Contemplating today's Gospel: 200 priests comment on daily Gospel each day
Who are we?
1. Contemplar el Evangelio de hoy - General Services
Fr. Antoni Carol i Hostench (Barcelona [Spain], 1960) General coordinator. Editorial staff
Graduate in Business Management and M.B.A. (ESADE, Barcelona) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD Navarra University). Ordained priest in 1990.
Mr. Jesús Bonastre i Quintana (Barcelona [Spain], 1949) Area Coordinator for Translations, Promotion and Audio Version
Technical Engineer. He followed a management course at the IESE Business School. Married to Pilar, at present, with five sons and two grand sons. He manages his own company.
Mr. Antonio González-Barros (Palamós-Girona [Spain], 1961) Counseling on Strategy and the Internet
He has carried out a Management Proficiency Course "“PADE"” at the IESE. He is presently President, CEO and founder of the Intercom Group, which is the company that technically supports www.evangeli.net. Married with Ruth, with three sons.
Nuria Recasens i Garola (Tarragona [Spain], 1968) Secretariat and Administrative Department of www.evangeli.net. Recording of the audio version and philological revision of Contemplating today´s Gospel
Graduate in English-German Philology (Universitat Rovira i Virgili of Tarragona). Married to Paul, they have 4 children. At present is the management assistant in Intercom Group.
Josep Mª Moré i Boadella (Girona [Spain], 1964) Reporting: Information and Statistics
Graduate in Business and Economics (UAB, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona); Master in Business Administration (MBA), IESE of Barcelona; Doctorate Program, Investigation Sufficiency (UAB, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona).Professor in the financial area of IESE. Programs of Directed Development. Married to Teia, they have 4 children.
2. Editorial Area
Satur Narbón i Aragall (Barcelona [Spain], 1953) Coordination of the Editorial Area of www.evangeli.net
Industrialist. Master in Business Administration (MBA) IESE of Barcelona. President of the North Barcelona Delegation of the official Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Navigation of Barcelona. Married to Pilar, they have 5 children and 2 grandchildren. He runs his own company.
Fr. Josep Mª Massana i Mola OFM (Oliola, Lleida [Spain], 1938) Translation and Orthographical and philological supervision in Catalan-Spanish-German
Graduate in German Philology (University of Barcelona) and graduate in Philosophy and Theology. He has been working for some 30 years in African missions (Burundi, Malawi and Kenya). He was ordained priest in 1962.
Fr. Joaquim Meseguer i García (Sabadell, Barcelona [Spain], 1962) General supervisor and Catalan-Spanish translator. Adviser of patristic literature
Doctor of Theology (ThD) by the Faculty of Theology of Catalonia. He completed studies at the Istituto Patristico Agustinianum (Pontificia Universitatis Lateranensis). He was ordained priest in 1988.
Ms. Mª Dolores Membrive Fernández (Barcelona [Spain], 1946) Recording of the Audio version of Contemplar el Evangelio de hoy
Married to Angel, they have 4 children. In addition to her housework, she has worked professionally in the knitwear industry.
3. Promotional Area
Mr. Ramón Cladellas i Miralles (Barcelona [Spain], 1973) Off line promotion of Contemplar el Evangelio de hoy. Cooperating in the coordination of the Audio version
He has followed courses in Engineering. Has worked as an engineer in a computer company. Working at present as technical director of an industrial firm.
D. Pedro Iglesias Martínez (Santander [Spain], 1952) On line promotion of Contemplar el Evangelio de hoy
Permanent Deacon of the Diocese of Terrassa (Barcelona, Spain). Administrative, commercial and computing training and qualifications. He is presently working in commercial and administrative areas of responsibility in the business industry. After having completed the corresponding ecclesiastical studies, in 1997, he received the deaconry.
Empar Grau i Salmerón (Barcelona [Spain], 1946) On line Promotion. Answering to the questions put forward by users of the site
Graduate in Nursing. Cooperates with the Sant Esteve de Ripollet Parish (Caritas Department, Health Pastoral, etc). Widow, 4 children and 2 grandchildren.
