CURRICULUM VITAE

Academic Positions

• 1992-present, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Fordham University, Bronx, New York.
• 1994-present, Editor-in-Chief, International Philosophical Quarterly.
• 1994-present, Faculty-in-Residence, Queens Court Residential College.
• 1996-2001, Director of the M.A. Program in Philosophical Resources.
• 1999-present, Co-editor, Fordham University Press Series in Moral Philosophy and Theology.
• 2002-2005, Chair of the Philosophy Department, Fordham University.

• 1977-1982, Instructor at St. Louis University.
• 1982-1984, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas.
• 1986-1988, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Loyola College, Baltimore, Maryland.
• 2006 (Summer), Visiting Lecturer, Mater Dei Regional Seminary, Guam.
• 2008 (Winter Quarter), Bannan Fellow, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California.
• 2008 (Trinity Term), Visiting Professor, Blackfriars, Oxford University, Oxford, U.K.

Education

• S.T.L. (1993). Weston School of Theology in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  Thesis: "Natural Law and the Book of Wisdom", Director: Fr. R. Clifford, S.J.
• M.Div. (1991). Weston School of Theology in Cambridge, Massaschusetts.
• Ph.D. (1982). Philosophy, St. Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri  Dissertation: "Karl Jaspers on Truth and Freedom in Science," Director: Dr. James Collins.
• M.A. (1980). Philosophy, St. Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri. Thesis: "Aristotle's Ethics and Reflective Equilibrium" Director: Dr. W. Charron.
• H.A.B. (1976). Classical Languages, Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, summa cum laude.
  

Memberships

• American Catholic Philosophical Assocation (member since 1980, member of the Executive Council, 1998-2001).
• American Maritain Association (member since 1980, member of the Executive Committee, 1995-1998).
• American Philosophical Association (member since 1980).
• Apostleship of Prayer (member of Board of Directors since 1997, President of the Board since 2001).
• Cardinal Newman Society, Advisory Board (member since 1984).
• Center for Thomas More Studies, University of Dallas (Fellow since 2006).
• Education Parish Service (member of the Board of Trustees since 2006).
• Fellowship of Catholic Scholars (member since 1982, member of the Board of Directors, 2002-2008).
• Gonzaga University (member of the Board of Trustees since1998).
• ITEST -- Institute for Theological Encounters with Science & Technology (1980-2005).
• International St. Thomas Society (member since1996, President since 2008).
• Jesuit Philosophical Association (member since 1986, Secretary-Treasurer since 2001).
• Knights of Columbus (member since 2001, fourth degree).
• Metaphysical Society of America (member since 1995, Councilor 2000-2003).
• North American Jaspers Society (member since1982, Secretary-Treasurer 1994-99, President 1999-2002).
• Society for Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy (member since 1982).
• University Faculty for Life (member since 1991, editor of the annual proceedings since 1992, member of the Board of Directors since 1993; Treasurer 1997-2006; Secretary since 2006, member of the Advisory Board for Long Island Chapter since 2001). 

Academic Recognition

• Alpha Sigma Nu, elected 1974, President of Xavier Chapter 1975-76.
• Joseph Verkamp Greek Award, 1975.
• Archbishop McNicholas Philosophy Prize, 1976.
• John Zurancik Award for General Excellence in the study of Classical Languages, 1976.
• Ragland Latin Medal, 1976.
• Danforth Fellowship, Class of 1976.
• Phi Beta Kappa, 1982.
• ACPA Machette Prize, 1983.
• Massachusetts Bible Society/Weston School of Theology,  Award for Excellence in Scriptural Studies, 1991.
• Fordham Faculty Fellowship for Summer 1997.
• Undergraduate Teaching Award - presented at the Faculty Day Dinner of Fordham College, February 7, 1998.
• Graduate Teacher of the Year Award presented at the Commencement Ceremony, May 20, 2000, by the Fordham University Graduate Student Association.
• Fordham Faculty Fellowship, 2001-2002.
• Fordham Faculty Fellowship, 2007-2008.

Publications

Monograph:

An Introduction to Medieval Philosophy: Some Basic Concepts (Malden MA: Blackwell, 2008).

Edited Books:

• Co-editor (with Ron Begley), Medieval Education (Bronx NY: Fordham University Press, 2005).
• Co-editor (with John Conley, S.J.), Culture and Creed (Philadelphia PA: St Joseph's University Press, 2004). 
• Co-editor (with David Ruel Foster), The Two Wings of Catholic Thought: Essays on Fides et Ratio (Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2003).
• Co-editor (with Raymond J. Langley), Karl Jaspers on Philosophy of History and History of Philosophy (Amherst, NY: Humanity Press, 2003.
• Co-editor (with John J. Conley, S.J.), Prophecy and Diplomacy: The Moral Teaching of Pope John Paul II (New York: Fordham Univ. Press, 1999).

Articles:

