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Dr . Mary Healy , Professor of Sacred Scripture , gave five talks on Scripture and evangelization to clergy of the Diocese of Dodge City , Kansas , Oct . 4-6 . She led a weekend of recollection at St . Augustine ’ s Seminary , Toronto , Oct . 28-30 , and a day of recollection at St . Paul Seminary , St . Paul , Minnesota , Nov . 1 , and at Pope St . John XXIII Seminary , Boston , Mass achusetts , Jan . 8 . She gave talks on “ Jesus the Healer ” and “ For Such a Time as This ” at the FOCUS SEEK conference , St . Louis , Missouri , Jan . 5 . Her article “ A Synoptic Look at the Failures and Successes of Post-Vatican II Liturgical Reforms ,” co-authored with John Cavadini and Thomas Weinandy , was published in Church Life Journal , Dec . 1 , 2022 .
Dr . Kevin Clarke , Dean of the Institute for Lay Ministry , published “ Maximus the Confessor ’ s Anti-Severan Polemics in the Opuscula ,” Studies in Maximus the Confessor ’ s Opuscula theologica et polemica : Papers Collected on the Occasion of the Belgrade Colloquium on Saint Maximus , Vladimir Cvetković and Alex Leonas , eds ., Instrumenta Patristica et Mediaevalia 89 ( Brepols , 2022 ), 105 – 126 . He gave several presentations : “ Entering the Veil with Hebrews : Innovating a Fleshly and Living Way ,” virtual lecture , Monastero di San Benedetto in Monte , Norcia , Italy , Dec . 9 , 2022 ; “ The Spiritual Senses and the “ Complete Act ” of Scripture : Henri de Lubac ’ s Recovery of the Mystical in Serious Exegesis ,” Catholicity as Gift and Task : The Fiftieth Anniversary of Communio , St . Bernard ’ s School of Theology and Ministry , Rochester , New York , Oct . 1 , 2022 ; and “ The Holy Trinity and Patristic Exegesis : How the Fathers Interpreted the Scriptures in a Trinitarian Key ,” Sacred Liturgy Conference , plenary address , Billings , Montana , Sept . 14 , 2022 .
Father Charles Fox , Vice Rector and Dean of Seminarian Formation , gave a talk entitled “ The Holy Eucharist : Source and Summit of the Christian Life ” at St . Frances Cabrini
Parish in Allen Park , Michigan on Dec . 10 , 2022 . He published several articles in Catholic World Report , including , “ When and How Should Deacons and Priests Preach on Abortion ,” “ On the Ten Years of the Apostolic Labors of St . Paul Street Evangelization ,” and “ O Holy Night !” He preached at Holy Mass for the 10th anniversary of St . Paul Street Evangelization at St . Mary ’ s Parish , Royal Oak , Michigan .
Dr . Ralph Martin , Professor of Theology and Director of Graduate Programs in the New Evangelization , gave a talk on “ A Man ’ s Call to Holiness ” at the Scranton Catholic Men ’ s Conference , Scranton , Pennsylvania ., Oct . 7-8 . He gave talks at the Clergy Convocation for the Diocese of Tyler , Texas , Oct . 19-21 , the Seminary Retreat for St . Vincent Archabbey , Latrobe , Pennsylvania ., Nov . 11-12 , and the West Coast Clergy Convocation , Napa , California , Jan . 2-5 . He received the “ Defending the Faith Award ” along with Cardinal Gerhard Mueller and Dr . Mary Ann Glendon at the Caritas in Veritate Awards Ceremony , Phoenix , Arizona , Oct . 13-15 .
Dr . Donald Wallenfang , OCDS , Professor of Theology and Philosophy , published “ The Abandoned : Toward a Christocentric Phenomenology of Prayer ,” Church Life Journal , Oct . 14 , 2022 . He produced a podcast episode , “ Pope Francis and the Universal Call to Holiness ,” for his Catholic Fragments podcast , Jan . 4 , 2023 . He was interviewed on “ Servant Leadership in the Church and Beyond ,” Christian Circle Podcast with Dr . Pamela Fernandes , Jan . 16 , 2023 . He gave a presentation on “ Saint Thérèse of Lisieux and the Eucharist : Where Adoration Meets Gratitude ,” for the Rooted Formation Series , National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica , Royal Oak , Michigan , Nov . 16 , 2022 , and “ The Origin and History of Eucharistic Adoration ,” Knights of Columbus Council at Saint Regis Catholic Church , Bloomfield Hills , Michigan , Oct . 13 , 2022 .
Dr . Philip Blosser , Professor of Philosophy , co-authored with Charles A . Sullivan , Speaking in Tongues : A Critical Historical Examination , vol . 1 : The Modern Redefinition of Tongues ( Sept . 2022 ), and presented a paper , “ On Evil and Privation ,” at a conference honoring John Crosby on the occasion of his retirement at Franciscan University , Steubenville , Ohio , Nov . 10-12 , 2022 .
Dr . Daniel Keating , Professor of Theology , spoke to staff on “ Working Together as a Team ,” St . Thomas the Apostle Parish , Ann Arbor , Michigan , Sept . 13 , 2022 . He gave several talks : “ Understanding Gender Ideology : Making a Positive Response ,” St . Joseph Parish , Ypsilanti , Michigan , Sept . 19 , 2022 ; “ The Adventure of Discipleship ,” St . Vincent de Paul Parish , Elyria , Ohio , Oct . 23 , 2022 ; and “ Bible Study and Praying with Sacred Scripture ,” Sacred Heart Major Seminary , Dec . 3 , 2022 .
Dr . Edward N . Peters , Edmund Cardinal Szoka Chair of Faculty Development , reviewed Be Opened ! The Catholic Church and Deaf Culture for The Jurist by Marlana Portolona , ( 2022 ) and contributed four titles to The Catholic World Report survey of “ The most important books by Pope Benedict XVI ,” Jan . 2023 .
Dr . Robert Fastiggi , Bishop Kevin M . Britt Chair of Dogmatic Theology and Christology , helped organize a conference in Rome entitled “ A Response to the Pontifical Academy for Life ’ s Publication , Etica teologica della Vita . Scrittura , tradizione , sfide pratiche , Dec . 8-10 , 2022 . Several other Sacred Heart Major Seminary professors participated in this conference either in person or remotely . Dr . Fastiggi is the co-editor and contributor to a volume entitled Clerical Sexual Misconduct : A Foundational Conversation ( St . Louis : EnRoute Books & Media , 2023 ). He wrote the foreword to Rational Responses to Skepticism by Dr . Dennis Bonnette ( St . Louis : EnRoute Books & Media , 2022 ), and he published “ Marian Coredemption and Mediation at Vatican II ” in Ecce Mater Tua Vol . 7 ( January , 2023 ).
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