Jorge Mira Vallet (Barcelona [Spain], 1976) On line Promotion. Coordination of the Group of Friends of evangeli.net in Facebook.
Graduate in Law and Master in Business Law by the University Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona), specialized in International Business at the New England School of Law (Boston, USA). Internet enthusiast since its beginning. Founder and CEO of Prestige Online, communication and digital marketing agency. Administration Expert of Reputación Corporativa Online and Social Media Marketing. As a social volunteer he is the Project Director of CinemaNet. Married to Mónica, they have 2 daughters.
Nicolás Alfín Martín-Gamero (Madrid [Spain], 1976) International Promotion and linking.
Graduate in Law by UB (University of Barcelona). Journalism by UPF (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona) and Master in Business Administration (MBA) by IESE (Barcelona). At present CEO of Solostocks Internacional (project of Intercom Group).
Mr. Óscar Ribas Fuentes (Ibiza, Islas Baleares [Spain], 1977) Internet consultant and on-line promotion
At present, studying Philosophy and Letters at the University of Barcelona. Founder and first CEO of MailxMail (leader on line training studies). At present he is the CEO of www.artelista.com, art directory listing of Internet sites (both services belonging to the Intercom Group).
4. Delegates of Evangeli.net
Carlos Leret Castillo (El Salvador [El salvador], 1955) Delegate of evangeli.net in Central America
Graduate in Texas Tech USA (Administration of Animal Husbandry and Seed and Grain Processing Companies) and in Barneveld College Holland (Farm Animal Raising and Animal Fodder). Married to María Nicolina, they have 3 daughters. Lay person engaged in the spreading of the Gospel, he undertook several apostolic missions in the areas of young people’s evangelization, the needy and catholic media.
Luis Siman (El Salvador [El salvador], 1938) Delegate of evangeli.net in North America
In the business of paper exportation and president of Florida Center for Peace, apostolic movement of Miami Archidiocese. Married to Adele, they have 7 children and 19 grandchildren.
5. Technical Area
Albert Domingo i Melgosa (Mollerusa, Lleida [Spain], 1966) Coordination of the technical area of www.evangeli.net
Technical Engineer of Telecommunications in La Salle (Universidad Politecnica de Barcelona) and PDD by IESE (Barcelona). After working in Systems of Control and Nets, he founds NexTRet, a company of information technology services in 1993 (www.nextret.net).Married to Maria Teresa, they have 2 children.
Jordi Serra Molgó (Cardedeu, Barcelona [Spain], 1982) Programming www.evangeli.net
Counseling in web and graphic design. Technician for computing applications development and specialist in graphic design for internet. At present living in Cardedeu where he runs his own company, artifecs.com.
Mr. José Luis Ojeda Dorado (Sevilla [Spain], 1951) Assistant of www.evangeli.net and webmaster of www.mim-euroeditors.com (M&M Euroeditors web)
He has carried out studies of topography, activity which his own company is devoted to, in addition to urban promotions. For ten years he was a professor of Family Counselling at the FERT. Married with Pepita; they have one son and two grand sons.
Mr. Jordi Molas i Verdaguer (El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona [Spain], 1967) Internet consulting and design of www.evangeli.net
Bachelor in Sciences of the Information (University of Navarra). He started his professional career as a documentary producer. Later on, he worked at the Intercom Group. At present, he is associated with www.naranjus.com Group (Internet Consulting Company). Married with Marta; they have seven sons.
6. Contemplar l'Evangeli d'avui
Joaquim Carreras i Parera (Terrassa, Barcelona [Spain], 1973) Coordination of Contemplar l'Evangeli d'avui
Graduate in Philology by UAB (Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona) and Master by UIC (Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona). Primary and secondary school teacher. Married to Irene, they have 6 children.
Ms. Mª del Carmen Miralles i Zanón (Terrassa, Barcelona [Spain], 1944) Recording of the Audio version of Contemplar l'Evangeli d'avui
Married to Fernando, she has eleven sons and five grand sons. In addition to her housework, she is also working in the commercial department of a bookshop and stationery company.
