Simon and Madeleine are a newly married Sydney based couple, who are passionate about sharing the message of Chastity and Theology of the Body with teens and adults. Simon and Madeleine have given hundreds of presentations nationally and internationally to over 20,000 people.
Simon Carrington was raised in a devout Catholic family of eight and is married to his beautiful wife Madeleine. Simon has completed a Bachelor of Theology, minoring in Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame Australia, and is currently undertaking a Certification Course at the Theology of the Body Institute in Pennsylvania USA. Simon has been active in youth ministry for several years, with a passionate focus on St Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, Apologetics and Evangelisation. He has worked with Parousia Media in many different roles, the main one being a Chastity Speaker, he has served as a volunteer youth minister at numerous parishes, is a regular host/co-host and guest on the Voice of Charity radio network, including Catholic Q&A Live and the Chastity on Air series and is an affiliate employee of covenanteyes.com an internet filtering and accountability software which promotes integrity online. Simon leads a weekly Young Adult Ministry and has been speaking full time for the last 2 years. Simon was very blessed to recently speak at the 2017 Australian Catholic Youth Festival in Sydney.
Madeleine Carrington was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. She completed a Bachelor of Arts (Theology and History) and a Bachelor of Education at the University of Notre Dame Australia. Madeleine fell in love with the teachings of Saint John Paul II while she was studying at Notre Dame. She was inspired to be a missionary after attending the annual March for Life in Washington D.C in January 2012. In August 2013, she moved to Philadelphia in the USA to dedicate a year of her life speaking to young people about the pro-life and chastity message. She has worked as a High School Teacher for a number of years and co-hosted a Chastity series on the Voice of Charity radio station. Madeleine has spoken to thousands of young people in America and across Australia. She has studied a number of courses under the Theology of the Body Institute in Pennsylvania, USA. In February 2017 she co-founded Fire Up Ministries with her husband Simon.