Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
About the Video:
Discover a powerful reflection on the future of the Catholic Church from Montse Alvarado, delivered at the 2025 Napa Institute Summer Conference. In this talk, the speaker traces the Church’s history from John the Baptist to St. Augustine to Pope Leo, revealing that the challenges we face today are not new, but the solution remains timeless.
Drawing deeply from Scripture, the saints, and lived experience, this message calls Catholics back to the sacraments as the true source of hope, renewal, and evangelization in a confused and restless world.
About the Speaker:
Montse Alvarado, President and Chief Operating Officer of EWTN, is a Catholic speaker and evangelist who is known for connecting Church history, theology, and lived experience to the urgent questions facing the Church today. With clarity, conviction, and humor, she invites audiences to rediscover the transforming power and sacramental life.
About the Napa Institute:
The Napa Institute is a lay apostolate whose mission is to empower Catholic leaders to renew the Church and transform the culture. Our conferences, pilgrimages, and events gather clergy, religious, and lay leaders for high-end experiences rooted in liturgy, community, and faith formation.
🔗 Learn more about the Napa Institute: napa-institute.org
🗓️ Attend an upcoming event: napa-institute.org/events
✅ Subscribe for more talks from our 2025 Summer Conference
💲 Support our mission: secure.givelively.org/donate/napa-institute
#NapaInstitute #Catholic #Confession #Eucharist #Hope #NewEvangelization
About the Video:
Discover a powerful reflection on the future of the Catholic Church from Montse Alvarado, delivered at the 2025 Napa Institute Summer Conference. In this talk, the speaker traces the Church’s history from John the Baptist to St. Augustine to Pope Leo, revealing that the challenges we face today are not new, but the solution remains timeless.
Drawing deeply from Scripture, the saints, and lived experience, this message calls Catholics back to the sacraments as the true source of hope, renewal, and evangelization in a confused and restless world.
About the Speaker:
Montse Alvarado, President and Chief Operating Officer of EWTN, is a Catholic speaker and evangelist who is known for connecting Church history, theology, and lived experience to the urgent questions facing the Church today. With clarity, conviction, and humor, she invites audiences to rediscover the transforming power and sacramental life.
About the Napa Institute:
The Napa Institute is a lay apostolate whose mission is to empower Catholic leaders to renew the Church and transform the culture. Our conferences, pilgrimages, and events gather clergy, religious, and lay leaders for high-end experiences rooted in liturgy, community, and faith formation.
🔗 Learn more about the Napa Institute: napa-institute.org
🗓️ Attend an upcoming event: napa-institute.org/events
✅ Subscribe for more talks from our 2025 Summer Conference
💲 Support our mission: secure.givelively.org/donate/napa-institute
#NapaInstitute #Catholic #Confession #Eucharist #Hope #NewEvangelization
