Instructors

"The Gospel purifies and renews: it bears fruit wherever the community of believers hears and welcomes the grace of God in truth and lives in charity. This is my faith, this is my joy." - Pope Benedict XVI

Theology Instructors:
Brad Becker, M.A.   - Salvation History: Old Testament
Bio: Brad Becker is the Pastoral Associate at Saint Edward Catholic Church in Keizer, OR. Originally from Colorado, he received his B.A. in Religious Studies at Regis University and his M.A. in Theology at the Augustine Institute. He also studied Biblical Hebrew at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. His particular interests include Old Testament studies, Biblical Greek and Hebrew, and ancient Near Eastern cultures. Brad  lives in Keizer with his wife, Jaclyn, and their son, Joshua.

Todd Cooper - Jesus Christ: True God and True Man
Bio: Todd Cooper holds an M.A. in Theology from Mt. Angel Seminary and an S.T.B. (Bachelor of Sacred Theology) from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He has worked for the Archdiocese of Portland since 1999. He is currently the Director of the Department of Special Ministries of the Archbishop. His passion for the Catholic faith inspires all that he does.

Fr. Timothy Furlow - Life in Christ: Morality
Bio: Originally from Portland, Fr. Furlow attended elementary school at Holy Trinity Catholic School in Beaverton and graduated from the A Beka Homeschool program in 2000. He attended the University of Portland from 2000-2002 before moving to Baku, Azerbaijan to teach English. In 2004, he began studies at the Franciscan University of Steubenville and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Theology and Philosophy in 2007. That same year he began work as the Director of Youth and Young Adult Music Ministry at St. Cecilia’s Parish in Beaverton, where he worked until entering Mount Angel Seminary in 2010. After completing one year of theology courses, he transferred  to the Pontifical North American College in Rome. There he completed a Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in 2013 and a Licentiate in Moral Theology at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in 2016. His pastoral ministry training has included assignments at St. John the Baptist Church in Milwaukie, Salvator Mundi Hospital in Rome, Saint Mary’s College (Rome), The Madeleine Parish in Portland, Tacoma General Hospital and Marymount International School (Rome). He is currently the pastor at St. Patrick's in Portland.

Jared Goff, Ph.D. - Jesus Christ: True God & True Man
Bio: Jared earned a PhD in historical theology at Saint Louis University, writing a dissertation on the Franciscan Doctor the Church, St. Bonaventure of Bagnoregio. He has a special interest in Medieval Theology and Philosophy, Mariology, Roman Catholic/Orthodox Ecumenical dialogue as well as the thought and life of Blessed John Henry Newman.

Dr. Shawn Keough - Jesus Christ: True God & True Man
Bio: Shawn Keough earned his PhD in Theology at the University of St Michael's College in the University of Toronto (Canada), where he studied the history and theology of early and eastern Christianity. Shawn came to Oregon in 2011 to teach at Mount Angel Seminary after four years of postdoctoral research at the Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium). Shawn's teaching at Mount Angel Seminary has included courses in ancient languages, early and medieval church history, the Church Fathers, as well topics such as Christology and Trinity.

Fr. Theodore Lange, S.T.L. - Fundamentals of the Catholic Faith
Bio: Fr. Lange is a priest for the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon. On February 10, 2016 he was commissioned by Pope Francis as a Missionary of Mercy for the Jubilee Year of Mercy. Fr. Theo has preached numerous retreats, days of reflections, written articles for the Catholic Sentinel and speaks at conferences. He is spiritually associated with the Family of the Pierced Hearts, whose foundress is Mother Adela Galindo, SCTJM. In 2010 he completed is Licentiate in Sacred Theology at the Gregorian University in Rome with a specialization in Patristics and the History of Dogma.

