Teresa Runyon

serves as Pastoral Associate at Padre Serra Parish and holds a Master’s degree in Pastoral Ministry from St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo. She is a frequent speaker in local parishes and enjoys leading retreats. Teresa celebrates over 37 years of parish ministry experience. She is married with three adult children and seven grandchildren. Teresa loves…

was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in 2015, first serving as Associate Pastor of Resurrection Church in Boyle Heights and then as Archdiocesan Coordinator of Adult Faith Formation. He currently serves as Vice Chancellor and Senior Director of Ministerial Services of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He resides at Incarnation Church…

is Pastor of St. Rose of Lima in Simi Valley. Ordained in 1978, he served as an Associate Pastor at St. Ignatius of Loyola in Los Angeles and St. John Vianney in Hacienda Heights. He served six years as Director of Vocations for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and 13 years as Administrator and Pastor…

is a former actor, police officer, and national radio host. He is also a Marriage and Family Therapist and is certified as an EMDR Therapist. He is passionate about helping others discover purpose, meaning, and joy in life.

is the founder of the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty, a think-tank whose mission is to promote a free and virtuous society characterized by individual liberty and sustained by religious principles. He is a political, religious, and cultural commentator. Retired as pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he…

is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a BS and Master of Arts in Psychology. He specializes in guiding individuals toward freedom from addiction, anxiety, and depression. He also works with couples navigating marital challenges. A revert to the Catholic faith, Bill founded WhyCatholic.com to share truth and wisdom of the Catholic tradition, helping…

has worked teaching the faith to young people in Campus Ministry at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks for almost a decade. She holds a BA in Secondary Education and Theology from Villanova University, and MA in Theology and MS in Educational Administration, both from Franciscan University of Steubenville.

was recently named Pastoral Administrator at Our Lady of the Assumption Parish. While OLA’s previous Pastoral Associate, he assisted parishes in building up for OCIA and marriage preparation and marriage support programs. Don received his B.A. in Liberal Arts from St. John’s Seminary and M.A. in Private School Administration from USF. Prior to pastoral ministry,…

is the Pastor of Padre Serra Parish in Camarillo, New Testament professor at St. John’s Seminary since 1999, and annual presenter at the Religious Education Congress as well as conferences from Detroit to Brisbane, Australia. He is the author of “Dining with Pharisees” (2004) and “Sacred Scripture”, a high school upper division text book from…

received his Doctorate in Geology/Geochemistry from UCLA. His love of science began with his love of nature and how things work, resulted in 50 years teaching university level earth and planetary sciences courses. His expertise has focused on forensic environmental geochemistry, resolving issues of environmental contamination, and exploring the link between science and religion; i.e.,…