S.T.D. - Pontifical Gregorian University (Rome, Italy)

• enrolled 1990-92
• degree granted, summa cum laude, on 19 April 1993.

S.T.L. - Pontifical Gregorian University (Rome, Italy)

• enrolled 1986-88
• specialization in Biblical Theology
• degree granted, magna cum laude, on 20 June 1988

S.T.B. - Pontifical Gregorian University (Rome, Italy)

• enrolled 1984-86
• degree granted, magna cum laude, on 5 July 1986

B.A. - Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales (Center Valley, PA)    (now DeSales University!)

• enrolled 1977-79, 1980-81
• major in Theology
• degree granted, summa cum laude, on 30 May 1981

other studies

• graduate of the Pennsylvania Summer Academy for Advancement of College Teaching (1994)
• Institute Catholique (Paris, France), language studies, summer session 1985
• De Sales School of Theology (Washington, DC), graduate studies, 1983-84

Holy Ghost Preparatory School (Bensalem, PA), 1974-1977

Current Employment

{formerly Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales}

• promoted to the rank of professor of Theology, 2001-
• founding director of the Salesian Center for Faith & Culture, 2000-
• on administrative research leave, 1999-2000
• granted tenure, effective Fall 1996
• promoted to the rank of associate professor of Theology, 1996-2001
• appointed chairman of the Department of Philosophy & Theology, 1994-2001
• promoted to the rank of assistant professor of Theology, 1993-1996
• returned as instructor in the Dept. of Philosophy & Theology, 1992-93
• on leave to pursue doctoral studies, 1990-92
• hired as instructor in the Dept. of Philosophy & Theology, 1988-89

Occasional Employment

Washington Theological Union (Washington, DC) lecturer in the Department of Pastoral Studies (Spring 1998, Fall 1999)

St. Charles Borromeo Seminary (Philadelphia, PA) lecturer in the Spirituality Institute (Summer 1999)

Immaculata College (Immaculata, PA) lecturer in Continuing Professional Development Program (Fall 1998)

National Institute for Clergy Formation (South Orange, NJ) faculty for the 10th annual Summer Institute for Priests (June 1997)

Northeast Catholic High School (Philadelphia, PA)

• faculty member in English department, 1981-83
• staff member of Athletic department, 1981-83

Courses Taught

Undergraduate Level:

Introductory: TH 109 - Christian Theology: An Introduction TH 111 - Church & Sacraments TH 121 - Christian Humanism TH 151 - Christian Foundations

Intermediate: TH 232 - As Jesus Speaks (New Testament) TH 234 - the Old Testament TH 273 - The Cry of the Prophets TH 346 - The Letters of Paul TH 348 - The Writings of John TH 355 - Job: the Triumph over Absurdity TH 390 - The Theological Vision of John Paul II

Values Seminars: TH 475 - Human Community TH 476 - A Life of Leisure TH 485 - The Art of Forgiveness TH 486 - The World of Evil

Advanced: TH 451 - Theology Integrating Seminar TH 499 - Theology Independent Study PL 499 - Philosophy Independent Study

Other: Rel 244 - Contemporary Catholicism (at Muhlenberg College) ED 415/492 - Theology in Secondary Education (advisor) Rel 97 - The Theological Vision of John Paul II (Lehigh University)

Graduate Level

• PS 746 - Introduction to Salesian Spirituality (at Washington Theological Union)

Continuing Education

Committee Service [DeSales University]

Standing Committees: Academic Affairs Committee (chair) Budget Advisory Committee Educational Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees Committee on Committees (secretary, chair) Department Chairs Committee (secretary, chair) Dismissal Committee Faculty Review Committee Faculty Steering Committee (chair) Finance & Budge Committee of the Board of Trustees Publications Review Board Rank and Tenure Committee

Advisory Committees: Alumni Council Task Force Faculty Advisory Committee for Teacher Education Honors Council (director) Pre-Professional Board for the Health Professions President's Cabinet President's Council Students in Free Enterprise Social Work program

Ad Hoc Committees: Dismissal Committee (secretary) Promoting Catholic Higher Education (chair) Campbell Lectureship on Christian Unity Physician Assistant Mission Scholarship "Leadership for Life" program review (chair)

Membership in Learned Societies

Catholic Biblical Association of America (1988 - 2000)

College Theology Society (1988 - 1997)

Fellowship of Catholic Scholars (1994 - 2003)

Society of Biblical Literature (1988 - 2001)

Religious Congregation - Oblates of St. Francis de Sales

• appointed Salesian Advisor for the Wilmington-Philadelphia province (1996-2000)
• appointed member of the Salesian Spirituality Commission for the Wilmington-Philadelphia province (1989-present)
• appointed President of the International Preparatory Commission and Secretary for the General Chapter of the Congregation (1994)

