ࡱ> AC@ {bjbjBB .0 ~_ ~_{rr4L$paaa$|~aaaaa111a:1a111p.101411X1aaa4aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarX :  Prof. Thomas H. Groome Present Position: Prof. of Theology and Religious Ed., Boston Colleges School of Theology and Ministry Director, ɫռs PhD in Theology and Education Former Director: ɫռs Church in 21st Century Center Long serving Director of ɫռs Institute of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry Appointed Assist. Prof. Theology Dept., Boston College, 1976 Appointed Assoc. Prof. Theology Dept., Boston College, 1982 Appointed Professor of Theology and Religious Education, Boston College, 1992 Address: Boston College, School of Theology and Ministry, 140 Commonwealth Av., Chestnut Hill, MA 02147. groomet@bc.edu Phone: 617-552-8449 (Office); 617-875 5325 (cell) Academic Background * Completed seminary education, St. Patricks College, Carlow, Ireland (1968) * MA in Religious Education, Fordham Univ. (1973) * Doctorate in Theology and Education, Union Theological Seminary and Columbia University Teachers College, New York (1975) Books: Priestly Ministry and the People of God. Co-edited with Richard Gaillardetz and Richard Lennan, Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2022 What Makes Education Catholic: Spiritual Foundations, Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2021 Faith for the Heart: A Catholic Spirituality, Mahwah, NJ: Paulist, 2019 Catholic Spiritual Practices: Treasures Old and New, Ed. with Colleen Griffith, Brewster, MA: Paraclete Pub. 2013 Will There Be Faith, San Francisco, Harper One: 2011 Reclaiming Catholicism: Treasures Old and New. Editor with Michael Daley, Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010 Horizons and Hopes: The Future of Religious Education, Editor with Harold Daly Horell, New York: Paulist Press, 2003 What Makes Us Catholic: Eight Gifts for Life. San Francisco: Harper, 2002 Educating for Life: A Spiritual Vision for Every Teacher and Parent. New York: Crossroads, 2000 Empowering Catechetical Leaders, Editor with Michael Corso, Washington, DC: National Catholic Educational Association, 1999 Language for a Catholic Church. Kansas City: Sheed and Ward, 1991, 1995. Sharing Faith: A Comprehensive Approach to Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1991. Christian Religious Education: Sharing our Story and Vision. San Francisco: Harper, 1980. Many of the above works have been translated into various languages (Portuguese, Korean, Swedish, etc.). Note: 13 book publications; 8 as primary author, 5 co-edited. Religion Curricula: Primary author of God With Us religion curriculum (K to 8), Sadlier, 1984. Primary author of Coming to Faith religion curriculum (K to 8), Sadlier, 1989. Primary author of New and Revised Edition of Coming to Faith religion curriculum (K to 6), Sadlier, 1995. Primary author/editor of The Credo Series. A high school Theology curriculum published by Veritas and Benziger. Eleven text books on central themes of faith. Used widely in US Catholic high schools and in some beyond the US. God is Here When Bad Things Happen, with Martha Moss, Boston: Pauline Books, 2002 Essays: Author of some 200 articles and essays that have appeared in scholarly journals and popular publications on religious education, practical theology and pastoral ministry. Complete bibliography available through STM website,  HYPERLINK "http://www.bc.edu/content/bc/schools/stm/" www.bc.edu/content/bc/schools/stm/ and hit on Faculty. Video and Audio: What Makes Us Catholic, a series of nine half hour videos and audio cassettes from