{"id":17465,"date":"2023-12-06T04:52:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T09:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praymoreretreat.org\/?page_id=17465"},"modified":"2024-05-30T05:44:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T09:44:26","slug":"speaker-fr-gale-hammerschmidt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/praymoreretreat.org\/speaker-fr-gale-hammerschmidt\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker: Fr. Gale Hammerschmidt"},"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\/2023\/11\/1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"382\" src=\"http:\/\/praymoreretreat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/praymoreretreat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1.png 310w, https:\/\/praymoreretreat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/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 Fr. Gale Hammerschmidt<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fr. Gale Hammerschmidt<\/strong>&nbsp;was born and raised in Hays, Kansas, and graduated from Thomas More Prep\/Marian High School. 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Gale Hammerschmidt&#8217;s Retreats and Talks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2023 Advent Retreat<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"youtube-responsive-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/883981302?badge=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/praymoreretreat.org\/how-to-listen-in-prayer-know-if-god-is-speaking-to-us-advent-2023\/\">How to Listen in Prayer &amp; Know if God is Speaking to Us<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Living Through Seasons of Waiting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Following Christ this Christmas &amp; New Year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A Reflection on the Nativity and Incarnation of Christ<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/praymoreretreat.org\/2023-advent-retreat\/\">Click here to register for this retreat to get all of his 2023 Advent Retreat Talks<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Connect with Fr. 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