A former biology teacher and religious youth director, Gernot Candolini is a renowned author, photographer, and architect of labyrinths. As a part of his work with labyrinths he trains church leaders in the use of the labyrinth as a tool for personal spiritual growth. He also shares his knowledge of this important contemplative tool in his writing and lectures.

Gerry Pierse (1940-1999) was a Redemptorist priest from County Kerry in Ireland. He went to the Philippines in 1961 at the age of 21. In the early years of his ministry, he served primarily in rural missions, in while in later years he specialized in giving retreats. This ministry coincided with his becoming more deeply involved in contemplative prayer. He was greatly inspired by the teaching of Benedictine monk John Main. Pierse had a gift with words that made his teaching simple, clear and effective. He produced several books to...

Gian Franco Svidercoschi is a Polish journalist and Vaticanologist. He served as deputy director of L'Osservatore Romano, the newspaper of the Holy See, and collaborated with Pope John Paul II on Gift and Mystery and with Stanislaw Dziwisz, the Archbishop of Krakow and the former personal secretary of Pope John Paul II, on A Life With Karol. He is the author of Stories of Karol.

Gianfranco Cardinal Ravasi is sometimes called "the Vatican minister of Cultural Affairs." He is the president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, a member of the Congregation for Catholic Education, and a member of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.

Gil Bailie is the founder and president of The Cornerstone Forum. This apostolate is dedicated to calling attention to the unique cultural, spiritual, and anthropological significance of the Judeo-Christian tradition and encouraging a deeper appreciation for the history-altering impact of Christ in relation to the challenges confronting modern-day Christians. A long-time friend and student of historian René Girard, Mr. Bailie has lectured and written on the value of Girard's anthropological insights for assessing the scope and depth of the contemporary cultural crisis and for recognizing how essential a theologically, anthropologically,...

Glenn W. Olsen is professor of medieval history at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City. He is widely published in ancient and medieval intellectual and ecclesiastical history, as well as in modern philosophy, theology, and political thought.

Grant Kaplan is currently an assistant professor of religious studies at Loyola University in New Orleans. He received his Ph.D. in systematic theology from Boston College. He also studied at the University of Tübingen and the University of Fribourg. He continues to bring many of the latest findings in German scholarship to an English-reading audience, actively translating from German sources and specializing in the works of Johannes Kuhn.

GREG SALCICCIOLI is the co-founder and President of Coachwell, a profes- sional consulting company providing executive coaching, certification and coaching systems for leaders and orga- nizations. Greg is a regular speaker at leader- ship conferences and coaches leaders in personal and professional develop- ment as well as team and organiza- tional health. As an avid outdoorsman, Greg enjoys skiing and mountain biking in the beau- tiful Cascade Mountains of Central Oregon. Greg is a graduate of Vanguard University and lives in Bend Oregon with his wife Dianna. For more information...

Gregory K. Popcak, MSW, PhD, is a specialist in pastoral counseling and the author of Holy Sex! Lisa A. Popcak is the coauthor of Parenting with Grace: Catholic Parents’ Guide to Raising Almost Perfect Kids. They are the co-hosts of both the daily Sirius Catholic Radio program Fully Alive and the nationally-syndicated Catholic radio broadcast Heart, Mind & Strength. They live in Steubenville, Ohio.