Who We Are

Powerful, witty, charismatic and joyful are words that can describe Colleen Eicher, and her thirty-plus year ministry, known as Catholic Laity Speaks.

It began in 1972, when Colleen and Harry Eicher, and their young family returned from duty with the United States "Peace Corps" After the death of her mother, Colleen experienced a metanoia and a dark night of the soul. Reaching out through the trials of this time, she began a relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ that she believes is meant for each one of us. Over the next year she received a profound understanding of Sacred Scripture. With the combination of the God-given understanding and the joy of her relationship with her Lord, Colleen accepted the call to share the Word of God. Scripture.

From 1973 to the present day Colleen has been sharing in both Catholic and Protestant parishes about the joy and victory of life in Christ. She shares with great power and depth. Her lessons are honest and described as



	Powerful, witty, charismatic and joyful are words that can describe Colleen Eicher, and her thirty-plus year ministry, known as Catholic Laity Speaks. It began in 1972, when Colleen and Harry Eicher, and their young family returned from duty with the United States "Peace Corps" After the death of her mother, Colleen experienced a metanoia and a dark night of the soul. Reaching out through the trials of this time, she began a relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ that she believes is meant for each one of us. Over the next year she received a profound understanding of Sacred Scripture. With the combination of the God-given understanding and the joy of her relationship with her Lord, Colleen accepted the call to share the Word of God. Scripture. From 1973 to the present day Colleen has been sharing in both Catholic and Protestant parishes about the joy and victory of life in Christ. She shares with great power and depth. Her lessons are honest and described as
being “right down the middle of the Catholic Church.” Since 1979, Catholic Laity Speaks has been based out of Tucson, Arizona where the Eicher family has made thier home. Initially, she was involved with the parish of St. Ambrose and was under the spritual guidance of Fr. Gilbert Padilla and Fr. Charles Santoro, O.P.. Prior to this time she had been very active in the Diocese of Orlando, Florida; including being the head of evangelization ministry for the Church of the Nativity in Lake Mary, Florida. The Colleen Eicher Ministry has been growing expanding fueled by the fire of the Holy Spirit. In May of 1983 both Colleen and Harry Eicher were professed as Third Order of the Carmelites (St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Tucson). By 1984, the ministry had been extended to the Phoenix area. In 1990, the holy spirit led her to radio ministry in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states. Presently, Colleen Eicher scripture studies in Arizona, California, and Texas.