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21^st ANNUAL Esto Vir Men's Conference

It’s hard to be a good dad. Your family is counting on you. It’s tempting to settle for mediocrity.
But God made you for greatness.
Come to the Esto Vir Conference and get back on track. Become the heroic man God made you to be.

Join us as we go with St. Pier Giorgio Frassati TO THE HEIGHTS!

Conference Details

Saturday, February 21, 2026

7:00 am - 3:00 pm

St. Pius X Catholic Church
500 W Marquette Street
Appleton WI, 54911

Individual Adult $45
Youth (12-18) with Paid Adult FREE

Online ticketing is now closed.

Individual tickets available at the door 2/21/26.

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ATTENTION CATHOLIC PARISHES!

Esto Vir will grant $1,000 to the Catholic elementary school with the most men in attendance at the conference!

*Enter school name in attendee details section.

To live without faith, without a heritage to defend, without battling constantly for truth, is not to live but to ‘get along;’ we must never just ‘get along.’

~Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati

Conference Schedule

6:15 am

Registration opens

7:00 am

HOLY MASS – Fr. Ben Pribbenow, Esto Vir Chaplain.

7:45 am

BREAK - snacks and refreshments.

8:30 am

KEYNOTE: WHAT STORY ARE YOU LIVING? – Mr. Pete Burak, Renewal Ministries.

9:30 am

BREAK

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

SACRAMENT OF CONFESSION and healing prayer teams available.

10:00 am

KEYNOTE: REACHING THE HEIGHTS! – Mr. Peter Herbeck, Renewal Ministries.

12:00 pm

WORKSHOP #1

Church: RAISING GOOD MEN NOT NICE GUYS – Mr. Pete Burak.
Hall: FORTIFY YOUR HOME: Practical Ways for Men to Lead – Mr. Drew Mulloy, St. Ignatius Catholic School.
Gym: Boys (ages 12-18) with SPIRITUS.

1:00 pm

WORKSHOP #2

Church: BUILDING A FAMILY CULTURE – Mr. Peter Herbeck.
Hall: FIGHT LIKE A MAN: Spiritual Warfare in an Age of Comfort – Fr. Zach Weber, UWO Campus Ministry.
Gym: Boys (ages 12-18) with SPIRITUS.

2:00 pm

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION & BENEDICTION – The Most Rev. David L. Ricken, Bishop of Green Bay.

3:00 pm

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND THE ESTO VIR WAY of LIFE – Mr. Kolin Petrie, Esto Vir followed by a closing BLESSING from Bishop Ricken.

Conference Speakers

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FR. BEN PRIBBENOW
Esto Vir Chaplain
Conference Emcee

About Fr. Ben

Fr. Ben was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Green Bay in July of 2023. He is the youngest of three children and grew up in Kimberly. Graduating from UW Madison in 2017, Fr. Ben is a Badger through and through. He only missed one home Badger football game while a student! Beyond sports, it was at St. Paul’s University Catholic Center in Madison that Fr. Ben met the Lord and discerned the call to the priesthood. Priestly formation brought him to Mundelein Seminary in Illinois and then to the North American College in Rome.In addition to being the Chaplain for Esto Vir, he currently serves as Parochial Vicar at St. Raphael Catholic Church and as Chaplain at Lourdes Academy, both in Oshkosh.Fr. Ben has a full life with many loves. He loves to visit his parents, siblings, and eight nieces and nephews who still live in Kimberly. He loves playing and watching almost any sport and has a passion for Specialty Coffee. And above all, Fr. Ben loves being a priest of Jesus Christ.

