FAN, Volume III, Issue 4 September 2012

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1 FAN, Volume III, Issue 4 September 2012 I. Speaking Engagements Zeni V. Fox, Ph.D., Professor of Pastoral Theology, presented the following: o Lay Ministry in the Church Today. Lecture, for the Diocese of Woolongong, Australia, on September 18, 2011; o Lay Leaders: Challenges. Workshop for lay leaders in Catholic dioceses and Catholic educational, health care and social service institutions, sponsored by Governance and Management (NGMC) a consulting group serving Roman Catholic and non-profit groups, and held in Sydney, Australia, on September 20, 2011; o Chaplaincy as a Ministry. Teleconference lecture, for the National Association of Chaplains, Minneapolis, MN, on November 2 and 10, 2011; o Discipleship. Lecture, sponsored by Contemplative Outreach, and held at St. Walburga Monastery, Elizabeth, NJ, on November 5, 2011; o Signs of the Times. Lecture for lay Church leaders, sponsored by Illuminare, a ministry of the Sisters of St. Benedict, and held at their mother house in Minneapolis, MN, on November 7, 2011; o Key to Full Participation. Workshop, sponsored by Loras College, Dubuque, IA, on June 26, 2012; and o Disciples of Jesus: Who Is a Model for Your Discipleship? Lecture, for the Catholic Speakers Series sponsored by the Roman Catholic parishes of Waterloo, Waterloo, IA, on June 27, 2012.

2 2 Dianne M. Traflet, J.D. 88, S.T.D., Associate Dean; Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology; and Founder and Co-Director, Institute for Christian Spirituality: o Presented the following: Retreat talks, including the following, for Holy Lives, Holy Marriages: A Marriage Enrichment Retreat: Lessons from Inspiring Couples in Scripture and Throughout History, sponsored by the Catholic Center for Family Spirituality, Institute for Christian Spirituality: Mary and Joseph; Elizabeth and Zechariah. At Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Jersey City, NJ, on October 15, 2011; and Reflecting on Life and Love with St. Gianna Beretta Molla. at Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, on June 30, Additionally, Dr. Traflet served as Master of Ceremonies for three retreats in this series: Mary and Joseph; Elizabeth and Zechariah. at the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Morristown, NJ, on October 22, 2011; St. Gianna Beretta Molla and Pietro Molla; Blessed Peter To Rot and Paula la Varpit. at St. Aloysius Church, Jersey City, NJ, on November 12, 2011; and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and William Magee Seton; St. Thomas More and Jane Colt. at St. Aloysius Parish, Jersey City, NJ, on April 14, 2012.

3 3 The Influence of Teresa of Avila on Edith Stein. Lecture, for The Avila Lecture Series, St. Teresa of Avila Parish, Summit, NJ, on February 1, 2012; and Edith Stein s Spirituality. Lecture, at the Serra Club of the Oranges, South Orange, NJ, on February 27, 2012; o Served as Master of Ceremonies for two retreats in the So Much Love: A Lenten Journey with Local Saints and Pilgrims lecture series, at Immaculate Conception Parish, Montclair, NJ: Dorothy Day s The Long Loneliness. On February 29, 2012; and Thomas Merton. On March 28, 2012; o Facilitated a parish retreat, addressing The Power of Prayer in Your Busy Life. At St. Mary Parish, Ridgefield, CT, on March 30, 2012; and o Participated in a parish day of reflection, addressing the topic Prayerfully Gazing upon Christ with Mary: A Scriptural Meditation on Mary s Look of Love. At St. Aloysius Parish, New Canaan, CT, on May 18, Gregory Y. Glazov, D.Phil. (Oxon.), Associate Professor of Biblical Studies and Coordinator of the Great Spiritual Books Program, Institute for Christian Spirituality, presented the following: o The Amazing Wisdom and Biblical Background of the Hail Mary. Talk, at St. Francis Cathedral, Metuchen, NJ, on November 6, 2011; o Talk on the Ten Commandments, for the Catechetical Faith Formation Program at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Mountainside, NJ, on March 4, 2012; and o Two talks for the RCIA Program at St. Teresa of Avila Parish, Summit, NJ: Blessed Mother and the Saints. On March 18, 2012; and Life of Christ/Paschal Mystery. On March 25, 2012.

