{"id":10558,"date":"2021-09-08T04:52:11","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T08:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praymoreretreat.org\/?page_id=10558"},"modified":"2024-05-14T23:00:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T03:00:53","slug":"speaker-damon-owens","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/praymoreretreat.org\/speaker-damon-owens\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker: Damon Owens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/praymoreretreat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Damon-Owens-Headshot-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"382\" src=\"http:\/\/praymoreretreat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Damon-Owens-Headshot-1.png\" alt=\"Damon Owens Headshot\" class=\"wp-image-6787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/praymoreretreat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Damon-Owens-Headshot-1.png 310w, https:\/\/praymoreretreat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Damon-Owens-Headshot-1-243x300.png 243w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">About Damon Owens<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Damon Owens<\/strong>&nbsp;international speaker and evangelist, is the founder and executive director of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/joytob.org\/\">joytob \u201cJoy To Be\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;a 501(c)(3) non-profit ministry of Stewardship: A Mission of Faith. Following four-years as the first executive director of the Theology of the Body Institute and serving as Chairman of the 2016 International Theology of the Body Congress, Damon founded joytob to encourage and educate couples to understand and live marriage and family life with joy through St. John Paul II\u2019s Theology of the Body. He previously founded Joy-Filled Marriage New Jersey and New Jersey Natural Family Planning Association, served as Natural Family Planning Coordinator for the Archdiocese of Newark NJ, and taught NFP for 14 years with his wife Melanie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Certified Speaker for the Theology of the Body Institute, presenter at the 2015 World Meeting of Families, and the 2017 USCCB Convocation of Catholic Leaders, Damon keeps a full international speaking schedule at conferences, seminars, universities, high schools, seminaries, and parishes on the good news of marriage, sexuality, Theology of the Body, Theology of the Family, adoption, and NFP. In 2018, Pope Francis honored Damon with his Benemerenti Medal in recognition for his work in support of marriage and family. Damon lives outside Philadelphia with his wife Melanie and their eight children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Damon has published numerous articles, appeared on many radio and television programs (EWTN, Catholic Answers, Ave Maria, Relevant Radio, Immaculate Heart Radio, ABC World News Tonight, CBS News, NPR), and has hosted and produced three 13-part television series for EWTN. He is also an accomplished gospel singer honored with a solo during the 1995 NJ Papal Mass at Giants Stadium presided by Pope St. John Paul II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Damon Owens&#8217; Retreats and Talks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2020 Healing Retreat<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"youtube-responsive-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4XggOiQAj4Q?rel=0&amp;modestbranding=1\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"564\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/praymoreretreat.org\/the-joy-to-be-reflections-on-john-15-healing-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Joy to Be Reflections on John 15<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Joy to Be Loved<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Joy to Be From Our Belonging, Where We Came From<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joyful Ever After God&#8217;s Plans for You &amp; Marriage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/praymoreretreat.org\/2020-healing-retreat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Click here to register for this retreat to get all of his 2020 Healing Retreat Talks.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Connect with Damon Owens<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Website<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/joytob.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">joytob.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social Media<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/damonowensofficial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Register for the Next Retreat!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We have more amazing speakers on each of our retreats! 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