About Us
RMPTR was founded by Valerie & David Calvillo on the Feast of the Annunciation in March 2009 as our attempt to “promote [the Rosary] with conviction” to all Christians but especially Catholic men and their families.
The blog at this site serves as our humble attempt to share prayers and daily reflections on the Most Holy Rosary and related topics.
This website will hopefully help us to dispel the notion that praying the Rosary is for ‘old ladies and funerals!’ and only for Catholics. Indeed, all Christians can benefit from the praying of the Rosary.
Please pray for us as we attempt to help share the glory of Christianity and live our faith.
The Board of Directors of Real Men Pray the Rosary, Inc. is composed of the following:
Valerie & David Calvillo
David N. Calvillo is married to Valerie Calvillo and together they are raising their 6 beautiful children in their home. David was born and raised in South Texas and has always been active in the community having served as President of the Boys & Girls Club of McAllen and as a member of the Board for over ten years. He is a Sir Knight of the Knights of Columbus and has always served his home parishes as a member of the Pastoral Council, Finance Council, as a Eucharistic Minister and Lector. David is an ACTS retreat brother in Christ and has served as a co-director and team member for several ACTS retreats and is now the Co-Director of the Diocesan ACTS Chapter Group. He is an Attorney-CPA and practices as a board certified civil trial lawyer and bilingual mediator with the CalvilloLaw Firm, PLLC. Totus Tuus.
Valerie L. Calvillo is a very active Mother. She is the Chief Operations Officer of Real Men Pray the Rosary, manages the operations of Monteverde Horizons, LLC, and is the Firm Administrator of CalvilloLaw Firm, PLLC. After graduating from Yale College, she helped organize workers in California. She returned to her native McAllen and remains active in the community as a member of the City of McAllen Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and as a Master Gardener. She is an ACTS retreat Sister in Christ and has served as a member and co-director of several retreats. Totus Tuus.
Bobby Calvillo
Bobby Calvillo is a native of Weslaco, Texas. He is married and he and his wife are raising a beautiful daughter. Bobby serves as the Executive Director of a national award-winning nonprofit housing company called Affordable Homes of South Texas, Inc. formerly known as McAllen Affordable Homes. He offers his expertise on governance of non-profit entities by serving on the board of directors of several non-profit community organizations throughout the United States but especially in South Texas. Bobby is a Fourth Degree Knight of Columbus and serves on the Diocese of Brownsville Housing Committee.
Fr. Alfonso Guevara
- Father Alfonso Guevara is a native of Brownsville, Texas and is a Priest serving the Diocese of Brownsville. As such, he is the Pastor of St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in McAllen, Texas and is the Bishop’s liaision on immigration and pro-life issues. In 2009, Father Alfonso professed as a member of the Secular Order of the Franciscan community. Fr. Alfonso is also an ACTS retreat Brother in Christ.
- Lorena Martinez is married and busy raising three boys in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas. She and her husband, Tony, are active in her faith as a regional leader in the Movimiento Familiar Cristiano. She and her entire family have been active in this movement for several years. Lorena and her husband are also both ACTS brothers and sisters.
Tito Salinas
Eliseo “Tito” Salinas is married to Norma Salinas and together they actively serve their church and community in numerous ways. Tito is the Operations Manager for a South Texas law firm. He is also an ACTS retreat Brother and serves his parish as a member of the Parish ACTS core and as a member of the Finance Council.
Carol Vaughan
Carol Vaughan has been married for 40 years. She and her husband, Charlie, live in Harlingen, Texas and attend St. Francis Xavier Parish in La Feria in the Diocese of Brownsville. They have two grown sons, Scott and Ryan and they are blessed with 6 grandchildren. Carol has been active in her Catholic Faith and parish life since 1980. She helped organize Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at two parishes. She led classes on Total Consecration for 12 years in the Rio Grande Valley using St. Louis de Montfort’s “True Devotion to Mary”. As a couple, they have been active in the Pro-Life movement for many years. Both served on the Diocesan Pro-Life Committee working on many projects including, the Annual Respect Life Rosary at the San Juan Shrine each January and were also in charge of publishing and distributing the Diocesan Newsletter: “We Are A People of Life” for several years. Carol has been preparing Sunday Mass Power Point presentations for about 10 years at her home parishes both in Brownsville and La Feria. She has been studying the Writings of “The Kingdom of The Divine Will” since 1998, and for the past 5 years has organized local conferences and retreats on the same subject. Carol is an ACTS retreat sister and has served on an ACTS retreat team. Totus Tuus.
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