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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.
Fr. Lavastida grew up in San Juan,
Puerto Rico, where his family settled after leaving Cuba. There he
graduated from Academia del Perpetuo Socorro (Our Lady of Perpetual Help
High School) in Miramar. He served as
Academic Dean of the Seminary for 9 years and serves as President Rector
since July 31, 2007.
Fr. Lavastida is available to give talks,
retreats, or to be scheduled as a speaker for your ministry, diocese or religious community.
He is fluent in English and Spanish and has been involved in a variety
of ministries which include parish work, military chaplaincy, priestly
formation, critical incident stress training, theological bioethics,
sexual ethics and theology of the body. He has a doctorate in Moral
Theology from the Alphonsian Academy in Rome, and has also spoken and
given retreats on Social Justice Issues, Just War Theory, Islam and
Christianity, End of Life Issues, Catholic Teaching in Human Sexuality,
Theology of the Body of John Paul II, as well as other related topics.
Articles from the Clarion Herald:
Theology of the Body Summary:
Items of Interest:
Published Works:
Books:
1) Health Care and the Common Good. (Maryland: University Press
of America, 2000).
2) Better for One Man to Die. (New Orleans: Fiat Press, 2007).
Historical novel on the life and ministry of Anthony Marie Claret in
Cuba (1851-1857).
Book Review
Works co-authored:
Lavastida, José I., Beatrice Rodriguez Owsley. "Hispanic Presence
in Louisiana and the Catholic Church," in Cross Crozier and
Crucible: A Volume Celebrating the Bicentennial of a Catholic Diocese in
Louisiana, Glenn R.Conrad, ed. (The Roman Catholic Church of the
Archdiocese of New Orleans: New Orleans, 1993).
Journal Articles:
Lavastida, José I. "El Padre Claret y las Cajas de Ahorros
Parroquiales en Cuba," Studia Claretiana, Vol. XVI, Roma, 1998,
pp. 23-44.
Book Reviews:
“Bioethics from a Faith Perspective: Ethics in Health Care for the
Twenty-First Century,” by Jack Hanford. Health Progress,
(July-August 2004) pp. 63-64.
“On Being Human: U.S. Hispanic and Rahnerian Perspectives,”
by Miguel H. Diaz. New Theology Review, Vol 16:1 (Feb. 2003) pp. 83-85.
To order any of these works, write to rector@nds.edu or call
504-866-7426 ext 3104.
Fr. Lavastida can be reached at 504-866-7426 ext 3104 or at rector@nds.edu.
His mailing address is:
Very Rev. Jose I. Lavastida, S.T.D.
Notre Dame Seminary
2901 South Carrollton Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70118
El Padre Lavastida está disponible para dar charlas, retiros y
conferencias para su ministerio, diócesis, o comunidad religiosa. El
Padre Lavastida domina el inglés y el español, y ha estado envuelto en
una variedad de ministerios que incluyen trabajo parroquial, capellanía
militar, formación sacerdotal, intervensión crítica en momentos de
crisis, bioética teológica, ética sexual, y la teología del cuerpo. El
Padre Lavastida tiene un doctorado de la Academia Alfonsiana en Roma, y
ha dado conferencias y retiros sobre temas de justicia social, la teoría
de la Guerra Justa, Islam y el Cristianismo, problemas con tecnología
médica al final de la vida
humana, enseñanza católica sobre la sexualidad, Teología del Cuerpo de
Juan Pablo II, y otros temas relacionados.
Puede contactar al Padre Lavastida al 504-866-7426 ext. 3104, o
escribiendo a rector@nds.edu. Puede tambien escribir a:
Very Rev. Jose I. Lavastida, S.T.D.
Notre Dame Seminary
2901 South Carrollton Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70118 |
