Michael McNaught

is a media arts professional, teacher and administrator at Loyola Marymount University. As assistant director of LMU’s CSJ Center for Reconciliation and Justice, Michael coordinates a number of justice projects, including work in integral ecology, the role of media, and the ethics of emerging technologies like A.I.

shares his wisdom from studying Theology and Scripture for over 30 years by teaching both subjects at St. Bonaventure High School. He also teaches Theology courses and leads Bible studies at Our Lady of the Assumption Church. He films a weekly podcast on the Sunday Gospel and produces online theology courses for FreshCatholic.com and YouTube.…

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.,…

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…

has been a lifelong member of St. Mary Magdalen Parish for 78 years, has served as a Lector, Eucharistic Minister, and in Bereavement Ministry, and sits on the parish school’s Consultative Board. He holds degrees from Moorpark College, Cal State Northridge, USC, and California Lutheran University. A retired Oxnard School District administrator, he has a…