Table of Contents PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC OVERVIEW

SELECT CURRICULUM VITAE OF JAMES T. BRETZKE, S.J., S.T.D. Professor of Theology Department of Theology & Religious Studies John Carroll University 1 John Carroll Blvd. University Heights, OH 44118

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SYNOPSIS of PUBLICATIONS & CONFERENCES (Full details below) Books & Monographs: 9 Published Articles/Book Chapters: 48+3 Published Book Reviews: 86 Academic Conference Presentations : 72+2 Pastoral Presentations: 126 Table of Contents PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC OVERVIEW...... 2 ACADEMIC DEGREES ...... 2 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS ...... 2 SELECTED GRANTS, AWARDS, & HONORS ...... 3 UNIVERSITY TEACHING APPOINTMENTS ...... 3 RESEARCH LANGUAGES ...... 4 AREAS OF PARTICULAR SCHOLARLY RESEARCH & PUBLICATION...... 4 PUBLICATIONS & CONFERENCES OF JAMES T. BRETZKE, S.J...... 4 BOOKS & MONOGRAPHS ...... 4 PUBLISHED ARTICLES/BOOK CHAPTERS...... 8 PUBLISHED BOOK REVIEWS ...... 20 ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION ...... 28

WEB-BASED PUBLICATIONS ...... 28 CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, CONGRESSES ...... 29 Academic Conference Presentations ...... 29 Pastoral Presentations ...... 44 Other Academic and/or Pastoral Presentations ...... 56 Upcoming Papers, Presentations, or Conferences ...... 57 RESEARCH-BASED PUBLICATIONS UNDER CONTRACT OR CONSIDERATION ...... 58 Book Under Contract ...... 58 Manuscript Proposal under Consideration ...... 58 Article(s) under Consideration ...... 58

PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC OVERVIEW

ACADEMIC DEGREES

A.B., Summa cum laude, St. Louis University, College of Philosophy and Letters, (St. Louis, Missouri): 1975. M. Div., with distinction, Weston School of Theology (Cambridge, Massachusetts): 1981. S.T.M., specialization in Scripture, Jesuit School of Theology (Berkeley, California): 1982. Diploma in the Korean Language, Yonsei University--Korean Language Institute, (Seoul, Korea): 1984. S.T.L., specialization in Moral Theology, Jesuit School of Theology (Berkeley, California): 1986. S.T.D., Summa cum laude in Moral Theology, The Pontifical Gregorian University, (Rome, Italy): 1989. Dissertation (done under Jacques Dupuis, S.J.): The Notion of Moral Community in the Analects of Confucius and Matthew's Sermon on the Mount: A Hermeneutical Approach for the Inculturation of Moral Theology in Korea.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Academy of Religion (AAR), (1994); Co-convenor for “Religions of Asia” section of the Western Region of the AAR (2002–2006); NEMAAR (New England & Maritime Region American Academy of Religion) Executive Board member 2009—; elected Vice-President 2011; President 2012; Regional Coordinator (2014–2019) Catholic Theological Society of America (CTSA), (1992--). Society of Christian Ethics (SCE), (1994--).

College Theology Society (CTS), (1996--).

SELECTED GRANTS, AWARDS, & HONORS

Asia Pacific Bridges Individual Grant for Collaboration with Theologians in Korea and Japan (1995) [funded by the Luce Foundation] Asia Pacific Bridges Group Grant for Collaboration with Theologians in the People's Republic of China (1995) [funded by the Luce Foundation] Catholic Press Award for Consecrated Phrases: A Latin Theological Dictionary (Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1998). 2nd Place in Reference Book Category. Graduate Theological Union “Faithful/Fateful Encounters” Beijing Conference Presenter/Grant Recipient (2002) Society of Christian Ethics, Pacific Region: President 1998 University of California, Pacific Rim Research Grant “Religion and Civil Society in the Asia-Pacific” (2000-2001, with Richard Madsen, et. al.) University of San Francisco College of Arts and Sciences in the Media Award, 2006 College Theology Society, Best Article Award in 2006 for "A Burden of Means: Interpreting Recent Catholic Magisterial Teaching on End-of-Life Issues" Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics 26 (2, 2006): 183-200. Catholic Press Award for Handbook of Roman Catholic Moral Terms (Washington D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2013) 2014 2nd Place in Reference Book Category Marquette University Wade Chair (Visiting Jesuit Professorship) Spring 2015

UNIVERSITY TEACHING APPOINTMENTS (in chronological order)

Sogang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea 1982-84; 1986 (lecturer) Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, Italy: 1990—1993 (professore incaricato, professore aggiunto) Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley (California): 1993–2003 (assistant professor to 2000; associate 2000—2003) University of San Francisco, 2003-08 (associate2003-05); Full professor (2005-08) Boston College School of Theology & Ministry (2008–2018) Full professor Marquette University (2018--19) Visiting professor John Carroll University, University Heights OH, Full professor (2019--)

RESEARCH LANGUAGES:

Modern Languages: English (native), French, German, Italian, Korean, Spanish Ancient Languages: Classical Chinese [limited], Koine Greek, Latin

AREAS OF PARTICULAR SCHOLARLY RESEARCH & PUBLICATION

Fundamental Christian Ethics, Scripture and Ethics, Cross-Cultural Christian Ethics, Confucian Ethics, Christianity and the Church in Korea.

PUBLICATIONS & CONFERENCES OF JAMES T. BRETZKE, S.J.

BOOKS & MONOGRAPHS (In reverse chronological order of publication) 7+2 (additional editions)

Handbook of Roman Catholic Moral Terms. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1-62616-003-3

260 pages of 800+ moral terms, definitions with extensive cross-referencing and bibliographic suggestions for further research. Designed to be a standard reference work for libraries, students of theology, priests and pastoral ministers, as well as other adults interested in theological enrichment or continuing education.

2014 Second-place winner in the Reference Book category awarded by the Catholic Press Association.

Reviewed by Robert Marko in Catholic Books Review: An Online Journal (2015) http://catholicbooksreview.org/2015/bretzke.html [accessed February 20, 2015]; John J. Fitzgerald in Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics 35/2 (Fall/Winter 2015): 221-222; Gerald Coleman, S.J. in Theological Studies 77/3 (September 2016): 778-779.

Consecrated Phrases: A Latin Dictionary of Theological Terms. Collegeville: Liturgical Press: 1998. (268 pages). Updated and expanded version is found in The Collegeville Catholic Reference Library CD-ROM Edition, Version 1.0, Collegeville: Liturgical Press:2000. 2nd revised and expanded edition, 2003; 3rd edition, 2013. ISBN 9780814682142

1999 Second-place winner in the Reference Book category awarded by the Catholic Press Association.

Reviewed by Denis Janz in Religious Studies Review 25 (April 1999): 171; Alfred Pooler, C.P. in Catholic Library Association (3-1-1999); and also (unsigned) in Crux (June 1998); and in the ANew and Noteworthy” section of Living Light (November- December 1998): 97; Gregorianum 79 (1998): 800; and the 3rd edition reviewed by Ralphael Gallagher, CSSR in Theological Studies 75/2 (June 2014): 461. Also referenced frequently in a number of Wikipedia entries as well as on the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops web-page at http://www.nccbuscc.org/education/catechetics/livlghtfall98.htm.

This book-length dictionary compiles, translates, and explains the meaning of a large number of Latin terms employed in the various branches of theology: moral, biblical, canon law, systematic, liturgical, and historical). Going beyond a simple dictionary, this work indicates the meaning, context, and tradition for these phrases, and serves also as a concise theological encyclopedia, though limited in scope to Latin terms. The 3rd edition is 268 pages and augments the 2nd edition with roughly 60% more entries and also covers more extensively Latin terms from canon law and historical theology.

A Research Bibliography in Christian Ethics and Catholic Moral Theology. Lewiston NY: Edwin Mellen Press, 2006. ISBN 9780773457966

A book-length annotated and thoroughly indexed bibliography arranged topically, covering both Roman Catholic and Protestant themes and authors with titles in English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian.

A Morally Complex World: Engaging Contemporary Moral Theology. Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 2004. Also published in the Philippines by Jesuit Communications Foundation, 2004. ISBN 9780814651582

This book on fundamental moral theology is comprised of an Introduction plus seven chapters. Chapter One deals with the methodology for moral theology, Chapter Two treats the natural law and moral norms, Chapter Three discusses the interplay between Scripture and Christian ethics, Chapter Four turns to a consideration of conscience, Chapter Five takes up evaluative criteria and various modes of moral discourse, Chapter Six outlines how to approach a pastoral application of the principles of moral theology to concrete moral cases, and Chapter Seven looks at the realities of sin and moral failure. The book also includes an extensive glossary of moral terms used as well as a bibliography and index.

Reviewed by Todd Salzman in Theological Studies 66/2 (2005): 474-476; Russell Connors in America (June 21-28, 2004): 25-26 [Electronic version available via ProQuest database]; Patrick J. Hayes in Catholic Library World (October 2004); Charles Heiser, S.J. in Theology Digest (Summer 2004): 158; Benjamin G. Defensor in Business World (Two part review in AWeekender” section of this Manila newspaper) Part One

(18-19 June 2004): 39; and Part Two (25-26 June 2004): 43; Pasquale T. Giordano, S.J. in Landas 18 (1, 2004): 174-177; Tom Ryan in the Australian E-Journal of Theology 4 (February 2005): http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/research/theology/ejournal/aejt_4/bookreviews.htm. Also listed in the AAcademic Essentials for Ethics” section of Academia Online Magazine and Resource for Academic Librarians (August 2004): http://www.ybp.com/acad/Essentials/EssentialsAug04.htm Tobias Wainwright in Catholic Book Reviews 2005 (online journal): http://catholicbooksreview.org/2005/bretzke.htm

Bibliography on East Asian Religion and Philosophy. Studies in Asian Thought and Religion, 23. Lewiston NY: Mellen Press, 2001. ISBN 0773473181

This is a 568 page book which compiles, annotates, indexes and cross-references resources in the principal Western languages of English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish which focus on East Asia (principally China, Japan, and Korea) in the primary areas of philosophy and religious studies, with supporting resources in theology, history, culture, and related social sciences. The bibliography is organized both thematically and geographically, and the index gives not only author’s and subject’s names, but includes a wide range of topics and sub-topics as well. A notable additional feature of this bibliography is the inclusion of extensive Internet-based resources, such as a wide variety of web-sites, discussion lists, electronic texts, virtual libraries, online journals and related materials which allow for easy further research.

Focus of the Sections and Sub-sections

The initial section of the bibliography treats general and/or miscellaneous works on philosophy or religion in Asia as a whole, i.e., without particular reference to one of the specific themes or geographical areas treated in the other sections. This section also lists a number of resources concerned with the theme of the inculturation or contextualization of Christianity into the various areas of Asia and Asian life. The next major section of the bibliography concentrates on the major religious and philosophical traditions of East Asia, namely, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism. Each of these sub-sections begins with a listing of primary sources in translation of the principal sacred texts, and then moves on to a listing of secondary resources, divided according to further specializations of the individual tradition (e.g., Zen Buddhism or Neo-Confucianism), followed in turn by works dealing with inter-religious dialogue and/or interaction with the Judeo-Christian tradition. Following treatment of these three major religious traditions of East Asia there are separate sections dealing the Chinese and/or Confucian Understanding of Religion, Business and Economic Ethics in East Asia, and Human Rights in the East Asian Context, and Asian Feminist Philosophy and/or Theology. These sections in turn are followed by a geographical breakdown of China, Japan, and Korea, and these three geographical areas are further sub-divided into religious thematic areas.

Reviewed in H-Asia and Korean Studies (internet academic discussion lists); Theology Digest 48 (Winter 2001): 355; Bibliographia Missionaria 76 (2002): 303-304.

Bibliography on Scripture and Christian Ethics. Studies in Religion and Society, 39. Lewiston NY: Edwin Mellen Press, 1997. ISBN 0773484604

This book-length annotated bibliography (364 pages) is a comprehensive and ecumenical bibliography of titles related to Scripture and ethics of titles of both books and periodicals in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Many of the entries contain brief annotations which indicate the scope or thesis of the particular entry. The entries themselves are arranged both according to the Old and New Testament, as well as the individual books and/or authors of the New Testament. Entries are also given according to certain key thematic issues, such as methodology of the interplay and usage of the Bible in ethics, liberation theology and Scripture, biblical authority, feminist issues in biblical hermeneutics, as well as a number of theological themes such as justice and righteousness, the love command, law and gospel, sin and reconciliation, etc. Finally, entries are provided which cover a number of particular ethical themes such as ecology, economics, medical ethics, sexual ethics and gender issues, war and peace. A final section gathers titles which were published prior to the Second Vatican Council (1962- 1965) which marked a watershed for the greater appropriation of Scripture in the discipline of Roman Catholic moral theology. This bibliography provides a good overview of the vast array of material available, topics covered, and approaches used by authors not only from around the world writing in the five principal Indo-European languages, but also representing all of the major Christian traditions, as well as Jewish ethics and material drawn largely from the Old Testament. Thus, this work will be a valuable reference guide for any individual research project into any of the various areas of biblical ethics, whether the individual principal emphasis be on biblical interpretation and theology or within the field of religious (Christian and/or Jewish) ethics.

Reviewed in New Testament Abstracts 42 (3/1998): 600; Theology Digest 45 (Winter 1998): 358; Choice 35 (April 1998); and in Theology Today 55 (3/1998): 486-488.

