SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR

Father Ferdinand Purnomo, Order of Discalced Carmelites, O.C.D., S.T.L., holds a Licentiate in Biblical Theology from the Gregorian University, Rome, graduating with a summa cum laude. He lectures both the Seminarians and Lay Faithful in Biblical Greek, Hebrew, and Salvation History at the Saint Francis Xavier Major Seminary and Catholic Theological Institute of Singapore. He is also the Spiritual Director of the Totus Tuus Apostolate.

PASTOR | AUTHOR | SPEAKER

Father Dwight Longenecker was raised an Evangelical in Pennsylvania. After studying theology at Oxford University, he was ordained as an Anglican priest. Realising that the Anglican Church and he were on divergent paths, Father Longenecker and his family were received into the Catholic Church in 1995. In 2006, God’s Providence opened the door for him to return to the USA and be ordained as a Catholic priest under the special pastoral provision for married former Anglican clergy, and who now serves as Pastor of Our Lady of the Rosary Church in Greenville, South Carolina.

A prolific speaker and writer, Father Longenecker has written numerous books including his earlier works: ‘Adventures in Orthodoxy’ (2002), which is popularly described as ‘a Chestertonian romp through the Apostles’ Creed, ‘More Christianity: Finding the Fullness of the Faith’ (2010) is a simple and popular explanation Catholicism addressing Evangelical Christians and his more recent publications such as ‘Beheading Hydra: A Radical Plan for Christians in an Atheistic Age’ (2011), ‘There and Back Again: A Somewhat Religious Odyssey’ (2023), ‘Kicking the Brick: Restoring Reality in Everyday Life’ (2024). His books are readily available on Catholic Truth Society, Ignatius Press, Sophia Institute Press, Our Sunday Visitor, and Amazon. Father Longenecker has been featured on various prominent podcasts including EWTN’s ‘The Coming Home Network International’ (2014), Gospel Simplicity with Austin Suggs (2021) and ‘Rescuing the Novus Ordo’ (2022) with Brian Holdsworth.

Father Longenecker is also a regular contributor to National Catholic Register, First Things, Patheos, and on his personal blog. He enjoys watching movies, blogging, books, and visiting Benedictine monasteries. 

DIRECTOR OF APOLOGETICS

Suan Sonna is the Director of Apologetics for the Diocese of Bridgeport, CT. He received an M.T.S. in New Testament Studies at Harvard Divinity School in May 2025 and is pursuing an M.A.R. in Second Temple Judaism at Yale Divinity School. He runs the podcast and YouTube channel Intellectual Catholicism where he interviews guests and presents arguments for the papacy and magisterium. He has appeared on Pints with Aquinas, Counsel of Trent, Catholics Answers Live, Capturing Christianity, Gospel Simplicity, and many other major podcasts. Suan is most known for his work on the papacy and has even debated the Protestant pastor Gavin Ortlund on the subject.

ORATORIAN | LITURGICAL SCHOLAR | AUTHOR & SPEAKER

Father Uwe Michael Lang, C.O., a native of Nuremberg, Germany, is a priest of the Oratory of St Philip Neri in London, where he serves as Parish Priest. He holds a doctorate in theology from the University of Oxford. He is Senior Lecturer in Church History and Liturgy at St Mary’s University Twickenham and Lecturer in Theology at Allen Hall Seminary, London. He is an Associate Staff Member at the Maryvale Institute, Birmingham, and was on the Visiting Faculty of the Liturgical Institute in Mundelein, Illinois. He was formerly a staff member of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (2008–2012) and a Consultor to the Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2008–2013).  He is a Board Member of the Society for Catholic Liturgy and the Editor of Antiphon: A Journal for Liturgical Renewal.

VICE-RECTOR | PHILOSOPHER | THEOLOGIAN

Father John Chen Binshan was ordained to the Priesthood on 19 March 1998. He is currently serving as a Diocesan Priest in the Archdiocese of Singapore, and is fluent in English, Mandarin and German. He has obtained Doctorates in both Systematic Theology and Philosophy from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany.

Father John Chen is currently the Vice-Rector of the Catholic Theological Institute of Singapore, and the Assistant Priest of the Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea. He ministers regularly to the Mandarin-speaking Catholic communities in Singapore, delivering formation sessions for the Rite of Christian Initiation and has conducted a series of online talks organised by Caritas Singapore titled, 'Unlocking the Mystery of the Book of Job', accompanied with reflections on Catholic Social Teachings.

