ADMINISTRATIONAND COMMITTEESMark E.Wedig, OP, PhDAssociate Dean for Graduate StudiesChair, Department of Theology andPhilosophy

Gloria L. Schaab, SSJ, PhDDirector of Graduate Programs inTheology and Ministry

Andrea Lorenzo Molinari, PhDDirector of Master of Arts in PastoralTheology

Alicia Marill, DMinDirector of Doctor of Ministry Program

Elsie Miranda, DMinDirector of Master of Arts inPractical Theology and Ministry andMinisterial Formation Program

Jorge Presmanes, OP, DMinDirector, Institute for Hispanic/LatinoTheology and Ministry

Mario Vizcaino, SchP, STLDirector of Master of Arts in PastoralTheology for Hispanics

Sara Fairbanks, OP, PhDStudent Theology Association

Pedro Blas González, PhD, andEdward Sunshine, PhDSt.Thomas/St. Catherine/BUCBLecture Series

Alex Schlich, DMinDirector of Service Learning

Ruth Tallman, PhDStudent Philosophy Association

FACULTY (Main Campus)Sandra Fairbanks, PhD 305-899-4913 sjfairbanks@mail.barry.eduSara Fairbanks, OP, PhD 305-899-4053 sfairbanks@mail.barry.eduPedro Blas González, PhD 305-899-3069 pgonzalez@mail.barry.eduDeena Grant, PhD 305-899-3444 dgrant@mail.barry.eduMary Jo Iozzio, PhD 305-899-3944 miozzio@mail.barry.eduVeronica Koperski, SFCC, PhD, STD 305-899-3470 vkoperski@mail.barry.eduAlicia Marill, DMin 305-899-3442 amarill@mail.barry.eduMichael McKeon, PhD 305-899-3448 mckeon@mail.barry.eduElsie Miranda, DMin 305-899-3984 emiranda@mail.barry.eduJorge Presmanes, OP, DMin 305-899-3028 jpresmanes@mail.barry.eduRuth Tallman, PhD 305-899-4091 rtallman@mail.barry.eduGloria L. Schaab, SSJ, PhD 305-899-3982 gschaab@mail.barry.eduAlex Schlich, DMin 305-899-3443 aschlich@mail.barry.eduEdward R. Sunshine, PhD 305-899-3446 esunshine@mail.barry.eduRaymondWard,MDiv 305-899-3441 rward@mail.barry.eduMark E.Wedig, OP, PhD 305-899-3378 mwedig@mail.barry.eduJoel Wilcox, PhD 305-899-4806 jwilcox@mail.barry.edu

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFFStella (Estrella) Carroll 305-899-3469 ecarroll@mail.barry.eduSilvia (Maura) de la Peña 305-899-4887 mdelapena@mail.barry.edu

MA IN PASTORAL THEOLOGY (The Blessed Edmund Rice School)Gerard Austin, OP, STD 941-766-7334 gaustinop@yahoo.comAndrea Lorenzo Molinari, PhD 941-766-7334 andrealmolinari@netscape.netGeorge Ratzmann, PhD, STD 941-766-7334 ratzmann@comcast.net

MA IN PASTORAL MINISTRY FOR HISPANICS (SEPI)Bishop Felipe Estévez, DD, STD 305-279-2333 sepimiami@aol.comAlicia Marill, DMin 305-279-2333 sepimiami@aol.comJorge Presmanes, OP, DMin 305-279-2333 sepimiami@aol.comMario Vizcaino, SchP, STL 305-279-2333 sepimiami@aol.com

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On June 13,Pope BenedictXVI appointedAlberto Rojas, astudent in BarryUniversity’sInstitute forHispanic/LatinoTheology andMinistry,auxiliary bishopof Chicago.Rojas and hisfellow appointee,

Andrew P.Wypych, will help CardinalFrancis George with the administrationof the Archdiocese of Chicago, which servesmore than 2.3 million Catholics innortheastern Illinois.

Rojas, 46, began his doctoral studies inHispanic ministry at Barry in fall 2006.

“He is a great student and a person who istruly committed to the service of the Church,”said Jorge Presmanes,OP, director of theInstitute for Hispanic/LatinoTheology andMinistry. “I am delighted by his appointment.The archdiocese is blessed to have him asauxiliary bishop.”

In an interview with the BarryMagazinein fall 2008, Rojas said that there is a greatneed for developing Hispanic leadership inthe Church.

“In Chicago almost half the Catholics areHispanic, but the percentage of priests who areHispanic is maybe 3 percent,” he said. “I’mgrateful to all those priests who are notHispanics but are working with Hispanicpopulations. I also thank God there are morepeople interested in lay leadership as well.”

Rojas studied for the priesthood in hisnative Aguascalientes,Mexico, and in theArchdiocese of Chicago, where he wasordained in 1997 and where he currently

serves as pastor of Good Shepherd Parish. Forseven years, he was also director of HispanicMinistry at the University of St.Mary of theLake/Mundelein Seminary in Chicago.

“I expect the doctoral study that AlbertoRojas is undertaking to be shaped not only byhis years on the faculty of MundeleinSeminary but also by his experience as pastorof a large Mexican-American parish inChicago and now as auxiliary bishop in the

archdiocese,” said James B.Nickoloff, PhD,Rojas’ thesis-project mentor.

According to the Chicago Archdiocesewebsite, Rojas will serve as Cardinal George’svicar for Vicariate III of the archdiocese and asliaison to Hispanic Catholics.His ordinationas bishop took place August 10.

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Bishop Alberto Rojas Barry University Professors Join CatholicLeaders in Dialogue on Hispanic Ministryby Vince Olea and Patty Jimenez, Barry DMin Students

The Catholic Diocese of Fresno organized abilingual leadership convocation this summerto promote dialogue between diocesan leadersserving a diversity of Hispanic communities.The Bishop Steinbock Hispanic MinistryConvocation, named in honor of late BishopJohnT. Steinbock, focused on listening to theexperiences and challenges of Catholic leadersin the diocese, including teachers andministers from parishes, schools, farm workercamps, apostolic movements, and restorativejustice organizations.

