Speaking
Delivered with warmth, grounded in knowledge.
Keynotes, workshops, and retreats for organizations, congregations, schools, and conferences — available in English and Spanish, in person or virtually.
“Ester’s talks speak to the heart as well as the mind.”
Speaking Topics
- How to grow in joy
- Finding hope
- What is love?
- Drawing strength from weakness
- How to overcome fear
- The Christian meaning of suffering
- How the Holy Eucharist sustains the life of our soul
- From resentment to forgiveness
- The Heart
- Searching for peace
- Lent: fasting, prayer, and almsgiving
- Advent: waiting with Mary, preparing for Christmas, finding joy in the holidays
- The Mysteries of the Rosary
Featured Joint Presentation
Building a Lifelong Partnership: Research, Practice, and Joy
Together for over 35 years, Ester Munt-Brooks and her husband, social scientist Arthur C. Brooks, offer a rare, powerful combination on stage: blending academic research on human happiness with the real-world wisdom of building a thriving family and marriage. This keynote explores what behavioral science and decades of lived experience teach us about deep commitment, emotional connection, and sustained joy.
- Where science meets lived experience: social science data on relationship longevity alongside practical, everyday habits.
- Navigating seasons of change: growing together through career shifts, raising children, and life transitions.
- Building a shared culture: daily rituals, mutual respect, and lasting affection over a lifetime.
Audience Testimonials & Praise
“The Faith with Joy Talks at our parish are very popular with both parishioners and visitors. Ester's love of Scripture, doctrinal knowledge, and feminine wisdom allow her to speak to the heart as well as the mind. Pope St. Paul VI said that modern man needs witnesses more than catechists. Ester's talks help fill that need.”
“Ester Munt-Brooks is a gifted speaker who can translate profound Catholic teachings to practical points in daily life. I have invited Ester a number of times for our parish adult formation sessions. Her talks were well liked because parishioners always had some take away points which can be implemented in their lives. It is palpable that she is filled with joy as she spreads the Good News. As a parish priest, I highly recommend Ester to any adult faith formation and other settings.”
“Ester has a special way of connecting to all who hear her speak. She is warm, welcoming, and wise and has touched many hearts in parishes across our archdiocese. Ester's intellect, knowledge and life experiences make her talks educational, engaging and inspiring. Listen to her and she will lead you to truth, beauty and goodness.”
“'Hope of the Lord, Anchor of the Soul' was the title of the talk that Ester gave at our Day of Reflection. Ester has a beautiful gift in combining personal witness, stories and catechesis that inspired us and gave us concrete ways to live in hope.”
On Stage
Watch Ester on stage
From parish halls to conference stages, Ester speaks with warmth, clarity, and a storyteller's ease — in English and Spanish.
“It is palpable that she is filled with joy as she spreads the Good News.”
Booking
Invite Ester to your stage
Share your event date, audience, format, and language preference, and we’ll follow up to help plan the perfect talk for your audience.
info@estermuntbrooks.com