming amount of coffee.
Desirae Sifuentes is a spunky Catholic speaker, host, and media personality known for social media page and show called Uncatechized Catholic. She is passionate about reigniting the Holy Spirit's spark in the lives of every kind of Catholic and inspiring people to move beyond mere knowledge of faith to a place where it is fully integrated into every aspect of their lives. She is a Catholic revert from Mormonism, known for her sassy humor and takes rooted in the greatest of all things: love.
Beginning with Uncatechized Catholic, Desirae has focused on teaching mid-level catechetics with a metaphysical emphasis, encouraging those who follow that work to view the faith multidimensionally. This work seeks to present a balanced, authentic look at our beautiful faith, including all its diversity of thought, while remaining faithful to doctrine. It’s culminated in the podcast and YouTube show Uncatechized Catholic, which she produces with her video editor.
Since completing her degree in Theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville, she has expanded her work by speaking at conferences such as the Catholic Creator Conference, guesting on Catholic Answers LIVE, and by hosting conference coverage on the radio and internet, including EWTN’s coverage of SEEK 2026.
It’s her mission to transform lukewarm catholics and neophytes who are hungry for meaning and growth. She wants to bring apathetic catholics back from the brink, stopping the hemorrhage of uncatechized catholics abandoning their faith, and setting them aflame with a love of the Lord. She is eager to provide the “next step” in the faith for many people--those who are done hashing out true presence, the immaculate conception, praying to the saints, and other commonly addressed topics, and ready to talk about deeper facets of our faith that are often neglected in favor of the apologetics greatest hits.
When she’s not traveling for work, she’s proudly supporting her husband’s endeavors in South Bend (although Phoenix will always be home), loving on her 6 homeschooled children, guzzling copious amounts of coffee, and antiquing like a mad woman.
Current talks:
The Seven Rules for Online Evangelization - Evangelizing online can be daunting, and many struggle to know how to do it well. When sifting through over a century of papal writings, Desirae realized that the popes have been telling us how to do it all along. Steep your high school youth ministry, Newman Center group, or parish into the rich history of 100 years of encyclicals on media and evangelization that will equip them to go out and bring Christ and the Catholic faith to the internet.
Upcoming Talks:
Knowledge ISN’T Enough! Let Your Faith Transform You - Many people today make the mistake of thinking that if they read enough books, listen to enough podcasts, and stay steeped in the Early Church Fathers, they will be good Catholics. The Bible tells us in many places that this is not the case. If your faith isn’t transforming you and every facet of your life--it’s on life support. Hearers of this talk will be convicted to drench every aspect of their lives in the faith, be unafraid of embracing a simple and passionate relationship with Jesus, and direct their learning towards purposeful and edifying ends.
Letters to Men and Women - Offered to either gender or to both at once, this dating talk goes beyond the “You’re a princess, know your worth,” and “For God’s sake, stop watching porn” talks that single young people have heard a hundred times. By confronting the realities of dating today, hearers of this talk will leave having reckoned with their strengths and failures in the dating sphere, and go forward with hope, knowing what they need to do to become marriageable, and finally find their spouse.