4 4 Reverend Monsignor Joseph R. Chapel, S.T.D., Assistant Spiritual Director for the Seminary; Associate Professor of Moral Theology; Co-Director, Institute for Christian Spirituality; and Director, Center for Diaconal Formation, presented Faith and the Miracle of Language. Lecture, for the God on the Vine series at Most Blessed Sacrament Parish, Franklin Lakes, NJ, on March 27, Reverend Douglas J. Milewski, S.T.D., Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Associate Professor of Theology, presented The Beatitudes in St. Gregory of Nyssa and St. Augustine. Guest lecture, at St. Paul Inside the Walls: The Catholic Center for Evangelization at Bayley-Ellard, Madison, NJ, on April 25, Justin M. Anderson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics, presented Isn t it Enough to be a Good Person?: Virtue, Ethics and Grace. Lecture, for the Reasons to Believe Series at St. Paul Inside the Walls: The Catholic Center for Evangelization at Bayley-Ellard, Madison, NJ, on May 19, Following this lecture, Dr. Anderson facilitated participant discussion on the ethical implications of various degrees of religious faith. Diane M. Carr, M.A. 07, Coordinator of Graduate and International Services; Coordinator of the Center for Prayerfully Speaking, Institute for Christian Spirituality; and Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology, presented Prayerfully Speaking: Women of Faith. Talk, at the Annual Women s Tea at St. Catharine Parish, Glen Rock, NJ, on May 20, Reverend Mark Francis O Malley, Hist.Eccl.D., Rector of St. Andrew s Hall College Seminary and Adjunct Professor of Church History, presented Ecclesiastical Heraldry and Parochial Use. Presentation, to the St. Teresa of Avila Parish Council, Summit, NJ, on June 11, Reverend Thomas G. Guarino, K.H.S., S.T.D., Professor of Systematic Theology, appeared on the WSOU Radio program The Kinship of Catholics and Jews, at Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, on July 24, He was interviewed by Reverend Lawrence E. Frizzell,

5 5 S.T.L., S.S.L., D.Phil. (Oxon.), about the bilateral ecumenical group Evangelicals and Catholics Together (ECT) and about the role of religion in contemporary public life. The program touched in a special way upon the life and work of the recently deceased Chuck Colson, the former Nixon Administration official who was a co-founder of ECT and was fully dedicated to Christian unity. Jeffrey L. Morrow, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Undergraduate Theology, presented Ephesians Through Jewish Eyes. Lecture, for Franciscan University of Steubenville s Applied Biblical Studies Conference, at Franciscan University of Steubenville, Steubenville, OH, on July 26, II. Mission and Service Reverend Monsignor Joseph R. Chapel, S.T.D., Assistant Spiritual Director for the Seminary; Associate Professor of Moral Theology; Co-Director, Institute for Christian Spirituality; and Director, Center for Diaconal Formation: o Has continued his extensive service to the impoverished of El Salvador: As Founder and Director of the El Salvador Education and Development Fund, Franklin Lakes, NJ, which provides educational scholarships for orphans and provides extensive funding for reconstruction projects for the Aldea Infantil San Antonio, San Miguel, El Salvador, traveled to El Salvador five times in ; Engaged in fundraising and provided spiritual assistance for Hermanas Franciscanas Cooperadoras Parroquiales de la Asunción, in El Salvador and Honduras, providing direct assistance to their mission, the Aldea Infantil San Antonio children s orphanage in San Miguel, El Salvador;

