FAN, Volume III, Issue 4 September 2012
I. Speaking Engagements
Zeni V. Fox, Ph.D., Professor of Pastoral Theology, presented the following:
o “Lay Ministry in the Church Today.” Lecture, for the Diocese of Woolongong,
Australia, on September 18, 2011;
o “Lay Leaders: Challenges.” Workshop for lay leaders in Catholic dioceses and
Catholic educational, health care and social service institutions, sponsored by
Governance and Management (NGMC)—a consulting group serving Roman
Catholic and non-profit groups, and held in Sydney, Australia, on September 20,
2011;
o “Chaplaincy as a Ministry.” Teleconference lecture, for the National Association of
Chaplains, Minneapolis, MN, on November 2 and 10, 2011;
o “Discipleship.” Lecture, sponsored by Contemplative Outreach, and held at St.
Walburga Monastery, Elizabeth, NJ, on November 5, 2011;
o “Signs of the Times.” Lecture for lay Church leaders, sponsored by Illuminare, a
ministry of the Sisters of St. Benedict, and held at their mother house in Minneapolis,
MN, on November 7, 2011;
o “Key to Full Participation.” Workshop, sponsored by Loras College, Dubuque, IA,
on June 26, 2012; and
o “Disciples of Jesus: Who Is a Model for Your Discipleship?” Lecture, for the
Catholic Speakers Series sponsored by the Roman Catholic parishes of Waterloo,
Waterloo, IA, on June 27, 2012. 2
Dianne M. Traflet, J.D. ’88, S.T.D., Associate Dean; Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology; and
Founder and Co-Director, Institute for Christian Spirituality:
o Presented the following:
. Retreat talks, including the following, for Holy Lives, Holy Marriages: A
Marriage Enrichment Retreat: Lessons from Inspiring Couples in Scripture and
Throughout History, sponsored by the Catholic Center for Family Spirituality,
Institute for Christian Spirituality:
• “Mary and Joseph; Elizabeth and Zechariah.” At Our Lady of Mercy
Parish, Jersey City, NJ, on October 15, 2011; and
• “Reflecting on Life and Love with St. Gianna Beretta Molla.” at
Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, on June 30, 2012.
Additionally, Dr. Traflet served as Master of Ceremonies for three retreats in this
series:
• “Mary and Joseph; Elizabeth and Zechariah.” at the Church of the
Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Morristown, NJ, on October 22,
2011;
• “St. Gianna Beretta Molla and Pietro Molla; Blessed Peter To Rot
and Paula la Varpit.” at St. Aloysius Church, Jersey City, NJ, on
November 12, 2011; and
• “St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and William Magee Seton; St. Thomas
More and Jane Colt.” at St. Aloysius Parish, Jersey City, NJ, on April
14, 2012. 3
. “The Influence of Teresa of Avila on Edith Stein.” Lecture, for The Avila
Lecture Series, St. Teresa of Avila Parish, Summit, NJ, on February 1, 2012;
and
. “Edith Stein’s Spirituality.” Lecture, at the Serra Club of the Oranges, South
Orange, NJ, on February 27, 2012;
o Served as Master of Ceremonies for two retreats in the So Much Love: A Lenten
Journey with Local Saints and Pilgrims lecture series, at Immaculate Conception Parish,
Montclair, NJ:
. “Dorothy Day’s The Long Loneliness.” On February 29, 2012; and
. “Thomas Merton.” On March 28, 2012;
o Facilitated a parish retreat, addressing “The Power of Prayer in Your Busy Life.” At
St. Mary Parish, Ridgefield, CT, on March 30, 2012; and
o Participated in a parish day of reflection, addressing the topic “Prayerfully Gazing
upon Christ with Mary: A Scriptural Meditation on Mary’s Look of Love.” At St.
Aloysius Parish, New Canaan, CT, on May 18, 2012.
Gregory Y. Glazov, D.Phil. (Oxon.), Associate Professor of Biblical Studies and Coordinator of the
Great Spiritual Books Program, Institute for Christian Spirituality, presented the following:
o “The Amazing Wisdom and Biblical Background of the Hail Mary.” Talk, at St.
