Dr. Paul Ford

has been a Professor of Systematic Theology and Liturgy at St. John’s Seminary, Camarillo, California since 1988. He is the author of seven books and over seventy articles. In 2023, Dr. Ford was honored with the Jubilate Deo Award of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians. He is married to Janice Daurio, Ph.D. They make…

serves at St. Jude the Apostle Church in Westlake Village. He has helped with the “Sunday to Sunday” Bible study for the past seven years and has delivered presentations on Scripture for RCIA programs for many years.

a native of Southern California and raised in post-Vatican II Roman Catholicism, celebrates her devout upbringing which exposed her to solid theology and classical mysticism. She serves at her home parish at San Roque Church in Santa Barbara as Pastoral Associate and Director of Faith Formation. Noël earned her BA in English from UCSB and…

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…

serves as Vice President of Paulist Productions in Los Angeles, a 60+ year-old Catholic media company devoted to advancing the conversation between the sacred and the secular. He is the creator of several productions including a soon to be released documentary currently titled “Junipero Serra and the California Natives,” highlighting the 2020 controversy regarding the impact of St. Junipero…

is the Parish Life Director at St. Bernadette Church in Baldwin Hills and Chaplain for the Los Angeles Police Department. He is a recognized authority in Catholic stewardship and fundraising programs and an experienced leader in building support for faith-based organizations. He serves on the Pastoral Council for the Archbishop of Los Angeles and the…

serves at Beatitudes of Our Lord Catholic Church in La Mirada in many areas of Catholic life, including Bereavement Ministry, Food Pantry, Juvenile Detention counseling, Catholic Men’s Fellowship, Cursillo Movement, and the La Mirada Interfaith Clergy Council. He is a self-employed attorney with over 37 years’ experience in civil/criminal trial work and probate and estate…

is a nationally-known speaker who has had the privilege of working with children, teenagers and adults for over thirty years.  Her educational training in Washington State and California, and her own life-experience as a pro-life and adoption advocate have given her a passion for promoting a message of faith, hope, love and a belief in life…

was active in the Southern California Renewal Communities (SCRC) and many church ministries before his diaconate ordination in June 2007. He has a degree in Aerospace Engineering from Penn State and a graduate degree in Systems Management from USC. His career spanned 30 years in the Air Force and 15 years in Federal Civil Service.…

came into Full Communion of the Catholic Church in 1978 while preparing to become a Protestant missionary to nurses and nursing students. As part of Handmaids of the Triune God Community, she serves as the Parish Catechetical Leader at Mission Basilica San Buenaventura Parish. She holds a BS in Nursing, Cal State Chico, MA Moral…