Speaking about The Church

I am available to give individual talks in parish and/or diocesan settings. My speaking fees are generally $1500 for an individual address and $1750-2250 for a one day multiple-presentation workshop. The fee for presentations given over more than one day will be negotiated on an individual basis.. Queries regarding speaking engagements can be made by clicking on the "Contact" tab on the home page of my website and sending me an e-mail.

Toward a Theology of Ordered Ministry

Since the Second Vatican Council we have seen a new flourishing of lay ecclesial ministries and the recovery of the permanent diaconate as complements to the traditional ministry of the priest.  What is needed today is a consistent theology of "ordered ministry" that stresses what is unique about the ministries of the ordained while still allowing for a positive role for lay ecclesial ministry.