• "Testimonial to Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J." in Nova et Vetersa 6/2 (2008), forthcoming.
• "Memory and The Tempest" in Tolle lege: Essays on Augustine and Medieval Philosophy in Honor of Roland J. Teske, S.J., edited by David Twetten et al. (forthcoming).
• "Remember the Sabbath Day, To Keep It Holy: Kieslowski's Decalogue Three" in Dialogue and Disquiet: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Krzystof Kieslowski's Decalog, edited by Eva Badowska and Francesca Parmeggiani (Bronx NY: Fordham University Press, forthcoming).
• "Aquinas on the Sacrament of Marriage" in Aquinas on the Sacraments, edited by Mtthew Levering (Ave Maria FL: Sapientia Press, forthcoming).
• "Society and the Formation of Free Persons" in Yves R. Simon: The Call of Philosophy (Texts with Commentaries), edited by John W. Carlson (Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, forthcoming).
• "Jaspers on Truth and Freedom" in Companion to Karl Jaspers, edited by Gregory J. Walters (Amherst NY: Humanity Press, forthcoming).
• "Calderon's La vida es un sueno" in St. Austin Review 8/1 (2008): 15-17.
• "More's Reflections on Complicity with Evil in The History of King Richard III" in Thomas More Studies 2 (2007): 53-62.
• "Non-Negotiable Principles of Christian Politics" in Inside Fordham 29/15 (June 29, 2007): 5.
• "The Four Senses of Scripture" in The Brandsma Review 16/2 (2007): 14-16.
• "The Use of Philosophical Principles in Catholic Social Thought: The Case of Gaudium et Spes" in The Journal of Catholic Legal Studies (St. John's University Law Review) 45/2 (2007): 277-92.
• "Failed Politician? Saintly Statesman? Faithful Conscience!" in Thomas More Studies 1 (2006): 138-51.
• "The Use of Philosophical Principles in Catholic Social Teaching" in Proceedings of the Jesuit Philosophical Association 66 (2005): 41-50.
• "Philosophy and Catholic Social Teaching" in The Seminary Journal 11/1 (2005): 42-46.
• "Introduction" (with Ron Begley) in Medieval Education, edited by Joseph W. Koterski, S.J. and Ron Begley (Bronx NY: Fordham University Press, 2005), pp. ix-xvii.
• "The Doctrine of Participation in Aquinas's Commentary on St. John" in Being and Thought in Aquinas, edited by Jeremiah Hackett, William Murnion, and Carl Still (Binghamton NY: Global Academic Publ., 2004), pp. 109-21.
• "Boethius and the Theological Origins of the Concept of Person" in American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly 78/2 (2004): 203-24.
• "Thomas More" in Europe 1450-1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World, edited by Jonathan DeWald (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2004).
• "Singing the Beatitudes" in the Dante issue of St. Austin Review 4/3 (May/June 2004): 20-23.
• "Jaspers on the Idea of the University" in Karl Jaspers’ Philosophie: Gegenw ärtigkeit und Zukunft / Karl Jaspers's Philosophy: Rooted in the Present, Paradigm for the Future, edited by Richard Wisser and Leonard H. Ehrlich (Würzburg: Königshausen & Neumann, 2003), pp. 241-48.
• Thomas More on Conscience" in Thomas More: Spiritual Writings (New York NY: Vintage Press, 2003), pp. xi-xxix.
• "Karl Jaspers on Philosophy of Religion: His Treatment of Anselm and Cusa" in Karl Jaspers on the History of Philosophy and Philosophy of History, edited by Raymond Langley and Joseph W. Koterski, S.J. (Amherst NY: Humanity Press, 2003), pp. 130-40.
• "The Challenge to Metaphysics" in Fides et Ratio in The Two Wings of Catholic Thought: Essays on Fides et ratio, edited by David Ruel Foster and Joseph W. Koterski, S.J. (Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2003), pp. 22-35.
• "Fides et ratio and Biblical Wisdom Literature" in The Two Wings of Catholic Thought: Essays on Fides et ratio, edited by David Ruel Foster and Joseph W. Koterski, S.J. (Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2003), pp. 129-62.
• "The Study of Philosophy" in A Student’s Guide to the Liberal Arts, edited by Wilburn T. Stancil (Kansas City MO: Rockhurst University Press, 2003), pp. 180-95.
• "Why Authority is Such a Troubling Idea" in A Moral Enterprise: Politics, Reason, and the Human Good: Essays in Honor of Francis Canavan,edited by Robert P. Hunt and Kenneth Grasso (Wilmington DE: Intercollegiate Studies Institute, 2002), pp.107-25.
• "Religion and Culture in Eliot's Wasteland" in Saint Austin Review 1/3 (Nov. 2001): 12-14.
• "Advice for Thomists" in The Maritain Notebook: The American Maritain Association Newsletter 9/2 (Fall 2001).
• "The New IGMR and Mass versus populum" (co-authored with Christopher Cullen, S.J.) in Homiletic and Pastoral Review 101/9 (June 2001): 51-54.
• "Introduction to the 2000 Edition" for The Question of German Guilt by Karl Jaspers (Bronx NY: Fordham University Press, 2001), pp. vii-xxii.
• "Response to Robert P. George:  Natural Law, The Constitution, and the Theory and Practice of Judicial Review" in Fordham Law Review 69 (2001): 101-04.
• "How Jefferson Honored Religion in Crisis 19/3 (March 2001): 35.
• "The Arts and Authority: An Attempt to Apply Some Thoughts of Maritain on Authority and Democracy" in Beauty, Art, and the Polis, edited by Alice Ramos (Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press and the American Maritain Association, 2000), pp .269-86.
• "An Introduction to the Thought of Pope John Paul II" in The Legacy of Pope John Paul II: His Contribution to Catholic Thought, edited by Geoffrey Gneuhs (New York NY: The Crossroad Publishing Company, 2000), pp. 13-37, and "Introduction" to the volume, pp. 7-11.
• "Response" to "Person, Community, Law, and Grace" by Arthur Madigan, S.J. in Prophecy and Diplomacy: The Moral Teaching of Pope John Paul II, edited by John J. Conley, S.J. and Joseph W. Koterski, S.J. (Bronx NY: Fordham University Press, 1999), pp.111-14.
• "Education: Restoring the Goal of Development to the Idea of Learning" in The Common Things: Essays on Thomism and Education, edited by Dan McInerny (Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press and the American Maritain Association, 1999), pp.153-62.
• "On the Aristotelian Heritage of John of Damascus" in The Failure of Modernism: The Cartesian Legacy and Contemporary Pluralism, edited by Brendan Sweetman (Washington, D.C.: The American Maritain Association and Catholic University of America Press, 1999), pp. 58-71.
• "Jaspers on Realism and Idealism" in Jahrbuch der Österreichischen Karl Jaspers Gesellschaft 11 (1998): 58-69.
• "History of the Philosophy of Religion: from the thirteenth century to the twentieth century" in Philosophy of Religion: A Guide to the Subject, edited by Brian Davies, O.P.  (London: Cassell, 1998), pp. 12-21.
• "First, Do No Harm" in Celebrate Life 19/2 (March-April 1997): 46.
• "Unexpected Philosophical Progress: The Origins of the Concept of the Person" in Proceedings of the 58th Annual Meeting of the Jesuit Philosophical Association, March 21, 1997, ed. Gary M. Gurtler, S.J. (Boston College: JPA, 1997), pp. 24-40.
• "Unreliable Tools" in Postmodernism and Christian Philosophy, edited by Roman T. Ciapalo (Washington, D.C.: American Maritain Association and The Catholic University of America Press, 1997), pp. 141-48.
• "The Doctrine of Immortality in the Old Testament" in Catholic Dossier 2:2 (1996): 44-48.
• "Recognizing One of Aquinas's Debts to Neoplatonism" in Aquinas on Mind and Intellect: New Essays, edited by Jeremiah Hackett. Dowling Studies in the Humanities and the Social Sciences. (Dowling College Press, 1996), pp. 1-14.
• "C. S. Lewis and the Natural Law" in CSL: The Bulletin of the New York C. S. Lewis Society  26/6 #306 (April 1995): 1-7.
• "Religion as the Root of Culture" in Christianity and Western Civilization: Christopher Dawson's Insights (San Francisco CA: Ignatius Press, 1995), pp. 15-35.
• "The Book of Wisdom as a Biblical Approach to Natural Law" in Freedom, Virtue and the Common Good, edited by Curtis L. Hancock and Anthony O. Simon (American Maritain Association and University of Notre Dame Press, 1995), pp.253-63.
• "Paul VI Was Right" (with Kevin Flannery, S.J.) in America 169/8 (Sept. 25, 1993): 7-11.
• "Mary, the Mother of Jesus" in Homiletic and Pastoral Review 92/4 (Jan. 1992): 21-26.
• "Sigrid Undset's World" in The Dawson Newsletter 10/4 (1992): 6-9.
• "The Doctrine of Participation in Thomistic Metaphysics" in The Future of Thomism, edited by Deal W. Hudson and Dennis W. Moran (American Maritain Association and University of Notre Dame Press, 1992), pp.185-96.
• "Introduction" to Understanding Europe by Christopher Dawson.  Reprinting of the 1951 volume.  (Fayetteville: Christian Cultural Press, 1991), pp. iii-vi.
• "Discerning the More Fruitful Paths to Reform: The Work of Pierre Favre in mid-Sixteenth-Century Germany" in The Heythrop Journal 31/4 (1990): 488-504.
• "Simon Schama and Christopher Dawson on the French Revolution" in The Dawson Newsletter 8/4 (Summer 1990): 1-4 and 9/1 (Fall 1990): 5-7.
• "Dante and Fourteenth-Century Messianic Expectations" in Thought 65 (March 1990): 47-58, and Introduction (as guest editor of this volume), pp.5-6.
• "Ignatian Spirituality and Baroque Culture" in The Dawson Newsletter 7/3 (Fall-Winter 1988-89): 9-12.
• "Jaspers on Freedom and Truth in Science" in Karl Jaspers Today: Philosophy at the Threshold of the Future, edited by Leonard H. Ehrlich and Richard Wisser (Washington, D.C.: Center for Advanced Research in Phenomenology and the University Press of America, 1988), pp. 133-52,
• "Kristin Lavransdatter: In-Laws and Out-Laws" in The Church and the Law, edited by Paul L. Williams (Scranton: Northeast Books, 1985), pp.69-75,
• "Religion and History in Maritain and Jaspers" in The Dawson Newsletter 3/2 (1984): 11-14 and 3/3 (1984): 93-10.
• "Freedom as a Condition for Truth: Jaspers on the Significance of Temporality in Science" in Proceedings of the American Catholic Philosophical Association 58 (1984): 93-103.
• "Certain Essentially Human Aspects of Intelligence," paper and discussion in the Proceedings of the ITEST Workshop on Artificial Intelligence (St. Louis MO: March 1984), pp. 38-43 et passim.
• "A Mystic's Epistemology: Truth and Freedom in the Thought of St. Bernard of Clairvaux" in the Proceedings of the Patristic, Medieval and Renaissance Studies Conference 8 (1983): 47-52.
• "Secularization or Christian Culture?" in The Dawson Newsletter 1/2 (1981): 1-4.
• "St. Augustine on the Moral Law" in Augustinian Studies 11 (1980): 65-77.
• "Aristotle on Signifying Definitions" in The New Scholasticism 54 (1980): 75-86.

