ISAAC SUMMERS

Isaac is a husband to Erin and father to three children: Sully, Marie, and Sophia. He resides in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, just outside of Pittsburgh. Isaac has a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from Duquesne University and his Master’s degree in Theology from the Franciscan University of Steubenville. 

Isaac was a two-time former seminarian before he became a youth minister for four years. He then taught Religion at North Catholic High School for five years. For three of those years, he was also the Director of Student Life. Isaac is now the Director of Business Development & Marketing for Decided Excellence Catholic Media

If Isaac is not hanging out with his wife or playing with his kids, he enjoys athletic competition, reading theology, and prayer. He desires each day to be open to the Holy Spirit so he can follow God’s will.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

THE SLOW AND STEADY OF THE SPIRITUAL LIFE

I recently had the opportunity to attend a St. Paul’s Center for Biblical Theology Priest Conference. I am not a priest, but I have...

WHAT IS THE CATHOLIC ‘BOTH/AND’?

If you take time to study Catholicism and its spirituality, you have undoubtedly come across the notion of the Catholic ‘both/and.’ This is the...

I DO NOT LIKE TO DANCE

I do not like to dance. I have never enjoyed moving my body creatively to express emotion, at least not in the modern sense....

UNDERSTANDING LOVE

Every loving relationship has two parts, giving love and receiving love. A person must participate in both aspects for a healthy, loving relationship to...

AUGUST 17, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Jesus said to His disciples: "I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing! There is...

THE RICH YOUNG MAN & THE INTERIOR CASTLE

St. Teresa of Avila was a Carmalite nun who lived in the 16th century, and she worked for much of her life to reform...