Msgr. Charles Pope
Msgr. Charles Pope is the pastor of Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian, a vibrant parish community in Washington, D.C. A native of Chicago with a bachelor’s degree in computer science, his interest in the priesthood stemmed from his experience as a church musician. He attended Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary and was ordained in 1989. A pastor since[Read More…]
William O’Leary
I’ve been sharing the faith since I was in high school and I have been a catechist in one form or another since 1991. I received my BA and MA in Theology from Franciscan University. I have a passion for passing on the Catholic Faith. I am currently the Director of Religious Formation for a[Read More…]
Cay Gibson
Cay Gibson lives with her husband, Mark, and their five children in Southwest Louisiana and serves her church parish as the Director of Religious Education. She is the author of “Catholic Mosaic” and “A Picture Perfect Childhood” and blogs at Cajun Cottage Under the Oaks.
Deanna Bartalini
Deanna G. Bartalini, M.Ed.; M.P.A, is a Catholic writer, speaker, presenter, and educator. Married to Deacon John they have two married children. Deanna loves teaching about Catholicism and how it fits into our daily lives. She has served in the diocese of Palm Beach since 1985 in both paid and volunteer positions in the areas[Read More…]
Jennifer Fitz
Jennifer Fitz is a writer and homeschooling mom of four, who sometimes does something really crazy, like accounting, or teaching religious education. She’s always loved teaching, and cut her teeth as a catechist at the hands of the two most patient DREs in Columbia, SC. Like many lay volunteers, she started teaching religious education without[Read More…]
Steve McVey
Steve is the owner of Faith Media, a company dedicated to Catholic evangelization. He speaks to Catholic audiences on evangelization and has created several videos including the award winning “The Existence of God”. Share stories of your Catholic evangelization with Steve at https://www.TheEssentialMission.com Steve is also an Account Manager for Lighthouse Catholic Media. He offers[Read More…]
Karee Santos
Karee Santos is a happily married mom of six and a popular writer and speaker on Catholic marriage. Karee and her husband, Manuel P. Santos, M.D., began teaching marriage preparation and enrichment classes in New York City in 2003. They are also co-authors of The Four Keys to Everlasting Love: How Your Catholic Marriage Can[Read More…]
Christopher Smith
Mr. Christopher Smith, OP was born and raised in Northern Michigan. After graduating high school, he joined the United States Navy and had the honor of serving his country for almost 21 years. He retired from active duty in March 2010 and now works as a cybersecurity consultant for the Department of Defense. Christopher, his[Read More…]
Denise Mercado
Denise Mercado is an author, blogger, solo traveler, widow, mother, and grandmother. She is a member of St. Luke Catholic Church in Palm Harbor, FL. In her latest book, Mary’s Life Journey and Her Amazing Yes!, Denise demonstrated how to meditate on the mysteries of the Rosary while tracing the history of many Catholic traditions,[Read More…]
Gabriel Garnica
Gabriel Garnica is crazy enough to believe that we can all be saints, and he refuses to buy the lie that we cannot. He is a college professor with degrees in law and mental health counseling. He was born in Colombia and came to the U.S. as a young child. While Gabe continues to enjoy[Read More…]
Sarah Reinhard
When Sarah Reinhard set off in her life as a grown-up, she had no idea it would involve horses, writing, and sparkly dress shoes. In her work as a Catholic wife, mom, writer, parish employee, and catechist, she’s learned a lot of lessons and had a lot of laughs. She’s online at SnoringScholar.com and is[Read More…]
Pat Gohn
Pat Gohn is an award-winning author, speaker, retreat leader, columnist, and host of the Among Women podcast. With a Masters in theology and a communications background, her passion for faith formation embraces digital and print media for evangelization and catechesis. Her popular book, Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious: Celebrating the Gift of Catholic Womanhood won an[Read More…]
Robyn Lee
Robyn Lee is a blogger for FaithandFamilyLive.com. She received her undergraduate degree from Christendom College in Philosophy with a minor in Theology and her master’s in Dogmatic Theology from Holy Apostles College. She is currently studying for her post master’s certificate in Theology. She has been teaching confirmation prep for 8 years. Besides her Faith[Read More…]
Elizabeth Ficocelli
Elizabeth Ficocelli is a best-selling, award winning Catholic author of fifteen books for adults and young people, including Seven from Heaven: How Your Family Can Find Healing, Strength and Protection in the Sacraments and The Imitation of Christ for Children. She has spoken at the LA Congress, NCEA, and various catechetical conferences, as well as at numerous schools and[Read More…]
Elizabeth Tichvon
Elizabeth Tichvon is a Consecrated Marian Catechist, UCLA Certified Paralegal and Writer. Always faithful to the Magisterium, she spreads and defends the Catholic faith as a true witness of Christ, confessing the name of Jesus boldly; never ashamed of the Cross. Elizabeth became aware of the need for the New Evangelization while in the three[Read More…]
Faith Writer
I am a 16-year-old young man who has a great love for God and all that He has created. I have a very loving and caring family who are always there to support me and guide me through the many stages of my life. My parents are very important to me and they have helped[Read More…]
Mary Ellen Barrett
Mary Ellen Barrett is a home educating mother of seven children. She writes a column for The Long Island Catholic called “Our Domestic Church” and speaks at conferences about homeschooling and raising a special needs child. Mary Ellen writes about the daily life and happenings in her Catholic home on her weblog, Tales from the[Read More…]
Christian LeBlanc
If you need somebody to give your catechists a big dose of practical, Bible-based teaching methods, I’m your man.