Encyclopedia Articles:

• "Neoscholasticism and Neothomism" in New Catholic Encyclopedia, Electronic Edition (2008).
• "Humani Generis" in New Catholic Encyclopedia, Electronic Edition (2008).
• "Moral Theology, History of (Trends Since Vatican II)" in New Catholic Encyclopedia, Electronic Edition (2008).
• "Edwin Corwin," in Encyclopedia of Catholic Social Thought, Social Science, and Social Policy, edited by Michael L. Coulter, Stephen M. Krason, Richard S. Myers, and Joseph A. Varacalli (Lanham MD: Scarecrow Press, 2007).
• "Thought (the Journal)" in Encyclopedia of Catholic Social Thought, Social Science, and Social Policy, edited by Michael L. Coulter, Stephen M. Krason, Richard S. Myers, and Joseph A. Varacalli (Lanham MD: Scarecrow Press, 2007).
• "The Sacco-Vanzetti Case" in Encyclopedia of Catholic Social Thought, Social Science, and Social Policy, edited by Michael L. Coulter, Stephen M. Krason, Richard S. Myers, and Joseph A. Varacalli (Lanham MD: Scarecrow Press, 2007).
• "Thomism/Neo-Thomism" in Encyclopedia of Catholic Social Thought, Social Science, and Social Policy, edited by Michael L. Coulter, Stephen M. Krason, Richard S. Myers, and Joseph A. Varacalli (Lanham MD: Scarecrow Press, 2007).
• "Personalism" in American Conservatism: An Encyclopedia, edited by Bruce Frohnen (Wilimington DE: Intercollegiate Studies Institute, 2006), pp. 659-60.
• "Ralph McInerny" in American Conservatism: An Encyclopedia, edited by Bruce Frohnen (Wilimington DE: Intercollegiate Studies Institute, 2006), pp. 560-61.
• "W. Norris Clarke, S.J." in Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers, edited by John Shook (Bristol UK: Thoemmes Press, 2005).

Published Homilies and Reflections:

15. “Reflections for Lent 2009” for Magnificat (forthcoming, 2009)

14. “Reflections” in Praying with Saint Paul (Magnificat, forthcomingm 2008).

13. “Homilies” for the Sundays of February 2008 in Homiletic and Pastoral Review 108/4 (2008): 33-44.

12. “Homilies” for the Sundays of January 2007 in Homiletic and Pastoral Review 107/3 (2006): 33-45.

11. “Reflections for Lent” in Magnificat (Feb.-March 2005): 8-12.

10. "Understanding Jesuit Spirituality" in Magnificat 6/5 (July 2004): 5-7.

9. “Homilies” for the Sundays of September 2004 in Homiletic and Pastoral Review 104/11 (2004): 33-43.

8. "The Ignatian Examen" in Magnificat 5/5 (July 2003) 409-12.

7. “Homilies” for the Sundays of October 2003 in Homiletic and Pastoral Review 103/11 (2003): 44-55.

6. “Homilies” for the Sundays of November 2002 in Homiletic and Pastoral Review 103/1 (2002): 33-43.

5. “The Word” – for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A in Catholic New York, Nov. 5, 1999.

4. “Homilies” for the Sundays of October 1998 in Homiletic and Pastoral Review 98/11-12 (1998): 46-57.

3. “Homilies” for the Sundays of July 1997 in Homiletic and Pastoral Review 97/9 (1997): 33-44.

2. “Homilies” for the Sundays of Nov. 1996 in Homiletic and Pastoral Review 97/1 (1996): 33-43.

1. “Homilies” for the Sundays of June 1995 in Homiletic and Pastoral Review 95/8 (1995): 33-41.

Translations

• A portion of Ja-Czlowiek (I-Man: An Outline of Philosophical Anthropology) by M. Krapiec.  New Britain CT: Mariel, 1983.
• "Kant's Doctrine of Ideas" by Karl Jaspers (from Psychologie der Weltanschauungen, 6. Auflage (Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1971 [1954]) pp. 463-86; the translation appears in Karl Jaspers on the History of Philosophy and the Philosophy of History, edited by Joseph W. Koterski, S.J. and Raymond Langley (Amherst NY: Humanity Press, 2003), pp. 173-92. 

Editorial Positions

• Editor-in-Chief of International Philosophical Quarterly since May 1994
• Co-Editor, Fordham University Press Series in Moral Philosophy and Moral Theology, since Fall 1999
• Book Review Editor for International Philosophical Quarterly, January 1993 to October 1994
• Editor of the annual volume of Proceedings of the University Faculty for Life Conferences.
  • Life and Learning II. Washington, D.C.: UFL, 1993.
  • Life and Learning III.  Washington, D.C.: UFL, 1993.
  • Life and Learning IV.  Washington, D.C.: UFL, 1995.
  • Life and Learning V.  Washington, D.C.: UFL, 1996.
  • Life and Learning VI.  Washington, D.C.: UFL, 1997.
  • Life and Learning VII.  Washington, D.C.: UFL, 1998.
  • Life and Learning VIII.  Washington, D.C.: UFL, 1999.
  • Life and Learning IX.  Washington, D.C.: UFL, 2000.
  • Life and Learning X. Washington, D.C., UFL, 2002.
  • Life and Learning XI.  Washington, D.C.: UFL, 2002.
  • Life and Learning XII. Washington, D.C.: UFL, 2003.
  • Life and Learning XIII. Washington, D.C.: UFL, 2004.
  • Life and Learning XIV. Washington, D.C.: UFL, 2005.
  • Life and Learning XV. Washington, D.C.: UFL, 2006.
  • Life and Learning XVI. Washington, D.C.: UFL, 2007.
  • Life and Learning XVII. Washington, D.C.: UFL, 2008.
• Associate Editor, Auslegung, 1979-1984
• Guest-editor for a special issue of Thought on "Dante and the Tradition of Christian Culture," vol. 65 (March 1990)

Research Interests

• Relation of religion and culture, with attention to the historical influence of philosophy and theology on general culture
• Natural Law Theory
• Ancient and medieval metaphysics: history and contemporary significance of classical traditions, esp. Thomas Aquinas and Thomism
• Catholic Social Teaching 

Teaching Experience (courses offered)

• St. Louis University: Historical Introduction to Philosophy, Ethics, Philosophy of God, Philosophy of Human Nature.
• University of St. Thomas/Center for Thomistic Studies:  Plato's Later Dialogues (graduate); Ancient Philosophy, Medieval Philosophy, Ethics, Metaphysics, Epistemology (undergraduate).
• Loyola College: Philosophy of Human Nature, Ethics, Ancient and Medieval Metaphysics, Survey of Ancient and Medieval Thought on Art, Nature and Society.
• Fordham University:  Natural Law Ethics, Fundamental Moral Theology, God and Religion in Ancient Thought, Opuscula of Aquinas, Christian Platonism, Aquinas' De Veritate, Introduction to Augustine (graduate); Philosophy of Human Nature, Philosophy of Knowledge, Philosophy of Religion, Four Medieval Thinkers, Philosophy of the Person, Shakespeare and Aquinas on the Passions, Great Ideas of Western Civilization I (Honors Program), Medieval Philosophy and Theology (Honors Program), History of Ancient Philosophy (undergraduate).
• Neuman Residence, Archdiocese of New York Collegiate Program: Philosophy of the Person, Philosophy of God, Fundamental Theology, Christology,Metaphysics (undergraduate).
• Institute for Religious Studies, St. Joseph's Seminary (Dunwoodie): Theology of Prayer: St. Ignatius of Loyola (graduate).
• Education for Parish Service (Stamford CT, Manhattan NY. and Naples FL): Fundamental Moral Theology, Catholic Social Teachings, Beginning-of-Life and End-of-Life Issues, The Christian Meaning of Human Sexuality; Webinar on Business Ethics.
• Santa Clara University (Santa Clara CA): Medieval Philosophy.

