Andrew Greeley is a priest in good standing of the Archdiocese of Chicago. for 52 years, a columnist for 40 years, a sociologist for 45 years, a novelist for 28 years, distinguished lecturer at the University of Arizona for 28 , research associate at National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago for 46 years.

His most recent books are Irish Crystal, The Making of the Pope 2005 and the forthcoming The Truth about Conservative Christians. He hs an STL from St. Mary of the Lake Seminary 1954 and a Ph.D. from the  University of Chicago in 1962.