To raise awareness of themes significant toHispanic ministry, the diocese also invitednational Hispanic pastoral theologians,including Drs. Jorge Presmanes,OP, andAlicia Marill from Barry University. Asdiocesan organizers and students in Barry’snationally recognized doctoral programemphasizing Hispanic ministry and theology,we knew that Fr. Presmanes and Dr.Marillwould bring a high level of expertise, passionand personal connection.Through sessions onexclusion and inclusion, and the theology ofaccompaniment, they generated livelydiscussions on the intersection of the sessiontopics and the lived experiences of theHispanic leaders.The response was overwhelming, as the

conversation and spirit of communion gavemeaning to our time together and purposeto our future plans. The energy of theconvocation encouraged us to plan additionalgatherings focused on designing new ways toserve our diocesan Hispanic communities.

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Symposium Yields New TextMessage fromthe Chair

I am convinced that effective leadership isborn out of the collaboration, ingenuity andhard work of a team. Moreover,administrative successes are seldom theresult of independent inspiration, but morelikely the result of colleagues workingtogether to actualize shared vision andmission. That being said, the Department ofTheology and Philosophy has been blessedfor the last 13 years with the leadership andcolleagueship of Mary Jo Iozzio.As director of graduate programs in

theology and ministry, Dr. Iozzio rallied theDepartment twice for its accreditation withthe Association of Theological Schools inthe United States and Canada (ATS), firstfor the initial five-year ATS accreditationand then for the 10-year re-accreditation.For the last 13 years, not only did she authorboth self-studies, but convened the maincampus and satellite campus faculty formeetings, oversaw regular curriculumassessment, and maintained continuedcontact with ATS through follow-upreports. This has been no small service to usall in the Department!Of course, Dr. Iozzio will continue in her

position as professor of moral theology:teaching, advising, and mentoringundergraduate and graduate students. Shealso continues to serve as co-editor of theJournal of the Society of Christian Ethics andto publish extensively in the field ofChristian ethics and disability studies.I am so grateful for her colleagueship.

With all the faculty and students of theDepartment, I thank her for 13 years ofgenerous service!

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The response to this convocation also affirmedour intuition that the benefits of continuedengagement between leaders from la base andnationally recognized theologians are far reaching.To read more about the work of Barry students

Vince Olea and Patty Jimenez visitwww.ushispanicministry.com.

Mark E.Wedig,OP, PhD

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Community of Faith,” and presented“Accompaniment as a Model for HispanicLeadership” at the 2011 Hispanic MinistryConvocation, Fresno, CA,May 27-28, 2011.He also presented “Institute forHispanic/Latino Theology and Ministry: APastoral Response to the Latino Presence inthe Church,” at the annual meeting of theAssociation of Catholic Colleges andUniversities,Washington, DC, January 29-31, 2011.

Gloria L. Schaab,SSJ, PhD, assistantprofessor of theology,director of graduateprograms in theologyand ministry, andassociate dean forgeneral education,College of Arts and

Sciences, published the article “Toward aGod for Evolution: A Dialogue betweenTeilhard and Arthur Peacocke,” in KathleenDuffy, ed. Rediscovering Teilhard’s Fire(Philadelphia: Saint Joseph University,2010); published the entries “God, FeministUnderstanding of,” 470-71; “Incarnation,Feminist Understanding of,” 591; “Mary, theVirgin,” 772-3; “Saints, Devotion to,” 1124,with Elizabeth A. Johnson, PhD, in DanielPatte, ed. Cambridge Dictionary ofChristianity (New York: CambridgeUniversity Press, 2010); published the article“An Evolving Vision of God: The Theologyof John F. Haught” in Zygon: Journal ofReligion and Science 45 (December 2010):897-904; published the paperback andKindle editions of her book The CreativeSuffering of the Triune God: An EvolutionaryTheology (New York, Oxford UniversityPress, December 2010); participated in theinterview “Dwelling in the Word: DivineRevelation in the Cosmos” for theinternational teleseries EvolutionaryChristianity moderated by Michael Dowdand available fromhttp://evolutionarychristianity.com/blog/audio-downloads/, December 23, 2010;presented “Mission Integration: A Cognitiveand Reflective Process,” with Scott O’Brien,OP, DMin, at the 11th Biennial Colloquiumof Dominican Colleges and Universities,June 19, 2010, Barry University, MiamiShores, FL; presented the 2011 DominicanLecture “Catholic Imagination: TheCharism of the Catholic University” at theDwayne O. Andreas School of Law, BarryUniversity, Orlando, FL, February 23, 2011;served on the Annual Publication AwardsCommittee of the College TheologySociety; was appointed to the Admissionsfor Membership Committee of the Catholic

Theological Society of America; served asreferee for the juried publication Zygon:Journal of Religion and Science, LutheranSchool of Theology, Chicago, IL; served asreferee for the juried publication Religion,Economics and Culture in Conflict andConversation, the 2010 Annual Volume ofthe College Theology Society Conference;convened the Theology, Ecology, andNatural Science Session of the CollegeTheology Society Conference 2010,University of Portland, Portland, OR, June3-6, 2010; moderated the God/Trinity TopicSession at the Catholic Theological Societyof America Conference, Cleveland, OH,June 10-13, 2010; attended the CollegeTheology Society Conference 2010,University of Portland, Portland, OR, June3-6, 2010; attended the CatholicTheological Society of America Conference,Cleveland, OH, June 10-13, 2010; andattended the 11th Biennial Colloquium ofDominican Colleges and Universities, BarryUniversity, Miami Shores, FL, June 17-20,2010.

Edward R. Sunshine,PhD, professor oftheology (moraltheology), attendedthe annual meeting ofthe AmericanAcademy of Religionin Atlanta, GA,November 2010, and

was a facilitator and referee of papers for theJournal of the Society of Christian Ethics at theannual meeting of the Society, New Orleans,LA, January 2011. Sunshine participated onthe WPBT—Channel 2 panels for theprogram Viewpoint’s “God in America,”October 31, 2010, and “The Top ReligiousStories of 2010,” December 26, 2010. InJanuary 2011, he participated in aninterfaith panel discussion of Social Justiceand Charity for the Barry UniversityCommunity.

