CSTM Faculty News

André Brouillette, S.J., associate professor of systematic and spiritual theology, was interviewed as a historical expert (in both French and English) for the documentary “Roots of Faith in Quebec” in the
series Catholic Canada, which aired in March on EWTN Canada (ewtn.com/programs/9827-catholic-canada/172137). A radio episode/podcast featuring a conversation between historian Fannie Dionne, archivist François Dansereau, and Fr. Brouillette around his work on historical pilgrimage reports and their current exhibit in Canada was hosted by the Société historique de Montréal on Radio VM (https://www.societehistoriquedemontreal.org/radio/nhet_pelerinages/ [in French]). Last November, he presented on “Pilgrimage as Social Movement and Resistance: Selma (1965) and Beyond” at the Institute for Pilgrimage Studies Fall 2025 Symposium: Changing Meanings of Pilgrimage: Contested Definitions, Competing Perspectives held at the College of William& Mary (Williamsburg, VA).

In the fall semester, Heather DuBois, assistant professor of peace studies, trauma, and spirituality, traveled to Bethany Theological Seminary to meet with students and offer the seminary’s inaugural BOLD program lecture. She also presented at the Peace and Justice Studies Association as well as the Psychology & the Other Conference.

Rev. Brian Dunkle, S.J., associate professor of historical theology, gave the lecture “Biblical Translation and Church Tradition: Where Does Authority Lie, and Why?” at the Baylor University Institute for Faith and Learning, Waco, TX, on 2/18/26. He then lectured on “Jerome and Ambrose on Translation as Aemulatio” at the Second Century Seminar, University of Dallas, Dallas, TX, on 2/19/26.

Mary Jo Iozzio, professor of moral theology, has been busy. Prior to her upcoming sabbatical, she has been engaged in writing projects that have resulted in her book Radical Dependence: A Theology of Disability (Baylor University Press) and three essays: “A Theological Anthropology of Disability, Human Dependence, and Sustainability: The Importance of Theological Anthropology for Ethics in the Key of Disability,” International Journal of Research in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 3.1 (2025):1 14; “Mainstreaming Disability Theology,” Journal of Religious Ethics 53.3 (2025): 135–157; and “The Importance of Theological Anthropology for Bioethics in the Key of Disability” in Jason Eberl, Emerging Issues in Catholic Bioethics (Springer Nature, 2025). She has also been recognized with awards: the Humanitarian Award, 2005, from the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Foundation; Marquis Who’s Who in America, Distinguished Humanitarian Award, 2025; Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, 2025; Influential Women; 2025; Top 500 Most Influential Professionals of 2025, Morning StarPromotions; and Doctor of the Year, Worldwide Archives.

This spring, L. Callid Keefe-Perry, assistant professor of public theology and contextual education, published Tending Call: A Liberation Theology of Vocation with Orbis Books. The book offers a vision of vocation rooted in liberation theology, challenging overly individualistic accounts of discernment and inviting readers to understand call as something shaped in community, history, and struggle. Drawing on theological reflection, personal narrative, and practical exercises, Tending Call is designed to support students, clergy, lay ministers, and communities as they navigate questions of purpose, identity, and faithful action in a complex world.

Richard Lennan, professor of systematic theology, was one of the editors of Vatican II: Event and Mandate; Volume 5: Vatican II in North America, Australia, and Oceania, published in November 2025 by Peeters. In December 2025, as part of the Classics in Western Spirituality series, Paulist Press published The Spiritual Theology of Karl Rahner, edited by Richard Lennan and Peter Fritz. Richard was also the author of “Integral Ecclesiology: Resourcing the Church’s Future,” published in Theological Studies in December 2025.