Books Written

Praying with Francis de Sales, in the series "Companions for the Journey" from St. Mary's Press (Winona, MN) 1997. ISBN 0-88489-495-9.  Reprinted by The Word Among Us. ISBN 0-932085-96-2 Reviewed by Helen Bonard, in Catholic Library Association (July 1998)

The Book of Job [volume XIII of the series "Bibliographies for Biblical Research"]. Edwin Mellen Press (Lewiston, NY) 1997. ISBN 0-7734-2437-7

The Repentant Job: A Ricoeurian Icon for Biblical Theology. University Press of America (Lanham, MD) 1994. ISBN 0-8191-9590-1 ABSTRACT: In the field of hermeneutics, Paul Ricoeur has fashioned a general theory of interpretation that holds promise for biblical studies. This work applies Ricoeur's theory to the interpretation of the Book of Job. Focusing on the theophany section of this biblical tale (chapters 38-41), and specifically on the words of Job in response to the divine speeches (Job 40:4-5 and 42:2-6), this study offers a philological analysis and phenomenological commentary on the sense and reference of these enigmatic texts. Reviewed by: Carl Schultz, Review of Biblical Literature (Feb 1999)  [link] Gregory Vall, Catholic Biblical Quarterly, vol. 60 (1998), pp. 324-326 [link] Dianne Bergant, The Bible Today, (May 1996), p. 191. James Crenshaw, Religious Studies Review, vol.21/4 (1995), p. 323.

Books Edited

With Mind and Heart Renewed: Essays in Honor of Rev. John Harvey, OSFS.  Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2001.  ISBN 0-7618-2001-9

Books Translated

St. Francis de Sales as Preacher: A Study -- a compilation of translations, with a preface, published by the Indian Institute of Spirituality (Bangalore); previously published in the Indian Journal of Spirituality as follows:

• "St. Francis de Sales: Restorer of Sacred Eloquence" -- volume 5/2 (1992), pages 136-158;
• "St. Francis de Sales: Model of Sacred Eloquence" -- volume 4/4 (1991), pages 371-397.
• "St. Francis de Sales: Master of Sacred Eloquence" -- volume 4/3 (1991), pages 233-260.
• "The Oratory Formation & Apostolic Life of Francis de Sales" - vol. 4/2 (1991), pp. 125-148.

Saint Francis de Sales and the Canticle of Canticles -- a dual translation with an introduction, published by S.F.S. Publications (Bangalore, India); previously published in the Salesian Journal of Spirituality as follows:

• "Francis de Sales Comments on the Canticle of Canticles" -- volume 1/3-4 (1988), pages 279-311, 411-444; volume 2/1-2 (1989), pages 3-35, 115-124.
• "The Mystical Exposition of the Canticle of Canticles" -- volume 2/2 (1989), pages 125-158.

Chapters in Books

"Eucharist and the Theopoetics of Encounter according to St. Francis de Sales" -- forthcoming in Human Encounter in the Salesian Tradition, edited by Joseph Chorpenning, OSFS (Philadelphia, PA:  St. Joseph's University Press, 2005).

"Believing in Baseball:  The Religious Character of Our National Pastime" -- published in The Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, 2002, edited with an introduction by William M. Simons (Jefferson, NC: McFarland Press, 2003), pages 339-356.

"A Song of Prayer: Reading the Canticle of Canticles with St. Francis de Sales," in Salesian Insights (ed. William Marceau), Bangalore, India: SFS Publications, 1999, pages 73-97.

"In Loco Docentis: Service-Learning at Allentown College" (co-authored with Dr. Mohammed Latib), in Service-Learning: Linking Academics and the Community (ed. John W. Eby), a publication of the Pennsylvania Campus Compact (1995), pp. 207-212.

"In Praise of God's Word: Biblical Studies Since Vatican II," in The Church in the Nineties: Its Legacy, Its Future (ed. Pierre Hegy), Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1993, pages 50-62.

"Playful Prayer: Imagination and the Task of Theology in a Salesian Perspective," in Salesian Spirituality: Catalyst to Collaboration (ed. William Ruhl), Washington, DC: De Sales School of Theology, 1993, pages 169-188.

Articles in Scholarly Journals (refereed)

(contributor) "Surgeons and the Spirit: A Study on the Relationship of Religiosity to Clinical Practice," in the Journal of Religion and Health vol. 44/1 (Spring 2005), pp. 67-80.

"Believing in Baseball:  The Religious Character of Our National Pastime," LOGOS: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture, 6/2 (2003): 63-83.

"Metaphorical Wisdom: A Ricoeurian Reading of Job's Repentance," EXISTENTIA: An International Journal of Philosophy, 11/3-4 (2001): 427-435.

"Toward a Culture of Truth: Higher Education and the Thought of John Paul II," LOGOS: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture 3/2 (Spring 2000), pages 122-141.

"The Wisdom of Irreverence: Job as an Icon for Postmodern Spirituality," Interpretation: A Journal of Bible & Theology volume 53/3 (July 1999), pages 276-289.

