Please register online for the February 9 breakfast with Charles Baird.  The breakfast begins, as always, at 7 am at the Silver Legacy in downtown Reno.  Doors open at 6:30 am with coffee and chat.

Charles W. Baird received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1968. He then spent five years on the faculty at UCLA where, he says, he actually learned economics, mainly from Armen Alchian. He often asserts that he has the best of both worlds: a Berkeley degree and a UCLA education.

Dr. Baird will draw on Catholic social teaching as he answers the question "Are public sector unions legitimate?"

Please register online for the January 12 breakfast with Brian Johnston.  The breakfast begins, as always, at 7 am at the Silver Legacy in downtown Reno.  Doors open at 6:30 am with coffee and chat.

Brian Johnston is the Western Regional Director for the National Right to Life Committee. He has served as Executive Director of the California ProLife Council, California Commissioner on Aging, on California's State Board of Nursing Home Examiners, and the Board of Directors of the National Legal Center for the Medically Dependent and Disabled. He has spent more than 20 years as an advocate for the medically vulnerable.

Brian has long been an advocate in the pro-life movement, both on abortion and euthanasia. Many times he has heard from Christians who say they are "with him" on the abortion issue, but regarding euthanasia, they just want to end the suffering. Come listen as Brian presents his principled approach to ALL the pro-life positions.

Please register online for the November 10 breakfast with Tom Carroll.  The breakfast begins, as always, at 7 am at the Silver Legacy in downtown Reno.  Doors open at 6:30 am with coffee and chat.

Tom Carroll is a former officer in the Clandestine Service of the Central Intelligence Agency. He spent years under cover in the Middle East, and is a specialist in Islam and Middle Eastern affairs. Tom and his wife converted to Catholicism while living in Istanbul, Turkey. For more information, please visit tpcarroll.com.

Today Islam is affecting our world like never before. For Catholics, this religion of 1.5 billion represents challenges - and opportunities - unlike anything else in the modern age. Drawing on his personal and professional background in the Muslim world, Tom will introduce you to Islam in its most salient essentials, with clear and relevant connections to our own Catholic worldview.

Please register online for the October 13th breakfast with Gene Fadness.  The breakfast begins, as always, at 7 am. at the Silver Legacy in downtown Reno.  Doors open at 6:30 am. with coffee and chat.

Gene grew up in Montana and became involved with Mormon friends, joining the LDS church at age 16. He attended Ricks College in Rexburg, ID, completed his mission in Australia (where he was responsible for leading several young Catholics away from their faith) and graduated from Brigham Young University. Just weeks before marrying the daughter of a Mormon bishop, a late-night reading of the first chapter of the Gospel of St. John led to his dramatic conversion to Jesus Christ as God; not a secondary god, but the "Word made flesh who dwelt among us."

He has a strong concern for the many poorly catechized Catholics, especially young people, who are being drawn into the Mormon church. Gene shares his testimony to educate people, especially here in the west, about the very real differences between the LDS church and Catholicism. He has appeared on The Journey Home on EWTN, and on Catholic Answers, Deep in Scripture and Living Faith radio programs.