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Curriculum Vitae

Daniel P. Horan, OFM

Catholic Theological Union (773) 371-5505 5401 S. Cornell Ave. [email protected] Chicago, IL 60615 www.danhoran.com EDUCATION

Ph.D. Systematic Theology Boston College 2016 M.Div. Theology and Ministry Washington Theological Union 2012 M.A. Systematic Theology Washington Theological Union 2010 B.A. Theology (Honors) St. Bonaventure University 2005

Additional Postgraduate Study (for credit, non-matriculating)

Philosophy St. Johns University, NY 2005-2006 Franciscan Studies The Franciscan Institute, NY 2006, 2010 Philosophy Boston University 2007 Theology Catholic University of America 2008–2010 German Harvard University 2009

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Teaching Positions

Visiting Assistant Professor Catholic Theological Union (Chicago, IL) Fall 2016—present Department of Historical and Doctrinal Studies Adjunct Professor Boston College (Boston, MA) Summer 2016 School of Theology and Ministry Adjunct Professor Catholic Theological Union (Chicago, IL) Summer 2016 Department of Historical and Doctrinal Studies Adjunct Professor St. Bonaventure University (New York) Summer 2012 Department of Theology Lecturer Siena College (New York) Fall 2010—Spring 2011 Department of Religious Studies Instructor Trinity University/Archdiocese of Washington, DC Fall 2009 Education for Parish Service

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Graduate Courses Taught

DSXXX ‘The Spirituality of Thomas Merton for Today: On Racism, Summer 2017 (CTU) Violence, and Justice’ DC6000 ‘Theological Anthropology in Intercultural Perspective’ Spring 2017 (CTU) SH4030 ‘History and Spirituality of the Franciscan Movement’ Spring 2017 (CTU) M4204 ‘Theological Reflection: Ministry Practicum II’ Spring 2017 (CTU) DS4015 ‘Theology and Spirituality of Religious Priesthood’ J-Term 2017 (CTU) FA4001 ‘Foundations: Doing Theology’ Fall 2016 (CTU) M4203 ‘Theological Reflection: Ministry Practicum I’ Fall 2016 (CTU) TMPS7162 ‘Rereading Thomas Merton for the 21st Century.’ Summer 2016 (Boston College) D4016S ‘God Became Human, Not Because of Sin.’ Summer 2016 (CTU)

Undergraduate Courses Taught

THEO 299 ‘Honors Interreligious Seminar’ (co-taught) Summer 2012 (SBU) FOUN 105 ‘Foundations Sequence II’ Spring 2011 (Siena) FOUN 100 ‘Foundations Sequence I’ Fall 2010 (Siena) RELG 240 ‘Introduction to Christian Theology’ Fall 2010 (Siena) Spring 2011 (Siena) EPS 101 ‘Birth of the Church’ Fall 2009 (EPS)

Guest Lecturing

E4135 ‘Medical Ethics’ Fall 2016 (CTU) THEO 1024 ‘Exploring Catholicism II’ Spring 2016 (Boston College) THEO 1161 ‘The Religious Quest: Comparative Theology’ Fall 2015 (Boston College) THEO 1016 ‘Introduction to Christian Theology I’ Fall 2013 (Boston College) THEO 1161 ‘The Religious Quest: Comparative Theology’ Fall 2013 (Boston College) REL 115B ‘Religion’ Spring 2013 (Rivier University) REL 390A ‘Christian Spirituality’ Spring 2013 (Rivier University) THEO 1024 ‘Exploring Catholicism II’ Spring 2013 (Boston College) HIST 401 ‘History of Franciscan Movement’ Spring 2011 (Siena) RELG 401 ‘The Franciscan Tradition’ Spring 2011 (Siena) INSA 400 ‘Seminar in Franciscan Service and Advocacy’ Fall 2010, Spring 2011 (Siena) CLAR 107 ‘The Catholic-Franciscan Heritage’ Spring 2005 (St. Bonaventure)

Teaching Assistant

TH 556 ‘Ethics, Religion, & International Politics’ (D. Hollenbach) Fall 2014 (Boston College) TH 102 ‘Biblical Heritage II’ (J. Cooley) Spring 2015 (Boston College)

Teaching Formation

Workshops Apprenticeship in College Teaching (ACT) 2014-2016 (Boston College)


BOOKS

Not Because of Sin: Love is the Reason God Became Human (Cincinnati: Franciscan Media, Forthcoming 2019). Catholicity and Emerging Personhood: A Contemporary Theological Anthropology (Maryknoll: Orbis Books, Forthcoming 2018) Daybreaks: Daily Reflections for Lent and Easter (Liguori, MO: Liguori Publications, Forthcoming 2018). Imagining Planetarity: Toward a Postcolonial Franciscan Theology of Creation (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, Forthcoming 2017). Daybreaks: Daily Reflections for Advent and Christmas (Liguori, MO: Liguori Publications, Forthcoming 2017). God is Not Fair and Other Reasons for Gratitude (Cincinnati: Franciscan Media, 2016). Postmodernity and Univocity: A Critical Account of Radical Orthodoxy and John Duns Scotus (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2014). The Franciscan Heart of Thomas Merton: A New Look at the Spiritual Inspiration of His Life, Thought and Writing (Notre Dame: Ave Maria Press, 2014). The Last Words of Jesus: A Meditation on Love and Suffering (Cincinnati: Franciscan Media, 2013). Francis of Assisi and the Future of Faith: Exploring Franciscan Spirituality and Theology in the Modern World (Phoenix: Tau Publishing, 2012). Dating God: Live and Love in the Way of St. Francis (Cincinnati: Franciscan Media, 2012).

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

“What it Means to be a Person of Dialogue,” in What I Am Living For: Seven Lessons from the Life and Writings of Thomas Merton, ed. Jon M. Sweeney (Notre Dame: Ave Maria Press, 2017) Forthcoming. “Prayer in the Franciscan Tradition,” in Prayer in the Catholic Tradition: A Handbook of Practical Approaches, ed. Robert J. Wicks (Cincinnati: Franciscan Media, 2016), 177-208. “Funeral Homily,” in A Stranger, and You Welcomed Me: Homilies and Reflections, ed. Jim Knipper (Princeton, NJ: Clear Faith Publishing, 2015), Forthcoming. “Forward,” in Seeking Surrender: How My Friendship with a Trappist Monk Taught Me to Trust and Embrace Life, by Colette Lafia (Notre Dame: Ave Maria Press, 2015), xi-xiv. “Nativity of the Lord: Day,” “Seventh Sunday of Easter,” and “Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time,” in Sick, and You Visited Me: Homilies and Reflections for Cycle B, ed. Jim Knipper (Princeton, NJ: Clear Faith Publishing, 2014), 35-38; 131-134; 159-162.


“Seeing The World As It Really Is: The Prophetic Legacy of Thomas Merton,” in We Are Already One, Thomas Merton’s Message of Hope: Reflections in Honor of His Centenary (1915—2015) eds. Jonathan Montaldo and Gray Henry (Louisville, KY: Fons Vitae Publishers, 2014), 57-63. “Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time,” “Fifth Sunday of Easter,” and “Most Holy Trinity,” in Naked, And You Clothed Me: Homilies and Reflections for Cycle A, ed. Jim Knipper (Princeton, NJ: Clear Faith Publishing, 2013), 123-128; 181-184; 293-298. “Women Religious and Their Compassionate Sign of the Possible,” in Thank You, Sisters, ed. John Feister (Cincinnati: Franciscan Media, 2013), 81-88. “The Grammar of the Kingdom in a World of Violence: The (Im)possible Poetics of John D. Caputo,” in Violence, Transformation and the Sacred: They Shall Be Called Children of God, eds. Margaret Pfeil and Tobias Winright, CTS Annual Volume 57 (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2012), 71-84. “A Franciscan Millennial and the Memory of 9/11,” in Franciscan Voices of 9/11, ed. John Feister (Cincinnati: Franciscan Media, 2011).