"The Wisdom of Job: Moral Maturity or Religious Reckoning?" Union Seminary Quarterly Review, volume 51/1-2 (1997), pages 45-55.

"Job as an Icon for Theology," Perspectives in Religious Studies, volume 23/3 (Fall 1996), pages 247-254.

"Job's World: A Chaotic Conundrum" (co-authored with Janet Yeager), Encounter, volume 56/2 (1995), pages 175-189.

"Seeing He Repents: Contemplative Consciousness and the Wisdom of Job," American Benedictine Review, volume 46/1 (1995), pages 87-101.

"The Wisdom of Divine Disputation? On Job 40:1-5," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, number 63 (1994), pages 105-119.

"And Yet He Repents -- On Job 42,6", Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, volume 105 (1993), pages 205-209.

"Theophanic Bluster: Job and the Wind of Change," Studies in Religion / Sciences Religieuses, volume 22 (1993), pages 187-195.

"The Aesthetics of Repentance: Re-Reading the Phenomenon of Job," Biblical Theology Bulletin, volume 23 (1993), pages 64-70.

" 'Wondrously far from me' -- The Wisdom of Job 42,2-3", Biblische Zeitschrift, volume 36/2 (1992), pages 261-264.

"Creation and Ecology: The 'Dominion' of Biblical Anthropology," Irish Theological Quarterly, volume 58/1 (1992), pages 1-13.

"A Song of Prayer: Reading the Canticle of Canticles with St. Francis de Sales," Studia Mystica, volume 15/4 (1992), pages 65-82.

edited "Inspiration: Toward a Sociosemiotic Definition" by James Reese, published in the Biblical Theology Bulletin, volume 21/1 (1991), pages 4-12.

"To Die or Not to Die: Paul's Eschatological Dilemma in Philippians 1:19-26," Interpretation: A Journal of Bible & Theology, volume 44/1 (1990), pages 18-28.

"Psalm 8 and Christian Anthropology," The Bible Today, volume 27/4 (1989), pages 242-245.

Articles in Journals (applied)

"John Paul II's Legacy of Social Communications."   Indian Journal of Spirituality, volume 17/4 (2004), pp. 319-331.

"To Live and Learn, It Helps to Hope." Indian Journal of Spirituality, volume 14/3 (July-September 2001), pp. 255-262.

"The Mandatum: A Declaration of Interdependence," Fellowship of Catholic Scholars Quarterly, volume 24/1 (Winter 2001), pp.21-22. 

"The Soulful Homily," Homiletic and Pastoral Review, May 2000, pp. 56-60.

"Hiring and Firing for Mission: The Need for a New Campus Culture," Fellowship of Catholic Scholars Quarterly, volume 22/4 (1999), pages 34-37.

"Can 'Generation X' Learn at a Catholic College? Catholic Higher Education in Postmodern America," Fellowship of Catholic Scholars Quarterly, volume 20/2 (1997), pages 18-22.

"The Book of Job as Optimistic Wisdom," Journal of Theta Alpha Kappa, volume 18/1 (1994), pages 3-16.

"Salesian Hope: The Theological Virtue Practical for the Religious Life," Salesian Journal of Spirituality, volume 2/3 (1989), pages 259-268.

"A Salesian Example of Overcoming Human Separateness," Salesian Journal of Spirituality, volume 1/4 (1988), pages 466-473.

Other Essays

Commentaries ("On a Spiritual Note") published in On the Boards, the playbill of the ACT ONE theatre program at DeSales University (Center Valley, PA):

• 1999-2000 season
• 2001-2002 season
• 2002-2003 season
• 2003-2004 season
• 2004-2005 season

Continuing Education essays:

• "Theology Classes: A Necessary Evil?" - ACCESS Newsletter (continuing education), Spring 1997.

• "Is There Any Value in an Upside Down Triangle?" -- an essay in the Spring 1995 issue of the Values Newsletter, published by the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, page 4.

• "The Sanctity of Intelligence" - Allentown College Report, August 1995, page 4.

• "Fostering Community: College Service Projects at Allentown College" -- in the NE-NCHC Newsletter, volume 1/1 (Fall 1995), page 8.

I.M.P.A.C.T. bulletins  (click here for listing)

News Articles:

• "Medication trends considered in society's first circle talk" -- Science & Theology News, Jan 2004
• "Beholder's eye getting more critical, panel says" -- Science & Theology News, June 2004

Op-Ed pieces:

• "Dads play important role in fostering young people's interest in baseball" (7/23/01), published in The Morning Call, the newspaper of the Lehigh Valley (PA)

• "Labor Day is about being human, not just economic production" (9/3/01), published in The Morning Call, the newspaper of the Lehigh Valley (PA)

• "The World of Evil Hits Home" (9/18/01), published in The Catholic Standard & Times (Philadelphia, PA), the News Gleaner (Philadelphia, PA), and The Dialog (Wilmington, DE); broadcast on WDIY-FM, Lehigh Valley (PA) Community Public Radio

