It is with great pleasure that we introduce you to Larry Oney, a permanent deacon for the Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans, and the Chairman and CEO of HGI Global—one of the largest African American owned firms in the United States, employing over 300 people. I’m sure you will find the same inspiration and hope in his story that has given comfort and counsel to thousands of people across the nation and beyond.

As both a member of the clergy and a successful business leader, Deacon Oney is uniquely positioned to share insight on a range of topics that cover personal, professional and spiritual themes, as well as the convergence of all three. Drawing from personal life experience, it is his goal to make a positive impact on individuals in need of hope, and help to heal the brokenhearted through prayers, encouragement, and sharing of knowledge.

Deacon Oney is an experienced and prolific orator, who has spoken at hundreds of events and appeared on EWTN, FOCUS TV, Franciscan Radio and much more. He is also the author of three books.

Please take a moment to look over the pages that follow to learn more about Deacon Oney and his mission. If you’d like to engage him for an event or media opportunity, please let me know.

Many blessings, and thank you for your time and interest.

J.D. McGurn, Executive Director, Hope and Purpose Ministries

Greetings

For booking availability and inquiries, please contact:

J.D. McGurn 443.929.2878

JD@hopeandpurpose.orgwww.hopeandpurpose.org

For I know well the plans I have in mind

for you—oracle of the LORD—plans for your welfare

and not for woe, so as to give you a future of hope.

Jeremiah 29:11, NAB

Deacon Larry Oney is on a mission to help build people up and heal the broken hearted. With a passion for lifting people up across the world, he inspires men and women to live their lives with hope and purpose. As an ordained Catholic Deacon and business leader, he leverages humor, joy, Scripture, love and personal insight to speak to people’s hearts and to encourage them to live a Spirit-filled life. Through Hope & Purpose Ministries, he aims to put the New Evangelization into practice through preaching, teaching and the media, offering hope and purpose to all individuals through encouragement and knowledge sharing.

The mission of Hope and Purpose Ministries is to participate in the New Evangelization through preaching, teaching, and the use of excellent media initiatives. Hope and Purpose Ministries was created to teach, mentor, and inspire people through the creation, publication, and distribution of Biblically-sound, Catholic materials in all forms of media, for the purpose of building the Kingdom of God through evangelization, catechesis, and education. Furthermore, Hope and Purpose Ministries works to grow the Kingdom of God withperson-to-person witnessing, teaching, and mentoring through prayer opportunities, conferences, retreats, missions, and other speaking engagements.

Deacon Oney is both a permanent deacon for the Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans and the Chairman and CEO of HGI Global, a third-party administration and project management firm that is one of the largest minority-owned companies in the United States, employing over 300 people.

For booking availability and inquiries, please contact J.D. McGurn • 443.929.2878JD@hopeandpurpose.org • www.hopeandpurpose.org

Both of these roles are informed by lessons learned during his upbringing, when he overcame adversity and struggles with racism as a sharecropper’s son in rural Louisiana. These experiences are documented in his autobiography, Amazing Grace Overcoming Race.

Despite obstacles encountered throughout his life, Deacon Oney has flourished. He infuses positivity and inspiration into his ministry and sermons at the Saint Louis King of France Cathedral in New Orleans’ historic French Quarter. He also ministers globally, and has encouraged the hopes of men and women around the world. His strong faith and love for others have also helped steer his successful business career.

Deacon Oney lives in New Orleans with his wife Andi. He has 5 children and enjoys fishing, reading and spending time with his family. Deacon Oney is actively involved in the community serving on the Board of Regents for Our Lady of Holy Cross College and is a member of the New Orleans Chapter of Legatus,an international group of Catholic CEOs and spouses. He also serves on the board of directors of Renewal Ministries, an international ministry of evangelization.

Deacon Oney is known for his warm, animated and compassionate speech. He has spoken globally, appearing on EWTN, Franciscan Radio, Ava Maria Radio, and FOCUS TV. He is also the author of two other books: Reflections on the Kingdom of God, and UP FAITH! God loves a faith that is always looking up!

About Larry D. Oney

Hope and Purpose

Hope and purpose are essential ingredients for living satisfying lives, achieving dreams, and embracing love—of self, one’s community, and God. Deacon Oney teaches on the importance of discovering your Divine Purpose from God and moving intoall that God has in store for you! Biblical examples are used to discuss key principles to finding and walking in your Divine Purpose!

