REVEREND MR. KURT GODFRYD is editor of Catholic Journal and a permanent deacon of the Archdiocese of Detroit. Married and the father of five children, Deacon Kurt was ordained to the diaconate on October 4, 2008 by His Eminence Adam Cardinal Maida and is assigned to St. Clement of Rome parish in Romeo, Michigan.

He is also Business Officer for The Cranbrook Schools in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; Adjunct Lecturer of economics at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan; and Vice-Chairman of the board at Michigan Catholic Credit Union in Troy, Michigan. His pro-life ministry includes service on the board at Imago Dei Pregnancy Center in Warren, Michigan.

A native Detroiter, he was educated at the Jesuit-run University of Detroit Mercy, where he received a B.S. in finance, M.B.A., and M.A. in economics. His theological training was taken at Detroit's Sacred Heart Major Seminary, where he earned an M.A. in pastoral ministry.

He blogs at The Practical Deacon