Contributors

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Brock Martin

Brock graduated in 2013 from Benedictine and has worked as a missionary with FOCUS since in a number of different roles. Currently, he is the Director of Regional Evangelization for Denver for FOCUS, walking alongside pastors as they bring discipleship to their parishes. Brock holds masters degrees in philosophy and business. He has been married to Alisha for almost 10 years, and they live in Highlands Ranch, CO with their three daughters. 

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Steve Pries

He currently serves the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) as the Senior Director of Philanthropy. His duties include cultivating and soliciting our top-level benefactors in the Western U.S. He has a B.A. in Social Work from Colorado State University, a master’s degree in Theology from the Augustine Institute, and an MBA from Benedictine College. He also just graduated with a Master's in Organizational Leadership from the University of Mary. He is a Master, Master, Master.

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Thomas Wurtz

Thomas has worked since 2001 as a missionary with FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students). In 2007, he launched Varsity Catholic, a division within FOCUS, which has served thousands of college athletes over the years from coast to coast.


He received his MA from the Augustine Institute  as a member of the first graduating class.

Thomas has been featured by the Vatican on the Pontifical Council of the Laity, Church and Sport Section. He served as one of 150 invited delegates to the first Global Conference on Sport and Faith, hosted by the Pontifical Council for Culture in the Fall of 2016 and again in 2022.


He also has vast experience shaping men and facilitated men's formation for hundreds of missionaries for more than a decade. He has written for Those Catholic Men and is featured in the video series by the Knights of Columbus - Into the Breach. He has also authored two books: Compete Inside and Pursing Freedom.