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Sr. Faustina Maria Pia, S.V., grew up in Somers, CT, as the youngest of eight children and later graduated from Franciscan University of Steubenville and Springfield Technical Community College. Before joining the Sisters of Life in 2009, she worked for Catholic Charities of Hartford and Northwest Airlines. Now a professed...

Bernard Picart (1673-1733) was a French draughtsman, engraver, and book illustrator in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. (Source and image: wikipedia.org)

Pablo Ruiz Picasso (1881-1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and theatre designer. One of the most influential artists of the twentieth century, he is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he...

Jan Pickard is a member of the ecumenical Iona Community, and a former Warden of the Abbey in Iona, as well as a poet and storyteller living in the Isle of Mull. She previously worked for many years as an editor of publications about the World Church. She has published...

Fr. Brian Pierce is a Dominican friar of the Province of St. Martin de Porres, USA. He is currently the Promoter General of the Nuns of the Order of Preachers, and ministers worldwide. (Source and photo: word.op.org)

Rev. Nelson Jerome Pierce, Jr. is the senior pastor of Beloved Community Church in Cincinnati, OH, and Deputy Director of the National Black Workers Center. He is a graduate of Eden Theological Seminary, and Washington University in St. Louis, MO. He was called by God and licensed to preach by Southern...

Rev. Dr. Chad Pierce was previously the senior pastor of Faith Church in Holland, MI. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, after which he completed undergraduate studies at Calvin College. He later graduated from Western Theological Seminary, Jerusalem University College, and Durham University. Vocationally, Chad has spent time as both...

Andy Piercy is a British musician, songwriter, and producer who has had a diverse career spanning rock and Christian music. He began as lead singer and songwriter for the rock band After The Fire, achieving a top-five U.S. hit with "Der Kommissar" in 1983 and touring with Queen, ELO, and...

Rev. Dr. Jennifer Pietz is Assistant Professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary in St. Louis, MO. She previously taught in Augsburg University's Religion Department and Emory University's Candler School of Theology. She graduated from Coe College, Luther Seminary, and Emory University, as well as an A.A.S degree in Photography...

Rev. Terri C. Pilarski is the Director of the Intercultural Leadership Training and curriculum for the Intercultural Community Center in Dearborn, and the President of the Board. She lives in Arizona and is the Vicar of Church of the Resurrection, Gilbert and St. Michael's, Coolidge. She is an associate with...