In his talk, “Who is Man?”, Fr. Loya speaks to the men at the 2nd National Catholic Singles Conference on authentic manhood. Fr. Loya welcomes the men to a cultural revolution where they will take back and rebuild the culture according to John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. Men are meant to be the front line of truth. They are called to be warrior, husband, lover and king. This talk challenges many of the popular misconceptions men have regarding their masculinity.
Fr. Thomas J. Loya is currently the pastor of Annunciation of the Mother of God Byzantine Catholic Church near Chicago, IL. Before entering the seminary he earned a degree and pursued a career in commercial art and design, after which he worked for a Church design firm. He completed his studies for the priesthood in Pennsylvania and Rome and was ordained in 1982. In 1993 he added to his Bachelor of Fine Arts by earning a Masters in Counseling and Human Services. He has worked on the iconography both of his present parish and of St. John’s parish in Solon, Ohio. In addition to his duties as a pastor and iconographer, Fr. Loya has served the Church in youth and young adult ministry and as an artist and design consultant. He has directed many retreats and has been a guest speaker at many seminars, conferences, and at World Youth Day 2002. He is both a host and guest on Relevant Radio, on the topics of Eastern Christianity and the theology of the body.