Padre Norman Moran is from Ecuador, South America. he was admitted to the Mayor Seminary in Guayaquil Ecuador, and began my priestly formation at the age of 17. During his college Seminary preparation in Ecuador, he discovered that the church in his town was organized and constructed by missionary priests from the missionary Saint James Society. One priest of Saint James invited him to come to the United States to serve and help the need of so many Latino immigrants. He took intensive courses for English as a Second Language, at UIC, he was accepted into the University of Saint Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary he I graduated with a master’s degree in divinity (M.Div.) and a Sacred Theology bachelor’s degree (S.T.B.) in 2005. He also holds a Doctor in Ministry (D.Min. 2008) degree from Chicago Theological Unión (CTU) in Chicago. He is currently pastor of Saint Basil Visitation in Englewood Chicago. ; he has also served as Assistant Vocation Director for the archdiocese of Chicago. In 2006 he founded Radio Maria in Chicago, A Catholic Radio for Latinos that operates 24/7 in Spanish Language and currently serve as a Director of Programing. In 2007 he founded Children of Pure Heart, a non-for profit organization to help the poor children in Latin America.