Priests and Scholars Associated With The Community
The Mother of God Community has always attracted numerous priests and scholars as in-resident members for a period of time or as friends or affiliate members.
The Community Chaplain and Spiritual Advisor in-residence is the noted Catholic priest, scholar, author and professor, Fr. Francis Martin (SSL, STD, STL) the former "Cardinal Maida Chair" of Scripture at Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit . He is also a professor at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington DC and the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family also in DC. His lectures from Mother of God can be found on various sites such as Our Lady's Chapel and Father Francis Martin Ministries .
Another priest who is a member of the Community is Fr. Fred Close, Pastor of St. Anthony of Padua parish in Northeast Washington, D.C. Other past in-resident member priests have included Fr. Theo Rush, a Franciscan priest and Canon lawyer from Australia; Fr. Peter Hocken, a British priest and noted author/historian about the Charismatic and Pentecostal Renewal; Fr. Thomas Weinandy, Fr. Mike Duggan, Fr. Gerard Beigel, Fr. Steve O'Donnell, and many others.
Other scholar friends of the Community include the Jesuit priest, Fr. Peter Ryan (STD), a professor of Moral Theology at Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmittsburg, Maryland; and Dr. John Grabowski, Associate Professor of Moral Theology at Catholic University.
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