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Listed below are the publications and presentations of the faculty members in our department for the current academic year. These contributions reflect the faculty's commitment to professional growth and development, as well as the desire to share with others the results of our individual and collective work. It is hoped that this service to the academic community will further the mission of DeSales University to provide a Catholic education in the tradition of Christian Humanism.
by Larry Chapp, Ph.D. teaching in the semester abroad program in Rome (Italy), Fall 2008
- co-director of conference on "Theology and the Disciplines" at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary (Philadelphia, PA), on July 10-13, 2008
- "An Analysis of Fergus Kerr's 'Twentieth Century Catholic Theologians'" - to be published in Nova et Vetera
- How Balthasar Changed My Mind (Crossorad/Herder, November 2008) - co-edited with Dr. Rodney Howsare
- "Creative Agency versus Contemplative Receptivity in the Thought of David Schindler: Toward a Definition of Liberalism" (co-authored with Dr. Rodney Howsare) -- forthcoming in a Festschrift dedicated to Dr. David Schindler.
- "St. Paul and His Ecclesial Challenges: Contemporary Applications" -- keynote address for catechists of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on March 7, 2009
- book reviews:
- of Essays in Science and Religion, by Wolfhart Pannenberg - accepted for publication in Modern Theology
- of Divine Fruitfulness, by Aidon Nichol -- published in the International Philosophical Quarterly
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by Thomas Dailey, OSFS, S.T.D.
- "Church & Politics: The Union of Sense & State" - presentation to the Fouth Degree Knights of Columbus, Fr. Bally Council (Pottstown, PA) on September 17, 2008
- "Penance for Parents" - presentation in religious education program at St. Thomas More parish (Allentown, PA) on October 2, 2008
- "Jewel of Perfection: The Spiritual Directory of St. Francis de Sales" -- series of retreat conferences for the Ladies group of the Visitation Monastery in Mobile (AL) on October 17-19, 2008.
- "Finding Success through Sacrifice: The Ethics of Good Business" - lecture to the Lehigh Valley (PA) chapter of Legatus on November 12, 2008
- "Practical Obedience" -- series of retreat conferences for the Sisters of the Visitation in Tyringham (MA) on November 18-21, 2008.
- "Words to the Wise: Religion & the Media" - presentation at Lutheran Manor (Bethlehem, PA) on November 24, 2008
- "Technology & Morality" -- presentation in the religious education program at St. Thomas More parish (Allentown, PA) on December 4, 2008.
- "Jewel of Perfection: The Spiritual Directory as a Privileged Means of Propagating the Salesian Spirit" - published in the Indian Journal of Spirituality, volume 21/4 (2008), pages 349-362.
- invited panelist for discussion on end-of-life issues at Lehigh Valley Hospital (Allentown, PA) on January 14, 2009
- "An Introduction to the Introduction (to the Devout Life)" -- paper published electronically for the 400th anniversary of the book by St. Francis de Sales, on January 19, 2009.
- "Two Doctors You Meet in Heaven: Paul & Francis de Sales" -- presentation for the parish mission at Our Mother of Consolation (Philadelphia, PA) on January 28, 2009.
- "Sitting with Job: Wisdom in a World of Suffering" -- presentations in the Super Bowl of Catholic Thought at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel parish (Doylestown, PA) on January 31, 2009
- invited panelist for "We The People: A Faith Perspective on the Current Political Spectrum" (Lehigh Valley, PA), on January 31, 2009.
- "Finding Success through Sacrifice: The Ethics of Good Business" - lecture to the Morris County (NJ) chapter of Legatus on February 19, 2009.
- Lenten presentation to the Serra Club of Bethlehem (PA) on February 24, 2009
- "Believing in Baseball: The Religious Power of Our National Pastime" - lecture to the Baltimore (MD) chapter of Legatus on March 11, 2009.
- "Finding Success through Sacrifice: The Ethics of Good Business" - lecture to the Manhattan (NY) chapter of Legatus on April 21, 2009.
- Preacher for Senior Day at Bethlehem (PA) Catholic High School, on May 21, 2009.
- "Do You Mind? The Anthropological Question Underlying Ultimate Meaning and Reality in Bioethical Discussions" (co-authored with Peter Leonard, O.S.F.S.) - forthcoming in Philosophical Studies in Medicine and Health, from the University of Toronto Press, 2009.
