EDUCATION
B.A., University of Dallas
M.Th., University of Dallas
S.T.L.. Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome
S.T.D., Catholic University of American, Washington, DC
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Cistercian thought, ressourcement theology, John Henry NewmanJ.
RECENT COURSES
THE 1310 Understanding the Bible
THE 4V57 Liturgical Theology
THE 4353 Medieval Spirituality
THE 6333 Christology/ Soteriology
THE 6336 Sacramental Theology I
THE 6337 Sacramental Theology II
THE 6390 Nature and Mission of the Priesthood
BOOK
Monk as Student: Geoffrey of Auxerre, the Song of Songs, and Early Cistercian Theology
(forthcoming)
A Reed after Trumpets: the Schools, the Cistercians, and Geoffrey of Auxerre’s Exposition
of the Song of Songs (Forthcoming book)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
“Liturgy and Life” (3—9 May 2024; 10 sessions) Formation workshop for the Trappists
of North America, Mepkin Abbey, SC
“Seeking the Sources of a Theologian: In Memory of Fr. Roch Kereszty, O.Cist. (1933–2022).”
Nova et Vetera 21, no. 3 (2023): 781—790.
“A Companion to the Song of Songs in the History of Spirituality edited by Timothy
H. Robinson.” Speculum 98, no. 2 (2023): 641—642.
“The Lasting Value of the Declaration De Vita Cisterciensi Hodierna (1969, 2000) for
Principled Cistercian Unity.” Cistercian Studies Quarterly 55, no. 4 (2020): 457—465.
“The Light of Christ’s Face: Redemption in Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians.”
Dappled Things 2, no. 4 (2007): 94—101.
PRESENTATIONS
“Contemplation according to Geoffrey of Auxerre” (11 May 2023)
International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University
“The Act and Virtue of Faith in the New Testament” (12 January 2023) Mater Dei Theology
on Tap, Dallas, TX
“The Cistercian Movement and St. Bernard’s On the Steps of Humility and Pride” (24
June 2022) A one-day workshop for the Lumen Christi Institute’s 2022 “Monastic Wisdom
Seminar”
“The Song of Songs in Monastic Interpretation” (27 June 2021)
Online lecture for the Lumen Christi Institute’s Monastic Wisdom Series
“John Henry Newman and Nancey Murphy on Theological Method” (27 July 2018) Newman
Association of America Conference on “Newman and 20 th century thinkers”; Benedictine
College