Invite Bernie to Speak
Bernie connects with audiences of all ages through warmth, honesty, and a practical, down-to-earth approach. With empathy and humour, she helps people discover hope and grace, even in life’s most challenging and chaotic moments.
Bernie offers both keynote talks and interactive workshops, each thoughtfully tailored to suit the group’s age and needs, with a flexible faith focus depending on the audience.
Browse the talks below to find what will best inspire and engage your group.
Dating & Discernment Series
A practical, faith-filled guide to love, dating and discernment in the real world. Across seven engaging modules explore what it means to love truly, know your worth, navigate the dating world and discern (and prepare) for God's call in your life. Drawing on secular relationship wisdom and the rich insights of St John Paul II’s Theology of the Body this content can be delivered as a full course or as individual talks.
It is adaptable for women, men, or mixed audiences.
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General Talks
The following talks can be tailored to suit the age and life stage of your audience whether high-school students, young adults or older parishioners eager to grow in their faith journey.
Made for Connection
& Relationship:
Building Meaningful Friendships
This talk explores what it means to build authentic relationships, the value of real-life connection in a digital world, and the courage to stand firm in one's faith & values, even when it means going against the crowd.
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Human Virtues & Servant Leadership: Foundations for a Supernatural Life
Inspired by the example of Jesus and the saints, this talk explores how human virtues shape servant leadership, revealing that a life of impact is not built on big moments, but on small, faithful choices made each day.
The Meaning of Suffering and HOW to live through it
Drawing on the realities of human freedom and original sin, this talk explores the existence of suffering in our world and how life’s most difficult moments can become a chance to meet God in a personal way.
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Talks for Parents & Teachers
For Parents:
Guiding with Love: The Art of Servant Leadership in Family Life
Inspired by the example of Jesus and the saints, this talk explores how human virtues shape the call of parents to servant leadership within the family. Parenting is not about control or recognition, but about self-giving, leading through humility, patience, sacrifice, and love. In the home, servant leadership means putting the needs of others first, guiding with integrity, and modelling the kind of life we hope our children will one day live. This talk reminds parents that through their daily example, they can shape their children’s character, faith and capacity to love well.
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