Fr John O’Brien

is an Associate Pastor at St. Paschal Baylon Church in Thousand Oaks. A native of Los Angeles, he was ordained in 2018 for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles after completing studies at Saint John’s Seminary in Camarillo for his M.A. in Spirituality and his M. Div. He has made three pilgrimages to Lourdes, including one…

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 of Human Formation.…

is President and Founder of Crux, an independent Catholic news site, after serving as Senior Correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter and Associate Editor for the Boston Globe. He is a Senior Vatican Analyst for CNN. Author of twelve best-selling books on the Vatican and Catholic affairs, Allen is a popular speaker in the United…

is an Augustinian Friar who was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Robert Barron outside on the campus of Villanova Preparatory School in Ojai during the middle of the pandemic in October 2020. He presently works as the Director of Mission, and a Religion teacher at Villanova Prep. Originally from Great Britain, he has studied…

is an author, professor, rabbi, and advisor on historical films and museum design. At the American Jewish University in Los Angeles, he is a professor of Jewish Studies, and director of the Sigi Ziering Institute. He was Project Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum from 1988-1993 and the first Director of its Research…

the new Associate Director of Racial Relations in the Office of Life, Justice, and Peace for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, integrates her academic background in Psychology and Business Management with a deep commitment to her Catholic faith. A Padre Serra parishioner, she actively volunteers in women’s, divorce healing, and racial justice ministries. Cynthia also…

is an educator, catechist, retreat leader, and spiritual director serving at Saint Jude the Apostle Catholic Community in Westlake Village. He was ordained to the Diaconate in 2011. He has been married for 35 years and has had the privilege of working in secondary education at both Catholic and public-school settings. A recent graduate of…

earned his Ph.D. in New Testament Studies from Yale University, and taught for many years at Loyola Marymount University, the University of San Francisco, 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…

is a Marriage and Family Therapist in Encino with graduate degrees in theology, psychology, and holistic development. He teaches in the Psychology Department at Mount St. Mary’s College in Los Angeles. His teaching includes Loss and Grief, Trauma, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Bullying and Truancy, Internet Addiction, Spousal Abuse and Child Development. His website is…

is the Honorary Professor for the Renewal of Catholic Intellectual Life at Bishop Barron’s Word on Fire Institute. He is also Chair of the Department of Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University and holds a Ph.D. from Notre Dame. He is the author of sixteen books, including most recently, Praying Like Saint Augustine: A Guided Prayer…