The Notion of Moral Community in the Analects of Confucius and Matthew's Sermon on the Mount: A Hermeneutical Approach for the Inculturation of Moral Theology in Korea. Excerpta ex dissertatione ad Doctoratum in Facultate Theologiae Pontificiae Universitatis Gregorianae. Rome: Pontifical Gregorian Press, 1989. Pp. 160.

Focuses on how the notion of moral community appears in a Christian--Confucian milieu, as a possible point of articulating an inculturated moral theology in a Confucian society such as Korea. The theme of the moral community is analyzed in the Analects of Confucius and Matthew's Sermon on the Mount, and points of divergence and convergence are highlighted. Finally, ethical applications from this Confucian--Christian

perspective are made in reference to two issues in contemporary Korea: the Korean Farmers' Movement and the problem of the reunification of the Korean Peninsula.

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PUBLISHED ARTICLES/BOOK CHAPTERS: 49

N.B. in reverse chronological order of publication

“Intrinsic Evil in Veritatis Splendor and Two Contemporary Debates.” Chapter 5 in The Concept of Intrinsic Evil and Catholic Theological Ethics, 55-66. Edited by Nenad Polgar and Joseph A. Selling. Lanham MD: Lexington Press, 2019.

“Responsum ad Dubia: Harmonizing Veritatis splendor and Amoris laetitia through a Conscience-Informed Casuistry.” Journal of Catholic Social Thought 15/1 (Winter 2018): 211-222.

The 5 Dubia of Cardinals Burke et al. on Amoris laetitia (AL) posits a supposed contradiction between Veritatis splendor (VS) on intrinsically evil acts and AL’s position on pastoral discernment allowing for the possibility of a divorced/remarried individual to return to the Sacraments without an annulment or promising to live as “brother and sister.” A group of conservative theologians in a Correctio Filialis De Haeresibus Propagatis (“Filial Correction”) also levelled serious charges that AL and Pope Francis himself are guilty of seven heresies. Certainly, AL does move beyond Familiaris consortio (FC#84) in allowing a person(s) living in more uxorio (1st Dubium). However, careful analysis of the relevant texts shows that Pope Francis has neither contradicted the moral tradition of the Church nor VS itself by envisioning such a practice (Dubia 2-5). Attention to a conscience-informed casuistry grounded in the teaching of Gaudium et spes and the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC), demonstrates that a proper Responsum to the Dubia and Correctio Filialis would be at best Non liquet (not proven).

“Conscience and Veritatis splendor in the Church Today.” Studia Moralia 55/2 (2017): 271-295.

The Extraordinary and Ordinary Synods on the Family in 2014 and 2015 and the subsequent papal Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Amoris laetitia have occasioned considerable discussion and debate on a wide range of issues related to marriage, divorce, admission to Communion and the connection between discipline and doctrine. Since the close of the Synod, while waiting for the promised Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation, various understandings of conscience and its relation to Church teaching have been articulated by a number of hierarchs and theologians. Since the release of Pope Francis' Post-Synodal Exhortation Amoris laetitia this debate has actually intensified and four cardinals made public five Dubia ("doubts" or "questions") regarding the interpretation of certain points of the Exhortation. Inasmuch as Veritatis splendor has been referenced in

these various discussions, there has not been any sustained treatment of that Encyclical's teaching on the proper role of conscience and conscience formation as it relates to magisterial teaching. Now may be an opportune time to flesh out a bit more this lacuna. First, I will examine in some detail the relevant section of the Encyclical, and then I will conclude by offering an interpretation of St. Ignatius Loyola's "Rules for Thinking with the Church" in the light of the papal magisterium of Pope Francis as one possible way forward to reduce some of the tensions around the perceived impasse.

Keywords: Veritatis splendor, Synod on the Family, conscience, Magisterium, Ignatius of Loyola Rules for Thinking with the Church, Pope John Paul II, Pope Francis, Dubia, discernment, obsequium religiosum, paradigms

Foreword to Antuan Ilgit’s Muslim and Catholic Perspectives on Disability in the Contemporary Context of Turkey, 15-19. Istanbul: Libra Kitapҁilik ve Yaymcilik Ticaret A.S. 20017.

"From Moral Act to Moral Event: Joseph Selling's Contribution in Re-focusing Roman Catholic Fundamental Moral Theology" Louvain Studies 40 (Winter 2017): 84-97.

This article carefully investigates the structure and argumentation on moral acts as moral events developed by Joseph Selling in his Reframing Catholic Theological Ethics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016.

"Conscience and the Synod: An Evolving Quaestio Disputata." Journal of Moral Theology 5/2 (June 2016) 167-173.

This article looks at some of the disputes revolving around Aconscience” and Aconscience formation in relation to Church Teaching” which has emerged during the October 2014 and 2015 Synods on the Family, and considers these in light of a significant paradigm shift in the Church on the appreciation for the individual conscience in contested moral matters. The article is derived from a panel presentation on the Synod on Family at the January 2016 Society of Christian Ethics Convention held in Toronto, Canada. The complete papers from the panel are found in the same issue under the title ASymposium on the 2015 Synod of Bishops on the Family” pp. 164-188.

"In Good Conscience: What Amoris Laetitia can teach us about responsible decision making." America 8April 2016. Found at http://americamagazine.org/issue/article/good-conscience

This 2,000 word article looks carefully at how Aconscience” is used in Pope Francis’ Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Amoris laetitia The Joy of Love, which was released on April 8, 2016.

“No, Pope Francis hasn’t changed Catholic teachings on birth control.” Boston Globe 18 February 2016. Online at http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2016/02/18/pope-francis-hasn-changed-catholic-tea chings-birth-control/gwE7r7LAV2qqHwOSvgTNLP/story.html?event’event25

Discussion of Catholic moral teaching regarding the principle of doing the lesser evil (Minus malum) and its relation to Pope Francis’ plane interview comments on the possibility of a married couple choosing to practice contraception to avoid a potential birth defect caused by the mosquito-borne Zika virus.

“The Francis Effect on the Munus Docendi and Gubernandi of the Church.” Horizons 42/2 (December 2015): 368-403.

Part of the Theological Roundtable discussion with responses by Julie Hanlon Rubio, AThe Reach and Limits of the Francis effect: A Response to James T. Bretzke, SJ. (Pp. 403-408) and Reid B. Locklin, “What on Earth (or Heaven) is the ‘Francis Effect’?: A Response to James T. Bretzke, SJ,” (pp. 404-413).

“Re-Reading the Tea-leaves of Moral Theology 50 Years after Vatican II.” Essay for "Vatican II and the Future of the Church" Internet Conference and published online August 6, 2015 at http://wakeuplazarus.net/v2/ESSAYS/bretzke.html

“Debating Intrinsic Evil: Navigation between Shibboleth and Gauntlet.” Horizons 41/1 (June 2014): 116-129.

Referencing Robert Schreiter's notion of philosophical and theological "intercultural" communication, this paper engages the Catholic moral tradition's conception of intrinsece malum in se and proposes a taxonomy of views taken both from this tradition and how the term has been referenced by the Magisterium in documents such as Veritatis splendor and episcopal pronouncements connected with some hot button moral issues. At times the expression "intrinsically evil" functions as a shibboleth that only partially succeeds in demonstrating Schreiter's "competence criteria of effectiveness and appropriateness," and at other times the term functions more as a gauntlet thrown down to sharpen sides in political policy debates. Hopefully the notion of the taxonomy of conceptions and uses of "intrinsic evil" may aid in more dispassionate ethical analysis and overcoming some of the divisions that either the shibboleth or gauntlet usages effect.

“Teaching Cross-Cultural Ethics in a Context of Pluralism & Multiculturalism: Teaching Where Religion and Ethics Intersect.” Journal of Ecumenical Studies 48:3 (Summer 2013): 369-377.

This essay begins with a brief discussion of what Across-cultural ethics” is and how cross-fertilization, can help students come together to discover not only the ethical

perspectives of the cultural other, but to become more deeply aware of how their own Aglobal pre-scientific convictions (Rahner) and Fundamental Values & Root Paradigms (Turner, Douglas, Geertz, et al.) shape their ethical worldviews. Seen in this context pluralism can be a positive resource rather than a threat to an objective understanding of morality. Taiwanese theologian C.S. Song’s stages of dialogue are briefly analyzed and the essay concludes with a reflection on a Pathways to Spiritual Wisdom course team- taught with Tendzin Choegyal, the 15th Ngari Rinpoche and the younger brother of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. The final endnote provides the URL to a mixed media cross-cultural Power Point presentation used in the beginning of the course.

“Constancy & Change in Catholic Sexual Ethics.” America (24 September 2012): 14-16.

Discusses the role of the moral theologian in light of the Vatican critique of Margaret Farley’s Just Love.

“Casuistry.” In Dictionary of Scripture and Christian Ethics, 125-126. Edited by Joel B. Green. Grand Rapids: Baker/Brazos Press, 2011.

"Natural Law. In Dictionary of Scripture and Christian Ethics, 542-544. Edited by Joel B. Green. Grand Rapids: Baker/Brazos Press, 2011.

“Roman Catholic Moral Theology.” In Dictionary of Scripture and Christian Ethics, 689-692. Edited by Joel B. Green. Grand Rapids: Baker/Brazos Press, 2011.

“Casuistry.” In Cambridge Dictionary of Christian Theology,85-86. Edited by Ian A. McFarland et al. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011.

“How Can Ethics Be Christian? What the Pontifical Biblical Commission Might Offer in Response.” Bible Today 48:4 (July/August 2010): 209-215.

This article, which is part of a dedicated issue celebrating fifty years of the Pontifical Biblical Commission, explores how the 2008 document from the Pontifical Biblical Commission, The Bible and Morality: Biblical Roots of Christian Conduct, might contribute to Vatican II’s mandate that Scripture be truly the soul of all theology and that moral theology in particular be more nourished by the Bible.

“The Ethicist Is In (Catholic Teaching on ANH).” Ethical Times Bulletin of the Program in Medicine and Human Values. 15 (Summer 2008): 2-3.

Response to a concrete case study which involves an analysis of how to apply Catholic bioethical principles on ordinary and extraordinary means to a elderly terminally ill patient who has additionally suffered from a stroke and is incapacitated.

“The Faith of the Church, the Magisterium, and the Theologian: Proper and Improper Interpretations of the Notification.” In Hope & Solidarity: Jon Sobrino’s Challenge to Christian Theology, 171-184. Ed. Stephen J. Pope. Maryknoll NY: Orbis Books, 2008.

Bretzke’s chapter reviewed quite favorably by Glenn Ambrose in Horizons 36 (Spring 2009): 147-148.

“The Contribution to Moral Theology of William Spohn.” Explore (Santa Clara University) 10:2 (Spring, 2007): 18-22.

Originally presented as a paper in a panel at the Catholic Theological Society of America (CTSA) Annual Convention, Selected Paper, 10 June 2006. San Antonio, TX.

“The Lesser Evil: Insights from the Catholic Moral Tradition.” America (26 March 2007): 16-18.

Part of a special issue devoted to the theological issues of good and evil. This article briefly outlines the various principles in the Catholic moral tradition that permit doing evil to achieve good, namely cooperation, tolerance, double effect and then focuses on what is often the most problematic principle, the minus malum (or lesser evil) principle.

“A Burden Of Means: Interpreting Recent Catholic Magisterial Teaching on End-of-Life Issues.” Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics 60/2 (Fall/Winter 2006): 183-200.

This article first presents general guidelines for interpreting magisterial documents using Lumen gentium’s triple criteria of considering the character, manner, and frequency of magisterial teaching in order to better determine the relative authority and weight of the magisterial teaching. Next these criteria are applied to a careful reading of the Pope John Paul II’s various documents that deal with end-of-life issues, especially his controverted March 2004 Address to the Participants in the International Congress on "Life-sustaining Treatments and Vegetative State: Scientific Advances and Ethical Dilemmas. This analysis concludes that the Pope did not in fact assert that artificial hydration and nutrition had to be used in virtually every medical case, such as patients diagnosed to be in a persistent vegetative state.

This article won the “Best Article of the Year” Award for 2006 given by the College Theology Society and also was highlighted in an article in Religious and Ethics News Weekly and is available online at http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week919/exclusive.html The College Theology Society award citation reads as follows:

"A Burden of Means: Interpreting Recent Catholic Magisterial Teaching on End-of-Life Issues’ by James T. Bretzke, S.J. presents a cogent and highly accessible close-reading of John Paul II's various statements dealing with end-of-life issues, especially his controversial 2004 address concerning whether hydration and nutrition must always be

used with patients in persistent vegetative states. The article is outstanding, not only for its clarity of argument and presentation, but for providing extremely helpful guidelines for the exegesis and interpretation of magisterial teaching. In the vein of Richard A. McCormick and Francis A. Sullivan, Bretzke employs solid fundamental theological and ecclesiological perspectives in dealing with a complex moral issue. It is an exemplary contribution to Catholic theological ethics.”

“Seeking Spiritual Wisdom in the Classroom.” Mission (Fall 2006): 22-23.

Brief discussion of the experience of team-teaching a course entitled “Pathways to Wisdom at the University of San Francisco with Tendzin Choegyal, the 15th Ngari Rinpoche and youngest brother of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.

“Human Rights or Human Rites? Insights from a Cross-Cultural Exchange.” In Faithful/Fateful Encounters: Religion and Cultural Exchanges Between Asia and the West: Proceedings From an International Conference, 458-475. Edited by Zhuo Xinping, Judith Berling, and Philip Wickeri. Beijing: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Institute of World Religions, 2005.

