Program Directors And Staff
Greetings from Notre Dame!
Thank you for your interest in the Master of Divinity (M.Div.) Program. Professional ministry in the Catholic Church continues to expand and develop in new and exciting ways. Our graduates, lay and ordained, serve with competence and enthusiasm in a wide variety of settings, parishes, dioceses, universities, schools, hospitals, prisons, and social service agencies. They also work with people from a diverse array of ages, religious traditions, and cultural heritages.
The University of Notre Dame has made a generous commitment to support all of our ministry students with full tuition scholarships for their three years in the program, a financial award valued at over $110,000. In many other ways, our students also benefit from the resources and opportunities of this world-class university. Most importantly, our students immerse themselves in the riches of the theological tradition under the guidance of a renowned faculty.
In the holistic approach of our M.Div., academic excellence is complemented with pastoral skill and spiritual formation. Through field education placements concurrent with all three years of the program, students are mentored by experienced ministers in a broad array of community settings. Ministerial identity and spirituality are cultivated in the Lay Ministry Formation Program and, for seminarians of the Congregation of Holy Cross, at Moreau Seminary. Numerous events draw students together to meet the challenges of collaborative service in a multicultural world. Overall, the M.Div. Program provides a solid and comprehensive preparation for ministry in today’s Church.
Prepared to preach, to lead, and to nurture the faith of others, our students have a 100% placement rate upon graduation. For those who are called to a life of ministry, needs and opportunities abound!
Please consider joining us on this adventure in faith. Be assured of our prayers as you seek to discern Christ’s call in your life.
Peace and Blessings,
Rev. Michael Connors, CSC
Director, Master of Divinity Program
Dr. Jan Poorman
Director, Field Education
Sr. Peg Oravez, SSJ
Acting Director, Lay Ministry Formation
Rev. Patrick Neary, CSC
Rector, Moreau Seminary
Michael E. Connors, C.S.C., Director of the M.Div. Program
He received his undergraduate degree in History and Political Science from Illinois College in 1977, the M.Div from the University of Notre Dame in 1983, and the Doctorate of Theology conferred jointly by Regis College, The Toronto School of Theology, and the University of Toronto in 1997.
Janice M. Poorman, Ph.D., Director, Field Education
She received her B.S., Southern Illinois University, 1976; M.A., University of Notre Dame, 1988; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1996. (1997)
Janice Poorman can be reached at (574) 631-6493. For more information on the Field Education Program, you can also email Janice Poorman.
Sr. Peg Oravez, SSJ, Director, Lay Ministry Formation
A Sister of St. Joseph of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Sr.Peg received her BA in English from Chestnut Hill College in 1972, her MA in Theology/ Spirituality from Fordham University in the Bronx in 1981 and a Certificate in Spiritual Direction from the Shalem Institute in Washington,DC. in 1991. Sr Peg can be reached at (574) 631-0356, or at moravez@nd.edu.
Patrick Neary, C.S.C., Rector, Moreau Seminary
He is rector and religious superior at the Moreau Seminary of the Congregation of Holy Cross. Contact Father Patrick to discuss questions of vocation to the ordained ministry which may be part of your consideration of the M.Div. program. If you are interested in ordained Ministry, contact the Congregation of Holy Cross at:
Director of Vocations
Moreau Seminary
Notre Dame, IN 46556
(574) 631-6385
Email: Morsem@nd.edu
The Congregation of Holy Cross Vocation Office
Email: vocation.1@nd.edu
If you would like to receive information on the M.Div. Program and a pre-application, or would like to contact any of the M.Div. Program Directors,
call (574) 631-4256;
or write:
University of Notre Dame
Master of Divinity Program
131 Malloy Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556-4619
Or you could contact by E-mail: mdiv.1@nd.edu