ARTICLES Articles in Refereed Journals

“Haecceitas, Theological Aesthetics, and the Kinship of Creation: John Duns Scotus as a Resource for Environmental Ethics,” The Heythrop Journal (2017): forthcoming. “Beyond Essentialism and Complementarity: Toward a Theological Anthropology Rooted in Haecceitas,” Theological Studies 75 (March 2014): 94-117. “Bonaventure’s Theology of Prophecy in the Legenda Major: Sources and Interpretation,” Antonianum 89 (2014): 39-70. “A Rahnerian Theological Response to Charles Taylor’s A Secular Age,” New Blackfriars 95 (January 2014): 21-42. “No Spouse is an Island: Thomas Merton’s Contribution Toward a Contemporary Spirituality of Marriage,” The Merton Annual 26 (2013): 171-196. “Thomas Merton the ‘Dunce’: Identity, Incarnation and the Not So Subtle Influence of John Duns Scotus,” Cistercian Studies Quarterly 47 (May 2012): 149-175. “Christocentricity, Unity and Ethics in Bonaventure’s Theology of the Eucharist,” Worship 85 (November 2011): 503-519. “Digital Natives and the Digital Self: The Wisdom of Thomas Merton for Millennial Spirituality and Self-Understanding,”The Merton Annual 24 (2011): 83-111. “’Major’ Changes Toward Philosophy and Theology: Interpreting a Recent Trend for Millennials in Catholic Higher Education,” Journal of Catholic Higher Education 30 (Winter 2011): 133-150. [co- authored with Melissa Cidade of Georgetown University]. “How Original Was Scotus on the Incarnation? Reconsidering the History of the Absolute Predestination of Christ in Light of Robert Grosseteste.” The Heythrop Journal 52 (May 2011): 374-


391. “Profit or Prophet? A Franciscan Challenge to Millennials in Higher Education,” The AFCU Journal: A Franciscan Perspective on Higher Education 8 (January 2011): 59-73. “Striving Toward Authenticity: Merton’s ‘True Self’ and the Millennial Generation’s Search for Identity.” The Merton Annual 23 (2010): 80-89. “Love Lived in Community: Lumen Gentium no. 13 and the Meaning of Grace in Bonaventure’s De Septem Donis Spiritus Sancti.” The Downside Review 128 (October 2010): 249-268. “’Those Going Among the Saracens and Other Nonbelievers’: Thomas Merton and Franciscan Interreligious Dialogue,” The Merton Annual 21 (2008): 44-66.

Articles in Non-Refereed Journals and Periodicals “Evangelical Poverty: The Vow about Power and Relationship,” Horizon: Journal of the National Religious Vocation Conference 42 (August 2017): forthcoming. “What is Eternal Life?” Give Us This Day (May 2017): forthcoming. “Prayer for Peace (John Paul II),” Give Us This Day (February 2017): 8-9. “All Life is on Our Side: Thomas Merton’s Model of ‘Ecological Conversion’ in the Age of Pope Francis,” The Merton Journal 23 (2016): 20-29. “What Will This Child Be?” Give Us This Day (December 2016): 237-238. “St. Francis in Full,” America (October 3, 2016): 32. “A New Kind of Love,” Give Us This Day (October 2016): 256. “Everyday Olympics,” America (August 15-16, 2016): 36. “Not A Buyer’s Market,” Give Us This Day (July 2016): 286-287. “The Pain of Abstraction,” America (May 9, 2016): 37 “In the Acts of Today’s Apostles,” Give Us This Day (April 2016): 226-227. “It’s Been a Privilege,” America (March 14, 2016): 31. “This Fear of Love,” Give Us This Day (January 2016): 72. “3 Vows,” Messagero di Sant’Antonio [Italy; English edition] (January 2016): 39. “False Prophets of Fear,” America (January 4-11, 2016): 35. “Back to the Basics,” Messagero di Sant’Antonio [Italy; English edition] (December 2015): 39. “God-like Quality,” Messagero di Sant’Antonio [Italy; English edition] (November 2015): 35.


“Just Having Lunch,” America (November 2, 2015): 33. “All Welcome?” Messagero di Sant’Antonio [Italy; English edition] (October 2015): 33. “God’s Footprint,” Messagero di Sant’Antonio [Italy; English edition] (September 2015): 39. “Who is a Saint?” America (September 14, 2015): 40. “Loving All,” Messagero di Sant’Antonio [Italy; English edition] (July/August 2015): 39. “What I Like About Being a Franciscan,” US Catholic 80 (August 2015): 26-27. “The Franciscan Character of Laudato Si,” America 213, no. 2 (July 20-27, 2015), 16-17. “Retribution or Restoration,” Give Us This Day (July 2015): 92-93. “Do Not Be Afraid,” Messagero di Sant’Antonio [Italy; English edition] (June 2015): 35. “The Prophetic Voice,” Messagero di Sant’Antonio [Italy; English edition] (May 2015): 41. “Not-So-Special Spirituality,” America (April 13-20, 2015): 33. “Salt and Body,” Messagero di Sant’Antonio [Italy; English edition] (April 2015): 33. “Come Holy Spirit,” Give Us This Day (April 2015): 236. “Cheap and Costly Grace,” Messagero di Sant’Antonio [Italy; English edition] (March 2015): 37. “Paradise Consciousness: Modern Spirituality of Creation in a Franciscan Key,” Franciscan Connections 65 (March 2015): 32-34. “Not of this World,” Messagero di Sant’Antonio [Italy; English edition] (February 2015): 33. “Divine Folly,” Messagero di Sant’Antonio [Italy; English edition] (January 2015): 41. “Why Merton (Still) Matters: How the Trappist Monk Can Speak to Millennials,” America 211, no. 20 (January 19 – 26, 2015): 20-23. “Visiting the Real ‘Merton’s Heart,’” Bonaventure: The Magazine of St. Bonaventure University (Winter 2014): 5. “Hearing the Word, Living the Call,” Messagero di Sant’Antonio [Italy; English edition] (December 2014): 35. “The Everyday Impossible,” Give Us This Day (December 2014): 209. “Avoiding Absolutism,” America (November 24, 2014): 34. “Paradise Lost,” America (October 6, 2014): 41. “Prophecy and Hypocrisy,” Give Us This Day (August 2014): “Community of Creation,” America (July 21-28, 2014): 12.


“The Surprising God of Easter,” Give Us This Day (May 2014): “Friends of Merton,” America (April 28, 2014): 12. “Thirsting for Lent,” America (March 17, 2014): 11. “Whose Side Are You On?” Give Us This Day (February 2014): 273-274. “Daring Peace,” America (January 20-27, 2014): 11. “The Intimate Journey of Relationship with God,” C21 Resources Magazine (Fall 2013): 36-37. “Saint Francis and Pope Francis: Models of Evangelical Poverty for Young Adults,” Engaging Minds, Hearts, & Hands for Faith 15 (Fall 2013): 2-4. “Slavery and the Shock of the Old,” America (December 2, 2013): 32. “Unexpected Generosity,” Give Us This Day (November 2013): 172-173. “Lead Us Not Into Clericalism,” America (October 21, 2013): 33. “Faith, Hope, and Zombies,” America (August 12-19, 2013): 31. “Jesus and a little bit of ‘Irish Guilt,’” Give Us This Day (July 2013): 174-175. “The Unspeakable: The Boston Marathon and the Beginning of Christian Hope,” America 208, no. 17 (May 20, 2013): 23-25. “Schools for Hire?” America (May 13, 2013): 28. “What’s in a Name? The Significance and Challenge of St. Francis for Pope Francis,” America 208, no. 14 (April 29, 2013): 19-22. “A Fool in the ‘Reign,’” America (April 1, 2013): 28. “In Giving We Receive,” Give Us This Day (April 2013): 170-171. “Pope Francis on Power, the Poor, and All Creation,” The Huffington Post (March 19, 2013). “What Church Law Says About Papal Resignations,” The Huffington Post (February 11, 2013). “The Sixth Brother,” Give Us This Day (February 2013): 287-288. “The Disturbing Truth About Gun Violence and a Vatican Response,“ HNP Today 47.3 (January 30, 2013). “St. Francis on Pride, Humility and Creation,” The Huffington Post (January 22, 2013). “A Franciscan Responds to The New Yorker,” America Magazine online (January 7, 2013).


