Samuel Gregg is director of research at the Acton Institute and the author of several books, including John Paul II and the Development of Catholic Social Teaching, The Modern Papacy, and On Ordered Liberty. He lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Michel Cuypers is specialist on Biblical and Semitic Studies, and a follower of Charles de Foucauld. Cuypers resided in Iran for twelve years, first at a leper colony in Tabriz, and later studying Persian language and literature in Teheran. He obtained a doctorate in Persian literature from the University of Teheran in 1983. He studied Arabic in Syria and Egypt, and in 1989 he moved to Cairo, where he presently resides as a researcher at the Dominican Institute for Eastern Studies. Since 1994 Cuypers has utilized the method of rhetorical...

Michel Quoist was born in Le Havre, France on June 18, 1918. His working-class Catholic family was also involved with the Young Christian Workers movement. However, his father died when Michel was only 14 years old and Michel needed then to work. In 1938 he entered the seminary and was ordained a priest in 1947 at Saint-Oeun abbey in Normandy. In his work as a chaplain and a writer he was especially passionate about ministering to young people. After Advanced Studies at the Institute of Social and Political Sciences, as...

Miguel León-Portilla is a distinguished professor emeritus of history at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

Sister Miriam Therese Winter is a Roman Catholic Medical Mission sister, theologian, and author. Out of the Depths, WomanWisdom, WomanWord, and WomanWitness are among her works that focus on the contribution of women to Christianity. A professor of liturgy, worship, and spirituality at Hartford Seminary, Winter is also a singer and songwriter. She has recorded a dozen music albums including the award-winning, double album Joy Is Like the Rain and WomanSong.

Mitch Finley is an award-winning freelance writer. He is the author of Everybody Has a Guardian Angel, The Joy of Being Catholic, The Rosary Handbook, The Seekers Guide to Saints, and Your Family in Focus. His awards include the Excellence in Writing Award from the American Society of Journalists and Authors, and awards from the Washington Press Association, the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada, and the National Federation of Press Women. He lives in Spokane, Washington.

Mitchell Kalpakgian is a writer, a tutor, and a professor of humanities. He is the author of An American Family Reunion, The Lost Arts of Modern Civilization, Mysteries of Life in Children's Literature, and The Virtues We Need Again. He is a contributor to Catholic Faith, Culture Wars magazine, Homiletic and Pastoral Review, and the New Oxford Review. He lives in Warner, New Hampshire.

A music-therapist and psychotherapist, Dr. Renz is specialized in palliative counseling and spearheaded the Spiritual-Care-Movement. she is head of psycho-oncology at the Kanton-Hospital of St. Gallen, and a sought after speaker and author in the area of psychological and spiritual palliative care. She has written several books on these topics.

Born in 1948 in Northumberland, England, N.T. Wright is the Bishop of Durham. He was formerly Dean of Lichfield and lecturer in New Testament studies at Oxford University as well as fellow, tutor, and chaplain of Worcester College, Oxford. He has also served as professor of New Testament language and literature in various colleges and universities. With doctorates in divinity and in philosophy from the University of Oxford, N. T. Wright is a member of the Society for New Testament Studies, the Society of Biblical Literature, the Institute for Biblical...