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BISHOP DAVID L. RICKEN
Diocese of Green Bay

About Bishop Ricken

Bishop David L. Ricken is the twelfth Bishop of Green Bay. Born in Dodge City, Kansas, he holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Conception Seminary College, a graduate degree in sacred theology from the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium, and a Licentiate in Canon Law from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He was ordained a priest on Sept. 12, 1980, by the Bishop of Pueblo, Arthur Tafoya, at La Junta Catholic Parish in southeast Colorado. On Jan. 6, 2000, he was ordained to the episcopacy for the Diocese of Cheyenne at the Basilica of St. Peter in Rome by His Holiness, Pope John Paul II. In 2001 he became the seventh leader of the Diocese of Cheyenne and was one of the founding members of the Wyoming Catholic College. Pope Benedict XVI named Bishop Ricken the twelfth bishop of the Diocese of Green Bay on July 9, 2008. As a member of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops he has served on numerous committees, including chairing the Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis. He serves on the Board of Directors for Relevant Radio.

MR. PETER HERBECK
Renewal Ministries
Keynote Speaker

About Mr. Herbeck

Peter Herbeck is the Executive Vice President and Director of Missions for Renewal Ministries. For more than thirty years, he has been actively involved in evangelization and Catholic renewal throughout the US, Canada, Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe. Peter is the co-host of the weekly television show, The Choices We Face. He hosts the daily radio show Fire on the Earth. He is a frequent conference speaker. He coauthored his most recent book, Lessons From the School of Love: Cultivating a Christ-Centered Marriage, with his wife, Debbie. He has also authored When the Spirit Comes in Power, When the Spirit Speaks, and numerous booklets, and is a frequent contributor to Renewal Ministries’ popular YouTube channel. Peter and his wife, Debbie, have four children and twelve grandchildren, and reside in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

MR. PETE BURAK
Renewal Ministries
Keynote Speaker

About Mr. Burak

Pete Burak is the vice president of Renewal Ministries, a ministry dedicated to Catholic renewal and evangelization around the world. He is a graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville and has a master’s degree in theology from Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, Michigan. Pete is a frequent speaker on discipleship and evangelization and the co-director of Pine Hills Boys’ Camp. He is a monthly columnist for Faith Magazine and the host of two podcasts: Spirit-filled Leadership and The Hour. Pete and his wife, Cait, have five children.

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MR. ANDREW MALLOY
St. Ignatius Catholic School
Conference Speaker

About Mr. Mulloy

Drew Mulloy is the Headmaster of St. Ignatius Catholic School. Drew has over ten years of experience in Catholic school leadership. He has served as an elementary and middle school teacher, a principal, a superintendent, and now is Headmaster of St. Ignatius Catholic School in Kaukauna. He has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from UW-Green Bay, a master’s degree in educational leadership from Cardinal Stritch University, and an executive certificate in non-profit fund development from the University of Notre Dame. Drew has experience speaking on faith and education throughout Wisconsin. Drew and his wife, Laura, have three children and attend St. Francis Xavier Cathedral.

FR. ZACH WEBER
UW Oshkosh Newman Center
Conference Speaker

About Fr. Zach

Father Zach is originally from Howards Grove and graduated from High School in 2005. In 2007 he felt called to be a priest at the first Men of Christ Conference. He was playing college baseball while in college and struggled surrendering to God to be all in. After running from the call and enduring a lot of spiritual warfare he finally applied for seminary. After much discernment he entered seminary for the Diocese of Green Bay in 2011 and was ordained in 2017. He currently serves as the chaplain and director of the UW-Oshkosh Newman Center. You can follow Fr. Zach on social media at @fatherzachweber or listen to his homilies on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

MR. MIKE IVERSEN
SPIRITUS Ministries
Teen Breakout Session

About Mr. Iversen

Mike Iversen is the Director of Discipleship at SPIRITUS. He has spent over 25 years working with young people, and over 20 years in full-time ministry in parishes and apostolates. Mike has been married to Kate for 24 years, and they have three young adult children. Mike was an ordained Protestant pastor until 2009, when he and his family were confronted with the truth that God’s Church is One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic, and can only be found in the Catholic Faith. His family came into Full Communion with the Catholic Church 15 years ago, and they haven’t looked back.