Ecclesial Board

Fr. Justin Dean
Fr. Mitch Pacwa
Father Mitch Pacwa is a nationally known author, EWTN TV host and Old Testament Bible scholar who has written two books and made many audio and video studies. He is well known for his videos on “The Sufferings of Christ” and on the “False Doctrine and the New Age” as well as his recent Bible studies entitled “God the Father and the Prayer of Jesus Christ,” “Reflections on the Letter to the Colossians” and “The Life of St. Paul and his Letters to the Thessalonians.” Fr. Pacwa has done at least six TV series on EWTN on topics such as “The Old Testament Prophets” and the “Via Dolorosa” as well as the audio/video series “In the Footsteps of St. Paul.” He speaks on the Old Testament signs and symbols of the Eucharist, and presents fascinating biblical evidence demonstrating that Christ used the language of Levite priesthood in the Upper Room at the Last Supper to ordain the Apostles as priests (with the same words Moses used to ordain Levites priests). He also explains the relationship of the Sacrifice of the Mass to Old Testament sacrifices by the Levite priesthood of Israel.
Fr. John Riccardo
Father John Riccardo was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit in 1996. The youngest of five children, he graduated from the University of Michigan. After working for several years in the professional world, he entered the seminary to begin studies for the priesthood. Fr. John studied philosophy at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit and studied theology at the Gregorain University in Rome. He received a Sacred License in Theology (STL) from The Pope John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family. He is a former Director of the Cardinal Maida Institute located at St. John Center for Youth and Family in Plymouth, MI, and part of the NFCM Speakers Bureau. Hear Fr. John’s podcast at http://frjohnriccardo.libsyn.com.