- Newspaper columns:
- "All-Star reverie revels in backyard diamond" (7/13/08)
- "What play means" (8/12/08)
- "Baseball's 'adjustment' falls short" (10/3/08)
- "Christmas needs more than one day" (12/27/08)
- "The loss of symbols also gives rise to thought" (4/25/09)
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by Maura Hearden, Ph.D.
- disseratation on "The Mother of Christ as a Symbol of Christian Unity: A Case Study for Ecumenical Dialogue" (directed by Dr. Ralph Del Colle) - completed at Marquette University, May 2008.
- "Our Lady of Spiritual Solidarity: Reflections on the Marian Dimension of Catholic-Methodist Dialogue" - presentation for the international congress of The Ecumenical Society of the Blessed Virgin Mary, USA (Pittsburgh, PA) on August 11-13, 2008; also accepted for publication in Pro Ecclesia
- presentation at the Ecumenical Society of the Blessed Virgin Mary regional meeting in May 2009
- presentation at the Mariological Society of America in May 2009
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by Rodney Howsare, Ph.D.
- co-director of conference on "Theology and the Disciplines" at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary (Philadelphia, PA), on July 10-13, 2008
- review of Alyssa Pitstick's Light in Darkness - published in The Thomist 72/1 (Jan 2008).
- "Not Peace but a Sword: How Balthasar Changed My Mind" -- chapter in How Balthasar Changed My Mind (Crossorad/Herder, November 2008), co-edited with Dr. Larry Chapp
- Hans Urs von Balthasar: A Guide for the Perplexed -- to be published by Continuum.
- "Marriage as a Way of Losing One's Life for the Kingdom" -- paper and panelist for a conference on The Family, The Search for the Fairest Love, sponsored by the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture, on 7-9 November 2008.
- "Creative Agency versus Contemplative Receptivity in the Thought of David Schindler: Toward a Definition of Liberalism" (co-authored with Dr. Larry Chapp) -- forthcoming in a Festschrift dedicated to Dr. David Schindler.
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by Brian Kane, Ph.D.
- lectures in Evansville (IN) and Wilmington (DE)
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by Gregory Kerr, Ph.D.
- "Anthony Flew and the Paradox of Intelligent Design" - forthcoming in a volume on the philosophy of nature, published by the American Maritain Association
- review of Why Politics Needs Religion, by Brendan Sweetman - published in the International Philosophical Quarterly (June 2008)
- review of Soldier Boy, by Raymond Dennehy - published in Philosophia Christi
- "Dawkins and the Disappearing Act: A Reflection on Richard Dawkins' The God Deluision" -- presentation at the Society of Christian Philosophers, Pacific Division, at the University of California (Riverside) on 30 October 2008.
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by Stephen Loughlin, Ph.D. on sabbatical, Spring 2009
- "Thomas Aquinas and the Impotance of Fasting to the Christian Life" - pubished in Pro Ecclesia 17/3 (Summer 2008): 343-361.
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by John Pappas
- "Freedom and Law in Sophocles and Aeschylus" - invited presentation for the Liberty Fund Colloquium, in Portland (ME) on October 23-26, 2008.
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by Mark Plaushin, O.S.F.S.
- "A political man who taught optimism" -- op-ed essay on Fr. Bernard Donahue, published in The Morning Call newspaper on July 15, 2008
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by Alexander Pocetto, OSFS, Ph.D.
- general editor of Father Louis Brisson (1817-1908): A Documented Biography, published by St. Joseph's University Press, 2008.
- "DeSales' Vision of Ecclesial and Consecrated Life" -- published in Review for Religious, vol. 67/3 (2008).
- "Mary de Sales Chappuis as Apostle of the Salesian Spirit" -- forthcoming in Salesianum
- "St. Francis de Sales and His Portraits" -- new translation
- "Self-acceptance, Not Self-esteem, as a Basic Salesian Pedagogical Principle" -- published in the Indian Journal of Spirituality, vol. 21/3 (2008), pages 235-251
- "The Sternness of the Gentle Francis de Sales (1567-1622)" -- paper submitted to the Salesian Scholars Seminar in Stella Niagara (NY), on October 23-26, 2008
- series of retreat lectures for the clergy of the Diocese of Arlington, April 26-30, 2009.
- preface to The Concept of Freedom in St. Francis de Sales, by Eunan MacDonald, SDB
- "Getting Love Right: A Salesian Conception of Love in General" -- presentation for the Center for Discernment and Character U. at DeSales University (2/3/09)
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