7. Contemplating today's Gospel
Mrs. Vickie Teetor (New York [United States], 1958) Audio version of Contemplating today's Gospel
Graduate in the History of Art by the University of Boston. Married to José Miguel, they have 9 children. Housewife and coordinator of the English version of the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya’s graduate program: Marriage and Family Education.
Mr. Claudi Rey i García (Barcelona [Spain], 1926) Translation into English and French and on line promotion of Contemplating today's Gospel
Graduate in Economics (University of Barcelona). Married with Elvira, they have four sons and seven grand-sons. He has managed
Paul Macmanus (Dublin [Ireland], 1967) Recording of the audio version of Contemplating today’s Gospel
Graduate in Philosophy and Politics by the University College Dublin, he also has the Higher. Diploma in Education and Teaching by the Universidad Complutense of Madrid. Married to Núria, they have 4 children. Primary School Teacher, in the area of English language. Amateur photographer.
8. Méditons l'Évangile d'aujourd'hui
Ms. Rosa Gochez Translation of the French version of Méditons l'Évangile d'aujourd'hui and, eventually, translation of the English version of Contemplating today's Gospel
She has carried out studies in History of Art. She has a daughter. At present, she is working at a lawyers bureau in Paris.
Prof. Alain Sériaux (Marsella [France], 1954) Translation and philological supervision of the French version of Méditons l'Évangile d'aujourd'hui
Doctor in Private Law by the University of Aix-en-Provence. Married with Carmen Mª, they have six sons. At present he is Professor of Private Law at the University of Perpignan (France).
Béatrice Pourquier (Courbevoie, France [France], 1955) Translation
Completed a Secretariat BTS in French-Spanish-English. At present working as an Assistant in a lawyer’s office in Paris. Single.
Mademoiselle Camille Gochez (Villennes sur Seine [France], 1988) Translation of the French version of Méditons l'Évangile d'aujourd'hui and, also, eventually, translation of the English version of Contemplating today's Gospel
She is following her studies of International Trade at the ESCE, in Paris.
9. Meditando o Evangelho de Hoje
Patricia Belo Gutiérrez (Montevideo [Uruguay], 1963) Coordination
Administrative Accountable Aux. Certificate, UTU. Official Portuguese Translator (Universidad de la República). Since 1990 she has developed her professional activity in responsibility areas in management and sales in several companies. Married, she has 3 children.
Ma. Ximena Villagrán Olmos (Cordoba [Argentina], 1981) Translation
Real Estate Agent by the Universidade Nacional de Loma (Zamora), in which area she is active at the present. Radio Maria Argentina Volunteer in the “Call centre” area. She has studied Portuguese for 4 years at the Facultad de Lenguas de la Universidad Nacional de Cordoba. She is at present preparing the Celpe-Bras examination (Portuguese International Language Diploma).
Maria da Luz Faria (Lisboa [Portugal], 1945) Translation
Graduate in German Philology by the University of Lisbon. She has worked for some 40 years as an assistant to various CEO´s in a German industrial company. Single, 10 nephews.
Vanilce Insfrán Sampaio (Recife, Pernambuco [Brazil], 1957) Translation
Graduate in Law. She has carried out studies in programming, internet, Italian, Spanish and English. Has worked as a translator and interpreter since 1987. Professor of Portuguese Language for foreigners at the Universidad de Costa Rica. Married to Carlos Enrique, they have 3 children.
Past Collaborators
+ Mr. Marius Falcon (Barcelona [Spain], 1933) Philological and orthographical review of the Catalan (Contemplar l'Evangeli d'avui) and Spanish (Contemplar el Evangelio de hoy) versions
Graduate in Law (University of Barcelona) and Doctor in Law (University of Navarra). He exercised the advocacy. He passed away Christianly on the 16th of April, 2005.
Catherine L'Ecuyer (Québec [Canada], 1974) Translation for Méditons l’Evangile d’aujourd’hui (2007-08)
Graduate in Civil Law by the Universidad Laval (Québec [Canada]), Master in Economics and Administration by IESE (Barcelona). She works part-time as Consultant in the Spanish department of the Belgian company EffCo. Married to Domingo, they have 3 children.