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Dept. of Philosophy & Theology

 Department News 

 archive 2001-2002

  • DeSales University Commencement -- Saturday, May 18, 2002
    • two students were graduated with a B.A. in Marriage & Family Studies
    • five students were graduated with a B.A. in Theology 
    • Brian Dunn received the department's award for excellence in Philosophy
    • Sr. Deborah Marie Fiore, SCC received the award for excellence in Theology
    • Most Rev. Lewis Fiorelli, OSFS addressed the graduates on "A Christian Humanist Education" (full text)
  • "Memorable moments for motherhood" -- an op-ed piece by Fr. Thomas Dailey, published in The Morning Call, the newspaper of the Lehigh Valley (PA), 5/12/02
  • "Roots of sex-abuse crisis go deep into society's ethos" -- an op-ed piece by Dr. Larry Chapp, published in The Morning Call, the newspaper of the Lehigh Valley (PA), 4/1/02
  • "Spring Break is time to contemplate need for civility" -- an op-ed piece by Fr. Thomas Dailey, published in The Morning Call, the newspaper of the Lehigh Valley (PA), 3/19/02
  • "Ashes a reminder of divine source of our spirit" -- an op-ed piece by Fr. Thomas Dailey, published in The Morning Call, the newspaper of the Lehigh Valley (PA), 2/13/02
  • Dr. Larry Chapp appears on "The O'Reilly Factor" on Fox News television (2/12/02) 
  • Nancy Bucci, a Marriage & Family Studies major, is awarded the annual ACCESS award at the Winter Graduation exercises (1/20/02)
  • "Visit to Ground Zero raises issues of freedom, limits, right and wrong" -- an op-ed piece by Fr. Bernard O'Connor, published in The Morning Call, the newspaper of the Lehigh Valley (PA), 1/10/02
  • "Debate about human cloning must consider importance of the soul" -- an op-ed piece by Fr. Thomas Dailey, published in The Morning Call, the newspaper of the Lehigh Valley (PA), 12/26/01.
  • "Has modern weaponry made just war impossible?" -- an op-ed piece by Dr. Brian Kane, published in the Tablet (Brooklyn, NY) 11/24/01.
  • DSU faculty featured as panelists for "Stem Cell Research: A Lehigh Valley Roundtable" (10/29/01)
  • DSU faculty elected to leadership positions in the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars -- Dr. Larry Chapp to serve as editor of the FCS Quarterly; Fr. Thomas Dailey to serve as president (9/28/01)
  • "The world of evil hits home" -- an op-ed piece on the events of 9/11 by Fr. Thomas Dailey, published in the Catholic Standard & Times (Philadelphia, PA), the News Gleaner (Philadelphia, PA), and The Dialog (Wilmington, DE), and broadcast on WDIY-FM, the community public radio station in the Lehigh Valley (9/18/01)
  • "Labor Day is about being human, not just economic production" -- an op-ed piece by Fr. Thomas Dailey, published in The Morning Call, the newspaper of the Lehigh Valley (9/3/01)
  • "Slavery and American culture" -- an op-ed piece on embryonic research, by Fr. Bernard O'Connor, published in The Morning Call, the newspaper of the Lehigh Valley (8/23/01)

News (archive) from 2000-2001

News (archive) from 1999-2000