Father Roger J. Landry

Father Roger J. Landry, a priest of the Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts, was appointed Catholic Chaplain to Columbia University in 2022 by Cardinal Timothy Dolan. He is a graduate of Harvard College and the Pontifical North American College in Rome. From 2015-22, he served as Attaché to the Holy See’s Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations in New York and previously had been pastor of two parishes, executive editor of the Fall River diocese’s weekly newspaper, and a high school chaplain. He is the inaugural chaplain of the Thomas Merton Institute for Catholic Life (which supports the Columbia Catholic chaplaincy), Ecclesiastical Assistant (national chaplain) to Aid to the Church in Need USA, a Papal Missionary of Mercy, a National Eucharistic Preacher for the USCCB’s National Eucharistic Revival, Chaplain to the New York Chapter of the Leonine Forum, and a Member of the Board of the Shrine of Our Lady of the Martyrs in Auriesville, New York. He writes for many publications, appears regularly on television and radio, was a color commentator for EWTN’s onsite coverage during the 2013 conclave that elected Pope Francis, and is the author of Plan of Life: Habits to Help You Grow Closer to God (Pauline Books and Media 2018). His homilies, articles, retreats, conferences, educational videos and other offerings are available at catholicpreaching.com.