Francis Cathedral, Metuchen, NJ, on November 6, 2011;
o Talk on the Ten Commandments, for the Catechetical Faith Formation Program at
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Mountainside, NJ, on March 4, 2012; and
o Two talks for the RCIA Program at St. Teresa of Avila Parish, Summit, NJ:
. “Blessed Mother and the Saints.” On March 18, 2012; and
. “Life of Christ/Paschal Mystery.” On March 25, 2012. 4
Reverend Monsignor Joseph R. Chapel, S.T.D., Assistant Spiritual Director for the Seminary;
Associate Professor of Moral Theology; Co-Director, Institute for Christian Spirituality; and Director,
Center for Diaconal Formation, presented “Faith and the Miracle of Language.” Lecture, for
the God on the Vine series at Most Blessed Sacrament Parish, Franklin Lakes, NJ, on
March 27, 2012.
Reverend Douglas J. Milewski, S.T.D., Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Associate
Professor of Theology, presented “The Beatitudes in St. Gregory of Nyssa and St.
Augustine.” Guest lecture, at St. Paul Inside the Walls: The Catholic Center for
Evangelization at Bayley-Ellard, Madison, NJ, on April 25, 2012.
Justin M. Anderson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics, presented “Isn’t it Enough
to be a Good Person?: Virtue, Ethics and Grace.” Lecture, for the Reasons to Believe Series
at St. Paul Inside the Walls: The Catholic Center for Evangelization at Bayley-Ellard,
Madison, NJ, on May 19, 2012. Following this lecture, Dr. Anderson facilitated
participant discussion on the ethical implications of various degrees of religious faith.
Diane M. Carr, M.A. ’07, Coordinator of Graduate and International Services; Coordinator of the
Center for Prayerfully Speaking, Institute for Christian Spirituality; and Adjunct Professor of Pastoral
Theology, presented “Prayerfully Speaking: Women of Faith.” Talk, at the Annual
Women’s Tea at St. Catharine Parish, Glen Rock, NJ, on May 20, 2012.
Reverend Mark Francis O’Malley, Hist.Eccl.D., Rector of St. Andrew’s Hall College Seminary and
Adjunct Professor of Church History, presented “Ecclesiastical Heraldry and Parochial Use.”
Presentation, to the St. Teresa of Avila Parish Council, Summit, NJ, on June 11, 2012.
Reverend Thomas G. Guarino, K.H.S., S.T.D., Professor of Systematic Theology, appeared on the
WSOU Radio program The Kinship of Catholics and Jews, at Seton Hall University, South
Orange, NJ, on July 24, 2012. He was interviewed by Reverend Lawrence E. Frizzell, 5
S.T.L., S.S.L., D.Phil. (Oxon.), about the bilateral ecumenical group Evangelicals and
Catholics Together (ECT) and about the role of religion in contemporary public life.
The program touched in a special way upon the life and work of the recently deceased
Chuck Colson, the former Nixon Administration official who was a co-founder of ECT
and was fully dedicated to Christian unity.
Jeffrey L. Morrow, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Undergraduate Theology, presented “Ephesians
Through Jewish Eyes.” Lecture, for Franciscan University of Steubenville’s Applied
Biblical Studies Conference, at Franciscan University of Steubenville, Steubenville, OH,
on July 26, 2012.
II. Mission and Service
Reverend Monsignor Joseph R. Chapel, S.T.D., Assistant Spiritual Director for the Seminary;
Associate Professor of Moral Theology; Co-Director, Institute for Christian Spirituality; and Director,
Center for Diaconal Formation:
o Has continued his extensive service to the impoverished of El Salvador:
. As Founder and Director of the “El Salvador Education and Development
Fund,” Franklin Lakes, NJ, which provides educational scholarships for
orphans and provides extensive funding for reconstruction projects for the
Aldea Infantil San Antonio, San Miguel, El Salvador, traveled to El Salvador
five times in 2011-2012;
. Engaged in fundraising and provided spiritual assistance for Hermanas
Franciscanas Cooperadoras Parroquiales de la Asunción, in El Salvador and
Honduras, providing direct assistance to their mission, the Aldea Infantil San
Antonio children’s orphanage in San Miguel, El Salvador; 6
. Traveled on a private Mission trip with two brother priests to dedicate a
Peace and Reconciliation Shrine (phase one of a retreat center) in El Mozote,
El Salvador, on the thirtieth anniversary of the largest massacre of the
Salvadorean civil war ,which occurred at this site, and to make a Mission visit
to an isolated mountain parish to celebrate sacraments and to help with
fundraising for building a church, from December 9-16, 2011;
. Served as chaplain on three Mission trips:
• Seton Hall University DOVE Mission trip to El Salvador, during
Winter Break (from January 7-14, 2012), for the ninth year;
• Seton Hall University FOCUS Evangelization Mission trip to San
Miguel and villages in El Salvador, from March 12-17, 2012; and
• Most Blessed Sacrament Parish, Franklin Lakes, NJ, Evangelization
Mission trip to Aldea Infantil San Antonio, San Miguel, El Salvador,
from June 24-29, 2012;
o Presented the following:
. “Preparing Children for Confession.” Lecture, at Most Blessed Sacrament
Parish, Franklin Lakes, NJ, on November 17, 2011; and
. “Language, Prayer and the New Roman Missal.” Talk, for the Pack the Chapel
series, sponsored by Seton Hall University Campus Ministry, and held in the
Chapel of the Immaculate Conception, Seton Hall University, South Orange,
NJ, on November 30, 2011; and
o Celebrated the Sacrament of Penance/Reconciliation and celebrated Mass, for a
Lenten program sponsored by Seton Hall University FOCUS and held in the Chapel 7
of The Immaculate Conception, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, on
February 16, 2012.
