Priests & Professors

Community of Formators & Faculty

The Pontifical College Josephinum has dedicated priests and lay faculty who accompany every seminarian throughout his discernment journey.

Our Programs Contact Us

School of Theology

Reverend

David Alonso Arroyo, CR, STL

Lecturer (Adjunct)
- BA (Theology) Seminario Diocesano De Torreon Santa Maria Reina, Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
- BA (Philosophy) Seminario Diocesano De Torreon Santa Maria Reina, Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
- STL, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, Italy
Very Reverend

Steven P. Beseau, STD

Rector/President; Professor
- MDiv, University of Saint Mary of the Lake, Mundelein, Illinois
- STB, University of Saint Mary of the Lake, Mundelein, Illinois
- STL, Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Rome, Italy
- STD, Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Rome, Italy
Reverend

Thomas J. Blau, OP, STL

Lecturer (Adjunct)
- BS, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
- MA, Franciscan University of Steubenville, Steubenville, Ohio
- MDiv, Dominican House of Studies, Washington, DC
- STB, Dominican House of Studies, Washington, DC
- STL, Dominican House of Studies, Washington, DC
Reverend

Kenneth D. Brighenti, PhD

Vice-Rector
- BA, Holy Apostles College and Seminary, Cromwell, Connecticut
- MDiv, Immaculate Conception Seminary
- PhD, LaSalle University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Perry J. Cahall, PhD

Academic Dean; Professor; Dean of Institutional Planning, Assessment and Accreditation
- BA, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
- MA, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri
- PhD, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri
Rev. Michael Donovan, O de M, MDiv

Spiritual Director
- BA, Millersville University, Millersville, Pennsylvania
- MDiv, Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
Reverend

Paul Hrezo, STL

Assistant Professor; Coordinator of Spiritual Formation
- MDiv, Pontifical College Josephinum
- MA, Pontifical College Josephinum
- STL, Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Rome, Italy
Grzegorz Ignatik, STL, PhD

Associate Professor
- BA, Metropolitan State University, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- MTS, Ave Maria University (IPT), Minneapolis, Minnesota
- STL, International Theological Institute, Gaming, Austria
- PhD, Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family, Washington, DC
Reverend

Dylan F. James, STD

Assistant Professor
- BSc, Imperial College, London
- STB, Louvain University, Belgium
- STL, Dominican House of Studies, Washington, DC
- STD, Alphonsianum Academy, Lateran University, Rome
Reverend

Marek Kasperczuk, STD

Coordinator of Sacred Liturgy, Assistant Professor
- MA, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
- STL, The Liturgical Institute/University of Saint Mary of the Lake, Mundelein, IL
- STD, The Liturgical Institute/University of Saint Mary of the Lake, Mundelein, IL
Timothy M. Luis, PhD

Director of Psychological Evaluation and Counseling Service; Lecturer (Adjunct)
- BA, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
- MS, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
- PhD, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Reverend

Ervens Mengelle, IVE, SSL

Dean of Men; Assistant Professor
- SSL, Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome
Mauro Meruzzi, STD

Associate Professor
- STB, Honours Degree, Theological Institute “San Zeno,” Verona
- STL, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome
- SSD, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome
- STD, Pontifical Urban University, Rome
Reverend

Andrew Moss, JCL

Instructor; Coordinator of Pastoral Formation
- PhB, Gregorian University, Rome, Italy
- STB, Gregorian University, Rome, Italy
- JCL, Saint Paul University, Ottawa, Canada
Reverend

Bernard Mulcahy, OP, PhD

Associate Professor
- BA, Fordham University
- STB/MDiv, Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC
- STL, Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC
- PhD, Australian Catholic University
Reverend

Rory Pitstick, STB, SSL

Assistant Professor
- STB, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, Italy
- SSL, Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome, Italy
Andrew Salzmann, PhD

Lecturer (Adjunct)
- BA, BBA, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana
- MA, Yale Divinity School, New Haven, Connecticut
- PhD, Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts

College of Liberal Arts

Marisa D. Cahall, PhD

Lecturer (Adjunct)
- BS, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
- MA, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri
- PhD, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri
David J. De Leonardis, PhD

Associate Professor
- BA, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey
- MA, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
- PhD, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
Douglas C. Fortner, PhD

Associate Professor
- BA, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
- MA, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
- PhD, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
Eric S. Graff, PhD

Academic Dean; Associate Professor
- BA, Thomas More College, Crestview Hills, Kentucky
- MA, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
- MA, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- MSL, Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto, Canada
- PhD, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Peggy Griffith, MAEM

Lecturer (Adjunct)
- MAEM, Otterbein University, Westerville, Ohio
Nathaniel Hill, PhD

Assistant Professor
- BA, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- MA, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jason J. Keefer, DMA

Director of Sacred Music; Assistant Professor
- BS, Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester, New York
- MM, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- DMA, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
Beverly S. Lane, MLS

Director of Library Services; Associate Professor
- BA, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
- MLS, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Reverend

Todd J. Lehigh, MDiv

Dean of Men
- MDiv, Pontifical College Josephinum, Columbus, Ohio
Reverend

Andrew Lesko, MBA

Director of the Propaedeutic Stage
- MBA, Williams College of Business at Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio
Reverend

Nicholas Monaghan, STL

Vice Rector
- MA, University of Glasgow, Scotland
- PhB, Faculty of Philosophy, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome
- STB, Faculty of Theology, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome
- STL, Pontifical John Paul II Institute, Rome
Reverend

Victor-Antonio Moratin, CPM, MDiv

Spiritual Director
- AS, Montgomery College, Rockville, Maryland
- BA, Holy Apostles College and Seminary, Cromwell, Connecticut
- MDiv, Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary of the West, Cincinnati, Ohio
Mary O'Rourke, MAED

Lecturer (Adjunct)
- BS, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
- MA, ED-Hums, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Patricia A. Polko, MA

Coordinator of English as a Second Language and Learning Services, Instructor
- BA, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio
- MA, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Eric V. Yang, PhD

Lecturer (Adjunct)
- BS, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey
- PhD, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio