Background
Kevin Ranaghan was born in New York City in 1940 to parents of Irish Catholic descent.
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While completing his doctoral degree in liturgical studies in the theology department at the, Kevin met his future wife, Dorothy. They were married in 1966.
Career
In 1969, the Ranaghans published Catholic Pentecostals, the first book detailing the history of this renewal movement and articulating its theological implications. Ranaghan served as a bridge between Catholics and those from other denominations who, for the first time in history, were experiencing a simultaneous and similar renewal in the Spirit. Ranaghan was ordained a permanent Catholic deacon in 1973.
He joined the United States National Service Committee for the for 15 years, and for 11 years was its executive director
He has been a principal organizer of national and international conferences, especially the 1975 Catholic Leaders Conference in Rome, and the 1977 Ecumenical Conference in Kansas City. Currently serving as an ICCRS Council member representing community expression of the renewal, Kevin also serves as council vice-president
In 1990, he returned to the Council in his present role.
Membership
He was a member of the council from the time of its establishment in the late 1970s until 1984. Ranaghan was a founding member of the, an ecumenical Christian covenant community.
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