The presuppositions and secular worldview of society can be daunting obstacles to our attempts to spread the Gospel. Evangelization requires knowledge of both Christ and our audience. Father Rosica, a Scripture scholar now working in the media, brings a unique viewpoint to the question of bringing the Gospel to modern man. Father also relates many fascinating and humorous stories about serving as the liaison between the press and the Vatican during the Conclave that elected Pope Francis.

Father Thomas M. Rosica, C.S.B. is a priest of the Congregation of St. Basil. He holds advanced degrees in Theology and Sacred Scripture from Regis College in the Toronto School of Theology, the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome, and the École Biblique et Archéologique Française de Jérusalem. After years of teaching and working in campus ministry, he was appointed by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops as the Chief Executive Officer and National Director of the World Youth Day and the Papal Visit of Pope John Paul II that took place in Toronto during July, 2002. Following World Youth Day, Fr. Rosica became the founding Chief Executive Officer of Salt and Light Television, Canada’s first national Catholic television network. Father was appointed by the Vatican as the English-speaking Media Attaché at two Synods of Bishops, in 2008 and 2012. In February 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Fr. Rosica a Consultor to the Pontifical Council for Social Communications. Father is President of Assumption University in Windsor, Ontario, the author of several hundred articles and columns in numerous languages for various publications, and is a regular contributor to L’Osservatore Romano. In the spring of 2013, Father Rosica was invited by the Vatican to join the staff of the Holy See Press Office and serve as one of the official spokespersons for the transition in the papacy that included the resignation, sede vacante, conclave, and election of the new Pope. Appearing at daily news briefings and giving over 160 interviews in English, French, Italian, Spanish and German to news networks and media outlets from around the world, he assisted the Vatican during a critical period in Church history.