Tim Russert is the award-winning managing editor and moderator of the longest-running program in the history of television, NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Born and raised in a tightly knit, Irish Catholic neighborhood in Buffalo, New York, Russert’s two greatest influences growing up were his father, “Big Russ,” and his Catholic faith. Educated by the Sisters of Mercy in grade school and the Jesuits in high school, he earned his degree in political science from Jesuit-run John Carroll University in 1972 and his law degree from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law four years later.

Filmed after he lead his team to win the 2003 World Series, then Florida Marlins manager Jack McKeon tells Msgr. Jim Lisante that baseball isn't his only love.

Known the world over for "A Wrinkle in Time," Madeleine L'Engle has also written many books and essays on spirituality. She was profiled in the USCCB's program, "Creativity: Touching the Divine" that aired on many ABC-TV stations in 1994. Ms. L'Engle died September 6 leaving a body of work that celebrates God's presence, the beauty of her creation, and human spirit.

TV Host. Brother. News Anchor. Husband. Political Candidate. Father. Nick Clooney. A man whose religious faith was important to him as a boy and continues to shape his life and actions as a man.

Dom DeLuise first broke into the entertainment industry in the early 1960s with numerous roles on and off Broadway and has since become an American icon, best known for his work over the years with director Mel Brooks (The Twelve Chairs, Blazing Saddles, Silent Movie, History of the World – Part I, and Robin Hood: Men in Tights). In the last few years, DeLuise has also become known as a best-selling author of cookbooks and children’s books.

Mary Higgins Clark always knew that she wanted to be a writer and her mother nurtured that dream from an early age. After her father’s sudden death when Mary was ten, the family struggled to make ends meet and she was forced to put her dream on hold to help her mother with the family finances. After the death of her husband, she decided to try her hand at novels and began writing in the morning before the children woke up. That drive has made her international best-selling author and has achieved international renown as the “Queen of Suspense.”

Aaron Neville is a member of the celebrated rhythm and blues combo, the Neville Brothers. Raised in the poverty-stricken Calliope Housing Project in New Orleans, Neville’s career began in the 1950s and reached its peak in the 1960s with the hit “Tell It Like It Is.” Because of an exploitive contract, however, he never received any of the royalties for the hit single and at the height of the song’s popularity, Neville was working as a ditch digger and dockworker to support his family. His frustration and disappointment led to a decade-long struggle with drug addiction and an arrest and prison sentence for burglary. By the 1980s, Neville had replaced his dependence on drugs with a renewed devotion to his Catholic faith.

Catherine Hicks started her career playing "blonde bombshell" parts before landing her current role as Annie Camden, the wife of a minister, on 7th Heaven. A native of Scottsdale, Arizona, she studied English and Theology at Notre Dame before moving to New York to pursue her dream to become an actress. She considers her most important roles are as a real-life wife and mother.