DOMINICAN FRIAR | PROMOTER OF THE LITURGY

Father Lukasz Misko, O.P. is a Dominican priest of the Province of Poland. He grew up in Przemysl, Poland and entered Religious Life in 2000. He graduated from the Pontifical John Paul II University in Krakow with a degree in Patristic Theology in 2007. During World Youth Day 2016 in Krakow, Poland, he served as the co-director of Liturgy and music at the English-speaking site, the Mercy Center, leading music for 18,000 pilgrims at Tauron Arena. One of the fruits of this project was an invitation to direct music at the USCCB Convocation of Catholic Leaders in Orlando, FL, in July 2017. In July 2019, he came back to Poland to become the President of the Dominican Liturgical Center, an apostolate whose aim is to help people rediscover the richness of the Catholic faith through beauty. Additionally, he serves as a member of the Subcommittee on Liturgical Music of the International Liturgical Commission of the Dominican Order and the Provincial Promoter of the Liturgy for the Dominican Province of Poland. He is also the chaplain of the international English-speaking Catholic community in Kraków. In 2024, Father Lukasz received his licentiate in sacred theology (STL) from Catholic Academy of Warsaw (AKW) where he currently pursues his doctorate in dogmatic theology. Father Lukasz loves walking the Way of St. James, working with college students, and theological conversations involving good wine.

PROFESSOR | THEOLOGIAN

The Reverend Deacon Professor Dr. Sherman Kuek O.F.S. is a permanent deacon of the Catholic Church, a Secular Franciscan, theologian, teacher, and preacher. As a deacon, he is incardinated in the Diocese of Melaka-Johor, Malaysia.

As a theologian, Deacon Sherman is the Cornelius Cardinal Sim Professor of Theology and Dialogue at the Christian Institute for Theological Engagement (CHRISTE), an ecumenical and cross-disciplinary research institute chartered under the EUCLID prerogative (United Nations Treaty Series 49006/49007) and affiliated with the School of Theology and Interfaith Studies of Polê Universitaire Euclide (UNESCO/IAU WHED ID: IAU-024734). He has also been appointed Visiting Professor at several institutions of higher education locally and abroad. As a teacher of the Catholic faith, he is the Convenor of the Splendour Project, a Catholic apostolate for formation, evangelisation, and discipleship. Deacon Sherman spends much of his time communicating the Christian faith through prolific speaking, writing and media production. His Doctor of Theology degree was conferred by Trinity Theological College in Singapore.

CHALDEAN CATHOLIC PRIEST

Father David Dominic Stephen is a Chaldean Catholic Priest born in Baghdad, Iraq, who moved with his family to the United States in 1999. He entered the Chaldean Seminary of Mar Abba the Great in San Diego, California, in 2009 and graduated from John Paul the Great Catholic University in Escondido, California, with a degree in Biblical Theology in 2014. He was ordained to the Priesthood on August 14, 2015, on the eve of the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, a Feast very dear to his heart. After six years of ministry in the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle, he was sent to Rome, Italy to pursue a licentiate in Moral Theology at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum. He completed his licentiate in 2024 and began the doctoral programme in Moral Theology in 2025. He has now returned to the Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle and has been assigned as the youth administrator for Northern California for the time being while also continuing to research and write his dissertation on thought recognition technology and human cognitive liberty. Father David loves working with the youth and dedicates his time and energy to teaching them to know Christ through caring for those who are less fortunate. He enjoys travelling, especially to Iraq, where he is able to continue his service even if for a short period during his free time. He also enjoys preparing the daily Gospel reading and a short homily online as well as other spiritually educational videos through social media.  

MELKITE-GREEK CATHOLIC PRIEST

Father Nicholas (Collin) Nunis, BCompSc, BTheol, MATheol is a Priest of the Melkite-Greek Catholic Church, one of the 23 Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See. Originally born in Malaysia, he moved to Australia in 2008 for his university studies. Armed with a strong interest in the Christian East, he canonically transferred to the Melkite-Greek Catholic Church in July 2010. He was ordained to the Priesthood on 21 November 2022 and currently serves as the Assistant Parish Priest at Saint Joseph's Melkite Parish in Melbourne, Australia. He graduated from the Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and Methodius Pittsburgh PA magna cum laude with a Master's degree in Eastern Catholic Theology in 2025. Father Nunis' theological interests include Vatican II, Patristics, Christological Anthropology, Sacraments, Ethics, Marriage and Family, and Liturgical Theology. 

GLOBAL HEALTH AHTHROPOLOGIST | SENIOR FELLOW

Dr June Joseph is a global health anthropologist who has a special interest in Catholic theology. She earned her PhD in Maternal-Child Nutrition in 2018 and now serves as Honorary Senior Fellow at the University of Queensland, Australia. Her research and advocacy focus on understanding and reducing maternal and child health disparities - especially in relation to nutritional deficiencies, suboptimal infant feeding practices, neglect and trauma from past experiences of violence. She also works on infectious, communicable and non-communicable diseases, health systems research and participatory arts-based research. Dr Joseph’s academic journey weaves together rigorous research, theological reflection and lived engagement with vulnerable communities.

