Fr. John Nepil is vice rector and assistant professor at St. John Vianney Theological Seminary in Denver, Colorado, and cohost of the Catholic Stuff You Should Know podcast.

He earned a doctorate of sacred theology degree in dogmatic theology from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome, Italy.

Nepil is an avid hiker who started preaching in the mountains as a college chaplain in Boulder, Colorado. Since becoming a priest, he has celebrated Mass on the summit of every 14,000-foot mountain in the state.