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The John Cardinal Krol Chair of Moral Theology was founded by
His Eminence Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua in January of 1990. The
Krol Chair, named in honor of a great churchman who clearly and
unwaveringly proclaimed the moral demands of Christian life, was
established to enhance the Seminary’s efforts to promote
a better understanding, appreciation and acceptance of Catholic
moral teaching.
Through teaching, lectures, symposiums, workshops and publications,
the Krol Chair contributes to the seminary’s primary mission
of preparing men for pastoral service as ordained priests and to
its secondary mission of educational outreach to the broader Church
community. In these ways, the Krol Chair augments the theological
enterprise of the seminary and directly responds to the Second
Vatican Council’s charge that: "...special care be given
to the perfecting of Moral Theology. Its scientific exposition,
more deeply rooted in Sacred Scripture, is to illustrate the eminent
vocation that the faithful have in Christ and the obligation they
have to bear fruit in charity for the life of the world" (The
Decree on Priestly Formation, 16).
The current holder of the Krol Chair is Rev. Dennis J. Billy, C.Ss.R. A Redemptorist priest of the Baltimore Province, Father Billy was professor of the history of moral theology and Christian spirituality at the Alphonsian Academy of Rome’s Pontifical Lateran University for more than 20 years. He assumed the responsibilities of the Krol Chair in the summer of 2008.
Bibliography
The Beauty of the Eucharist Audio Presentation
John Cardinal Krol Chair
Lecture Series on the Priesthood
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