RuthTallman, PhD,assistant professor ofphilosophy, published“Holly Jolly Atheists: ANaturalisticJustification forChristmas,” inChristmas andPhilosophy, Scott Lowe,ed.Wiley Publishing,

2010. Tallman presented “Go F*** Yourself:The Aesthetic Evaluation of OffensiveHumor,” with Landon Schurtz at theSociety of Lighthearted PhilosophersConference, Tampa, FL, October 15-16,

2010; “A Comedy is a Tragedy is anAllegory: A Contextualist Account ofArtwork Meaning,” at the KentuckyPhilosophical Association Fall 2010Meeting, Crestview Hills, KY, November20, 2011; “Valuing Lives and AllocatingResources: A Defense of the ModifiedYoungest First Principle of Scarce ResourceDistribution,” at Valuing Lives: A Conferenceon Ethics in Health and the Environment,New York University Center for Bioethics,New York City, March 5, 2011; and “WhatIs Human Perfection?,” at Exploring HumanEnhancement: A Symposium at the Center forValues in Medicine, Science, andTechnology at the University of Texas atDallas, TX, April 8-9, 2011.

Mark E.Wedig,OP,PhD, professor oftheology (liturgicaltheology), associatedean for graduatestudies, College ofArts and Sciences, andchair, Department ofTheology and

Philosophy, delivered the address,“Interpreting Religious Space: AHermeneutical Methodology,” at theLiturgical Studies Program at The CatholicUniversity of America,Washington, DC,November 9, 2010, and was a selectedparticipant in the Conference forTheological Leaders in Relationship withUndergraduate Institutions for TheAssociation of Theological Schools in April28-30, 2011, in Pittsburgh, PA.

JoelWilcox, PhD,professor ofphilosophy, presented"Can Morality BeBased on Religion?" ata philosophyconference at Davisand Elkins College inElkins,WV, April

2011.With Dr. Sandra Fairbanks,Wilcoxcoached the Barry University Ethics BowlTeam in the 2011 Regional Ethics Bowl andthe National Competition. The team placedsixth out of twenty-four in the SoutheastRegional Competition and was invited tothe National Championship Competition,Cincinnati, OH,March 3, 2011.

In June 2009, Barry University, withLoyola Marymount University and theCongar Institute for Ministry Development,collaborated in a symposium on CatholicHispanic/Latino theology and ministryorganized by Boston College. Sixty-twoinvited participants attended thesymposium, with the goal of envisioning thefuture of Hispanic ministry for the seconddecade of the 21st century. Participants wereboth national leaders in the field ofHispanic ministry as well as scholar-members of the Academy of CatholicHispanic Theologians in the United States(ACHTUS).Seven working papers were presented,

two authored by Barry University faculty.

Barry’s Dr. Elsie Miranda and BostonCollege’s Dr. Hosffman Ospino presented“Hispanic Ministry and LeadershipFormation.” Jorge Presmanes, OP, DMin,and Dr. Alicia Marill, from Barry presented“Hispanic Ministry and Theology.” Also inattendance from Barry were Mark Wedig,OP, PhD, and Wayne Cavalier, OP, PhD.After the Boston meeting, the papers

were edited to include the fruits of thesymposium’s critical analysis and are nowpublished in book form in both English andSpanish. The book is titled HispanicMinistry in the 21st Century: Present andFuture,Hosffman Ospino, ed. (ConviviumPress, October 2010).

Jorge Presmanes,OP,DMin

The Departmentof Theology andPhilosophypresented the YvesCongar Award forTheologicalExcellence toMary CatherineHilkert, OP, PhD,honoring hercontributions,particularly to

theologies of preaching and feministtheology. Barry’s Dr. Sarah Fairbanks, OP, aformer student of Hilkert’s, characterized herwork as focused on “effective preaching in ourchurch and world, especially in light of

women [and] the reality of the poor.”Through her address that evening, “In

Memory of Lois and Eunice: Handing on aLiving Tradition of Faith,” Hilkert provedthat characterization correct as she examinedCongar’s contribution toDei Verbum,Vatican II’sDogmatic Constitution onDivine Revelation.Noting the vocation of the baptized

applies to both men and women, she spokeof the “lives and teaching of the manymothers and grandmothers who have handedon the Christian tradition in ways that arelargely unrecognized and uncelebrated,but ... essential to the vitality and futureof the ... tradition.”Recalling Paul’s acknowledgment of the

teaching role played by Timothy’s motherand grandmother (2 Timothy 1:5), Hilkertnoted both the importance of womenteachers and preachers of the faith in thedomestic Church and the dismal history ofwomen being “systematically excluded asofficial interpreters of the Bible.” In thisregard, she exhorted those gathered torecognize that all baptized Christians, maleand female, are called to preach the gospel.Professor of theology at Notre Dame,

Hilkert holds a PhD from CatholicUniversity and an MA from University ofDayton. Her works include Naming Grace:Preaching and the Sacramental Imagination(1997) and Speaking with Authority: Catherineof Siena and the Voices of WomenToday (2001).

Mary Catherine Hilkert Receives 2011 Yves Congar Award

Mary Catherine Hilkert, OP, PhD

David F. Kelly, PhD, emeritus Vernon F.Gallagher Professor of Theology and HealthCare Ethics and the founding director of theHealth Care Ethics Center at DuquesneUniversity, presented “Obligations andOptions for Patients in a PersistentVegetative State” to an engaged audience atBarry University in November 2010.Kelly began by defining the differences

between a vegetative state (VS) and apersistent vegetative state (PVS). Bothinvolve loss of the functionality of thecerebral cortex, but the PVS patient has beenin this state for three months post-anoxia orsix months after a permanent brain injury andhas “no ‘reasonable’ hope of recovery.”The PVS patient cannot think, dream, or

play; he/she does not experience pain ordiscomfort, yet PVS does not fit the legaldefinition of terminal illness.The moralquestion becomes then: Are we obliged to

continue hydration and nutrition to people inthis state to keep them alive?The Catholic position, as Kelly described

it, emphasizes respect for life, but does notcounsel undertaking extraordinary measuresto sustain life.The 2009 changes to theEthical and Religious Directives for CatholicHealth Care Services (ERDs), especiallyDirective No. 58 regarding care for thosedependent upon medical technologies forsurvival, now call into question Catholichealth care institutions’ ability to determine ifmedically assisted hydration and nutritioncan be considered an extraordinary measureof care for PVS patients.