Professional Addresses

1. "The Possibility of Impartiality: Comment-Response to Prof. Vernon J. Bourke on 'The Ethical Role of the Impartial Observer" St. Louis Univ. Phil. Dept. Colloquium Series, Nov. 18, 1977.
2. "Philosophy and the Faith: The Proofs for the Existence of God" "Conferences on Apologetics at the Catholic Central Union, St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 1978 and Oct. 1979.
3. "Augustine's Discovery of the Will" invited lecture to the St. Edmund Campion Society, St. Louis University, Sept. 1980.
4. "On Arguing Questions of Justice"  invited lecture at Xavier Univ., Cincinnati, Ohio, March 24, 1983.
5. "Freedom as a Condition for Truth: Jaspers on the Significance of Temporality in Science" at the World Congress of Philosophy, Montreal, August 1983.
6. "The Epistemology of Bernard of Clairvaux" address at the Patristic, Medieval & Renaissance Studies Conference, Villanova University, September 1983.
7. "A Comparison of the Philosophies of History of Dawson, Jaspers, and Maritain" address at the Society for Christian Culture Conference, Houston, February 1984.  Organizer of the Conference.
8. "Certain Essential Aspects of Human Intelligence"  invited paper delivered at the Conference on Artificial Intelligence of ITEST, St. Louis, Mo., March 1984.
9. "Jaspers's Philosophy of Science" address at the Catholic Philosophical Association, Pittsburgh, April 1984.
10. "Aquinas on Error" - address at the Patristic, Medieval & Renaissance Conference, Villanova, September 1985.
11. "St. Thomas's Theory of the Passions: A Dispassionate Appraisal" invited address at the Thomas More Institute, Merrimack, N.H., February 13, 1987. (Invited Paper)
12. "The Stoicism of Epictetus" address to the Faculty of Loyola College, February 20, 1987 (Invited Paper)
13. "Boethius on Universals" invited lecture at Georgetown University, January 1990
14. "Religious Metaphysics in Antiquity" presentation on Von Balthasar's The Glory of the Lord, vol. 4, at the Jesuit Philosophical Assn., Toronto, March 1990.
15. "The Doctrine of Participation in Thomistic Metaphysics" address at the American Maritain Association Conference on "The Future of Thomisms" Fordham Univ., Oct. 1990.
16. "The Book of Wisdom as a Biblical Approach to Natural Law" short presentation and discussion at the Jesuit Philosophical Association, San Diego CA, March 1992.
17. "A Biblical Approach to Natural Law" lecture at the American Maritain Association meeting in Kansas City, November 1992.  
18. "Boethius on Universals" paper (read in absentia by Sr. Joan Franks) at the ACPA Round Table, St. John's Univ., Jamaica NY, April 3, 1993.
19. "Reflections on the Structure of Thomas's Five Ways" - address at the Patristic, Medieval & Renaissance Conference, Villanova, October 1993.
20. "Religion as the Root of Culture" invited address at the Wethersfield Institute Conference on Christopher Dawson, New York, October 1993. (Invited Paper)
21. "Unreliable Tools: Postmodernism and Religion" - address at the American Maritain Association meeting, Dallas, November 1993.  Also delivered as a Philosophy Department Colloquium at Fordham University, February 1994.
22. "Jaspers on Anselm and Cusa" - address at the North American Jaspers Society, American Philosophical Association, Atlanta, December 1993
23. "Response" to Arthur Madigan's Paper on "The Moral Philosophy in Part III of the Catechism" at the conference on "The Moral and Social Thought of John Paul II" at Canisius College, Buffalo, August 1994
24. "Recognizing One of Aquinas's Debts to Neoplatonism" - lecture at the Global and Multicultural Dimensions of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy Conference (Institute of Global Cultural Studies) at Binghamton University, SUNY, October 16, 1994.   Same lecture delivered for the Fordham University Medieval Studies Program, September 19, 1995
25. "The General Theory of Authority and the Protection of Human Rights" - American Maritain Association annual meeting, New York University, Nov. 10, 1994
26. "Natural Law in the Thought of C. S. Lewis" - invited address to the C. S. Lewis Society of New York, New York City, February 10, 1995
27. "The Problem of the Divine Ideas in Thomas Aquinas's De Veritate" - invited lecture at St. Thomas More College in Merrimac, N.H., March 31, 1995
28. "The Aristotelian Heritage of John of Damascus" - lecture at the Conference on Medieval Studies of the University of Virginia, Wise VA, September 29, 1995
29. "The Doctrine of Participation in Aquinas's Commentary on St. John" - lecture at the Global and Multicultural Dimensions of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy Conference (Institute of Global Cultural Studies) at Binghamton University, SUNY, October 22, 1995
30. "Personhood and the Problem of Abortion" -- invited lecture in the New York Catholic Forum series on the Life Issues, New York City, November 14, 1995
31. "Restoring the Ideal of Development to the Idea of Education" -- lecture at the American Maritain Association annual meeting, College of Charleston, Charleston SC, November 30, 1995
32. "Response" at the Karl Jaspers Society of North America" to papers by Hope Fitz and John Lachs - New York, in conjunction with the American Philosophical Assn., December 29, 1995
33. "Can There Be Freedom Without Authority?" (lecture to the general public), "John Damascene's Philosophical Defense of Icons" (philosophy department colloquium), and "Natural Law in the Wisdom of Solomon" (lecture to the general faculty).  Visiting
    Scholar at the University of St. Thomas, Houston TX, March 5-10, 1996.
34. "The Doctrine of Participation in Aquinas' Commentary on John" - lecture at the meeting of the St. Thomas Aquinas Society, held in conjunction with the American Catholic Philosophical Association) - Los Angeles CA, March 23, 1996
35. "Response" to "Christian Identity in Augustine's Confessions- by Christopher Thompson at the American Catholic Philosophical Association, Los Angeles CA, March 24, 1996
36. "Neoplatonism in Plotinus, Augustine, and John Scotus Eriugena" - invited lecture at C.U.N.Y. Graduate Center, New York City, April 12, 1996
37. "Response" to Robert Spitzer at the Fourth Bi-Annual Jesuit Conference on the Thought of John Paul II" - at Georgetown University, August 3,1996
38. "Aquinas's Use of Damascene's De Fide Orthodoxa" - lecture at the American Maritain Association, Tempe Arizona, November 2, 1996
    "Jaspers on Idealism and Realism" -- lecture at the Karl Jaspers Society of North America, Atlanta GA, in conjunction with the American Philosophical Association, December 27, 1996
39. "Ethics and Genetics: Engineering the Perfect Baby?" and "Power and Authority: A Crucial Distinction" - invited lectures at Wheeling Jesuit College, March 5-6, 1997
40. "Unexpected Philosophical Progress: The Origins of the Concept of the Person" -- presentation at the Jesuit Philosophical Association"- Buffalo, New York, March 21, 1997.
41. "Catholicism and American Liberalism: A Discussion of Robert H. Bork's Slouching Towards Gomorrah: Modern Liberalism and American Decline -- participant in the panel-discussion (Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, meeting in conjunction with the American Catholic Philosophical Association) Buffalo NY, March 21, 1997