Tanja Cilia
Tanja Cilia lives in Malta, Europe. She is an Allied Newspapers (Malta) newspaper columnist, journalist, blogger and features writer. She freelances and formulates puzzles and writes poetry, in Maltese and English, for local and foreign print and online markets. She also does voluntary work, most of which, of course, is writing-connected. Tanja has always been[Read More…]
Alice Gunther
Alice Gunther is a mother of nine and a columnist for The Long Island Catholic. She writes about Catholic family life at her weblog, Cottage Blessings, and is the author of “Haystack Full of Needles, A Catholic Home Educator’s Guide to Socialization.”
Monsignor Robert Batule
Msgr. Robert Batule is a priest of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, N.Y. He is on the faculty of the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington, N.Y., where he teaches systematic theology.
Jeannie Ewing
Jeannie Ewing is a Catholic spirituality writer who focuses on the topics of grief, redemptive suffering, and waiting. Her four books include a meditation journal, a devotional, and two books on the topic of discovering joy in the midst of grief and waiting with expectation. She is a frequent guest on Catholic radio and contributes[Read More…]
Mary Lou Rosien
Mary Lou Rosien is a Catholic, Wife and Mother to seven children plus one foster-son. She is an author and the RCIA Coordinator at St. Leo’s Church in Hilton, NY. She writes for AC in between loads of laundry, driving around kids and speaking engagements.
Dorian Speed
Dorian Speed has been a classroom educator and catechist for several years. She has worked in classical Catholic education as well as traditional school settings, and writes about culture and faith at Scrutinies.
Lisa Mladinich
Catholic wife and mom Lisa Mladinich is the host of Shalom World TV’s WOMAN: Strong Faith, True Beauty. She is a best-selling author and speaker whose dynamic presentations on faith, catechetics, and women’s issues can be heard around the country, as well as on Catholic TV and radio. A regular voice on Relevant Radio’s Morning Air[Read More…]
Maureen Smith
Ellen Gable Hrkach
Ellen and her husband, James, have been certified NFP teachers for the Couple to Couple League since 1984 and have worked since 1983 in marriage preparation and chastity education. Ellen’s also an award-winning, bestselling author (her books have recently topped 580,00 downloads on Kindle). Her newest book is A Subtle Grace, which just hit #1[Read More…]
Peggy Clores
Peggy Clores has been engaged in Catholic Adult Education at Our Lady of Mercy Parish and in the RVC Diocese for almost 30 years. In addition to holding a B.A. in Psychology and Theatre Arts from the State University of New York at Stony Brook , she is Co-Coordinator of her parish Adult Ed/RCIA Program, a catechist, [Read More…]
Allison Gingras
Allison Gingras is a social media and digital specialist with the Diocese of Fall River, Family Rosary, and CatholicMom.com. Kelly Wahlquist wrote the foreword for her “Encountering Signs of Faith: My Unexpected Journey with Sacramentals, the Saints, and the Abundant Grace of God” (Ave Maria Press). She created the Stay Connected Journals (OSV), including “The[Read More…]
Rocco Fortunato
Rocco Fortunato grew up Roman Catholic, but God had little part in his life. Television, movies, and disordered music attracted his heart to the life of sin they promoted. After years of living in mortal sin and believing he was beyond hope, Rocco was set free by the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ in sacramental[Read More…]
Amanda Woodiel
Amanda Woodiel is a Catholic convert, a mother to five children aged 9 to 1, a slipshod housekeeper, an enamored wife, and a “good enough” homeschooler who happens to believe that the circumstances of her life–both good and bad–are pregnant with grace. Read more thoughts on faith and parenthood at www.inaplaceofgrace.com.
Marc Cardaronella
I am the Director of Religious Education at Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church in Champaign, IL, a medium-sized Catholic parish of roughly 1,000 families in Central Illinois. I also work for the Diocese of Peoria providing leadership, communication and guidance to parish religious education programs in my vicariate. Additionally, I do catechist training on[Read More…]
Father Juan Velez
Fr. Juan R. Vélez is a Catholic priest of the Prelature of Opus Dei, presently working in San Francisco and Berkeley. He was born in Venezuela and raised in Colombia, England and the United States. He holds a doctorate in dogmatic theology from the University of Navarre. Fr. Juan has a medical degree, also from[Read More…]