6 6 Traveled on a private Mission trip with two brother priests to dedicate a Peace and Reconciliation Shrine (phase one of a retreat center) in El Mozote, El Salvador, on the thirtieth anniversary of the largest massacre of the Salvadorean civil war,which occurred at this site, and to make a Mission visit to an isolated mountain parish to celebrate sacraments and to help with fundraising for building a church, from December 9-16, 2011; Served as chaplain on three Mission trips: Seton Hall University DOVE Mission trip to El Salvador, during Winter Break (from January 7-14, 2012), for the ninth year; Seton Hall University FOCUS Evangelization Mission trip to San Miguel and villages in El Salvador, from March 12-17, 2012; and Most Blessed Sacrament Parish, Franklin Lakes, NJ, Evangelization Mission trip to Aldea Infantil San Antonio, San Miguel, El Salvador, from June 24-29, 2012; o Presented the following: Preparing Children for Confession. Lecture, at Most Blessed Sacrament Parish, Franklin Lakes, NJ, on November 17, 2011; and Language, Prayer and the New Roman Missal. Talk, for the Pack the Chapel series, sponsored by Seton Hall University Campus Ministry, and held in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, on November 30, 2011; and o Celebrated the Sacrament of Penance/Reconciliation and celebrated Mass, for a Lenten program sponsored by Seton Hall University FOCUS and held in the Chapel

7 7 of The Immaculate Conception, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, on February 16, Dianne M. Traflet, J.D. 88, S.T.D., Associate Dean; Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology; and Founder and Co-Director, Institute for Christian Spirituality: o Participated in the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Symposium of the Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas on the Laity in the Church and the World, held at the Lay Centre, Rome, Italy, from July 3-10, 2011; o Served as instructor on Edith Stein s Spiritual Life, for the Carmelite Novitiate, Middletown, NY, from August 1-2, 2011; o Presented the following: Panel discussion on helping high school students to discover their path in life, for a student assembly at Immaculate Conception High School, Lodi, NJ, on October 7, 2011; and Edith Stein s Witness to her Faith: Lessons for Today. Lecture, for the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, at Most Blessed Sacrament Friary, Newark, NJ, on February 22, 2012; o Was named to the Board of Trustees of Morris Catholic High School, Denville, NJ, effective summer 2012; and o Served as instructor for the St. Cyril of Jerusalem Program of Catechetical Formation for Adults, based in the Diocese of Bridgeport, CT. As part of this service, Dr. Traflet delivered a video program on prayer, and wrote a chapter for an accompanying manual.

8 8 Timothy P. Fortin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Philosophical Theology: o At the request of Seton Hall University Campus Ministry, has founded and moderates a bi-weekly student meeting of the Catholic lay movement Communion and Liberation on Seton Hall s campus; and o Presented Fatherhood and Priesthood. Formation presentation, to Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, at Most Blessed Sacrament Friary, Newark, NJ, on April 18, Gregory Y. Glazov, D.Phil. (Oxon.), Associate Professor of Biblical Studies and Coordinator of the Great Spiritual Books Program, Institute for Christian Spirituality, has been appointed (along with Reverend Lawrence Frizzell) co-convener of the Catholic Biblical Association Task Force on The Use of the Old Testament in the Gospel of St. John, and has undertaken the job of editing the proceedings of their work over the past half-decade. Reverend Monsignor Gerard H. McCarren, S.T.D., Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and Spiritual Director for the Seminary: o Served as a spiritual director for seminarians participating in the 10-week Summer Program for Spiritual Formation for Diocesan Seminarians, at The Institute for Priestly Formation, Creighton University, Omaha, NE. As a spiritual director, Monsignor McCarren met weekly with each of six seminarians, eight times each, from June 13- August 2, 2012; and o Was reappointed by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity as a member of the Joint Commission for Dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Methodist Council for the coming five-year cycle. Annual meetings, held in October, are scheduled for Buenos Aires (2012), Singapore (2013), Rome (2014) and Atlanta, GA (2015).

9 9 Stella F. Wilkins, M.A., M.L.S., Librarian and Adjunct Professor of the Research Seminar, was appointed on June 13, 2012 to serve on the Diversity Committee of the American Theological Library Association. Reverend Pablo T. Gadenz, S.S.L., S.T.D., Associate Professor of Biblical Studies, at the annual Priests, Deacons and Seminarians Retreat, which this year was based on the Gospel of John, and was held at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, OH, from June 18-22, 2012: o Presented two conferences: Bearing Witness to the Word ; and The Three Witnesses: The Spirit, the Water, and the Blood ; and o Preached a homily. The following ICSST administrators and faculty members served as team teachers for ELMP 6871: Principal as Catholic School Servant Leader, a course in the M.A. program in Education Leadership, Management and Policy (focusing on Catholic School Leadership), College of Education and Human Services, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ: o Deacon Andrew E. Saunders, M.A. 08, Associate Director, Center for Diaconal Formation, on June 23, 2012; o Stephen B. Kass, M.N.E., M.A. 09, Coordinator of Marketing and Development, Institute for Christian Spirituality; Coordinator of Seminary s Theological Education for Parish Services (STEPS), Institute for Christian Spirituality; Director of the Catholic Center for Family Spirituality, Institute for Christian Spirituality; and Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology, on June 23, 2012; and o Zeni V. Fox, Ph.D., Professor of Pastoral Theology, on June 24, 2012.

10 10 Julie V. Burkey, M.A.P.M. 04, D.Min., Coordinator of the Center for Workplace Spirituality, Institute for Christian Spirituality, and Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology, presented Work: Spiritual, Theological and Pastoral Perspectives. Saturday pastoral formation presentation for deacon candidates and their wives in the Diocese of Paterson, at St. Paul Inside the Walls: The Catholic Center for Evangelization at Bayley-Ellard, Madison, NJ, on September 8, III. Publications The Institute for Christian Spirituality published the journal Through Her Intercession, in May This journal, edited by Stephen B. Kass, M.N.E., M.A. 09, Coordinator of Marketing and Development, Institute for Christian Spirituality; Coordinator of Seminary s Theological Education for Parish Services (STEPS), Institute for Christian Spirituality; Director of the Catholic Center for Family Spirituality, Institute for Christian Spirituality; and Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology, is available online at and includes a selection of articles based on the Formational Evenings at the School of Theology (FEAST) lectures delivered by ICSST faculty and administrators during Immaculate Conception Seminary s Sesquicentennial celebration. Among the articles are: o Mater Dei: The Highest of God s Creatures By Reverend Pablo T. Gadenz, S.S.L., S.T.D., Associate Professor of Biblical Studies; o Christ and Mary: Our King and Queen By Reverend Mark Francis O Malley, Hist.Eccl.D., Rector of St. Andrew s Hall College Seminary and Adjunct Professor of Church History;

11 11 o The Sword that Pierces Sin By Jeffrey L. Morrow, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Undergraduate Theology; o Mary as a Model of Discipleship By Zeni V. Fox, Ph.D., Professor of Pastoral Theology; o On Mary s Role in Our Return to Paradise By Gregory Y. Glazov, D.Phil. (Oxon.), Associate Professor of Biblical Studies and Coordinator of the Great Spiritual Books Program, Institute for Christian Spirituality; o Mary, the Ark of the New Covenant By Reverend Pablo T. Gadenz, S.S.L., S.T.D., Associate Professor of Biblical Studies; o Mary and Ecumenism By Reverend Monsignor John A. Radano, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor of Systematic Theology; o Our Lady of Fatima and the Miracle of the Sun By Reverend John S. Grimm, J.D., S.T.L., Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology; o Woman, Behold Thy Son; Behold Thy Mother By Stephen B. Kass, M.N.E., M.A. 09, Coordinator of Marketing and Development, Institute for Christian Spirituality; Coordinator of Seminary s Theological Education for Parish Services (STEPS), Institute for Christian Spirituality; Director of the Catholic Center for Family Spirituality, Institute for Christian Spirituality; and Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology; o Assessing the Assumption By Reverend Donald E. Blumenfeld, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology; and o The Rosary: The Circle of Life By Eric M. Johnston, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Undergraduate Theology. Reverend Monsignor Joseph R. Chapel, S.T.D., Assistant Spiritual Director for the Seminary; Associate Professor of Moral Theology; Co-Director, Institute for Christian Spirituality; and Director,