Spiritual Warfare

Spiritual warfare is a reality in today’s world. Deacon Oney teaches using Biblical and Church Tradition foundations, about how the battle began, who the real Enemy is, and our part in the battle. Christian offensive and defensive weapons are examined; as well as, the importance of tearing down enemy strongholds in our lives. Deacon Oney clearly ends the discussion on who has already won the battle—Jesus!

Healing the Broken Hearted

One of Deacon Oney’s main missions is to speak to the hurting hearts around the world and to offer encouragement and hope. While encouraging those he teaches, he also begins to teach on the importance of focusing on God’s blessings to us and how to not focus on the negative in the world. By demonstrating how a change in our focus and thinking can lead to healing and a change of heart, Deacon Oney shares the wisdom he has gained through God’s grace and healing in his life!

Christian Family Life

It’s important to provide a place of peace for ourselves and our families in our homes, offices, cars, schools, and other areas. Deacon Oney teaches on how to achieve this by strengthening our familial bonds, dealing with issues as they arise in the proper ways, protecting our spaces, and embracing our place as a child of God, a member of our family, and as a member of the wider Body of Christ.

Angels

Deacon Oney lays out a Biblical foundation to begin the teaching on angels and their mission in our lives. Using the wisdom of the Church and the Saints, Deacon Oney closely examines angels from many avenues; including, their functions in worship, spiritual warfare, and Divine revelation. Deacon Oney teaches about the existence of angels, how they help us in our day to day lives, and how they fit into the greater Kingdom of God.

Christian Perspectives on Business

Not only is it possible to be successful in business while still upholding our Christian beliefs—it makes good business sense as well! Deacon Oney reflects on how his faith has helped navigate him through more than 30 years in the business world, and teaches about how solid Biblical principles have helped him find success in business. Strong leadership skills, a healthy view of business, and putting God first are explored in this motivational teaching!

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Speaking Topics

Through his business, ministry and day-to-day life, Deacon Larry Oney has learned valuable lessons and gained great

insights on a variety of topics. With over thirty years of experience making critical business decisions while helping

awaken the faith of others, he is well-versed to speak the following topics:

Visit www.hopeandpurpose.org to see and hear samples of Deacon Oney’s past speaking engagements.

“I recently attended a Men’s Conference where Deacon Larry was the Keynote Speaker. He used his life experiences and spiritual knowledge to reach out and touch all of the guys in attendance. After the Conference he delivered a spiritually uplifting and soul searching Homily to the parishioners at the Vigil Mass. This inspired me to purchase all three books he had on sale at the Conference. I just finished reading Amazing Grace Overcoming Race, and it really impressed me how he overcame the struggles in his early life, and after receiving God’s Amazing Grace, was able to relate each negative occurrence back to a specific scripture from the Word of God. This is one of the most inspirational Christian conversion stories I’ve ever read, and I strongly encourage everyone to read the book. Also, if you ever get a chance to hear Deacon Larry speak, please don’t miss the opportunity.” - Tim Lessard, Conference Organizer

“Deacon Larry is the real thing. I have all three of his books and have listened to him in person.” - S. Casper, Amazon.com Reviewer

“ Intuitive and Instructive. Mr. Oney writes well and instructively. He gives us a birds-eye view of what it was like to be black, not all that long ago. His biblical correlations are intuitive and filled with discernment.” - S. Anderson, Amazon.com Reviewer

We know that all things work for good for those who love God,

who are called according

to his purpose.

Romans 8:28, NAB

Testimonials

“Thank you for placing these

reflections in writing and for giving

me an opportunity to read these

reflections on your life and on the

important topic of racism

[in Amazing Grace Overcoming Race].

Thanks for your witness to

‘The New Evangelization.’

I am humbled to know that our prayer

for the New Battle of New Orleans

gave you further motivation to

publish this work and to give us

an opportunity to grow in

God’s wisdom through you.”

