John M. Vella served as the editor of Crisis magazine and the managing editor of Modern Age: A Quarterly Review. His writings can be found in Crisis, Chronicles, American Conservative, Chesterton Review, Touchstone, and other publications. He earned a Master’s degree in History in 2010.
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