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Fr. Chris Alar, MIC

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Fr. Kazimierz Chwalek, MIC

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Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC

Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC

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Father Chris Alar, MIC

Father Chris Alar, MIC, is a priest with the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception. Fr. Chris wrote and produced the popular "Divine Mercy 101" DVD and is the author of the bestselling book After Suicide: There's Hope for Them and for You. He is a regular host and guest on EWTN and he also hosts the online "Divine Mercy Matters" series at DivineMercyMatters.org. Currently, he serves as "Fr. Joseph, MIC," the director of the Association of Marian Helpers, and is the head of Marian Press, located on the grounds of the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

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Father Kazimierz Chwalek, MIC

Fr. Kazimierz Chwalek, MIC, is Provincial Superior for the Mary, Mother of Mercy Province of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception and Vice-Coordinator of the North American Congress on Mercy. A member of the Marian Fathers since 1980, and a priest since 1987, Fr. Chwalek worked on the first Polish edition of St. Faustina’s Diary and assisted with its English publication. He has served as Director of Evangelization and Development and of the Association of Marian Helpers. His ministerial activities include: seminary formation work, pastoral care, and development. His love for St. John Paul II led him to edit the English edition of The Making of the Pope of the Millennium: Kalendarium of the life of Karol Wojtyla, a compendium of primary sources chronicling the life and activities of the future pope

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Father Michael Gaitley, MIC

Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC
Fr. Michael E. Gaitley, MIC, is the director of Evangelization for the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception and formation director of the Marian Missionaries of Divine Mercy. The author of several bestselling books, including 33 Days to Morning Glory, Fr. Michael lives and works on Eden Hill in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, home of the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy.

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