Bio
Rev. Ricky Manalo, CSP, Ph.D. is a Paulist priest, liturgical composer and author based at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City. Fr. Manalo is a theological consultor for the USCCB and co-authored a national pastoral plan for U.S. Asian Pacific Catholics, (Encountering Christ in Harmony, 2018). He remains an advisor to the U.S. Bishops’ Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church and the Committee on Divine Worship. He was named the 2018 pastoral musician of the year by the National Association of Pastoral Musicians. His book Chanting On Our Behalf, Revised Edition won the first place award for best e-book by the Catholic Press Association and The Liturgy of Life: The Interrelationship of Sunday Eucharist and Everyday Worship Practices was a finalist for the 2015 excellence in publishing awards by the Association of Catholic Publishers. In 2007, his collaborative hymn, “That All May Be One In Christ,” won the National Hymn Competition of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians. His other compositions include “Beyond the Days,” “Pange Lingua” and “With One Voice.”