A Treasured Presence: The Gifts of Filipino Catholics in the U.S. Church

From 2021-2022, Filipino parishes and communities from across the globe are celebrating 500 years of Christianity! Join us for a dynamic presentation on the many gifts that Filipino American Catholics contribute to the U.S. Catholic Church, including family life, parish presence and involvement, and our many liturgical and devotional practices!

Rev. Ricky Manalo, CSP, Ph.D., Paulist missionary priest, composer (OCP), theologian, and author; 2020 Distinguished Catholic Music Composer of the Year Award by the Association of Catholic Publishers; 2018 Pastoral Musician of the Year Award by the National Association of Pastoral Musicians. Composition and piano at the Manhattan School of Music, theology at the Washington Theological Union, and liturgy, culture, and sociology at the Graduate Theological Union (GTU), Berkeley, CA. Resides at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City.