Bernard J. O’Connor

Bernard J. O’Connor is Fellow, Dean of Studies of Foundation House/Rome, and John Henry Cardinal Newman Professor of Theology and Ecclesial Mediation. He received his B.A. in history/philosophy from St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia; his M.A. (Spirituality) from Creighton University; the M.Div/S.T.B. from St. Paul’s University in Ottawa; the M.C.L./J.C.L. (Canon Law) from the University of Ottawa and S.T.L. and S.T.D. (Systematics) from the Gregorian University. Fr. Bernie, a native of Nova Scotia, was ordained in 1977 for that province’s Diocese of Antigonish. In 1994 he received the J.D. from the University of Tennessee. A J.C.D.
(with emphasis on international diplomacy) from the University of St. Thomas Aquinas, Rome, is pending. His numerous certifications and awards over the past 20 years include an Advanced Negotiation Certificate from Harvard Law School and certificates in international diplomacy and conflict management from the U.S. State Department at the Foreign Service Institute and from the UN Institute for Training and Research. He has twice been named Michigan Professor of the Year by the Carnegie/CASE Foundation. Between 1994 and 2004, Fr. Bernie was Assistant Dean at Eastern Michigan University and Visiting Professor for the Straus Institute at Pepperdine Law School and for Ave Maria College and Law School. He has been designated a “national expert in Constitutional philosophy” by the We The People Program in civic education; served on the State of Michigan Board of Ethics and was appointed to the U.S. Army National Committee on ROTC Education. In 1999, Fr. Bernie received the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters (honoris causa) from the Foundation. In 2004, Father Bernie was called to the Vatican to serve the Congregation of Eastern Churches. In 2005, he was appointed Chairperson of the Graduate Theological Foundation's Advisory Committee on Academic Development in Tribunal Studies.

Books

Papal Diplomacy: John Paul II and the Culture of Peace

Religious Affiliation

Roman Catholic (Priest)

General Areas of Interests

Theology; Pastoral Care & Counseling; Spirituality & Spiritual Direction

Specialized Areas

Ecclesiology; Canon Law; Conflict Resolution; Papal Diplomacy; Apologetics

Areas of Service

Thesis Supervision; Project Consultant; E-Tutorials

E-Tutorial Offering

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