Fr. Robert J. Levis, Ph.D., a priest of the Diocese of Erie, PA since 1948, received his Ph. D. in Religious Education from the Catholic University of America. He served at Gannon University in Erie, PA as Professor and Chair of the Department of Theology, Chair of the Liberal Studies Curriculum, Founder and Chair of the Pontifical Center for Catechetical Studies where, for 19 years, he supervised and instructed candidates for the Master’s Degree in Catechetics. He has also taught catechetical courses at the undergraduate and graduate level at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, OH.

He is a co-founder and vice president of the Confraternity of Catholic Clergy—a national association of priests, seminarians, and deacons. In addition to editing its newsletter, Sapientia, for many years, he sponsored their annual convention at Gannon University for almost 20 years.

When the Catechism of the Catholic Church appeared in 1994, he pioneered the preparation of two widely accepted catechetical programs for use on the computer, one for grade school students, and the other for high school students in fidelity to this official catechism. In 1997, he wrote a popular catechism, Jesus, the Catechism, and Me, a condensed and faithful text in support of the official catechism. He co-edited John Paul II, Catechist, edited the History of Gannon University, has written regularly for the Canadian Challenge, National Catholic Register, Lake Shore Visitor, Catholic Encyclopedia, and many other publications. He has spoken often on theological topics across the States and in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Presently, he co-hosts the EWTN show Web of Faith.

Fr. Frank E. Papa, S.O.L.T., J.C.D. spent more than 25 years working with youth before his ordination to the priesthood in 1989. He was Founder and Executive Director of Teens, Incorporated, a recreational character-building organization that expanded into Teen Homes for youth from broken homes.

He earned his Doctorate in Canon Law from the Angelicum in Rome, graduated magna cum laude, studied for an Advocacy Degree at the Sacred Roman Rota, and taught various courses at the Holy Apostles Seminary in Cromwell, CT.

He has been a guest on radio and television shows, and a speaker at State Agencies and Institutions, as well as at regional and national home schooling conferences.

As a priest with extensive backgrounds in Canon Law, marriage preparation, and youth work, Fr. Papa is uniquely qualified to give parents important tips from a Catholic perspective. Recently, he authored the book, Love, Dating, and Marriage: A Marriage Preparation Guide. He is also author of the book Teenage Guide for Confession, as well as the new Seton Teacher’s Manual on the Sacrament of Confirmation.

Dr. Ray Guarendi is a father, clinical psychologist, author, public speaker and a radio host. His experience includes school districts, Head Start programs, mental health centers, substance abuse programs, inpatient psychiatric centers, juvenile courts, and a private practice.

Dr. Guarendi has been a regular guest on national radio and television, including Oprah, Joan Rivers, Scott Ross Prime Time, 700 Club, Gordon Elliot, and CBS This Morning. He’s appeared on regional radio and television shows in over 40 states and Canada. He has been the program psychologist for Cleveland’s Morning Exchange, Pittsburgh 2-Day, and AM Indiana. He has written several books, including You’re a Better Parent Than You Think!, now in its twenty-first printing, Back to the Family and his newest book is Discipline That Lasts a Lifetime.

Dr. Catherine (“Katie”) Moran received her B.A. degree with majors in Biology, Chemistry and Speech/Hearing Therapy from Kent State University, and her MS.Ed. (Masters of Science in Education) and Ph.D. in Education from Breyer State University.

She has eighteen years of experience home schooling her 5 children, including one son who is a dyslexic and had ADHD. She and her husband, David, adopted two of their children (a brother and sister) from Ukraine several years ago.

She is president of the Catholic Home School Network of America (CHSNA); member of the Round Table, a national organization of Catholic Home Schooling leaders; founder and past leader of the Ohio Educators’ Catholic Home Schooling Network, and a member of the CHSNA delegation to Rome on behalf of Catholic Home Education, which visited with Pope John Paul II in 1995 and 1997.

Dr. Moran is a secular Franciscan, and served as prefect of her fraternity for three years. She is presently secretary-treasurer of the Blue Army of Our Lady of Fatima, and speaker of its Byzantine Chapter of Warren, Ohio.

She has been a keynote speaker at many conferences and retreats, and is a steadfast promoter of Mary-like modesty.

Mrs. Carole Breslin (BREZ-lin), after receiving her Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Economics, lived in Malaysia for six years as a Peace Corps volunteer, where she became Acting Director in the Vietnamese Refugee Resettlement Office. She later earned her Master’s in Accounting and Organizational Development from the University of Michigan, where she met and married her husband, Mike.

Mrs. Breslin has been educating her children, four daughters, at home for 16 years. Three are in college, and she continues to home school her youngest, now in tenth grade. She began home schooling after completing a 30-day retreat under the guidance of Fr. John A. Hardon, SJ, from whom both she and her husband received ten years of spiritual and doctrinal formation. They assisted Fr. Hardon in the publication of his manuscripts and the development of the Marian Catechist Apostolate now under the guidance of Archbishop Raymond Burke, Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura. Currently, she is working with the Archbishop in the cause of Fr. Hardon’s canonization. She has spoken at a number of conferences and has had articles published in various newsletters and the Homiletic and Pastoral Review.

Mrs. Breslin served as treasurer of the Michigan Catholic Home Educators for 8 years, and currently serves on its Board of Directors.

Mrs. Elizabeth Yank received a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin, (Milwaukee) in English. She has been published in Faith and Family, National Catholic Register, Canticle, mater et magistra and other Catholic and homeschool publications. Mrs. Yank founded the Greater Milwaukee Catholic Home Educators in 1991, and the group has grown to over 120 families.

Mrs. Yank has been homeschooling her seven children for over 20 years. Currently, two are still in high school and two in grade school. Two are college graduates—one studying for her master’s in violin performance. Another daughter is a Schoenstatt Sister of Mary.

Over the years, Mrs. Yank has used a variety of homeschool materials. Her children are now enrolled in Mother of Divine Grace School, where she is a consultant.

Although Elizabeth and husband, Raymond, have lived in Virginia and Tennessee, they are residents of South Milwaukee, Wisconsin.