Recent discussion concerning the globalization of ethics and the prospects for a common morality, as well as related issues such as inculturation, pluralism, and multiculturalism all provide a challenging context for critical ethical reflection on the notions of human rights as these are found in various cultural and religious traditions. This article focuses on a cross-cultural discussion of human rights by considering the Confucian understanding of human rights as human rituals whose sacred claim is grounded in the notion of relationality based on the Confucian Five Relationships and the virtues of li (propriety) and hsin (fidelity). The article argues that Confucianism is a positive resource for both inter-religious dialogue and cross-cultural ethics and concludes by outlining some prospects for using the Confucian notion of human dignity, rights and the common good to further discussion on multi-culturalism, inter-religious and cross-cultural dialogue.

“A Burden of Means: An Overlooked Aspect of the PVS Debate.” Landas 18/2 (2004): 211-230.

The struggle over the removal of the feeding tube of Terri Schiavo, the Florida woman who has been in a PVS condition for thirteen years, has occasioned a great deal of attention and debate in the ethical, political, and religious arenas. Numerous op ed pieces and longer position papers have appeared over the last several months. The Catholic Bishops of Florida have also entered the fray with a statement which seems to come down on the side of Terri’s parents and Governor Jeb Bush. However, the Florida Bishops’ statement also seems either to have overlooked, or rendered a rather problematic assessment in regards to an important dimension of the traditional principle of ordinary and extraordinary means which has been widely employed in health care ethics. This overlooked aspect is the notion of burden of treatment. This article gives a brief rehearsal of

the ordinary/extraordinary means principle as it relates to the Terri Schiavo case and provide of brief summary of some of the representative assessments that have appeared in the press. The major focus of the article, though, centers in on the notion of burden of treatment and will use a position adopted by the Philippine Bishops in the Filipino Catechism to critique the position adopted by the Florida Bishops. Furthermore, the conflicting ecclesial positions will also help to illustrate in greater depth some of the issues regarding the claims and competencies of Church authorities when they enter into a particular case with the aim of providing moral guidance.

“Scripture and Ethics: Core, Context, and Coherence.” Chapter 5 in Moral Theology: New Directions and Fundamental Issues. Festschrift for James Hanigan, 88-107. Edited by James Keating. New York: Paulist Press, 2004.

Though much work has been done on the overall understanding of the interplay between the Bible and Christian ethics nevertheless, one of persistent issues in Scripture and ethics is how in the concrete one considers the Bible to be “normative” for applied Christian ethics. Addressing this problem necessarily will involve various understandings of what constitutes normativity on one hand, and on the other hand, developing a proper methodology for bringing the biblical material to illuminate and guide individuals’ responses to concrete moral dilemmas or situations. This chapter proposes a tri-partite template of context, core, and coherence for approaching moral normativity and as an aid to the methodological process for bring Scripture to bear on concrete moral situations. Finally, this template and methodology is used to discuss two recent articles connected with dealing with aspects of homosexuality in the Christian community.

Reviewed by Judith Merkle, S.N.D. deN. in Horizons 33/1 (Spring 2006): 169-170; and by Brian Doyle in Catholic Books Review: An Online Journal http://catholicbooksreview.org/2005/keating.htm

“Human Rights or Human Rites?: A Confucian Cross-Cultural Perspective.” East Asian Pastoral Review 41/1 (2004): 44-67.

This article is an expanded version of “Human Rights or Human Rites? A Challenge of Sacred Texts and Traditions to Global Moral Discourse” Conference Proceedings of Faithful/Fateful Encounters: Religion and Cultural Exchanges Between Asia and the West. Beijing and Berkeley.

“Conversion to Interreligious Dialogue: A Duty with the Church’s Mission.” National Jesuit News 33:3 (December 2003/January 2004): 2; 14.

One of a series of solicited articles on the Jesuit mandate to engage in interreligious dialogue published in the academic year 2003B2004 in National Jesuit News.

“A New Pentecost for Moral Theology: The Challenge of Inculturation of Ethics.” Josephinum 10:2 (Summer/Fall 2003): 250-260.

Suggests that a principal task for the discipline of moral theology at the beginning of the twenty-first century will be to engage the challenge of developing a cross-cultural ethics which will recognize first that a certain plurality of views on important moral concepts such as virtue, duty, the common good, the natural law, etc. is a positive value in itself, rather than an obstacle to be overcome, side-stepped, or obliterated, and second, that a process of cross-cultural dialogue based on mutual respect for the various cultures will facilitate the cultivation of the richness of this moral pluralism. If such an approach is adopted and followed then ethical pluralism itself can be transformed and we shall be able to move from a pluralism of "co-existence" in which several moral outlooks exist along- side one another, and whose primary moral claim is for mutual tolerance, to a healthier pluralism whose central value is better expressed by the metaphor of "cross-fertilization." Through ethical cross-fertilization a fuller understanding of the richness and complexity of the moral world would develop both within individual cultures as well as across cultures as well as to help correct some persistent and tenacious problems connected with the darker side of any culture's moral world-view and ethical values and practices.

Solicited contribution to a special issue dedicated to the developments of Roman Catholic moral theology in the 21st century.

“Life Matters: 6 C’s’ of Moral Discourse” New Theology Review 15 (May 2002): 48-59.

One of the problems in establishing a common ground is the lack of evaluative criteria for moral discourse and dialogue for such hot-button issues. This article proposes six key evaluative criteria which can be applied to all of the various positions in the abortion debate, as well as other concrete moral issues. The article develops and tests each of these criteria, applying them to representative positions on both sides of the abortion debate and concludes by offering some concrete suggestions for better articulating a common ground position which must be used together in addressing concrete moral problems.

“Teología Moral.” Diccionario Histórico de la Compañìa de Jesús. Biográfico-Temático. Volume IV: PaittiBZwaans, 3739-3745. Edited by Charles E. O’Neill, S.J. and Joaquín M. Domíguez, S.J. Rome: Institutum Historicum, S.I., and Mardrid: Universidad Pontificia Comillas, 2001. Co-authored with Edward L. Lisson, S.J., and Eduardo Moore, S.J.

Bretzke’s contribution was the section “Moderna CJ (Siglos XIX y XX) [The Jesuit Contribution to Moral Theology in the 19th and 20th Centuries])." An overview of the role of Jesuit moral theologians in the discipline of moral theology, as well as collaboration with the drafting of ecclesial documents such as papal encyclicals.

“Spirituality USA: Surveying the Scene.” In Living Theology: the Intersection of Culture,

Spirituality, and Theology in Asia and the Pacific, 4-12. Edited by Jose Mario C. Francisco, S.J. Manila: Jesuit Conference of East Asia and Oceania, 2001.

Originally given as a paper presented to the JCEAO Theological Study Week, July 23-27, 2001, East Asian Pastoral Institute (EAPI),Quezon City, Philippines.

"The Notion of Sincerity (Ch'eng) from a Neo-Confucian Metaphysical Perspective." Co- authored with Luke Jong-Hyeok Sim. Acta Koreana 4 (2001): 77-94.

Often Neo-Confucianism has been studied primarily through the lens of concepts such as tao or ri. While Tao and ri provide a metaphysical basis for Neo-Confucian thought, they suffer from a certain lack of clarity due to the Taoist and Buddhist influences these concepts invariably carry. Moreover, tao and ri lack an adequate epistemological basis which would translate the ideals contained in Confucian thought into the practical moral living which had always been the goal and hallmark of Confucianism from its earliest days. An in-depth study of the Confucian notion of sincerity (ch'eng) can remedy these deficiencies by providing a more unified understanding of not only this concept itself, but also of Neo-Confucian thought as a whole. Furthermore, using sincerity as the hermeneutical key for Confucian metaphysics will facilitate the movement to an epistemology which in turn will translate more easily the Confucian ideals into the life of moral cultivation exemplified in the concept of sagehood.

“Through Thick And Thin: Teaching Ethics in a Cross-cultural Perspective” Horizons 27 (Spring 2000): 63-80.

As the 20th century closes our universities, theological centers and even seminary settings, can no longer presume a homogeneous religious and cultural academic community among either students or professors. This fact, coupled with recent discussion concerning the globalization of ethics and the prospects for a common morality, as well as related issues such as inculturation, pluralism, and multi-culturalism all provide a challenging context for critical reflection on how religious ethics can and should be done in these universities, theological centers and seminaries. This article outlines both some of the major concerns raised in teaching ethics from cross-cultural, ecumenical, and inter-religious perspectives in the United States, as well as developing a coherent methodology which is grounded in the theological tradition of Christian ethics, but which seeks to integrate these different perspectives. As a practical example of how a concrete course might be developed for undergraduate, graduate, and seminary settings I utilize a course I have designed entitled "Cross-Cultural Christian Ethics" which I have taught regularly at the Jesuit School of Theology/Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley. The participants in these courses reflect a diverse background both theological and culturally and thus may provide a reasonable microcosm of many of our contemporary academic institutions. Critical evaluation of the course's theological and pedagogical premises, as well as discussion on the students' participation and feedback on the course, hopefully will stimulate further reflection on both the theological issues connected with doing cross-cultural ethics in the

Christian theological tradition as well as aiding concrete curricular development in this area.

“Moral Theology Out of East Asia.” Theological Studies 61 (March 2000): 106-121. [Electronic version available via ProQuest Religion database]

Also digested version found in Tinig Loyola (Quezon City, Philippines) 2 (September 2000): 11-14; 29-29

Review of some of the main issues, recent developments and contributions of Christian ethicians and others working in East Asia. Special attention is paid to the recent Synod on Asia.

“Ecumenical Ethics in the Historical Context of Vatican II Moral Theology.” Josephinum Journal of Theology 6 (Summer/Fall 1999): 18-38.

This article considers the historical context and continued prospects, principally from the Roman Catholic perspective, for the possibility of ecumenical collaboration in the field of Christian ethics. Vatican II is taken as a watershed period for a backward and forward look at such ecumenical efforts. Before Vatican II the atmosphere was marked among both Catholics and Protestants more by polemics and mutual misunderstanding. However, the Council itself, as well as several of its key documents, indicate a paradigm shift in the whole attitude toward ecumenism in general, as well as in the particular approaches Roman Catholic moralists take to their elaboration of fundamental Christian ethics. Several Conciliar documents are briefly analyzed, and a number of other key paradigm shifts in Roman Catholic moral theology are discussed in order to describe a more positive future agenda for continued efforts in ecumenical Christian ethics.

“After The Choice: The Church’s Post-Abortion Outreach to Women.” Co-authored with Monika Rodman. America 181 (6 November 1999): 14-19. [Electronic version available via ProQuest Religion database]

This article details the post-abortion outreach program used in the Oakland Diocese in light of the Church's pastoral mission to those who have suffered through abortions.

"Cracking the Code: Minjung Theology as an Expression of the Holy Spirit in Korea." Pacifica 10 (October 1997): 319-330.

Minjung theology's development Korea as an indigenous theology of liberation is a genuine response to the Holy Spirit in Asia's fastest growing Christian population, though not without its problematic elements and critics. This article reflects on the inculturation of minjung theology in terms of a five-stage framework suggested by the Pentecost account in Acts 2:1-42.

"How Far Can You Go? How Far Have We Come? Constancy and Change in Roman Catholic Sexual Ethics” Sesquicentennial Address given to Xavier High School, New York, 25 March 1997. (Acta of the Xavier Sesquicentennial Year).

"Moi Aussi [So Am I]: A Jesuit Reflection on the Catholic Church in China Today." In With Faith We Can Move Mountains, 65-74. Edited by Judith A. Berling. Berkeley: Asia Pacific Bridges/Graduate Theological Union, 1996.

Reflection on participation on the GTU Asia Bridges Consultation held in China in October, 1995.

"The Common Good in a Cross-Cultural Perspective: Insights from the Confucian Moral Community." In Religion, Ethics & the Common Good, 83-105. Annual Publication of the College Theology Society, 41. Edited by James Donahue and Theresa Moser. Mystic CT: Twenty-Third Publications, 1996.

Recent discussion concerning multiculturalism, pluralism, globalization of ethics and the prospects for a "common morality" all provide a challenging context for critical ethical reflection on the notions of the common good as these are found in various cultural and religious traditions. This article investigates the possibility of enriching our liberal Western notion of the common good from a cross-cultural perspective afforded by Confucianism and what might be called the Confucian notion of the "common good," even though the precise terminological equivalent is not found in the Confucian literature or philosophical tradition. An original exposition of the notion of the common good exegeted from the Confucian canon is presented and discussed in reference to the Confucian cardinal virtues, the notion of the chün-tzu (paradigmatic moral individual); the four cardinal virtues of jen, yi, li, and chih; an understanding of community as fiduciary; and the moral force of the notion of the T'ien-ming or Mandate of Heaven.

Reviewed by Paul J. Waddell in Religious Studies Review 24 (July 1998): 276.

"Cultural Particularity and the Globalization of Ethics in the Light of Inculturation." Pacifica 9 (1996): 69-86.

Increased interest in the so-called "globalization of ethics" has led to a number of studies which utilize various hermeneutical and communicative theories to sketch out viable paradigms for developing a fundamental Christian ethics as a whole, as well as its various components such as moral reasoning, which together would be capable of entering into and maintaining such discourse. The accent of most of these studies falls on the universalizability of ethical discourse and scant attention has been given to the cultural particularity of each and every ethos and ethical system. This article briefly rehearses the principal elements of the concerns raised by the globalization of ethics and then focuses on the particularity of culture using insights from both cultural anthropology and inculturation. The Confucian context of Korea is employed to illustrate some of the issues

raised by greater attention to cultural particularity.

"The Tao of Confucian Virtue Ethics." International Philosophical Quarterly 35 (1995): 25-41.

