Fr. Jim Kubicki born and raised in Milwaukee entered the Jesuits in 1971 and was ordained in 1983, serving his community as vocation director and assistant to the provincial for formation and Native American ministry. He worked at the Sioux Spiritual Center, a retreat house for Native people, was the Assistant Director of Demontreville, a Jesuit retreat house, and served as Director of St. Francis Mission on the Rosebud Reservation in western South Dakota. In 2003 Fr. Kubicki became the national director of the Apostleship of Prayer, the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, and traveled around the country giving talks, parish missions, and retreats. He is a regular contributor to the national Catholic media network, Relevant Radio, and appears regularly on various Catholic radio stations. He is author to the award-winning book, A Heart on Fire: Rediscovering Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and A Year of Daily Offerings. Currently, Fr. Kubicki gives retreats, talks, and parish missions around the country while serving as a spiritual director at St. Francis de Sales Seminary in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Currently, Fr. Kubicki gives retreats, talks, and parish missions around the country while serving as a spiritual director at St. Francis de Sales Seminary in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.