Speaker's Directory

Cardinal McElroy

Robert W. McElroy was born in San Francisco on February 5, 1954. He received his undergraduate education at Harvard, and received a master’s degree in American history from Stanford in 1976. Entering the seminary for the Archdiocese of San Francisco, he was ordained a priest in l980 and was...

Canon Law, Church and Culture, Ecclesiology

Dr. Sophia Park, SNJM

Jung Eun Sophia Park, SNJM is an Emerita Professor of Christian Spirituality and a global educator / learner. She has a Ph.D. in Christian Spirituality and her research interests include Asian women's spirituality, biblical spirituality, and religious life from a...

Church and Culture, Vows

Sr. Chioma Ahanihu, SLW

Sister Chioma is a member of Sisters of the Living Word in the Chicagoland area. An Igbo woman of West African Nigerian descent, who has lived in different parts of the US for the past 2 decades. Chioma earned a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Misericordia University, a Masters in Social...

Accompaniment, Church and Culture, Community Life

Ryan Hoffmann, DMin

Ryan serves as the Associate Director of the Religious Formation Conference (RFC). He has an extensive background in Catholic nonprofit organizational leadership. His primary areas of focus include mission effectiveness, marketing and communications, and leadership development.

Ryan’s...

Church and Culture, Communication

Rose Pacatte, FSP, DMin

Rose Pacatte, FSP, DMin is a Pauline Sister and the founding director of the Pauline Center for Media Studies in Los Angeles. She has co-written two books on media literacy education within faith formation and is an award winning film critic for several Catholic outlets. Rose contributed to the...

Church and Culture