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This page contains contact information for all the faculty & staff of Notre
Dame Seminary. From here you can send e-mail to our members, or visit their personal home pages.
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Lavastida
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Very Rev. José I.
Lavastida, M.A.(Notre Dame Seminary), S.T.L., S.T.D. (Accademia
Alfonsiana, Rome, Italy) President Rector and Full Professor of
Theology. José I. Lavastida has a doctorate in Moral Theology from
the Alfonsian Academy in Rome, an Institute of Moral Theology of the
Lateran University. He has a concentration in Bioethics and his
doctoral dissertation was published under the title "Health Care and the
Common Good." He is also a novelist with his first novel entitled
"Better for One Man to Die," based on the life and ministry of St.
Anthony Marie Claret in Cuba. Fr. Lavastida is Cuban-born, a U.S.
citizen since 1974, and a Chaplain and Lieutenant Commander in the U.S.
Navy, serving with distinction in Iraq and receiving the Presidential
Unit Citation from the President of the U.S. in 2003. He served as
Academic Dean of the Seminary for 9 years and serves as President Rector
since July 31, 2007.
President / Rector / Professor of Theology
Office Location: Shaw Hall - 1st Floor
(504) 866-7426 Ext. 3104/3820
Rector@nds.edu
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Dr. Liberto (Ph.D.,
Marquette University) serves as Academic Dean and professor of Dogmatic
Theology. His professional interests include Trinitarian theology, the
thought of St. Thomas Aquinas, Christology, and Patristic theology
(especially with regard to the development of trinitarian theology in
the Fourth Century). Other interests include Ecclesiology, Metaphysics,
and New Testament exegesis. Academic Dean / Professor of Dogmatic Theology
Office Location: Shaw Hall - 1st Floor
(504) 866-7426 Ext. 3107/3710
dliberto@nds.edu
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S.T.L., St. Louis University School of
Divinity
M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Although semi-retired
and part-time, Fr. Martin continues to plan and schedule the liturgical
celebrations of the seminary, with the assistance of the Director of
Music. He also teaches the preparatory workshops for the
ministries of Reader and Acolyte, as well as the regular course on
liturgical ministries which is focused on the rites of baptism,
marriage, and funerals. He also serves as a spiritual director.
Director of Liturgy / Professor of Liturgy and Systematic Theology
Office Location: St. Joseph Hall - 200
(504) 866-7426 Ext. 3814/3911
djmartinsj@aol.com
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Prior to entering the seminary, Fr. Joe had a successful
but short career in business and completed work on an undergraduate and
graduate degree in Business Administration. After completing his M.Div.,
at Notre Dame Seminary, Fr. Joe served for five years as a Parochial
Vicar at St. Clement of Rome
Church in
Metairie, Louisiana.
He joined the full-time faculty of Notre Dame Seminary in 2007 as
Director of Human Formation. In addition to his interest in human
formation, Fr. Joe has a heart for evangelization, mission, spiritual
direction, and adult Christian education.
Director of Human Formation
Office Location: St. Joseph Hall - 104
(504) 866-7426 Ext. 3012/3221
frkrafft@nds.edu
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B.A., University of New Orleans; J.D.,
Louisiana State University; M.Div., Notre Dame Seminary
Rev. Joseph S. Palermo, Jr. was ordained a
priest for the Archdiocese of New Orleans in 1994 after first having
practiced civil law for 12 years. He has served as parochial vicar
of several parishes, and as Associate Vocation Director and executive
Director of Pastoral Services for the Archdiocese. He has a
special interest in spiritual direction and is certified as a spiritual
director through the Archdiocesan Spirituality Center.
Director of Spiritual Formation / Spiritual Director
Office Location: St. Joseph Hall - 108
(504) 866-7426 Ext. 3335
frjoepalermo@nds.edu
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Rev. David C. Kelly, M.M., Lic., PhD., Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium.
Rev. Kelly's missionary experience in Latin and Central America has
motivated him to look at fundamental moral theology as it relates to
pastoral theological reflection, mission and evangelization.
Director of Pastoral Formation / Professor of Moral Theology
Office Location: St. Joseph - 320
(504) 866-7426 Ext. 3920
dckelly57@yahoo.com
Pastoral Department
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Basil S.
Davis, M.Sc. (Madras) Ph.D., Notre Dame University
Areas of interest: New Testament, Early Christianity, Ancient Languages
and Modern Physics.
Research and publications: Pauline Letters, Matthew, Mark, John,
Revelation, Early Christianity in India.
Published translations of Latin and Greek texts.
Published papers in mathematical physics.
