4123 Woodland Drive (504) 398-2122

New Orleans, LA 70131

David P. Delio, Ph.D.

Curriculum Vitae

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF THEOLOGY

2011 - Present University of Holy Cross (UHC) New Orleans, LA

Chair of UHC Theology Department (2016-present)

  • Sue Ellen M. Canizaro Endowed Chair of Catholic Theology
  • Lead in redesigning and implementing Master of Arts in Catholic Theology (MACT)
  • Designed Advanced Certificate in Theology and Accelerated BA/MA Program
  • Collaborated in strategic plan, marketing and outreach plan for Theology programs
  • Faculty Sponsor for UHC Theology Club (2015-present)
  • Received mandatum from Archbishop of New Orleans, Most Rev. Gregory Aymond (2012)

Coordinator for Theology Programs(2012-2016)

  • Lead in redesigning Theology Curricula: Major and minor, and concentrations
  • Responsible for hiring, vetting, and evaluating adjunct professors
  • Chaired four full-time faculty search committees

Coordinator for Catholic Intellectual Tradition (2011-2013)

  • Collaborated with other disciplines to share ideas across disciplines regarding the Catholic Intellectual Tradition
  • Created two courses highlighting the ecumenical nature and development of Catholic-Christian Theology
  • Co-authored first Strategic Plan for UHC Theology programs
  • Author of the Catholic Intellectual Tradition statement for UHC

Committees and Service to UHC

  • Member of Mission Integration Committee (2011-present)
  • Chair for Mission Integration Committee(2011-2015; Interim Chair 2017)
  • Lead interdisciplinary team to further integrate the Marianite and Holy Cross traditions into the mission of the University
  • Co-author of UHC Mission Statement
  • Chairad hocsubcommittee for Review of Faculty Salaries and Benefits (2015-present)
  • Member of ad hoc subcommittee for Review of Faculty Handbook (2016)

  • Academic Council (2016-present)
  • Graduate Council (2016-present)
  • Distance Learning (2015-present)
  • Faculty search committees (2015-present)
  • Faculty Judicial Board (2014-present)
  • Scholarship Committee (2016-present)

  • Elected to Long Range Planning and Budget Committee (2014-15)

SAMPLE OF COURSES TAUGHT AT UHC

BA in Theology

  • The Old Testament
  • The New Testament
  • Theological Principles and Methods
  • Jesus, Son of God
  • Discovering the Church
  • Theological Workshop
  • The Revelation of God
  • Principles of Catechesis
  • The Christian Tradition
  • Theology and Healthcare Ethics
  • Philosophy and Being
  • Epistemology
  • Theology and the Human Person
  • The Catholic Theological Tradition

MA in Catholic Theology

  • Theology: Origins and Development
  • Philosophy for Theologians
  • Master’s Thesis
  • Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in One God
  • Newman and the Nineteenth Century
  • The Development of Moral Theology

publications And Editorships

Peer Reviewed Books

‘An Aristocracy of Exalted Spirits’: The Idea of the Church in Newman’sTamworth Reading Room,

Gracewing Publishers, 2016.

Book Review EditorforNewman Studies Journal (2013)

Responsible for reading, editing, and corresponding with authors and Editor in Chief

Peer Reviewed Articles

“A Multitude of Subtle Influences: Faith, Reason, and Conversion in Newman’s Thirteenth

Oxford University Sermon.” Newman Studies Journal. 5:1 (Spring 2008) 77-86.

“Calculated to Undermine Things Established: Newman’s Fourteenth Oxford University Sermon.”

Newman Studies Journal. 5:2 (Fall 2008) 69-83.

Forthcoming Articles/In Progress

“Portrait of an Apprentice: Newman’s Idea of an Education in the Modern Academy – a Tribute to Rev.

John T. Ford, C.S.C, S.T.D.” in proceedings from the Newman Conference by CUA Press.

