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Father Jan Michael Joncas, ordained in 1980 as a priest of the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN, serves as Assistant Professor of Catholic Studies at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. He holds degrees in English from the (then) College of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN, and liturgical studies from the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN and the Pontificio Istituto Liturgico of the Ateneo S. Anselmo in Rome. He has served as a parochial vicar, a campus minister, and a parochial administrator (pastor).

He is the author of three books and over one hundred fifty articles and reviews in journals such as Worship, Ecclesia Orans, and Questions Liturgiques. He has composed and arranged over 250 pieces of liturgical music, including the "Sing Praise and Thanksgiving" ritual music for WLP.