Meet Bill Huebsch!

Writer of works "in plain English," theologian, former DRE, farmer, friend, and leader of this web site!

Bill Huebsch holds a BA in religious studies, and a Masters in Theological Studies from the Catholic Theological Union of Chicago. He is adjunct faculty at the University of Dallas: School of Ministry. He is the past president of Twenty-Third Publications, and has also served in management roles in other Catholic publishing houses since 1995.

In 1990 he established The Vatican II Project which contributes to the effort being made within the Church to keep alive the spirit and energy of Vatican II. As part of that project, he published Grace: God's Greatest Gift and Vatican II in Plain English, along with several other books outlining key features of the Council.

He is currently leading an effort for parish renewal drawn from the great themes of the Council. This effort, called Our Parish Renewed provides presenters for parish missions or retreats, as well as an entire family of user-friendly parish resources. See more on this web site about this.

In 2000 he helped establish the movement for Whole Community Catechesis and published The GDC in Plain English and Whole Community Catechesis in Plain English, The Pastor’s Guide to WCC, along with other books, support materials, articles, and presentations.

One of his important projects has been The Growing Faith Project, which is a component, adult education resource for parish or personal use, based entirely on the Catechism y es disponible en español también.

His most recent works include Dreams and Visions: Pastoral Planning for Lifelong Faith Formation and the very-popular Growing Up Catholic which is a way to coach parents to form their own children for sacrament prep. His latest book is Great Expectations: A Pastoral Guide for Partnering with Parents which is available on this web site as well.