Investigates the key aspects of the Confucian virtue ethics in relation to the notions of the chün-tzu (Superior Person), the Five Relationships of society, the particular Confucian virtues of jen (benevolence) and li (propriety), the moral vision of the tao (Way), and the understanding of the t'ien-ming (Mandate of Heaven). The thesis of the article is that the moral matrix provided by the web of social relationships is what allows the Confucian ethics of virtue to function well.

"Scripture: the `Soul' of Moral Theology? -- The Second Stage." Irish Theological Quarterly 60 (1994): 259-271.

The initial response of Vatican II's call in Optatam totius for greater attention to Scripture in all moral theology, might be termed a "First Stage," in which both ethicians and exegetes tried to highlight better the ethical dimension of Scripture better in their respective disciplines and to allow Scripture as a whole to nourish theology more completely. However, now we need to move beyond this First Stage to a Second and Third Stage. This Second Stage, which is the focus of this article, suggests a reconsideration of some of the relevant documents from Vatican II, especially Optatam totius and Dei verbum, in order to ground better our reflections on the integration of Scripture with theology as whole, and moral theology in particular. The article concludes by outlining some of the issues, such as the authority of Scripture and the problematic of hermeneutics, which still need to be addressed if Scripture is truly to nourish our Roman Catholic moral theology. Finally, this Second Stage itself points to the necessity of a Third Stage in which reflection will center development of a concrete and practical methodology for the use of Scripture in Christian ethics.

"The Notion of Sincerity (Ch'eng) in The Confucian Classics." Co-authored with Luke Jong- Hyeok Sim. Journal of Chinese Philosophy 21 (1994): 179-212.

Discusses the concept of Sincerity (Ch'eng) in the Great Learning and Doctrine of the Mean in relation to moral cultivation in Confucian philosophy.

"Christian Solidarity and the Refugee Problem: A Challenge for the Understanding of Christian Ethics." Rome: Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, 1993.

Paper originally presented at "TOWARDS SOLIDARITY: A Seminar on Refugees," sponsored by Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, held at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome on 29 April 1993.

"Minjung Theology and Inculturation in the Context of the History of Christianity in Korea."

East Asian Pastoral Review 28 (1991): 108-130.

Discusses the Korean version of liberation theology, minjung theology, in the historical context of the development of Christianity in the Korean Peninsula.

"The Three Bonds and Five Relationships: A Korean Root Paradigm." Inculturation 5 (Summer, 1990): 16-18.

Discusses the possibility of identifying the Confucian Three Bonds and Five Relationships as a cultural root paradigm in Korean society.

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ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION: 2

Book Chapters

“Christian Ethics, Norms, and the Moral Evaluation of an Act.” In T. & T. Clark Handbook of Christian Ethics. Edited by Tobias Winright. London: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, (November 2020).

“Reception in Moral Theology” (7,000 words) for the Oxford Handbook on Vatican II Edited by Catherine Clifford and Massimo Faggioli.

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WEB-BASED PUBLICATIONS [N.B., URLs are case-sensitive!]

Fr. Bretzke’s Moral Theology& Christian Ethics Web-Page https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bGnMLzXYI8XRxZVmcIxJ0UNAKxhIn0rY/view?usp=sharing

Re-Reading Moral Theology 50 Years after Vatican II” (The role of the Paraclete for an understanding of both a hermeneutics of continuity as well as one of rupture.) Online Internet Conference on Vatican II and the Future Church hosted by Wake Up Lazarus posted online online August 6, 2015 at http://wakeuplazarus.net/v2/ESSAYS/bretzke.html

A closer look at Synod Paragraph #85 of the Synod Final Report” Wake Up Lazarus posted online October 26, 2015 at http://wakeuplazarus.net/2015/synod.html

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CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, CONGRESSES: in reverse chronological order

Academic Conference Presentations : 72

Ite Inflammate Omnia: A Re-appraisal of Jesuit East Asian Missiology in Light of Shusaku Endo’s Silence 2019 Sixteenth Century Society and Conference 17-20 October, 2019. Hyatt Regency at the Arch, St. Louis, MO.

Precis “News reached the Church in Rome. Christovao Ferreira, sent to Japan by the Society of Jesus…had apostatized” are the opening lines of Shusaku Endo’s 1966 historical novel 沈黙 (Silence) which traces what seems to be the ultimate failure of Francis Xavier’s initial missionary successes in Japan, undertaken in response to Ignatius Loyola’s valedictory command to “Go and set the world aflame.” Though the term itself was not coined until the 1970’s “inculturation” traditionally marked the Jesuit mission approach as seen in the examples of Mateo Ricci, Roberto DeNobili and others. But the persecutor of Christians, and lapsed convert Lord Inoue contended that “Japan is a swamp in which Christianity cannot grow.” While Ferrerira echoed Inoue’s sentiments, the protagonist Fr. Sebastian Rodrigues remained unconvinced, and continued his quest to serve the infant church in Japan, while struggling with his own paradigm shifts regarding the deeper meanings of Christianity, Church, European culture, and priesthood itself. My thesis is that Endo’s novel can be “read” through a similar lens in which Rodrigues is portrayed undergoing an ascetical journey that couples the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius with an approximation of Japanese Buddhist practices of Zazen, (“quiet sitting”) and Koans, (meditation riddles), that ultimately leads Rodrigues to “hear” God’s voice through the “silence” and which in turn provides the key to understanding the trampling of the Fumie, the supposed apostasy of the Jesuits and “betrayal” done by Kichijiro, all as instances of the in-breaking of grace of Satori (Enlightenment). Power Point Presentation URL: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZovWF9O_tobD5DBDfnPBnLFQprwTF8At/view?usp=s haring Accompanying Script URL: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xoFkPU0WQBb7i- Snqv0IFg13mW7rw9AG/view?usp=sharing

“Ite, Inflammate Omnia Fostering Global Theology in the Context of Cross-Cultural Theology.” College Theology Society Annual Convention, Holy Cross College at Notre Dame, South Bend IN (31 May 2019) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_2ytGgOe2GKESWxuMVUhmxaH89nV2MT2/view?usp =sharing

This presentation discusses how my undergraduate course on cross-cultural ethics addresses several pedagogical issues, such as how to handle topics, such as “White Privilege,” and “White Ignorance” (ala Charles Mills) which can be quite sensitive in a larger undergraduate population, and how to integrate these discussions better with the concepts of Social Sin and Structural Evil utilizing the work of political scientist Iris Marion Young.

“Signs of Contradiction: White Privilege and the Annual January ’March for Life’ in Washington, D.C.” NEMAAR/SBL Annual Convention, Tufts University, 22 March 2019 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J2pTBOmfhrgw59ht4XVzrokeZJS_cgZk/view?usp=shari ng

Over the last several years the annual “March for Life” held to protest legal abortion has been dominated by right-wing conservative political forces. In 2019 these erupted when after an address by Alt-Right speaker Ben Shapiro a group of MAGA-wearing male Catholic high school students were engaged in a post-march encounter with Native American and African-American groups. The concepts of White Ignorance and White Privilege can furnish a helpful interpretive lens to various strong reactions to this much publicized encounter. “Engaging the Concepts of White Ignorance and White Guilt in Teaching Undergraduate Theology.”

“Inculturating the Seeds of Grace in the ‘Swamp’ of Endo’s Silence.” Presentation to the Catholic Theological Society of America (CTSA) Annual Convention. June 7-10, 2018. Marriott Hotel, Indianapolis, IN. Presentation URL: https://www2.bc.edu/james- bretzke/GraceInJapaneseSwampInEndo.ppsx

Precis “Japan is a swamp in which Christianity cannot grow” states Lord Inoue in Shusaku Endo’s 1966 historical novel 沈黙 (Silence) to explain the seeming failure of Christianity to firmly establish itself. Reconsidering the novel as an exemplar of the inculturation of grace, Endo portrays through an approximation of Japanese Buddhist practices of Zazen, (“quiet sitting”) and Koans, (meditation riddles), as an in-breaking of grace that enables Fr. Rodrigues to achieve Satori (enlightenment) in “hearing” God’s “silence.” This also uncovers deeper meanings regarding the trampling of the Fumie, the supposed apostasy of the Jesuits and “betrayal” done by Kichijiro.

“Amplifying the Sounds of Endo’s Silence: Revolutionary Listening to God.” Presentation to the College Theology Society (CTS) Annual Convention, College of St. Catherine, St. Paul,

MN May 31—June 3, 2018.

Since its appearance in 1966 in Japan Shusaku Endo’s novel 沈黙 (Silence) has occasioned quite pointed debates over virtually all of the major themes of Catholic theology, from the doctrine of God, Christology, the nature of faith, the meaning of martyrdom, ecclesiology, priesthood, conscience, and of course evangelization and inculturation. Many of these debates were reignited by Martin Scorsese’s 2016 film adaptation, especially over the interpretation of the protagonist, Fr. Sebastian Rodrigues’s apparent “apostasy,” done in answer to what he believes is Christ’s silence-breaking command. Much of the debate, though, misses the deeper meaning and promise of Endo’s novel, especially how Endo implicitly constructed a series of Zen (禪) enigmas called Koans (公案) which he then combined with key dynamics of the 3rd Week of the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola in portraying Rodrigues’ journey through the novel, culminating finally in his “hearing” the voice of God he thought too long “silent.” Seen in this light Rodrigues experiences a kenotic emptying of his religious and cultural understandings of Europe, Japan, Christianity, the Catholic Church, priesthood, the Sacraments, the laity, etc. which facilitates the moment of partial Satori (Enlightenment). This also differentiates him from the literary foils in the novel, namely the two other Portuguese Jesuit missionaries--his teacher and hero, Christovao Ferreira, and his companion Francisco Garrpe--as well as the recidivist apostate Kichijiro. Endo’s novel thus can both illustrate and develop the element of “cross-fertilization” in inculturation in which some of the insights on the areas of theology enumerated above, are still taking root in the non-Christian Japanese culture, as well as how these reflections may deepen insights and approaches to the faith that have been masked in the more traditional Christian cultures.

Responsum ad Dubia: Harmonizing Veritatis splendor and Amoris laetitia through a conscience- informed casuistry. Conference: Pope Francis, A Voice Crying Out in the World: Mercy, Justice, Love and Care for the Earth April 13–15, 2018 Villanova University.

The 5 Dubia of Cardinals Burke et al. on Amoris laetitia (AL) posits a supposed contradiction between Veritatis splendor (VS) on intrinsically evil acts and AL’s position on pastoral discernment allowing for the possibility of a divorced/remarried individual to return to the Sacraments without obtaining an annulment or promising to live as “brother and sister.” While it can be acknowledged that AL does move beyond Familiaris consortio (FC#84) in allowing a person(s) living in more uxorio (1st Dubium). However, careful analysis of the relevant texts shows that Pope Francis has neither contradicted the moral tradition of the Church nor VS itself by envisioning such a practice (Dubia 2-5). This thesis will be further developed by careful attention to a conscience-informed casuistry grounded in the teaching of Gaudium et spes and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

Harmonizing Veritatis Splendor & Amoris Laetitia with Gaudete et Exsultate Power Point [uploaded April 10, 2018] https://www2.bc.edu/james- bretzke/HarmonizingVeritatisSplendorAndAmorisLaetitiaWithGaudeteEtExsultate.ppsx

Handout for “Responsum ad Dubia: Harmonizing Veritatis splendor and Amoris laetitia through a Conscience-informed Casuistry” https://www2.bc.edu/james- bretzke/BretzkeHarmonizingDubiaAndVeritatisSplendorHandout.pdf [updated April 10, 2018]

“Strategic Alliance or Faustian Compact? Reconsidering Religious Support One Year Out for President Trump and the GOP.” Annual Convention of the New England Maritimes Region of the American Academy of Religion (NEMAAR). Wentworth Institute of Technology April 7, 2018.

Abstract: After one year of the GOP control of all branches of the government, in addition to numerous supporters and die-hard resisters, there is a considerable middle ground among both Catholic and Protestant leaders who exhibit some significant qualifications and reservations about this support. I will look at these middle of the road supporters, lifting up key differences in the reasoning put forward by the religious leaders, and reflecting on their ethical import for the future.

“Intrinsic Evil in Veritatis splendor.” Paper prepared for the Conference “The Concept of Intrinsic Evil in Catholic Theological Ethics.” Theology Faculty of the University of Vienna, January 30-31, 2018. https://www2.bc.edu/james- bretzke/BretzkePaperOnIntrinsicEvilInVeritatisSplendor.pdf

“Deep Silence: Giving Voice to Shusaku Endo’s Novel Use of Zen Ascetical Spirituality” American Academy of Religion National Convention, November 19, 2017.

Bretzke’s AAR Presentation on Endo’s Deep Silence (November 19, 2017) https://www2.bc.edu/james-bretzke/DeepSilenceEndoAAR.ppsx (Power Point Presentation) https://www2.bc.edu/james-bretzke/DeepSilenceEndoAARScript.pdf (Accompanying Script)

Martin Scorsese’s movie version of Shusaku Endo’s masterpiece “Silence” (沈黙 has created considerable controversy over the portrayal of Father Sebastian Rodrigues seeming apostasy comes in answering Christ’s silence-breaking command to trample the fumie (an image of Jesus). Attention to how Endo uses as a paradigm in his novel the traditional Zen religious ascetic practice aimed at the personal search for meaning and enlightenment (Satori) helps a proper interpretation of this watershed act. Central to this practice is the progressive use of enigmas called Koans used to free oneself from the constraints of a rationality that obscures true Insight. This then furnishes the hermeneutical key not only to the supposed apostasy of the Jesuit priests as well as the “betrayal” done

by Kichijiro, but also Endo’s own theological understanding of Christianity in the Japanese cultural context.

