James Likoudis

James Likoudis is an American Roman Catholic author and former lecturer in religious studies.
Career.
In 1977 Likoudis's translation of Renée Casin's "St. Thomas Aquinas: Orthodoxy, and Neo-Modernism in the Church" from French to English was published. He also has authored several books dealing with sex education, the Orthodox Church and its teachings, liturgical issues and controversies following the Second Vatican Council, and articles and commentary about prominent Roman Catholics. He is the president emeritus of the Catholic lay organization Catholics United for the Faith and the founder of Credo of Buffalo.
Likoudis co-authored "The Pope, the Council and the Mass" (Christopher Publishing House), a defense of Pope Paul VI's "Ordo Missae" and the liturgical reforms envisaged by Vatican II. "L'Osservatore Romano" noted in 1981, "This book has been sorely needed for well over a decade." It was republished in 2006 by Emmaus Road.
A convert to Roman Catholicism in 1952 from Eastern Orthodoxy, the Christian faith into which he was baptized, Likoudis has since devoted a great deal of his apologetical and polemical efforts to foster reunion and submission of the Orthodox Churches to the See of Rome and the Papacy. Likoudis' book "Ending the Byzantine Greek Schism" (2nd revised edition, 1992) aims to answer historical criticisms as well as theological objections raised by apologists for Orthodox Christianity.
Likoudis' latest work is "The Divine Primacy of the Bishop of Rome and Modern Eastern Orthodoxy: Letters to a Greek Orthodox on the Unity of the Church", in which he refutes the objections of Orthodox and Protestant critics to modern Roman Papal claims. In his essay, "To be Truly Orthodox is to be in Communion with Peter's See" (1988), he gives an account of his personal journey from Greek Byzantine Rite Orthodoxy to Latin Rite Roman Catholicism.
Likoudis has lectured extensively on issues affecting education, family life, and the role of the laity in the Roman Catholic Church. He has also written for "The Wanderer" (see below). Additionally, he is a contributing author to the Encyclopedia of Catholic Social Thought, Social Science and Social Policy as well as the widely acclaimed Faith and Life children’s catechetical series published by Catholics United for the Faith which is used as a primary resource in many Catholic Schools. 
He also helped to found The late Fr. John Hardon S.J.s organization Eternal Life, as well as contributing the forwards to some of Father Hardon’s books. He has appeared on numerous shows including EWTN’s Journey Home network, the Geraldo Show, the Phil Donahue show, and most recently, the Reason and Theology Show.
He has been a part of conferences hosted by and with the Franciscan University of Steubenville, and with Mother Angelica among others.
Another significant contribution of Likoudis is his work with the late Dietrich von Hildebrand and his wife Alice in their work on sex education, through working with, and sitting on the board of their organization, Veil of Innocence, and also contributing to their published work: “Sex Education: The Basic Issues and Related Essays”
In 2020, Likoudis received an honorary doctorate from Detroit's Sacred Heart Major Seminary for his work in Catholic apologetics, catechetics, ecumenism, and Catholic - Eastern Orthodox relations. He is a former member of Aleteia’s Board of Experts, the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars, the Society of Catholic Social Scientists, and has worked as a consultant for Catholic Answers’ apologetics website.
Awards.
In 1957 Likoudis received a Summer Scholarship in Middle East Studies from the University of Rochester. He is the 1968 Harvest Yearbook Dedication Recipient for his philosophy of life, and inspirational approach to critical thinking. He is the 1973 recipient of the Morality in Media award and is listed in the American Catholic Who’s Who: Bicentennial edition.
In 2002, he received the Blessed Frederick Ozanam Award for Catholic Social Action, which was presented at the October 18, 2002 annual meeting of the Society for Catholic Social Scientists. Likoudis earned a doctoral degree from the Sacred Heart Major Seminary in December 2020.