12 12 Center for Diaconal Formation, published a book chapter: Das Wort im Sakrament der Beichte [ The Word in the Sacrament of Confession ], translated by Markus Flatscher. In Pneumatologie als Grammatik der Subjektivität: Ferdinand Ebner, edited by Ermenegildo Bidese, Richard Hörmann and Silvano Zucal, Wien/Berlin: LIT Verlag, Zeni V. Fox, Ph.D., Professor of Pastoral Theology, published a book chapter: Leadership, Ritual and Lay Ecclesial Ministry. In In the Name of the Church: Vocation and Authorization of Lay Ecclesial Ministry, edited by William J. Cahoy, Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, Gregory Y. Glazov, D.Phil. (Oxon.), Associate Professor of Biblical Studies and Coordinator of the Great Spiritual Books Program, Institute for Christian Spirituality, published the following: o An article in a reference work: Canonical Interpretation of Old Testament Prophetic Literature. Dictionary of the Old Testament: Prophets. Edited by Mark J. Boda and Gordon McConville. IVP, ; and o Abstracts: Many articles from Revue de Qumran 24 (2010), vols. 1 & 2 abstracted for Old Testament Abstracts. Jeffrey L. Morrow, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Undergraduate Theology, published two book reviews: o Review of History of Biblical Interpretation Volume 4: From the Enlightenment to the Twentieth Century, by Henning G. Reventlow. Review of Biblical Literature (May 2012). Online at: and o Review of The Bible and American Culture: A Sourcebook, edited by Claudia Setzer and David A. Shefferman. Horizons 39, no. 1 (2012):

13 13 Ellen R. Scully, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Undergraduate Theology, published two journal articles: o The Soteriology of Hilary of Poitiers: A Latin Mystical Model of Redemption. Augustinianum 52, no. 1 (June 2012): ; and o Jerusalem: Image of Hilary s Christocentric Eschatology in the Tractatus super Psalmos. Vigiliae Christianae 66, no. 3 (2012): Reverend Thomas G. Guarino, K.H.S., S.T.D., Professor of Systematic Theology, published a newspaper article: ECT Issues Vigorous Defense of Religious Freedom. The Catholic Advocate (the community newspaper of the Archdiocese of Newark) 61, no. 11 (June 6, 2012): 4. IV. Off-Campus Courses Zeni V. Fox, Ph.D., Professor of Pastoral Theology, taught in The Academy, a joint effort of Catholic Health East and Seton Hall University s Catholic Studies, for the primary leadership core of the CHE. This year, three two-day programs were held at the Villanova Conference Center, Radnor, PA: July 20-21, 2011; February 1-2, 2012; and May 8-9, Gregory Y. Glazov, D.Phil. (Oxon.), Associate Professor of Biblical Studies and Coordinator of the Great Spiritual Books Program, Institute for Christian Spirituality, taught a three-week online seminar rooted in his book The Scriptural Origins of the Hail Mary, for Catholic Distance University, Hamilton, VA, in May Reverend Pablo T. Gadenz, S.S.L., S.T.D., Associate Professor of Biblical Studies, taught The Word of God and the New Evangelization, a 1-credit, 12-hour course, for The Rome Experience, a summer educational and formational program for American diocesan

14 14 seminarians. This course was accredited by and conducted at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome, Italy, from June 11-15, Víctor Velarde-Mayol, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophical Theology, taught an advanced seminar on Cognitive Science, at Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, during Summer Reverend Monsignor Gerard H. McCarren, S.T.D., Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and Spiritual Director for the Seminary, taught the 3-credit course The Mystery of the Liturgy: Receiving in Celebration and in Life, for The Institute for Priestly Formation, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, from July 9-August 2, V. Conferences, Meetings and Symposia Zeni V. Fox, Ph.D., Professor of Pastoral Theology: o As one of seven authors, interacted over the course of three days with the convened audience of some 200 invited participants and the other authors at the Collegeville Ministry Seminar II at The 2011 Collegeville National Symposium on Lay Ecclesial Ministry, sponsored by St. John s School of Theology-Seminary, and held in Collegeville, MN, from August 2-5, 2011; o Presented the following: Emerging Lay Leadership in the Church. Invited lecture, at Emerging Lay Leadership in the Church, conference sponsored by Ohio Dominican University, and held in Columbus, OH, on March 21, 2012; Ministerial Identity: Vocation, Discipleship, Ministry. Invited program (including lectures, reflection and dialogue) for pastoral associates and parish life coordinators, at Roundtable for Pastoral Associates and Parish Life Coordinators,