“Raids on the Impossible: The Poetics of Nonviolence in Merton, Caputo and Hauerwas,” The Merton Seasonal 37 (2012): 3-10. “Finding Francis on Facebook: Franciscan Spirituality and Mission in the Digital Age,” The Cord 62 (2012): 243-267. “The ‘Feast of Holy Innocents’ Two Weeks After The Newtown Massacre,” The Huffington Post (December 28, 2012). “Christmas Has Only Just Begun,” The Huffington Post (December 24, 2012). “An Intimate Connection,” Give Us This Day (December 2012): 334-335. “Advent Resolutions for a New Church Year,” The Huffington Post (November 28, 2012). “‘Catholic’ Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does,” The Huffington Post (October 20, 2012). “Living the ‘Prayer of St. Francis’ with All of Creation,” The Huffington Post (October 4, 2012). “St. Francis and the Foolishness of God’s Kingdom,” Give Us This Day (October 2012): 54-55. “Made and Remade in the Image of God,” Give Us This Day (August 2012): 32. “The Possibility of Franciscan Presbyters According to Chapter V of the Regula Bullata: A Reply to Solanus Benfatti,” The Cord 62 (April/June 2012): 118-146. “Seeds of De(con)struction: Insights From Thomas Merton for a Postmodern World,” The Merton Seasonal 36 (Winter 2011): 14-20 “Following Francis of Assisi Today: Who Are Our Lepers?” The Christian Century Online (October 4, 2011). “Do You Recognize the Risen Lord?” The Christian Century Online (April 25, 2011). “The Problem with ‘My Neighbor,’” The Christian Century Online (March 22, 2011). “From Stewardship to Kinship: A Franciscan Theological Grammar of Creation,” The Cord 61 (January/March 2011): 5-20. — [Trans. in Spanish] “Una Gramática Teológica Franciscana de la Creación,” Selecciones de Franciscanismo 44 (2015): 439-453. “Sparks of Haecceitas: A Scotist Reading of Thomas Merton,” The Merton Journal 17 (Advent 2010): 15- 21. “St. Francis and the Millennials: Kindred Spirits,” St. Anthony Messenger 118 (October 2010): 30-34. “Koinonia and the Church in the Digital Age,” Review for Religious 69 (2010): 230-237. “What Does Rome Have to do With Assisi? Benedict XVI’s Recent Addresses on the Franciscan Tradition,” The Cord 60 (July/September 2010): 289-319.


“Digital Natives and Franciscan Spirituality,” Spiritual Life 56 (Summer 2010): 73-84. “Il Poverello and Los Pobres: Reading The Sacred Exchange in Light of South American Poverty,” The Cord 60 (January/March 2010): 16-31. "Thomas Merton’s Vernacular Franciscan Theology,” The Merton Journal 16 (Advent 2009): 26-36. “Identity and Ministerial Cartography: The Impact of Dean Hoge’s Work on a Millennial in Ministry,” Seminary Journal 15 (Winter 2009): 22-24. “Revisiting the Incarnation: Why the ‘Franciscan Thesis’ is not So Franciscan and Why it Does not Really Matter,” The Cord 59 (October/December 2009): 371-390. “A Franciscan Approach to Ministry,” Review for Religious 68 (April 2009) 132-143. “Interpreting Our Vocation 35 Years After Madrid,” The Cord 59 (January/March 2009) 10-28. “Embracing Sister Death: The Fraternal Worldview of Francis of Assisi as Source for Christian Eschatological Hope.” The Other Journal 14 (January 2009). “A Newborn and St. Bonaventure’s The Tree of Life as Incarnational Encounters,” Spiritual Life 54 (Winter 2008): 199-209. “The Contemporary Relevance of The Canticle of Exhortation for the Ladies of San Damiano for all Christians,” Spirtu U Hajja 86 (October/December 2008): 6-10. "Praying With the Subtle Doctor: Toward A Contemporary Scotistic Spirituality,” The Cord 58 (July/September 2008): 225-242 "Light and Love: Robert Grosseteste and John Duns Scotus on the How and Why of Creation," The Cord 57 (July/September 2007): 243-257. "Dating God: A Young Friar's Experience of Solitude," America 196 (18 June 2007): 25-27.

BOOK REVIEWS

Review of The Root of War is Fear: Thomas Merton’s Advice to Peacemakers, in American Catholic Studies 128 (2017): Forthcoming. Review of Dignity and Destiny: Humanity in the Image of God, by John F. Kilner, in Theological Studies 77 (2016): Forthcoming. Review of Thomas Merton and the Noonday Demon: The Camaldoli Correspondence, by Donald Grayston, in The Merton Annual 29 (2016): Forthcoming. Review of St. Francis of America: How a Thirteenth-Century Friar became America’s Most Popular Saint, by Patricia Appelbaum, in American Catholic Studies 127 (2016): 73-75. Review of From Nothing: A Theology of Creation, by Ian A. McFarland, in Theological Studies 76 (2015): 388-389.


Review of A Companion to Bonaventure, eds. Jay Hammond, J. A. Wayne Hellmann, and Jared Goff, in Theological Studies 76 (2015): 216-217. Review of The Ground of Love and Truth: Reflections on Thomas Merton’s Relationship with the Woman Known as “M,” by Suzanne Zuercher, OSB, in The Merton Seasonal 39 (Fall 2014): 32-34. Review of Thomas Merton: Monk on the Edge, edited by Ross Labrie and Angus Stuart, in The Merton Journal 20 (2013): 51-54. Review of God in the Dark: Suffering and Desire in the Spiritual Life, by Susan Pitchford, in Spiritual Life 58 (2012): 118-120. Review of Thomas Merton: Twentieth-Century Wisdom for Twenty-First Century Living, by Paul Dekar, in The Merton Annual 24 (2011): 221-225. Review of The Environmental Vision of Thomas Merton, by Monica Weis, in The Merton Journal 18 (2011): 43-45. Review of Walking Together: Discovering the Catholic Tradition of Spiritual Friendship, by Mary DeTurris Poust, in The Cord 61 (2011): 299-302. Review of Things Seen and Unseen: A Catholic Theologian’s Notebook, by Lawrence Cunningham, in The Cord 61 (2011): 85-88. Review of Sophia: The Hidden Christ of Thomas Merton, by Christopher Pramuk, in The Merton Annual 23 (2010): 260-265. Review of The Saint and the Sultan: The Crusades, Islam and Francis of Assisi’s Mission of Peace, by Paul Moses, in The Cord 60 (January/March 2010): 86-89. Review of Compassionate Fire: The Letters of Thomas Merton and Catherine de Hueck, edited by Robert Wild, in The Merton Seasonal 35 (Spring 2010): 38-40. Review of Living With Wisdom: A Life of Thomas Merton (rev. ed.), by Jim Forest, in The Merton Annual 22 (2009): 273-275. Review of Light In The Dark Ages: The Friendship of Francis and Clare of Assisi, by Jon M. Sweeney, in The Cord 59 (October/December 2009): 468-470. Review of A Mended and Broken Heart: The Life and Love of Francis of Assisi, by Wendy Murray, in The Cord 59 (July/September 2009): 348-352. Review of Francis and His Brothers: A Popular History of the Franciscan Friars, by Dominic V. Monti, in The Cord 59 (April/June 2009): 233-236.

MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTIONS

“Thomas Merton for the 21st Century: New Insights on Important Themes,” 12 twenty-five-minute lectures on DVD, Now You Know Media (Forthcoming).


“The Saint and the Pope: What the Spirituality of Two Men Named Francis can teach us about Christian Living,” 18 twenty-five-minute lectures on DVD, Now You Know Media (March 2016).

INDEPENDENT MONOGRAPHS AND ESSAY COLLECTIONS

Spirit and Life: A Franciscan Guide for Spiritual Reflection, co-authored with Julianne E. Wallace (Boston: Koinonia Press, 2013). Franciscan Spirituality for the 21st Century: Selected Reflections from the Dating God Blog and Other Essays, Vol. 1. (Boston: Koinonia Press, 2013). Franciscan Priesthood: The Possibility of Franciscan Presbyters According to the Rule and Tradition. (Boston: Koinonia Press, 2012).

PAPERS PRESENTED, LECTURES, AND WORKSHOPS Endowed Lectures and Keynote Addresses

“Title TBA,” lecture, the Annual Killeen Chair Lecture Series, St. Norbert College, De Pere, WI (10 October 2017). “Title TBA,” keynote address, the Association for Student Affairs at Catholic Colleges and Universities annual conference, Neumann University, Aston, PA (19-21 July 2017). “The Foolishness of Christianity,” lecture, the 30th Annual Faith and Life Lectures, Baldwin Wallace University, Berea, OH (15-16 February 2017). “Learning from Thomas Merton about Living Laudato Si,” lecture, the Annual Aquinas Lecture, the University of Utah St. Catherine Newman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah (29 January 2017). “Mercy and Minority in the Franciscan Tradition: Responding to Poverty, Violence, and Racism,” keynote address, the Quinqennial Conference of the National Franciscan Secular Order, Denver, CO (30 June—3 July 2016). “The Name of God is Relationship,” lecture, the annual Religious of the Sacred Heart and 2015 Switgall Lecture, the University of San Diego, San Diego, CA (9 November 2015). “The Name of God is Relationship,” lecture, the annual Homecoming Lecture, Neumann University, Aston, PA (17 October 2015). “Emerging Wisdom for Today’s Spiritual Seekers: Learning from Saint Francis and Thomas Merton,” keynote address, Spiritual Directors International annual conference, Louisville, KY (14-17 April 2015). “A Trip to Foolishness: St. Francis, Social Justice, and the Radical Call of Baptism,” lecture, the 8th Annual John Paul II Lecture on Social Justice, Felician University, Lodi, NJ (9 April 2015). “Struggle, Prayer, and Discernment: The Appeal and Insight of Franciscan Spirituality for Today’s World,” lecture, the 11th Annual Franciscan Lecture, St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, NY (29 September 2014).


“Revisiting Merton’s Heart: A New Look at the Franciscan Influence in His Life, Thought, and Writing,” keynote address, the Thomas Merton Centenary Conference, St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, NY (19-22 June 2014). “Saint Francis, Pope Francis, and the Name of God,” keynote address, the Franciscan Mission Service annual World Care Benefit and Celebration, Washington, DC (11 April 2014). “The Joy of Writing, the Road to Friendship: Following the Path of the Unpublished Correspondence of Thomas Merton and Naomi Burton Stone,” keynote address, the 10th General Conference of the Thomas Merton Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Oakham, UK (4-6 April 2014). “A Franciscan in Blue Jeans: How Thomas Merton Became and Remained a Franciscan,” lecture, the 9th annual Ignatius Brady Memorial Lecture, St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, NY (7 November 2013). “Franciscan Spirituality: Perspectives from Dating God to Pastoral Ministry,” keynote address, the annual National Chapter of the Secular Franciscan Order, Savior Pastoral Center, Kansas City, MO (16-18 October 2013). “How to ‘Prophet’ from the Franciscan Tradition: Solidarity and Christian Living in the 21st Century,” lecture, the Annual Franciscan Week lecture, Hilbert College, Hamburg, NY (1 October 2012).

Refereed Papers at Academic Conferences

“Kyrie Eleison: Mercy at the Heart of Merton’s Theology of Revelation,” academic paper, the 15th Conference and General Meeting of the International Thomas Merton Society, St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, NY (15-18 June 2017). “Deconstructing Anthropocentric Privilege: Reframing the Imago Dei and Nonhuman Agency through a Postcolonial Lens,” academic paper, the Catholic Theological Society of America annual conference, Albuquerque, NM (8-11 June 2017). “The Fundamental Theology of Bernard Cooke,” academic paper, the Catholic Theological Society of America annual conference, San Jan, Puerto Rico (9-12 June 2016). “All Life is on our Side: Thomas Merton’s Model of ‘Ecological Conversion’ in the Age of Pope Francis,” academic paper, the 11th General Conference of the Thomas Merton Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Oakham, UK (1-3 April 2016). “Decolonizing Creation: A Postcolonial Critique of Ecological Stewardship,” academic paper, the 2015 national meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Atlanta, GA (21-24 November 2015). “The Lady, The Dunce, and the Monk: How Julian of Norwich and John Duns Scotus Shaped Thomas Merton’s Incarnational Mysticism,” academic paper, the 2015 national meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Atlanta, GA (21-24 November 2015). “Evangelical Poverty in Thomas Merton and Pope Francis: The Heart of Christian Discipleship,” academic paper, the 14th Conference and General Meeting of the International Thomas Merton Society at Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY (4-7 June 2015).


“Deconstructing Creation: Jacques Derrida, Jakob von Uexküll, and a Move Toward Overcoming Anthropocentrism in Theology,” academic paper, the College Theology Society annual conference the University of Portland, Portland, OR (28-31 May 2015). “Planetarity and the Imago Dei: Postcolonial Insights for Theological Anthropology,” academic paper, the 2014 national meeting of the American Academy of Religion, San Diego, CA (21-25 November 2014). “The Pope, The Poverello, and Postmodernity: Evangelical Poverty as a Strategy of Power According to Francis of Assisi and Michel Foucault,” academic paper, the 2014 national meeting of the American Academy of Religion, San Diego, CA (21-25 November 2014). “Ministry and Minoritas: Reconceiving Holy Orders According to the Franciscan tradition,” academic paper, the College Theology Society annual conference, St. Vincent’s College, Latrobe, PA (29 May – 1 June 2014). “Poverty, Power, and Postmodernity: Reconsidering the Vita Evangelica in Light of Francis of Assisi and Michel Foucault,” academic paper, the 2014 Koinonia Forum Annual Conference, Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ (21-22 March 2014). “Human as ‘Poor in Creation’: Animality, Kinship, and the (De)constructive Promise of Jacques Derrida for a Theology of Creation,” academic paper, the 2013 national meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Baltimore, MD (23-26 November 2013). “The Vocation of Peacemaking in Thomas Merton and Catholic Social Teaching: From Christian Discipleship to Dimension of Human Identity,” academic paper, the 13th Conference and General Meeting of the International Thomas Merton Society, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT (13-16 June 2013). “Fides Quaerens Nihil: Faith, Tradition, and a Theological Response to the USCCB’s ‘Catechetical Fideism,’” academic paper, the College Theology Society annual conference, Creighton University in Omaha, NE (30 May – 2 June 2013). “The (Analogous) Power of Sight: An Experiment in Quantum Christology, or ‘Schrödinger’s Christ,’” academic paper, the American Academy of Religion Mid-Atlantic Region annual conference, Baltimore, MD (13-15 March 2013). “John Duns Scotus and the Queering of Metaphysics: The Good News of Sexual Diversity for Theological Anthropology,” acadmeic paper, the 2013 Koinonia Forum Annual Conference, Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ (7-8 March 2013). “Planetarity, Kinship and Ktiseology: Toward a Constructive and Postcolonial Franciscan Theology of Creation,” academic paper, the 2012 Fordham University Graduate Theology Conference, Sacred Topographies; or, Parks and Revelation, Fordham University, New York, NY (20 October 2012). “Thomas Merton’s Franciscan Model of Interreligious Dialogue,” academic paper, the Where we Dwell in Common: Pathways for Dialogue in the 21st Century conference of the Ecclesiological Investigations International Research Network, Assisi, Italy (17-20 April 2012). “Raids on the Impossible: The Poetics of Nonviolence in Merton, Caputo and Hauerwas,” academic paper, the Ninth General Meeting of the Thomas Merton Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Oakham, UK (13-15 April 2012).


