Reverend Francis J. Hoffman, JDC
“Father Rocky”
Rev. Francis J. Hoffman “Fr. Rocky” serves as CEO and Chairman of the Board of Relevant Radio.
Since 2003, Fr. Rocky has been a regular contributor to the Relevant Radio programs and has served as CEO since 2010. Born and raised in suburban Chicago (Mundelein), Fr. Hoffman has been a member of Opus Dei for over 40 years. Ordained as a priest in 1992, he holds a doctorate in Canon Law from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome, an M.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame, and a B.A. from Northwestern University in History. Prior to his ordination, he worked in sales for the Inland Steel Company and later in tax and audit for Crowe, Chizek and Company, CPAs.
For over 30 years, Fr. Hoffman has ministered to youth, serving in education since 1996. Prior to joining Relevant Radio, Fr. Hoffman served as Chaplain of Northridge Preparatory School in Niles, Illinois, a college prep school for boys in grades 6-12. During the summers of 1994-2009, he worked with the rural poor in the mountain regions of central Mexico. He is an author of seven books and has appeared on the major television and radio networks. He currently hosts the Family Rosary Across America every evening at 7:00 PM CT, sponsored by Ave Maria University.
Relevant Radio broadcasts 24/7 on over 206 AM and FM stations in the USA, including all Top 20 Markets. Four million persons tune in during the course of the year, with 3 Billion prayers prayed in 2022. The Relevant Radio App is the #1 Catholic radio App in the world with over 22 million sessions in 2022.
Fr. David Michael Moses
Fr. David Michael Moses is 29 years old and grew-up in Houston, Texas. He started college when he was just 14 and graduated with his bachelor’s degree at the age of 18. He was accepted into several law schools, but ultimately felt called to the priesthood and entered seminary for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. He was ordained in 2019 at the age of 25 and is now the parochial vicar at Christ the Good Shepherd in Spring, Texas.
He enjoys writing music and his “Concerts for Life” have collectively raised over $640,000 to assist women in crisis pregnancies. Fr. David Michael is the founder of the Pilgrim Rosary project and is also active on social media, with a collective following of over 200,000, where he shares stories from priestly life.
Kathryn Whitaker
Kathryn Whitaker is the author of Live Big, Love Bigger, an award-winning book about living an intentional, hell yes, kind of life. She’s a sixth-generation Texan who was raised as an evangelical Protestant and then converted to Catholicism on the eve of her wedding.
On social media and her blog, Kathryn shares her honest take on family life and living the Gospel, all while drinking Dr Pepper and cheering on the Texas Aggies. She has appeared in USA Today, EWTN, radio and TV stations around the country and is a frequent guest/sometimes host on The Catholic Channel on SiriusXM. Kathryn and her husband, Scott, live with their six children in Austin, Texas.
Fr. Patrick J. Crowley, SS.CC.
Fr. Pat Crowley is a priest of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in the Western Region of the United States Province. He has been actively involved in the Healing Ministry and Charismatic Renewal since 1972. For five years he was spiritual director of the “Light Of The Valley Prayer Community” at Holy Name of Mary Parish in San Dimas/La Verne California, and was Provincial Superior of his Province for six years. A member of the Association of Christian Therapist – he is currently involved in the Healing Ministry with residency at the Community House in Hemet, California.
Rev. Sheunesu Bowora
“Fr. Shea”
Father Shea is presently assigned as the parochial administrator of St. Daniel the Prophet Parish in Scottsdale. In 2016 he was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Phoenix.
His first assignment was to St. Mary’s Parish in Chandler then to St. Timothy’s in Mesa. He is from Zimbabwe, Africa and was a pilot. He serves as the East Valley Chaplain for the Serra Club.