Doing research in Quantum Chaos Theory.
Professor of Sacred Scripture
Office Location: St. Joseph Hall - 111
(504) 866-7426 Ext. 3711
bdavis@nds.edu
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Rev. Mark
S. Raphael (M.A., History, University of New Orleans - M.Div., Notre
Dame Seminary - Ph.D., The Catholic University of America)
Father Mark Raphael is a lifelong resident of New Orleans, ordained a
priest for the Archdiocese of New Orleans in 1998. He is the author of
History of Notre Dame Seminary and St.
Robert Bellarmine Parish: A Fortieth Anniversary History.
Professor of Church History
Office Location: Shaw Hall - 231
(504) 866-7426 Ext. 3231
stscs2@aol.com
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M.A., Ph. D., Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
She
believes that philosophy begins in wonder which leads to dialectic and
through dialectic to wisdom. This wisdom leads one to change one's life
for the better. Such changes open one to further wonder experiences, to
more interesting and exciting dialectic, to increasing wisdom and to
continual improvement of life. Her doctoral dissertation is on "The
Problem of the Philosopher as Teacher". There is a copy in the NDS
Library.
Professor of Philosophy/Director of the Pre-Theology
Program/Coordinator of Academic Resources
Office Location: St. Joseph Hall - 102
(504) 866-7426 Ext. 3015
janetbodinmsc@nds.edu
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M.T.S., Franciscan
School of Theology, Ph.D., Fordham University
Dr. James Jacobs
specializes in the thought of Thomas Aquinas, particularly natural law
ethics. He approaches Thomistic realism not merely as an historical
interest, but as a vibrant and intellectually fulfilling alternative to
the decadent nominalism and relativism which characterize modern
approaches to metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, politics, and natural
theology. Dr. Jacobs has had articles published in such journals as the
American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly, Vera Lex and the
International Philosophical Quarterly.
Professor of Philosophy
Office Location: St. Joseph Hall - 107
(504) 866-7426 Ext. 3707
jacobs@nds.edu
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Dr. Barker earned a
B.A. in Classical and Romance Languages at Harvard University, in
addition to studying at the University of Seville, Spain. He holds an
M.A. from the University of Paris (the Sorbonne) and a doctorate in
philosophy from the Center for Thomistic Studies (Houston). He studied
two years of graduate-level theology while in France. His research
focuses on epistemology, ethics, and moral theology. He also translates
Spanish, French, and Latin scholarly texts.
Professor of Philosophy
Office Location: St. Joseph Hall - 218
(504) 866-7426 Ext. 3818
mbarker@nds.edu
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George Dansker has a
Bachelor of Arts in English from
Tulane
University and Master of
Public Health in Health Systems Management also from Tulane. He
received his Master of Library and Information Science degree from
Louisiana
State
University. He is also a certified Paralegal
and a certified Medical Coder. He has been Library Director at Notre
Dame Seminary since 2000. Prior to that he was Library Director at St.
Joseph Seminary College.
Director of Library
Office Location: St. Joseph Hall - 1st Floor Robert J. Stahl Memorial Library
(504) 866-7426 Ext. 3700
Librarian@nds.edu
Library Homepage
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Dr. Brant Pitre earned
his Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Notre Dame, where he
specialized in the study of Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity. He
holds an M.T.S. in biblical studies from Vanderbilt University and a
B.A. in Philosophy and English Literature from L.S.U.
Dr. Pitre is the author of several articles and a book,
Jesus, the
Tribulation, and the End of the Exile (Tuebingen:
Mohr Siebeck; Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2005). He is currently
working on an academic book on
Jesus and the Last Supper
(forthcoming, Eerdmans), as well as a popular book on
Jesus and the Jewish Roots of
the Eucharist
(forthcoming, Doubleday). His research interests revolve around the
historical Jesus and the Jewish matrix of ancient Christian practice and
belief, as well as the theological interpretation of Sacred Scripture.
He is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature, the Catholic
Biblical Association, and a Fellow of the St. Paul Center for Biblical
Theology.
Dr. Pitre currently lives in Covington, Louisiana, with his wife
Elizabeth and their four children, Morgen, Aidan, Hannah, and Marybeth.
Professor of Sacred Scripture
Office Location: St. Joseph Hall - 217
504-866-7426 Ext. 3817
bpitre@nds.edu
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Christopher T.
Baglow is from New Orleans, LA. He has a B.A. in Theology from
Franciscan University of Steubenville, an M.A. in Theology from the
University of Dallas and a Ph.D. in Theology from Duquesne University.
