Oratorical Festival

2026 Oratorical festival theme

"You shall be to me a royal priesthood and a holy nation.”  Exodus 19:6 

Diocese Coordinators

Archdiocese Oratorical Coordinator
Julie Abboud

Ottawa, Eastern Canada, and Upstate New York
Diala Habib Makhlouf

New York and Washington D.C. / Charleston and the Mid-Atlantic
Sh. Bonnie Flowers

Toledo and the Midwest
Zaina Zawahri

Worcester and New England
Caitlin Beberman

Miami and the Southeast
Sh. Shell Keim

Wichita and Mid-America
Cassidy Irwin

Los Angeles and the West
Amanda Sahawneh

ORator Sign-up

• Register for Oratorical

Downloads

• Oratorical Rules

• 2026 Prompts

• Diocese Coordinator Guidelines

• Judges Information

• Archdiocese Coordinator Guidelines