Professor Thomas Groome is director of the Church in the 21st Century and professor of Theology and Religious Education at Boston College. Groome鈥檚 areas of expertise are Catholic and religious education, issues of the Catholic Church and society; religion and politics; the papacy; pastoral ministry, spiritual practices. He is the author of numerous books including聽Catholic Spiritual Practices听(笔补谤补肠濒别迟别);听Will There Be Faith?聽(贬补谤辫别谤颁辞濒濒颈苍蝉);听What Makes Us Catholic: Eight Gifts for Life聽(Harper; San Francisco);聽Educating for Life: A Spiritual Vision for Every Teacher and Parent听(颁谤辞蝉蝉谤辞补诲蝉),听Christian Religious Education: Sharing Our Story and Vision聽(Harper, San Francisco),聽Language for a "Catholic" Church聽(Sheed and Ward) and聽Sharing Faith: A Comprehensive Approach to Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry(Harper, San Francisco). Professor Groome is also the primary author of various religious education curricula which are widely used in Catholic schools and parishes; his most recent curriculum is聽The Credo Series聽for high school-age students from Veritas.
