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Patti and Mark Armstrong
Patti's Story
From living a life that flaunted Catholic teachings to becoming a Catholic writer and speaker, Patti Maguire Armstrong was transformed after she began to learn and embrace her Catholic faith. She lives in North Dakota with her husband Mark. They are the parents of ten children, eight boys and two girls, including two adopted AIDS orphans from Kenya.

Patti has a degree in social work and a master’s in public administration. She worked in these fields before staying home full-time to raise her children.

Writing began as her hobby. As a freelance writer, Patti has published more than 400 articles for both secular and religious publications. For a time, she even wrote for the National Enquirer before realizing that serving God needed was a 24/7 venture, without compromise.

She has authored 8 books: “Dear God, I don’t get it!”, "Catholic Truths for Our Children" as a guide to help parents pass on their Catholic faith, and served as the managing editor and co-author of the Catholic best-selling “Amazing Grace” book series.

Patti has been a guest on EWTN Television's "Live" program with Father Mitch Pacwa and twice on Doug Keck's "Bookmark" program and on Catholic Radio programs around the country. She is a frequent writer for the Catholic Exchange website and under her own column for Today's Catholic Women. Her range of speaking topics vary widely and include:

Writing workshops for both adults and children
Putting God in the Driver’s Seat
Mary, Our Mother--The Bible Says So!
Living Our Full Spiritual Potential
Praying for the Impossible--AMAZING story of our Kenyan Sons
How to Put Eternity into Our Day
Profiles of Courageous Mothers--from the Amazing Grace book
What’s so Great about Motherhood?
Catholic Hand-me-downs--Passing on the Catholic Faith

Talks can be designed to fit around any Catholic theme.
Feel Free to Contact Us
If you would like either Mark or Patti to speak to your conference, retreat, homeschool convention, or other organization event please click on the link below to e-mail us directly. Both of us are also available to help at retreats for Catholic men and women.

E-mail: armstrong@bis.midco.net

Address:
618 W Boulevard Ave
Bismarck, ND 58501

Phone: (701) 224-9633
Patti and Mark
Patti and Mark speak together and separately for retreats, conferences and church groups. Mark specializes in talks on Our Lady of Guadalupe. He has also spoken for Men’s retreats. Mark is also an occasional guest host for both Sean Herriott on Morning Air and The Drew Mariani Show on the Relevant Radio Network, Talk Radio for Your Catholic Life. Listen under the Audio tab for links to the latest shows. Patti speaks on a variety of topics and can tailor her talks to specific themes. Past talks include:
“If God is your co-pilot, switch seats”
“Reaching your full spiritual potential”
“Mary, praying to her really is Bibllcal”
“Personal testimony”
“Amazing grace for mothers”
“Pro-life stories”
“Handing down the faith”

If you would like to hear some samples of their talks, you can listen to them on our audio page


On Topics of Faith
Mark also uses a missionary image of Our Lady of Guadalupe that was blessed by Pope John Paul II during his visit to the Basilica in Mexico City in 1999. Mark acquired this digital reproduction on a trip to Mexico with their family during the couple's 25th wedding anniversary in June of 2006. This new talk centers on the story of St. Juan Diego and the parallels between our modern age and the Aztec culture. Click here to read more