• "In a time of conflict, keep bricks of democracy together by voting" - published in The Morning Call, the newspaper of the Lehigh Valley, PA (11/5/01)

• "Debate about human cloning must consider importance of the soul" - published in The Morning Call, the newspaper of the Lehigh Valley, PA (12/26/01)

• "Life arises out of the ashes" - published in The Morning Call, the newspaper of the Lehigh Valley, PA (2/13/02)

• "Spring Break is time to contemplate need for civility" -- published in The Morning Call, the newspaper of the Lehigh Valley, PA (3/19/02)

• "Society needs to rediscover mom's cultural value" -- published in The Morning Call, the newspaper of the Lehigh Valley, PA (5/12/02)

• "Skepticism of war sets up battle with trust in society" -- published in The Morning Call, the newspaper of the Lehigh Valley, PA (4/9/03)

• "Pope has preached that life's drama can end happily" -- published in The Morning Call, the newspaper of the Lehigh Valley, PA (10/16/03)

• "Despite the holiday hustle, try to learn to be still" -- published in The Morning Call, the newspaper of the Lehigh Valley, PA (11/28/03), and in The Catholic Week, the publication of the Archdiocese of Mobile, AL (12/19/03)

• "Impassioned rhetoric precedes the trailers" -- published in The Morning Call, the newspaper of the Lehigh Valley, PA (2/4/04)

• "25 Years of Passionate Concern for Humanity" -- published in The Morning Call, the newspaper of the Lehigh Valley, PA (3/8/04)

• "True passion revealed in spiritual friendship" -- publishes in The A.D. Times, the newspaper of the diocese of Allentown, PA (3/11/04)

• "Why Religion Cannot Be a Non-Issue" -- published in The Morning Call, the newspaper of the Lehigh Valley, PA (5/4/04)

• "In the game of life, size doesn't mean success" -- published in The Morning Call, the newspaper of the Lehigh Valley, PA (1/13/05)

• "Steroids have become baseball's original sin" -- published in Newsday, New York (4/3/05)

• "Even in death pope speaks of human life" -- published in The Morning Call, the newspaper of the Lehigh Valley, PA (4/5/05)

"President's Page" -- published in the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars Quarterly:

• "The Power of the Pen!" (volume 24/4, Fall 2001)
• "Revisiting the Sins of the Fathers" (volume 25/1, Winter 2002)
• "The Catholic Difference" (volume 25/2, Spring 2002)
• "One Year Later ..." (volume 25/3, Summer 2002)

Book Reviews / Abstracts

Characters in Search of Their Authors [The Gifford Lectures, Glasgow 1999-2000] by Ralph McInerny --  in the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars Quarterly, 24/3 (Summer 2001): 28-31.

multiple entries in Old Testament Abstracts, volumes 18 (1995) and 19 (1996).

"Holiness in Israel, a book review" -- published in Horizons (the Journal of the College Theology Society), volume 17/2 (1991), pages 321-322.

Academic Theses

S.T.D. - "The Repentant Job: A Ricoeurian Icon for Biblical Theology"

(1992, under the direction of R.P. Dermot Cox, OFM)

S.T.L. - "Our Father -- The Lyric God of Prayer in John 17"

(1988, under the direction of R.P. Jose Caba, SJ)

S.T.B. - "An Annual Procession: Pneumatology in Light of the Liturgical Year"

(1986, under the direction of R.P. Philip Rosato, SJ)

B.A. - "Towards a Theology of Marriage Based on the Spirituality of St. Francis de Sales"

(1981, under the direction of R.P. Jacob Langelaan, OSFS)

Academic Conferences (research)

"Eucharistic and the Theopoetics of Encounter" -- for the bi- annual Salesian Research Seminar, at Stella Niagara (NY), October 21-23, 2004.

"Do You Mind?  The Anthropological Question Underlying Bioethical Discussions" (with Peter Leonard, O.S.F.S., Ph.D.) -- for the Local Societies Initiative section of the annual conference of the Metanexus Institute on Science and Religion, in Philadelphia (PA), June 5-9, 2004; revised version to be presented at the 13th biennial meeting for the International Society for the Study of Human Ideas on Ultimate Reality and Meaning, at Regis College (Toronto, Canada), August 3-6, 2005.

"As the (Salesian/Oblate) World Turns" -- for the bi-annual Salesian Research Seminar, at Stella Niagara (NY), October 24-26, 2002.

"Believing in Baseball:  The Religious Character of Our National Pastime" -- for the 14th annual Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, at the National Baseball Hall of Fame (Cooperstown, NY), June 5-7, 2002.

"John Paul II and the Challenge of Evil in the World" -- for the C.S. Lewis Foundation Faculty Forum, in Pomona (CA), February 2, 2002.