This dilemma had been faced by severalhealth care professionals attending thelecture, leading to a lively discussion. Kelly’spresentation lent clarity both to the dilemmaand to the teaching of the Church on thedistinction between ordinary andextraordinary means, a distinction thatremains critical for resolving questions atthese vulnerable times of life. His expertisewas not only illuminating, but had practicalimpact for many.Renowned for his contributions in the field

of health care ethics, Kelly is the author ofnumerous journal articles and several books,includingMedical Care at the End of Life(Georgetown University Press, 2006).

Care for Patients in a Persistent Vegetative State

David F. Kelly,PhD

2010; attended the Annual Meeting of theSociety of Christian Ethics and the twomeetings of its Board of Directors, NewOrleans, January 6-9, 2011; attended anddirected part of the bi-annual meeting of thePax Christi Anti-Racism Team, Raymond,MS,March 17-20, 2011; attended theTheologian-Ethicist Committee of theCatholic Health Association, St. Louis,MO,March 22-23, 2011; attended theTheology and Ethics Colloquium, CatholicHealth Association, St. Louis, MO,March23-25, 2011; and attended the ProgramCommittee and Executive Committeemeetings of the Society of Christian Ethics,Chicago, IL, April 1-2, 2011. In addition,Iozzio has a number of publicationsforthcoming: “Solidarity: restoringcommunion with those who are disabled” inthe Journal of Religion, Disability, and Health;“The Authority of Experience and Study:persons with disabilities adequately andintegrally considered” in Louvain Studies;and “No Room for Complacence in the Faceof HIV and AIDS: harm reduction throughneedle exchange” in Health Progress. Iozziocontinues work on her book RadicalDependence and expects to submit thecomplete manuscript to the publisher,University of Notre Dame Press, inSepetember 2011.

Veronica Koperski,SFCC,PhD, STD,professor of theology(New Testament),delivered the 15thAnnual EberhardtLecture at St. John’sSeminary, Camarillo,CA, November 9,2010 on the topic

“Mary Magdalene, Martha and Mary:Disciples whom Jesus Loved.” Koperski alsoattended the Institute for Biblical ResearchAnnual Meeting in Atlanta, GA, November19-20, 2010, followed by the Society ofBiblical Literature Annual Meeting inAtlanta, GA, November 20-23, 2010.

Alicia C.Marill,DMin, associateprofessor of theology(practical theology)and director of theDoctor of MinistryProgram, presented“Dispersed andElected” at the Raícesy Alas Congress

(Sponsored by the National CatholicCouncil of Hispanic Ministry), Chicago,September 24, 2010. She also chaired a

session on human dignity and immigrationat the Raíces y Alas Congress. She attendedthe Association of Doctor of MinistryEducation (ADME) Board Meeting, AustinPresbyterian Theological Seminary, Austin,TX, April 21-22, 2010, followed by theADME Annual Conference,Doctor ofMinistry Education in a Multicultural World,April 22-24, 2010. Marill also attended theAcademy of Catholic Hispanic Theologiansin the United States (ACHTUS) BoardMeeting, University of Miami, Miami, June6, 2010, followed by the ACHTUS AnnualColloquium, Theologizing in Context: WhatShapes Latino/a Theology, University ofMiami, Miami, June 7-9, 2010, and theNational Catholic Council of HispanicMinistry, Annual Board Meeting, Chicago,IL, September 22, 2010. Marill wasappointed National Representative for theJustice for Immigrants Campaign, USCCBfor the National Catholic Council forHispanic Ministry, November 10, 2010. Shecontributed to the workshop: “The U.S.Catholic Church: The Challenge ofCommunion,” sponsored by DePaulUniversity and The Catholic TheologicalUniversity, Chicago, IL, November 4-5,2010. She attended the Association forGraduate Programs in Ministry AnnualMeeting, The Ecology of Calling: The Role ofCommunity in Vocation and Discernment, SanAntonio, TX, February 24-26, 2011;presented a workshop, “Catholic SocialTeaching and the Mission in the Church,”Amor en Acción, St. Dominic CatholicChurch, Miami, February 3, 2011; attendedthe Association of Doctor of MinistryEducation (ADME) Board Meeting, NewOrleans Baptist Theological Seminary, NewOrleans, April 13-14, 2011, followed by theADME Annual Conference, PastoralEthnography for Doctor of Ministry Education:A Contextual Approach, New Orleans BaptistTheological Seminary, New Orleans, April14-16, 2011. Marill gave a workshop, the“Role of the Missionary,” at St. ThomasUniversity, Miami, May 5, 2011. Sheparticipated in session of a “Spiritually thatSupports Intercultural Ministry andReconciliation,” at Building InterculturalCompetence for Ministers, sponsored by theUnited States Conference of CatholicBishops Secretariat of Cultural Diversity inthe Church, and participated in the Justicefor Immigrants Campaign, USCCBAdvocacy Day, speaking to senators inWashington, D.C., May 11, 2011.

MichaelMcKeon,PhD, assistantprofessor ofphilosophy, presented“Equality andPhilosophicalReflections onAmerican Slavery” atthe West VirginiaPhilosophical Society

Spring 2011 Meeting in Buckhannon,WV,March 25, 2011; presented a paper entitled“Mill and the Limits of Free Expression” onthe panel “John Stuart Mill: Approaches andThemes” at the Midwest Political ScienceAssociation 69th Annual NationalConference in Chicago, IL, March 31, 2011;served as chair on the panel “Toleration,Justice, and Democratizing Institutions” atthe Midwest Political Science Association69th Annual National Conference, Chicago,IL, March 31, 2011.

ElsieM.Miranda,DMin, assistantprofessor of theology(practical theology)and director of theMasters of Arts inPractical TheologyProgram and directorof Ministerial

Formation, was selected to be on the ATSTask Force for the Revision of Standards,served as the chair of the GlobalizationCommittee, and served on accreditationvisits to a Catholic and a Lutheran seminary.Miranda was elected to the Board of theAcademy of Catholic Hispanic Theologiansin the United States (ACHTUS). She gavethe keynote address, “TheologicalFormation in a Global Context: FromHostility to Hospitality,” at the biennialmeeting of the Catholic Association ofTheological Field Educators (CATFE), SanJuan, Puerto Rico, January 2011. She taughtwith the 2011 Hispanic Summer Program atMundelein Seminary, Chicago, IL. Mirandais submitting an article on theologicalformation for publication by the 21stCentury, Fall 2011.