He gave a presentation (over Zoom) on “Theology and Polarization” as part of a conference on Overcoming Polarization held at the Archabbey of St. Meinrad in Indiana in November 2025. In September 2025, he contributed a paper entitled “Seminaries: From Trent to the Age of Synodality” at a colloquium on the ordained priesthood held at the study center of the Australian Catholic University in Rome. In February 2026, Richard, together with Peter Fritz, presented a workshop on The Spiritual Theology of Karl Rahner as part of the Clough School’s program in Continuing Education. He also made presentations to the Carmelite Sisters of Boston and priests of the Archdiocese of Boston, respectively, on “Revelation” and “Co-Responsible Ministry.”

Christina McRorie, associate professor of moral theology, has published Markets and Other Social Structures: Analyzing Moral Ecologies in Christian Ethics (Wipf and Stock, co-edited with David Cloutier of Notre Dame), which examines the contributions that economist and theologian Daniel Finn has made to the field of Christian ethics. In this collection, an international and interdisciplinary group of scholars (including the CSTM’s Daniel Daly) take up key themes from Finn’s scholarship—including the terms of the dialogue between economics and theology, the importance of attending to a market’s “moral ecology” when evaluating economic activity, and the use of critical realism for theologically reflecting on how structural sin relates to individual moral agency—critically exploring and developing the relevance of these for contemporary Catholic social ethics.

In the winter months, Stephen J. Molvarec, S.J., assistant professor of Church history, had an article, “‘Cartusia sanctos facit, sed non patefacit’: The Hagiographic Tradition of Saint Bruno the Carthusian (†1101) in the Late Medieval and Early Modern Periods,” appear in Terminus, the journal of early modern literature and culture. Toward the beginning of the year, a volume on which he was the editor (with Demetrio Yocum) entitled Carthusian Monasticism: History, Life, World, Texts appeared in print from Medieval Institute Publications. Additionally, in October, he began a term as president of the New York State Association of European Historians.

Theresa O’Keefe, professor of the practice, religious education, was the lead author on an article offering the theoretical underpinnings of the LAMP-C assessment tool for evaluating meaning-making capacity. This article came out of her work in the Boston College Life of Meaning and Purpose (LAMP) team, which includes BC colleagues Christina Matz from SSW and Larry Ludlow and Henry Braun from the LSEHD. CSTM Ph.D. candidate Lauren Warner also played an important role on the team and for the article. The article is “A Reframing of Meaning-Making and Its Measurement Among Emerging Adults,” Religions (2025) 16(11): 1431, https://doi.org/10.3390/rel16111431. In other news, Theresa was a recipient of a 2025 Arbor Award from the University of Toronto for her volunteer work as a co-founder of the Alumnae Initiative for Women, an alumni affinity group that promotes the causes of female students, faculty, and staff at St. Michael’s College of the University of Toronto. The award ceremony was in Toronto in January.

Hosffman Ospino, professor of Hispanic ministry and religious education, published “Religious Education Scholarship in a Digital Age” in Religious Education (February 2026), and guest-edited a full issue focusing on how to pass on the faith in the digital world for the same journal. He received a major grant from City Seminary of New York to conduct a two-year study on Catholic Hispanic pastoral institutes and their contributions to ministerial leadership formation. Hosffman co-led a one-week intensive seminar in Puerto Rico for the first cohort of the Master of Arts in Ministerial Leadership (MAML) program, which continues to be piloted as part of the Nuevo Momento initiative. He led a series of sessions on Evangelization and Catechesis for the candidates to the permanent diaconate in the Diocese of Manchester, NH. Hosffman was invited to attend the National Catholic Leadership Convening in Washington, D.C., which led to the creation of a new coalition called “Catholics in Communion.” He was a keynote presenter at the Huether Lasallian Conference gathered in St. Louis, MO, and lectured on Hispanic Catholicism at the Mexican American Catholic College. He also was a presenter at the Religious Education Congress in Los Angeles.

Daniel P. Scheid, associate professor of moral theology, wrote a reflection for Catholic Climate Covenant entitled “Venturing Outwards in Love: Ananalysis of Pope Leo XIV’s First Apostolic Exhortation Dilexi Te”: https://catholicclimatecovenant.org/resources/venturing-outwards-in-love/.