The Dean’s Advisory Board 2009 - 2010
Rev. Romanus Cessario, O.P., was ordained a priest in 1971. He completed doctoral studies in theology at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) under the late Colman O’Neill, O.P., and published his thesis, Christian Satisfaction in Aquinas, in 1982. Father Cessario began teaching in 1980 at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, where he served as Academic Dean until 1987. Since 1988, he has lectured in both the United States and Europe. In 1995, Father Cessario joined the faculty of St. John's Seminary, Brighton, Massachusetts, where he currently serves as professor of systematic theology. He is an ordinary fellow of the Pontifical Academy of Saint Thomas Aquinas. (Read More)
Fr. Romanus Cessario has been an invaluable and unwavering supporter of the Institute for the Psychological Sciences from its inception. His scholarly contributions have been reflected in the development of the IPS curriculum, the IPS Press, and many other scholarly initiatives that have enriched the institution.
Robert Enright, Ph.D. Robert Enright, who received the Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota, is a licensed psychologist and professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a founding member of the International Forgiveness Institute, Inc. in Madison. He is the author of over 100 publications, including four books: Exploring Forgiveness, Helping Clients Forgive, Forgiveness Is a Choice, and a children’s book, Rising above the Storm Clouds. He has been a leader in the scientific study of forgiveness and its effects since 1985. His work on the subject has appeared in Time, McCall’s, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, and the Los Angeles Times. He has appeared on ABC’s 20/20, NBC’s Nightly News, and many other television and radio shows. Currently, Dr. Enright is working on forgiveness education programs for primary school children in Milwaukee’s central-city and Belfast, Northern Ireland. (Read More)
Rev. Kevin L. Flannery, S.J., D.Phil, entered the Society of Jesus in 1977. He received an M.A. and a D.Phil. in philosophy from the University of Oxford. He has been teaching at the Pontifical Gregorian University since 1992, serving as Dean of the Philosophy Faculty from 1999 until September of 2005. In 2002 John Paul II appointed him a Consultor of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. His publications include Ways into the Logic of Alexander of Aphrodisias (Brill, 1995) and Acts Amid Precepts: The Aristotelian logical structure of Thomas Aquinas's moral theory (Catholic University of America Press/T. & T. Clark, 2001), plus articles primarily on logical and ethical themes. (Read More)
Russell Hittinger, Ph.D. is Warren Chair of Catholic Studies at the University of Tulsa. His research focuses on the intersection of philosophy, religion, and law. Hittinger is on the governing council of the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas. He has published more than 100 articles and reviews in addition to several books, among them Thomas Aquinas and the Rule of Law and The First Grace: Rediscovering the Natural Law in a Post-Christian World. (Read More)
Rev. Joseph Koterski, S.J., is a member of the Philosophy Department at Fordham University, Master of Queen's Court Residential College for Freshmen, Editor-in-Chief of International Philosophical Quarterly, Associate Editor of the New Catholic Encyclopedia (Electronic Edition), and President of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars. (Read More)
Peter Kreeft, Ph.D. is a professor of philosophy at Boston College and at the King's College (Empire State Building), in New York City. He is a regular contributor to several Christian publications, is in wide demand as a speaker at conferences, and is the author of over 45 books including Handbook of Christian Apologetics, Christianity for Modern Pagans, and Fundamentals of the Faith. (Read More)
Edmund Pellegrino, M.D. A Professor of Medicine and Medical Ethics, Dr. Pellegrino has taught at several schools, including Georgetown University and Medical School, Yale University School of Medicine, and The Catholic University of America, where he also served as President from 1978-1982. He currently serves on the Pontifical Academy for Life, the National Academy of Sciences Committee to Review Human Subjects, and is on the Board of Trustees, New York Medical College. A prolific scholar, presenter, editor, and author, Dr. Pellegrino's books include Humanism and the Physician; A Philosophical Basis of Medical Practice: Toward a Philosophy and Ethic of the Healing Professions; For the Patient's Good: The Restoration of Beneficence in Health Care; Catholic Perspectives on Medical Morals; Ethics, Trust, and the Professions: Philosophical and Cultural Aspects; The Virtues in Medical Practice; and Dignity and Dying: A Christian Appraisal. (Read More)
Kenneth Schmitz, Ph.D., A Fellow of Trinity College, University of Toronto, and Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto, Professor Schmitz has taught at Loyola University of Los Angeles, Marquette University, Indiana University, and The Catholic University of America. Past president of the American Catholic Philosophical Association (1977-78), the Metaphysical Society of America (1979-80), and the Hegel Society of America (1974-76), he was elected a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts in 1991. In 1992, he was awarded the Aquinas Medal from the ACPA. Professor Schmitz’s most recent publications include such articles as “Substance is Not Enough. Hegel’s Slogan: From Substance to Subject,” “From Anarchy to Principles: Deconstruction and the Resources of Christian Philosophy,” “Theological Clearances: Foreground to a Rational Recovery of God,” and “The First Principle of Personal Becoming.” His 1991 McGivney Lectures, entitled “At the Center of the Human Drama: The Philosophy of Karol Wojtyla/Pope John Paul II,” are published by The Catholic University of America Press and have recently been translated into Polish. The Gilbert Ryle Lectures at Trent University are published as The Recovery of Wonder (McGill-Queen’s Press). (Read More)
Msgr. Robert Sokolowski, Ph.D. was ordained a Catholic priest in 1961 and obtained his Ph.D. at the University of Louvain in 1963. Since then he has taught at The Catholic University of America, where he is Elizabeth Breckenridge Caldwell Professor of Philosophy. He specializes in phenomenology, Greek philosophy, ethics, philosophy of language, and philosophical theology. He has written eight books and over seventy articles, most recently Introduction to Phenomenology (Cambridge University Press). His work has been the subject of conferences at The Catholic University (November 1994) and St. Meinrad’s Abbey and College in Indiana (April 2000). (Read More)
Rev. Thomas D. Williams LC, Th.D. is professor of theology and ethics at the Regina Apostolorum University in Rome and Vatican Analyst for CBS News. His ten books include Who Is My Neighbor? Personalism and the Foundations of Human Rights (CUA Press, 2005) and Knowing Right From Wrong: A Christian Guide to Conscience (Hachette, 2008). (Read More)