about Turning to God’s Word founders
Turning to God’s Word was started in 2011 by three friends who share a passion for in-depth Catholic Bible study and who have a combined total of more than 100 years experience leading group Bible studies. We seek to promote a prayerful approach to Scripture through studies that can serve as a gateway to the Church’s practice of lectio divina.
Jennifer McGaw Phelps is a former newspaper editor and restaurant critic who has worked as an editor and writer for major Catholic publishers as well as serving as a full-time parish catechist and faith formation director. In addition to her work for Turning to God’s Word, Jennifer writes about religious art and does free-lance editing and design. She’s a Benedictine oblate of Conception Abbey in Conception, Missouri.
Matthew Phelps has worked with variety of Bible studies, including several ecumenical groups. He writes Turning to God’s Word Catholic Bible studies and presents online video commentary. He also writes Lost in Translation, a weekly column that explains Greek, Latin, and Hebrew thought. Matthew is vice president for the Corporate Program at Regenexx, a nationwide healthcare network. He’s also a Benedictine oblate of Conception Abbey.
Tami Palladino is a career catechist who served 16 years as teaching director of a large Catholic Bible study in the San Francisco Bay Area. She’s co-author of Scripture & the Rosary and the Gospel According to John, and she illustrated The Revelation of Jesus Christ and the first volume of our Psalms study. Tami also has contributed to a number of other Catholic studies. She’s a retired parish youth minister and a Benedictine oblate of Conception Abbey.
Through our apostolate, we strive to provide parish groups and individual Catholics with the best possible Bible-study materials, which have been designed to increase understanding and enrich faith. All of our studies have been granted an imprimatur from the Most Reverend William M. Joensen, Ph.D., bishop of the Diocese of Des Moines, or the Most Reverend Richard E. Pates, bishop emeritus of the diocese.
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