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Fr. Jim Sullivan
"As a speaker, Fr. Jim is dynamic and passionate, witty and wise, energetic and engaging . . never a dull moment!"
-Brenda Rose, the Catholic Community of Pleasanton, CA
Fr. Jim Sullivan was ordained for the Diocese of Oakland, California, in 2006. He is currently an associate pastor at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Fremont. While a seminarian, Fr. Jim gained extensive experience in youth and young adult ministry, RCIA, evangelization, and adult faith formation. He has given many talks, retreats, and days of reflection, in both the Oakland and the Sacramento dioceses, often teaming with his mother, Sara Sullivan, a teacher of Scripture at the college level. Father Jim studied at the Dominican School at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, earning his M.A. in Philosophy in 2005. He completed his M.Div. and M.A. in Theology at St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park, in 2006. Fr. Jim is a native and lifelong Californian.
Recent talks given by Fr. Jim Sullivan on subjects of discipleship, Old Testament Scriptures, New Testament Scriptures, the rosary, Lent, the Mass, and priesthood
- WINGS Group, Catholic Community of Pleasanton, CA, 2008
- WINGS Group, St. Charles Borromeo, Livermore, CA, 2008
- Charismatic Renewal of the Diocese of Oakland, St. Elizabeth Seton, Pleasanton, CA, 2008
- Catholic Community of Pleasanton, CA 2008
- St. Raymond Penaforte Women’s Club, Dublin, 2008
- Women’s Club, St. Charles Borromeo, 2008
- Catholic Community of Pleasanton, 2007
- WINGS Group, St. Charles Borromeo, Livermore, 2007
Mrs. Christine Watkins, MTS, LCSW
“Christine Watkins was absolutely captivating during our parish retreat.”
—Thomas Scott, music & liturgy director,
St. Joan of Arc Church, Chagrin Falls, OH
Mrs. Christine Watkins holds a Master’s degree in Theological Studies from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley and a Master’s degree in Social Welfare at the University of California at Berkeley’s School of Social Welfare. In 2006, she received her license as a Clinical Social Worker. She is trained in Ignatian spirituality and discernment, with nine years of work experience as a spiritual director, bereavement counselor, inspirational speaker, retreat leader and mission preacher. She is on the recommended list of speakers in the Diocese of Oakland, CA. Her past positions include work with the elderly, the disabled, the homeless, persons with AIDS and war veterans, as well as the positions of resident minister and assistant liturgist for the University of San Francisco, English teacher at a language school in Spain, and professional dancer with the San Francisco Ballet Company. She has been featured on the FOCUS Television Network, and her new book, Full of Grace: Miraculous Stories of Healing and Conversion through Mary's Intercession, will be available through Ave Maria Press in the Spring of 2010. Mrs. Watkins converted to Catholicism after God saved her life through a miracle of divine intervention. She currently lives in California with her husband and two sons. For further details see
www.christinewatkins.com
- Holy Trinity Parish, Colorado Springs, Colorado; December, 2005
- Saint Paul Church, Weirton, West Virginia; November, 2003
- Saint Charles Borromeo Church, Kettering, Ohio; October, 2000
- Saint Frances Cabrini Church, Houston, Texas; February, 2000
- Saint Mary’s Presentation Church, Deep Park, Washington; October, 2007
(Christine Watkins with Fr. Ivan Tou CSP)
- Saint John the Baptist Church, Brunswick, Maine; September, 2006
(Fr. James DiLuzio with Sr. Anne McCoy)
- St. Mary Church, Hudson, Ohio; February, 2006
(Christine Watkins with Fr. Ivan Tou CSP)
- Resurrection Parish. Dubuque, Iowa; February, 2004
(Fr. James DiLuzio with Margaret Costello)
- Holy Spirit Parish, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania; April, 2003
(Christine Watkins with Fr. Chuck Kullman CSP)
Parish missions preached by Christine Watkins for Isaiah Parish Missions,
www.isaiah.sonoma-sky.com
- Saint Basil the Great Parish, Vallejo, California; 2005
- Saint Stephen Cathedral Parish, Owensboro, Kentucky; 2003
- Saint Mary’s Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington, Kentucky; 2003
- Saint Benedict Joseph Labre, Richmond Hill, New York; 2002
- Saint Mary Church, Farmington, New Mexico; 2002
- Sacred Heart of Mary Church, Louisville, Ohio; 2001
- Saint Jude Church, Eugene, Oregon; 2001
Fr. DiLuzio and Mrs. Watkins worked together as Parish Missionaries on Paulist National Evangelization Teams from 2000 to 2006. (See
www.pncea.org.)
Click here for a list of past parish missions
Rev. James M. DiLuzio CSP
“Father James is as dynamic and engaging a missionary as could be.”
—Kim Dzatko, St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Logan, Utah
Father James DiLuzio is a Paulist priest (paulist.org) who has served as an associate pastor and campus minister. Currently, he offers parish retreats, lectures and missions, and since 2002, has been offering parishes his dramatic proclamation of the Gospel of Luke entitled Luke Live! ( www.LukeLive.com
) Before his ordination in 1993, Fr. DiLuzio earned a B.A in English and Education from Montclair State University, New Jersey, an M.A. in Drama from the University of Southern California, followed by several years working as a teacher, actor and director. As a Paulist, he completed a Masters of Divinity at Catholic University, Washington DC. Fr. DiLuzio’s studies and ministries contribute to the Paulist Fathers' objective to "Give the Word a Voice in the 21st century"– i.e., sharing the Gospel in new, fresh and engaging ways. Prior to his full-time Mission work, Fr. James served as Associate Pastor at Saint Paul the Apostle Church in Los Angeles and as a Campus Minister at St. Lawrence Parish and Newman Center, Minneapolis, MN.
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