“Seeds of De(con)struction: Insights From Thomas Merton for a Postmodern World,” academic paper, the 12th Conference and General Meeting of the International Thomas Merton Society, Loyola University, Chicago, IL (11 June 2011). “The (Im)possible Poetics of John D. Caputo: The Grammar of the Kingdom in a World of Violence,” academic paper, the College Theology Society annual conference, Iona College, New Rochelle, New York (2-5 June 2011). “From Service to Solidarity: The Bonner Theme in a Franciscan Key for Programs at Catholic Institutions,” academic paper, the Bonner Foundation 2011 Summer Leadership Institute, Siena College, Albany, NY (1 June 2011). “Cambridge Thomism and Postmodern Scotism: Critiquing Radical Orthodoxy’s Scotus Narrative Beyond Cross and Williams,” academic paper, the American Academy of Religion Eastern International Region Conference, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (6-7 May 2011). “Sparks of Haecceitas: A Scotist Reading of Thomas Merton,” academic paper, the Eighth General Meeting of the Thomas Merton Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Oakham, UK (9-11 April 2010). “Striving Toward Authenticity: Merton’s ‘True Self’ and the Millennial Generation’s Search for Identity,” academic paper, the 11th Conference and General Meeting of the International Thomas Merton Society, Nazareth College, Rochester, NY (11 June 2009). “'Those Going Among the Saracens and Other Nonbelievers': Thomas Merton and Franciscan Interreligious Dialogue," academic paper, the 7th General meeting of The Thomas Merton Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Oakham, UK (5 April 2008).

Invited Lectures, Workshops, and Retreats

[2017] “Title TBA,” invited lecture, St. Michaels College, Burlington, VT (12 December 2017). “Title TBA,” retreat conferences, the Immaculate Heart community, La Casa de Maria, Montecito, CA (8-10 December 2017). “Title TBA,” invited lecture, The World Community for Christian Meditation Center, London, UK (2 December 2017). “Title TBA,” invited lecture, the Religious Formation Conference annual Conference, Milwaukee, WI (16 November 2017). “Title TBA,” retreat conferences, the Indiana Secular Franciscan Region, St. Joseph Center, Tipton, IN (10-12 November 2017). “Title TBA,” retreat conferences, the Immaculate Heart Retreat Center, Spokane, WA (3-5 November 2017). “Title TBA,” retreat conferences, Bon Secours Spiritual Center, Marriottsville, MD (27-29 October 2017). “Title TBA,” invited lecture, Padre Serra Church, Camarillo, CA (21 October 2017).


“Title TBA,” retreat conferences, annual Francis Week retreat, Franciscan Renewal Center, Scottsdale, AZ (6-8 October 2017). “Title TBA,” invited lecture, Delbarton School, Morristown, NJ (29 September 2017). “Title TBA,” invited lecture, Thomas Merton Society of Chicago, Chicago, IL (17 September 2017). “Title TBA,” retreat conference, Annual Western Canada OFM Provincial Retreat, Calgary, Canada (21-25 August 2017). “Title TBA,” retreat conferences, T.O.R. community annual retreat, Priestfield Retreat Center, Kearneysville, WV (31 July – 4 August 2017). “Title TBA,” invited lecture, St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN (27 July 2017). “Title TBA,” retreat conferences, Annual Clergy of the Diocese of Syracuse Retreat, Christ the King Retreat Center, Syracuse, NY (26-30 June 2017). “The Franciscan Spirit of Thomas Merton,” invited lecture, the Secular Franciscan Fraternity, St. Francis Retreat Center, Little Falls, MN (22 April 2017). “Tre Ore: The Seven Last Words of Christ,” invited lecture, the Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Seattle, Seattle, WA (14 April 2017). “The Spirituality of Religious Priesthood,” invited lecture, the Priesthood in the Context of Religious Life conference, Center for the Study of Consecrated life of the Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, IL (6-7 April 2017). “Title TBA,” invited lecture, Rector’s Forum, All Saints Episcopal Church, Pasadena, CA (2 April 2017). “Title TBA,” invited lecture, Stillpoint Center for Christian Spirituality, Los Angeles, CA (1 April 2017). “The Name of God is Relationship: Exploring Prayer and Mercy in the Franciscan Tradition,” retreat conferences, the Franciscan Spiritual Center, Aston, PA (24-26 March 2017). “A Franciscan Response to Racism and Fear of the ‘Other,’” invited lecture, Cardinal Stritch University (13 March 2017). “The Foolishness of Christianity,” invited lecture, Forums on Faith and Work series, Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, WI (13 March 2017). “Contemporary Christians and Our History: Living Tradition and Dangerous Memory,” invited lecture, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (8 March 2017). “Discovering Ourselves and God: Reflecting on Contemplation and Action with Thomas Merton,” retreat conferences, Wasatch Retreat & Conference Center, Salt Lake City, UT (28 January 2017). “Incarnation Anyway: Why the Word became Flesh” and “Dating God: Live and Love in the Way of St. Francis,” two invited lectures, the Diocese of Reno Annual Conference, Reno, NV (6-7 January 2017).


[2016] “Franciscan Prayer,” a series of lectures, the annual Inter-Franciscan Formation Gathering, Graymoor Spirituality Center, Garrison, NY (8-11 November 2016). “Intimacy, Prayer, and Franciscan Spirituality: Developing Christian Discipleship by Deepening Our Relationships with God, One Another, and All of Creation,” retreat conferences, Annual Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Diaconate Retreat, Houston, TX (4-6 November 2016). “God is Not Fair, And Other Reasons for Gratitude,” invited lecture, the Paulist Center, Boston, MA (16 October 2016). “Mercy at the Heart of What it Means to Be Human,” retreat conferences, the Franciscan Sisters in California, Mercy Center, Burlingame, CA (7-9 October 2016). “Cur Deus Homo? Exploring Supralapsarian Christology,” invited lecture, Spiritual Journey Lecture Series, Mercy Center, Burlingame, CA (6 October 2016). “A Franciscan Response to Racism and Fear of the ‘Other’ in Today’s World,” invited lecture, Saint Francis University, Loretto, PA (29 September 2016). “Collaboration: Laboring Together in Building the Kingdom,“ invited lecture, the Catholics on Call annual partners conference, the Catholic Theological Union, Chicago (15 September 2016). “Spirituality and the Strategic Use of Social Media in Franciscan Vocations,” invited lecture, the Franciscan Vocations Mega-Conference, St. Petersburg, FL (6-10 September 2016). “On Laudato Si: Care for Our Common Home,” a series of lectures, the annual conference of Eastern Canadian Secular Franciscans, Quebec, Canada (12-14 August 2016). “Reviving our Spirit: Franciscan Response to Racism and Xenophobia,” invited lecture, St. Clare Church, Colorado Springs, CO (21 July 2016). “What the Spirituality of Two Men Names Francis can Teach us About Community Living,” retreat conferences, the Sisters of St. Francis, Colorado Springs, CO (17 July – 23 July 2016). “Living Laudato Si in Faith and Action,” retreat conferences, the Benedictine community, St. Mary’s Abbey, Morristown, NJ (19-22 June 2016). “Engaging in Merciful Leadership and Service,” invited lecture, the annual Felician Services Mission Integration Conference, Chicago, IL (14-15 June 2016). “Living Our Franciscan Tradition Today: Prayer, Franciscan Spirituality, and the Significance of Pope Francis,” retreat conferences, regional Secular Franciscan retreat, The Franciscan Guest House, Kennebunkport, Maine (20-33 May 2016). “Pope Francis and Saint Francis,” retreat conferences, the Franciscan Renewal Center, Phoenix, AZ (28 April – 1 May 2016). “Looking at Laudato Si: Calling the Faithful to Action in the World,” invited lecture, St. Cecilia Church, Boston, MA (26 April 2016).