“Giving Voice to Shusaku Endo’s Novel Use of Zen Ascetical Spirituality” Catholicism, Literature and the Arts: 1850 – Present International Conference, 5-7 July 2017, Durham, UK The Power Point for the presentation can be found at https://www2.bc.edu/james- bretzke/HearingSilenceInEndo.ppsx [revised June 23, 2017; presented July 6, 2017]

“Listening to the ‘Silence’ of Shusaku Endo's God. New England Maritimes American Academy of Religion Annual Convention. Boston University School of Theology. April 8, 2017. Power Point: Hearing the Silence in Shusaku Endo’s Chinmoku (“Silence”): https://www2.bc.edu/james-bretzke/HearingSilenceInEndo.ppsx [uploaded April 5, 2017]

Father Sebastian Rodrigues seeming apostasy comes in answering Christ’s silence- breaking command to trample the fumie (an image of Jesus). Attention to how Endo uses as a paradigm in his novel the traditional Zen religious ascetic practice aimed at the personal search for meaning and enlightenment (Satori) helps a proper interpretation of this watershed act. Central to this practice is the progressive use of enigmas called Koans used to free oneself from the constraints of a rationality that obscures true Insight.

Conscience and Magisterium in the Next Half-Century: An Emerging Quaestio Disputata” American Academy of Religion Annual Convention: Vatican II Studies Session 19 November 2016 San Antonio TX.

This presentation will lift up and unpack these contrasting views on conscience as evidenced in the range of Synodal documents, the Apostolic Exhortation, and a representative range of views from individuals such as Archbishops Blase Cupich, Charles Chaput, Joseph Kurtz, and suffragan bishops such as James Conley of Lincoln, NE and Thomas Paprocki of Springfield IL. My open-ended conclusion is that we are witnessing not only a major paradigm shift in the Church---with all of its attendant complexities and tensions---but clearly we also now have a genuine quaestio disputata with representative positions on the spectrum of probabilism, probabiliorism, tutiorism and rigorism. Consideration of these foundational concepts in the Church's moral tradition will be quite helpful in delineating the path ahead for the Church in the second half-century after the close of Vatican II.

Panel member for the STM Dean's Colloquium on Religion and Public Culture 20 April 2016: "Theology of Pope Francis: Real Reform or Window Dressing?" See http://www.bc.edu/schools/stm/edevnts/CampusEvents/PastLectures/2016/francis-reform. html

While Pope Francis has clearly attracted a ready ear among the Catholic faithful, his efforts to extend a more compassionate message to those who have been alienated from

the faith and bring them back to the Church has generated a surprising amount of resistance among the hierarchy. That is especially true among American bishops, who in many respects are his chief critics. The conversation begins among the panelists who address these issues, and then moves out to include questions and comments from the audience.

Panel Presentation: "Families, Family Ethics, and the Global Future: Reflections on the Ordinary Synod" Society of Christian Ethics Annual Convention, Toronto, January 8, 2016

In the wake of the Ordinary Synod on Marriage and Family in October 2015, as well as the Extraordinary Synod in 2014, the Families and the Social Order interest group welcomes four panelists to its concurrent session for an important conversation in the area of family ethics. James Bretzke, S.J., Christina Astorga, Andrew Kim, and Jana Bennett will reflect on the actions taken by the Catholic bishops from a variety of perspectives that include the significance of any changes to pastoral and juridical practice, as well as points of resonance and dissonance with the lived experience of families.

"Re-reading the Roman Tea-leaves: The Francis Effect on the Synods on the Family in the Jubilee Year of Mercy." Church in the 21st Century (C-21), Boston College, 4 November 2015.

"Mercy, and not sacrifice," are among the chief fundamental values of the Francis Effect in the Church which the Pope envisions as a missionary field hospital that re-focuses its attention on responding to the deepest wounds of souls desperately in need of the healing ministrations of the Gospel. In a real sense the two-part Synod on the Family have functioned as an extended and in-depth clinical trial over the medicine of mercy that Pope Francis has prescribed for the Extraordinary Jubilee Year soon to begin. This talk reflects on these themes by examining the recently concluded Synod on the Family in the context of last year's much debated Extraordinary Synod and in light of Pope Francis's September visits to Cuba and the United States.

This presentation can be viewed at http://www.bc.edu/schools/stm/edevnts/CampusEvents/PastLectures/2015/11-4-2015.html

“Re-reading the Roman Tea-leaves: The Francis Effect on the Munus docendi & gubernandi of the Church.” Academic Presentation to the College Theology Society Annual Convention 28-31 May 2015. University of Portland, Portland OR.

Building on what commentators and theologians have dubbed the AFrancis effect,” this presentation tracks how what cultural anthropologists term Afundamental values” and Aroot paradigms” along with the Pope’s frequent use of what O’Malley calls epideictic genre are operating in the Church today. Attention is also given to the phenomena of increasing acrimony and resistance to the Francis Effect in some quarters of the Church traditionally considered to be most loyal to the papal magisterium.

The accompanying Power Point presentation can be found online at https://www2.bc.edu/james-bretzke/BretzkeFrancisEffectOnChurch.pptx (for the Power Point) and https://www2.bc.edu/james-bretzke/BretzkeCTSFrancisEffectScript.pdf (for the accompanying Script to the Power Point). The full article can be found at https://www2.bc.edu/james-bretzke/BretzkeFrancisEffectOnChurch.pdf

“Re-Reading the Roman Tea Leaves on the Synods on the Family: Reflecting Back and Looking Forward” Wade Lecture, Marquette University, Milwaukee WI 8 April 2015. https://www2.bc.edu/james-bretzke/BretzkeSynodOnTheFamilyWadeLecture.pptx [Power Point Presentation version] https://www2.bc.edu/james-bretzke/BretzkeSynodOnTheFamilyWadeLecture.pdf [PDF version] Script for ARe-reading the Roman Tea Leaves on the Synods on the Family [uploaded April 3, 2015] https://www2.bc.edu/james-bretzke/BretzkeSynodOnTheFamilyWadeLectureScript.pdf

“Intrinsic Evil: Classroom Navigation between Gauntlet and Shibboleth.” Presentation to the 59th Annual Convention of the College Theology Society, 31 May 2013 at Creighton University, Omaha, NE.

Employing Robert Schrieter's notion of philosophical and theological "intercultural" communication developed in his The New Catholicity: Theology between the Global and the Local, (Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 1997), this paper engages the Catholic moral tradition's conception of intrinsece malum in se and proposes a taxonomy of views taken both from this tradition and how the term has been referenced by the Magisterium in documents such as Veritatis splendor and episcopal pronouncement connected with some hot button moral issues. At times the expression "intrinsically evil" functions as a shibboleth that only partially succeeds in demonstrating Schreiter's "competence criteria of effectiveness and appropriateness," and at other times the term functions more as a gauntlet thrown down to sharpen sides in political policy debates. Hopefully the notion of the taxonomy of conceptions and uses of "intrinsic evil" may aid in more dispassionate ethical analysis and overcoming some of the divisions that either the shibboleth or gauntlet usages effect.

“The Papacy after Benedict XVI.” Panel presentation sponsored by the Boisi Center of Boston College on 27 February 2013 and summarized in The Boisi Center Report 13/2 (May 2013): 4.

“The Cases Not Heard: Moral Methodology & the Phoenix AAbortion” Debate” Selected Session of the Catholic Theological Society of America (CTSA) Annual Convention. St. Louis MO, June 9, 2012. Power Point presentation available online at https://www2.bc.edu/james-bretzke/PhoenixCaseNotHeardMoralTriangle.ppsx ;

Presentation handout available at https://www2.bc.edu/james-bretzke/CaseNotHeardMoralTriangleHandout.pdf

This presentation was reported in the June 8, 2012 online version of the National Catholic Reporter and a further report is found in the 2012 Proceedings of the CTSA, available online at http://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ctsa/issue/view/235/showToc

“A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Introducing Cross-Cultural Ethics in the Context of Religious Pluralism.” Understanding Religious Pluralism; Perspectives from Theology & Religious Studies. Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., May 24, 2012. Power Point presentation used available online at https://www2.bc.edu/james-bretzke/CrossCulturalPerspectivesBC.ppsx

“Cross-Cultural Ethics in a Context of Pluralism & Multiculturalism: Teaching Where Religion and Ethics Intersect.” New England Maritime & Mid-Atlantic American Academy of Religion (AAR) Regional Convention. March 16, 2012. Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick NJ. Paper available online at https://www2.bc.edu/james- bretzke/BretzkeTeachingCrossCulturalEthicsPaperRegionalAARMarch2012.pdf

“They Shall Be Called Children of God: Violence, Transformation, and the Sacred: Teaching & Discussing Abortion across the Cultural Divide.” Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the College Theology Society, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY 3 June 2011.

Details how I have facilitated both the teaching and general discussion of this hot-button issue using a method of moral analysis I have developed called the "Moral Triangle," and employing a cross-cultural role-playing exercise dealing with gender selection elective abortion that brings together well-known pro-choice and pro-life authors such as Beverly Harrison, Kate Michelman, Naomi Wolfe, Serrin Foster (Feminists for Life), Sidney Callahan, and the late Pope John Paul II. Students who have used this model and participated in this role-playing exercise have listed this unit as one of the most helpful of the course, and have indicated that they can see more easily now how to analyze for themselves and discuss other controversial ethical issues with a cross-section of view-holders.

“Infidelity: What Cheating Means” Panel Member of a ABold Buzz” workshop sponsored by Boldfacers whose topic is the various meanings and impacts of sexual addiction and infidelity in today’s society. 25 February 2010 Boston.

“Faithful Citizenship: Magisterium & Moral Theology.” Day-long workshop given to the M.A. in Theology program of the University of San Francisco, 13 September 2008.

“Scripture and Ethics in Contemporary Moral Theology.” Day-long workshop given to the M.A. in Theology program of the University of San Francisco, 6 September 2008.

“The Contribution to Moral Theology of William Spohn.” Catholic Theological Society of America (CTSA) Annual Convention, Selected Paper, 10 June 2006. San Antonio, TX. Published in explore Journal of Santa Clara University.

“When Can You Pull the Plug?B Catholic Teachings on End-of-Life Issues” Notre Dame de Namur University Catholic Scholars Series (Concluding Lecture) Belmont, California 2 April 2006.

“Reading the Roman Tea-Leaves: Exegesis of Vatican Documents on Gay Seminarians and ANH for PVS Patients” Paper presented to the Society of Christian Ethics Pacific Region Annual Convention held at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, 17 February 2006

This paper begins by briefly reviewing the Catholic moral tradition of interpreting Magisterial teaching, paying special attention to the practical interpretive guidelines drawn from Lumen gentium's criteria of "character, manner, and frequency" before proposing "Rules for Magisterial Exegesis" which can be used in reading and interpreting many Vatican documents. These rules are then applied by a careful reading of three recent Vatican documents. First, I shall study in some detail the Congregation for Education's recent Instruction on Seminarians (including attention to the original language version and problematic English translations of some of these texts). Next, I shall more briefly consider how Magisterial positions are sometimes "self-corrected" by looking at the last two of Pope John Paul II's allocutions that deal with end-of-life issues, his March 2004 Address to the International Congress on "Life-sustaining Treatments and Vegetative State: Scientific Advances and Ethical Dilemmas," in which he supposedly stated at Artificial Hydration and Nutrition (ANH) was always morally obligated in the care of PVS patients, and his subsequent address in November 2004 to the 19th International Conference of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care" in which he seemed to backtrack from the March position.

“Interpreting Recent Catholic Magisterial Teaching on End-of-Life Issues.” Society of Christian Ethics Annual Convention Paper Presentation, Phoenix, Arizona 5-8 January 2006.

AThe Pope Has a Feeding Tube; Why Can’t Terri?” placard highlighted the debate over Aordinary” and Aextraordinary” means in end of life issues. This paper briefly reviews the Catholic tradition before turning to a careful reading of key documents by Pope John Paul II. Attention is given to some differing positions within the official Magisterium itself, including the new head of the Congregation of the Faith, William Levada, different Bishops’ Conferences, and some writings of Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI), all of which show both a great range of nuance, as well as some critical internal tensions and inconsistencies.

This paper was highlighted in an article in Religious and Ethics News Weekly which is available online at http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week919/exclusive.html

“Ethical Responses to the HIV/AIDS Pandemic.” Panel Presentation at the University of San Francisco for Worlds AIDS Awareness Day. 1 December 2005.

A Burden of Means: An Overlooked Aspect of the PVS Debate.” Paper presented on 7 July 2004 to the Theological Hour of the Loyola School of Theology, Loyola Heights, Quezon City, The Philippines.

“Human Rights as Human Rites: A Cross-Cultural Confucian Contribution to Human Rights Moral Discourse.” Paper given to the Religion in Asia Section of the Western Region of the American Academy of Religion Annual Convention, Whittier College, 21 March 2004.

“A Burden of Means: An Overlooked Aspect of the Terri Schiavo PVS Debate.” Paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the Society of Christian Ethics, Pacific Region. University of the Pacific, San Francisco Campus. 13 February 2004.

“Theology of Accompaniment as a Post-Minjung Theology in Korea.” Presentation to the Korean Religions Group of the American Academy of Religion Annual Convention 22-25 November 2003 Atlanta.

“Doing Moral Theology in The Philippines & America: Paradigms, Principles, & Cross-Cultural Challenges.” Annual Convention of the Catholic Theological Society of America Selected Section Presentation, Cincinnati, 5-8 June 2003. Response by James Keenan, S.J. (Weston Jesuit School of Theology).

