Teacher Testimonials

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Pete DeMaio is a dynamic speaker. He is funny but knowledgeable. I have had him come and speak to my students in the Respect Life club three times.  My students always ask when he will be back again.

Pete and Tricia have also been speakers for the Joy Filled Marriage prep program. They are great role models for young couples who are looking to start their marriage off on the right foot. Pete and Tricia love God, and have incorporated their faith in every aspect of their life. With the family unit under attack now, we need people like Tricia and Pete to show others that there is a better way. Mission,Love and Life was created by them to do just that.

"The first time I heard Pete DeMaio speak I was moved with tears. He shares his story with such emotion that you can’t help but feel his pain from past decisions all while experiencing his love for his wife and family.  He is willing to share with anyone as it allows him to express how it transformed his relationship with Our dear Lord. When Pete speaks with young men and women he earns their respect because he respects and loves them. He’s not afraid to be real while being someone they enjoy being around. So many of my students admire him because of how he has treated them since the first day he entered their lives. 

After hearing Pete talk about Tricia I could not wait to meet her. How Blessed is she to be treasured by such a genuine man. In return, the support and love Tricia has for him shows in the way they raise their beautiful children. 

I got a chance to get to know one of their sons more at the recent Pro-life summit in January. I can only smile knowing they have instilled in him a hard fast love for Jesus. 

I am honored to know Pete and Tricia and the more I get to know their whole family the more inspired I am to keep my faith as a constant priority in my life."

"Pete and Tricia DeMaio came to our school last spring, and they were fabulous! The members

of our pro-life club enjoyed their talk and learned so much from them. Pete and Tricia are

genuine. When they tell their story, it comes from their hearts. They are an inspiration for all

young people. I have had the pleasure of getting to know Pete and Tricia as a moderator of our

pro-life club here at Merion Mercy Academy and they are so sincere, so kind, and so deeply

rooted in their faith. It is great to be part of the same mission – to preserve life."

"Peter and Tricia DeMaio are true warriors on the front lines in  promoting a Culture of Life, in a world that so desperately needs to hear this message.  Their unique and compelling story gives a bold and dramatic example of the blessings that await us,  when we  turn our lives over to God, earnestly seeking to follow His will in all that we do; Seeking what is true, good and beautiful. 

Pete and Tricia's story of transformation from broken to whole is truly inspiring!

Pete and Tricia are dynamic! Their life experience allows them to be true wounded-healers to the men and women who need to know the truth about their bodies, relationships, and the meaning of love. Their joy as a family lights up the hearts of many people who want to know there is hope and healing in family life. 

Pete's masculinity, passion, smile, and charisma are a gift to both men and women. Pete could engage an audience on anything! But his heart speaks the truth. Pete provides stories and content that many people; married, unmarried, teen, or adult, can connect to. He draws his audience into the truth and leaves them wanting more. He opens hearts and points them to what can truly satisfy. 

Tricia's femininity, mothering heart, and warmth attunes her audience so deeply that I have seen her inspire even the hardest of hearts. She knows the heart of a woman inside and out and she is fierce and fearless in the pursuit of speaking about it. While being gentle, knowledgeable, and understanding, Tricia is not afraid to point out what it is a woman was made for -- without telling women what to do.