“Laudato Si and the Catholic Moral Imperative for Climate Action,” an invited lecture delivered as part of a panel on global climate change at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government in Cambridge, MA (14 April 2016). “Dating God: Being Grounded in Contemplation, Peacemaking, and Relationship,” invited lecture, Alvernia University, Reading, PA (15 March 2016). “The Sacrament of Creation: St. Francis of Assisi and Pope Francis’s Laudato Si,” invited lecture, the New England Secular Franciscan community, St. Anthony Shrine and Ministry Center, Boston, MA (12 March 2016). “The Last Words of Jesus: A Lenten Retreat,” retreat conferences, St. Vincent Martyr Parish, Madison, NJ (5 March – 9 March 2016). “Incarnation Anyway: The Spirituality of Why God Became Human,” invited lecture, the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, Anaheim, CA (26-28 February 2016). “The Name of God is Relationship,” invited lecture, the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, Anaheim, CA (26-28 February 2016). “The Last Words of Jesus: A Lenten Retreat,” retreat conferences, Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Vestal, NY (20-24 February 2016). “Living the Franciscan Spirituality in the Modern World,” retreat conferences, St. Joseph Parish, York, PA (13-17 February 2016). “Incarnational Mysticism: The Christ of Thomas Merton and Julian of Norwich,” invited lecture, the New York City Thomas Merton Society, Corpus Christi Church, New York, NY (30 January 2016). “The Franciscan Heart of Thomas Merton,” retreat conferences, the Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls, MN, St. Francis Retreat Center, Little Falls, MN (11 January—16 January 2016). [2015] “The Lifelong Journey of Discovering God and Ourselves: Thomas Merton and the True Self,” invited lecture, All Saints Episcopal Church, Pasadena, CA (18-20 December 2015). “Thomas Merton and the ‘Advent’ of Christ in Our Lives,” invited lecture, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT (12 December 2015). “The Coming of Christ into our Lives: Advent Day of Prayer with Pope Francis and Thomas Merton,” invited lecture, Diocese of Syracuse, Christ the King Retreat Center, Syracuse, NY (9 December 2015). “Introducing Laudato Si: Franciscan Themes and Prophetic Call,” invited lecture, the Assumptionist Center, Sunday Conversations series, Brighton, MA (1 November 2015). “In the Footsteps of Thomas Merton: Contemplation and Social Action in a Postmodern World,” retreat conferences, La Casa de Maria retreat and conference center, Santa Barbara, CA (27-29 October 2015).


“Thomas Merton and Francis of Assisi: The Influence of a Medieval Saint on a Modern Monk,” invited lecture, Mount Saviour Monastery, Pine City, NY (25 October 2015). “Thomas Merton and the Beauty of Creation,” invited lecture, Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries, Fall Lecture Series, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Cambridge, MA (21 October 2015). “Prayer and the Gospel Life according to Pope Francis,” invited lecture, the Bon Secours Spiritual Center, Marriottsville, MD (10 October 2015). “Francis of Assisi and Francis of Rome,” invited lecture, St. Mary Church in Pompton, Lakes, NJ (6 October 2015). “Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor: Introducing Laudato Si,” invited lecture, the Paulist Center, Boston, MA (1 October 2015). “Religious Life: Crossroads or Crisis?” invited lecture, Mercyhurst University, Erie, PA (24 September 2015). “The Ministerial Wisdom of Two Men Named Francis,” retreat conferences, Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie annual clergy retreat, Villa Maria, PA (14-18 September 2015). “The Monastic and the Mendicant: The Franciscan Influence on Thomas Merton,” retreat conferences, the monastic community of New Camaldoli Hermitage, Big Sur, CA (29 August—2 September 2015). “Living our Franciscan Tradition Today: Prayer, Franciscan Spirituality, and the Significance of Pope Francis,” retreat conferences, regional Secular Franciscans retreat, St. Francis Springs Prayer Center, Greensboro, NC (21-23 August 2015). “The Sacrament of Creation: St. Francis of Assisi and Pope Francis’s Laudato Si,” invited lecture, St. Francis Springs Prayer Center, Greensboro, NC (20 August 2015). “To Serve Not to Be Served: Exploring the Meaning of Ministry,” invited lecture, St. Joseph Church, Dallas, TX (14-16 August 2015). “Introducing Laudato Si: Franciscan Themes and Prophetic Call,” invited lecture, Catholic School Educators and Administrators, Dallas, TX (14-16 August 2015). “Thomas Merton: Contemplation, Social Justice, and Unity,” invited lecture, the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston for the 12th Annual Deacons Convocation, Houston, TX (8 August 2015). “The Saint and the Pope: What the Spirituality of Two Men Named Francis Can Teach Us About Christian Living,” retreat conferences, the Shalom Spirituality Center, Dubuque, Iowa (19-24 July 2015). “Thomas Merton: Recovering Original Unity in Light of Creation’s Blessed Particularity and the Centrality of Christ,” a series of lectures, the Clergy and Pastoral Institute at San Alfonso Retreat Center, Long Branch, NJ (14-16 July 2015). “Dating God: Live and Love in the Way of St. Francis,” invited lecture, the Archdiocese of Newark Catechetical Forum, Sacred Heart Retreat Center, Newton, NJ (10-11 June 2015).


“Living our Franciscan Tradition Today: Prayer, Franciscan Spirituality, and the Significance of Pope Francis,” retreat conferences, the Serra Retreat Center, Malibu, CA (22-24 May 2015). “Beyond Garden Statues: St. Francis and the Goodness of Creation,” invited lecture, St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, VA (20 April 2015). “Relationship as Prayer: Learning to See the World Anew with Franciscan Spirituality,” invited lecture, the Spiritual Directors International annual conference, Louisville, KY (14-17 April 2015). “Blessed Are Those Who Know Their Need of God,” retreat conferences, Mercy Center, Madison, CT (10-12 April 2015). “New Perspectives on Franciscan Spirituality,” invited lecture, the Capuchin Franciscan Province of St. Mary post-novitiate formation community, Jamaica Plain, MA (23 March 2015). “Incarnation Anyway: The Christology of St. Francis and Thomas Merton,” invited lecture, the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, Anaheim, CA (13-15 March 2015). “Franciscan Spirituality Today: A New Way of Seeing the World,” invited lecture, the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, Anaheim, CA (13-15 March 2015). “Connecting to Faith and Spirituality in the Digital Age: A Franciscan Perspective,” invited lecture, the Veritas Lecture Series, Kings University College of Western University, London, Ontario, Canada (12 March 2015). “Blessed are Those Who Know Their Need for God’: The Joy of the Gospel and the Spirituality of Evangelical Poverty,” invited lecture, the annual Voluntas Dei assembly, Newark, NJ (6 March 2015). “The Last Words of Jesus: A Lenten Retreat,” retreat conferences, St. John the Evangelist Parish, Pensacola, FL (28 February – 5 March 2015). “The Last Words of Jesus: A New Look at Lent,” invited lecture, St. Anthony Shrine and Ministry Center, Boston, MA (26 February 2015). [2014] “The Coming of Christ Into Our Lives,” invited lecture, St. Anthony Shrine and Ministry Center, Boston, MA (17 December 2014). “The Franciscan Heart of Thomas Merton,” invited lecture, Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, Wood Ridge, NJ (5 November 2014). “St. Francis of Assisi: His Life, Legacy, and Relevance for Today,” invited lecture, delivered at St. Peter Catholic Church, Cambridge, MA (22 October 2014). “An Unexpected Wilderness,” invited panel presentation, Boston Regional meeting of the College Theology Society, Boston, MA (16 October 2014). “Dating God: Live and Love in the Way of St. Francis,” invited lecture, St. Mary’s Church, Holliston, MA (8 October 2014).


