
professors & formators
School of Theology

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 Brett A. Brannen, MA
Coordinator of Spiritual Formation
BA, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
MDiv, Mount Saint Mary's Seminary, Emmitsburg, MD
MA, Mount Saint Mary's Seminary, Emmitsburg, MD

Reverend Kenneth D. Brighenti, PhD
Vice-Rector, Configuration Stage
BA, Holy Apostles College and Seminary, Cromwell, Connecticut
MDiv, Immaculate Conception Seminary
PhD, LaSalle University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Perry J. Cahall, PhD
Academic Dean; Director of Intellectual Formation; Professor
BA, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
MA, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri
PhD, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri

Most Reverend Frederick F. Campbell, DD, PhD
Lecturer (Adjunct)
BA, Saint Lawrence University, Canton, New York
MA, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
PhD, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

Rev. Michael Donovan, O de M, MDiv
Spiritual Director
BA, Millersville University, Millersville, Pennsylvania
MDiv, Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania

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 Monsignor John Johnson, JCD
Lecturer (Adjunct)
BA, Pontifical College Josephinum
MA, Pontifical College Josephinum
JCL, The Catholic University of America
JCD, The Catholic University of America

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, Configuration Stage
Assistant Professor
SSL, Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome

Mauro Meruzzi, STD
Lecturer (Adjunct)
STB, Honours Degree, Theological Institute “San Zeno,” Verona
STL, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome
SSD, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome
STD, Pontifical Urban University, Rome

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

William F. Murphy, Jr, STD
Professor
BME, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
STL, Dominican House of Studies, Washington, DC
STD, Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family, Washington, DC

Matthew J. Ramage, PhD
Lecturer (Adjunct)
BA, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois
Professional Major certificate (Philosophy), Benedictine College, Atchison, Kansas
MA, Franciscan University of Steubenville, Steubenville, Ohio
PhD, Ave Maria University, Ave Maria, Florida

Reverend Jonathan F. Wilson, MA, MDiv
Lecturer (Adjunct)
MDiv, Pontifical College Josephinum, Columbus, Ohio
MA, Pontifical College Josephinum, Columbus, Ohio
BA, Franciscan University of Steubenville
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

Reverend Stash Dailey, MDiv
Vice-Rector, Discipleship Stage
BA, Pontifical College Josephinum, Columbus, Ohio
MDiv, Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary, Emmitsburg, Maryland

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

Rev. Joseph Thomas Eddy, O de M
Lecturer (Adjunct)
MDiv, Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania

Rev. Peter Fegan, OP, STL
Dean of Men, Discipleship Stage; Lecturer (Adjunct)
BA, University of Dallas
STL, Dominican House of Studies in 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; Director of Intellectual Information; Dean of Institutional Planning, Assessment, and Accreditation; Academic Dean, Josephinum Diaconate Institute; 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
BA, Ohio Dominican College, Columbus, Ohio

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

Reverend Thomas Kessler, STD
Spiritual Director
BA, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
STB, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome
STL, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome
STD, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome

Beverly S. Lane, MLS
Director of Library Services; Associate Professor
BA, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
MLS, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio

Reverend Monsignor Frank P. Lane, PhD
Lecturer (Adjunct)
MA, University of Innsbruck, Austria
PhD, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

Marny S. Lemmel, PhD
Assistant Professor
BA, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York
MA, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
PhD, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

Reverend Victor-Antonio Moratin, CPM, MDiv
Spiritual Director; Coordinator of Pastoral Formation
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
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
