Novena Begins In:
5 Days of Easter Scripture
w/ Fr. Bradley Zamora
Catholic Bros is proud to partner with Fr. Zamora, Catholic Chaplain of Northwestern University, for a 5-day guided prayer series focusing on the Easter message.
🗓️ Starts May 5, 2026
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5 Days of Easter Scripture
w/ Fr. Bradley Zamora
🗓️ Begins May 5th — don’t miss Day 1.
Catholic Bros is proud to partner with Fr. Zamora, Catholic Chaplain of Northwestern University, on a 5-day guided prayer series focusing on the Easter message.
* By signing up, you receive the email series and future emails from Catholic Bros. You can unsubscribe anytime. 100% Free.
Who is Fr. Bradley?
Fr. Bradley A. Zamora is a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago and since July 1, 2021 serves as the Catholic Chaplain at Northwestern University and Director of the Sheil Catholic Center.
Until his appointment to the Newman Center, Fr. Bradley served as the Director of Worship and Chair of and Instructor in the Department of Liturgy and Music at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake, Mundelein Seminary, where he also served as the Director of International Students beginning in 2015. Ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Chicago on May 17, 2014 he served for three years as the Associate Pastor and the Director of Liturgy at Holy Name Cathedral while simultaneously, for two years, also serving at the seminary.
Fr. Bradley was a member of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians and served on the leadership team for the Advocacy and Affiliation Forum. He is also a former board member of the Chicago Chapter of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians and the Archdiocese of Chicago Steering Committee on Youth and Young Adult Ministry. From 2021 till 2025 Fr. Bradley served as a member of and chairman of the Priests’ Placement Board of the Archdiocese of Chicago.
Fr. Bradley is an associate member of the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Communions, a member of the national speaking team for CATECHUMENEON a group through Liturgical Training Publications which specializes in formation around the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults and also he serves as the Spiritual Advisor for Catholics for Hire.
Fr. Bradley is the author of “Praying the Liturgy in the Face of Violence” Pastoral Liturgy, “The Transformative Power of the Rites” Catechumeneon Quarterly and a contributor to the “Sourcebook for Sundays, Seasons and Weekdays.”
Fr. Bradley is a “lifer” having gone through formation in the seminary system of the Archdiocese of Chicago—Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary, St. Joseph College Seminary and the University of Saint Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary. Fr. Bradley holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Loyola University Chicago and a Master of Divinity (M. Div.) and Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology (S.T.B.) from the University of Saint Mary of the Lake.
He is currently writing his doctoral thesis for the Doctor of Ministry degree with a focus in campus ministry.