Ryan Mainard - Salvation History: New Testament
Bio: Ryan is a life-long Catholic, married eighteen years with six children. He received his Master of Theology from Kings College in Aberdeen, Scotland, as well as an MTh from Mount Angel Seminary. He is currently pursuing his Doctorate in Ministry at Mount Angel. He has taught at LaSalle Catholic College Preparatory School for twelve years. He currently serves as the DRE at St. John the Apostle in Oregon City. 

Rolando Moreno - The Church: History and Mission 
Bio: Rolando Moreno serves as the Director of the Office of Catechesis and Faith Formation for the Archdiocese of Portland. He taught Theology at Central Catholic High School, and served as Pastoral Associate of Catechesis and Family Life at St. Joseph’s in Salem from 2005 to 2014. He received his master’s degree of Theological Studies from the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family at the Catholic University of America in 2005 and a Bachelor of Arts in the Theology and Philosophy with a Concentration in Catechetics in 2003 from Franciscan University of Steubenville. Rolando and his wife Angela have five children and live in Keizer.

Msgr. Gerard O'Connor - Celebration of the Christian Mystery: Liturgy and Sacraments
Bio: A priest of the Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts, Msgr. Gerard O’Connor has also been a scientist and high-tech marketer. He earned a doctorate in sacred liturgy from the Pontifical Athenaeum of St. Anselm, the Benedictine university in Rome. Msgr. O’Connor was born in Hull, Yorkshire, in England in 1964. He attended Marist College High School and then Kingston University in London where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in applied physics. After university he began in marketing for the personal computer industry. He became a seminarian for the Diocese of Fall River in 1996 and was sent to Rome for priestly studies at the North American College. He was ordained in 2000 and was sent back to Rome to work for the Holy See as an official of the Congregation of the Clergy. He later served as parochial administrator of St. Anthony of Padua Parish in New Bedford and as an assistant priest at Our Lady of Victory Parish in Centerville. Prior to becoming the Director of the Office of Divine Worship for the Archdiocese of Portland, he was pastor of St. Francis Xavier Parish in Acushnet, Massachusetts.

Carl Olson, M.T.S. - Salvation History: New Testament
Bio: Carl graduated from the University of Dallas with a Masters in Theological Studies.  He is the editor of Catholic World Report and Ignatius Insight. He is the author of Will Catholics Be “Left Behind”? and Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?, co-author of Called To Be Children of God. He has written two Study Guides for video series produced by Bishop Robert Barron and is the author of hundreds of articles on theology, Scripture, apologetics, culture, and current events for a variety of print and online publications. He lives with his family in Eugene, Oregon, where they attend Nativity of the Mother of God Ukrainian Catholic Church.

Dr. Ted Papa - Fundamentals of the Catholic Faith
Bio: Dr. Ted Papa is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Pontifical College Josephinum, a Roman Catholic seminary in Columbus, Ohio, where he has taught for 7 years. After a 14-year career in Catholic publishing, he began a second round of theological and philosophical studies, at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute in Washington, D.C., and the Pontifical Lateran University and Pontifical Athenaeum of St. Anselm in Rome. He is Senior Translator for the Cornelio Fabro Cultural Foundation, which is translating the opera omniaof the 20^th century Italian philosopher and Catholic priest into English. His numerous published translations of philosophical and theological works include several books by the Swiss moral philosopher Martin Rhonheimer, The Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity, and a volume of the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture. A one-time Oregon resident, he taught for several years at Chemeketa Community College in Salem.

Sr. Bernadette Wilson - Prayer and Beatitude
Bio: Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Sr. Bernadette is a missionary with the Society of Mary (the female complement of the St. John Society). She has worked in the New Evangelization in Argentina and Oregon since 2008. She received a degree in Behavioral Science and Pedagogy from OSU and is currently finishing her Master's in Theology at Franciscan University in Steubenville. 

Presenters for Spiritual, Human and Pastoral Formation have also included:
Deacon Felix Garcia
Ruth Hayes-Barba
Jason Kidd
Deacon Scott Kolbet
Miriam Marston
Christian Spencer