Dr. Baglow has
taught theology for 13 years, including three years as a Junior
Professor at Saint Joseph Seminary College in Covington, Louisiana,
where he also served as Assistant Dean of Students, Director of
Apostolic Formation and the Chair of the Division of Philosophy and
Theological Studies. He also founded and directed the first two Abbey
Youth Festivals and founded the New Evangelization Society. In March,
2003, Dr. Baglow became the first appointee to the Sue Ellen M. Canizaro
Chair in Catholic Theology at Our Lady of Holy Cross College in New
Orleans, where he served for six years as Chair of the Department of
Theology.
In July 2009, Dr.
Baglow began a full-time position at Notre Dame Seminary, where he now
serves as Professor of Theology and Director of the Master of Arts
Program in Theological Studies for lay students.
Dr. Baglow’s first
book, Modus et Forma: A New Approach to the Exegesis of Saint Thomas
Aquinas, was published in the Analecta Biblica Series
of the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome in 2002. In addition, he
has published several articles on the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas, and
will publish his second book, Faith, Science, Reason: Theology on the
Cutting Edge with Midwest Theological Forum in October 2009.
Chris currently
lives in Covington, LA with his wife Christine, their daughter Margaret
and their sons John and Peter George.
Professor of Theology
Director of M.A. Program in Theological Studies for lay students
Office Location: St. Joseph Hall - 110
(504) 866-7426 Ext. 3710
cbaglow@nds.edu
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B. Phil (Makerere University – Kampala), M.Div (Notre
Dame Seminary), S.T.L. (Sant’Anselmo – Rome), S. T. D. (Sant’Anselmo
– Rome).
A priest of the Archdiocese of Tororo - Uganda, Fr. “Deo”
served for seven years as secretary and chancellor to his bishop,
vocations director and pastor. His interest in the liturgy led him to
Rome to study sacramental theology, particularly the sacramentality of
the liturgy. In addition to several native Ugandan languages, he speaks
English and Italian. Fr. Deo brings to the faculty the experience of
the African Church and culture.
Professor of Sacramental Theology
Office Location: Shaw Hall - 341
(504) 866-7426 Ext. 3341
dekisa@nds.edu
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Professor of Biblical Languages
Office Location: St. Joseph Hall - 100
(504) 866-7426 Ext. 3010
KRedmann@nds.edu
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Ph.B., Katholieke
Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. B.A., Saint Joseph Seminary
College. M.A.Th., Notre Dame Seminary.
Angelo Lupinetti serves
as Music Director of the Seminary, planning liturgical celebrations
under the able guidance of the Director of Liturgy and leading the
Schola Cantorum. As a professor, he teaches Scripture, Systematics,
and Music to the seminarians. His professional interests lie
especially in Old Testament literature and vocal music, both ancient and
modern. In his spare time he enjoys practicing Aikido, running,
pondering the great
eimi,
and motorcycling.
Director of Music / Sacred Scripture
Office Location: St. Joseph Hall - 210
(504) 866-7426 Ext. 3810
glupinetti@yahoo.com
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Jennifer Golden holds
an undergraduate degree in French and Master’s degree in Teaching
English from the University of New Orleans and has 24 years of
experience teaching English as a Second Language in Africa and Asia as
well as in English Language Programs at Tulane University, Loyola
University, and Delgado Community College. Jennifer has taught classes
and provided individual instruction in Grammar and Composition, Reading,
Listening, and Speaking at Notre Dame Seminary since the year 2000.
English Language Instructor
Office Location:
(504) 866-7426 Ext.
elp@nds.edu
NDS-ELP Homepage
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B.S. Civil
Engineering, Louisiana State University
Numerous technical,
leadership & managerial training received during previous employment
with Shell Oil Company (1969-2004).
Extensive experience
in project, construction & safety management involving technical and
operational work environments. In addition to managing day to day
physical plant operations at NDS, Wayne also coordinates benefits
insurance, outside activity use of NDS facilities and on-going Katrina
restoration activities.
Director of Facilities / Student Services
Office Location: Shaw Hall - 1st Floor
(504) 866-7426 Ext. 3106
WTrosclair@nds.edu
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Services Homepage
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Secretary - Rector
Office Location: Shaw Hall - 1st Floor
(504) 866-7426 Ext. 3102
illjmb@nds.edu
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Business Manager
Office Location: Shaw Hall - 1st Floor
(504) 866-7426 Ext. 3105
Finance@nds.edu
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Receptionist
Office Location: Shaw Hall - 1st Floor
(504) 866-7426 Ext. 3101 (from outside -dial "0")
dsharai@nds.edu
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