“The Franciscan Heart of Thomas Merton,” invited lecture, St. Anthony Shrine and Ministry Center, Boston, MA (2 October 2014). “Connecting to Faith and Spirituality in the Digital Age: A Franciscan Perspective,” invited lecture, the Paulist Center, Boston, MA (22 September 2014). “Living our Franciscan Tradition Today: Prayer, Franciscan Spirituality, and the Significance of Pope Francis,” retreat conferences, regional Secular Franciscan Order, Portland, OR (12-14 September 2014). “The Evangelical Qualities of Religious Life,” a series of lectures, the Conference of Major Superiors for Men (CMSM) annual National Assembly, Pittsburgh, PA (6-9 August 2014). “Dating God: Living and Loving in the Way of St. Francis,” retreat conferences, regional Secular Franciscan Order, Wappinger Falls, NY (1-3 August 2014). “Saint Francis and Pope Francis: What Franciscan Spirituality Can Teach Us About Compassionate Ministry,” invited lecture, St. Joseph Church, Richardson, TX (19 July 2014). “Dating God: Franciscan Spirituality,” invited lecture, St. Joseph Church, Richardson, TX (18 July 2014). “Our Christian Mission Statement: Looking at the Last Words of Jesus,” invited lecture, St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Triangle, VA (29 March 2014). “The Last Words of Jesus: A Lenten Retreat,” retreat conferences, St. Eulalia Parish, Winchester, MA (22—24 March 2014). “Franciscan Spirituality in the age of Pope Francis,” invited lecture, Our Lady Queen of Peace — St. Thomas More Parish, Rochester, NY (14 March 2014). “Dating God: Intimacy, Prayer, and Franciscan Spirituality,” invited lecture, the Church in the 21st Century Center, Boston College, Boston, MA (March 2014). “The Last Words of Jesus: A Lenten Retreat,” retreat conferences, St. Patrick Catholic Church, Arroyo Grande, CA (1-6 March 2014). “The Last Words of Jesus: A Lenten Retreat,” retreat conferences, St. Louis de Montfort Catholic Church, Fishers, IN (8-12 February 2014). “Faith and Spirituality in a Digital Age,” invited lecture, the Oratory Church of St. Boniface, Brooklyn, NY (12 January 2014). “Franciscan Prayer Today: A New Way of Seeing the World,” invited lecture, the Oratory Church of St. Boniface, Brooklyn, NY (11 January 2014). [2013] “Considerations on the Meaning of Evangelical Poverty,” invited lecture, the community of the Augustinians of the Assumption, Boston, MA (16 November 2013). “The Franciscan Spirituality of Thomas Merton: Changing Hearts, Living Faith,” retreat conferences, the Benedictine Glastonbury Abbey, Hingham, MA (11-13 October 2013).


“Francis of Assisi and the Future of Faith,” invited lecture, the Franciscan Center, Tampa, FL (4 October 2013). “The Saint and the Pope: The Significance of Two Men Named Francis for the Church and the World,” invited lecture, Mercyhurst University, Erie, PA, (12 September 2013). “Vatican II as History,” invited lecture, St. Francis of Assisi Church, Brant Beach, NJ (20-21 August 2013). “Franciscan Spirituality Day of Reflection,” invited lecture, Holy Family Parish, Vernon, NY (9 June 2013). “Some Nights, Trues Names, and Knowing What You Stand For,” commencement address, Notre Dame High School, Utica, NY (7 June 2013). “The Spirituality of Dating God: Franciscan Insights for our Faith Journeys,” invited lecture, the Center for Ministry and Spirituality annual convocation, College of St. Elizabeth, Elizabethtown, NJ (20 April 2013). “Franciscan Spirituality Today: A New Way of Seeing the World,” invited lecture, faculty and staff Annual Convocation at Archbishop Curley High School, Baltimore, MD (11 March 2013). “A Cry in the Desert, The Call of a Prophet: A Lenten Reflection on Thomas Merton’s Model for Christian Living,” invited lecture, Lenten Sunday Vespers Series, Corpus Christi Church, New York, NY (3 March 2013). [2012] “The Coming of Christ in our Lives,” invited lecture, the University of Georgia Catholic Campus Center, Athens, GA (3 December 2012). “Prayer as Relationship: A Franciscan Day of Reflection,” invited lecture, the Bon Secours Spiritual Center, Marriottsville, MD (17 November 2012). “Franciscan Spirituality in our Everyday Lives: ‘Dating God’ and Christian Living Today,” invited lecture, St. Mark’s Church, Fallston, MD (9 November 2012). “The Basics of Franciscan Spirituality: Prayer as Relationship,” invited lecture, the Conversations at the Center speakers series, the Assumptionist Center, Brighton, MA (4 November 2012). “Dating God: Live and Love in the Way of St. Francis,” invited lecture, St. Mary’s Church, Pompton Lakes, NJ (21 October 2012). “Questions and Answers about Catholic Christianity,” invited lecture, Babson-Olin Catholic Student Association, Babson College, Wellesley, MA (14 October 2012). “Being Catholic in the 21st Century,” retreat conferences, the Benedictine Glastonbury Abbey, Hingham, MA (12-14 October 2012). “What is ‘Dating God’ All About? A New Look at Franciscan Spirituality and Prayer,” invited lecture, St. Francis of Assisi Parish and Community Center, Brant Beach, NJ (17-18 July 2012).


“Franciscan Spirituality in our Everyday Lives,” invited lecture, the Richmond IPC Episcopal Lenten Day of Recollection, Staten Island, NY (18 March 2012). “A Franciscan Lenten Reflection on the Seven Last Words of Christ,” retreat conferences, Franciscan Sisters of Washington, the Monastery of the Holy Land, Washington, DC (17 March 2012). “Thomas Merton: A Modern Prophet and Model of Contemplation and Action,” invited lecture, St. Patrick—St. Anthony Church, Hartford, CT (12 March 2012). “The Digital Christ: Communion in a Technological Era,” invited lecture, the Chapel and Cultural Center Lenten Speakers Series, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (7 March 2012). “Navigating the Spiritual Landscape of the Millennial Generation,” invited lecture, the Spiritual Studies Program of the Washington Theological Union, Washington, DC (3 March 2012). “What Does it Mean to ‘Date’ God? Prayer as Relationship in the Franciscan Tradition,” invited lecture, the Franciscan Mission Service Symposium, Washington, DC (26 February 2012). “Dating God: Discovering How to Build a Relationship With God in Daily Life,” invited lecture, the University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (19 February 2012). “’Preaching by Deeds’ for the Digital Age: The Franciscan Charism Today,” invited lecture, the East Coast Franciscan Ministry of the Word annual meeting, St. Petersburg, FL (12 February 2012). [2011] “Solidarity and Mission in the Franciscan Tradition: Ministry in the Twenty-First Century,” invited lecture, The Catholic Community of St. Francis of Assisi, Raleigh, NC (29 November 2011). “The Lesser-Known Stories of Francis: Lessons of Franciscan Spirituality for Today,” retreat conferences, the Benedictine Glastonbury Abbey, Hingham, MA (14-16 October 2011). “Finding Francis on Facebook: Franciscan Spirituality and Mission in the Digital Age,” invited lecture, St. Francis of Assisi Church, New York, NY (2 October 2011). “Digital Natives and the Digital Self: The Wisdom of Thomas Merton for Millennial Spirituality and Self-Understanding,” invited lecture, the Contemplation in a Technological Era: Thomas Merton’s Insight for the Twenty-First Century conference, Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY (24 September 2011). “Thomas Merton’s Franciscan Spirituality: How the Most Famous American Spiritual Writer of the 20th Century was Influenced by St. Francis and His Followers,” invited lecture, St. Francis of Assisi Parish and Community Center, Brant Beach, NJ (26-26 July 2011). “‘Who Do You Say That I Am?’ Human Dignity and the True Self According to John Duns Scotus,” invited lecture, Mary House Catholic Worker, New York, NY (27 May 2011). “Reflection on The Seven Last Words of Christ,” invited lecture, St. Francis of Assisi Church, New York, NY (22 April 2011). “Individuation and Supralapsarian Christology: Examining the influence of John Duns Scotus in the Thought of Thomas Merton,” invited lecture, the Department of Religious Studies Faculty


