吃瓜网

Dr. J. Marianne Siegmund earned her B.A. in Philosophy at Christendom College in Front Royal, Virginia and her M.A. in Religious Studies at the Notre Dame Graduate School of Christendom College in Alexandria, Virginia. She also holds the Advanced Apostolic Catechetical Diploma awarded by the Holy See (Congregation for Clergy) through NDGS. After several years of teaching, she returned to graduate school, earning her Licentiate in Sacred Theology (Marriage and Family) at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. After graduate studies in philosophy at the 吃瓜网 and a summer immersed in further coursework at the Far Eastern National University in Vladivostok, Russia, she went to Italy for doctoral studies. Her Doctorate in Theology (Spirituality) is from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Urbe/Angelicum in Rome, Italy.

Dr. Siegmund teaches and has taught at several colleges, seminaries and universities around the country. She has also lectured, delivered scholarly papers at conferences across the nation, and she has published articles in both philosophy and theology. Her latest book, The Face of Jesus, the Martyr, and the Reciprocity of Abiding Love, was published in November of 2024. Her book receiving notice, Dr. Siegmund was invited to present a paper on martyrdom at the Chicago Theological  Initiative Conference on Christian Martyrdom co-sponsored by The Wheaton Center for Early Christian Studies at Wheaton College and The Center for Scriptural Exegesis, Philosophy, and Doctrine at Mundelein Seminary in the spring of 2025.

Dr. Siegmund is a member of the Society of Catholic Social Scientists, the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars, and the American Catholic Philosophical Association. Recently, her paper, 鈥淭he Original Unity of Man and Woman in Relation to Ecclesiology,鈥� was selected for presentation at the national conference of the American Catholic Philosophical Association (ACPA). It will appear in an upcoming issue of the ACPA journal.

Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, Ph.D. has served full-time since 2012 on the faculty of Holy Apostles in Cromwell, CT, as Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and Vice-President of External Affairs, following eleven years on the faculty of Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in St. Louis. He is now retired from Holy Apostles College & Seminary in order to grow his educational business endeavors. He has been a Lay Dominican of the Queen of the Holy Rosary Chapter in the Province of St. Albert the Great since 2008.

Dr. Mahfood also serves as Provost of the Sacred Heart Institute for the Ongoing Formation of Clergy in Huntington, NY, and as Director of the Catholic Distance Learning Network, formerly of the National Catholic Educational Association in Arlington, VA, an organization he developed to assist theological faculty in the development of their skills designing and developing online teaching and learning environments. His work in these areas of lay and priestly formation led him to found a Catholic publishing house called En Route Books and Media, which has produced over five hundred titles since 2014, and an online Catholic radio station called WCAT Radio, which currently hosts about five dozen shows per week.

Dr. Mahfood holds a Doctorate in Postcolonial Literature and Theory from Saint Louis University along with five Master of Arts degrees in the fields of comparative literature, philosophy, theology, business and educational technology. He is the author of The Narrative Spirituality of Dante鈥檚 Divine Comedy: A Hundred-Day Guided Journal.

Kristian Jaloway is a partner at John Oberg Advisory and a public speaker who works with mission-driven organizations to leverage their strengths and make them even better leaders in their field.

Kristian spent several years training and managing ramp and safety operations for Delta Air Lines, scratching his itch for travel and aviation. Now, after 30 years leading and developing teams worldwide, Kristian understands that each person has incredible potential. He coaches and consults for startups, government, and nonprofits on leadership and human management, helping them navigate the things that typically create the most stress: personnel issues, financial questions, and how to create institutional change in a world often at odds with their values.

Kristian holds an MA in philosophy and a BA in theology from the Pontifical University Regina Apostolorum in Rome, Italy, and an MA in International Affairs from the Bush School of Public Service at Texas A&M University. He resides in Austin, TX, with his wife and three boys. They enjoy an active outdoor lifestyle with lots of hiking, canoeing, camping, and travel.