"Toward a Culture of Forgiveness" -- as part of a symposium on "The Psychological Process of Interpersonal Forgiveness" for the Eastern Psychological Association meeting, Baltimore (MD), March 25, 2000.

"The Wisdom of Job: Moral Maturity or Religious Reckoning?" -- in the Psychology and Biblical Studies group of the Society of Biblical Literature national convention, Philadelphia (PA), November 18-21, 1995.

"The Book of Job: A Theo-Novella" -- at the Society of Biblical Literature international meeting, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium), August 7-11, 1994.

"Seeing He Repents: Contemplative Consciousness and the Wisdom of Job" -- in the Society of Biblical Literature mid-Atlantic regional meeting, Philadelphia (PA), March 4-5, 1993.

"Job: The 'Icon' of a Sage" -- in the Biblical Criticism and Literary Criticism section of the Society of Biblical Literature national convention, San Francisco (CA), November 21-24, 1992.

"The Aesthetics of Repentance: A Phenomenological Reading of Job" -- at the Society of Biblical Literature international meeting, Pontifical Gregorian University (Rome), July 14-17, 1991.

"A Song of Prayer: Reading the Canticle of Canticles with St. Francis de Sales" -- in the XVth International Conference on Patristic, Mediaeval and Renaissance Studies, Villanova University (PA), September 21-23, 1990.

"Creation and Ecology: The 'Dominion' of Biblical Theology" -- in the Scripture section of the College Theology Society annual convention, Loyola University (LA), May 31-June 1, 1990.

"To Die or Not to Die: Paul's Eschatological Dilemma in Philippians 1:19-26" -- in the Society of Biblical Literature mid-Atlantic regional meeting, Lehigh University (PA), March 30, 1989.

Academic Conferences (applied)

"The Fellowship of Catholic Scholars:  History & Purpose" -- presentation at "The Land of the Holy Spirit in the Third Christian Millennium," the inaugural conference of the Australian chapter of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars, Melbourne (Australia), October 7, 2000.

"From Resistance to Faith: Renewing the Idea of a Catholic University" -- respondent and panelist at the Cardinal Newman Society annual conference, Washington (DC), October 8-10, 1999.

"Biblical Studies since Vatican II," -- presentation in, and convener of, Biblical sessions at Vatican II and the Post-Conciliar Church, a national convention held in Washington (DC), September 28-30, 1990.

Academic Lectures

"Being, Becoming and Believing:  The Adventure of Phenomenology with John Paul II"  - The inaugural Edith Stein Lecture at Immaculata University (PA) on October 12, 2005.

"Catholic Identity and Continuing Higher Education"  -- presentation (with Dean Deborah Booros) for the Collegiate Mission Consortium of Philadelphia, at Villanova University on March 3, 2005.

"John Paul II's Legacy of Social Communications" -- panel presentation in a symposium on social communications, recognizing the 25th anniversary of the papal election of John Paul II, at DeSales University on October 18, 2003.

"Knowledge Flourishes in Virtue" -- keynote address at the annual honors convocation at Immaculata University (PA), November 10, 2002.

"God the Father in the Thought of John Paul II" -- series of lectures for the Spirituality Institute at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary (PA), July 19-21, 1999.

"Toward a Culture of Truth: The Role of Higher Education in the Thought of John Paul II" -- the Newman Foundation lecture at Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA), April 14, 1999.

"Peace without Justice: Not Only Possible But Necessary!" - the annual Archbishop Edmond J. Fitzmaurice Fall Lecture, sponsored by the St. Thomas More Society (Wilmington, DE), November 12, 1998.

"The Vision and Values of Catholic Higher Education" - a faculty colloquium at Muhlenberg College (PA), April 2, 1996.

"In Fear of Wisdom: The Religious Dimension" - a presentation for Three Paths to Wisdom, a Psychology Dept. Colloquium at Bloomsburg University (PA), October 6, 1995.

Continuing Education

"Patients Are People, First!" – grand rounds presentation for medical residents at Easton Hospital (Easton, PA) on December 16, 2005.

"Teaching Ethics" (with Dr. Jay Lacke) - presentation to the Forum for Ethics in the Workplace, in Allentown (PA), on May 25, 2005.

"The Book of Job" -- presentation to the St. Ann's Women's Club (Emmaus, PA), on April 4, 2005.

"How Good Can We Really Be?  Forgiveness as Our Reason for Hope" -- presentation to the Fairfield County chapter of Legatus (Greenwich, CT), on March 15, 2005.

"Bioethics and Stem Cell Research" -- presentation to the Rotary Club of Nazareth (PA) on October 26, 2004.

"Doctors & the Devout Life:  How Salesian Spirituality Can Help" -- presentation to the Catholic Medical Association in Philadelphia (PA), October 24, 2004.

"The 'Youthful' Legacy of John Paul II" -- presentation to the Holy Name Society of Our Lady of Pompeii Church (Bethlehem, PA), on June 13, 2004.

