Dr. Joseph White interviews Fr. John C. Yake, I. E. Dei (March 9, 2021)

Dr. Joseph D. White is a clinical child psychologist and former parish catechetical leader. He is the Director of Catechetical Resources for OSV Publishing and Curriculum and has taught courses in Catechetical Ministry at Holy Apostles College and Seminary. A frequent guest on Catholic radio and television, Dr. White has written eleven books and numerous articles about catechesis, Catholic education, and ministry. He is coauthor of the Allelu and Alive in Christ religion series.

Rev. Dr. John C. Yake, I. V. Dei, is a career teacher of thirty-three years (five years at elementary school and twenty-eight years at the secondary level while being engaged in pastoral ministry with youth as campus minister). He has taught pastoral theology since 1995: At the University of St. Michael’s College (1995-2000) and at the Institute of Theology/St. Augustine’s Seminary (2001 to the present). He joined the Formation Faculty and was the Director of the Spiritual (Propaedeutic) Year of priestly formation at St. Augustine’s Seminary (2010-2017). He is the author of Star Wars and the Message of Jesus: An Interpretive Commentary on the Star Wars Trilogy (Image Publishing, 1985), The Theory of Religious Ministry to Youth: Faith Development and the “Christ in Others” Retreat (The Edwin Mellen Press, 2005), Talking to Teens About the Mass: A User’s Guide (Legas Publishing, 2012) and Teens Making Decisions: Engaging the Thought of Bernard Lonergan (Legas Publishing, 2015).

For more on Fr. John Yake's work, see his recent article in Seminary Journal (published March 10, 2021). http://seminaryjournal.com/educationforevangelization/