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Jon Leonetti

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<p><span><span>Jon Leonetti&nbsp;</span><span>is an international Catholic speaker, best-selling&nbsp;author and radio host who conveys a message of lasting fulfillment in Jesus Christ. Through Jon's keynote presentations and parish missions, thousands of Catholics each year discover the freedom Christ offers by&nbsp;way of&nbsp;his life and love.<br /><br />Jon's two books––</span><a href="http://www.jonleonetti.com/motf.html&quot; target=""><span><em>Mission Of The Family</em></span></a><span>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.jonleonetti.com/ygitb.html&quot; target=""><span><em>Your God Is Too Boring</em></span></a><span>––are published and featured in&nbsp;Matthew Kelly's Dynamic Catholic book program. They have been endorsed by Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz;&nbsp;the president of the U.S.&nbsp;Conference of Catholic Bishops,&nbsp;Mark Hart, Immaculee Ilibagiza, Brandon Vogt,&nbsp;Tom Peterson and more.<br /><br />Jon believes that our deepest longing for happiness and wholeness is fulfilled in the encounter with Jesus&nbsp;Christ.&nbsp;Through prayer, the Sacraments, family life, and the help of Mary and the saints, Jon wants to cultivate&nbsp;an&nbsp;intimate relationship with Jesus,&nbsp;and help others do the same.&nbsp;<br /></span></span></p><p>With this message Jon has been featured&nbsp;and interviewed by the nations top Catholic websites, blogs and radio shows, helping Catholics in all walks&nbsp;of life to&nbsp;fall in love and stay in love with the living God.</p><p>At home, Jon enjoys reading, sports, exercising, coffee and,&nbsp;most of all,&nbsp;spending time with his wife Teresa and&nbsp;their children&nbsp;Joseph and&nbsp;Gianna. Jon is currently pursuing a masters degree in moral theology.</p>

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