Jorge Presmanes,OP,DMin, associateprofessor of theologyand director of theInstitute forHispanic/LatinoTheology andMinistry, gave thekeynote address,“Communion in

Mission: Leadership in the Hispanic

Gandhi’s Philosophy and Terrorism TodayAs part of the Peace

and Justice LectureSeries in March, BarryUniversity welcomedDouglas Allen, PhD,professor of theologyat the Universityof Maine. Allenpresented his lecture,“The Philosophy of

Mahatma Gandhi and Violence andTerrorismToday.”He is one of the top scholars in thephilosophy of Mahatma Gandhi.According to Allen,Gandhi’s view of

violence not only includes physical violence,but also psychological, social, and cultural

violence, violence through language, andviolence in the form of poverty andexploitation. For this reason, Allen noted,“Gandhi would say perhaps all of us who[contend] we believe in nonviolence, actuallyare very violent.”Allen explained that Gandhi’s philosophy

does allow the use of force in rare cases whenno nonviolent response would be effective.“When you are forced to use violence, like

to stop the terrorists engaged in terror, whatyou do is never moral,” Allen said. Violenceshould never be glorified; it should be limited,he continued. “Then do everything in yourpower to change the conditions that gave riseto that terrorism.”

Douglas Allen,PhD

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Sandra JaneFairbanks, PhD,associate professor ofphilosophy (ethics,philosophy of law andpolitical theory),published“EnvironmentalGoodness and the

Challenge of American Culture,” in Ethics& the Environment, 15, no. 2 (Fall 2010):79-102. Fairbanks presented “ClimateChange and Moral Responsibility,” at aphilosophy conference, Davis & ElkinsCollege, Elkins,WV, April 2011.With Dr.Joel Wilcox, Fairbanks coached the BarryUniversity Ethics Bowl Team in the 2011Regional Ethics Bowl and the NationalCompetition. The team placed sixth out oftwenty-four in the Southeast RegionalCompetition and was invited to theNational Championship Competition,Cincinnati, OH,March 3, 2011. This is thethird time Barry University has been invitedto the National Championship Ethics Bowl.

Sara Fairbanks,OP,PhD, associateprofessor of theology(systematic theology),published “Greeningthe Nicene Creed:Liturgical Groundingfor Ecological Ethicsand Action” inLiturgical Ministry 20

(Spring 2011): 79-86. Fairbanks presentedworkshops on “The Art of LiturgicalPreaching,” at the Dominican CollegePreaching in Action Conference in Chicago,IL, May 28, 2011, and workshops on“Proclaiming Christ: The How-tos ofPreaching,” at the Dominican High SchoolPreaching Conference, Adrian, MI, July 2,2011.

Pedro Blas González,PhD, professor ofphilosophy(continentalphilosophy,existentialism, Ortegay Gasset, Latin-American philosophy,history of ideas)

published Dreaming in the Cathedral,(Amazon.com: Summer 2010), Kindle e-book.; “Ortega y Gasset’s Metaphysical Curefor Invertebrate Cultures” in The University

Bookman (Winter 2011): 1-6; “CitizenKane: Biography and the UnfinishedSentence” in Senses of Cinema 57 (Fall2010):1-19; “Algunos aspectos del hombreNuevo” in Circulo: Revista de Cultura 39(Fall 2010): 69-74; “A Letter to Camus” inIstanbul Literary Review 18 (Fall 2010): 1-8.; “James Gould Cozzens: Morning Noonand Night” in Spike Magazine: Books, Music,Art, Ideas (February 19, 2011): 13; Review ofKrzysztof Zanussi’s film “The Structure ofCrystals” in Cinémathéque Annotations onFilm 57 (Fall 2010): 1-4; “ReconstructingPhilosophy” in Orthodoxy Today (December10, 2010): 1-9; “The White Room” inAphelion: Science Fiction and Fantasy 14, no.146 (November 11, 2010): 1-10; “Liberty,Youth, and Fidelity to Truth in the OpenSociety” in Orthodoxy Today (October 5,2010): 1-5. Gonzalez also published thefollowing columns in The Americano: “MySchool Days Memories of Ronald Reagan”(February 22, 2011): 1-5; “The HumanLegacy of Racers Jose Froilán Gonzalez andJuan Manuel Fangio” (February 7, 2011): 1-3; “I Am Cuba” (December 20, 2010): 1-4;“Another Sunday That Will Never Return”(December 10, 2010): 1-3; “Thanksgivingand Our Need for Humility” (November 24,2010): 1-3; “Marco Rubio and the Pursuit ofthe American Dream” (November 16, 2010):1-4; “AWalk Through Manhattan”(November 11, 2010): 1-4; “La CarreraPanamericana” (October 22, 2010): 1-3;“Julian Marias, Part III: The Media and theRole of Public Intellectuals” (October 11,2010): 1-5; “Mario Vargas Llosa Winner ofthe 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature”(October 8, 2010): 1-5; “Julian Marias, PartII: Philosophical Anthropology” (October 4,2010): 1-5; “Julian Marias and theImportance of Philosophical Reflection”(September 20, 2010): 1-5; “PedroRodriguez Winner of the 1968 24 Hours ofLe Mans” (September 13, 2010): 1-4;“Human Life as Intuition and AestheticContemplation:” (August 25, 2010): 4; “MyTravels with Thoreau” (August 12, 2010): 1-4; and “On Visiting Edgar Allan Poe’sGrave” ( July 27, 2010): 1-4. Gonzalezattended an invitation-only screening of“Nine Days That Changed the World”(Director: Kevin Knoblock) at the TowerTheater, Miami, FL, October 4, 2010. Heattended Law and Economics, an invitation-only conference at the UniversidadFrancisco Marroquin Law School,Guatemala City, Guatemala, March 17-18,2011; The Future of Free Cities, an invitation-

only colloquia hosted by GiancarloIbárgüen, President of UniversidadFrancisco Marroquin (Guatemala), inRoatán, Honduras, April 14-15, 2011; andLiberty and Authority in the Works of T.S.Eliot and Jose Ortega y Gasset, a Liberty Fundinvitation-only colloquium in Indianapolis,IN, October 13-15, 2011. Gonzalez wasinterviewed in the Spring 2011 for aNational Geographic documentary on Platoand the lost city of Atlantis (Kirsty Renton,producer, Zig Zag Productions, UK). Thedocumentary will be released in late 2012.

