Fr. Larry Richards

A gifted and captivating speaker, preacher, and retreat master, Fr. Larry Richards holds the answer to some of life's most profound questions. He speaks from experience as a pastor of an inner city parish, a high school chaplain, a counselor, and evangelist. Fr. Larry Richards has directed hundreds of retreats, parish missions and conferences for young and old alike. His inspirational talks and presentations, always authentic and enthusiastic, have changed the hearts, minds and lives of millions of listeners worldwide.

Father Larry Richards was born on March 26, 1960, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He entered St. Mark High School Seminary, Erie, Pennsylvania, at the age of 17. After high school he attended the college seminary at Gannon University and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mental Health Counseling in 1983. Continuing his studies at the major seminary at St. Vincent in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Fr. Larry Richards received his Masters of Divinity degree in 1987. He will soon conclude his studies and be awarded a Master of Arts degree in Liturgy from the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana. Ordained to the priesthood on April 21, 1989 for the Diocese of Erie, Fr. Larry Richards has served as pastor of St. Joseph Church/Bread of Life Community in Erie since July 1, 2002.

He continues the task of unifying two congregations into one community dedicated to Jesus through love, prayer and service. In addition, he is the Spiritual Director of the TEC (To Encounter Christ) Retreat Program for the Diocese of Erie. Fr. Larry Richards has recorded many audio tapes on many aspects of the Catholic Faith for individual and small-group instruction, all of which are available on The Reason for our Hope website at:

www.TheReasonForOurHope.org.

He has produced three widely known tapes for the Mary Foundation: “Confession,” “The Mass Explained” and “The Truth” which have been distributed worldwide, numbering over one million. On August 30, 2004, Father Larry Richards founded “The Reason for Our Hope Foundation,” a non-profit organization dedicated to ‘spreading the Good News’ by educating others about Jesus Christ and the Catholic faith through cassette tapes, CDs, DVDs, and VHS multimedia products. The foundation promotes Catholic speakers who are effective instruments of evangelization and also supports charities that strive to make real the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Since the inception of the foundation, Father Larry Richards has reproduced “The Truth,” “Confession,” and “The Mass Explained,” which are now available in all media formats for purchase and distribution. He adds to the list of available presentations on a regular basis. Fr. Larry’s most popular presentation entitled “The Truth” is available as a free download at www.TheReasonForOurHope.org. Fr. Larry Richards hosts a nightly radio show called “Changed Forever with Father Larry Richards.” It can be heard nationwide on Relevant Radio daily at 8 pm ET/ 7pm CT, Sunday at 7 am ET/ 6 am CT. For more information, or to listen on-line, go to:

www.relevantradio.com

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