Fr. Joe Shea

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…

a Greek Catholic priest, has served as Ecumenical and Interreligious Officer of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles since November 2000. As such he directs the Catholic Church’s relations with all other faiths in Los Angeles. He currently serves on the boards of several Interreligious and Ecumenical organizations and is President of the Southern California Christian…

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”…

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.,…

was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He served as Associate Pastor at St. Emydius Church in Lynwood, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, and was Master of Ceremonies to Archbishop Jose Gomez. Named Pastor of Christ the King Parish in 2021, he is also the Director of the…

is the newly assigned Rector of St. John’s Seminary, after being Pastor of Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Ordained in 1980 from St. John’s Seminary, Fr. Leon received further studies at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. in the field of American Catholic Studies. He served 20 years as Church History Professor…