DeenaGrant, PhD,assistant professor oftheology (HebrewScriptures), published“A Brief Discussion ofthe Differencebetween Human andDivine HMH” inBiblica 91 (2010):

418-424. Grant’s article, “Human Anger inBiblical Literature,” is forthcoming in RevueBiblique (2011). She will present “TheDivine Warrior and His Anger as a Weaponin Old Poetry” at the upcoming Seventy-Fourth International Meeting of theCatholic Biblical Association, AssumptionCollege,Worcester, Massachusetts, August2011.

Mary Jo Iozzio, PhD,professor of theology(moral theology) anddirector of graduateprograms in theologyand ministry,published/edited theJournal of the Society ofChristian Ethics 30.2

(2010); presented her seminar “Solidaritywith Those at the Margins of Health:critical calls when life is threatened,”Catholic Health Services, AdministrativeBoard, Villa Maria, North Miami, FL,November 30, 2010; co-chaired theEditorial Board meeting of the Journal of theSociety of Christian Ethics, June 9, 2011;attended and directed part of the bi-annualmeeting of the Pax Christi Anti-RacismTeam, Raymond, MS, October 14-17, 2010;attended the Annual Meeting of theAmerican Academy of Religion, Atlanta,GA, October 30-November 1, 2010;attended the bi-annual meeting of the BonSecours Health System Inc, Ethics AdvisoryBoard, Marriottsville, MD, December 10,

Faculty ProfilesTEN NEW STUDENTS JOIN MAINCAMPUS GRADUATE PROGRAMS

The Department welcomed 10 new studentsto main campus, six matriculating inthe Doctor of Ministry program and fourin theMA in Practical Theology.

Winter Term 2011

Summer Term 2011

Pictured with Dr.Alicia Marill,Director of theDMin Program,are (from left) Rev.Anthony

Bonela,Deacon Joseph Pius Gabrieland Rev.Kizito Okhuoya

Pictured with Dr.Alicia Marill,Director of theDMin Program,are (from left) Rev.Robert

Bruce Cinquegrani,Cindy Scaruffi-Klispie andRev.Pedro Lamberto Toledo

From left: Professor Martin Madar,currentstudent Lucia Luzondo,

Dr.Sara Fairbanks,OPm and new studentsAdela Langa and La-Nitka F.Davis

(New students not pictured:Therese Bjoernaas and Rebekah Evans)

Doctor of MinistryDecember 2010

Rev.MaryEllenDakinCassini,DMin,Thesis-project:Articulating the Role of theSchool Chaplain in a Religiously DiverseEpiscopal Independent School.

Alex Foltz Schlich,DMin,Thesis-project:The Pedagogy of Grace in aTrinitarianParadigm:The Student-Person-in-Relationand Service Learning inTheological Studies.

Master of Arts in Practical TheologyDecember 2010

May 2011

Doctor of MinistryMay 2011

Rev. SanthiyaguArockiyasamy,MSFS,DMin,Thesis-project: “I have come to call‘Sinners’” (Lk 5:32): A Subaltern Hermeneuticof Proclaiming Jesus Christ in the Context ofCaste Discrimination in the Catholic Church inTamil Nadu – A Liberation Perspective.

FranciscoH.Castillo,DMin,Thesis-project:Towards a RenewedMinistry:The Liturgy asthe Hermeneutical Key for a DiverseTwenty-First Century Catholic High School.

KathrynKnapp,DMin,Thesis-project:TheMetamorphosis of theMilitary Chaplaincy.

ValerieTurner,DMin,Thesis-project: “Isanything too wonderful for the Lord?” (Gen18:14a): Introducing Pastoral Care to For-ProfitMedical Centers.

From left: Pamela Phillips,María Teresa Lopez,Marta Acosta,Dr.Gloria L.Schaab,SSJ,NeriSori,OP, Isabel Prellezo and Elizabeth Keith

From left: Valerie Turner,DMin,Rev.SanthiyaguArockiyasami,DMin,Francisco H.Castillo,

DMin,and Katherine Knapp,DMin

From left: Dr.Gloria L.Schaab,SSJ,Alex F.Schlich,DMin,Rev.Mary Ellen Dakin Cassini,

DMin,and Dr.Veronica Koperski, SFCC

Congratulations,Graduates!

Steffano Montano (MAPT) and Dr.ElsieMiranda,Director of the Master of Arts in

Practical Theology

Theta Alpha Kappa HonorSociety Induction Ceremony

First row, from left: Therese Bjoernaas,CarlosCórdova,Sergio Ramirez,Erin Murphy,MaríaSanchez.Second row, from left: Carlos Cueto,Dr.Gloria L.Schaab,SSJ,moderator MaríaMercedes Hoffmann and Steffano Montano

A national honor society in theology, open topersons of all faiths,Theta Alpha Kappapromotes excellence and scholarship in thefields of religious studies and religiouseducation.New graduate and undergraduateinductees are pictured below.

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Dr.Gloria L.Schaab, SSJ, hasbeen selected asthe new directorof graduateprograms intheology andministry.Schaab,

associateprofessor of

systematic theology and associate dean forgeneral education, is a prolific writer, authoringThe Creative Suffering of theTriune God (2007)and more than 50 articles, book chapters,monographs, and reviews.She convenes the God/Trinity topic area of

the Catholic Theological Society of America

(CTSA) and is a member of the PublicationAwards Committee of the CollegeTheologySociety and of the CTSAAdmissionsCommittee. She is referee for several scholarlyjournals including Theological Studies, Zygon:Journal of Religion and Science, and the Journalof Catholic Higher Education. Schaab has alsoserved as director of theMaster of Arts inPractical Theology from 2006 to 2008 and asmentor for nine DMin candidates.Speaking of this appointment,Mark E.

Wedig,OP, PhD, chair of the Department ofTheology and Philosophy, said, “I am pleasedthat Sister Gloria accepted this appointment.Her expertise and commitment will benefitstudents and faculty alike.We anticipatecontinued growth of the programs under herleadership.”

