Rev. Ray E. Atwood was ordained in the Archdiocese of Dubuque in 1994 and is a pastor of two parishes. He has been writing about Fulton Sheen since 2012, when he published a book on preaching titled “Masters of Preaching,” featuring Bishop Sheen and other great Catholic preachers. He is currently writing a full-length biography of Archbishop Sheen. He joined the Fulton Sheen Foundation Board in 2026.