AMS Reach More is a community of Catholic laity within the military who desire to follow Jesus Christ more deeply and help others do the same.
Through prayer, spiritual friendship, and accompaniment, Reach More helps ordinary Catholics live and share the Gospel within their families, workplaces, and communities.
“Every baptized person is an active agent of evangelization, called to bear consistent witness to Christ in accordance with the prophetic gift which the Lord bestows upon His whole Church”
AMS Reach More Formation Process
PLAN
Apply to participate and meet with a Discipleship Trainer
PREPARE
Participate in a 12-week Training Group
EXECUTE
Live your mission
ASSESS
Receive ongoing support
Who is eligible to participate?
- Catholics age 18 and older who fall under the pastoral care of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.
- This includes military personnel, spouses, military academy and ROTC students, retirees, military ministry personnel, overseas government employees, and Catholics connected to military communities throughout the world.
- Participants should be open to spiritual growth, accompaniment, and intentionally living their Catholic faith.
What is the commitment?
- 12 weekly small group training sessions conducted over zoom, lasting ~90min.
- 6 bi-weekly one-on-one accompaniment sessions with a Discipleship Trainer, conducted over Zoom, lasting ~60min.
- Daily meditative prayer using the provided prayer companion, lasting ~20min.
- Occasional at-home assignments designed to help participants prayerfully reflect on and live out what they are learning in daily life.
- A willingness to actively respond to the promptings of the Holy Spirit by living the Gospel more intentionally within your family, workplace, and community.
What will you receive?
- A workbook, prayer companion, and set of discipleship habit cards created by our content partner, The Evangelical Catholic.
- Access to an online training portal with videos and resources designed to help you intentionally live your mission as a disciple of Jesus Christ.
- Personalized coaching from a Discipleship Trainer who understands military life, installation chapel communities, and the practical realities of evangelization within the military context.
- A letter from the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, recognizing completion of the Reach More formation process.
- Ongoing support, encouragement, and accompaniment from the Discipleship Trainer team.
Why should you participate in Reach More?
- To grow in practical discipleship habits such as intentional conversation, active listening, prayerful accompaniment, and relational evangelization.
- To grow in confidence in living your Catholic faith within your family, workplace, and community.
- To receive personalized accompaniment as you deepen your relationship with Jesus Christ through prayer and intentional Christian living.
- To build authentic friendships with other Catholics within the military community who desire to grow together in faith and mission.
- To receive ongoing encouragement, accountability, and support as you prayerfully discern how God may be calling you to serve others and witness to Christ in daily life.
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Meet the Reach More Team
Kevin Stacy
Discipleship Trainer
Kevin is a devoted husband, father of six, and proud Catholic convert. After serving over two decades as an Infantryman in the U.S. Army, he retired in 2024, closing a chapter of his life marked by service, discipline, and leadership. His military career took him across the world, with assignments at Camp Casey in South Korea, Fort Moore in Georgia, Schofield Barracks in Hawaii, and finally, Fort Drum, New York. Beyond his military service, Kevin has always had a passion for learning. He earned a Master’s degree in Executive Leadership & New Testament Studies from Liberty University and is currently furthering his formation by studying to become a Spiritual Director at the Institute for Ministry Formation at Saint Vincent Seminary. His path to the Catholic Church began while preparing to serve as a chaplain in the Army. Through deep study, the witness of the early Church Fathers, and the beauty of the Mass, Kevin felt called to the faith and was received into the Church at the Easter Vigil in 2015 at Yongsan, South Korea. Although naturally introverted, Kevin has embraced his unexpected mission of evangelization, trusting in the saying: “God doesn’t call the qualified—He qualifies the called.” He enjoys reading, morning coffee, fitness, and a good beer in his free time.
Melissa Weeks
Discipleship Trainer
Melissa is a passionate Catholic AD spouse, mother, theologian, and mentor—devoted to serving both her family and the wider military faith community. Twenty-one years ago, she and her husband embraced the Air Force life, already raising two children. Today they have graduated four of their five children from home education and continue to lead the youngest. As a spiritual mother to many, Melissa’s home continues to be a beacon for young adults seeking fellowship, prayer, and purpose. With a Master’s in Philosophy and Theology from Catholic Distance University, Melissa’s academic journey deepened her personal calling to integrate faith into the military lifestyle. Her writing and ministry reflect that commitment through OCIA, Religious Education, MCCW/CWOC, Young Adult outreach, and her apostolate, Apostolic Soul—an initiative that creates spiritual experiences uniquely attuned to military service. Melissa finds great joy bringing faith into the outdoors, inspired by the witness of St. John Paul II and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. As her husband nears retirement, her mission remains clear: to help any person, in any pew, on any installation find their spiritual footing where duty to God and duty to country go hand-in-hand. Her hope is that each soul nourished will pass the torch of faith forward—building a stronger, enduring Catholic military community.
Nicholas “Nick” Cammaroto, O.P.
Discipleship Trainer
Nick is a joyful husband and father of three boys who desires to lead people closer to Christ and to empower them to share that closeness and its fruits with the world. Nick enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 2015 and currently serves on active duty in the Air National Guard as an Emergency Actions Controller. A combat veteran of Operation Inherent Resolve, he has also served as a recruiter and fighter crew chief on F-16s and F-15s. In 2023, He began discerning a call to the Order of Preachers as a Lay Dominican, prompted by the Holy Spirit through discovery of a deep passion for sacred scripture, the study of theology & philosophy, and the art of apologetics. As he embraced his Dominican Spirituality more fully, it became clear that his heart was being set afire with an even greater love for neighbor, for the salvation of souls, and for spreading of the Gospel in every place he found himself. In addition to Reach More, Nick is the president of the Catholic Military Apostolate of the United States, whose mission is the sanctification of military life & building sustainable Catholic community across the U.S. Military worldwide. He also teaches OCIA and is a proud Knight of Columbus.