Dianne M. Traflet, J.D. ’88, S.T.D., Associate Dean; Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology; and
Founder and Co-Director, Institute for Christian Spirituality:
o Participated in the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Symposium of the Lay Centre at Foyer
Unitas on the Laity in the Church and the World, held at the Lay Centre, Rome, Italy,
from July 3-10, 2011;
o Served as instructor on Edith Stein’s Spiritual Life, for the Carmelite Novitiate,
Middletown, NY, from August 1-2, 2011;
o Presented the following:
. Panel discussion on helping high school students to discover their path in
life, for a student assembly at Immaculate Conception High School, Lodi,
NJ, on October 7, 2011; and
. “Edith Stein’s Witness to her Faith: Lessons for Today.” Lecture, for the
Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, at Most Blessed Sacrament Friary, Newark,
NJ, on February 22, 2012;
o Was named to the Board of Trustees of Morris Catholic High School, Denville, NJ,
effective summer 2012; and
o Served as instructor for the St. Cyril of Jerusalem Program of Catechetical Formation
for Adults, based in the Diocese of Bridgeport, CT. As part of this service, Dr.
Traflet delivered a video program on prayer, and wrote a chapter for an
accompanying manual.
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Timothy P. Fortin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Philosophical Theology:
o At the request of Seton Hall University Campus Ministry, has founded and
moderates a bi-weekly student meeting of the Catholic lay movement Communion and
Liberation on Seton Hall’s campus; and
o Presented “Fatherhood and Priesthood.” Formation presentation, to Franciscan
Friars of the Renewal, at Most Blessed Sacrament Friary, Newark, NJ, on April 18,
2012.
Gregory Y. Glazov, D.Phil. (Oxon.), Associate Professor of Biblical Studies and Coordinator of the
Great Spiritual Books Program, Institute for Christian Spirituality, has been appointed (along
with Reverend Lawrence Frizzell) co-convener of the Catholic Biblical Association Task
Force on The Use of the Old Testament in the Gospel of St. John, and has undertaken
the job of editing the proceedings of their work over the past half-decade.
Reverend Monsignor Gerard H. McCarren, S.T.D., Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and
Spiritual Director for the Seminary:
o Served as a spiritual director for seminarians participating in the 10-week Summer
Program for Spiritual Formation for Diocesan Seminarians, at The Institute for Priestly
Formation, Creighton University, Omaha, NE. As a spiritual director, Monsignor
McCarren met weekly with each of six seminarians, eight times each, from June 13-
August 2, 2012; and
o Was reappointed by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity as a
member of the Joint Commission for Dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church
and the World Methodist Council for the coming five-year cycle. Annual meetings,
held in October, are scheduled for Buenos Aires (2012), Singapore (2013), Rome
(2014) and Atlanta, GA (2015). 9
Stella F. Wilkins, M.A., M.L.S., Librarian and Adjunct Professor of the Research Seminar, was
appointed on June 13, 2012 to serve on the Diversity Committee of the American
Theological Library Association.
Reverend Pablo T. Gadenz, S.S.L., S.T.D., Associate Professor of Biblical Studies, at the annual
Priests, Deacons and Seminarians Retreat, which this year was based on the Gospel of
John, and was held at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, OH, from June 18-22,
2012:
o Presented two conferences:
. “Bearing Witness to the Word”; and
. “The Three Witnesses: The Spirit, the Water, and the Blood”; and
o Preached a homily.
