FACULTY UPDATES
Dr . Kevin Clarke , Dean of the Institute for Lay Ministry , published Encyclopedia entries : “ Nahum ( Book and Person ),” “ Nebuchadnezzar ,” Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception , vol . 20 , C . M . Furey et al ., eds ., Berlin : De Gruyter . He gave a presentation , “ Words in the Word : Maximus on Christ the Creator ,” plenary lecture , Metaphysics Conference : The God of Creation , St . Anselm College , Manchester , New Hampshire , June 14 , 2023 . He presented “ Carthaginian Neighbors : Maximus and Augustine on Nature , Creation , and Theological Anthropology ,” Canadian Society of Patristic Studies , York University , Toronto , May 29 . He wrote an essay , “ The Holy Spirit and the Deification of the Faithful ,” Catechetical Review , July 2023 , 11-13 . He has been a frequent podcast guest on Sed Contra of
the Sacra Doctrina Project .
Dr . Eduardo Echeverria , Professor
of Philosophy and Systematic Theology , wrote several articles . “ Cardinal Müller ’ s new book focuses on what it means to be Catholic ,” Catholic World Report , May 4 , 2023 , Online . “‘ Renewal of Language ’ and the Role of Discernment in the ‘ synodal process ’,” Catholic World Report , June 27 , 2023 , Online ; “ Pope Francis ’ Concept of Truth ,” Crisis , July 5 , 2023 , Online ; “ A Critical Review of Brock and Sutanto ’ s Neo-Calvinism : A Theological Introduction ,” Pro Rege , June 2023 , 1-15 . He wrote a chapter , “ Vatican I , the ‘ duplex ordo cognitionis ’, and the Nouvelle Theologie : A Test Case for Doctrinal Development ,” in Neo- Calvinism and Roman Catholicism , Edited by James Eglinton and George Harinck
( Leiden / Boston : Brill , 2023 ), 134-157 .
Dr . Robert Fastiggi , Bishop Kevin
M . Britt Chair of Dogmatic Theology and Christology , gave a talk entitled “ There is no Salvation without the Woman : the Virgin Mary ’ s Coredemptive Role in Salvation History ” at the Marian Symposium held at the Franciscan University of Steubenville , which was cosponsored by the International Marian Association Sept . 14-15 . He published an article , “ On the Feast of the Holy Name of
Mary ,” in the Sept . 2023 issue of The Priest . He also contributed a chapter entitled “ Rapporto tra comunione spirituale e sacrificio spirituale ” ( the relation between spiritual communion and spiritual sacrifice ) for the volume Mens impletur gratia : Saggi sulla comunione spirituale ( The mind is filled with grace : Essays on spiritual communion ) edited by Aurelio
Porfiri ( Rome : Chorabooks , 2023 ).
Father Charles Fox , Vice Rector
and Dean of Seminarian Formation , published the article “ Why Doesn ’ t Holy Communion Always Seem to ‘ Work ’?: St . Thomas Aquinas and Ronald Knox on Objective Grace and Subjective Dispositions at Work in the Reception of the Sacrament ” in Homiletic and Pastoral Review . He also published the articles “ Christ ’ s Sacred Heart : Bringing Order Out of Chaos ” and “ The Logic of the Cross , the Logic of the Liturgy ” in
Catholic World Report .
Dr . Mary Healy , Professor of Sacred
Scripture , gave a talk on the Catholic vision of healing at the FOCUS SEEK Conference , St . Louis , Mo ., Jan . 5 ; and spoke on “ Hope for the Church : Christian Unity ” at the national Alpha conference , Ft . Lauderdale , Fla ., Jan . 27 . She presented at clergy study days for the Archdiocese of Detroit , Feb . 7 , and the Diocese of Sioux City , Iowa , Feb . 27 . She gave two keynote talks at the gathering of Synod Evangelization Teams for the Archdiocese of St . Paul / Minneapolis on May 20 , and one keynote at the Spokane Eucharistic Exposition 2023 on Sept . 10 . She recorded an episode of The Catechism in a Year podcast with Father Mike Schmitz . Her article “ The Beauty of Scripture ” was published in Human
Development Magazine , 43.3 ( 2023 ), 8-17 .
Dr . Ralph Martin , Professor of
Theology and Director of Graduate Programs in the New Evangelization , spoke at the Regional Priest Conference in Austin , Tex ., April 17-20 ; the Archdiocesan Evangelization Conference in Ottawa , Canada , April 28-29 ; a Priest Conference in Knockbridge , Ireland , May 9-13 ; a Priest Conference for the Diocese of St . Paul in Alberta , Canada , May 29-
June 2 ; a Regional Priest Conference in Wheeling , W . V ., July 10-13 ; and a Clergy Retreat for the Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Canada and the U . S . in Stony Point ,
N . Y ., July 24-26 .
Msgr . Daniel Trapp , Graduate
Spiritual Director , was one of the leaders of the Desert Formation Experience . This year , the first theologians were again able to pray and visit the holy sites in the Holy Land and Rome . Msgr . Trapp continues his research into the 18-century Black
Catholic community in Detroit .
Father John Vandenakker , CC ,
Assistant Professor of Theology , wrote Advice Practical & Spiritual for New Priests , available in ebook and print versions from Amazon , based on his nearly 40 years of experience in the priesthood , coupled with some of the wisdom of the founder of the Companions of the Cross , Father Bob Bedard . As the former Director of Graduate Pastoral Formation , he oversaw the Field Education program interacting with many seminarians as they undertook various parish internships and discerned
their vocations to the priesthood .
Dr . Donald Wallenfang , Professor
of Theology and Philosophy , wrote a chapter , “ Bleeding Hearts : Investigating Martyrdom vis-à-vis Edith Stein , Franz Jägerstätter , and Terrence Malik ” in Life Above the Clouds : Philosophy in the Films of Terrence Malik , ed . Steven DeLay ( Albany , NY : State University of New York Press , 2023 ), 337-354 . He was interviewed on the life and work of Saint Edith Stein with Al Kresta on The Al Kresta Show , Ave Maria Radio , Aug . 9 , 2023 ; on the Sacred Heart of Jesus Devotion with Vanessa Denha Garmo on Epiphany , Ave Maria Radio , June 20 , 2023 ; and on Who Is Edith Stein : The Saint , Her Philosophy , and Her Spirituality , a television series of four interviews on the life and work of Saint Edith Stein with Johnnette Williams on Women of Grace , Eternal Word Television Network ( EWTN ), premiered June 19 – 22 , 2023 . He presented “ Evangelization in the City of Detroit ” for the Corazón Puro group at Ste . Anne de Detroit Catholic Church , May 19 , 2023 . shms . edu 29