“Teaching Christian Ethics Across the Digital Divide: What Do Manila and Milwaukee Have to Say to Each Other?” Paper presented to the Ethics Section of the College Theology Society Annual Convention, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 29 May-1 June 2003.

“Faith Seeking Transformation: >Religion’ & >Civil Society’ in Contemporary Korea.” Society of Christian Ethics, Pacific Region, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, 7 February 2003.

“How Far Can We Go? Genetics and Stem Cell Debates in a Brave New World” Presentation to the Stanford Women’s Club, San Francisco, 6 November 2002.

“Human Rights or Human Rites? A Cross-Cultural Ethical Perspective.” Presentation in the section Confucianism and Cultural Exchange between China and the West at the international conference, Faithful/Fateful Encounters: Religion and Cultural Exchanges Between Asia and the West. 21-24 October 2002, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China.

“Veritatis Splendor: The Splendor of Truth in ACatholic” Cross-Cultural Ethics.” East Asian Pastoral Institute, Quezon City, Philippines, 15 August 2002.

“Hiblang sari-sari...pinaghabi: The Challenge of Cross-Cultural Ethics.” Theological Hour presented to the Faculty and Students of the Loyola School of Theology, Quezon City, Philippines, 10 July 2002.

“Religion and the Common Good: Farm, Student and Labor Movements in Korea” Religions in Asia Section of the Western Region AAR 24-26 March 2002, St. Mary’s College, Moraga.

University of San Francisco, ASocial Justice Pastoral Perspectives,” Weekend workshop, (USF Phoenix Kino Institute MA Program) January 25-26, 2002.

“Spirituality USA: Surveying the Scene.” Paper presented to the JCEAO Theological Study Week, July 23-27, 2001, East Asian Pastoral Institute (EAPI),Quezon City, Philippines.

“Scripture, the Soul of Moral TheologyBCore, Context, and Coherence” Paper presented to the College Theology Society annual convention, 1 June 2001, University of Portland, Oregon.

“Feminist Ethics and the Natural Law: Problems and Prospects.” Co-presented with Ms. Garen Murray to the Society of Christian Ethics, Pacific Section, annual convention, 16 February 2001, University of San Francisco, California.; and also presented to the Graduate Theological Union FacultyBStudent Colloquium 9 March 2001.

“Trends in Post-Vatican II Moral Theology.” Lecture and discussion presentation to the Loyola School of Theology, Quezon City, Philippines, 8 August 2000.

“Mapping a Methodology.” Presentation to the Society of Christian Ethics, Pacific Section, California State University at Long Beach, 11 February 2000.

“Charting the Common Ground: Moral Discourse and the Abortion Debate.” Paper presented to Ethics Section of the College Theology Society, Green Bay, 4 June 1999.

“Through Thick and Thin: Teaching Ethics in a Cross-Cultural Perspective.” Paper presented to the Ethics Section of the Pacific Regional Meeting of the AAR, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, 16 March 1999.

Invited Participant: Panel Discussion on Confucian Ethics (along with William Jennings, John Kelsay, Dennis McCann, and Sumner Twiss). National Convention of the Society of Christian Ethics, Presentation to the Comparative Ethics Interest Group, 8 January 1998, San Francisco.

“Teaching Christian Ethics in a Cross-Cultural Perspective.” Paper presented to the Society of Christian Ethics, Pacific Region. University of California, Fullerton. 20 February 1998.

Recent discussion concerning the globalization of ethics and the prospects for a common morality, as well as related issues such as inculturation, pluralism, and multiculturalism all provide a challenging context for inter-religious dialogue and critical ethical reflection on the notions of human rights as these are found in various cultural and religious traditions. This paper focuses on a cross-cultural discussion of human rights by considering the Confucian understanding of human rights as human rituals grounded in the notion of relationality based on the Confucian Five Relationships and the virtues of li (propriety) and shin (fidelity) and as expressed in the Confucian canon. The paper argues that Confucianism is a positive resource for both inter-religious dialogue and cross-cultural ethics and concludes by outlining some prospects for using the Confucian notion of human dignity and hum rights to further discussion on multiculturalism, inter-religious and cross- cultural dialogue.

“Teaching Cross-Cultural Christian Ethics.” Presentation to the Faculty Colloquium, Jesuit School of Theology-at-Berkeley, 28 January 1998.

Invited Discussant at the international conference on “Korea and Christianity: An Exploration of Its Unique Development” sponsored by The Korea Society and hosted by Union Theological Seminary in New York City, 25-27 September 1997. Conference Report published by The Korea Society, 1998.

“Cross-Cultural Christian Ethics: An Educational Perspective.” Paper given at the annual convention of the College Theology Society, San Diego, California, 30 May 1997.

"Particular and Global? The Challenge of Sacred Texts to Moral Discourse" Paper presented at the 1996 Annual Convention of the American Academy of Religion, Issues in Interreligious Interchange Consultation, 23-26 November 1996, New Orleans.

"A Pentecost Parable: Minjung Theology as an Expression of the Holy Spirit in Korea." Paper presented to the Catholic Theological Society of America, San Diego, California, 8 June 1996.

"Scripture and Ethics." Guest lecture given to the graduate course in moral theology of Professor Lois Lorentzen at the University of San Francisco on 25 March 1996.

"Human Rights or Human Rites? A Cross-cultural Ethical Perspective." Presentation to the Society of Christian Ethics National Convention, 6 January 1996. Alberqueque, NM.

Recent discussion concerning the globalization of ethics and the prospects for a common morality, as well as related issues such as inculturation, pluralism, and multiculturalism all provide a challenging context for critical ethical reflection on the notions of human rights as these are found in various cultural and religious traditions. This article focuses on a cross-cultural discussion of human rights, comparing some current Western usages of human rights as a universalizable moral concept with the Confucian understanding of human rights as human rites grounded in the notion of relationality based on the Confucian Five Relationships and the virtue of Li (propriety). An exposition of the Confucian approach to human rights and the common good is given which is based on an exegesis of the Confucian Canon as well as how this tradition has been creatively presented and reinterpreted by leading contemporary Confucian scholars, especially Tu Wei-ming's notion of the Confucian moral community as essentially a "fiduciary" community. The article argues that Confucianism is a positive resource for both inter- religious dialogue and cross-cultural ethics and concludes by outlining some prospects for using the Confucian notion of human rights and the common good to further discussion on multiculturalism, inter-religious and cross-cultural dialogue.

"Cultural Particularity and Globailzation in Cross-Cultural Ethics." Presentation at Theological Conference sponsored by the Chinese Christian Association and the Asia Pacific Bridges Project of the Graduate Theological Union. Held in Nanjing, Peoples Republic of China, 26-27 October 1995.

Recent discussion concerning the globalization of ethics and the prospects for a common morality, as well as related issues such as inculturation, pluralism, and multiculturalism all provide a challenging context for critical reflection on how Christian ethics can and should be done as the third millennium approaches. This article briefly rehearses the principal elements of the concerns raised by the globalization of ethics and then focuses on the particularity of culture using insights from both cultural anthropology and inculturation. The concepts of enculturation, acculturation, and inculturation are explained and briefly discussed, and then the article outlines both some of the major concerns raised in teaching Christian ethics from cross-cultural, ecumenical, and inter-religious perspectives, as well as developing a coherent methodology which seeks to integrate these different perspectives.

"Teaching Ethics in a Cross-Cultural Perspective." Paper given at the Conference on Theological Education in the Catholic Tradition, held at Marquette University, 5-8 August 1995.

This paper outlines both some of the major concerns raised in teaching Christian ethics from cross-cultural, ecumenical, and inter-religious perspectives in the United States, as

well as developing a coherent methodology which is grounded in the Roman Catholic tradition of moral theology, but which seeks to integrate these different perspectives. An actual course taught at The Graduate Theological Union is used for purposes of illustration and reference for doing cross-cultural ethics in the Roman Catholic tradition as well as aiding concrete curricular development in this area.

"The Common Good in a Cross-Cultural Perspective: Insights from the Confucian Moral Community." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Society of Christian Ethics (Western Region) held at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California, 17 February 1995.

Recent discussion concerning multiculturalism and the impact of immigrants on the culture and public resources in California (e.g. the Proposition 1987 debate), as well as related issues such as inculturation, pluralism, globalization of ethics and the prospects for a "common morality" all provide a challenging context for critical ethical reflection on the notions of the common good as these are found in various cultural and religious traditions. In the context of California's location on the Pacific Rim this paper investigates the possibility of enriching from a cross-cultural perspective our liberal Western notion of the common good. To this end the paper focuses on a cross-cultural discussion, comparing a Western liberal model with a Confucian understanding of the common good (especially as presented in the Confucian canon) as well as how this tradition has been creatively presented and reinterpreted by leading contemporary Confucian scholars. An original exposition of the notion of the common good exegeted from the Confucian canon is presented, and then discussed in reference to the contemporary work of a number of sinologists, especially Tu Wei-ming and his notion of the Confucian moral community as essentially a "fiduciary" community, all of whom highlight Confucianism as a positive resource for both inter-religious dialogue and cross-cultural ethics. The paper concludes by outlining some prospects for using the notion of the Confucian common good to further discussion on multiculturalism, inter-religious and cross-cultural dialogue.

"Developing Criteria for Cross-Cultural Christian Ethics." Graduate Theological Union, Faculty--Student Colloquium given on 11 November 1994.

As Christian theology takes deeper root in areas which have not historically been Christian a number of challenges come to the fore which are involved in what is generally termed "inculturation" (or contextualization). Though much work has already been done in this area, nevertheless as a theological discipline Christian ethics has lagged behind in this project. This faculty--student colloquium seeks to advance this project by focusing on the outline and development of overall criteria for approaching the inculturation of Chris- tian ethics in non-Western contexts, as well as for structuring and evaluating a dialogue on Christian ethics among all the various cultural and geographical contexts in which Christianity is found.

"The Use of Scripture in Ethics: Paradigm Change in Protestant and Roman Catholic Ecumenical Ethics." Paper presented at the 13th International Congress of Jesuit Ecumenists, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, 22-27 July 1994.

Presentation of the Faculty Colloquium, Jesuit School of Theology-at-Berkeley, 27 April 1994.

"Cultural Particularity: A Challenge to the Globalization of Christian Ethics." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Society of Christian Ethics (Western Region) held at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 18 February 1994.

This paper briefly rehearses the principal elements of the concerns raised by the globalization of ethics and then, using some insights from both cultural anthropology and inculturation, sketches a methodological outline which addresses directly the particularity of the non-Western culture. Contemporary Korea is employed to illustrate this methodology, as well as to pose some questions this process of moral inculturation might raise for the West.

Collaboration with the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity in the planning, preparation and execution of a week-long seminar (23 May -- 2 June 1993) on ecumenical ethics, "The Theology of Moral and Social Issues: Bonds of Communion," sponsored the Boston Theological Institute, together with the endorsement of the Office for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs of the Archdiocese of Boston and the Massachusetts Council of Churches, as well as with the assistance of The Pontifical Council for the Unity of Christians.

3 Papers were presented by James T. Bretzke, S.J.:

"Paradigm Shifts in Post-Conciliar Roman Catholic Moral Theology and Some Implications for Contemporary Ecumenical Christian Ethics."

This paper considers the possibility of Christian ecumenical collaboration in the field of ethics principally from the Roman Catholic perspective. Vatican II is taken as a watershed period for such ecumenical efforts. Before Vatican II the atmosphere was marked more by polemics and mutual misunderstanding, however, the Council itself, as well as several of its key documents, indicate a paradigm shift in basic approaches to fundamental Christian ethics, as well as the whole attitude toward ecumenism. These documents are briefly analyzed, as well as some of the other key paradigm shifts in Roman Catholic moral theology, in order to describe a more positive agenda for ecumenical Christian ethics.

"Scripture and Ethics: Common Book and Common Resource"

"An Ecumenical Perspective on a Contemporary Challenge to the Christian Moral Life: Solidarity with the Refugees as a Challenge for the Understanding of Christian Social Ethics."

Using the example of the plight of the refugees as a challenge to our contemporary understanding of Christian ethics, this article outlines a response based on utilization three themes: the use of Scripture in ethics, moral vision, and ethical narrative.

Collaboration with the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People on "Theological and Moral Reflections related to Repatriation of Refugees and Xenophobia." A one-day conference, "TOWARDS SOLIDARITY: A Seminar on Refugees" was held on 29 April 1993.

Paper presented by James T. Bretzke, S.J.:

"Christian Solidarity and the Refugee Problem: A Challenge for the Understanding of Christian Ethics."

Round-Table Participant, "The Church and Business"--Academic Colloquium of Friends and Benefactors of the Gregorian Foundation. Pontifical Gregorian University. Rome, Italy. 4 May 1992.

Lecture on "Prospects for the Inculturation of Moral Theology in Korea," given (in Korean) to the faculty of Song-Shim Yo-Cha Dae-Hak (Sacred Heart Women's College), Bucheon, Republic of Korea. 5 September 1991.

Jesuit Conference of East Asia (JCEA) Seminar for Secondary School Administrators No. 5 (SSAP-5), One-day workshop given on Inter-Religious Dialogue. Quezon City, Philippines. 14 August 1991.