The following ICSST administrators and faculty members served as team teachers for
ELMP 6871: Principal as Catholic School Servant Leader, a course in the M.A. program in
Education Leadership, Management and Policy (focusing on Catholic School
Leadership), College of Education and Human Services, Seton Hall University, South
Orange, NJ:
o Deacon Andrew E. Saunders, M.A. ’08, Associate Director, Center for Diaconal Formation, on
June 23, 2012;
o Stephen B. Kass, M.N.E., M.A. ’09, Coordinator of Marketing and Development, Institute for
Christian Spirituality; Coordinator of Seminary’s Theological Education for Parish Services
(STEPS), Institute for Christian Spirituality; Director of the Catholic Center for Family
Spirituality, Institute for Christian Spirituality; and Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology, on
June 23, 2012; and
o Zeni V. Fox, Ph.D., Professor of Pastoral Theology, on June 24, 2012. 10
Julie V. Burkey, M.A.P.M. ’04, D.Min., Coordinator of the Center for Workplace Spirituality,
Institute for Christian Spirituality, and Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology, presented “Work:
Spiritual, Theological and Pastoral Perspectives.” Saturday pastoral formation
presentation for deacon candidates and their wives in the Diocese of Paterson, at St.
Paul Inside the Walls: The Catholic Center for Evangelization at Bayley-Ellard,
Madison, NJ, on September 8, 2012.
III. Publications
The Institute for Christian Spirituality published the journal Through Her Intercession, in
May 2012. This journal, edited by Stephen B. Kass, M.N.E., M.A. ’09, Coordinator of
Marketing and Development, Institute for Christian Spirituality; Coordinator of Seminary’s Theological
Education for Parish Services (STEPS), Institute for Christian Spirituality; Director of the Catholic
Center for Family Spirituality, Institute for Christian Spirituality; and Adjunct Professor of Pastoral
Theology, is available online at
http://issuu.com/setonhallmagazine/docs/ifcs_seminary_journal_2012, and includes a
selection of articles based on the Formational Evenings at the School of Theology (FEAST)
lectures delivered by ICSST faculty and administrators during Immaculate Conception
Seminary’s Sesquicentennial celebration. Among the articles are:
o “Mater Dei: The Highest of God’s Creatures.” 8-16. By Reverend Pablo T. Gadenz,
S.S.L., S.T.D., Associate Professor of Biblical Studies;
o “Christ and Mary: Our King and Queen.” 17-23. By Reverend Mark Francis O’Malley,
Hist.Eccl.D., Rector of St. Andrew’s Hall College Seminary and Adjunct Professor of Church
History; 11
o “The Sword that Pierces Sin.” 24-28. By Jeffrey L. Morrow, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of
Undergraduate Theology;
o “Mary as a Model of Discipleship.” 29-37. By Zeni V. Fox, Ph.D., Professor of Pastoral
Theology;
o “On Mary’s Role in Our Return to Paradise.” 38-48. By Gregory Y. Glazov, D.Phil.
(Oxon.), Associate Professor of Biblical Studies and Coordinator of the Great Spiritual Books
Program, Institute for Christian Spirituality;
o “Mary, the Ark of the New Covenant.” 49-56. By Reverend Pablo T. Gadenz, S.S.L.,
S.T.D., Associate Professor of Biblical Studies;
o “Mary and Ecumenism.” 57-67. By Reverend Monsignor John A. Radano, Ph.D., Adjunct
Professor of Systematic Theology;
o “Our Lady of Fatima and the Miracle of the Sun.” 68-77. By Reverend John S. Grimm,
J.D., S.T.L., Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology;
o “Woman, Behold Thy Son; Behold Thy Mother.” 78-82. By Stephen B. Kass, M.N.E.,
M.A. ’09, Coordinator of Marketing and Development, Institute for Christian Spirituality;
Coordinator of Seminary’s Theological Education for Parish Services (STEPS), Institute for
Christian Spirituality; Director of the Catholic Center for Family Spirituality, Institute for
Christian Spirituality; and Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology;
o “Assessing the Assumption.” 83-89. By Reverend Donald E. Blumenfeld, Ph.D., Adjunct
Professor of Pastoral Theology; and
o “The Rosary: The Circle of Life.” 90-97. By Eric M. Johnston, Ph.D., Assistant
Professor of Undergraduate Theology.
