Kenneth D. Whitehead is a former career diplomat who served in Rome and the Middle East and as the chief of the Arabic Service of the Voice of America. For eight years he served as executive vice president of Catholics United for the Faith. Later, after rejoining the government in the Reagan Administration, he rose to become a United States Assistant Secretary of Education for Postsecondary Education. He now works as a writer, editor, and translator in Falls Church, Virginia. He is the author of dozens of articles on political, moral, social, and theological issues; and numerous books. He is the translator of twenty books from French, German or Italian. Educated at the University of Utah and the University of Paris, Mr. Whitehead holds an honorary doctorate in Christian letters from the Franciscan University of Steubenville. He is a recipient of the Cardinal Wright Award from the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars and of the Blessed Frederick Ozanam Award from the Society of Catholic Social Studies. He is married to the former Margaret O'Donohue, a professional parish Director of Religious Education (DRE), currently serving at Holy Spirit Church in Annandale, Virginia. They are the parents of four grown sons.

Emmaus Road Books:
The Pope, the Council, and the Mass

Other Books:
The Second Vatican Ecumenical Council: A Counterpoint for the History of the Council (University of Scranton Press, 2009)
The New Ecumenism: How the Catholic Church After Vatican II Took Over the Leadership of the World Ecumenical Movement (Alba House, 2009)
Mass Misunderstandings: The Mixed Legacy of the Vatican II liturgical Reforms (St. Augustine Press, 2009)
The Renewed Church: The Second Vatican Council's Enduring Teaching about the Church (Sapientia Press of Ave Maria University , 2009)
Sacrosanctum Concilium and the Reform of the Liturgy: Proceedings from the 29th Annual Convention of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars (University of Scranton Press, 2009)
After Forty Years: Vatican Council II's Diverse Legacy (St. Augustine Press, 2007)
The Church, Marriage, and the Family (Proceedings of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars Tenth Con)(St. Augustine's Press, 2007), editor
Voices of the New Springtime: The Life and Work of the Catholic Church in the 21st Century (St. Augustine Press, 2004), editor
The Catholic Citizen: Debating the Issues of Justice (St. Augustine's Press, 2004), editor
The Catholic Imagination: Proceedings from the Twenty-Fourth Annual Convention of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars, Omaha, Nebraska, September 28-30, 2001 (St. Augustine Press, 2003)
The Battle for the Catholic Mind: Catholic Faith and Catholic Intellect in the Work of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars - 1978-95 (St. Augustine Press, 2001)
John Paul II: Witness to Truth (St. Augustine Press, 2001), editor
Agenda of the Sexual Revolution: Abortion Contraception Sex Education and Related Evil (Franciscan Press, 2001)
Marriage and the Common Good : Proceedings from the Twenty-Second Annual Convention of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars, September 24-26, 1999, dee (St. Augustine Press, 2001), editor
One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic: The Early Church Was the Catholic Church (Ignatius Press, 2000)
Political Orphan: The Prolife Cause after 25 Years of Roe v. Wade (New Hope Publications, 1998)
Flawed Expectations: The Reception of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (Ignatius Press, 1996)
Blessed Timothy Giaccardo: An Obedient Prophet : The First Pauline Priest (1896-1948)(Alba House, 1992)br The Spiritual Journey of the Apostles: Growth in the Gospel of Mark (Pauline Books and Media, 1991)
Catholic Colleges and Federal Funding (Ignatius Press, 1988)