Mr. Ruben Quezada is a best-selling Catholic author, bilingual speaker and a 4th Degree Knight of Columbus who's been involved in ministry for over 30 years addressing teens, adults and women on various topics of the faith as well as retreats alike.
Mr. Quezada is the author of the popular book For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada the Official Companion to the 2012 film of the same name, published by Ignatius Press and has been endorsed by many clergy, Catholic groups including former Grand Knight Carl Anderson & Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles who also contributed to his book.
These presentations are also available in Spanish:
The Persecution of the Church in Mexico – This presentation is based on the historical accounts when
Mexico’s ruling president, Plutarco Elias Calles launched a direct attack on Catholics across the country in
1926. This religious persecution forced Catholics to rise up against the government leading to a bloody
three-year war with over 200,000 casualties. A true fight for religious freedom and a lesson for us today.
Blessed Miguel Pro – A Modern Martyr – This presentation depicts the story of one of the most
significant figures of the religious persecution in Mexico and how this priest with the help of friends and
the grace of God avoided capture in order to serve and administer the Sacraments. His story is one of
incredible faith, joy and surrender to our Father’s Will leading to his martyrdom. A must see for everyone.
Religious Freedom Today – This is one of the most updated and current presentations on Religious
Freedom and the Catholic response today. Using comments, warning and quotes from past leaders we
come to the reality of where we are today and most importantly our responsibility as citizens and as
Catholics to take action when our religious freedom is at stake.
Live Your Catholic Faith.....with Joy! – This presentation is sure to gives those in attendance a great
outlook on how to truly live your Catholic faith with courage, joy and leadership techniques. I use Ten
Points on how to discover and share your faith practices with the simplest of ways in today’s world. This
presentation is perfect for a Parish Mission or a retreat.
What is a Saint? – Often times we hear someone mention the name of a particular saint on a special feast
day, through the name of a city, etc. But - who were the saints? When did the church begin to teach this?
How many are there? Are there any new saints coming up? Learn about this great teaching on the lives of
the saints through a power point presentation. Get knowledgeable today and learn about the Communion
of Saints on earth and in Heaven!
Living the Fast Lane; Fasting as a Catholic Today – One of the oldest traditions of our faith is
fasting.........not only during Lent, but throughout the year. Many Catholics today don’t know or
understand the spiritual benefits from this beautiful and sacrificial practice. Start living the “Fast Lane”
today.
Purgatory: Get Us out of Here – What is Purgatory? Does it even exist? Don’t we just go straight to
Heaven if we’re good enough? Not quite......it’s a good start...but there’s still much to be done. Listen
to our Early Church Fathers, Scripture and other quotes that teach us about this important practice for
Catholics all over the world. You’ll be glad to pray for them – it helps to have friends in High Places.
What is Prayer? - As Christians, we learn Catholic prayers during our childhood and throughout our lives,
those beautiful prayers are sometimes forgotten, or perhaps they become so repetitive that communication with
God is lost. It has happened to almost all of us that on several occasions we pay lip service, losing the most
perfect and intimate relationship with God.
The Mass of the Early Christians - After 2000 years the Catholic people faithfully continue this
Eucharistic celebration. How was the mass celebrated in the early years? Are there testimonies or texts on
how we should celebrate the holy mass? Let's listen to the origin, the Holy Scripture, letters from the first
Christians and quotes from our first parents about how the mass was celebrated in their childhood and
how it developed to what we celebrate every Sunday today.
Liturgy of the Eucharist - The Liturgy of the Eucharist begins with the preparation of the gifts and the
altar. As the ministers prepare the altar, representatives of the people bring forward the bread and wine
that will become the Body and Blood of Christ. The celebrant blesses and praises God for these gifts and
places them on the altar, the place of the Eucharistic sacrifice. In addition to the bread and wine, monetary
gifts for the support of the Church and the care of the poor may be brought forward. The Prayer over the
Offerings concludes this preparation and disposes all for the Eucharistic Prayer.
God’s Generosity Through Prayer - One of the greatest difficulties in persevering in mental prayer is the
feeling of futility that virtually every Christian experiences. Maybe it’s a feeling of dryness: that you’ve
prayed for a while, and God seems silent, and your emotions feel unmoved. Perhaps distraction or fatigue
got the better of you. Or perhaps you’ve got a nagging question in the back of your mind, like “Am I doing
this right?” or even “Am I just wasting my time?” Whatever the case, when those times come, I find myself
returning to two invaluable spiritual insights. The first is that, as God reminds the prophet Samuel, “the
Lord sees not as man sees; man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” (1
Sam. 16:7). Or as he says to Isaiah, “as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than
your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts” (Isa. 55:9).
