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Lumen Catechetical Consultants, Inc.
P.O. Box 1761
Silver Spring, MD 20915
1-800-473-7980 or 301-593-1066
Fax: 301-593-1689

John Marino Capobianco
President, Lumen Catechetical Consultants, Inc.

E-mail: john@lifeaftersunday.com

John M. Capobianco has had over 25 years of catechetical consulting experience in broadcast and written communications. He has his Master’s degree in religious education from St. Thomas Aquinas, Rome, Italy.

John has produced videos, brochures, retreats, print and broadcast advertisements, communications plans and strategies for clients. Currently through Lumen, John serves as the director and producer of the weekly "Sunday Mass For Shut-ins" from the Crypt Church at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception that is broadcast in the Archdioceses of Washington, D.C.; St. Louis, MO; Indianapolis, IN; and in the Diocese of Arlington, VA. John also produces the live broadcasts of major liturgical events throughout the year at the National Shrine for EWTN. In addition, he has written and produced videos for the Knights of Columbus, USCCB, Catholic Relief Services and the John Paul II Cultural Center.

Mary Beth Newkumet
Vice President, Lumen Catechetical Consultants, Inc.

E-mail: marybeth@lifeaftersunday.com

Mary Beth Connor Newkumet helps implement all the written communications and strategies for Lumen clients. She has over 25 years of writing, public relations and media experience.

Mary Beth is editor of the Lumen project, Life After Sunday, a scriptwriter for Lumen broadcast productions, and has contributed to the worship aid, Magnificat, Catholic newspapers, and web publications. Mary Beth was formerly on the Board of Directors of the International Catholic Stewardship Council, Inc., and a faculty member of ICSC’s Stewardship Institute. 

Joe LaHood
Parish Project Manager, Lumen Catechetical Consultants, Inc.

E-mail: joe@lifeaftersunday.com

Joe LaHood oversees a number of Lumen projects, including the Life After Sunday website and catechetical applications for parish life. Joe has experience as a Catholic school teacher, coach, retreat leader and participant in small groups. Joe also continues to assist his family in caring for disabled children with multiple handicaps at St. Joseph’s House. He is a graduate of Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island, with a B.A. in History.

Jessica K. Love
Project Manager, Lumen Catechetical Consultants, Inc.

E-mail: jessica@lifeaftersunday.com

Jessica provides support for all Lumen clients and pro bono work. She has experience in parish life as a retreat leader and small group member. Jessica graduated from the Towson University in Maryland, with a B.A. in Elementary Education.

Rev. Msgr. Lorenzo Albacete
Theological Advisor, Lumen Catechetical Consultants, Inc.

E-mail: Send messages to john@lifeaftersunday.com

In 1982, Msgr. Lorenzo Albacete and John M. Capobianco founded Lumen Catechetical Consultants, Inc., with the goal to bring the personalism expressed by Pope John Paul II to catechetical and communications projects for clients both inside and outside the Roman Catholic Church. The purpose of this unique approach was to help people live a fully human culture revealed through an intimate relationship with the presence of Jesus Christ.

Today, Msgr. Albacete is the U.S. ecclesiastical advisor for Communion and Liberation, a movement of the Church founded by Italian theologian Msgr. Luigi Giussani. Msgr. Albacete continues to provide theological counsel on the Life After Sunday project, and authors a short column for each issue.

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