Father Kazimierz Chwalek, MIC, is the Coordinator of the North American Congress on Mercy. A member of the Marian Fathers since 1980, and a priest since 1987, Fr. Chwalek worked on the first Polish edition of St. Faustina’s Diary and assisted with its English publication. He has served as Director of Evangelization and Development and of the Association of Marian Helpers, and as Provincial Superior. His love for St. John Paul II led him to edit the English edition of The Making of the Pope of the Millennium: Kalendarium of the life of Karol Wojtyła (Marian Press, 1997), a compendium of primary sources chronicling the life and activities of the future pope. Robert Stackpole, STD is the founding director (now emeritus) of the John Paul II Institute of Divine Mercy, based in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, an apostolate of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception. In that capacity, he has been a speaker at many conferences, and the author and editor of numerous articles and books on the Catholic Faith, including Divine Mercy: A Guide From Genesis To Benedict XVI (Marian Press, 2009). He obtained a Doctorate in Theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (the “Angelicum”) in Rome in 2000. He is presently working on the book Saint Faustina: Doctor of Divine Mercy, a comprehensive work summarizing the case for declaring St. Faustina a “Doctor of the Church.” The Very Reverend Chris Alar, MIC, is the Provincial Superior of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Mercy Province of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception in the United States and Argentina. Prior to joining the Marian Fathers, he received a B.S. in industrial engineering and an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan. Answering the Lord’s call, he earned his Masters of Divinity degree from Holy Apostles Seminary in Cromwell, Connecticut. He was ordained to the priesthood in 2014. He is the author of After Suicide: There’s Hope for Them and for You (Marian Press, 2019) and Understanding Divine Mercy (Marian Press, 2021). He is the host of the weekly EWTN show Living Divine Mercy, which airs on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. ET. From 2014-2024, he served as “Father Joseph, MIC,” the Director of the Association of Marian Helpers. His popular “Explaining the Faith” talks are broadcast live on Saturdays at 11 a.m. ET.
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