Dr. William Christopher Hoag has ministered in diocesan, school, and parish settings for 25 years in the areas of catechesis and liturgy. He currently serves as the catechetical director for St. Bernadette Parish in Westlake, Ohio. He is also a member of the online faculty for Franciscan University’s MACE and MA theology programs. Dr. Hoag previously served as associate director of Catechesis for the Cleveland Diocese for seven years. His areas of theological interest include catechesis, liturgy, and ecclesiology. He was certified as a lay ecclesial minister for the Diocese of Cleveland in 2009 and has been a participant of the Bosco Conference since 2004, completing the Diocesan Officials track in 2019.