Gene Thomas Gomulka

Gene Thomas Gomulka is a retired Navy Captain, author, investigative reporter, clerical sex abuse victims advocate, and screenwriter.

Ordained a priest for the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese and later made a Prelate of Honor (Monsignor) by St. John Paul II. Gomulka is also a whistleblower who suffered reprisals from Catholic Church leaders for reporting clerical sexual abuse and for prosecuting predator priests.

While serving as the Deputy Chaplain of the U.S. Marine Corps, Gomulka co-authored the Core Values of “Honor - Courage – Commitment” which were formally adopted by the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy.

Gomulka is the only chaplain in the Armed Services to have been awarded the Alfred Thayer Mahan Award by the Secretary of the Navy “for literary achievement and inspirational leadership.”