Fr. Damian Ference is a priest of the Diocese of Cleveland where he serves as Vicar for Evangelization, Professor of Philosophy at Borromeo Seminary, and Parochial Vicar at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. He holds a licentiate in philosophy from The Catholic University of America and a doctorate in philosophy from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. Fr. Ference writes regularly on the intersection of faith and culture for a variety of outlets and is the award-winning author of The Strangeness of Truth (Pauline Books & Media, 2019), Understanding the Hillbilly Thomist (Word on Fire, 2023) and No One Was Paying Any Attention to the Sky (Wise Blood Books, 2025). He is the founder and director of {TOLLE LEGE} Summer Institute and is a life-time member of the Flannery O’Connor Society. @frference