Staff

Academic Education:

• PhD in Church History (London)
• MTh in Systematic Theology (London)
• MA in History (Oxon)
• Lecturer in Mariology at Heythrop College, University of London, 2006 – present.
• Lecturer in Mariology, Ecclesiology and Church History, Pontifical Beda College, Rome, 2004 – 2015.
• Visiting Professor at St Mary’s University, Twickenham.
• Visiting Lecturer in Church History at Blackfriars, Oxford.

• “The Ignea sagitta and the Second Council of Lyons” in The Carmelite Rule 1207-2007, ed. P. McMahon, Rome: Edizioni Carmelitane, 2008.
• “Thomas Netter on Contemplation in the Doctrinale” in Memoriam fecit mirabilia Dei: Scritti in onore di Emanuele Boaga O. Carm, ed. G. Grosso and W. Santin, Rome: Edizioni armelitane, 2009.
• “The Treatment of Mary in the Doctrinale of Thomas Nette ras a Resource for Contemporary Theology” in Thomas Netter of Walden: Carmelite, Diplomate and Theologian (c. 1372-1430), in Carmel in Britain. Studies on the Early History of the Carmelite Order, volume 4, ed. J. Bergström-Allen & R. Copsey. Faversham: St Albert’s Press, 2009.
• The Teaching and Impact of the Doctrinale of Thomas Netter of Walden. Turnhout: Brepols, 2010.

CIBI Modules:

• MTh02: Carmelite Historiography.

Academic Education:

• St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, Co Kildare Doctoral Degree in Theology (PhD)  2003-2007
• Master’s Degree in Theology (MTh) 2001-2003
• Baccalaureate in Theology & Arts (BATh)   1998-2001
• National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co Kildare Professional Diploma in Education (PDE)   2011-2012

• “God (Titles and Epithets) Christianity” The Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception, De Gruyter, 2014.
• “Biblical Literacy: The Irish Situation,” Ways of Knowing, T&T Clark, September 2014.
• “Christian Blogging,” Treasures of Irish Christianity 2, Veritas, 2013.
• “Comparative Theology and the Flood Narrative,” Opening Heaven’s Floodgates, Gorgias Press, 2013.
• The Names of God in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: A Basis for Interfaith Dialogue, Continuum, 2011.
• “The Divine Designations in Biblical Texts: Towards a Hermeneutical Model,” Text, Theology, and Trowel: Recent research into the Hebrew Bible, Scranton, PA: Scranton Univ Press, 2010.
• “The Influence of Egyptian Throne Names on Isaiah 9:5: A Reassessment in Light of the Divine Designations in the Book of Isaiah,” A Land Like Your Own, Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2010.
• “Rethinking Irish Catholic Identity,” Studying Faith, Practicing Peace, Irish Peace Centres, 2010.

CIBI Modules:

• Induction module.
• Long Essay Preparation Modules.
• Dissertation Preparation Module.

• BSc (National University of Ireland) 1976;
• BD (St Patrick’s College, Maynooth) 1979;
• STD (Doctorate in Theology, Gregorian University, Rome) 1989.

• Brave Heart of Jesus: Mel Gibson’s Postmodern Way of the Cross. Dublin: Columba Press, 2004
• The Godless Delusion: Dawkins and the Limits of Human Sight. Oxford and Bern: Peter Lang, 2009.
• From Misery to Hope: Encountering God in the Abyss of Suffering. Oxford and Bern: Peter Lang, 2010.

• T03: Faith and Revelation.
• T16: The Mystery of the Triune God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Academic Education.

• 2016 Heythrop College, University of London, M.Phil.
• 2008 University of London, Heythrop College, M.A. with merit in Christian Spirituality
• 1972 University of Oxford, Lady Spencer-Churchill College of Education, PGCE
• 971 University of London, King’s College, B.A. in History 1972

CIBI Modules.

• S10: St Thérèse of the Child Jesus as revealed in her letters (with Josephine O’Connell OCD)
• S11: St Teresa of Avila, Doctor of Prayer (with Josephine O’Connell OCD)
• DC34: Some Themes from the writings of St Teresa of Avila.
• DC38: Women in Carmel, Teresa Thérèse, Edith and Elizabeth (with Myra O’Regan, Thérèse Mathieson OCD, Thérèse-Marie OCD and Jennifer Moorcroft TOC).

• 2013: Diploma in Carmelite Studies, Carmelite Institute of Britain and Ireland, accredited by the Milltown Institute of Philosophy and Theology.
• 1974: Cambridge Certificate in Religious Knowledge (University of Cambridge)(6 papers:  The Religion of Israel to 587 BC; Jewish Religion and Literature from 587 BC to   the Death of Herod the Great;  The Four Gospels; The Apostolic Church; Doctrines of the Christian Faith and their Biblical Foundation; Modern Church History.)
• 1971-74: Lincoln Theological College. Attended lectures on Old Testament; New Testament; Doctrine; Liturgy and Worship; Pastoral Studies; Church History; Documents of Vatican II; Occasional Lectures on a wide range of subjects.

