| Rev. Monsignor Robert F. Coleman Rector and Dean Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology J.C.D., Pontifical Gregorian University Reverend Monsignor Robert F. Coleman, J.C.D., Rector and Dean, Associate Professor, Pastoral Theology, earned a J.C.L. and J.C.D. from the Pontifical Gregorian University. He also earned a diploma from the School of Latin Letters, Pontifical Gregorian University. His dissertation was titled: "Canon 369: The Definition of a Diocese in the Code of Canon Law." Ordained to the priesthood in 1978, he served as Advocate, and later, as Judge and Defender of the Bond of the Metropolitan Tribunal, Archdiocese of Newark. From 1994-1996, he was Secretary for Canonical Affairs, Office of the Archbishop of Newark, as well as Coordinator of the Task Force for the Pastoral visit of Pope John Paul II to the Archdiocese. Monsignor Coleman served as Vice-Rector/Business Manager of ICSST from 1996 to 2000; he teaches Canon Law General and Canon Law of Marriage. back to top |
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Rev. Monsignor Thomas P. Nydegger Vice-Rector/Business Manager M.Div., Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology Reverend Monsignor Thomas P. Nydegger, M.Div., Vice Rector/Business Manager, earned an M.Div. from Immaculate Conception Seminary in South Orange, NJ. Ordained to the priesthood in 1992, Monsignor Nydegger served in the Office of the Vice-Chancellor Assistant to the Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia, Newark, NJ; Director of Vocations at the Vocations Office, Newark, NJ; Secretary to the Archbishop, Office of the Archbishop, Newark, NJ; and Parochial Vicar at Immaculate Conception Church, Secaucus, NJ. In May 2002, Monsignor Nydegger was appointed by the Rector and Dean to serve as Director of Formation, effective July 2002. back to top |
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Dianne M. Traflet Associate Dean Founder and Co-director of the Institute for Christian Spirituality Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology S.T.D., Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas Dianne Marie Traflet, J.D., S.T.D., Associate Dean, Assistant Professor, Pastoral Theology, earned a J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law, an M.A. in Catholic Theology and Pastoral Ministry from The Institute of Advanced Studies of Catholic Doctrine, St. John’s University, and an S.T.L. and an S.T.D. from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (The Angelicum). She gives numerous lectures and retreats on Edith Stein and related topics in spirituality and has published Saint Edith Stein: A Spiritual Portrait (2008). back to top |
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C.P. Associate Professor of Christian Ethics Ph.D., Fordham University Reverend W. Jerome Bracken, C.P., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Christian Ethics, earned a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from Fordham University, an M.A. in Theology from St. Michael’s Seminary, Union City, NJ, and a B.A in Philosophy from St. Michael's Seminary, NY. His dissertation was titled, “Why Suffering is Redemption? A New Interpretation of the Theology of the Passion in the Summa Theologica, 3. 46-49 by Thomas Aquinas. Ordained to the priesthood in 1968, he was Associate Retreat Director at Bishop Molloy Retreat House, Jamaica, NY and Associate Retreat Director at Cardinal Spellman Retreat House in Riverdale, NY. Father Bracken’s classes include Health Care Ethics and Catholic Sexual Teaching; his articles have appeared in The Thomist, The Ecumenist, The Passionist, and The Angelicum. His articles include, “Therapy: Friend or Foe to Spiritual Values and the Sacraments,” which appeared in With Mind and Heart, University Press, 2001. back to top |
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| Reverend Lawrence B. Porter Professor of Systematic Theology Ph.D., Vanderbilt University Reverend Lawrence B. Porter, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Systematic Theology, earned a B.A. from Providence College, and an M.A. in English Literature from Brown University. His S.T.B. and S.T.L. are from the Pontifical Faculty of the Dominican House of Studies, Washington, D.C. He earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in History of Christian Thought from Vanderbilt University. His articles have appeared in Theological Studies, The Thomist, Gregorianum, Communio, American Benedictine Review, The Jurist, Homiletic and Pastoral Review, The Bible Today, Crisis, The Priest, and the ecumenical journal Mid-Stream. Father Porter's classes include Christology, Ecclesiology, Mission and Ministry, and Christian Anthropology. He is the author of A Guide to the Church: Its Origin and Nature, Its Mission and Ministries (2007). back to top |