–Most Reverend Gregory M. AymondArchbishop of New Orleans in a personal letter about

Deacon Oney’s book: Amazing Grace Overcoming Race

“That the Jesus whom they had heard in their catechism classes was not merely a dead guy from Nazareth but the living Lord could be surprising. That he loved them with an infinite and profound love was life changing.” -January 14, 2014, Clarion Herald, Holy Spirit Retreat Draws More than 350 Teens

“Catholic Charismatic Renewal of New Orleans, an office of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, has scheduled its annual Holy Spirit Men’s Retreat for July 26-28. The theme for the weekend is ‘The Just Man Lives by Faith.’”-July 4, 2013, The Times-Piqayune, Catholic Charismatic Renewal of New Orleans to Host Annual Holy Spirit Men’s Retreat:

“Five hundred women filled the room Jan. 25-27 at the 25th annual Holy Spirit Women’s Retreat held in Lafayette, sponsored by the Catholic Charismatic Renewal of New Orleans (CCRNO).”-February 16, 2013, Clarion Herald, Holy Spirit Women’s Retreat a Calm in World’s Storm

“‘The community along this river doesn’t need a special reason to celebrate,’ said Our Lady of Holy Cross College Board of Regents chairman Deacon Larry Oney. ‘“Certainly no one could argue tonight that it is fitting to celebrate...”-April 2012, The Clarion Herald, Dr. Ambrosetti Installed as President of OLHCC

“Deacon Larry D. Oney, who serves as a permanent deacon at St. Louis Cathedral and Our Lady of Grace Parish in Reserve, has been elected chair of the new 15-member board of regents for Our Lady of Holy Cross College.”-November 22, 2011, The Clarion Herald, Deacon Oney is New Chair of OLHCC Board of Regents

“As a cold drizzle fell on the dark flagstones in front of St. Louis Cathedral on Ash Wednesday, the atmosphere in Jackson Square was a stark contrast from the scene of decadence just one day before.”- February 18, 2011, The Advocate, Faithful Flock to Church for Ashes in Post-Mardi Gras New Orleans

“They were two men, in a boat, fishing a small inlet in Lake Providence, a speck of rural north Louisiana out of sight and out of mind, forgettable except for the fact that no one who ever worked the fields picking cotton could ever forget the co-mingling of cotton and servitude.”- November 20, 2010, The Clarion Herald, The Amazing Grace: How God Turned Hatred into Love

“Deacon Larry shares his extraordinary life journey which brought him from near membership in the radical Black Panther Party to forgiveness and entry into the Catholic Church.” - September 20, 2010, American Catholic Radio, Black Catholic Men’s Conference

Deacon Oney in the News

For booking availability and inquiries, please contact J.D. McGurn • 443.929.2878JD@hopeandpurpose.org • www.hopeandpurpose.org

Frequently Asked Questions

How far in advance should we request Mr. Oney to speak at our event?

We recommend submitting your Speaker Request at least six (6) months in advance of your event. While we do try to accommodate every Speaker Request, Mr. Oney has events booked as far as three (3) years in advance, so his calendar can become full.

How long will you hold a date while we are planning an event?

We can only temporarily hold a date if we are working on a contract. The date or dates of your event will only be placed on our calendar once we have a signed Speaker’s Agreement. We recommend that you have a list of possible dates for the event before contacting us to book Deacon Oney to speak.

Do we have to come up with a list of topics or specific teachings for Deacon Oney to give or does he supply those for us?

Either way is fine. If you know what you would like Deacon Oney to speak about to fit the theme of yourevent, we can certainly discuss that in more detail. If, however, you are unsure what theme you would like to use for your event, we can help you discover what best fits your needs for your event during our initial interview. Either way is fine as long as it is clearly stated from the beginning and both sides understand what is being asked. The Speaker’s Agreement will state the teachings in as much detail as needed for both sides.

How do we book Mr. Oney to speak at our event?

Once you have the location and dates for your event decided, the organizer of the event should fill out the Speaker Request form on www.hopeandpurpose.org. We will contact you to discuss the opportunity, usually within 48 hours. If your dates are set, we recommend checking Mr. Oney’s calendar on our website www.hopeandpurpose.org to see if he is free for your dates.

I am an organizer of a Christian event that is not at aCatholic Church, is it still possible to book Deacon Oney to speak at our event?

Yes! We are all Christians and are working to build the Kingdom of God. Deacon Oney has often been asked to speak at Christian events and depending on his schedule, he will consider each request individually.

I would like to give my pastor or group leader more information about Mr. Oney and his ministry. What do you recommend?

Visit the Media Page at www.hopeandpurpose.org for a biography, list of past events, suggested topics and sound-bites of past speaking opportunities. This information can be printed and taken to your pastor for discussion or you may download it and email it to your pastor. If you pastor has further questions, he may contact our ministry team using the Contact form on our website.

What is your Statement of Faith?

Deacon Larry Oney is a Roman Catholic deacon and is in agreement with the Roman Catholic Church.

For booking availability and inquiries, please contact J.D. McGurn • 443.929.2878JD@hopeandpurpose.org • www.hopeandpurpose.org