Book Reviews

John Cornwell, Newman’s Unquiet Grave: The Reluctant Saint (Continuum, 2010) in Newman

StudiesJournal. 8:1 (Spring 2011) 90-93.

Brian Martin, John Henry Newman: His Life and Work (Grace Wing, 2012) in Newman Studies

Journal. 10:2 (Fall 2013) 91-92.

Other Publications

“Why Study Theology?” Light and Life. 10 (Fall 2007) 5.

ACAdemic conferences

Presented

  • An Author Meets his Critics: panel discussion of David Delio’s, “An Aristocracy of Exalted Spirits”: The Idea of the Church in Newman’s Tamworth Reading Room. National Newman Conference, Minneapolis, MN (August 2017)
  • “Newman on Faith in Education.”Gulf Coast Faith Formation Conference, New Orleans, LA (January 2017)
  • “Portrait of an Apprentice: Newman’s Idea of an Education in the Modern Academy; A Tribute to Rev. John T. Ford, C.S.C, S.T.D.” National Newman Conference, Pittsburgh, PA (July 2016)
  • “Past, Present, and Future of Rights Language in Gaudium et Spes.” Vatican II and Gaudium et Spes, Minneapolis, MN (March 2015)
  • “Within Newman’s Imagination: The Interplay of Divinity, Psyche, Creativity and Danger.”National Newman Conference, Steubenville, OH (August 2014)
  • “The Church versus the Knowledge School: Newman’s Critique of Secular Soteriology” National Newman Conference,Canton, OH (July 2013)
  • “Newman, Peel, and the Allure of Neutral Education.” National Newman Conference,

Manchester, NH (July 2011)

  • “Calculated to Undermine Things Established: Newman’s Fourteenth Oxford University Sermon.” National Newman Conference, South Bend, IN (August 2009)
  • “A Path Only Trodden by the Saints: The Church in Newman’s Parochial and Plain Sermons.” National Newman Conference, Dallas, TX (August 2008)

Attended

  • Academy of Catholic Theology Conference (2017)
  • American Maritain Association Conference (2017)
  • “The Many Sides of G.K. Chesterton” Louisiana Chesterton Conference (2016)
  • “Religious Freedom.” New Orleans Baptist Seminary(2015)
  • “The Reformation: Past, Present, and Future.”Pro-Ecclesia Conference, CUA (2015)
  • “All the Saints.”The Catholic Theological Society of America (2011)
  • “A Reflection on the Life, Thought, and Spirituality of John Henry Newman in Celebration of His Beatification.”National Newman Conference (2010)
  • “49th Congres Eucharistique International.”Quebec, Canada (2008)
  • “The Analogy of Being.” Dominican House of Studies (2008)

Endowments and Grants

Endowments

  • Sue Ellen M. Canizaro Chair of Catholic Theology Endowed Professorship (2011-present)
  • Thomas E. Chambers Theology Endowment (2015-2017)

Grants

  • Co-sponsor/author of grant application to the Lilly Endowment’s Theology Institutes for High School Youth 2015. Application was not selected for award.

academic and Professional MembershipS

  • Newman Association of America (Member 2008-present; MOB 2016-present)
  • Academy of Catholic Theology (2016-present)
  • Catholic Theological Society of America (2011-13; 2017-present)
  • College Theology Society (2016-present)
  • American Academy of Religion (Past)

TEACHING FELLOWSHIP AND PROFESSORIAL LECTURESHIP

Teaching Fellow ― The Catholic University of America (2007-2010)

Courses:

  • Introduction to Christianity (2 sections)
  • Jesus as the Christ: Contemporary Perspectives
  • Faith Seeking Understanding (2 sections)

Professorial Lecturer ― Georgetown University (2008-2010)

Courses:

  • The Problem of God (3 sections)
  • Faith, Reason, and Revelation

Education

2006 - 2013 TheCatholic University of America Washington, DC

Ph.D. Systematic Theology

  • Dissertation: John Henry Newman’s Areopagus: The Tamworth Reading Room as an Apologyfor the “Christian Difference”

  • Hubbard Dissertation Fellow
  • Quasten Scholar

  • Elected Representative for School of Theology and Religious Studies Student Association (STRSSA) (2008-2009)

2003 - 2006 Weston Jesuit School of Theology Cambridge, MA

Master of Theological Studies (M.T.S.)

