Corinna Laughlin has been a member of the Cathedral staff since 1998.  As Pastoral Assistant for Liturgy, she works with Father Ryan and the Cathedral staff and volunteers to plan hundreds of liturgies each year.  Corinna also serves as a Consultant to the Liturgy Office of the Archdiocese of Seattle.
 
Corinna's writing on liturgy has been featured in many publications, including Pastoral Liturgy, Ministry and Liturgy, Today's Liturgy, and AIM Magazine. Corinna has also written the Guide for Sacristans, Guide for Servers, and Guide for Celebrating Holy Week and Triduum for Liturgy Training Publications. With her sister, Maria Laughlin, she co-authored Journey of Faith: An Illustrated History of the Archdiocese of Seattle as well as histories of the Dioceses of Brownsville, Orange, Green Bay, La Crosse, Wilmington, Austin, San Antonio, and New York City, through Editions du Signe.
 
She holds a Masters of Arts in Liturgical Ministry from Catholic Theological Union, Chicago. She also holds a doctorate in English language and literature from the University of Washington, and a bachelor's degree in English from Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts.