Greg and Mary Wood

have walked over 1200 miles combined on the Camino Frances and Camino Portuguese in Spain, the Via Francigena in Italy, and the California Camino Mission Trail. They also established and coordinate the annual St. Junipero Serra Walking Pilgrimage locally. Greg is a founding Board Member of the Camino de California and the California Mission Walkers…

is a therapist who helps people heal by reconnecting with themselves, others, and God. Raised at St. Paschal Baylon, studied at Franciscan University and Divine Mercy University, he now practices at The Catholic Therapy Center in Westlake Village. Blending psychology, neuroscience, and Catholic spirituality, Kolbe invites people to encounter Christ’s healing through presence and genuine…

is a Professor of Economics and the Blanche Seaver Chair of Social Science at Pepperdine University. His research crosses the boundaries between economics, natural law philosophy, and Catholic theology. He has published four books on Catholic ethics and economics. His current book project is “Catholic Social Teaching from the Ground Up.” He publishes two substack…

believe that music is an integral and important part of any liturgical celebration. The SPC music ministry is called to serve the assembly in worship, and serving as choir members in our church is both a privilege and a responsibility.

is composed with Heidi Vass, Melissa Birch, Emma Grace Roche, and Dana Rouse, an all-female quartet dedicated to the preservation of sacred canon. Highlighting unaccompanied classical sacred gems celebrating the beauty of the female voice, presenting pieces from the Renaissance to present day, and commissioning new works, their music celebrates the tradition of beauty spanning…

is the Director of the MAPM Program at St. John’s Seminary. He earned his Ph.D. from The Catholic University of America, his M.A. from the University of Chicago, and his B.A. from DePaul University. He has published two books: “The Pelagian Controversy: An Introduction to the Enemies of Grace and the Conspiracy of Lost Souls”…

returned last fall to teach the craft of Catholic preaching at St. John’s Seminary again. Father Thoma has served his religious community, the Congregation of the Resurrection, in a variety of ways. In his years of active ministry, Fr. Thoma has served three parishes, been chaplain/teacher at a high school in Chicago, Illinois, was Director…

is a later vocation priest, a dad, and a revert from Protestantism. Christ’s real Eucharistic Presence wooed him back to the Church! He has Master’s degrees in Divinity and Theology with emphasis on Sacred Scripture from Holy Apostles Seminary. After ordination in 2015, he served as Dean of Men at the Seminary. He is currently…

received a Ph.D. in Economic Thought from l’École des hautes études en sciences sociales (Paris) and a Licentiate in Systematic Theology from the Pontificia Università Antonianum (Rome). His most recent book is “Franciscan Poverty and Franciscan Economic Thought (1209– 1348)”, published by Brill. Presently, he is Pastor at St. Mark’s University Parish in Isla Vista,…

founder of Tortorelli Creations and Modern Liturgy Visual Arts award recipient, is a liturgical artist crafting sacred pieces for community worship spaces. Inspired by his family’s mastery of wood and metal, he creates with traditional joinery and centuries-old finishes. Each work reflects the spirit and faith of its community, embodying both beauty and spiritual meaning.…