"The First Question for Bioethics" -- presentation to the Lehigh Valley chapter of Legatus (Allentown, PA), on June 9, 2004.

"The Little Virtues in the Introduction to the Devout Life" -- guided reading/presentation to the discussion group at St. Jane Frances de Chantal parish (Easton, PA) on May 10, 2004.

"Being Right or Being Good?" -- a presentation for the second annual business ethics seminar at DeSales University (Center Valley, PA) on March 16, 2004.

"Close Encounters of the First Kind!" -- a presentation to the President's Council at DeSales University (Center Valley, PA) on February 26, 2004.

"John Paul II, the Saintmaker" -- a presentation to the Holy Name Society of St. Anthony parish (Easton, PA) on January 11, 2004.

"The Oblate Legacy of Education" -- a conference for the board of directors of the Salesianum School (Wilmington, DE) on November 8, 2003.

"Leonie de Sales Aviat:  A New Saint for a New Millenium" -- presentation to the Serra Club of Allentown (PA) on November 5, 2003.

"Jane de Chantal:  A Saint in the Shadows" -- presentation to the Serra Clubs of Bethlehem and Forks of the Delaware (PA) on August 26, 2003.

"Salesian Spirituality for Elders" -- a presentation for the transitional care unit at Sacred Heart Hospital in Allentown (PA) on December 2, 2002.

"Forming Consciences in Our Contemporary Culture" -- presentations to the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Immaculata (PA), October 11, 2002.

"Faith & Culture in a Salesian Perspective" -- presentation to the Serra Club of Allentown (PA) on April 3, 2002.

"Leonie de Sales Aviat:  A New Saint for a New Age" -- presentation to the Serra Club of Bethlehem (PA) on February 27, 2002.

"Building Bridges with Our Eyes Wide Open" -- keynote presentation for cultural diversity week program at Northwestern Lehigh High School (PA) on November 15, 2001.

"Devotion Is More Than Commitment" -- conference to the Sisters of the Visitation of Holy Mary in Tyringham (MA) on October 7, 2001.

"What's in a Name?  Institutional Identity at DeSales University" -- professional development workshop in the T.A.L.E. series for ACCESS faculty at DeSales University in Center Valley (PA) on February 3, 2001.

"Healthcare and Holiness:  Toward a Culture of Caring" -- conference for the parish nursing program at the St. Mary Medical Center (Langhorne, PA) on December 6, 2000

"The Salesian Education of Youth" -- a conference for the board of directors of the Salesianum School (Wilmington, DE) on November 4, 2000.

"The Spirituality of St. Francis de Sales" -- a presentation to the Serra Club of Bethlehem (PA) on August 22, 2000.

"St. Jane de Chantal and the 'Culture' of Sanctity" -- a conference given to the sisters of the Visitation of Holy Mary (Philadelphia, PA), August 18, 2000.

"On the Preacher and Preaching: the Model of St. Francis de Sales" -- a presentation in the continuing education program of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, in Raleigh (NC), on March 2, 2000, and in Childs (MD), on June 26, 2000.

"An Introduction to the Introduction: St. Francis de Sales and the Devout Life" -- a presentation in the continuing education program of St. Maria Goretti parish (Hatfield, PA) on January 27, 2000.

"Friendship and the Academy" -- an in-service presentation to the faculty at the Salesianum School (Wilmington, DE), November 15, 1999.

"The Eucharist in Today's Culture" -- two conferences for the in-service retreat sponsored by the Department of Religious Education of the diocese of Allentown, October 20, 1999.

"Toward a New Culture of Holiness for Men" -- a presentation to the Catholic Men of Good News group of the diocese of Allentown (Orefield, PA), March 27, 1999.

"On the Coming Millenium: Biblical Thoughts for a New Age" - workshop presentations for the Continuing Education program at Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish (Doylestown, PA):

• "The Time of 'A Thousand Years'" - March 7, 1998
• "Approaching Heaven's Gate?" - March 14, 1998
• "Toward a Liturgy of Life (Philippians 1:12-26)" - March 21, 1998

"To Live and Learn ... It Helps to Hope!" -- presentation to the faculty at Fr. Judge High School (Philadelphia, PA), January 22, 1998.

Sacramental Preparation/Religious Education for parents, at St. Thomas More parish (Allentown, PA):

• "Eucharist: A Kindergarten Lesson for Life" - February 17, 1998
• "Confirmation: More Than Just 'Chicken Soup for the Soul'" - December 11, 1997.
• "'Righting the Wrongs' about Forgiveness" - October 14, 1997.

"St. Jane de Chantal: A Spiritual Model for Contemporary Women" -- a presentation at St. Jane de Chantal parish (Easton, PA), October 19, 1997.

"On the Catechism of the Catholic Church" - a presentation to the Serra Club of Allentown (PA), May 7, 1997.

"Questions about Catholicism" - workshop presentations for the Continuing Education program at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish (Doylestown, PA), March 1/15/22, 1997.

