Ann Pettit

is a wife, mother, grandmother, a retired high school teacher and Athletic Director of 36 years. She is a practicing Spiritual Director, certified through both Abbot David’s School of Spiritual Direction and Mount Saint Mary’s University. Ann has a deep passion for spirituality, prayer, and has developed and lead retreats. She has given workshops at…

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.,…

holds an M.A. in Theology from LMU and certification from the Catholic Bible Institute. As an instructor for Los Angeles Catholic Bible Institute, Steve trained Bible study facilitators for parishes in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles for seven years. Steve is a parishioner of St. Jerome Parish, Los Angeles where he has coordinated the Bible…

Fr. Leon Hutton is 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 at St. John’s Seminary and as Director…

graduated from Caltech, received a Ph.D. in High Energy Physics from Stanford, and taught at Harvard. He is the author of 50 physics books, many for curious non-scientists and others for advanced students. Since ‘retiring,’ he has taught “Physics for Poets” at the Osher Institute at UCLA and CSUCI, where students voted him “Teacher of…

earned his Ph.D. in New Testament Studies from Yale University, and taught for many years at LMU, USF, Santa Clara University, and the Loyola Institute for Spirituality in Orange. He currently works in the Diaconate Formation program of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He is also on the editorial board for a revised translation of…

is the Director of Campus Ministry at Crespi Carmelite High School. He has spoken nationally and internationally on the Shroud of Turin since 2000. He uses his theological and philosophical background to make difficult concepts of the faith easy to understand and relevant. He has a BA in Philosophy and Theology (St. John’s Seminary, Boston)…

is currently the Faith Formation Director at St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church where she has worked and ministered for over 29 years. Cindy received her Masters in Pastoral Theology with an emphasis in Spiritual Direction from LMU in 2023. She is a Master Catechist for the Archdiocese and a facilitator for Safeguarding the Children.

is one of 8 children, and was originally a Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff and a Los Angeles Police Officer. After responding to many calls for help, he responded to God’s call to serve His people as a priest for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Previously a Parochial Vicar at Saint Raymond and American Martyrs…

was ordained in 1986, and has spent a total of 30 years in secondary education at St. Joseph High School in Santa Maria and Bishop Garcia Diego High School in Santa Barbara. He came to Ventura in March 2011, as Pastor of Mission Basilica San Buenaventura.