42. "Some Contributions of Bonaventure and Aquinas to Dante" -- paper at the conference on "The Virgin Mary in Italian Literature" at Fordham University, Lincoln Center, April 11, 1997
43. "Eriugena on the Soul: One of the Inner Struggles of Christian Neoplatonism" -- lecture at the Patristic, Medieval, & Renaissance Studies Conference at Villanova Univ., Sept. 12, 1997
44. "Thomistic Philosophy and Seminary Education" -- lecture at the "Patristic, Medieval, and Renaissance Studies Conference" at Villanova University, Sept. 13, 1997
45. "Response" to Prof. Merold Westphal's "Appropriating Postmodernism" at the Philosophy Department's Inaugural Lecture, Fordham University, Sept. 17, 1997
46. "Veritatis Splendor: What’s New and What’s True" -- invited lecture at Marquette University, Milwaukee WI, October 2, 1997
47. "An Introduction to John Paul II's Thinking: The Central Themes" - keynote speaker at the 1997 Wethersfield Institute on "The Thought of Pope John Paul II and the Future of Catholicism" at the Donnell Library, Manhattan, October 10, 1997
48. "The Arts and Authority" - lecture at the American Maritain Association meeting in Boston, Mass. October 23, 1997
49. "The Christian Appropriation of Neoplatonic Doctrines of the Soul" -- lecture at the Conference on Medieval Studies, Binghamton University, October 26, 1997
50. "The Problem of the Divine Ideas in Aquinas's de Veritate" -- lecture at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Steubenville, Ohio, Nov. 7, 1997
51. "Response" to "Technology and the Poetics of ‘Life: Heidegger, Holderlin, and Kant" by Jennifer Anna Gosetti at the Karl Jaspers Society of North America session in conjunction with the American Philosophical Association meeting in Philadelphia, Pa. December 29, 1997.
52. "Augustine's Confessions" - eight lectures for the Wethersfield Institute at the Chase Bank Building, Manhattan, March-June 1998
53. "Jaspers on the Idea of the University" at the International Karl Jaspers Society meetings in conjunction with the World Congress of Philosophy, Boston, August 12, 1998
54. "Response" to "Natural Law and Human Rights: the Person, the Family, and the State" by Prof. Michel Schooyans - The Jacques Maritain Lecture series on the Natural Law, held at the United Nations, May 27, 1998
55. "Response" to the lecture by Ken Woodward at the Fordham University Symposium on Fides et Ratio - Walsh Library, Rose Hill Campus, March 2, 1999
56. "Dante on Being True to Oneself" and "Whether Universal Truths Exist for the 21st Century" - a pair of invited lectures as the 1999 Visiting Scholar at Walsh University, Akron OH
57. "Recent Controversies Concerning the Natural Law" - invited lecture at a symposium of the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program at New York University: "Degrees of Truth: Current Controversies Concerning Aquinas" - April 30, 1999
58. "Strategies for Discussing Plato's Apology"  - presentation for Fordham University Faculty in the 1999-2000 Freshman Advising Program - McGinley Center, August 25, 1999
59. "Response" to Prof. Gowans's paper "A Priori Responses to Disagreement Arguments against Moral Objectivity: Why Experience Matters" at the Philosophy Department's annual "Inaugural Lesson," Fordham University, September 30, 1999
60. "The Jesuits and Thomism" - address at the Patristic, Mediaeval, and Renaissance Studies Conference, Villanova University, October 9, 1999
61. "The Challenges of Fides et Ratio" – invited lecture at Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio – October 16, 1999
62. "The Metaphysics of Fides et Ratio" - lecture for the Committee on Priestly Formation, meeting in conjunction with the American Catholic Philosophical Association, St. Paul MN, November 5, 1999
63. "Harvesting Organs: Is Brain Death Really Death? A Disputed Question for Audience Debate" - presentation at the Society for the Philosophy of Human Life Issues, at the American Philosophical Association, Boston, December 28, 1999
64. "Dante on the Question of Free Will" - invited lecture at the College of St. Francis, Brooklyn, NY, March 7, 2000
65. "Providence and History in Medieval Thought" - invited lecture for the Intercollegiate Studies Institute Honors Program, Philadelphia PA, June 6, 2000
66. "Discussion of Fides et Ratio" at the Biannual Jesuit Seminar on the Thought of Pope John Paul II, Xavier University, Cincinnati OH, August 6, 2000
67. "Augustine's Debt to Neoplatonism" - paper delivered at the Patristic, Medieval, and Renaissance Conference, Villanova University, September 23, 2000
68. "The Social Teaching of Pope John Paul II" - invited lecture for the Wall Street Catholic Young Adult Club, Manhattan, October 18, 2000
69. "Ordering the Passions" - paper delivered for the Natural Law Society (meeting at the American Catholic Philosophical Association), Dallas, TX, November 3, 2000
70. "Commentary" on the lecture by Prof. Robert P. George, "Natural Law, Judicial Review, and Constitutional Interpretation" at the Natural Law Colloquium at the Fordham University Law School, Manhattan, November 20, 2000.
71. "The Dream of the Siren in Purgatorio XIX: Dramatizing the Thomistic Philosophical Account of Desire, Attraction, and Freedom Choice" - invited lecture at the University of Padova (Italy), November 24, 2000.
72. "A Trio of Problems: the Nature of God, the Nature of Evil, and the Nature of Free Choice in Augustine's Confessions VII" - invited lecture at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, February 23, 2001
73. "The Relation of Faith and Reason in Pope John Paul II's Fides et Ratio" - invited lecture at Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN, March 15, 2001
74. "Papal Social Teachings" - The 2001 Wethersfield Institute Lectures, Manhattan (April 18, 25, May 2, 16, 30, June 13, 27)
75. "Philosophical Principles in Papal Social Teachings" - invited lecture for the Catholic Studies Program at Loyola College, Baltimore MD, October 16, 2001; same lecture at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul MN, April 4, 2001
76. "The Problem of Formal and Material Cooperation with Evil" - invited lecture for the Agnus Dei Council of the Knights of Columbus, Manhattan, October 30, 2001
77. "Natural Law Theory and the Charge of the Naturalistic Fallacy" - invited presentation to the Department of Philosophy at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul MN, April 5, 2002
78. "Response" to Gwynn Markle, "Conscience and the Critical Potential of Hegel’s Social Theory" and to "David Zinn," The Incommensurability of Scientific Theories: A Semblance of Subjectivity" for the Fordham Philosophical Society’s symposium on "Truth and Interpretation" at Fordham University, November 13, 2002
79. "Jaspers's Models for Freedom in Philosophie, Vol. 2" - lecture for the Karl Jaspers Society of North America, meeting in conjunction with the American Philosophical Association, Philadelphia PA, December 28, 2002
80. "Human Cloning" - participant in a panel-discussion at the Makor Center (sponsored by the 92nd Street Y and by The New Republic, Manhattan on March 27, 2003
81. "Response" to Colleen McCluskey, "Aquinas on Malice" at the American Philosophical Association, Central Division, Cleveland OH, April 25, 2003
82. "Dante's Debt to Aquinas in Purgatorio 16-19" - invited lecture at Christendom College, Front Royal, VA - October 6, 2003
83. "Medical and Ethical Issues on Stem Cells and Cloning" - lecture at the Respect Life Conference of the Archdiocese of New York at Dunwoodie Seminary, Yonkers, NY - Oct. 18, 2003
