Educator/Presenter

Background

Brief Bio

Tom has led over 125 presentations, including scholarly papers and workshops at the College English Association, International Thomas Merton Society, and National Catholic Education Association conferences. He serves as a consistent presenter for ministry formation with the Archdiocese of Louisville and St. Meinrad School of Theology.

Tom has a B.A. with majors in Mathematics and Philosophy (Eastern Michigan Univ.); B.Phil. (Sacred Heart Major Seminary); M.T.S. and Grad. Cert. in Scripture (St. Meinrad School of Theology); and Ph.D. in Education and Social Change (Bellarmine Univ.)

Beyond serving as faculty in the College of Education and the Director of the Ed.D.: Leadership program at Spalding University, Tom has also served as an adjunct lecturer at: Brescia University, Bellarmine University, and Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology.

Recognition:

Best in Section - Merton Studies: Thomas Merton: Transformation in Life and Text at the 53rd Annual College English Association Conference, Atlanta, GA (2024)

Peer-voted Top Presentation - 1st Annual Course Technology Showcase, Spalding University (2023)

Best in Section - CEA President Forum Panel: Justice Rhetoric through Time and Place at the 51st Annual College English Association Conference, Birmingham, AL (2022)

Religious Educational Excellence Award, Archdiocese of Louisville, KY (2016)

Upcoming Events:

2024

- 11/22 - Workshop: Cardinal Dulles and the Models of the Church, Archdiocese of Louisville Diaconate formation, Flaget Center, Louisville, KY

2025

- 1/18 - Workshop: Day, Merton, King, and Lincoln, Archdiocese of Louisville Ministry Formation (co-presenting with: A. Zoeller)

- 2/17-2/21 - Intensive Course: Intro to Youth Ministry - St. Meinrad School of Theology

- 3/24 - Workshop: Thomas Merton and Pope Francis, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, Louisville, KY

- 3/27-3/29 - College English Association Conference

- 4/28 - Workshop: Christus Vivit: Pope Francis and Young People, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, Louisville, KY

- 7/11-7/13 - Retreat: Diocese of Owensboro Catechists, Whitesville, KY

RECENT/highlighted presentations

President's Colloquy - Spalding University

Workshop - Archdiocese of Louisville Ministry Institute

President's Colloquy - Spalding University

Truth and Reconciliation: Exploring Servant Leadership within Divided Nations

Paper - College English Association

Workshop - Archdiocese of Louisville Ministry Institute

President's Colloquy - Spalding University

Art as the voice of authentic human resistance in an era of algorithms: Revisiting Thomas Merton's Message to Poets and Answers on Art and Freedom

Workshop - Archdiocese of Louisville Ministry Institute

Seeking Peace during Global Violence: Thomas Merton and the Spirituality of Non-violent Resistance

Virtual Workshop - St. Meinrad School of Theology

Workshop - Archdiocese of Louisville Ministry Institute

Emerging with Grace: Exploring a Post-Pandemic Pastoral Ministry and Spirituality of Hope

Participant Reflection

Courses Taught

photo: T. Malewitz at ITMS 2023
photo credit: P. Pynkoski

Graduate Courses

Doctoral

o Academic Writing & Leadership Theory

o Identifying and Analyzing Organizational Issues

o (Co-taught) Leadership Seminar: Ed.D. Capstone 1

o (Co-taught) Leadership Seminar: Ed.D. Capstone 2

o (Co-taught) Research Methodology and Problem Solving

o (Guest Lecture) Qualitative Methodologies

Graduate

o Adolescent Spirituality

o Becoming a Religious Educator

o Evangelization and Catechesis

o Introduction to Youth Ministry

o (Guest Lecture) A.I., Education, and Philosophy

o (Guest Lecture) Philosophy of Education

o (Guest Lecture) Storytelling and Learner Diversity

Undergraduate Courses

o Christian Marriage & Family

o The Church

o Faith & Justice

o Introduction to the Catholic Liturgy

o Introduction to the New Testament

o Introduction to the Old Testament

o Ultimate Questions

o (Guest Lecture) Storytelling through Original Musical Composition

Secondary Courses

o Christian Scriptures

o Christology

o The Church

o Hebrew Scriptures

o Philosophy

o Sacraments

o Statistics

national presentations (selected)

American Educational Research Association (AERA)

Experience, the Art of Human Encounter: Eisner, Pedagogy, and a Response to Bullying [paper]. San Francisco, CA. 2020. adapted to virtual access due to COVID-19. http://tinyurl.com/ra7j74c

College English Association (CEA)

Art as the voice of authentic human resistance in an era of algorithms: Revisiting Thomas Merton's Message to Poets and Answers on Art and Freedom [paper]. Atlanta, GA. 2024.

Best in Section for Merton Studies: Thomas Merton: Transformations in Life and Text

A nonviolent response to tragedy: Learning from the 16th Street Bombing through the lens of King and Merton [paper]. Birmingham, AL. 2022.