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Rev. Monsignor Robert J. Wister Associate Professor of Church History D. Eccl. Hist., Pontifical Gregorian University Reverend Monsignor Robert J. Wister, D. Eccl. Hist., Associate Professor, Church History, earned an S.T.B. from the Gregorian University, an S.T.M. from Union Theological Seminary, New York City, and a D. Eccl. Hist. from the Gregorian University. His doctoral dissertation was titled, “The Establishment of the Apostolic Delegation in The United States — The Satolli Mission, 1892-1896.” Ordained to the priesthood in 1968, Monsignor Wister teaches such classes as World Christianity, and Popes and Papacy. He also is a Faculty Fellow of Seton Hall’s School of Diplomacy and International Relations, and a consultant to CBS News on matters concerning Catholicism and the Vatican. His articles have appeared in America, U.S. Catholic Theologian, Church History, Catholic Historical Review; he has written 70 articles in The Catholic Encyclopedia. back to top |
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Reverend Donald Blumenfeld, Ph.D. Director of Field Education Ph.D., Graduate Theological Foundation Reverend Donald Blumenfeld, Ph.D., Director of Field Education, was ordained to the priesthood in 1979 in Rome, the first class ordained by Pope John Paul II. Father Blumenfeld served as Campus Minister at Ramapo College and as chaplain at Union Catholic High School. He has been an adjunct professor of religious studies at Seton Hall University and Felician College. He earned a B.A. in Classical Languages from Seton Hall University, an S.T.B. from the Gregorian University, an M.A. in Judaeo-Christian Studies from Seton Hall, and a Ph.D. in Theological Studies from the Graduate Theological Foundation. back to top |
| Reverend W. Jerome Bracken,
C.P. Associate Professor of Christian Ethics Ph.D., Fordham University Reverend W. Jerome Bracken, C.P., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Christian Ethics, earned a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from Fordham University, an M.A. in Theology from St. Michael’s Seminary, Union City, NJ, and a B.A in Philosophy from St. Michael's Seminary, NY. His dissertation was titled, “Why Suffering is Redemption? A New Interpretation of the Theology of the Passion in the Summa Theologica, 3. 46-49 by Thomas Aquinas. Ordained to the priesthood in 1968, he was Associate Retreat Director at Bishop Molloy Retreat House, Jamaica, NY and Associate Retreat Director at Cardinal Spellman Retreat House in Riverdale, NY. Father Bracken’s classes include Health Care Ethics and Catholic Sexual Teaching; his articles have appeared in The Thomist, The Ecumenist, The Passionist, and The Angelicum. His articles include, “Therapy: Friend or Foe to Spiritual Values and the Sacraments,” which appeared in With Mind and Heart, University Press, 2001. back to top |
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Reverend Joseph R. Chapel Associate Dean Co-director of the Institute for Christian Spirituality Associate Professor of Christian Ethics S.T.D., Academia Alphonsiana Reverend Joseph R. Chapel, S.T.D., Associate Dean, Associate Professor, Christian Ethics, earned an M.A. in International Relations from the Paul S. Nitze School for Advanced International Studies [SAIS], The Johns Hopkins University. He also earned an S.T.L and S.T.D. from Accademia Alfonsiana (Lateran University) and an S.T.B. from The Gregorian University. His doctoral dissertation was titled: “Why Confess Our Sins Out Loud? An Analysis Based on the Dialogical Philosophy of Ferdinand Ebner in Light of the Philosophy of Language and the Symbolic Sacramentology of Louis-Marie Chauvet.” Ordained to the priesthood in 1992, Father Chapel teaches Christian Ethics and Preaching Practicum. Publications include “Why Confess Our Sins Out Loud? Some Possibilities Based on the Thought of Ferdinand Ebner and Louis-Marie Chauvet” (The Irish Theological Quarterly) and “Dialogical Personalisms Revisited” (Studia Moralia). back to top |
| Rev. Monsignor Robert F. Coleman Rector and Dean Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology J.C.D., Pontifical Gregorian University Reverend Monsignor Robert F. Coleman, J.C.D., Rector and Dean, Associate Professor, Pastoral Theology, earned a J.C.L. and J.C.D. from the Pontifical Gregorian University. He also earned a diploma from the School of Latin Letters, Pontifical Gregorian University. His dissertation was titled: "Canon 369: The Definition of a Diocese in the Code of Canon Law." Ordained to the priesthood in 1978, he served as Advocate, and later, as Judge and Defender of the Bond of the Metropolitan Tribunal, Archdiocese of Newark. From 1994-1996, he was Secretary for Canonical Affairs, Office of the Archbishop of Newark, as well as Coordinator of the Task Force for the Pastoral visit of Pope John Paul II to the Archdiocese. Monsignor Coleman served as Vice-Rector/Business Manager of ICSST from 1996 to 2000; he teaches Canon Law General and Canon Law of Marriage. back to top |
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Rev. Monsignor Thomas P. Nydegger Vice-Rector/Business Manager M.Div., Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology Reverend Monsignor Thomas P. Nydegger, M.Div., Vice Rector/Business Manager, earned an M.Div. from Immaculate Conception Seminary in South Orange, NJ. Ordained to the priesthood in 1992, Monsignor Nydegger served in the Office of the Vice-Chancellor Assistant to the Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia, Newark, NJ; Director of Vocations at the Vocations Office, Newark, NJ; Secretary to the Archbishop, Office of the Archbishop, Newark, NJ; and Parochial Vicar at Immaculate Conception Church, Secaucus, NJ. In May 2002, Monsignor Nydegger was appointed by the Rector and Dean to serve as Director of Formation, effective July 2002. back to top |
Andrew Brereton
Adjunct Professor of Systematic Theology
Ph.D. Candidate, Fordham University
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Reverend Gabriel Costa
Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology
Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology
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Reverend Lawrence Edward
Frizzell
Adjunct Professor of Biblical Studies
D. Phil., Oxford University
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Rev. Monsignor Raymond Kupke
Adjunct Professor of Church History
Ph.D., The Catholic University of America
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Sister Marlene Milasus, O.S.B.
Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology
M.A., The Catholic University of America
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Reverend Douglas Milewski
Adjunct Professor of Church History
S.T.D., Institutum Patristicum Augustinianum
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Reverend Francis Moriones,
O.A.R.
Adjunct Professor of Church History
S.T.L., Pontifical Gregorian University
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Ines Angjeli Murzaku
Adjunct Associate Professor of Historical Theology
S.E.O.D. Pontifical Oriental Institute
Ines Angjeli
Murzaku, an Associate Professor of Religious Studies, specializes in
the History of Catholicism in the Mediterranean. Dr. Murzaku is also a
lecturer at the University of Bologna, Center for East European and
Balkan Studies.
Dr. Murzaku's book, Catholicism, Culture and Conversion: The History of
the Jesuits in Albania (1841-1946), is published by Orientalia
Christiana Analecta (2006). She has published internationally; her
articles have appeared in The Journal of Eastern Christian Studies
(Belgium); Orientalia Christiana Periodica (Italy); Analysis of Current
Events (U.S.A.); East European Quarterly (U.S.A.); Studi sull’Oriente
Cristiano (Italy); Diakonia, Journal of Eastern Christian Studies
(U.S.A.); Wiener Blätter zur Friedensforschung (Austria); and Pajtimi
(Albania). Dr. Murzaku currently serves in the executive board of
directors of the Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN), and
Christians Associated for Relationships with Eastern Europe (CAREE), as
well as in the editorial advisory boards of the Bolletino della Badia
Greca di Grottaferrata and Religion in Eastern Europe scholarly
journals. She is currently researching the history of the Greek Catholic
Abbey of Grottaferrata (Rome) and the Byzantine Catholic Churches in
Southern Italy.
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Reverend Peter G. Suhaka
Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology
M.Div., Seminary of Christ the King
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Reverend Joseph B. Szulwach
Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Psychology
Ed.S., Seton Hall University
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Reverend Tadeusz Trela
Adjunct Professor of Biblical Studies
S.S.L., Pontifical Biblical Institute
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Deidre Yates
Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology
M.F.A., The Catholic University of America
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