Advanced Theology Certificate

  • Graduated with Distinction
  • Alpha Sigma Nu Honor Society

1999 - 2000 Trinity University San Antonio, TX

Master of Art in Teaching (M.A.T.): Secondary Education

1994 - 1998 Trinity University San Antonio, TX

B.A. Composite Social Studies

  • Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society

scholarships and fellowships

Catholic University of America

  • Hubbard Dissertation Fellowship (2011)
  • Schmitz Fund Scholarship (2011-2012)
  • Provost’s Award Scholarship (2010)
  • Teaching Fellowship (2007-2010)
  • Graduate Dean’s Assistant Scholarship (2009)
  • Virgil Crisafulli Memorial Scholarship (2007)
  • Quasten Doctoral Scholarship (2006-2008)

Trinity University

  • Trinity Education Scholarship

public Lectures

University of Holy Cross

  • “An Aristocracy of Exalted Spirits,” UHC Friends of the Library/Theology Department Spring Lecture Series, New Orleans, LA (February 2017)

Tulane Catholic Student Association

  • “Questing for the True in Contemporary Life.” Tulane University, New Orleans, LA (January 2016).

Asian Pacific American Society (APAS)

  • Keynote Address: “The ‘Asian Moment’ in New Orleans – Reflections on Religious and Cultural Identity.” APAS Membership Dinner, New Orleans, LA (January 2016)

St. Gerard Adult Theology Group

  • “Faith, Knowing, and Science: Theology as Connection.” St. Gerard’s Parish, New Orleans, LA (January 2015)

Faith Formation/Presentations/Retreats

Moreau, Newman, and John Paul II: Educators for Today

  • Faculty formation for Pope John Paul High School, Slidell, LA (October 2016)

Mercy and Ministry Retreat at Blessed Sacrament/St. Joan of Arc Parish

  • Pope Francis’s Misercordiae Vultus: Reflections on Mercy, New Orleans, LA (February 2016)

Mission Integration Presentation at Our Lady of Holy Cross College

  • “Questions and Answers with Fr. Robert Schreiter.” New Orleans, LA (April 2015)

Jesuit High School

  • “What is Your Idea of an Education? How Newman Speaks to Today’s Students.” Jesuit High School, New Orleans, LA (December 2014)

Theology at Work: Holy Name of Jesus Parish Theology Group

  • “Douthat’s Bad Religion.” Holy Name of Jesus Parish, New Orleans, LA (January- June 2015)
  • “Pope Francis and Evangelii Gaudium.” (March - May 2014)
  • “The Advent of Vatican II.” (June - December 2014)

Notre Dame Theological College: Graduate Student Forum

  • “Creation, Metaphysics, and Modern Science.”Alexandria, VA (November 2010)

St. Bernadette Parish: Adult Formation

  • “Creation and Cosmos,” St. Bernadette Parish, Silver Spring, MD (September 2010)
  • “God and gods.” St. Bernadette Parish, Silver Spring, MD (November 2010)
  • “The God of Christian Faith.” St. Bernadette Parish, Silver Spring, MD (December 2010)

Filipino Fellowship: Catholic Young Adults Group

  • “Creation and Advent.” Private Residence: Bethesda, MD (December 2009)
  • “Faith, Reason, and Conscience.” Private Residence: Bethesda, MD (December 2009)

Theological Investigations Conference/Retreat: Adult Theology Group

  • Organized and presented talks for two weekend conference-retreats in Washington, DC and Kennebunkport, ME (October 2007)
  • “Avery Dulles’ Vision of the Church: A Communion of Disciples.” Franciscan Guest House: Kennebunkport, ME (October 2007)
  • “TI - A Retrospective and a Look Forward: Clarke and the Metaphysics of Aquinas Today.” Washington Theological Union: Takoma Park, MD (March 2007)

secondary Teaching experience

2001 - 2003 Heritage Middle School San Antonio, TX

History Department Head (2002-2003)