84. "Model Syllabi for Teaching Natural Law Ethics" - lecture for the Committee on Priestly Formation at the American Catholic Philosophical Association conference in Houston TX, November 1, 2003
85. "Catholic Social Teaching in the Papal Encyclicals: The Philosophical Principles" -  invited lecture for the Catholic Studies Program at the University of Scranton - Nov. 6, 2003. Similar lecture at St. John’s University, October 5, 2004; similar lecture for “Theology on Tap of Bronxville” at St. Joseph’s Church of Bronxville NY, November 1, 2005.
86. “The Gospel of Life: Reflections on Evangelium Vitae” – invited lectures for the Diocese of Charlotte NC in St. Peter’s Church in Charlotte NC, in St. Michael’s Church in Gastonia NC, and St. Eugene’s Church in Ashville NC – March 12-13, 2004.
87. “Plato’s Parable of Misology and Misanthropy in the Phaedo” – for the panel “Storytelling across the Disciplines” at the NYU Roundtable “Perspectives on Storytelling,” New York University, October 1, 2004.
88. “The Need for Philosophy in Theology” – for the panel on “Philosophy in the Seminary Curriculum” at the NCEA Convention in Philadelphia, PA – March 30, 2005.
89. “The Catholic Church’s Teaching on ‘End of Life’ Ethics” – lecture sponsored by the Diocese of Charlotte NC in Immaculate Conception Church in Hendersonville NC on Aug. 10, 2005; in St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Charlotte NC on Aug. 11, 2005; in St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Charlotte NC on Aug. 12, 2005; and in Holy Family Church in Clemmons NC on Aug. 13, 2005.
90. “Catholic Social Teaching: The Case of Gaudium et Spes” – lecture at the annual conference of the American Maritain Association in Washington, D.C., October 13, 2005.
91. “The Use of Philosophical Principles in Catholic Social Teaching” – presentation to the Jesuit Philosophical Association meeting at the University of Notre Dame, October 28, 2005.
92. “The Place of Philosophy in the New Program of Priest Formation” – panel discussant for the Committee on Priestly Formation at the American Catholic Philosophical Association meeting at the University of Notre Dame, IN, October 29, 2005.
93. “Failed Politician? Successful Statesman.  Thomas More on Conscience” – lecture at the University of Dallas Conference on St. Thomas More, Irving TX, Nov. 4, 2005.
94. “The Use of Philosophical Arguments in Catholic Social Encyclicals" – lecture to the Philosophy Club at St. Francis College, Brooklyn NY, Nov. 17, 2005.
95. “Natural Law and Bias Reduction” – lecture for CLE credit, sponsored by the St. Thomas More Society of Orange CA, January 14, 2006.
96. “The Concept of Nature in Natural Law Theory” – lecture at Ave Maria University, Naples FL, January 26, 2006.
97. “Natural Law and Personalism as Philosophical Approaches within Catholic Social Thought” – lecture at Ave Maria University, Naples FL, January 27, 2006.
98. “Pope John Paul II’s Use of Natural Law and Personalism for Catholic Social Thought” – lecture at the conference on “Truth, Life, and Solidarity: Philosophical Perspectives on the Thought of Pope John Paul II” at Boston College, Feb. 24, 2006.
99. “The Use of Natural Law Ethics and Personalism in Pope John Paul II’s Social Teaching” – at the conference on “John Paul II’s Jurisprudential Legacy” at St. John’s University Law School, Jamaica NY, March 23, 2006.
100. Panelist on “Economic Justice and Welfare Reform” at the Conference on “Prudential Judgment, Public Policy, and the Catholic Social Tradition” – Terrence J. Murphy Institute for Catholic Thought, Law, and Public Policy – University of St. Thomas Law School, Minneapolis MN, April 8, 2006.
101. “Stories Are Not Enough: The Church’s Choice to Make Use of Greek Philosophy” – lecture at the Conference on the Thought of Pope Benedict XVI” at Fordham University, Bronx NY, June 19, 2006.
102. Presenter and Moderator for the “Consortium for Educational Advancement” – Colloquium on “Christian Education in America: Prospects and Problems for Catholic and Evangelical Cooperation” at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Manhattan, July 11, 2006
103. “The Concept of Nature in Natural Law Ethics” – theWilliam Rossner Visiting Scholar Lecture at Rockhurst University, Kansas City MO, September 20, 2006.
104. “Dirty Hands: The Problem of Cooperation with Evil in Thomas More’s History of Richard III” – lecture at the conference on History of Richard III at the University of Dallas, Dallas TX, November 4, 2006.
105. “The Concept of Person as a Unifying Theme in Seminary Teaching of Philosophy and Theology” – lecture at St. Charles Seminary, Philadelphia PA, November 17, 2006.
106. “The Use of the Idea of Nature in Morality” – lecture at Wheaton College, Chicago IL on November 30, 2006 and at Bethel College (Indiana) on December 1, 2006.
107. “La Philosophie américane du droit et de l’état: enjeux contemporains” – lecture (in English with simultaneous French translation) at l’Université Montesquieu Bordeau IV in Bordeaux, France, December 14, 2006.
108. “Problèmes particuliers: Droit naturel et le problème de l’autonomie en bioéthique” – lecture (in English with simultaneous French translation) at l’Université Montesquieu Bordeau IV in Bordeaux, France, December 15, 2006.
109. Aquinas on the Sacrament of Marriage at Ave Maria University – February 1, 2007; response to Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J.
110. “The Problem of Dirty Hands: Some Ethical Guidelines” – lecture for the IPED Program, Fordham University, February 8, 2007.
111. “Natural Law: What Is It?” – lecture for the 2007-2008 ISI Honors Program, “Law in the Western Tradition: Common, Constitutional, Natural, and Divine” – Quebec City, Canada, June 26, 2007.
112. “Human Nature in Catholic Thought,” lecture at the Georgist-Catholic Dialogue, University of Scranton in Scranton PA – July 26, 2007.
113. “The Concept of Justice in Classical Natural Law Theory,” lecture at the World Congress of Jesuits in Philosophy,” Frankfurt, Germany – Augustine, 2007.
114. “The Concept of Personhood in the Abortion Debate” – lecture for Life Institute at Lemington Spa, England – September 2007.
115. “Abortion: Why Not?” – lecture for Life Institute; same lecture at Bath, Bristol, Gloucester, and Exeter, England – September 2007.
116. “Current Themes in Natural Law Ethics” – The Bradley Lecture, Belmont Abbey College, Charlotte NC – October 8, 2007.
117. “The History of the University Faculty for Life Organization” – lecture at the Conference of the Society for Catholic Social Scientists” at St. John’s University, Queens NY – October 26, 2007.
118. “Making Informed End-of-Life Decisions” – lecture for the “Conference on Catholic Teaching on Medical Ethics” – Needham, MA – October 27, 2007.
119. “Augustine’s City of God” – eight lectures for the Wethersfield Institute, Manhattan – October through December, 2007.
120. “The Theology of Natural Family Planning” – address at the conference on “Humanae Vitae: 40 Years Later” – Feb. 1, 2008 – Ave Maria University, Ave Maria FL.
121. "Natural Law Reasoning" -- four lectures for the Joseph Fletcher Society -- Feb. 15-17, 2008 -- Columbus OH.
122. "Sapientia et Doctrina: Pope Benedict XVI's Summons to Philosophers" -- March 31, 2008 -- St Charles Borromeo Seminary, Cleveland OH.

