Project: "The New Faithful," examining religious devotion among young adults.

Bio:

Colleen is an author, columnist, television and radio host and former White House speechwriter. She began her career as a reporter at the Memphis Commercial Appeal before becoming a news and editorial writer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. In 2000, with the support of her Phillips Foundation Fellowship, she researched and wrote The New Faithful: Why Young Adults Are Embracing Christian Orthodoxy (Loyola Press, 2002). A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Marquette University, she then began work toward a doctorate in philosophy at Saint Louis University but interrupted her studies to become one of six speechwriters to President George W. Bush. Colleen worked directly with the President on major policy addresses, writing his speeches on such topics as education, the faith-based initiative, and judicial appointments. After leaving the White House, Colleen served as a fellow at the Washington, D.C.-based Ethics and Public Policy Center. She is now a regular commentator in the print and broadcast media. She writes an op-ed column for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, blogs on religion and politics for The New York Times and The Washington Post, contributes articles to such national media outlets as The Weekly Standard, First Things and National Review Online, and serves as a guest commentator on FOX News, CNN, MSNBC, and PBS. She is the host of “Faith & Culture,” a television and radio interview show that airs internationally on EWTN, the world's largest religious media network, and on Relevant Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio. Her newest book, My Sisters the Saints: A Spiritual Memoir, will be published in September by the Image imprint of Random House. A past winner of the Phillips Foundation's Distinguished Conservative Leader of the Year Award, Colleen speaks to audiences across America and lives in St. Louis with her husband and children. Her website is www.colleen-campbell.com.