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Kovacs teaches undergraduate courses at Loyola Marymount University on classical theism and Thomas Aquinas. Someday, he hopes to write a book about the Liturgy of the Hours.
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John Berry is president of the National Council of the United States, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, one of the nation’s largest lay Catholic organizations with a $1.7 billion annual impact across 4,000 locations. He previously led St. Vincent de Paul Georgia for 14 years following a 25-year career in the nuclear power, environmental engineering and high technology sectors, including executive roles with Fortune 100 companies.
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Ish Ruiz is an assistant professor of Latinx and queer decolonial theology at Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California, and holds a doctorate in theology and ethics from the Graduate Theological Union. A native of Puerto Rico and a queer Catholic theologian, his research interests explore the intersection of queer theology, Latinx theology, ecclesiology, sexual ethics and Catholicism.