Dr Joseph has a special keen interest in Catholic Social Teaching, feminist theology, phenomenology and postmodernist thinking. She is passionate about writing and delivering sessions that draws upon the feminine genius and the life and philosophy of Edith Stein (St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross) to inform contemporary conversations on personhood, gender, suffering, modernity and ethics.

LAY THEOLOGIAN | CATECHIST

Nick Chui, M.T.S, B.A is a professional educator and lay theologian with an Honours degree in History from the National University of Singapore, a Post Graduate Diploma from the National Institute of Education and a Masters in Theology from the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family. A member of the Catholic Theology Network and a Research Fellow in Marriage and Family for the Christian Institute for Theological Engagement (CHRISTE). He speaks and writes in both academic and popular settings to diverse audiences and has collaborated with Catholic Radio on a series of podcasts on the Synod on Synodality, and the significance of Pope Francis’ visit to Singapore.

He has been a catechist for over 20 years and is currently at the Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea.

CHOIR DIRECTOR | CANTOR

Grace Feltoe is an Australian/Maltese soprano and completed a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Music Studies and Specialist Music Studies from the University of Western Australia. She became cantor in various parishes and the Cathedral in Perth, Western Australia, before taking on choir directing. Moving to Europe in 2022, Grace has worked closely with the Order of Preachers in various sacred music workshops and in 2023 launched The Musica Sacra Project, an online resource and education website. Further studies include a Certificate in Theology specialising in Liturgy through the University of Notre Dame, Illinois.

DEFENDER OF THE BOND (MATRIMONIAL)

Andrew Kong, J.C.L., L.L.B., B.Sc, is a magna cum laude graduate from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome with a Licentiate in Canon Law. He was appointed as Defender of the Bond for the Archdiocesan Ecclesiastical Tribunal by the Archbishop of Singapore since 2014.

MOTHER | CATHOLIC WRITER

Jean Elizabeth Seah-Westbury is a Singaporean cradle Catholic. She has had several adventures with Our Lord and Our Lady, including running away to join a convent after law school, then studying liberal arts (Theology, History, Latin, Greek, Philosophy and Literature) at Campion College Australia after discerning away from religious life. She is now a wife and mother of 2 young children and one in utero. She has also written and edited at Ignitum Today, Aleteia, Mercator, News Weekly, The Daily Declaration and Dads4Kids. Jean has been involved in various pro-life initiatives, such as a pregnancy crisis centre in Brisbane, and was the treasurer of the Newman Society of the University of Queensland. She thoroughly enjoyed her studies in the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus Toa Payoh and Catholic Junior College.

LAY THEOLOGIAN | LAWYER

Dominic Chan is a practising litigation lawyer with 18 years of experience, with a Masters in Theology from the Augustine Institute (summa cum laude), a lay theologian and a member of the Catholic Theology Network (CTN). His writings on various contemporary moral issues, public policy and law have been published in legal and other journals. He is also the editor of and a lead contributor to the CTN’s A-Z of DiscipleSHIP, a new Catholic formation program covering 26 essential topics in the life of discipleship.

THEOLOGY STUDENT

Tara Sawney is a Second-Year Theology and Social Anthropology student at the University of Saint Andrews in Scotland. Her interests lie in Theological Anthropology and the intersections between Religion and Culture. A former atheist, she experienced a deep encounter with Christ in her first year of University, which prompted her to return to the Faith she was brought up with. Moving away from the reactive, outrage fuelled forms of activism she once engaged in, she now hopes to compassionately yet ardently defend the Truth of the Gospel and the Holy Catholic Church. She is a Core Member of the Totus Tuus Apostolate as a Lead in Partnerships and Engagements, hoping to forge and bring like-minded Catholics together in the Church's Mission for the Salvation of Souls, and is actively serving in the Canmore Catholic Chaplaincy as a Committee Member.

PHD RESEARCHER | CATHOLIC BLOGGER

Augustine Koh is a PhD researcher at the University of Melbourne, with expertise in antibiotic resistance, drug development, and bacteriology. His research has been published in the respected journal BMC Microbiology. He is a regular Holy Mass attendee at the Catholic Church of Saint Peter, and enjoys accompanying Our Lord in prayer and meditation in their perpetual Adoration Chapel. He is also an avid blogger on the platform 'Medium,' where he delves into topics like philosophy, psychology and pop culture (including book and movie reviews, character analyses). Through his writings, he seeks to share his insights and reflections with those who are eager to dive deeper into these subjects.