Donald B. Verrilli Jr. is an attorney and the solicitor general of the United States. He argued the government’s case in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby and Conestoga before the Supreme Court. Contact via the solicitor general’s office.

Beth Norcross is an adjunct faculty member in eco-theology and eco-spirituality at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. She co-founded the Green Seminary Initiative and has developed several Earth-centered educational resources for congregations and individuals.

Mohamad A. Chakaki is an environmental consultant for the Baraka Group in Washington, D.C. He helped launch the environmental network Green Muslims. Contact through the Center for Whole Communities, where he is on the faculty.

The Rev. Richard Ryscavage is a Jesuit priest and expert on global migration who teaches at Georgetown University. He previously directed Fairfield University’s Center for Faith and Public Life. He also formerly served as national director of the Jesuit Refugee Service and was the executive director of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Office of […]

Read a Nov. 29, 2011, story from Catholic News Service about rising enrollments at Catholic seminaries.

Larry Golemon is executive director of the Washington Theological Consortium, an organization of 17 seminaries in the Washington, D.C., area.

Bruce C. Birch is emeritus dean and emeritus professor of biblical theology at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. He is co-editor of  C(H)AOS Theory: Reflections of Chief Academic Officers in Theological Education (2011).

Paul McPartlan is Carl J. Peter Professor of Systematic Theology and Ecumenism at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. McPartlan’s areas of expertise include ecumenism, especially Catholic-Orthodox relations; and Vatican II. He is a member of the International Theological Commission, a group of 30 theologians who advise the Vatican on theological issues.

Kurt Martens is an associate professor of canon law at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Martens is an expert on papal elections, the Roman Curia, the Holy See and Vatican City State.