Academic History
S.L.D., summa cum laude, Pontificio Istituto Liturgico at the Collegio Sant'Anselmo (Roma, Italia), 1991
S.L.L., summa cum laude, Pontificio Istituto Liturgico at the Collegio Sant'Anselmo (Roma, Italia), 1989
M.A., (Liturgical Studies) summa cum laude, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana (USA), 1978
B.A., (English) magna cum laude, St. Thomas College, St. Paul, Minnesota (USA), 1975                    

Expertise
History and Theology of Worship
Liturgical Music
Theological Aesthetics

Awards & Honors
Msgr. John A. Sweeney Award presented for service to the ideals of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy by the Worship Center of the Archdiocese of St. Paul – Minneapolis (4 December 2003).

Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Liturgical Music for the collection “A Voice Cries Out” by Oregon Catholic Press (October 2003)

Distinguished Educator Award from the students of the University of St. Thomas (1998-1999)

Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of St. Thomas.

Selected Publications
Publications in 2005:
Review of Stephen Vincent DeLeers, Written Text Becomes Living Word: The Vision and Practice of Sunday Preaching (Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 2004) for Catholic Issues.

“An Anniversary Song: Pope John Paul II’s 2003 Chirograph for the Centenary of Tra le Sollecitudini.”  In Music in Christian Worship: At the Service of the Liturgy.  Ed. Charlotte Kroeker.  Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 2005.  Pp. 47-61.

Review of Donna Teevan’s Lonergan, Hermeneutics, & Theological Method (Marquette, WI: University of Marquette Press, 2005) for Catholic Issues.

“Foreword” for Tony Alonso and Gabe Huck, By Heart: Seasonal Songs for Gathering, Interceding and Communion (Chicago, IL: GIA Publications, 2005) vii.

 “Singing at Communion: History in the Roman Rite” Assembly  (2005)

Review of The Core Elements of Priestly Formation Programs: A Collection of Readings.  Volumes 1 – 4.  (Washington, DC: National Catholic Educational Association, 2005) for Catholic Issues.

“Style Wars” Pastoral Music 30/1 (October-November 2005) 26-35.

Selected Presentations
Presented three lectures: “Theological Style Wars”, “Textual Style Wars”, “Musical Style Wars” for the Liturgical Music Institute at St. John’s University, Collegeville, MN (21, 22, 23 June 2005)

Presented three addresses: “The Communion Rite at Diocesan Celebrations” (workshop for Diocesan Directors of Music Ministry), “The Eucharistic Prayer” (workshop), “Style Wars” (plenum address) for the National Association of Pastoral Musicians convention (Milwaukee, WI; 28 – 29 June 2005)

Presented a workshop: “Spiritual for Ministry” for the M.Div. colloquium at Moreau Seminary, University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, IN 26 August 2005)

Featured speaker for Worship That Transforms: Exploring the Intersection of Worship and Justice for the Siena Center of Dominican University (Chicago, IL, 7-8 October 2005).  Two lectures: “Faithful Christians, Fruitful Worship” and “Preachers and Prophets.”  Two guided conversations: “Working for Justice, Sustained by Liturgy” and “Justice Celebrated, Justice Lived: Weaving the Threads Together.”

Professional Memberships
North American Academy of Liturgy
Catholic Theological Society of America
College Theology Society
Concilium
Societas Liturgica
Universa Laus
Advisory board of CHURCH (2004 - present)
Advisor to the Institute for Liturgical Formation, New Brunswick, NJ (1995- present)
North American correspondent for Universa Laus (2001 - 2003) 
Guest of the Advisory Committee for the International Commission on English in the Liturgy (1999-2001)  
Board of Directors for the Society of Catholic Liturgy (1998-2000)
Member of the Constituting Board of Directors for the National Association of Pastoral Musicians (1994-1997)
Delegate to the Academy Committee of the North American Academy of Liturgy from (1994-1996) 
Nominations Committee of the CTSA (1993-1996)