Colloquium, Siena College, Loudonville, NY (18 April 2011). “How Do I Love When I Love My God? A Franciscan Perspective on Prayer and Relationship,” invited lecture, Buffalo State College Newman Center, Buffalo, NY (20 February 2011). “The Solution to World Poverty,” invited lecture, the 2010-2011 Presidential Scholars Seminar, Siena College, Loudonville, NY (31 January 2011). “A Monk, A Mendicant and the Vita Evangelica: The Gospel Life According to Merton and Francis,” invited lecture, Corpus Christi Church, New York, NY (29 January 2011). [2010] “Franciscan Advice for Relationships (with God)” retreat conferences, the Benedictine Glastonbury Abbey, Hingham, MA (12-14 November 2010). “Thomas Merton the ‘Dunce’: Identity, Incarnation and the Not So Subtle Influence of John Duns Scotus,” invited lecture, the Chicago Thomas Merton Society, Chicago, Il. (17 October 2010). “Creation, Poverty, and Solidarity: De-centering the Grammar of Service,” invited lecture, the Franciscan Center for Service and Advocacy, Siena College, Loudonville, NY. (13 October 2010). “Solidarity and Prophecy: What Makes a Franciscan Education ‘Franciscan,’” invited lecture, the Franciscan Center for Service and Advocacy, Siena College, Loudonville, NY. (27 August 2010). “John Duns Scotus: Another Franciscan Perspective on Prayer, The World and God,” invited lecture, the Franciscans Doing Theology lecture series, St. Francis of Assisi parish and community center, Brant Beach, NJ (2 March 2010). “A Theological Introduction to the Sacrament of Reconciliation,” invited lecture, St. Camillus Parish, Archdiocese of Washington, DC (20 January 2010). [2009] “Freedom that Embraces Everything: The Influence of Francis of Assisi and the Franciscan Tradition on Thomas Merton,” invited lecture, St. Anselm’s Abbey, Washington, DC (14 November 2009). “Rebooting Your True Self: Exploring Identity and Spirituality in the Digital Age,” invited lecture, the ReBoot Your Life lecture series, St. Anthony Shrine, Boston, MA (16 August 2009). “Seeing The World Anew: Exploring Photography as Prayer with Thomas Merton,” invited lecture, St. Anthony Shrine and Ministry Center, Boston, MA (17 June 2009 & 1 July 2009). “American Catholics, Catholic Americans,” invited lecture, the Education for Pastoral Service series for the Diocese of Arlington and Archdiocese of Washington, DC, Arlington, VA (1 April 2009). [2006-2008] "Religious Vocation Today," invited lecture, Our Lady of the Rosary Church, New Hartford, NY (5 August 2007).


"The Communion of Saints: God’s People on a Journey Back to God," invited lecture, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Utica, NY (30 May 2006).

AWARDS AND HONORS

Third Place, Best Book Biography Category Catholic Press Association July 2015 Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa Felician College (NJ) April 2015 First Place, Best Book (contributor) Catholic Press Association July 2014 James A. Coriden Valedictorian Washington Theological Union (DC) May 2012 First Place, Best Feature Article Catholic Press Association July 2011 William H. Shannon Fellowship International Thomas Merton Society 2010-2011 M.A. Systematic Comps, “With Distinction” Washington Theological Union (DC) Feb. 2010 The Robert E. Daggy Scholarship International Thomas Merton Society April 2009 The Senior Theology Award St. Bonaventure University (NY) May 2005

LANGUAGES

German Reading Proficiency. Enrolled in German Department (Boston College) May – August 2013. Enrolled in Harvard Divinity School (Harvard University) June – August 2009. Enrolled in the Goethe-Institut (Washington, DC) September 2008 – January 2010. Spanish Reading Proficiency; Basic Speaking Skills Enrolled in Instituto de Idiomas Maryknoll (Cochabamba, Bolivia) June – August 2008. Latin Reading Proficiency Secondary and some post-secondary education. Enrolled in School of Theology and Ministry (Boston College). August 2013 – May 2014 French Reading Proficiency Secondary and some post-secondary education. Boston College French Qualifying Exam Passed (October 2014)


ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 2017 – Present Ave Maria Press Notre Dame, IN “Christian Classics” Publication Advisory Board. 2016 - Present Philosophy & Theology Manuscript reviewer. 2016 – Present English Speaking Conference of Order of Friars Minor White Paper Drafting Commission on Restructuring 2012 – Present Horizons: The Journal of the College Theology Society Manuscript reviewer. 2014-2015 Holy Name Province New York, NY Member, Post-Novitiate Formation Advisory Group 2014 Franciscan Action Network Washington, DC Advisory Board Member, Franciscan Earth Corps 2013 – 2015 Holy Name Province New York, NY Chair, Committee for Provincial Identity 2012 – Present Journal of Catholic Higher Education Manuscript reviewer. 2012 – 2015 Holy Name Province New York, NY HNP Development Office Board of Advisors 2012 – 2013 International Thomas Merton Society Louisville, KY Chair, Communications and Outreach Committee 2011 – 2013 Holy Name Province New York, NY Directorate for Franciscan Life and Mission 2011 – 2017 International Thomas Merton Society Louisville, KY Board of Directors 2007 – Present Holy Name Province New York, NY Committee for Vocations 2008 – 2011 Holy Name Province New York, NY


Directorate for Evangelization Sub-committee for Young Adult Ministry 2010 – 2011 Siena College Loudonville, NY Consultant for the Franciscan Center for Service and Advocacy’s development of undergraduate Immersion Trip theological reflection and service- Learning resources 2010 – 2011 Holy Name Province New York, NY Provincial Chapter Liturgy Committee 2010 National Pastoral Life Center / USCCB 2010 Symposium and Roundtable Washington, DC Liturgy & Planning Committee 2009 Washington Theological Union Washington, DC Presidential Search Committee 2009 Institute of Digital Theology St. Louis University (St. Louis, MO) Consulter on Beta testing team for Digital Database of the FAED/CAED Latin and English text series. 2009 National Pastoral Life Center / USCCB 2009 Symposium and Roundtable Washington, DC Liturgy & Planning Committee 2008 – 2009 Ecumenical Advocacy Days Conference Washington, DC Worship Committee 2008 Washington Theological Union Washington, DC Academic Dean Search Committee 2007 Holy Name Province New York, NY Ad Hoc Committee for Young Adult Ministry

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