  • Responsible for department curriculum, budget, materials, and staff development

Teacher/Faculty Member

  • Taught 8th grade U.S. History
  • Texas Composite Social Studies and English Certifications
  • Coached football, basketball, and soccer

2000 - 2001 Corte Madera Middle School Portola Valley, CA

Teacher/Faculty Member

  • Taught 7th grade Western Civilization and 8th grade U.S. History
  • California Secondary Education Certification
  • Faculty sponsor for Student Council
  • Coached football and basketball

1999 - 2000 Robert E. Lee High School San Antonio, TX

Teaching Intern

  • Taught full time over the entire school year under Master Teacher
  • Taught Geography and Philosophy
  • Responsible for planning and grading
  • Conducted quantitative/qualitative research project

Summary of Leadership Positions

  • Chair of UHC Theology Department (2016-present)
  • Chair for Mission Integration Committee (2011-2015)
  • Chair ad hoc subcommittee for Review of Faculty Salaries and Benefits (2015-present)
  • Newman Association of America, Member of Board (2016-present)
  • Trinity Christian Community, Member of Board (2016-present)
  • President of New Orleans Filipino-American Lion’s Club (2015-2017)
  • Elected Representative for School of Theology and Religious Studies Student Association (STRSSA) (2008-2009)
  • History Department Head, Heritage Middle School (2002-2003)
  • Co-FounderTheology at Work: Holy Name of Jesus Adult Theology Group (2014-15)
  • Co-Chair NOLA Loves the Philippines Fundraising Campaign and Event(2013-2014)
  • Founder Theological Investigations –theology group for adults in Boston (2005-08)

Community and Religious Service

  • Archdiocese of New Orleans Committee for Development of Lay Ministry (2016-present)
  • Board Member for the Trinity Christian Community, New Orleans (2016-present)
  • President of New Orleans Filipino-American Lion’s Club (2015-2017)
  • Member of Asian Pacific American Society (2016-present)
  • Catholic Community Radio Theology Advisory Board (2016-present)
  • Co-FounderTheology at Work: Holy Name of Jesus Adult Theology Group (2014-15)
  • Member of New Orleans Filipino-American Lion’s Club (2014-present)
  • Co-Chair NOLA Loves the Philippines Fundraising Campaign and Event(2013-2014)
  • Onsite visit/disaster relief to Estancia, Iloilo, PH for NOLA Loves the Philippines (2014)
  • Silver Spring Housing Coalition – Worked with my wife to mentor a family (2008-2011)
  • Welcome Home Program – Mentored prisoners in Montgomery County, MD (2007-09)
  • Founder Theological Investigations –theology group for adults in Boston (2005-08)
  • Religious education teacher, St. Angela’s Parish, Mattapan, MA (2004-05)
  • Religious education teacher, St. Christine’s Parish, Marshfield, MA(2003-04)
  • Mission trip La Victoire Parish, Haiti (February 2001)
  • Mentor in the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program(1995-2000)

Interests and activities

  • Co-host for “Lagniappe Theology”, Catholic Community Radio, New Orleans (2017-present)
  • Co-host for “Wake Up!” Morning Show, Catholic Community Radio, New Orleans (2016-2017)
  • Member of the Mardi Gras Krewe of Thoth (2014-present)
  • Boxing – Member of Friday Night Fights Gym (2015-present)
  • Playing/Coaching/Watching – Soccer, Basketball, Football, Baseball
  • Cooking – Italian, Mexican, Creole, Cajun, Filipino Cuisines, and Texas Barbeque!
  • Travelling – Americas, Europe, Asia (hopefully the Holy Land and Africa)
  • Guitarist – Performed and recorded with ensembles (1997-present)