CSTM Faculty News

John Baldovin, S.J., professor of historical and liturgical theology, published Servants of the Mysteries: Church, Eucharist, and Priesthood with Liturgical Press. He also gave three presentations on Jesuit liturgical formation at the semi-annual meeting of the International Jungmann Society for Jesuits and Liturgy at the College of the Holy Cross in June.

André Brouillette, S.J., associate professor of systematic and spiritual theology, organized a conference on “Engaging the Body in Narratives of the Soul’s Unfolding” in Dublin, Ireland in June. It was a collaborative effort between the Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality and Spirituality Institute for Research and Education. He also presented on the theme of “Pilgrimage as Countercultural Spiritual Phenomenon.” Fr. Brouillette published a book chapter titled “Un au-delà de soi qui ouvre un horizon nouveau : Le geste de Marie de l’Incarnation” in Marie Guyart de l’Incarnation : textes, contextes, réceptions, edited by Philippe Roy-Lysencourt and Thierry Barbeau (Paris : Cerf, 2026). Finally, in Provo, UT, he presented a paper on contemplation and literature through the lens of Italian author Dino Buzzati as part of a workshop preparing a special issue of the journal Literature and Belief.

Brian Dunkle, S.J., associate professor of historical theology, wrote the introduction and translation to Augustine of Hippo, Dialectic, in Early Treatises and Dialogues I, The Works of St. Augustine: A Translation for the 21st Century, ed. Boniface Ramsey (New City Press, 2026).

Margaret Eletta Guider, O.S.F., associate professor of missiology, spoke on “Changing Habits: The Significance of Review for Religious in the Formation of Women Religious and the Transformation of Religious Life (1942 – Evolution)” at the International Symposium on Jesuit Studies, titled “Jesuits and their Journals,” at Boston College on June 10. She also participated in the National Conference of the Brazilian Apostolate in the United States, “Caminhando Juntos, Renovando a Esperança,” September 24 at Betânia II, Medway, MA.

In June, Richard Lennan, professor of systematic theology, presented a paper entitled “The Authority of Questions” at a symposium on “Authority in the Catholic Church; the symposium, which was held in Knoxville, TN, was organized by the Institute of Advanced Catholic Studies at UCLA. In September, he gave presentations on “Synodality” for the community of the Campion Jesuit Center in Weston, MA and for the archdiocese of Boston.

Angela Kim Harkins, professor of New Testament and professor ordinaria, has been named a vice-director of the Enoch Seminar, an international society of scholars in Early Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (https://enochseminar.org). Her term will continue through 2030. In July, Harkins gave an invited paper, “What is Heaven Like?” in the Seminar on Cognitive Disciplines and New Testament Narrative in Dialogue at the Society for New Testament Studies (SNTS; Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas) annual meeting held at Durham University, England. She is beginning a term on the editorial board of New Testament Studies, the flagship journal of the SNTS. On July 22, Harkins offered the scriptural reflection at the 17th annual St. Mary Magdalene Celebration held at the CSTM. Her essay, “Social Science Approaches to Biblical Studies: New Perspectives on Dreams,” was published this fall in Minds, Bodies, and Power: Rethinking Social Scientific Approaches to the Bible, edited by Rosanne Liebermann and Marianne Bjelland Kartzow.

Christina McRorie, associate professor of moral theology, published The World of Markets: A Theology of Moral Agency in Economic Life with the Moral Traditions series at Georgetown University Press. In this, she uses the ambiguities woven into the theological concept of “the world” to analyze the complex ways different market settings interact with our character. Related to this project, she also published an article in the Journal of Markets and Morality titled “Markets and Moral Formation: It’s Time for an Empirical Turn.” In July, McRorie delivered the keynote address at this year’s gathering of the Association of Christian Economists in the UK, held at the Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge. Her talk was titled “The Economics of Human Goodness,” and focused on how experimental economics gives us insight into how markets can support the exercise and development of virtue. She also presented a paper at the summer online meeting of the Society of Christian Ethics, titled “The Spiritual Implications of Moral Luck.” This past spring, McRorie was invited to join the North American Artificial Intelligence Research Group, sponsored by the Centre for Digital Culture of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Culture and Education, for a book project on AI and labor. Drawing on her work with the group, she spoke in September as part of an interdisciplinary panel on Magnifica Humanitas, hosted by the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life here at Boston College. It was titled “Pope Leo on AI: Protecting Humanity at a Time of Technological Transformation.”

Theresa O’Keefe, professor of the practice of religious education and youth and young adult faith, presented a paper at the GRACE (Global Research Advancing Catholic Education) Global Colloquium, that was hosted at Boston College in June. Her presentation, "Assessing Formative Education: Tools for measuring meaning and purpose and meaning-making" was an advancement of her work with the LAMP research team. 

Hosffman Ospino, professor of Hispanic ministry and religious education, was appointed by CSTM Dean Mick McCarthy, S.J., as faculty director of Hispanic ministry initiatives. In partnership with Dr. Melodie Wyttenbach and Dr. John Reyes from the Boston College Roche Center for Catholic Education, he published Cultivating Engagement: Findings from a National Study on Hispanic Parent Engagement in Catholic Schools. Ospino delivered the paper “Foundations for a Hispanic Theology of Catholic Parish Life: Congregational Studies as a Methodological Partner” at the 2026 annual meeting of the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States (ACHTUS) gathered in San Jose, CA. He delivered the Bishop John R. Manz Lecture titled “Faces/Rostros in the Immigration Debate that Demand Authentically Catholic Responses” during the 2026 annual meeting of National Pastoral Migratoria. He also gave a keynote presentation titled “The Dignity as Children of God in the Context of Latino Immigrants in the U.S.” during the 2026 annual meeting of Iskali. Ospino co-coordinated and facilitated a national convening of Latino leaders addressing the topic “Latino Politics in a New Moment: Strengthening Solidarity among an Ever-Evolving Community,” hosted by the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University. He and Brenda Noriega, director of the Master of Arts in Ministerial Leadership program, welcomed its second cohort of students.