Contributors

Julian Waldner is a Hutterite from the Decker community in Manitoba. He works as a welder and in his spare time writes for his blog Coffee With Kierkegaard. Julian has an ongoing love of the work of Søren Kierkegaard, and recently, partly through the work of Where Peter Is, has been captivated by the life and message of Pope Francis. In his life and in his writing, Julian is interested in exploring how the way of Jesus calls us into lives of freedom, grace and radical friendship.

Kate Williams is the Vice President of Sacred Music at GIA Publications, Inc. She holds a Bachelor of Music Composition degree from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois as well as a Masters of Arts in Liturgical Studies degree from Catholic Theological Union in Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago where it was her privilege to study as a distinguished Bernardin Scholar. She serves as a workshop leader, consultant, and musician in the Archdiocese of Chicago and abroad, following a passion to serve in multicultural, multigenerational communities, while mentoring young voices and building bridges through music ministry.

Kathleen Murphy is a journalist who has worked for CQ Roll Call, Stateline.org and Internet World. She was the inaugural journalist in residence at Marymount University. Early in her career she was Marco Island bureau chief and columnist for the Naples (Fla.) Daily News. Murphy earned a B.S. from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and a master’s degree from Yale Divinity School.