Contact Information: 
Email: massarot@bc.edu
Office Phone: 617-552-6524
Address:
Boston College
School of Theology and Ministry
140 Commonwealth Ave.
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Areas of Interest:
Fr. Massaro’s teaching interests include Catholic social ethics, theories of economic justice, sociology of religion and the history of Christian political thought. His research focuses on how Catholic social teaching can contribute to a constructive consensus on responsible public policies.
About:
Father Thomas Massaro is a Jesuit priest of the New England Province who taught for eleven years at Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge before coming the Boston College in 2008. His work in Christian social ethics draws upon wide-ranging studies in political science, economics, philosophy and theology. Among the topics his books, articles and lectures have addressed in recent years are welfare reform, globalization, peacemaking, environmental concern, and the ethics of voting and patriotism. He enjoys speaking at academic conferences, diocesan workshops and parish settings on topics of social justice and civic responsibility.
Besides writing and teaching courses on Catholic social teaching, religion in public life and ethical dimensions of the economy, Father Massaro seeks to maintain a commitment to hand-on social activism. He recently completed a term on the Peace Commission of the City of Cambridge and is a founding member of the steering committee of Catholic Scholars for Worker Justice.
Courses:
TM 545- Christian Political Though
Spring 2010
TM 505- Introduction to Catholic Social Ethics
TM 804- Sociology of Religion
Past Courses
TM 615- Catholic Social Teaching
Recent Publications:
The most recent of Father Massaro six books are:
Catholic Perspectives on Peace and War (Rowman and Littlefield, 2003)
U.S. Welfare Policy: A Catholic Response (Georgetown University Press, 2007)
Living Justice: Catholic Social Teaching in Action: Classroom Edition (Rowman and Littlefield, 2008).