​​Debbie Herbeck has shared with many her personal journey of faith from Judaism to
Christianity and subsequent entrance into the Catholic Church. For the past forty years, Debbie
Herbeck has worked extensively in youth and women’s ministry, speaking, leading mission trips, and mentoring high school and college age women. She is the founder and Executive Director Pine Hills Girls’ Camp and the founder and Leader of the Be Love Revolution, a ministry that exists to help young women encounter Christ and be His love to all they meet. Debbie has written four books, and is a frequent author and speaker for Blessed is She and contributing writer for Undone: Freeing your Feminine Heart from the Knots of Fear and Shame.
Debbie and her husband Peter recently wrote a book together entitled: Lessons from the School of Love—Creating a Christ-Centered Marriage. They live in Ann Arbor, Michigan and have 4 young adult children and 12 grandchildren.
Fear is Useless. What's Needed is Faith
2025 Houston Catholic Women's Conference
Fr. Reynolds was born in Houston, Texas on September 7, 1961 at St. Joseph Hospital in downtown Houston, during Hurricane Carla. The second of five children was born to Frank Fisher Reynolds, Jr. (+2014) and Suzanne Eileen Linbeck Reynolds (+2023), Fr. Reynolds is the seventh generation of his family to live in Texas and the fifth generation to reside in Houston. Fr. Reynolds attended St. Anne Catholic Church and was enrolled in the parish school from first through eighth grade.
Fr. Reynolds attended St. Thomas High School and graduated in 1979. He then entered the University of Notre Dame, from which he received a degree in Philosophy (B.A.) in 1983.
Two years later, Fr. Reynolds entered St. Mary Seminary in Houston. He was ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacon on January 28, 1989 and to the priesthood of Jesus Christ on May 20 of the same year. His priestly ordination took place here at St. Michael’s. During his time in seminary formation, Fr. Reynolds completed a pastoral year at St. Christopher parish, and his deacon internship at St. Cyril of Alexandria, both in Houston. He earned two degrees through the University of St. Thomas: Master of Arts in Theology (M.A.) and Master of Divinity (M.Div.).
After ordination, Fr. Reynolds was assigned as Parochial Vicar at Sacred Heart parish in Conroe (1989-1992) and then at St. Ambrose in Houston (1992-1994). His subsequent appointment to lead the parish of Christ the King in Houston (1994-2001) was his first assignment as Pastor.
Later, he was named pastor of St. Theresa parish in Sugar Land, where he served for fourteen years (2001-2015). While at St. Theresa, the parish established a new parochial school, which is ranked among the top ten classical schools in the country. The parish continues to enjoy a reputation of excellence for its liturgical music program.
In 2015, Fr. Reynolds was asked by Cardinal DiNardo to accept the pastorate at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, the largest parish in the archdiocese. Every weekend, the parish offers ten Sunday Masses in three languages and is noted for its large number of confessions. While at St. Elizabeth’s, Fr. Reynolds served as mentor to numerous seminarians who were assigned to the parish as summer interns or for a pastoral year. He is currently the pastor at St. Michael he Archangel in Houston.
Fr. Reynolds once served as chaplain to the local chapter of the Knights of Malta and is a member of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre, the Order of St. Lazarus, and is a Fourth-Degree Knight of Columbus.
He has two brothers and two sisters, twelve nieces and nephews, and three grandnieces. In addition to his native English, Fr. Reynolds speaks Spanish, and when he’s feeling particularly optimistic, a little Italian.