"The Politically Correct Jesus?" - two workshop presentations for the Dept. of Religious Education of the diocese of Allentown (PA), October 12, 1996.

"Super Bowl of Catholic Thought" -- a panel member for the continuing education series at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church (Doylestown, PA), January 27, 1996.

"The Bible and Catechesis: Back to the Three 'R's" - two workshop presentations sponsored by the Dept. of Education of the diocese of Allentown (PA), October 22, 1994.

"Impetus from the New Catechism" -- a presentation to the Social Action Bureau of the diocese of Allentown (PA), March 7, 1994.

"Roman Catholicism: Twenty-Five Years New" -- a public forum at the Faith United Church of Christ (Center Valley, PA), May 17, 1992.

"Salvation in the Afterlife" -- a presentation to the Holy Name Society of Corpus Christi parish, in Upper Gwynedd (PA), November 21, 1988.

Spiritual Conferences

"Suffering in Light of Christ’s Passion" – presentation for a day of recollection for Corpus Christi parish (Doylestown, PA) on April 8, 2006.

"An American Eucharist" -- for the day of the Eucharist at Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish (Bethlehem, PA), May 15, 2005.

"The Year of the Eucharist" -- a series of retreat conferences for the St. Francis de Sales Association (St. Louis, MO), April 29 - May 1, 2005.

"The Eucharist in the Salesian Tradition" -- a series of retreat conferences for the sisters of the Visitation of Holy Mary (Tyringham, MA), November 18-21, 2004.

"A Salesian Eucharist" -- for the 40 Hours celebration at Our Lady of Pompeii parish in Bethlehem (PA) on November 16,2004.

"The Year of the Eucharist" -- a series of retreat conferences for the "Women of the Visitation" group (Mobile, AL), October 29-31, 2004.

"The Mysteries of Light for Religious Life in a Salesian Perspective" -- a series of retreat conferences for the sisters of the Visitation of Holy Mary (Mobile, AL), November 16-21, 2003.

"The Salesian Tradition of 'Little Virtues'" -- a series of retreat conferences to be given to the Religious Sisters of Mercy (Alma, MI), July 31 to August 6, 2003.

"Another Year Closer to Eternity" -- a series of retreat conferences for the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament (Bensalem, PA) on December 30-31, 2002.

"Religious Life in the 21^st Century" -- a series of retreat conferences for the sisters of the Visitation of Holy Mary (Tyringham, MA), November 18-21, 2002.

"The Eucharist:  A Catholic Oasis in Contemporary Culture" -- a series of sermons for the annual 40 hours devotion at St. Maria Goretti parish (Hatfield, PA), October 7-9, 2002.

"The Breath of (Religious) Life" -- a conference to the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament at St. Michael's Hall (Bensalem, PA), January 10, 2002.

"The Little Virtues in Contemplative Life" -- a series of retreat conferences to be given to the sisters of the Visitation of Holy Mary (Philadelphia, PA), November 18-21, 2001.

"On the Jubilee of Religious Life" -- a series of retreat conferences given to the sisters of the Visitation of Holy Mary (Tyringham, MA), November 18-21, 2000.

"The Salesian Education of Youth" -- a retreat conference for the board of directors of the Salesianum School (Wilmington, DE) on November 4, 2000.

"A Reason for Rejoicing: the Jubilee of Religious Vocation in the Church" -- retreat conferences for the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, summer 2000.

"Revisiting the Visitation" -- a series of retreat conferences given to the sisters of the Visitation of Holy Mary (Tyringham, MA), November 18-21, 1998.

"The Phenomenon of 'Niceness': Cultivating Civility among the Clergy" -- a series of retreat conferences given to the Theology division at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Overbrook (Philadelphia, PA), September 3-6, 1998.

"Something Sacred: The Real Contribution of Salesian Spirituality for a Virtual Culture" -- a presentation for the annual retreat of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales at Allentown College (Center Valley, PA), June 22, 1998.

"Praying with Francis de Sales" -- a workshop at DeSales Centre (Childs, MD), April 5, 1998.

"Praying with Francis de Sales" -- a presentation in an adult education series at St. Anthony of Padua parish (Wilmington, DE), March 30, 1998.

"From the Rising of the Sun to Its Setting: Salesian Prayer throughout the Day" -- a presentation (with Susan Gardner) in a Lenten series at St. Mary of the Assumption parish (Wilmington, DE), March 27, 1998.

"The Song of Prayer: A Salesian Commentary on the Canticle of Canticles" -- Lenten workshop sponsored by the De Sales School of Theology, given at the Georgetown Visitation school (Washington, DC), February 24, 1996.

"From Sage to Saint: Wisdom on the Way to Devotion" -- a series of retreat conferences given to the Fraternity of St. Francis de Sales (Virginia), September 15-17, 1995.

"Take Time for Education: Learning & the Life of Leisure" -- a series of conferences as the in-service faculty retreat at Holy Ghost Preparatory School (Bensalem, PA), August 31, 1993.