New Director of Graduate ProgramsNews from Southeast Pastoral Institute (SEPI)

At the recent Provincial Chapter of thenew Piarist Province of the United States andPuerto Rico, the Superior General of theOrder nominated Fr. Rafael Capó-Iriarte,SchP,DMin, as Director of the SoutheastPastoral Institute (SEPI),Miami.He will bepresented to the archbishops and bishops ofthe Southeast Region in September and isexpected to be formally appointed in October.“I look forward to collaborating with the

dioceses and bishops of the southeastern statesin the formation and development of aHispanic leadership to help integrate theHispanic/Latino community into the life ofthe Church and society,” said Fr. Capó,Fr. Capó’s academic and professional

experiences as well as his educationalphilosophy make him extremely well-suited toassume the directorship at SEPI.Capó noted, “I believe in the education of

the whole person and, with Priarist founder St.Joseph Calasanz, I think that individuals ‘oncewell taught in faith and culture can attain ahappy course of their entire lives.’”Capó’s educational and priestly ministry has

been directed to helping others live their faithfully in a pluralistic and changing world.He taught liturgical and sacramental

theology at the master’s level at the DominicanCenter of Studies in the Caribbean(CEDOC), directing several theses and adoctoral dissertation.He served as headmaster

of Colegio Calasanz, a K-12 Piarist School inSan Juan, Puerto Rico; vocation director forthe Piarist Fathers of New York and PuertoRico; and assistant to the Vice ProvincialSuperior.He was also associate pastor atSantisimo Salvador Church in San Juan andpresider of the televised celebration of theSunday Eucharist on local Catholic TV.He was elected moderator of the PresbyteralCouncil, Archdiocese of San Juan, andwas recently appointed episcopal vicarfor catechesis.Capó earned the Doctor of Ministry at

Barry University; a master’s in education,administration and supervision at thePontifical Catholic University, Ponce; and aLicentiate Degree in Sacramental Theology atthe Gregorian University, Rome.SEPI students and faculty alike look

forward to learning from and workingwith him.

Dr.Rafael,Capó-Iriate,SchP

News from The Blessed Edmund RiceSchool for Pastoral MinistryBarry University offers anMA in Pastoral Theology at

The Blessed Edmund Rice School for the Diocese of Venice, FloridaCongratulations,May 2011 Graduates!

SEPI is an educational branch of the Southeast Regional Office for Hispanic Affairs, Region V and XIV of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. BarryUniversity offers anMA in PastoralMinistry for Hispanics at the SEPI location in southwestMiami.This program is conducted in Spanish and trains pastoralministers to respond to the needs of U.S. Hispanic communities.

Hilda Noya and Rev.Jesus Lecea,SchP

Barry DMin Graduate: New Director of SEPI

First row, from left: (faculty and administration) Claire A.Miller, librarian; Rev.Severyn Kovalsyhin;Rev.Jerry Austin,OP; Dr.Andrea L.Molinari,President; Dr.Kathleen Schwartz,Director,Education Department;

Dr.John T.Conroy,Jr.; Dr.Pamela Owens,CSJ; Second row, from left: (graduates) James Hanks;Leonardo Pastore; Ivy O’Malley; Kelli Bonner; Sister Chidiebere Onyewuchi; George Somborn;

Doris Brodeur; Claude Laterreur; Lisa Farmer; Mary Campo and Christine McBride.

Pictured at left:Juan Quintal(Not pictured:

Carlosde la Torres)

SEPI GraduatesMaster of Arts in

Pastoral Ministry for HispanicsDecember 2010

May 2011

Colleague UpdatesNelson Araque,DMin student, wasselected by the Catholic Coalition onClimate Change to be part of the CatholicClimate Ambassadors’ program. Araque,who plans to focus on raising awarenessamong U.S. Hispanic Latino/a Catholics,joins a network of 24 trained ambassadorsavailable to offer presentations on the moralimplications of climate change consistentwith Catholic teaching.

Barry MA StudentNamed Director ofFamily Life Ministry

On July 25, 2011,Lucia BaezLuzondo, Barry MAin PracticalTheology student,assumed her newresponsibilities asdirector of FamilyLife Ministry in theArchdiocese ofMiami.

According to the Archdiocesan website,“Luzondo will be responsible for the designand implementation of Archdiocesanprograms and services, in coordination withthe parishes, for couples preparing for theSacrament of Marriage, marriageenrichment, and the support of family life.”

Her previous experiences, as anaccomplished attorney, as a volunteerspeaker in the Family Life office, and ascontent development officer for Por TuMatrimonio (the United States Conferenceof Catholic Bishops’ initiative in Spanish onmarriage and family) will help ensure thesuccess of the Archdiocese’s Family LifeMinistry.

When asked about the relationshipbetween her MA studies and her newresponsibilities, Luzondo said, “Thetheological and ministerial knowledge,insights, and skills I have gained have betterequipped me to face the challenges of thearchdiocesan Family Life Ministry. It wasactually through the relationships formed atBarry that God placed me in this ministry. Iespecially thank Dr. Alicia Marill for being achannel of grace in my life and fellow Barrystudent, Alejandro Aguilera-Titus, for beinginstrumental in making this a reality.”

Alumni News

Did you know...

Rev.MaryEllenCassini,DMin,Class of2010, published “Why Chapel?” in Reasons forBeing:The Culture and Character of EpiscopalSchools, 2nd ed. (NY:National Association ofEpiscopal Schools, 2010): 54-60.

HeniCukier,BA in philosophy/politicalscience, Class of 2005, is currently professor ofinternational affairs, Escola Superior dePropagandaMarketing (ESPM), Sao Paulo,Brazil. He also serves as a consultant forcorporate social responsibility (CORE).

Rev.DeborahE.Geweke,DMin,Class of2008, attended the North American Academyof Liturgy in San Francisco. She published“Ampersand Faith: Re-Integrating Liturgy &Life through a Reappropriation of MysticalTheology and Praxis,” in Currents inTheology andMission (Summer 2011).

MartinMader,MA,Class of 2005, continuesas an adjunct instructor at Barry University.Under the direction of Dr. John P.Galvin,Catholic University of America,Mader iswriting his doctoral dissertation on thecontribution of Joseph A.Komonchak to thetheology of the local church.

MariaTeresaMorgan,DMin,Class of 2001,presented “A Franciscan Pedagogy of Non-Violent Speech: Reflections on the EightCommandment” at the CollegeTheologySociety Convention at Iona (Summer 2011).Theology Society Convention at Iona(Summer 2011).

ValerieTurner,DMin,Class of 2011,attended the American Academy ofReligion Annual Meeting, Atlanta,Georgia,October 30-November 1, 2010.

