Guests
Bishop Oscar Azarcon Solis
Bishop Francis Kane, D.D.
Bishop Pierre Bach Speakers
Fr. Dave Dwyer, CSP is a member of the Paulist community and Director of Busted Halo®, a media and ministry outreach to Catholics in their 20’s and 30’s. He is the publisher of BustedHalo.com®, a web magazine for spiritual seekers. He hosts "The Busted Halo® Show" on Sirius-XM Satellite Radio, a nightly talk radio show that answers listeners’ faith questions. Father Dave speaks to parishes, dioceses and ministry organizations around the country about reconnecting young adults with their faith, and has offered commentary on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Fox & Friends, The Today Show, CNN and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He has worked in campus ministry at the Universities of Colorado and Texas. Prior to his May 2000 ordination he directed television for MTV and Comedy Central.
Father Ricky Manalo is a member of the Paulist community. His music is published through Oregon Catholic Press, including a collection of Filipino liturgical music in collaboration with Filipino Jesuit composer, Fr. Manoling Francisco, SJ. His communion hymn "That All May Be One in Christ" won the 2008 NPM National Hymn competition. He has published more than 20 pastoral articles on multiculturalism, intercultural communication, and liturgical music, and has written a book, Chanting On Our Behalf (Pastoral Press). Currently, he serves as a board member of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM) and is an advisor to the U.S. Bishops’ Secretariate on Cultural Diversity in the Church. In 2005, he facilitated the first national gathering of Asian Pacific Catholics. Currently he is pursuing a doctoral degree in liturgy, cultural studies, and sociology at the Graduate Theological Union. He resides at Old St. Mary's Cathedral, Chinatown, San Francisco.
Franciscan Brother Rufino Zaragoza is based in the Oakland Diocese and ministers as a liturgical music consultant. His passion is exploring the multifaceted issues of intercultural ministry, with a special interest in the Vietnamese-American community. Rufino's intercultural experience is diverse. He has contributed bilingual material to the Spanish hymnal Flor Y Canto, and as project coordinator of the Vietnamese/English young adult collection Chon Ngai. He frequently travels to Vietnam, leading pilgrimages for American ministers and to research Asian liturgical inculturation.
Barbara Tracey is Liturgy and Music Coordinator for the multi-cultural parishes of St. Rose and St. Michael in Milwaukee, WI, where multi-lingual liturgies happen every weekend. She works with choirs of children, young people and adults that sing and pray in their native Lao, Spanish, English and Hmong. Barbara was the Midwest Music Director for the first National Asian-Pacific Catholic Convocation held in Virginia in 2006.
Diana Macalintal is the Director of Worship for the Diocese of San José in California and holds a Master of Arts in Theology from Saint John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota. She has served as a liturgist and music director in campus, parish, and diocesan ministries for over 25 years and has authored numerous articles on liturgy, music, and the catechumenate. She co-authored The Musician’s Book of the Mass (Resource Publications, Inc., 2000), was an author for The Catholic Connections Handbook for Middle Schoolers, and wrote The Eucharist Catechist's Guide (both Saint Mary's Press, 2009). She is an adjunct faculty of the Institute in Pastoral Ministries of Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and a team member of the North American Forum on the Catechumenate. Find her at her blogs, "Work of the People" (dsjliturgy.blogspot.com) and TeamRCIA.com.
Paul Nguyen is a cantor, recording artist, ensemble director and accompanist. He has extensive experience in these fields for diocesan and national events. Born and raised in Vietnam, Paul now lives in Orange County, California, where he ministers with the English, Vietnamese and Spanish communities. His focus is developing worship that is intercultural and intergenerational. Paul served as the music director for the National Vietnamese Youth Conference in 2006 and will serve again in July 2009.
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Speakers and Celebrants