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N.B. Many of these talks have accompanying Power Point online presentations which can be found on my web-page at https://www2.bc.edu/james-bretzke/default.html

Who Am I to Judge? Intersections of our Jesuit Catholic Mission and the LGBTQ+ Community Presentation for the “Safe Zone” training workshop at John Carroll University, October 30, 2019 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VH1pmYNGX9gYopXDuxBExYEz7Bagh5LF/view?usp= sharing

How do we navigate through difficult and complex issues in a morally complex world? John Carroll University Professor of Theology, Rev. James Bretzke, S.J., S.T.D. ,will address these questions in the light of the developing tradition of Catholic sexual ethics in the context of the Jesuit Catholic Mission in service to its community in helping to create and maintain a Safe Zone for all, especially the LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,

Transexual, Queer or Questioning) Community.

“Faithful Citizenship Choices in a Morally Complex World” Milwaukee Rotary Club September 18, 2018. https://www2.bc.edu/james-bretzke/FaithfulCitizenshipChoicesBretzkeRotary.ppsx

Though politics often is described as the art of compromise, what exactly might that mean for voting decisions in the forthcoming November elections? Working out of the Christian ethical tradition, which is applicable regardless of religious or secular affiliation, Fr. James Bretzke, S.J. outlines general moral principles to help guide our participation in civic society, including casting our ballots in accord with a well-formed, conscience-based choices. This discernment recognizes that all issues do not carry the same moral weight and considers not just political affiliation, but also a particular candidate’s commitments, character, integrity, and ability to influence the political arena.

“Those Were the Days: Putting Christ Back Into Christmas Christians” (Homily Reflections for the First Sunday of Advent, Year B, in Wake Up Lazarus published November 30, 2017 at http://wakeuplazarus.net/2017/advent.html

Presented a faculty in-service on Catholic social teaching in the school context to the faculty and staff of Sacred Heart School, Greenwich CT, Monday March 6, 2017

“Navigating a Morally Complex World: Gender Identity Questions in the Contemporary Context of the Catholic Moral Tradition” Day-long Workshop presented to the East Coast Heads of Schools and Trustees of the Network Schools of the Sacred Heart. Saturday March 4, 2017 Convent School of the Sacred Heart, New York, NY.

Church Teaching & Tradition on Gender in Sexual Ethics Power-Point Presentation https://www2.bc.edu/james- bretzke/ChurchTeachingAndTraditionInGenderInSexualEthics.ppsx

“Catholic Teaching Today” for the annual retreat of the Board of Trustees of the Sacred Heart School of Greenwich CT on September 10, 2016. https://www2.bc.edu/james-bretzke/PrudentialJudgmentsInMoralDilemmasSacredHeart.pp sx

“Catholic moral teaching in difficult ethical cases in the school context” for the Sacred Heart School of Greenwich CT on August 29, 2016

February 6, 2016 Diocese of Fall River, MA Daylong presentation on the Year of Consecrated Life and the Jubilee of Mercy held in the parish hall of Holy Trinity parish for all of the

religious men and women of the diocese.

Spirituality for the Long Haul in Consecrated Life https://www2.bc.edu/james-bretzke/SpiritualityForTheLongHaulConsecratedLife.ppsx https://www2.bc.edu/james-bretzke/SpiritualityForTheLongHaulConsecratedLife.pdf

Ambassadors of Reconciliation in the Jubilee Year of Mercy https://www2.bc.edu/james-bretzke/AmbassadorsOfReconciliationYearOfMercy.ppsx https://www2.bc.edu/james-bretzke/AmbassadorsOfReconciliationYearOfMercy.pdf

"What Does Canonization of Junipero Serra Mean in the Church?" Address to the Worcester Diocese Serra Club, Doubletree Hotel, Leominister, MA September 16, 2015

Plenary Address: "Reasons of the Heart: Ongoing Moral Formation for Sacred Heart Mission.” East Coast Conference of the Boards of the Sacred Heart Schools. Convent School of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich CT 7 March 2015.

Keynote presenter for "Conversations That Matter: Navigating the Tension: Church Teaching, Human Experience, and Pastoral Presence in the LGBTQ Context.” November 11, 2014. The Power Point presentation is found at https://www2.bc.edu/james-bretzke/ConversationsThatMatterHomosexualityADifficultIssu eForSexualEthics.ppt

“Life Matters: Reflecting on the Synod on the Family” Church in the 21st Century, Boston College 28 October 2014. Life Matters: Reflections Extraordinary Synod on the Family See http://www.bc.edu/schools/stm/edevnts/CampusEvents/PastLectures/2014/10-28-2014.html

See also https://www2.bc.edu/james-bretzke/BretzkeSynodOnTheFamilyBCTalk.pdf OR https://www2.bc.edu/james-bretzke/BretzkeSynodOnTheFamilyBCTalk.pptx Accompanying Script for the Reflections Extraordinary Synod on the Family Presentation https://www2.bc.edu/james-bretzke/BretzkeSynodOnTheFamilyBCTalkScript.pdf

This talk reflects on the recently concluded Extraordinary Synod on the Family called by Pope Francis and will discuss the major themes that emerged from that October meeting of bishops and church leaders from around the world. Particular attention will also be given to the input offered by the American bishops, especially in light of the perennial concerns voiced about the array of life matters and family values that intersect with political choices Catholic voters must make in the election box.

“Pope Francis.” Theology on Tap sponsored by the Catholic Parishes of Ayer, MA. 21 October 2013. Nashoba Hall, Ayer, MA.

“How Are We Catholic? Making Conscience-Based Decisions.” Network of the Sacred Heart Schools AHow Are We Catholic II” Conference Presentation. 15 March 2012. Schools of the Sacred Heart, San Francisco CA.

“Hope for Healing: Ambassadors of Reconciliation in Confronting Sin and Moral Failure.” Boston College School of Theology & Ministry 17 March 2011. Presentation available online at http://www.bc.edu/content/bc/schools/stm/edevnts/CampusEvents/PastLectures/2011/02-0 1-2011_2.html

AForgive and forget” is not a Gospel mandate! Rather, Jesus calls his disciples past and present not only confront and turn from our own sins, but also to serve as His Ambassadors of Reconciliation (2 Cor 5) in helping heal the fractures of moral failure that personal and social human sinfulness brings to our morally complex world.

St. George's Parish Arise Program, Framingham, MA. "Ambassadors of Reconciliation: Forgiveness and Reconciliation in a Morally Complex World." 30 April 2010.

Diocese of Reno Permanent Diaconate Training Program. Moral Theology II: Social Conscience and Applied Ethics. Reno NV September 26, 2009.

Moral Theology 3: Critical Life Issues. Permanent Diaconate Training Program, Diocese of Sacramento, March 2008

Fundamental Moral Theology, Diocese of Las Vegas, 20-21 October, 2007.

Introduction to Moral Theology, Permanent Diaconate Training Program, Diocese of Reno, NV, 29 September 2007.

Moral Theology 2. Permanent Diaconate Training Program, Diocese of Sacramento, May 26-27, 2007.

Fundamental Moral Theology. Permanent Diaconate Training Program, Archdiocese of San Francisco, Spring 2007 (3 weekends).

Roman Catholic Bioethics, Permanent Diaconate Training Program, Archdiocese of San Francisco, Spring, 2007 (3 weekends).

Introduction to Moral Theology, Permanent Diaconate Training Program, Diocese of Santa Barbara, 24 March 2007.

“Free Will and Conscience in the Catholic Tradition” Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Parish, San Francisco, 19 January 2007.

“Introduction to Moral Theology.” Institute for Leadership in Ministry, Diocese of San Jose, 4 sessions, January--February, 2007.

“Catholic Teachings on End-of-Life Issues: True or False?” St. Joseph of Cupertino/Diocese of San Jose. 25 March 2006.

“Contested Issues in Church Moral Teaching.” St. Martin’s Parish, San Jose, 26 March 2006.

“The Vatican Instruction on Seminarians” Most Holy Redeemer Parish, San Francisco, 5 February 2006.

“Catholic Teaching on Conscience” Our Lady of Lourdes RCIA Program, Oakland CA, 31 January and 21 February 2006.

“Introduction to Moral Theology.” Diocese of San Jose Institute of Leadership in Ministry (11, 18, 25 JanuaryB15 February 2006)

“Conscience and Church Authority.” St. Martin’s Parish, San Jose, 26 January 2006.

“Ignatian Tools for Spiritual Growth.” Presentation to the 2005 International Leadership Conference ABecoming Fruitful Vines for an Abundant Harvest,” sponsored by Rachel’s Vineyard Ministries. San Damiano Retreat House, Danville, CA. 13-18 November 2005.

“Contemporary Bioethical Challenges in Catholic Moral Theology.” Fall Adult Education Program Lecture for St. James/St. Vincent Parishes, Petaluma, CA 7 November 2005.

What Are the Catholic Church's Teachings on End-of-Life Issues?" Diocese of San Jose, 16

August 2005, St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Los Gatos, California.

“Fundamental Moral Theology” Archdiocese of San Francisco Permanent Diaconate Formation Program (12 February, 5 March, 9 April, 7 May 2005)

“Roll Away the Stone: Sin, Reconciliation and Conversion in Christian Moral Life.” Diocese of Stockton Ministry Celebration Day, St. Mary’s High School, Stockton, 12 March 2005.

“Conscience Formation and the Moral Life.” Our Lady Queen of the Snows Parish, Reno NV 19 March 2005.

“Introduction to Moral Theology.” Diocese of San Jose Institute of Leadership in Ministry (5, 12, January--16,23 February 2005)

Reasons of the Heart: Ethics for Everyday Living. Diocese of Reno, Nevada. December 10-12, 2004.

“Christian Moral Living.” Weekend presentation to the Permanent Diaconate Training Program of the Diocese of Sacramento, 29-31 October 2004.

“Choices: What's God Have to Do with It?: Can A Catholic Vote for Bush? B For Kerry?” Workshop Presentation to the Archdiocese of San Francisco’s 2004 Fall Fest (18 September 2004). Held on the campus of the University of San Francisco.

“Human Sexuality and Moral Questions.” Claretian High School Faculty and Staff Workshop Quezon City, Philippines. 13 August 2004. Accompanying Power Point Presentation:

“Ambassadors of Reconciliation: Confronting Sin and Moral Failure.” Loyola School of Theology, Quezon City, Philippines. 23 July 2004.

“Casuistry with a Human Face: Navigating in a Morally Complex World.” Loyola School of Theology, Quezon City, Philippines. 16 July 2004.

“Modes of Moral Discourse: Navigating Towards a Common Ground.” Loyola School of Theology, Quezon City, Philippines. 9 July 2004.

“Introduction to a Morally Complex World. Jesuit Communications, Sonolux, Ateneo de Manila Campus, 3 July 2004.

“Sanctuary of Conscience.” Loyola School of Theology, Quezon City, Philippines. 2 July 2004.

“Ignatian Ethics and Its Role in Jesuit Basic Education in Asia.” Ateneo de Manila High School Faculty and Staff Spiritual Hour 2 July 2004.

“Professional Ethics for Ministry.” Institute for Leadership in Ministry (Diocese of San Jose) April 21, 2004.

“Standing on Holy Ground: Contemporary Debates in Bioethics.” Presentation for the Ministry Day of the Diocese of Stockton 13 March 2004.

“Standing on Holy Ground: Contemporary Debates in Sexual Ethics.” Presentation for the Ministry Day of the Diocese of Stockton 13 March 2004.

“Conscience in the Roman Catholic Tradition.” 2 Presentations to the RCIA of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Oakland, California, 24 February and 2 March, 2004.

“Theology of the Eucharist and the New General Instruction to the Roman Missal (GIRM).” All- morning workshop given to the parish of Our Lady of Lourdes, Oakland on 24 January 2004.

“Introduction to Moral Theology.” Diocese of San Jose Institute of Leadership in Ministry (14 January-11 February 2004)

Diocese of Santa Rosa Ministry Day, Arcata, California. 1 November 2003. Two presentations: AReasons of the Heart: Pathways to Ethics for Everyday Life,” and ASpirituality for the Long Haul: Pathway for Everyday Christian Living.”

“Bioethical Challenges for a Brave New World,” and AConscience and Moral Decision-making.” Why Listen? Why Follow? Hearing God ... Making Connections. Fall Fest 2003. Archdiocese of San Francisco. 25 October 2003. Held at the University of San Francisco.

“Critical Life Issues Catholic Moral Theology: Bioethics, Sexual Ethics, and Marriage.” Weekend Workshop given to the Permanent Diaconate Formation Program, Diocese of Sacramento, 26-28 September 2003.

Contemporary Debates in Moral Theology. Clergy Study Week, Diocese of Santa Rosa, June 16- 19, 2003.

Catholic Social Ethics. Weekend Workshop given to the Permanent Diaconate Formation Program, Diocese of Sacramento, April 25-27 2003.

“’One, Holy, Catholic’: Joining Hands Across Cultures for an Ethics of Planting, Producing, and Persevering,” 2 Presentations for Ministry Day of the Diocese of Stockton, 5 April 2003.

Diocese of San Jose, “Conscience and Moral Living.” Diocese of San Jose Institute for Leadership Ministry, 4 evening presentations (January, February 2003).

“The Catholic Tradition on Conscience and Contemporary Application.” Our Lady of Lourdes RCIA (28 January and 4 February 2003).

“Navigating the Morally Complex World: Case Studies in Catholic Moral Issues” St. James and St. Vincent’s Parishes Adult Education. Petaluma, 3 Thursday Evening Sessions October/November 2002.

“Roman Catholic Sexual Ethics and Homosexuality.” Faculty In-Service presentation to Archbishop Mitty High School, San Jose, CA. April 26, 2002

“Journey in Hope to Justice: Six C’s for Moral Discourse,” Presentation for Ministry Day Diocese of Stockton, 9 March 2002.