Reverend Monsignor Joseph R. Chapel, S.T.D., Assistant Spiritual Director for the Seminary;
Associate Professor of Moral Theology; Co-Director, Institute for Christian Spirituality; and Director, 12
Center for Diaconal Formation, published a book chapter: “Das Wort im Sakrament der
Beichte” [“The Word in the Sacrament of Confession”], translated by Markus Flatscher.
In Pneumatologie als Grammatik der Subjektivität: Ferdinand Ebner, edited by Ermenegildo
Bidese, Richard Hörmann and Silvano Zucal, 181-92. Wien/Berlin: LIT Verlag, 2012.
Zeni V. Fox, Ph.D., Professor of Pastoral Theology, published a book chapter: “Leadership,
Ritual and Lay Ecclesial Ministry.” In In the Name of the Church: Vocation and Authorization
of Lay Ecclesial Ministry, edited by William J. Cahoy, 189-208. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical
Press, 2012.
Gregory Y. Glazov, D.Phil. (Oxon.), Associate Professor of Biblical Studies and Coordinator of the
Great Spiritual Books Program, Institute for Christian Spirituality, published the following:
o An article in a reference work: “Canonical Interpretation of Old Testament
Prophetic Literature.” Dictionary of the Old Testament: Prophets. Edited by Mark J.
Boda and Gordon McConville. IVP, 2012. 77-83; and
o Abstracts: Many articles from Revue de Qumran 24 (2010), vols. 1 & 2 abstracted for
Old Testament Abstracts.
Jeffrey L. Morrow, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Undergraduate Theology, published two book
reviews:
o Review of History of Biblical Interpretation Volume 4: From the Enlightenment to the
Twentieth Century, by Henning G. Reventlow. Review of Biblical Literature (May 2012).
Online at: http://www.bookreviews.org/pdf/7885_8615.pdf; and
o Review of The Bible and American Culture: A Sourcebook, edited by Claudia Setzer and
David A. Shefferman. Horizons 39, no. 1 (2012): 124-25.
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Ellen R. Scully, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Undergraduate Theology, published two journal
articles:
o “The Soteriology of Hilary of Poitiers: A Latin Mystical Model of Redemption.”
Augustinianum 52, no. 1 (June 2012): 159-95; and
o “Jerusalem: Image of Hilary’s Christocentric Eschatology in the Tractatus super
Psalmos.” Vigiliae Christianae 66, no. 3 (2012): 269-82.
Reverend Thomas G. Guarino, K.H.S., S.T.D., Professor of Systematic Theology, published a
newspaper article: “ECT Issues Vigorous Defense of Religious Freedom.” The Catholic
Advocate (the community newspaper of the Archdiocese of Newark) 61, no. 11 (June 6,
2012): 4.
IV. Off-Campus Courses
Zeni V. Fox, Ph.D., Professor of Pastoral Theology, taught in The Academy, a joint effort of
Catholic Health East and Seton Hall University’s Catholic Studies, for the primary
leadership core of the CHE. This year, three two-day programs were held at the
Villanova Conference Center, Radnor, PA: July 20-21, 2011; February 1-2, 2012; and
May 8-9, 2012.
Gregory Y. Glazov, D.Phil. (Oxon.), Associate Professor of Biblical Studies and Coordinator of the
Great Spiritual Books Program, Institute for Christian Spirituality, taught a three-week online
seminar rooted in his book The Scriptural Origins of the Hail Mary, for Catholic Distance
University, Hamilton, VA, in May 2012.
Reverend Pablo T. Gadenz, S.S.L., S.T.D., Associate Professor of Biblical Studies, taught The
Word of God and the New Evangelization, a 1-credit, 12-hour course, for “The Rome
Experience,” a summer educational and formational program for American diocesan 14
seminarians. This course was accredited by and conducted at the Pontifical University of
the Holy Cross, Rome, Italy, from June 11-15, 2012.
Víctor Velarde-Mayol, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophical Theology, taught an
advanced seminar on Cognitive Science, at Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, during
Summer 2012.
Reverend Monsignor Gerard H. McCarren, S.T.D., Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and
Spiritual Director for the Seminary, taught the 3-credit course The Mystery of the Liturgy:
Receiving in Celebration and in Life, for The Institute for Priestly Formation, Creighton
University, Omaha, NE, from July 9-August 2, 2012.
