Speaking Availability
A limited number of parish missions, retreats, and speaking engagements are currently being scheduled for
November 2026 and beyond.
Bringing the Gospel to Life
“Most parishes are familiar with the traditional preached parish mission given by a priest or team over four or five days. These missions are usually successful and well received by those in attendance.
Recently, our parish community experienced a three-night mission presented by Dr. Nina Marie Corona of AFIRE Ministries in preparation for Pentecost. The Holy Spirit was truly active and moving within the Church.
Dr. Corona not only speaks the message of the mission, but through the use of contemporary music, large-screen videos, reflections, banners, and relevant handouts, she brings the Gospel alive and sets hearts on fire with God’s message.
It is a truly moving sensory, spiritual, and emotional experience that sets it apart from a typical preached mission. Participants returned each night in anticipation, drawn into prayerful reflection through what they saw, heard, and experienced. They did not leave disappointed.
I do not believe you would either if you gave Dr. Nina Marie Corona the opportunity to bring her mission and message to your parish community. Set your church on fire and let the Spirit move where it wills.”
— Rev. Nicholas F. Martorano, O.S.A., Pastor, St. Nicholas of Tolentine, Philadelphia
Bring a Prayerful and Thought-Provoking Experience to Your Community
AFIRE Ministries offers speaking engagements, retreats, and prayer experiences designed to help individuals and communities encounter Christ more deeply in the midst of everyday life.
Dr. Nina Marie Corona brings a unique blend of theological insight, spiritual reflection, and lived experience that resonates with audiences in parishes, ministries, and community settings. Her presentations are thoughtfully crafted to engage both heart and mind. Through a combination of compelling storytelling, carefully chosen images, music, and moments of reflection, each gathering becomes more than a lecture — it becomes an experience that invites participants to pause, reflect, and encounter the presence of God in new ways.
Presentations may be offered in a variety of formats, including parish missions, retreat days or evenings of reflection, workshops and formation sessions, conference or keynote presentations, seasonal reflections for Advent or Lent, and gatherings offered either in person or virtually.
About Nina
Nina Marie Corona is an author, speaker, and founder of AFIRE Ministries, a Catholic nonprofit dedicated to helping people encounter God's presence in everyday life.
For nearly a decade, Nina has led retreats, parish missions, presentations, and online programs that invite participants into deeper experiences of faith through story, imagery, music, Scripture, and prayer. Known for integrating insights from both the arts and sciences, her engaging and reflective approach helps people connect faith with the realities of everyday life and discover God at work in both the extraordinary and ordinary moments of their journey.
Nina holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from Fordham University, a Master of Arts in Christian Spirituality from Loyola University Chicago, and a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Arts from Muhlenberg College. She is the author of When on Earth: Discovering Christian Spirituality in the Daily Happenings of Ordinary Life, We Thirst: Christian Reflections on Addiction, and Clear Bear. Her work has been featured on EWTN, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Made for Love podcast, America Magazine, and other Catholic media.
Prefer to host a presentation yourself?
Many of Nina’s presentations are also available through Set Hearts AFIRE, a library of ready-to-use evangelization presentations designed for parishes, schools, and ministries.