Originally from Colombia, Carlos A. Garcia Alayon studied Economics at Columbia University before discovering his passion for Scripture while serving in campus ministry through the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) in California. He went on to pursue a Master's degree in Biblical Studies at the University of Notre Dame and stayed for his PhD.

His research interests include biblical cosmology, concepts of heaven and heavenly liturgy in the ancient world, and the intersection of material culture and interpretation. He is particularly interested in the symbiotic relationship between the Bible and Liturgy — especially how each is formed and influenced by the other. He has also published on Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Bible, exploring how the Guadalupan tradition was rooted in Scripture from early on.