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Faculty Showcase - Spalding University
Workshop - Archdiocese of Louisville Catechist Formation
Faculty Showcase - Spalding University
Assessment, Dialogue, and A.I.: The Role of Higher Education in the Technological Age
Podcast - Central Michigan University
Workshop - Archdiocese of Louisville Catechist Formation
Faculty Showcase - Spalding University
Hollywood or History? World Religions Volume #5
Paper - College English Association
Workshop - Archdiocese of Louisville Catechist Formation
Workshop - Archdiocese of Louisville Catechist Formation
Thomas Merton's novel My Argument with the Gestapo as an example of early North American magical realism: A confluence of surrealism and traumatic imagination
Workshop - Archdiocese of Louisville Catechist Formation
Workshop - Archdiocese of Louisville Catechist Formation
Workshop - Archdiocese of Louisville Catechist Formation
Thomas Merton & Pope Francis: Voices for Change in a Culture of Unrest
Courses Taught
Graduate Courses
Doctoral
o EDD901 Academic Writing & Leadership Theory
o EDD907 Identifying and Analyzing Organizational Issues
o (Co-taught) EDD908 Research Methodology and Problem Solving
o (Co-taught) EDD920 Leadership Seminar: Ed.D. Capstone 1
o (Co-taught) EDD921 Leadership Seminar: Ed.D. Capstone 2
Graduate
o 44:430 Adolescent Spirituality
o 44:435 Becoming a Religious Educator
o 44:300 Evangelization and Catechesis
o 40:420 Introduction to Youth Ministry
Undergraduate Courses
o TH101 Introduction to the Old Testament
o TH105 Introduction to the New Testament
o TH241 Introduction to the Catholic Liturgy
o TH302 Christian Marriage & Family
o TH318 Faith & Justice
o TH320 The Church
o THEO200 Ultimate Questions
Secondary Courses
o Christian Scriptures
o Christology
o The Church
o Hebrew Scriptures
o Philosophy
o Sacraments
o Statistics
Contributions to Engaging Faith, Ave MariA Press blog, 2019
Comparing Parable Themes with Music Videos
Church History: Comparing and Contrasting Alternate Beliefs
Church History: Comparing and Contrasting Alternate Beliefs
An essential component for authentic catechesis is to include real-life, pertinent, and culturally relevant examples within the theology course activities (Catechesi Tradendae, 1979; Instrumentum Laboris, 2012; Evangelii Gaudium, 2013). Jesus exemplified this by teaching through parables to relate to his audience...
Church History: Comparing and Contrasting Alternate Beliefs
Church History: Comparing and Contrasting Alternate Beliefs
Church History: Comparing and Contrasting Alternate Beliefs
Helping students engage and remember Church history can be very overwhelming and is often abstract. The following cards offer a quick template that can assist students to quickly label, compare, and contrast specific factors of heresies, schisms, and various creeds that differ from the tenets of Roman Catholicism...
Modeling Thomas Merton as a Response to Racism
Church History: Comparing and Contrasting Alternate Beliefs
Researching Catholic Non-Violent Resisters of the 20th Century
Racism is a deeply embedded and terrible part of the American consciousness. Since its inception the Americas have been plagued by the commodity of objectifying other human beings, buying and selling them for a price. It is essential to reclaim and acknowledge the dignity of the human person in the midst of aggression and violence that continue today.
Researching Catholic Non-Violent Resisters of the 20th Century
Researching Catholic Non-Violent Resisters of the 20th Century
Researching Catholic Non-Violent Resisters of the 20th Century
During his 2015 address to Congress, Pope Francis spoke of four great Americans that stood as witnesses of the dignity of the human person and advocated for social justice for all: Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr., Dorothy Day, and Thomas Merton...
Using Icons to Approach Theological Concepts
Researching Catholic Non-Violent Resisters of the 20th Century
Using Icons to Approach Theological Concepts
Although icons are often associated with the Eastern Church, the rich history and spirituality of these sacred images can help students better understand abstract theological concepts. It should not be forgotten that art helps develop cognitive and analytical skills in student development (Eisner, The Arts and the Creation of Mind, 2002)...