Deacon Dave DiNuzzo

Keynote Speaker

Deacon Dave DiNuzzo is a Catholic, husband, father, international speaker, author, and Roman Catholic Deacon for the Diocese
of Salina in Kansas.

He has spoken in over 38 states and in numerous countries worldwide. He appears in Catholic videos, podcasts, and on radio programs. Dave recently published his first solo book, The Steep Upward Climb: Practical Knowledge about
Virtue and Becoming a Saint.
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Deacon Dave has dedicated his life to ministry, serving in various roles throughout the Church, including his newest role as a
deacon (ordained June 28, 2025), but above all, his role as a father to his four children remains his greatest joy.
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Deacon Dave earned his Master’s in Theology from The Augustine Institute in Denver, Colorado, and his Bachelor’s in Business Administration (Finance) with a minor in Theology from Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas.
Although he is currently living with severe lung damage and ongoing medical disabilities, Dave finds purpose in his suffering.

He believes the Lord is using this difficult chapter to strengthen his ability to serve others, echoing the words of St. John the Baptist:
“He must increase. I must decrease.”
In 2008, Dave founded TrueManhood Catholic Men’s Apostolate, where he dives into all things related to authentic masculinity
through the example of Jesus Christ.

The apostolate’s mission is threefold:
1) to combat pornography,
2) to challenge the culture’s
skewed version of masculinity, which Dave refers to as “cultural manliness,” and
3) to promote the cultivation of virtue.
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Deacon Dave and his family live in a small rural town in Kansas.
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“Blessed be Jesus Christ, True God and TrueMan.”