"Lectio Imaginativa: A Salesian Reading of the Song of Songs" - a series of retreat conferences given to the Sisters of the Visitation of Holy Mary (St. Louis), June 9-19, 1993.

"The Salesian Song of Prayer" -- a retreat/workshop given to the Sisters of the Visitation of Holy Mary and to the Northwest area Society of the Daughters of St. Francis de Sales (Federal Way, WA), June 4-12, 1990.

"The Salesian Song of Prayer" -- a series of conferences given as the 7th annual retreat of the Society of the Daughters of St. Francis de Sales (Chicago, IL), March 2-4, 1990.

"A Johannine Glance at Ministry" -- a day of recollection given at the Maria Wald Retreat Center (Reading, PA), October 8, 1989.

"The Salesian Song of Prayer" -- a series of conferences given as the 14th annual retreat of the Society of the Daughters of St. Francis de Sales (Washington, DC), April 7-9, 1989.

Media Appearances

WFMZ-TV (channel 69 - Lehigh Valley & Berks County, PA) -- "Crossing the Threshold" documentary on the death of Pope John Paul II and the election of Pope Benedict XVI

WAEB (AM 790 - Lehigh Valley, PA) - News Radio program on the election of a new pope

Service Electric Cable (Eastern Pennsylvania & Western New Jersey): TV2 News - two part series on Pope John Paul II (February 21-22, 2005)

WYBE (channel 35 - greater Philadelphia region):  Public Voices program on "Pope John Paul II and the Catholic Church" (February 18, 2005)

Leadership Roles

Berman Center for Jewish Studies (Bethlehem, PA)

• appointed to the Academic Advisory Board (1995 - present)

Catholic Leadership Conference (Philadelphia, PA)

• invited participant in national assemblies (1998,1999)

Collegiate Mission Consortium (Philadelphia, PA)

• elected to membership (1995-1997, 2001-present)

Collegium: A Colloquy on Faith & Intellectual Life (Fairfield, CT)

• appointed university liaison (2001-present)
• faculty fellow for 2001 colloquy (Portland, OR)

De Sales Centre (Childs, MD)

• appointed to the Advisory/Development Board (1997-2000)

De Sales School of Theology (Washington, DC)

• elected to the Board of Trustees (1995-1996)

Diocese of Allentown (PA)

• appointed a member of the Parenting and Sexuality Education Committee (2001)

Fellowship of Catholic Scholars

• Executive Secretary (1997-2001)
• President (2001-2002)
• member of Board of Directors (1997-2003)

Indian Journal of Spirituality

• appointed to editorial board (2002 - present)

Knights of Columbus

• chaplain to Fr. Bally Council, #1192 (1989-1998)

Lehigh County Conference of Churches

• member of the steering committee for the Robert K. Campbell Lectureship on Christian Unity (1997-2005)

The Salesianum School (Wilmington, DE)

• appointed to the Board of Directors (1998-2004)
  • chair of "mission and identity" committee (2003-2004)

Tiber River (a division of Ave Maria Communications)

• appointed to the Advisory Council (2000)

The Wellness Community of the Greater Lehigh Valley (Bethlehem, PA)

• elected to the board of Directors (2005 - present)

Honors / Awards

2005 - nominated for inclusion in Who's Who of Professionals (2005-2006 edition)

2005 - nominated by the United Cultural Convention, an affiliate of the American Biographical Institute, for its International Peace Prize

2004 - included in Who's Who in America (58th edition)

2003 - granted the "21st Century Award for Achievement" from the International Biographical Centre

2002 - included in Who's Who Among America's Teachers (7th edition)

2002 - included in America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals (2002-2003 edition)

2001 - included in Lexington's Who's Who (millennium edition)

2000 - included in Who's Who Among America's Teachers (6th edition)

1996 - included in Who's Who Among America's Teachers (4th edition)

1993 - included by the American Biographical Institute in the second edition of Two Thousand Notable American Men

1991 - granted Honorary Life Membership in the Knights of Columbus

1990 - charter member of the Alpha Alpha Ypsilon chapter of Theta Alpha Kappa, the National Honor Society for Religious Studies/Theology (1990 - present)

1987 - ordained to the sacred order of priest by Bishop Robert Mulvee in St. Anthony of Padua Church (Wilmington, DE) on September 12.

1986 - ordained to the sacred order of deacon by William Cardinal Baum in the Basilica of St. Peter (Vatican City) on April 10.

1984 - professed perpetual vows as an Oblate of St. Francis de Sales (OSFS) on May 5.

1980 - first profession of vows as an OSFS made August 9.

1979 - admitted into the novitiate of the OSFS (Childs, MD) on August 8.

1977 - admitted as a postulant to the OSFS on June 7.

1959 - born May 7 to Thomas F. Dailey, Jr. & Mary E. Logue in Philadelphia (PA)