Paper selected for President’s Forum: Justice Rhetoric through Time and Place
Best in Section for the President’s Forum: Justice Rhetoric through Time and Place

International Thomas Merton Society (ITMS)

My Argument with the Gestapo: Exploring Merton’s traumatic and imaginative narrative through the lens of magical realism [paper]. St. Mary’s College Notre Dame, IN. 2023.

Secret Path – Using poetry as a catalyst for reconciliation in response to national tragedy [workshop]. Virtual. 2021.

No one is an island: Experiences of using themes from the writings of Thomas Merton as a response to adolescent bullying in a Catholic school [paper]. Santa Clara University, CA. 2019.

National Catholic Education Association (NCEA)

From heart to missionary zeal: Using language and lessons from athletics to aid adolescent catechesis in the New Evangelization [workshop]. Cincinnati, OH. 2018.

co-presenter: A. Zoeller

Media literacy & Scriptural exegesis: Essential skills for 21st century religious educators [workshop]. St. Louis, MO. 2017.

co-presenter: A. Zoeller

Previous Presentation/Workshop Topics

Education

A.I., Education, and Philosophy
Art as the Voice of Authentic Human Resistance in an Era of Technology
Education through Experience: Understanding Human Encounter
Ethical Research as Social Scientists
Humanism and Learning Differences
Literature as a Catalyst for Reconciliation as a Response to National Tragedy
Media Literacy for the 21st Century
Storytelling through Original Musical Compositions

Leadership

Ethical Leadership
Introduction to Leadership Theory
Perspectives on Nonviolent Resistance
Servant Leadership
Systems Theory
Tenets of Truth & Reconciliation Commissions (Canada; South Africa)

Popular Culture

Athletics and Spirituality
Film and Education
Media Literacy
Secret Path (Gord Downie & Jeff Lemire) in Education
Storytelling through Song and Music Videos

Religious Education/Catechesis

The Arts and Catholic Education
Autism and Catholic Schools
The Canonization Process
Catholic Educators and the New Evangelization
Christian Anthropology
Church History: The Reformation to Present
The Constitutional Documents of Vatican II
Encounter & Engagement: Relationship as the Heart of Catholic Education
The Life of Rev. Augustus Tolton
Living as a Missionary Disciples
Marks and Models of the Church
Solidarity and Student Diversity
Technology and Catholic Education
World Religions in the Catholic High School Curriculum

Sacraments/Liturgy

The Liturgical Year
The Paschal Mystery
The Sacraments of Initiation
The Sacraments of Healing & Vocation

Scripture

Apocalyptic Literature
The Golden Age of Israel
The Gospels
The Major Prophets
Media Literacy & Scriptural Exegesis
Messengers of Hope: The Accounts of Angels in Scripture
Overview of the Torah
Storytelling Techniques and Parables
Violence in the Hebrew Scriptures
Wisdom Literature and Traumatic Imagination

Spirituality

Post-Pandemic Spirituality of Hope
Spirituality of Forgiveness and Mercy
Spirituality of the Catholic Liturgy
Spirituality of the Sacraments of Initiation
Spirituality of the Sacraments of Healing & Vocation
Spirituality of Vatican II
Spirituality in the Era of Technology

Thomas Merton

Merton and Adolescent Spirituality
Merton, Humanism, and A.I.
Merton and the Arts
Merton and the Blessed Mother
Merton and Christian Leadership
Merton and Civil Rights
Merton and Creativity/Humor
Merton and a Culture of Charity
Merton and Education
Merton and Latin American Authors (Magical Realism; Surreal Poetry)
Merton and Peace/Non-violent Resistance
Merton and Poets/Songwriters (Leonard Cohen; Gord Downie)
Merton and Pope Francis

Thomas E. Malewitz

Educator/Presenter: Conference, Workshop, and retreats

Background

Brief Bio

Upcoming Events:

RECENT/highlighted presentations

President's Colloquy - Spalding University

Workshop - Archdiocese of Louisville Ministry Institute

President's Colloquy - Spalding University

Paper - College English Association

Workshop - Archdiocese of Louisville Ministry Institute

President's Colloquy - Spalding University

Workshop - Archdiocese of Louisville Ministry Institute

Workshop - Archdiocese of Louisville Ministry Institute

Workshop - Archdiocese of Louisville Ministry Institute

Virtual Workshop - St. Meinrad School of Theology

Workshop - Archdiocese of Louisville Ministry Institute

Workshop - Archdiocese of Louisville Ministry Institute

Courses Taught

Graduate Courses

Undergraduate Courses

Secondary Courses

national presentations (selected)

American Educational Research Association (AERA)

College English Association (CEA)

International Thomas Merton Society (ITMS)

National Catholic Education Association (NCEA)

Previous Presentation/Workshop Topics

Education

Leadership

Popular Culture

Religious Education/Catechesis

Sacraments/Liturgy

Scripture

Spirituality

Thomas Merton

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