Christopher Ruff Christopher Ruff studied theology in Rome in the 1980's, receiving his S.T.L. from the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and the Family. He also has an M.A. in counseling psychology from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. He has contribted articles to the National Catholic Register, Our Sunday Visitor Newsweekly, Columbia magazine, and other publications and taught as an adjunct faculty member of the former Institute for Pastoral Theology. He is currently a Catholic leadership team consultant with Evangelium Consulting Group and has been Director of the Office for Ministries and Social Concerns for the Diocese of La Crosse since 2001. Christopher and his wife Clare have been blessed with five beautiful children and two grandchildren. Read More Read Less