Bartunek, John: - Fr.
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John has contributed news commentary regarding religious issues on NBC, CNN, Fox, and the BBC.
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He provided spiritual support on the set of Mel Gibson\'s The Passion of the Christ while researching the 2005 Catholic best seller, Inside the Passion, the only authorized, behind-the-scenes explanation of the film.
He has taught moral theology at various ecclesiastical institutions at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.
He was ordained a Catholic priest in 2003 and earned his doctorate in moral theology in 2010.
He then spent a year as a professional actor in Chicago before entering the religious Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ in 1993.
After college he worked as a high school history teacher, drama director, and baseball coach.
He comes from an evangelical Christian background and became a member of the Catholic Church in 1991.
John Bartunek, LC, S.
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Bartunek, John: - Fr