Silver Burdette, 2006. Also available from Books on Tape, read by author. Public Lectures In almost fifty years, made over 1000 presentations, including keynote addresses at all the major conferences of religious and Catholic educators in North America. Guest lecturer at many major universities, including: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Emory, Chicago, Claremont, Notre Dame, Georgetown, Villanova, Fordham, etc. Lectured widely beyond the US, including Canada, Ireland, England, Scotland, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, the Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Jamaica, Lithuania, Sweden, Peru, Ecuador, Belgium, Germany, Holland, South Africa, China, Malta. Media Work Have appeared on many local and national TV channels and radio programs including CBS, Nɫռ, Aɫռ, CNN, Fox News, Bɫռ, RTE, NECN and NPR (many times). Honors and Achievements * Masters Teaching Award, Boston College Grad A&S, 2008 * The Christian Culture Gold Medal Award, Assumption University, Windsor, 2006 * National Association of Parish Religious Educators, Emmaus Award, 2000. * National Conference of Catechetical Leaders Annual Award, 1997. * Sharing Faith received First Place Award from the Catholic Press Association, 1992 * God is Here received First Place Award for Childrens Books, CPA, 2003 * What Makes Education Catholic won First Place Award, Catholic Press Assoc. 2022 * Past President of the Association of Professors and Researchers of Religious Education ),01NOc  . 7 8 9 v z   j l z { |  D z       m o ݹ h 6] hC5h h(h(H*h(h%RhuhCh h-hCh-hC5 hCCJ huCJI,8 9 v  { |  D t u  ^`o s t u z      E ` b | %&'\{ h'hCh'hC6 h-hC h=hC hC6hC hyHh h 6 h(h(h035h'hsh( h(6] h 6] h h h >   &'HIgd035^gdH7gd +-HIj{e/0DR]boprԸԨh-hH75 hH75 h035h035h035 hH76hH7 h 6h h'hH7>* h'h'h'h'hH7] h'6]h'hH76]h'hH76 h'hH7:&EFX58@FJOqry)W  )01EHh9hH70JjhH7UjhH7U h'hH7h hu hH75 h8I6h8I h0356]h035 hH76hH7 h~h' h-hH7AEFHIZ[  NO^_jgd8IHIXZ[q  -.2;>@GLNO'0BNP]^_ijkFST03@Fhm hH76 h*hH7hsh%NheXPh035h8Ihu hH75 h-hH7hH7h'hH76h'hH75 h'hH7FjkT0"{gdH7 !"Fz{ hwE{hH7 h%Nh%N h%N6]h%NhH7 ,/ =!"#$% DyK #www.bc.edu/content/bc/schools/stm/yK Thttp://www.bc.edu/content/bc/schools/stm/x666666666vvvvvvvvv666666>6666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666hH6666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666662 0@P`p2( 0@P`p 0@P`p 0@P`p 0@P`p 0@P`p 0@P`p8XV~ 0@ 0@ 0@ 0@ 0@ 0@ 0@ 0@ 0@ 0@ 0@ 0@ 0@ 0@66666 OJPJQJ_HmH nH sH tH <`< NormalCJ_HmH sH tH DA D Default Paragraph FontZiZ  Table Normal :V 4 l4a _H(k (No List 0U`0 - Hyperlink>*B*PK![Content_Types].xmlN0EH-J@%ǎǢ|ș$زULTB l,3;rØJB+$G]7O٭Vj\{cp/IDg6wZ0s=Dĵw %;r,qlEآyDQ"Q,=c8B,!gxMD&铁M./SAe^QשF½|SˌDإbj|E7C<bʼNpr8fnߧFrI.{1fVԅ$21(t}kJV1/ ÚQL×07#]fVIhcMZ6/Hߏ bW`Gv Ts'BCt!LQ#JxݴyJ] C:= ċ(tRQ;^e1/-/A_Y)^6(p[_&N}njzb\->;nVb*.7p]M|MMM# ud9c47=iV7̪~㦓ødfÕ 5j z'^9J{rJЃ3Ax| FU9…i3Q/B)LʾRPx)04N O'> agYeHj*kblC=hPW!alfpX OAXl:XVZbr Zy4Sw3?WӊhPxzSq]y {(0o H{ j{ 0 {X8@0(  B S  ?3>KQ } -@}33 1 /0z} 1 /0z}s C(035H78I%NeXPaD'm%Rn] u{}@{@UnknownG.[x Times New Roman5^Symbol3. *Cx Arial3Z PTimesC.,*{$ Calibri Light7.*{$ CalibriA$BCambria Math"Ah '+''Ac >c >20ppK#Q?-2mZ2 ,Thomas H Thomas GroomeMicrosoft Office User Oh+'0  < H T `lt|' Thomas HThomas Groome Normal.dotmMicrosoft Office User8Microsoft Office Word@Ɣ @<f@hLd@*c ՜.+,D՜.+,@ hp  'Boston College> p  Thomas H Title 8@ _PID_HLINKS'AI *http://www.bc.edu/content/bc/schools/stm/  "#$%&'()*+,-./12345679:;<=>?BRoot Entry FDData 1Table!WordDocument.0SummaryInformation(0DocumentSummaryInformation88CompObjr  F Microsoft Word 97-2003 Document MSWordDocWord.Document.89q