Experience

Saint Paul University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director

  • Oct 2011 - Present

  The Centre for Vatican II and 21st Century Catholicism promotes the study of theology and history of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), a defining event for Catholicism and its relations with other Christians, other religions, and with contemporary society. Established in 2011, it explores how Canadian Catholics have contributed to and continue to appropriate the orientations of the council in its pastoral life and structures. The centre supports collaborative and interdisciplinary… Show more The Centre for Vatican II and 21st Century Catholicism promotes the study of theology and history of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), a defining event for Catholicism and its relations with other Christians, other religions, and with contemporary society. Established in 2011, it explores how Canadian Catholics have contributed to and continue to appropriate the orientations of the council in its pastoral life and structures. The centre supports collaborative and interdisciplinary research into the renewal of the contemporary Catholic community in an age of unprecedented social and cultural change.

• Professor and Vice Dean

  • May 2012 - Present

  Contemporary issues in ecclesiology, especially as they relate to inter-church dialogue and the search for Christian unity including: the history of the modern ecumenical movement, the interpretation and reception of the Second Vatican II, the dynamics of tradition and reform in the life of the church. In some of my work, I have drawn on the work of the Canadian philosopher Bernard Lonergan to develop a critical understanding of theological method and the hermeneutics of dialogue.

• Associate Professor

  • May 2009 - May 2012



Saint Paul University

• Professor

  • Jul 2012 - Present



Saint Paul University

• Assistant Professor

  • May 2003 - Apr 2009

• Lecturer

  • Jul 2002 - May 2003



University of St. Michael's College

• Sessional Lecturer

  • Sep 1996 - May 2002