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Pedro Gabriel, MD, is a Catholic layman and physician, born and residing in Portugal. He is a medical oncologist, currently employed in a Portuguese public hospital. A published writer of Catholic novels with a Tolkienite flavor, he is also a parish reader and a former catechist. He seeks to better understand the relationship of God and Man by putting the lens on the frailty of the human condition, be it physical and spiritual. He also wishes to provide a fresh perspective of current Church and World affairs from the point of view of a small western European country, highly secularized but also highly Catholic by tradition.
Pete Vere is a canonist, author, and catechist. His books include Surprised by Canon Law (volumes 1 & 2), More Catholic Than The Pope, and Annulments: 100 Questions and Answers. Pete and wife Sonya are blessed with seven children. In his spare time Pete enjoys camping with his family, riding his Indian Scout motorcycle, and refereeing professional wrestling.
Preslaysa Williams is an award-winning author who writes contemporary romance and women's fiction with an Afro-Filipina twist. Proud of her heritage, she loves sharing her culture with her readers. She has a MFA in Writing Popular Fiction at Seton Hill University, a Master in Public Administration from the College of Charleston, and an undergraduate degree in Spanish Language & Literature from Columbia University. Preslaysa is also a professional actress, a planner nerd, an avid bookworm, and a homeschool mom who often wears mismatched socks. Her contemporary romance entitled A Lowcountry Bride releases on June 1, 2021 with Avon Books/HarperCollins.
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Rachel Amiri is the former production editor of Where Peter Is and currently serves as communications specialist for the USA Central and Southern Province of the Society of Jesus. She has also appeared as the host of WPI Live. She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame with degrees in Theology and Political Science, and was deeply shaped by the thought of Pope Benedict XVI. She has worked in Catholic publishing as well as in healthcare as a FertilityCare Practitioner. Rachel is married to fellow WPI Contributor Daniel Amiri and resides in St. Louis, Missouri, where they are raising three children.
Rachel Dobbs is a Catholic convert and a happily married woman with two black cats living in Jacksonville, Florida. She works as a Sr. Library services associate at the University of North Florida where she received her Bachelor's and Master's in history. In addition, she's a novice Benedictine oblate. Her interests include history, reading, knitting, fantasy, and RPGs.
RafaelLuciani. Venezuelan layman, Doctor of Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University. He received an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Theology at the Dominican Institute of Aquinas in the United States. He is a Professor Ordinarius at the Jesuit`s Andrés Bello Catholic University in Caracas, and has taught in several Universities in Latin America and North America. He currently teaches Ecclesiology, Latin American Theology, and the Second Vatican Council. He is an expert for CELAM (Latin American Episcopal Council) and a member of the theological advisory group to the presidency of CLAR (Latin American Confederation of Religious). He is co-coordinator of the intercontinental group of theologians and canonists Peter & Paul Seminar, serves as a member of the theological commission of the General Secretariat of the Synod for the synodal process (2021-2028) and was a Peritus at the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on Synodality.
Rebecca Malmquist lives in the Atlanta, GA area with her husband and daughter. She is a Definitively Promised Secular Carmelite, as well as a writer and retired teacher. She earned her B.A. and M.Ed. from Brenau University. She enjoys reading and studying Carmelite theology, and sharing spiritual theology with others through writing. Rebecca is also co-founder of the discussion group, Authentic Contemplative Prayer, now hosted on the Discord app. This group teaches about prayer in accordance with the Carmelite Doctors of the Church.
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