• St. Thérèse of Lisieux (Hampton Carmel Booklet) 32 Pages, 2009.
• St. Teresa of the Andes (Hampton Carmel Booklet) 32 Pages,2010.
• St John of the Cross CIBI Initial level module, DC 36, 2014.

• S08: Sts Louis and Zélie Martin.
• DC36: St John of the Cross.

• 1977;  Bachelor of Engineering; Civil Engineering; University College Galway;
• 1983;  Bacc. Phil.; Philosophy;  The Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy, Dublin.
• 1990: Doctorate; Systematic Theology:  The Gregorian University, Rome.
• 2009: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD); Spirituality: The National University of Ireland.

• My Soul Shall Be Healed. The New Translation of the Missal. Dublin: Veritas, 2012.
• St Albert of Jerusalem and the Roots of Carmelite Spirituality. Institutum Carmelitanum textus et studia historica carmelitana, 34. Rome: Edizioni Carmelitane, 2012.
• “The Sources in the Earlier Latin Tradition of the References to Salvation in the Carmelite Rule” in The Mystery of Christ in the Fathers of the Church: Essays in Honour of D. Vincent Twomey SVD, edited by Janet E. Rutherford and David Woods (Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2012) pp. 179-191.
• “Nourishment for the Human Spirit,” Milltown Studies 69 (2012) 1-35.

CIBI Modules:

• MTh05: Reading St Edith Stein.
• T02: The Sacramental Basis of Christain Living.
• T04: The People of God.
• T09: Chtisthology.
• T10: Understanding the Charisms of Consecrated Life.
• H07: The History of Female Contemplative Life and Recent Developments.
• S05: Titus Brandsma.
• S09: St Albert of Jerusalem.
• DC25: Titus Brandsma.
• DC35: Female Contemplative Life and Recent Developments.
• DC40: St Albert of Jerusalem.
• DC42: Who Founded the Carmelites?

 Academic Education:

• 1990: STD (Spirituality), Gregorian University, Rome.
• 1989: PhD in Spiritual Theology, Gregorian University, Rome. (thesis title, God hears the Cry of the Poor. was published as a university publication).
• 1979: HDip in Education,  Dublin University.

• A talk for Third Order Carmelites in Ushaw  was Publiced in Assumpta Magazine.
• Articles on various subjects, including The Spirituality of Justice and Peace,  The Contemplative Experience of the liturgy in  St. Mary Magdelen de’Pazzi has been published in the Carmelite Magazines.
• Editor of:  A Bishop Could Not Do Otherwise: The Life & Witness of Bishop Donal Lamont (1911-2003). Dublin: Columba Press, 2013.

CIBI Modules:

• S03: Mary Magdalene de’Pazzi.
• DC03: Elijah in the Carmelite Tradition.
• DC39: Carmelite Commitment to Justice and Peace.
• DC41: Liturgy in the Carmelite Tradition.

• M.Ed. in Religious Education & Catechesis, with Distinction, at the Maryvale Institute, Birmingham, 1998
• Ph.D. (Victorian Literature and theology) at the University of Nottingham, 1982
• B.A. (Hons) First Class (English Studies) at the University of Nottingham, including the Cooper Prize (Exhibition) for the best results in Part One examinations.

•  “Happy are those who are called to his Supper”, introducing boys to the nuptial dimension of Holy Communion, The Sower, December, 2000.
• “Metaphor in Theology: A Response to Prof Leukel-Schmidt” – in The Scandalous Prophet – The Way of Mission after Newbigin, ed. Foust, Hunsberger, Kirk & Ustorf, Eerdmans, 2001. (Papers from the Newbigin Colloquium, Birmingham, 1999)
• “Earth’s Crammed with Heaven: The Sacramental Imagination of George MacDonald”, Chesterton Review, April 2001.
• Christian Tradition in English Literature: Poetry, Plays & Short Prose, ed Paul Cavill, Heather Ward et al, Zondervan, 2007.

CIBI Modules:

• S02: St John of the Cross, Carmelite, mystic and poet.
• S06: St Elizabeth of the Trinity (with Marian Murphy).
• S13: The Impact of God – Soundings from St John of the Cross.
• DC07: The Carmelite School of Spirituality. Teresian Perpective. (with Philip Nelson)
• DC11: Madam Acarie (Bl Mary of the Incarnation).
• Dc12: Formation in Carmel. (with Mary St John OCD, Liam Finnerty OCD, Joseph Mothersill OCarm)
• DC20: Jacques de Jésus – Au Revoir Les Elfants.
• DC31: Carmel in Britain and Ireland, the beginnings.
• DC32: The Third / Secular Orders from 1900 (with Johan Bergström-Allen and Monica O’Neill)