General Lectures, Addresses, Conferences

1. "Kristin Lavransdatter: In-Laws and Out-Laws" - address at the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars, Chicago, March 1984.
2. "Temptations to Rationalism" - address at the Society for Christian Culture Conference, Steubenville, Oct. 1986
3. "Fourteenth Century Messianic Expectations" - address at the Conference on Dante and the Tradition of Christian Culture, Baltimore, October 10, 1987.  Co-chair of the Conference
4. "The Historicity of the Scriptures" - Adult education group, Diocese of Rochester, New York, February 1988
5. "Jesuit Spirituality and Baroque Art" - paper (read in absentia by John Mulloy) at the Conference on Baroque Culture, University of Steubenville, October 8, 1988
6. "Newman and the Oxford Movement" - address at the Centennial Dawson Seminar, "Christening Culture,"  Elmbrook University Center, Cambridge, Mass., June 2, 1989
7. "Dawson and the French Revolution" - address, Society for Christian Culture Conference, Steubenville, Oct. 1989
8. "Religion and Jung's Idea of the Unconscious" - at Hartford, Ct., April 1990.
9. "Sigrid Undset's World" - Dawson Seminar, Embrook Center, Cambridge, Mass., May 30, 1990
10. "Chesterton Re-Appraised as a Social Thinker" - address at the 10th annual Fordham Chesterton Conf., Nov. 1990
11. "In Luther's Backyard: Pierre Favre SJ and the first generation of Jesuits in Germany" - address to the St. Thomas More Society of Boston College, Nov. 1990
12. "Is Jungian Psychology Compatible with Christianity?" - lecture to the St. Thomas More Society of Boston College, Feb. 1992
13. "Have You Ever Read Roe v. Wade?  An analysis of Supreme Court Abortion Decisions" - lecture for the Boston College pro-life group, March 1992
14. "Learning from the Book of Wisdom" - address at the Campion Club, Scranton, Pa., December 1993
15. "Authority" - seven lectures for the Wethersfield Institute, Helmsley Hotel, January-March 1994: "Why the Idea of Authority Troubles So Many Today," "...And He Taught with Authority," "Moral Matters," "Church and State," "The Origins and Limits of Legitimate State Authority," The Family: Genuine Authority vs. Personal Domination," and "Personal Development and Authority"
16. "Authentic Worship" - address for the Christifideles organization, April 24, 1994, Marriott Hotel, Manhattan
17. "Authority and Obedience" - New York Catholic Forum, Sept. 14, 1994
18. "So Many Words!  What Did Pope John Paul II Really Say in His Encyclicals?" - address to "Americans United for the Pope" at Massapequa, NY, Oct.14, 1994
19. "The Creed: Part I of the New Catechism of the Catholic Church" - lecture at St. Thomas More Church, Manhattan, Nov. 1, 1994
20. "Blessed Peter Favre" - lecture to the Fordham Alumni Sodality, Nov. 19, 1994
21. "Papal Authority" - lecture to the Christifideles Association, St. Agnes Chapel, Manhattan, Nov. 27, 1994
22. "Examination of Conscience" -  lecture at St. Anthony's Church, Hawthorne, N.J. - March 12, 1995.  Same lecture at the Midwest Catholic Home Education Conference, Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky, September 2, 1995; at the Inter-Varsity Christian Grad Fellowship, Columbia University, Feb. 9, 1996; at St. Mary's Parish, Katona NY, April 25, 1996; at Queen's Court Residential College, Fordham University, October 24, 1996; at Milwaukee Family Life Council meeting, October 4, 1997; Thornwood Conference
    Center, New York, November 15, 1997; Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Massapequa Park NY, March 21, 1998; at the Fairfield County Chapter of Legatus, Greenwich CT, June 8, 1999
23. "Grace, Sin, and Guilt" - lecture to the Wall Street Catholic Young Adult Club, Manhattan, March 15, 1995
24. "Scholarship, Loyalty and Service: The Example of Father Joseph Fitzpatrick, S.J." - address at the Alpha Sigma Nu induction ceremony on March 27, 1995, Fordham University
25. "The Problem of Evil and the Book of Wisdom" for the College At Sixty Lecture Series, Fordham University, Lincoln Center, March 28, 1995. Same lecture delivered on April 9th for the "Spring Conference" for high school seniors accepted to Fordham College and their parents, and in a modified version for the "Fordham Firsthand" programs on March 31 and April 21st, and on May 9th for the Fordham University Kiwanis Club
26. "Human Rights and the Natural Law" - lecture at Dean's Day, Fordham University, April 22, 1995
27. "On Being Men and Women for Others After Graduation" - after-dinner speech at the Senior Awards Banquet, Fordham University, May 1, 1995
28. "The Mystery Hidden for the Ages in God" - eight lectures for the Wethersfield Institute at the Helmsley Hotel, New York City, March-May 1996.
29. "In the Footsteps of Dante and Aquinas" - lecture at the Alumni College Day, Fordham University, April 20, 1996
30. "The Meaning of the Human Body" - keynote address at the Natural Family Planning Conference, St. Cloud MN, September 7, 1996
31. "Holiness of Life" - address to "Americans United for the Pope" at Massapequa NY, September 12, 1996
32. "Bringing Original Sin Out of the Repair Shop" - lecture for the Fordham University Kiwanis Club, October 23, 1996
33. "The Four Last Things" - 1st annual "Last Lecture" for the Fordham University Honors Program, Nov. 21, 1996; same lecture for Fordham Alumni Sodality, May 18, 1997
34. "Priestly Celibacy" - interview on "The Crier Report," Fox News Channel, Jan.16, 1997
35. "The Sanctity of Life" - lecture for the Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship" at Columbia University, February 14, 1997
36. "Loyalty: Some Insights from Dante" - address at the Alpha Sigma Nu induction ceremony on March 20, 1997 at Fordham University.
37. "Biblical Wisdom Literature" - eight lectures for the Wethersfield Institute at the Helmsley Hotel, New York City, March-May 1997.  Summary of this material as a lecture at the Phi Sigma Tau (National Honor Society in Philosophy) Induction Ceremony at Fordham University, May 2, 1997.
38. "Dante's Inner Journey" - lecture at the Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library, Monticello NY, in the New York Council for the Humanities Speakers in the Humanities Program, July 16, 1997
39. "The Bible's Wisdom Books" - lecture at the "Alumni College Day XVII" at Fordham University, Bronx NY, Sept. 27, 1997
40. "Contraception: Why Not" - lecture for the Marquette University Respect Life Club, Milwaukee WI, October 3, 1997
41. "The Christian Meaning of Human Sexuality" - lecture for the Respect Life Group of St. Catherine of Bologna Parish, Ringwood NJ, October 11, 1997
42. "Salvation and the Sacraments" - keynote lecture at the Conference on Evangelization at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, October 31, 1997
43. "Is Everything in the Bible True?" - lecture for the Narnia Club, New York City, November 4, 1997; same lecture at St. Gregory's Parish, New York City, November 15, 1997
44. "The Reliability of the Gospels" - lecture at St. Gregory's Parish, Manhattan, March 4, 1998
45. "Augustine's Confessions VII: Philosophical Discoveries Remove a Roadblock for Faith" - lecture at the "Alumni College Day XVIII" at Fordham University, Sept. 26, 1998
46. "Even Philosophy Can Be a Way to the Father: An Introduction to the Thought of Pope John Paul II" - lecture at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Philadelphia PA, October 16, 1998
47. "Christian Philosophy Through the Eyes of a Poet: Dante’s Purgatorio Canto 18" - lecture at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Philadelphia PA, October 16, 1998
48. "Fides et Ratio: Pope John Paul II’s Latest Encyclical" - lecture to the Fordham Alumni Sodality, October 18, 1998
49. "Praying through Scripture" - lecture at St. Gregory's Parish, Manhattan, February 24, 1999
50. "Christian Art" -  address for the Fordham University Communion Breakfast, February 28, 1999;  same lecture at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Bronx NY, June 11, 2000
51. "Dante and the Tradition of Christian Culture" - eight lectures for the Wethersfield Institute at the Chase Bank Building, New York City, March May 1999
52. "Dante’s Inner Journey" - lecture at the Maspeth Public Library, Queen NY (New York Council for the Humanities Lecture Program), March 27, 1999
53. "The Attributes of God"  and "The Worship of the Father" - a pair of addresses at the Seventh Annual New York Archdiocesan Rosary Congress - "One God and Father of Al" - Spellman High School, Bronx NY, April 23-24, 1999