15 15 sponsored by the National Association for Lay Ministry, and held in Crystal City, VA, from May 30-31, 2012; and Full, Conscious and Active Participation. Invited lecture, at Celebrating Vatican II, conference sponsored by Loras College, and held in Dubuque, IA, on June 26, 2012; and o Participated in Eucharist Without Borders: God s Welcoming Table and Comprehensive Immigration Reform. Conference, sponsored by Celebration and National Catholic Reporter, and held in Rio Rico, AZ, from April 11-13, Dianne M. Traflet, J.D. 88, S.T.D., Associate Dean; Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology; and Founder and Co-Director, Institute for Christian Spirituality, participated in the Convention of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars, on Catholic Social Thought and Economics, Detroit, MI, from September 23-25, Eric M. Johnston, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Undergraduate Theology: o Presented Thomas Aquinas s Biology of Passive Females. Paper, presented on May 11, 2012 at the International Medieval Congress, held at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, from May 10-12, 2012; and o Participated in the following: Acton Institute, Acton University, Grand Rapids, MI, from June 13-15, 2012; and Philosophy Workshop of The Catholic and Dominican Institute, Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh, NY, co-sponsored by The Thomistic Institute of the Dominican House of Studies, Washington, DC, and held in Newburgh, NY, from June 28-30, 2012.

16 16 Julie V. Burkey, M.A.P.M. 04, D.Min., Coordinator of the Center for Workplace Spirituality, Institute for Christian Spirituality, and Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology, presented Advancing Pluralism in the Workplace. Invited paper, at Understanding Religious Pluralism: Perspectives from Theology & Religious Studies, conference sponsored by Georgetown University, Washington, DC, from May 23-25, Ellen R. Scully, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Undergraduate Theology, presented Jerusalem s Lost Etymology: How Augustine Changed Latin Eschatology. Paper, at the North American Patristics Society Annual Meeting, held in Chicago, IL, from May 24-26, Gregory Y. Glazov, D.Phil. (Oxon.), Associate Professor of Biblical Studies and Coordinator of the Great Spiritual Books Program, Institute for Christian Spirituality, in an effort to help to develop the reading lists and pedagogy for his courses, has been attending Fides et Ratio Institute seminars, aimed at reviving the teaching of Great Spiritual Books in Catholic institutions. These seminars foster a week-long guided discussion with colleagues in Catholic Seminaries and Schools of Theology regarding theological and spiritual classics. Dr. Glazov participated in the Fides et Ratio seminar titled Church Fathers II, at Thomas More College, Merrimack, NH, from June 2-9, Last year s Church Fathers I seminar furnished a good percentage of the titles explored in Dr. Glazov s Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 courses. Reverend W. Jerome Bracken, C.P., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Moral Theology, presented Men, Women and the Family from a Catholic Moral Perspective. Paper, at the Catholic- Jewish Emerging Leadership Conference, sponsored by the International Catholic- Jewish Liaison Committee, and held at the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center, Falls Village, CT, on June 19, 2012.

17 17 Reverend Monsignor Gerard H. McCarren, S.T.D., Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and Spiritual Director for the Seminary, participated in the Annual National Newman Conference: In the Way of Holiness, sponsored by the Newman Association of America, and held at the Conference Center at The University of St. Mary of the Lake, Mundelein, IL, from August 9-11, VI. Other Scholarly and Professional Activity Reverend Thomas G. Guarino, K.H.S., S.T.D., Professor of Systematic Theology, reviewed a manuscript submitted to the journal Nova et Vetera (English edition) in spring 2012.