Rev. Ricky Manalo, CSP, Ph.D., is a Paulist priest, composer, theologian, and missionary. He earned his Ph.D. from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA, where he studied liturgy, culture, and sociology. He has presented keynotes, lectures, and workshops on media, technology, and pastoral ministry at various conferences and institutions, including the Catholic Media Association Conference, Gonzaga University, the National Religious Vocation Conference, the Federation of Liturgical Commissions Conference, Kings University College in Ontario, Canada, and the Anglican Liturgical Network in Tokyo, Japan. 

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Fr. Ricky has been invited to the Vatican as one of seventy Catholic leaders and researchers to contribute to the Catholic AI Forum, which will be held on October 24-25, 2024, by His Eminence Cardinal Peter Turkson, Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.

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His first book, Chanting On Our Behalf (revised edition, Pastoral Press, 2015), won a first-place award from the Catholic Press Association. His second book, The Liturgy of Life: The Interrelationship of Sunday Eucharist and Everyday Worship Practices (Liturgical Press, 2014), was a finalist for the 2015 Excellence in Publishing Awards by the Association of Catholic Publishers.

 

Fr. Manalo serves as a theological consultor for the USCCB and has co-authored numerous statements, including the national pastoral plan for U.S. Asian Pacific Catholics, titled Encountering Christ in Harmony (2018). In his missionary capacity, he engages in various activities ranging from academic lectures, keynotes, and pastoral workshops to preaching and concerts. When not traveling the world, he resides at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City.