“Conscience and Moral Problems in the Roman Catholic Tradition.” Presentation to the RCIA of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Oakland, California 19 February 2002.

Diocese of San Jose, “Conscience and Moral Living.” Diocese of San Jose Institute for Leadership Ministry, 4 evening presentations (January, February 2002)

“Catholic Moral Issues 101" St. James and St. Vincent’s Parishes Adult Education. Petaluma, 4 Thursday Evening Sessions October/November 2001.

“Critical Life Issues in Moral Theology.” Weekend workshop given to the Diaconate Formation Program, Diocese of Sacramento, 22 April 2001.

Reasons of the Heart: Ethics for Everyday Life. Weekend Workshop given to the Institute for Ministry Formation Program Level Two (Diocese of Sacramento) Auburn, California 7 April 2001.

“Contemporary Moral Issues “ Presentation to the RCIA of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Oakland, California 27 March 2001.

“Conscience Formation in the Roman Catholic Tradition.” Presentation to the RCIA of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Oakland, California 20 March 2001.

Wonder, Worship & Witness Christian Moral Living: Spirituality for the Long Haul. Presentation for Ministry Day of the Diocese of Stockton, 10 March 2001.

“Conscience and Moral Living.” Diocese of San Jose Institute for Leadership Ministry, 4 sessions in January, February 2001.

“Introduction to Moral Theology.” Weekend workshop given to the Diaconate Formation Program, Diocese of Sacramento, 19 November 2000

28 October 2000 Diocese of San Jose Jubilee: Called to Be Prophets. 2 workshop Power Point presentations:

Ambassadors of Christ: Jubilee Ministry of Reconciliation

Spirituality for the Long Haul: Jubilee Christian Moral Living

“Marriage in the Context of Roman Catholic Sexual Ethics.” Presentation given to the Magis Deo community of Manila, 4 August 2000. (Magis Deo is comprised of couples who had made a Marriage Encounter and now belong to an ongoing faith community)

“Sin and Reconciliation in an Ignatian Perspective.” Evening Recollection Talk given to the Jesuit Theologians, Loyola School of Theology, Quezon City, Philippines, 21 July 2000.

“Christian Moral Living” One-day workshop presented to Holy Rosary Parish, Woodland, CA May 6, 2000.

“Critical Life Issues.” Presentation to the RCIA of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Oakland, California 21 March 2000.

“Moral Life Issues.” Weekend workshop given to the Diaconate Formation Program, Diocese of Sacramento, 10-11 March 2000.

“Politics, Church Teaching on Sexual Ethics and Proposition 22" Newman Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 29 February 2000.

"On Marriage and Committed Relationships in the Light of the Knight Initiative (Proposition 22)" Co-presented with Jean Ponder-Soto at Most Holy Redeemer Parish, San Francisco, 27 February 2000.

“New Millennium, New Covenant, New Wineskins.” Ministry Celebration Day, Diocese of Stockton, 26 February 2000

“Conscience and Moral Living.” Diocese of San Jose Institute for Leadership Ministry, 16 February, 23 February, and 1 March 2000.

“Conscience Formation in the Roman Catholic Tradition.” Presentation to the RCIA of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Oakland, California 8 February 2000.

“Celibacy, Chastity, and Roman Catholic Sexual Ethics.” Weekend workshop given to the Diaconate Formation Program, Diocese of Sacramento, 19-20 November 1999.

“Charting the Common Ground: Abortion & Moral Discourse.” Theology on Tap Series. Jesuit School of Theology-at-Berkeley, 18 November 1999.

“Ambassadors of Christ: Our Spirituality of Reconciliation in the Church Today.” Master- Catechists and Directors of Religious Education Workshop, Diocese of San Jose, 4 November 1999.

“Introduction to Moral Theology.” Weekend Workshop given to the Institute for Ministry Formation Program Level One (Diocese of Sacramento) Auburn, California 15-17 October 1999.

“Reasons of the Heart: Conscience Formation and Contemporary Ethical Challenges.” Weekend Workshop given to the Institute for Ministry Formation Program Level Two (Diocese of Sacramento) Auburn, California 10-12 September 1999.

“And God Said, ‘It Is Good’: Prayer Rally Celebrating Creation, Love and Reconciliation.” (Main speaker). St. Vincent Ferrer Parish, Vallejo, CA, April 24, 1999 .

“Ambassadors of Christ: Our Ministry of Reconciliation in the Church Today.” Presentation for Ministry Celebration Day of the Diocese of Stockton, 13 March 1999.

“Conscience and Moral Living.” Diocese of San Jose Institute for Leadership Ministry, 24 February, 3 March, 10 March 1999.

“Conscience Formation in the Roman Catholic Tradition.” Presentation to the RCIA of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Oakland, California 23 February 1999.

“Introduction to Moral Theology.” Weekend Workshop given to the Institute for Ministry Formation Program Level One (Diocese of Sacramento) Auburn, California 22-24 January 1999.

“The Moral Teaching of Part III of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.” Diocese of Sacramento 23 October and 6 November 1998.

“Conscience and Moral Decision-Making.” Adult Education Series presentation. Hayward Deanery of the Oakland Diocese. 5 October 1998.

“The Beatitudes for Business: Good News for Whom?.” Catholic Businessmen’s Association, Diocese of Fresno. 11 September 1998.

"Issues Facing Roman Catholic Moral Theology: Sin, Biomedical Ethics, Euthanasia, Abortion, and Sexual Ethics." Weekend Workshop given to the Permanent Diaconate Formation Program (Diocese of Sacramento) Sacramento, California, 18-19 April 1998.

“The Commandments in the Catechism of the Catholic Church” Presentations to the Pastoral Leadership Workshop of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. 24,25, 26, 31 March, 1, 2, 21,22,23 April 1998 (in various locations in the Archdiocese).

“Moral Living of the Beatitudes.” Presentation for Ministry Celebration Day of the Diocese of

Stockton, 21 March 1998.

“Human Sexuality: Gift and Response.” Presentation to the RCIA program of St. Agnes Parish, San Francisco, California. 18 March 1998.

“Introduction to Moral Theology.” Weekend Workshop given to the Institute for Ministry Formation Program (Diocese of Sacramento) Auburn, California 7-8 February 1998.

“Conscience Formation in the Roman Catholic Tradition.” Presentation to the RCIA of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Oakland, California 10 February 1998.

"The Seamless Garment as a Metaphor for Catholic Moral Decision-Making.” Presentation to Our Lady of Lourdes Parish. 23 June 1997.

"The Seamless Garment as a Means of Understanding Roman Catholic Issues of Life and Death" Presentation to Adult Education Series for Resurrection Church, Aptos, California. 13 April 1997. "Conscience Formation and Moral Life" Weekend Workshop given to the Northern Institute for Ministry Formation Program (Diocese of Sacramento) Redding, California, 5-6 April 1997.

"How Far Can You Go? How Far Have We Come? Constancy and Change in Roman Catholic Sexual Ethics” Sesquicentennial Address given to Xavier High School, New York, 25 March 1997.

“Moral Blind Spots: Social Sin and Social Grace." Presentation for Ministry Day of the Diocese of Stockton, 8 March 1997.

“Conscience and Formation.” Presentation for Holy Spirit Parish, Fairfield, California, 9 March 1997.

"Introduction to Moral Theology" Weekend Workshop given to the Permanent Diaconate Formation Program (Diocese of Sacramento) Sacramento, California, 14-16 February 1997.

"Challenges for a Coherent Contemporary Catholic Sexual Ethics." Presentation to Adult Education Series for Resurrection Church, Aptos, California. 9 February 1997.

"Conscience Formation and Moral Life" Weekend Workshop given to the Institute for Ministry

Formation Program (Diocese of Sacramento) Auburn, California, 17-19 January 1997.

"Conscience, Moral Decision-Making, and Life Issues." In-Service Workshop on Moral Theology for the Cathecumenate Office of the Diocese of Stockton. 11-12 October 1996.

"Introduction to Moral Theology" Weekend Workshop given to the Institute for Ministry Formation Program (Diocese of Sacramento) Auburn, California, 11-12 May 1996.

"Introduction to Moral Theology" Weekend Workshop given to the Institute for Ministry Formation Program, Diocese of Sacramento, California, 21-23 April 1995.

"Sexual Ethics in Contemporary Moral Theology" Evening Lecture for the Adult Education Program at St. Ignatius High School, San Francisco, 11 April 1995.

"Issues in Moral Theology" Weekend Workshop given to the Permanent Diaconate Formation Program, Diocese of Sacramento, California, 31 March--1 April 1995.

Seminar on Contemporary Fundamental Moral Theology: Perspectives and Problems. Institute for Continuing Theological Education, Pontifical North American College, Vatican City State, 29 March--2 April 1993. (Presented as part of the sabbatical program for diocesan clergy run by the North American College).

Conference, "De Sexto: Prospects and Problems in Post-Vatican II Sexual Ethics." Institute for Continuing Theological Education, Pontifical North American College, Vatican City State, 11 November 1992.

Seminar on Post-Vatican II Developments in Fundamental Moral Theology. Institute for Continuing Theological Education, Pontifical North American College, Vatican City State, 28-30 October 1992. (Presented as part of the sabbatical program for diocesan clergy run by the North American College).

Other Academic and/or Pastoral Presentations: 4

Respondent to Professor Christina Astorga’s AMorality, Culture, and Spirituality: Collision or Collaboration. The Filipino People Power Phenomenon” Catholic Theological Society of America Annual Convention, Milwaukee, Wisconsin June 9, 2001.

Respondent to presentation of Judith A. Berling’s book, A Pilgrim in Chinese Culture: Negotiating

Religious Diversity (Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 1997). 19 March 1998 Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California.

Invited Participant to the Commission of Bishops and Scholars Colloquy for Regions 11,12, and 13 on Theological and Pastoral Implications for the Renewal of Moral Theology Raised by The Catechism of the Catholic Church and Veritatis Splendor. San Francisco, 24 October 1996.

Founding member of, and participant in, the Jesuit Conference of East Asia Conference on Inter- Religious Dialogue (JCEA-CIRD), Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan). 25 November--1 December 1988.

Co-drafter of Statement of the Jesuit Conference of East Asia on Inter-Religious Dialogue [published by James H., Kroeger, M.M. in his article "The Commitments of Mission Societies in Asia to Interreligious Dialogue." East Asian Pastoral Review 26 (1989): 266- 275].

******** Upcoming Papers, Presentations, or Conferences (in chronological order):

“What Might Augustine Say About “Faithful Citizenship”?: From The City of God to Super Tuesday 2020.” Catholic Studies Lecture Series at John Carroll University March 19, 2020.

Augustine of Hippo (354—430 CE) is universally recognized as one of the first and most important theologians in the Christian tradition. His De civitate Dei contra paganos or City of God was completed just four years prior to his death and wrestled with the tumult in the Roman empire following the sack of Rome by Visigoths in 410. In this work Augustine sought to console and encourage Christians in those troubled times, by furnishing a Christian political theology whose vision was grounded in a belief in the triumph of God’s Kingdom that would ultimately come in its fullness. What insights might Augustine and his political theology have for Christians in today’s highly charged political arena? This presentation will seek to address these questions using the US Catholic Bishops perennial electoral guide Faithful Citizenship as one dialogue partner with Augustine’s thought.

“Cancelling the Drag Show: GLBTQIA ‘Identity, Relationships, and Responsibilities’ Case Study at a Jesuit University” College Theology Society Annual Convention, Spring Hill College, Mobile 28-31 May 2020.

Universities have always exercised an in loco parentis role to varying degrees and in religious-order affiliated Catholic universities this role is complexified by overlapping and occasionally competing responsibilities to several “publics”: the students themselves, their

families, faculty, staff, alumni, trustees, donors, the sponsoring religious order and the local Church. This paper will present a Case sparked by the seemingly sudden decision announced in September 2019 by the first lay president of John Carroll University to cancel the annual Drag Show that had been put on annually by the student GLBTQIA group for several years (with seemingly minimal push-back). The reaction from the various constituencies with the John Carroll University community ran the gamut from outrage to accolade, but with the majority seeming to oppose the presidential decision. Rather than end in a stalemate or tug-of-war, the senior leadership team created an ad hoc committee to address the many larger questions behind the original impetus for the Drag Show as well as negative reactions from a variety of the publics associated with the University. Several initiatives, projects and strategies came out of this committee (of which I am a member). One of these was a series of workshops on “Safe-Zone” training, another was an academic symposium on “Drag Culture” which strategically refined the cancelled Drag Show presentation, and other included a variety of talks, courses, and symposia on related themes. All of these could serve as a sort of road-map showing navigable paths forward, as well as to identify hazards and dead-ends in the religious, cultural and ethical topography.

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RESEARCH-BASED PUBLICATIONS UNDER CONTRACT OR CONSIDERATION

Book Under Contract

Hearing the Silence: Quiet Listening with Shusaku Endo’s Novel Lexington Press URL: https://www2.bc.edu/james-bretzke/BretzkeHearingEndosSilenceBookProposal.pdf

Manuscript Proposal under Consideration

Mapping the Moral Triangle for Navigating in a Morally Complex World URL: https://www2.bc.edu/james- bretzke/BretzkeMappingMoralTriangleBookProposalSynopsis.pdf

This book is designed as a stand-alone text, but also builds on the basic material presented in Bretzke’s 2004 A Morally Complex World, especially in terms of natural law and conscience, and to a lesser extent the use of Scripture in Christian moral analysis. Moral methodology (introductory chapter) in the Christian tradition, followed by illustration and application in a cross-section of ethical issues (abortion, death penalty, end-of-life health care decisions, voting, sexual ethics).

Article(s) under Consideration