El compañero del Catecismo en un año, volumen II

Dr. Petroc Willey is a professor of theology (catechetics) at Franciscan University of Steubenville and has spent more than three decades serving the Church through Catholic higher education, teaching, and research. Appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as a consultor to the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization, he is passionate about helping others understand and hand on the Catholic faith.

Dr. Willey is the author and co-author of numerous books on catechesis, theology, and marriage, and has hosted the EWTN series Handing on the Faith. He and his wife, Katherine, have four children.

Fr. Mike Schmitz, a Catholic priest and evangelist well known for his social media videos and podcasts, hosted the 2021 breakout podcast The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)™, which became the #1 podcast on the Apple charts after its January 2021 launch, and is the most popular Catholic podcast of all time. The Bible in a Year was Chartable’s #1 global podcast in religion for several years, and was covered by news outlets including CBS, Fox, and The New York Times Magazine.

Matthew received his M.A. in Theology from Providence College and his B.A. with majors in Religious Studies and Biology from Elizabethtown College. He has also undergone coursework at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome, Italy as part of a fellowship program to study inter-religious studies. Based in Pennsylvania, in 2025 he initiated the Lebanon Young Adult Catholics group to serve as a spiritual resource for those ages 18 to 39 who reside in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, or surrounding areas.

Currently Matthew works as a full-time gardener for a public garden in Hershey, PA. Matthew is ultimately interested in growing deeper in love with Jesus Christ and serving Him in whatever capacity he is called to. 

He is grateful foremost to God and then to all those, family, friends, and mentors, who have helped and provided for him in his life journey. One of Matthew's passions is for learning about the saints, including the dates of their feast days. Activities that he enjoys include cooking, reading, writing, grilling, jogging, gardening, and fishing.