54.  "Dante's Divine Comedy: How to Solve a Mid-Life Crisis" - lecture at the "Alumni College Day XIX" at Fordham University, Bronx NY, Sept.25, 1999
55. "Paolo Segneri: the Seventeenth-Century Background" - lecture at SUNY-Stony Brook, Book Presentation at the Center for Italian Studies, February 24, 2000
56. "St. Thomas More and Catholic Humanism" - eight lectures for the Wethersfield Institute at the Chase Bank Building, New York City, February-April 2000
57. "The Cosmological Vision of C.S. Lewis in The Discarded Image" - invited lecture for the C.S. Lewis Society of New York, March 10, 2000
58. "Too Embarrassed to Pray? Techniques of Personal Prayer" - lecture for the St. Michael's Men's Association, Greenwich CT, March 15, 2000
59. "Examination of Conscience" - lecture for the Legatus Chapter of Western Michigan, Grand Rapids MI, March 23, 2000; same lecture for the Marian Conference held at St. Gertrude's Parish, Bayville NY, March 25, 2000; same lecture at the Church of the Magdalen, Pocantico Hills, NY, April 2, 2000; same lecture for the Legatus Chapter of St. Louis Missouri, April 18, 2000; same lecture at the St. John Neumann Residence, Bronx NY, October 7, 2000.
60. "The Spirituality of Dante's Divine Comedy" -  four lectures at Ave Maria College, Ypsilanti MI, November 10-11, 2000
61. "Thomas More's Utopia" - lecture for the Golden Jubilee of the Church of St. Thomas More, Manhattan, December 6, 2000
62. "Karol Wojtyla's Love and Responsibility" - invited lecture for the Catholic Campus Ministry at Columbia University, February 15, 2001
63. "St. Thomas More: Patron of Statesmen" - invited lecture at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, February 23, 2001
64. "Catholic Social Teachings" - invited lecture at the Archdiocesan Young Adults Congress, April 28, 2001, Manhattan
65. "Inspiration from Christian Art" - address for the Phi Beta Kappa Initiation Ceremony, Fordham University, May 11, 2001
66. "Marriage and the Theology of the Body" - invited lecture of the Manhattan Chapter of Legatus, Union League Club, New York City, April 5, 2001; same lecture at the Morris County Chapter of Legatus, Morristown NJ, May 31, 2000
67. "St. Thomas More and Conscience" - invited lecture at the Church of St. Thomas More, Manhattan, June 26, 2001 and at the Church of St. Gregory the Great, Manhattan, April 3, 2003
68. "John Paul II on Culture" - invited lecture at The Kosciuszko Foundation, Manhattan, November 30, 2001
69. "St. Thomas More: A Model and Patron for Lawyers" - invited lecture at the Todd Lincoln House, Manhattan, December 13, 2001
70. "The Hidden Treasure of Catholic Social Teachings" - presentation for the Induction Ceremony of the Fordham Chapter of Alpha Sigma Nu, April 15, 2002
71. "Matteo Ricci and The Art of Memory" - presentation for the Matteo Ricci Society at Fordham University, April 26, 2002
72. "Biblical Wisdom-Literature and the Problem of Evil" - a lecture sponsored by the New York Council for the Humanities: delivered at the Mid-Island YJCC, Plainview NY on May 8, 2002; same lecture at the Gomez Mill House, Marlboro NY on July 28, 2002; same
    lecture at the Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library, Monticello NY on July 31, 2002.
73. "Christian Art and the Inspiration of the Holy Spirit" - a lecture delivered at St. Mary's in Katonah NY, May 11, 2002
74. "On Forming a Catholic Conscience" - a lecture for "Theology on Tap" - Stamford CT on Feb. 13, 2003 and in Manhattan NY on March 10, 2003
75. "John Paul II's Views on Human Personhood" for the "Spirituality and Medicine Conference" of the Philadelphia Catholic Medical Association, Philadelphia PA on June 28, 2003
76. "The Courageous Witness of St. John Fisher" - invited lecture of the Guild of Catholic Lawyers, Church of Our Savior, Manhattan NY, Oct. 3, 2003
77. "The Legacy of Pope John Paul II" - invited lecture at Central Connecticut State University, New Britain CT, October 23, 2003; same lecture for "Theology on Tap" - Manhattan NY on October 27, 2003; same lecture at Begen Community College, December 11, 2003.
78. “The Christian Meaning of Human Sexuality” – lecture for the Conference on Human Sexuality, Health Care, and the Catholic Church, sponsored by the Wisconsin and Chicago Guilds of the Catholic Medical Association, at Marquette University, Milwaukee WI – June 11, 2004.
79. “Krysztof Kieslowski’s Decalogue 3: An Introduction to the Film” – brief lecture on the third film as part of a year-long film series at Fordham University – October 12, 2004.
80. “An Introduction to St. Thomas Aquinas” – lecture sponsored by the Catholic Campus Ministry at Columbia University, New York City – October 17, 2004.
81. “Moral Relativism” – lecture at “Theology-on-Tap” in Manhattan – October 18, 2004.
82. “John Paul II on the Theology of Suffering” at the “Jews and the Church” Conference, Manhattan  – March 19, 2005.
83. “Old Covenant, New Covenant” at the “Jews and the Church” Conference, Manhattan – March 19, 2005.
84. “Jesuit Spirituality in Jesuit Education” at Loyola College, Baltimore MD – March 21, 2005.
85. “How Far May We Go? The Difference between Material and Formal Cooperation with Evil” – lecture for Theology-on-Tap in Greenwich CT – March 31, 2005.
86. “The Importance of Conscience Formation for St. Thomas More” – invited lecture for the St. Thomas More Society Annual Dinner, Wilmington DE – May 15, 2005.
87. “Aquinas’s Eucharistic Hymns” – invited lecture at St. Paul’s Bookstore in Manhattan, May 19, 2005.  Same lecture at St. Paul’s Bookstore in Edison NJ – September 17, 2005
88. “How to Read a Difficult Text: The Oresteia of Aeschylus” – presentation for Freshman Academic Orientation, Fordham University – August 29, 2005.
89. “Can We Talk? Discussion, Dialogue and Debate in the Catholic Church” – panelist for the discussion organized by the Fordham Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center campus – September 19, 2005.
90. “The Foundation of the Church” – eight lectures for the Wethersfield Institute at the Church of Our Savior, Manhattan – from September to November 2005
91. “Understanding the Encyclical Evangelium Vitae" – lecture at St. Matthias Parish, Ridgewood, NY, October 10, 2005.
92. “Catholic Social Teaching: From Leo XIII to John Paul II" – presentation for the Bronxville NY “Theology on Tap,” Nov. 1, 2005.
93. “End of Life Issues – The Catholic Approach” – lecture at St. Thomas More parish, Manhattan, February 20, 2006.
94. “The Question of the Appropriateness of the Vagina Monologues at a Catholic University” – panel discussion at Fordham University, February 27, 2006.
95. “Thomas More’s Utopia” – keynote address for the John Hopkins University “Odyssey Program” at Fordham University, March 25, 2006.
96. “The Social Thought of Pope John Paul II” – the same lecture at St. Therese Parish, Mooresville NC, May 22, 2006; at St. Michael’s Parish in Gastonia NC, May 23, 2006; St. Margaret of Scotland Parish, May 24, 2006, and at St. Pius X Parish in Greensboro NC, May 25, 2006.
97. “Thomas More’s Richard III” – lecture at the Church of St. Thomas More, Manhattan, June 26, 2006.
98. “The Ignatian Method for the Examination of Conscience” – lecture at Redemptoris Mater Regional Seminary in Guam, July 28, 2006.
99. “Pierre Favre, S.J., on Reform, Personal and Ecclesial” at the “Ite, Inflammate Omnia” Conference on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, Loyola, Spain on August 24, 2006.
100. “Catholic Social Teaching: A Philosopher’s Point of View” – lecture for series on “The Church and Social Justice” sponsored by the Guild of Catholic Lawyers at the Church of Our Savior, New York City, – October 6, 2006
101. “An Introduction to the Thought of Immanuel Kant” – lecture sponsored by the Catholic Campus Ministry at Columbia University, New York City – October 8, 2006.
102. “Thomas More’s Utopia” – lecture for the Thomas More Society, Diocese of Metuchen, New Jersey – June 21, 2007.
103. “The Problem of Dirty Hands: Catholic Moral Teaching on Complicity and Cooperation with Evil” – same lecture at four parishes in the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, September 2007.
104. “Conscience Formation according to Thomas More” – lecture for Westchester Country Right to Life, New Rochelle NY – September 27, 2007.
105. "J.S. Mill on Liberty and Utilitarianism: All That Glitters Is Not Gold" -- lecture sponsored by the Catholic Campus Ministry at Columbia University, New York City -- April 13, 2008.