John Edward Mulvihill, S.T.D.
John Edward Mulvihill is Gratian Professor of Canon Law. Dr. Mulvihill is the Adjutant Judicial Vicar of the Illinois Ecclesiastical Court of Appeals (2006 to date), and is also a Judge of the Wisconsin Ecclesiastical Court of Appeals (2007-2013). He has earned four doctorates: Doctor of Theology (S.T.D., Gregorian University, Rome, 1971); Doctor of Ministry (D.Min., San Francisco Theological Seminary, 1990); Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D., Graduate Theological Foundation, 2008); and Doctor of Education (Ed.D., Graduate Theological Foundation, 2012). He was trained as an educator. His Papal Licentiate in Philosophy (Aquinas Institute, River Forest, 1967), his Pontifical Licentiate in Theology (Gregorian University, Rome, 1965), and his Pontifical Licentiate in Canon Law (Gregorian University, Rome, 1999), all prepared him to teach philosophy, theology, and Church law at a Pontifical Faculty. He has been a lecturer for the Institute for Continuing Education at the Casa Santa Maria of the North American College in Rome (1970), and the Institute of Spirituality in River Forest, Illinois (1976), has lectured in Clinical Pastoral Education at St. Joseph Hospital in Chicago, Illinois (1989-1990), and has also been a lecturer for the Pastoral Institute of St. Xavier University in Chicago, Illinois (1992-1993). Dr. Mulvihill served as Episcopal Vicar for Religious (1971-1983). He was also the Associate Pastor and later Pastor of St. John Bosco Parish in Chicago (1965-1997) and has worked in Church tribunals in Chicago under three Cardinals (1967 to date). His more complete biography may be found here.
- “Ministerial Priest.” STD diss., Gregorian University: Rome, 1971.
- “The Role of the Catholic Priest in the Pastoral Preparation of a Couple for Remarriage.” DMin diss., San Francisco Theological Seminary, 1988.
- “The Philosophy of Evolution.” PhD diss., Graduate Theological Foundation, 2008. In GTF Website, Academics, Online Thesis Library.
- Gaudeamus Igitur (Class Jubilee). Franklin Park: The Genealogist, 1990.
- Genius Loci: German Genius and Teutonic Tradition. Franklin Park: Genealogist, 1990.
- Liberty as Genius Loci. Franklin Park: The Genealogist, 1991.
- Natural Philosophy and Genius Loci. Franklin Park: The Genealogist, 1991.
- Scion of Empires: Genius Loci of Turkey. Franklin Park: The Genealogist, 1997.
- Roman Catholic (Priest)
- Archeology and Church History
- World Culture
- Religious Studies
- Pastoral Ministry
- Catholic Canon Law
- Pastoral Theology
- The Ages of Man and the Tribunal
- Apostolic Constitutions of Pope John Paul II and the Tribunal
- Churchmen and Tribunals
- Engagment to Marry and the Tribunal
- External and Internal Forum for Marriage and Tribunal Issues
- The Future of the Code of Canon Law
- History of Institutions of Canon Law
- International Law and Tribunals
- Invalidity of Marriage: Lack of Form
- Invalidity of Marriage: Ligamen
- Latin Language Issues and Access
- Legitimate Tribunal Expenses
- Marriage Nullity: Intention Against Children
- Marriage Nullity: Intention Against Fidelity
- Marriage Nullity: Intention Against Indissolubility
- Marriage Nullity: Lack of Due Competence
- Marriage Nullity: Lack of Due Discretion
- "New Evangelization" and the Marriage Tribunal
- New Theological Unification Theory
- The Oriental Code of Canon Law
- The Personal Ordinariate for Former Anglicans and American Tribunals
- Philosophy of Canon Law
- Sacramental Theology of Matrimonial Trials
- Same-Sex Invalid Unions
- Tribunals for Religious Order Controversies
- Vatican Library: Faster and Easier
- Theology of Canon Law
- Tribunal and Church Privacy Issues
- Tribunal Cultural Flexibility
- Tribunal Personnel in Matrimonial Trials
- Tribunal Penal Trials
- Tribunals and Liturgical Law