Gloria L. Schaab, SSJ, PhD

Library NewsStatewide Theological Library AssociationElects Barry’s Phil O’Neill as PresidentCongratulations to Philip M.O’Neill, senior reference librarian andcoordinator for theological resources, who was recently elected to atwo-year term as resident of the Florida Theological LibraryAssociation (FTLA), a regional organization of the AmericanTheological Library Association. FTLA serves to promotecooperation and exchange of ideas among the eight FTLA-membertheological libraries.Philip M.O’Neill

Lucia Luzondo

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A national honor society in philosophy, PhiSigma Tau encourages the highest ideals ofacademic excellence through presentation ofpapers and debates on philosophical issues.

New inductees are pictured below.

From left: María Guadalupe Malvais (BA inTheology),Richard Newell and Atenas

Navarra (BA in Philosophy).Not pictured:Anthony D’Alessio (BA in Philosophy).

Barry University’s Ethics Bowl TeamCompetes at National TournamentOnMarch 3, 2011, Barry’s Ethics Bowl team participated in the National IntercollegiateEthics Bowl in Cincinnati, Ohio, along with 31 other teams from across the country.Theteam performed well, losing close matches to Dartmouth (129 to 136) and the University ofMaryland (132 to 137), before defeating Loyola University of Chicago in their third match(131-122).

From left: Marfy Mata,Valerie Charles,Dr.Michael McKeon,moderator,and

Alejandro González.

Congratulationsto our May 2011Graduates!

Phi Sigma Tau HonorSociety InductionCeremony

From left: Dr.Sara Fairbanks,coach,Alejandro González,Justin Crayton,Grace Collins,ValeryCharles,and Thomas DePalo (Not pictured: Dr.Joel Wilcox,coach)

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Silvia de la Peña, Veritas Editor305-899-4887

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Campus Ministry Personnel ChangesBy Veneta Lorraine, Interim Director, Campus MinistryCampus Ministry has experienced several personnel changes this past year. The first

transition is that of Rev. Scott O’Brien, OP, DMin, who, after 13 years at the University,answered the call of the Southern Dominican Province to become Novice Director. Fr. Scotthad capably served the University as chaplain and director of Campus Ministry, offeringstudents, faculty and staff superior spiritual care and helping to ensure quality liturgicalservices and programming.Leadership of Campus Ministry will be assumed by Veneta Lorriane, DMin, and Rev.

Marcelo Solórzano, OP, STD, who are already recognized campus-wide for their expertiseand dedication. Lorraine has been appointed interim director of Campus Ministry. Alongwith her new responsibilities, she will continue to offer spiritual direction to bothundergraduate and graduate students. Fr. Marcelo has been appointed University chaplainand is eagerly looking forward to serving the Barry community in this new role.Christina Leano will serve as the new Coordinator for the DePorres Center, taking over

for Steffano Montano who is beginning his first year as a novice with the SouthernDominican Province. Leono’s passion for social justice issues and her creativity are sure to bevalued by Barry students.Nancy Arias, Campus Ministry’s new administrative assistant, will assume many of the

responsibilities formerly held by Office Manager Michelle Brown, who recently retired to hernew home in Georgia.As with all transitions, these departures have brought both sadness and joy.We are so

grateful for the many contributions made by our former colleagues and will miss theirpresence. But we also look forward with excitement to what this new academic year holds,given the creativity and talents of this newly assembled team.

The New RomanMissal: Challengeand OpportunityIn view of the changing demographics

and needs of our graduate students in boththe Master of Arts in Practical Theology andMinistry and Doctor of Ministry programs,the Graduate Theology Committee of theDepartment of Theology and Philosophy ismeeting to discuss the variety of factors thatinfluence the scheduling of courses.Thesefactors include:

� Offering specific courses on the basis ofstudent need

� Offering courses in specificconcentrations as enrollment warrants

� Offering required courses on a regularbasis

� Varying the courses offered within eachof the areas of theology

� Providing the opportunity for faculty tooffer special topics suitable to studentinterests

The committee then plans to devise arotation of courses guided by the mostpressing of these factors. Because of thisprocess, the course schedule for the winterresidency, the spring semester, and thesummer residency, which is ordinarilypublished in this newsletter, is presentlyunder review.

When the committee finalizes itsdecision, each graduate student will receive acopy of the schedule of course offerings byemail.Thank you for your patience as westrive to make our programming responsiveto the requirements and needs of ourgraduate students.

This lecture series, held in spring 2011,brought two highly respected liturgicalscholars to campus to address the liturgical,theological, and pastoral implications of theThird Typical Edition of the Roman Missal.

John F.Baldovin, SJ,PhD, focusedon the place ofthe new missalwithin thecontext ofliturgical reforminitiated by theSecond VaticanCouncil. Aprofessor of

historical and liturgical theology at BostonCollege School of Theology and Ministry,Baldovin is author of Reforming the Liturgy:A Response to the Critics.

CatherineVincie,RSHM,PhD,directedattention to keytheological andpastoral issuesassociated withimplementationof the newmissal. A pro-

fessor of liturgical theology at the AquinasInstitute of Theology in St. Louis, Vincie isauthor of Celebrating Divine Mystery.

Baldovin’s and Vincie’s presentationsprovided insight into the profound ecclesialsignificance of this new missal. The lectureswere attended by pastoral leaders of Miamiand members of the Barry community andwere sponsored by the Department ofTheology and Philosophy and CampusMinistry.

From the Director of Graduate Programsin Theology and Ministry

Mark Your Calendar!

2012 Yves Congar Award forTheological Excellence Recipient

Roberto S.Goizueta, PhD

will present

“Against the Pursuit of Happiness:The Preferential Option for the Poor and the Denial of Death”

Friday, January 13, 2012Barry University

Andreas Building, Room 112, 7:00 pmThis lecture is part of the St.Thomas/St. Catherine Lecture Series

Nuala Kenny,OC,MD,FRCPCwill present

“The Ethics of Neuroscience and the Neuroscience of Ethics andMorality”

Tuesday, January 24, 2012Andreas Building, Room 112, 7:00 pm

This lecture is sponsored by the Barry University Council on Bioethics andthe Department of Theology and Philosophy St. Thomas/St. Catherine Lecture Series

John F. Baldovin, SJ, PhD

Catherine Vincie,RSHM,PhD