V. Conferences, Meetings and Symposia
Zeni V. Fox, Ph.D., Professor of Pastoral Theology:
o As one of seven authors, interacted over the course of three days with the convened
audience of some 200 invited participants and the other authors at the “Collegeville
Ministry Seminar II” at The 2011 Collegeville National Symposium on Lay Ecclesial
Ministry, sponsored by St. John’s School of Theology-Seminary, and held in
Collegeville, MN, from August 2-5, 2011;
o Presented the following:
. “Emerging Lay Leadership in the Church.” Invited lecture, at Emerging Lay
Leadership in the Church, conference sponsored by Ohio Dominican
University, and held in Columbus, OH, on March 21, 2012;
. “Ministerial Identity: Vocation, Discipleship, Ministry.” Invited program
(including lectures, reflection and dialogue) for pastoral associates and parish
life coordinators, at Roundtable for Pastoral Associates and Parish Life Coordinators, 15
sponsored by the National Association for Lay Ministry, and held in Crystal
City, VA, from May 30-31, 2012; and
. “Full, Conscious and Active Participation.” Invited lecture, at Celebrating
Vatican II, conference sponsored by Loras College, and held in Dubuque, IA,
on June 26, 2012; and
o Participated in Eucharist Without Borders: God’s Welcoming Table and Comprehensive
Immigration Reform. Conference, sponsored by Celebration and National Catholic Reporter,
and held in Rio Rico, AZ, from April 11-13, 2012.
Dianne M. Traflet, J.D. ’88, S.T.D., Associate Dean; Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology; and
Founder and Co-Director, Institute for Christian Spirituality, participated in the Convention of
the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars, on Catholic Social Thought and Economics, Detroit, MI,
from September 23-25, 2011.
Eric M. Johnston, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Undergraduate Theology:
o Presented “Thomas Aquinas’s Biology of ‘Passive Females.’” Paper, presented on
May 11, 2012 at the International Medieval Congress, held at Western Michigan
University, Kalamazoo, MI, from May 10-12, 2012; and
o Participated in the following:
. Acton Institute, Acton University, Grand Rapids, MI, from June 13-15, 2012;
and
. Philosophy Workshop of The Catholic and Dominican Institute, Mount
Saint Mary College, Newburgh, NY, co-sponsored by The Thomistic
Institute of the Dominican House of Studies, Washington, DC, and held in
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Julie V. Burkey, M.A.P.M. ’04, D.Min., Coordinator of the Center for Workplace Spirituality,
Institute for Christian Spirituality, and Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology, presented
“Advancing Pluralism in the Workplace.” Invited paper, at Understanding Religious
Pluralism: Perspectives from Theology & Religious Studies, conference sponsored by
Georgetown University, Washington, DC, from May 23-25, 2012.
Ellen R. Scully, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Undergraduate Theology, presented “Jerusalem’s
Lost Etymology: How Augustine Changed Latin Eschatology.” Paper, at the North
American Patristics Society Annual Meeting, held in Chicago, IL, from May 24-26, 2012.
Gregory Y. Glazov, D.Phil. (Oxon.), Associate Professor of Biblical Studies and Coordinator of the
Great Spiritual Books Program, Institute for Christian Spirituality, in an effort to help to
develop the reading lists and pedagogy for his courses, has been attending Fides et Ratio
Institute seminars, aimed at reviving the teaching of Great Spiritual Books in Catholic
institutions. These seminars foster a week-long guided discussion with colleagues in
Catholic Seminaries and Schools of Theology regarding 20-30 theological and spiritual
classics. Dr. Glazov participated in the Fides et Ratio seminar titled Church Fathers II, at
Thomas More College, Merrimack, NH, from June 2-9, 2012. Last year’s Church Fathers I
seminar furnished a good percentage of the titles explored in Dr. Glazov’s Fall 2011 and
Spring 2012 courses.
Reverend W. Jerome Bracken, C.P., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Moral Theology, presented “Men,
Women and the Family from a Catholic Moral Perspective.” Paper, at the Catholic-
Jewish Emerging Leadership Conference, sponsored by the International Catholic-
Jewish Liaison Committee, and held at the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center,
Falls Village, CT, on June 19, 2012. 17
Reverend Monsignor Gerard H. McCarren, S.T.D., Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and
Spiritual Director for the Seminary, participated in the Annual National Newman Conference: “In
the Way of Holiness,” sponsored by the Newman Association of America, and held at
the Conference Center at The University of St. Mary of the Lake, Mundelein, IL, from
August 9-11, 2012.
VI. Other Scholarly and Professional Activity
Reverend Thomas G. Guarino, K.H.S., S.T.D., Professor of Systematic Theology, reviewed a
manuscript submitted to the journal Nova et Vetera (English edition) in spring 2012.