Amy J Cattapan

Amy J. Cattapan is a middle-school English teacher and Catholic speaker, retreat leader, and author who has written or contributed to several books, including Sweet Jesus, Is It June Yet? , Chicken Soup for the Soul: From Lemons to Lemonade , and the award-winning novels Angelhood and Seven Riddles to Nowhere . She hosts Cath-Lit Live! for the Catholic Writers Guild. Cattapan has appeared on The Katie McGrady Show on SiriusXM, EWTN's Bookmark , Catholic Faith Network Live , and the Son Rise...See more

Amy J. Cattapan is a middle-school English teacher and Catholic speaker, retreat leader, and author who has written or contributed to several books, including Sweet Jesus, Is It June Yet? , Chicken Soup for the Soul: From Lemons to Lemonade , and the award-winning novels Angelhood and Seven Riddles to Nowhere . She hosts Cath-Lit Live! for the Catholic Writers Guild. Cattapan has appeared on The Katie McGrady Show on SiriusXM, EWTN's Bookmark , Catholic Faith Network Live , and the Son Rise Morning Show . Her writing has appeared in Highlights for Children , Hopscotch for Girls , Pockets , and Catechist . She also served as the host for Shalom World TV's BOOK.ed . Cattapan earned a bachelor's degree in English secondary education from Marquette University, a master's degree in instruction for secondary education language arts from Northeastern Illinois University, and a doctorate in curriculum and instruction from Loyola University Chicago. She has spoken at a variety of conferences, including NCEA, the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, and C3. She lives in the Chicago area. See less