Thomas J. Kronholz is a systematic theologian and classical pianist who holds advanced degrees from Notre Dame Graduate School at Christendom College and the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University. He is the author of Make Our Hearts Like Yours: Daily Meditations on the Sacred Heart of Jesus (2026 CMA Book Awards honoree) and co-author of Mystery of the Altar: Daily Meditations on the Eucharist under the pen name Joseph Crownwood. His articles may be found in Evangelization & Culture Online and the New Oxford Review.