Alicia Spatafore is a writer with a lifelong passion for learning and creativity. She has a Bachelor's degree in Communications and Media with a minor in Marketing. She loves being with children and teaching them about God, both through her role as an assistant at a Catholic...

  Amy Welborn is the author of more than 30 books on Catholic life and spirituality, including five titles in the Loyola Kids series, The Words We Pray, Wish You Were Here and, most recently, The Great Adventure Kids Catholic Bible Chronicles. (Ascension Press.) She has five...

Anne E. Neuberger writes for children and their adults. She particularly focuses on children's spirituality, introducing children to Catholic Social Teachings, and sharing Laudato Si' with kids. The mother of four and grandmother to seven, she enjoys doing art projects and...

Ben Kupiszewski is the editorial assistant of Living Faith, Living Faith Kids and copy editor for Creative Communications for the Parish since 2022. Previously, he worked for several years in journalism and online digital editing. In his spare time, he enjoys reading,...

Claire McGarry is the author of Grace in Tension: Discover Peace with Martha and Mary, and the Lenten devotional, " With Our Savior." A regular contributor to CatholicMom.com, her writing has appeared in several magazines and devotionals. The founder of MOSAIC of Faith, a ministry...

Connie Clark has been the editor of Living Faith Kids since 2015. She also writes books for kids, families, teachers, and catechists. A graduate of Loyola Marymount University, she spends most of her time in Southern California with her family and their calico cat...

David Dziena is Vice President of Publishing for Bayard, Inc., and that role includes serving as Publisher for Living Faith, Living Faith Kids and Creative Communications for the Parish. He has also served as Executive Editor and Parish Projects Manager with Our Sunday Visitor and...

David Mead has worked for 30+ years in Christian publishing with a focus on educational and devotional resources for children. He has authored dozens of story and activity booklets and created The Bedbug Bible Gang booklet and television...

Deacon Greg Kandra is an author, speaker, blogger and award-winning journalist who may be may be best known as the creator of the popular blog “The Deacon’s Bench.” He served for 11 years as a senior writer and editor for Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA), a...

I have been a Living Faith reader since 1989, when I received my first copy from Sr. Kathy Avery, OSM, then school principal of St. Francis of Assisi School in Pikeville, KY. It is a great privilege to have been a former editor of Living Faith and to continue as a regular...