AnnaMaria "CC" Cardinalli is an American military investigator, classical guitarist, and operatic contralto.  Among many titles, she is the author of Music and Meaning in the Mass (Sophia Institute Press, 2020).  Her service in Iraq and Afghanistan resulted in the exposition of human rights violations against children, and she works to protect God’s littlest and most vulnerable through the projects at www.ranchosantacatarina.org and www.sosvan.org.