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Dr . Philip Blosser , professor of philosophy , reviewed The Cambridge Companion to the Summa Theologiae , edited by Philip McCosker and Denys Turner ( Cambridge University Press , 2016 ), in CHOICE Current Review for Academic Libraries ( December 2016 ).
Dr . Patricia Cooney Hathaway , professor of spirituality and systematic theology , presented : “ A Theology for Volunteer Ministry within the Catholic Church ,” Archdiocese of Detroit Lay Leadership Formation , Madonna University , Livonia , MI , October 15 ; “ The Journey of Conversion : Implications for the Ministry of Spiritual Direction ,” Annual Colloquium for Spiritual Directors , Dominican Center for Religious Development , Farmington Hills , MI , October 17 ; “ Jesus ’ Ministry as the Norm and Test of Our Own ,” Annual Banquet for the Image of God Crisis Pregnancy Centers of Detroit , October 20 ; “ The Journey of Conversion : Implications for the New Evangelization ,” and “ The Spiritual Journey of Therese of Lisieux ,” Diaconate Formation Day , St . Mary Queen of Creation , New Baltimore , MI , November 11 .
Dr . Robert Fastiggi , professor of systematic theology , attended and gave a presentation to the English speaking group at the 24th International Mariological Congress of the Pontifical Marian Academy International , Fatima , Portugal , September 6-11 ; gave a day-long workshop on Pope Francis ’ s postsynodal exhortation , Amoris Laetitia , Clergy Conference of the Diocese of Superior , WI , October 17 ; and authored The Sacrament of Reconcilation : An Anthropological and Scriptural Understanding , Hillenbrand Books of the Liturgical Institute of the University of St . Mary of the Lake , Mundelein , IL .
Dr . Mary Healy , professor of Sacred Scripture , presented : a plenary session talk , “‘ O Woman , Great Is Your Faith !’: Women As Protagonists of Faith in the Synoptic Gospels ,” annual meeting of the Catholic Biblical Association , Santa Clara , CA , August 8 ; “ Women in Sacred Scripture : New Insights From Exegesis ,” Symposium on the Role of Women in the Church , Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith , Rome , September 26 ; and two days of talks on Scripture and evangelization , Diocese of Venice
Priests ’ Convocation , November 29-30 . Her commentary on Hebrews was published in August 2016 by Baker Academic .
Fr . Daniel Jones , associate professor of theology , presented : “ Mother Teresa ’ s Charism ,” Archdiocese of Detroit Celebration of the Canonization of St . Teresa of Calcutta , Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament , Detroit , MI , September 4 , 2016 ; “ Mother Teresa as Peacebuilder and Peacemaker ,” Leaving No One Behind : Mother Teresa ’ s Enduring Message for the International Community Today , United Nations General Headquarters , New York , NY , September 9 ( www . un . org / webcast / pdfs / 160909pmmother-teresa . pdf ); and “ The Theological Virtues ,” Basselin Scholars of Theological College , Catholic University of America , Priestfield , WV , January 2-6 , 2017 .
Dr . Daniel Keating , professor of theology , presented : “ Christ and the Art of Teaching ,” Michigan State University faculty-staff evening , St . John ’ s Student Parish , East Lansing , MI , September 12 ; and “ The Muslim My Neighbor : Responding to ISIS and the Crisis in the Middle East with Charity and Truth ,” St . Michael ’ s & Catholic Campus Ministry , Northern Michigan University , Marquette , MI , September 23 . He participated in the National Evangelical-Catholic Dialogue and presented “ Investigations into the Meaning of Justification and Sanctification in Scripture and the Church Fathers ,” University of Mary , Bismarck , ND , October 12-15
Dr . Ralph Martin , professor of theology , presented : “ The Medical Professions and the New Evangelization ,” Catholic Medical Association , Washington , D . C , October 15 ; “ Pope Francis and the New Evangelization ,” Conference on the Theology of Pope Francis , Franciscan University of Steubenville , OH , November 10-13 ; and “ The Word that Saves ,” Theological Colloquium Syro-Malankara Church , Trivandrum , Kerala , India , January 14 , 2017 .
Dr . Edward Peters , Edmund Cardinal Szoka Chair , presented “ Mercy and the Rule of Law ,” Canon Law Society of Nigeria , Warre , Nigeria , November 21 , while meeting with faculty , staff , and seminarians at
Nigerian seminaries and Catholic institutes of higher education during his ten-day tour of the country . He published current events commentaries and scholarly book reviews with Homiletic & Pastoral Review and Catholic World Report .
Msgr . Daniel Trapp , associate professor of systematic theology , liturgy , and sacraments , was on sabbatical during the fall semester . He devoted the time to writing a book on the history of African Americans in Detroit , The Detroit Black Directory : 1736-1836 .
Grant Eternal Rest to These Sacred Heart Alumni
Fr . Noel T . Rudy
SHS 1949 November 5 , 2016
Thomas Peckham SHHS 1952 SHS 1956
October 12 , 2016
Mr . Michael Lynch SHS 1975
December 1 , 2016
Msgr . Thomas Villerot SHHS 1935 SHS 1939
December 5 , 2016
Sr . Mary V . Korb , RSM Former Board of Trustees member
January 7 , 2017
Deacon Alex Jones SHMS 2007
January 14 , 2017
Fr . Fabian Slominski SHHS 1941 SHS 1945
February 1 , 2017
Fr . Daniel Murphy SHS 1952
March 11 , 2017
Fr . Edward Scheuerman SHS 1946
March 17 , 2017
30 Sacred Heart Major Seminary | Mosaic | Spring 2017