Ph.D. in Moral Theology/Christian Ethics, University of Notre Dame, 2015
M.T.S. in Moral Theology/Christian Ethics, University of Notre Dame, 2006
B.S. in Foreign Service, Georgetown University, 1998
Research Interests
Ethics and Education
Fundamental Moral Theology
Globalization
History of Theological Ethics
Human Rights
Immigration
Inculturation Theologies
Law
Liberation Theologies
Political Ethics
Race
Social Ethics
Virtue Ethics
War, Peace, and Peacebuilding
Past Events
Sarajevo 2018
Bogotá 2016
Trent 2010
Recent Publications
“Deu Filho como ternura encarnada.” In Ternura: abordagem ético-teológica, edited by José A. Trasferetti and Ronaldo Zacharias. São Paulo, Brazil: Paulus Editora, 2023.
“Theologizing Immigration.” In Companion to Latinoax Theology, 2nd edition, edited by Orlando Espín, 365-390. London: Wiley-Blackwell, 2023.
“Questioning Hope at our Borders.” Journal of Hispanic/Latino Theology 24, no. 2 (2022): 90-101.
“The Border, Brexit, and the Church: US Roman Catholic and Church of England Bishops’ Teaching on Migration, 2015-2019.” Co-authored with Robert Heimburger. Journal of Moral Theology 11, no. 2 (2022), 15-44.
“Amar en medio del conflicto: la teología de la liberación ante la migración.” In Memoria, presencia y futuro: A los 50 años del libro Teología de la liberación, edited by Andrés Gallego García, 465-477. Lima, Peru: Centro de Estudios y Publicaciones, 2021.
Professional Activities and Affiliations
Past-president, Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States.
Member, Board of Directors, Society of Christian Ethics.
Member, San Diego Diocesan Synodal Commission.
Member, United Methodist-Catholic Dialogue on “Human Migration and Baptismal Identity." USCCB Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs.