RESUME for Sr. Elizabeth McDonough, OP, STL, JCD
Current Address: Archdiocese of Washington
c/o The Tribunal (or c/o The Chancery)
Post Office Box 29260
Washington, DC 29260-0260
USA
Education: STL, Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate
Conception (Washington, DC), 1998
JCD, Catholic University, 1982
JCL, Catholic University, 1981
JCB, Catholic University, 1980
Graduate Studies, Mathematics, Fairfield University,
1969-1971
BA, Ohio Dominican College, 1967
Employment:
° Canonical Consultant to Cardinal Hickey,
Archdiocese of Washington, September 1990 - present
° Tribunal Judge, Archdiocese of Washington, September 1990 -
present
° Vice Chancellor, Archdiocese of Washington, February 1994 -
October 1995
° Lecturer in Canon Law, Dominican House of Studies, Fall 1995
° Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life Delegate to
Institute of
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, January '90 -
February '91
° Canonical Counsel Editor, Review for Religious July 1990 -
present
° Associate Professor, Catholic University, September 1988 - August
1990
° Assistant Professor, Catholic University, September 1983 - August
1988
° Book Review Editor, The Jurist, September 1985 - December
1989
° Lecturer in Canon Law, Pontifical College Josephinum,
March 1982 - November 1983
° Defender of the Bond, Columbus Tribunal, March 1982 - July 1983
° Advocate, Columbus Tribunal, Summer 1979 and 1980
° Graduate Studies, Catholic University, September 1978 - February
1982
° High School Teacher (Grades 9, 10, 11, 12; math, science, religion):
Ohio -- September 1975 through June 1978
Connecticut -- September '69 through June '75
° Grade School Teacher (Grades 3, 6, 7, 8):
Ohio -- September 1967 through June 1968
Connecticut -- September '66 through June '67
Courses Taught: Introduction to Canon
Law (MA and MDiv Degrees)
General Norms (JCL Degree)
Law for Consecrated Life (JCL Degree)
Consecrated Life - Selected Issues (JCL and JCD
Degrees)
Sanctions in the Church (JCL and JCD Degrees)
Contemporary Ecclesiastical Latin Usage (JCL Degree)
Directed Readings in Canon Law (JCD Degree)
Introduction to Canon Law for the Permanent Diaconate
(Archdiocese of Washington Permanent Diaconate
Program)
Canon Law of Marriage (Dominican House of Studies)
Professional Organizations: Canon Law Society of
America, 1979 -
Canon Law Society of Gt. Britain & Ireland, 1985
- Canadian Canon Law Society, 1985 -
Catholic Theological Society of America, 1985 -
Sequential list of publications from 1982 to the
present, excluding "Canonical Counsel" entries in Review for Religious (see p. 5) and excluding book reviews (see p. 7):
Ready Reference for the 1980 Schema
of Canons on Consecrated Life: Canons and Commentary. Columbus,
OH: Springs Press, 1981, 1982, 1983 printings.
Prepared while a doctoral student at CUA for private distribution only.
Canon Law in Pastoral Perspective:
Principles for the Application of Law According to Antoninus of Florence. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America,
1982.
"Spirituality and Law: Coming of
the New Code." Spirituality Today 34 (1982) 233-243.
"Law and the People of
God." The Josephinum Journal of
Theology 1 (Spring/ Summer, 1983) 11-17.
"Structures of the Present:
Reflections of a Canon Lawyer" in Religious in the U.S. Church: The New
Dialogue. Richard Daly et al.,
eds. New York/Mahwah: Paulist Press,
1984. Pp. 184-192.
"Religious Houses--Acquisition
of Rights." Canon Law Society
of America Proceedings 46 (1984) 149-160.
"Religious Superiors and
Government." The WAY Supplement
50 (1984) 61-70.
[...continued...]
Religious in the 1983 Code: New
Approaches to the New Law. Chicago: Franciscan Herald Press, 1985. Pp. xiii-165.
"Departure and Dismissal"
in A Handbook on Canons 573-746.
Jordan Hite et al., eds.
Collegeville: Liturgical Press,
1985. Pp. 221-273.
"Women in the New Church
Law." Concilium 185 (1986)
73-85.
"Canonical Considerations of
Autonomy and Hierarchical Structure."
Review for Religious 45 (1986) 669-690.
"Protection of Rights in Religious Institutes." The Jurist 46 (1986) 164-204.
"Laity in the Inner Working of the Church." The Jurist 47 (1987) 228-245.
"A Gloss on Canon
1321." Studia
Canonica [Ottawa] 21 (1987) 381-390.
"The Potestas of
Canon 596." Antonianum
[Rome] 63 (1988) 551-606.
"A Novus Habitus Mentis for Sanctions in the Church."
The Jurist 48 (1988) 727-746.
"Consecrated Life" and
"Roman Curia" entries in The New Catholic Encyclopedia,
Supplementary Volume 18 (1989) 105-106 and 440-441, respectively.
"Exclaustration: Canonical
Requirements and Current Practice."
The Jurist 49 (1989) 568-606.
"Sanctions in the Revised Code:
Purpose and Procedures, Progress and Problems." Canon Law Society of America Proceedings 52 (1990) 206-221.
"Beyond the Liberal Model: Quo Vadis?" in Knut Walf and James Provost, eds., Ius Sequitur Vitam: Law Follows Life. Leuven, Belgium: University
Press, 1991, 89-119.
"Beyond the Liberal Model: Quo Vadis?" Review for Religious 50 (1991)
171-188.
"The Past is Prologue: Quid Agis?" Review for Religious 51 (1992) 78-97.
"Juridical Deconstruction of Religious Institutes." Studia
Canonica 26 (1992) 307-341.
"Charisms and Religious Life." Review for Religious 52 (1993) 646-659.
"Abortion in the Canon Law
Context" in Michael T. Mannion, ed., Post-Abortion Aftermath. Kansas City, MO: Sheed & Ward, 1994,
136-143.
[...continued...]
"Canon Law" and
"Law" in Michael Glazier and Monika Hellwig, eds., The Modern
Catholic Encyclopedia.
Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 1994.
"Come Follow Me: Reflections on
Some Current Theories of Religious Life." Review for Religious 54
(1995) 166-179.
Contributor to The HarperCollins
Encyclopedia of Catholicism.
Richard McBrien, general editor.
San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1995.
Author of forty-two entries ranging in length from 50-750 words. See, for example: "Cardinals, College
of"; "Conclave"; "Congregation for the Doctrine of the
Faith"; "Papal Election" (etc.).
"Real or Apparent Conflicts
Between Obligations of the Vowed Life and the Contemporary Workplace" in
Bronislaw Zubert and Elisabeth Szczot, eds., Stuzba i praca (Service and
Work): Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Consecrated Life
(Lublin, 17-18 October 1994).
Lublin: Catholic University of Lublin, 1996, 29-46.
Editor, along with David Fleming, SJ,
of The Church and Consecrated Life: The Best of the Review - 5. St. Louis, MO: Review for Religious, June
1996.
"Jurisdiction Exercised by
Non-Ordained Members in Religious Institutes." Canon Law Society of America Proceedings 58 (1996) 292-307.
God Unraveled: Analysis of the Theological
Monograph Accompanying the Religious Life Futures Project. [Unpublished
STL Thesis] Washington: Dominican House
of Studies, 1997.
Chapter 9, "Dispensation and
Dismissal" (42-47) and Chapter 15, "Relationship Between Bishops and
Religious (69-76) in Selected Issues in Religious Law. Patrick J. Cogan, editor. Washington, DC: Canon Law Society of
America, 1997.
Vita Consecrata: A Call to
Transcendence. Canfield, OH: Alba House Communications, February 1998. Audio tape publication of 2 hour lecture on
the post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Vita Consecrata.
Chapter 19, "Addressing
Irregularities in the Administration of Church Property" (pp.
223-243) in Church Finance Handbook. Kevin E. McKenna, Lawrence A. DiNardo and
Joseph W. Pokusa, eds. Washington, DC:
Canon Law Society of America, 1999.
"The Need for Self-Criticism: Affirmative Comments." Review
for Religious 58 (1999) 251-260.
Major
Presentations plus Content Planning and Program Formulation for the following nationwide
workshops sponsored by The Canon Law Society of America:
On "Religious Life" in Spring 1985, Chicago,
IL
Spring 1986,
Techny, IL
Spring 1987,
Baltimore, MD
Spring 1989,
San Francisco, CA
On "Sanctions in the Church" in Spring 1988,
Mundelein, IL
Spring
1989, San Antonio, TX
Seminar Presentations at the National Convention of
the Canon Law Society of America
On "Religious Houses" in Fall 1984,
Milwaukee, WI
On "Sanctions" in Fall 1990, Cleveland, OH
On "Jurisdiction Exercised by Religious" in
Fall 1996, St. Louis, MO
Sole Presenter and Planner for a workshop on canon
law sponsored by the
National Conference of Vicars for
Religious:
On "Canon Law for Vicars" in Spring 1990,
St. Louis, MO
Major Presenter, International Symposium on Canon Law
for Religious,
Catholic University of Lublin:
On "Relationship of Vowed Life and Work" in
October 1994, Lublin, Poland
Participant, Cardinal Bernardin Conference of the
Catholic Common Ground Initiative:
Second Annual Cardinal Bernardin Conference, 6-8 March
1998, Milwaukee, WI
Presenter,
Dominican Fathers and Brothers Eastern (USA) Province, Provincial Assembly
“Community Chapters in Dominican Life,” 3 June 1999,
Providence, RI
Author of the
following "Canonical Counsel" entries in Review for Religious
(as canonical editor of this bi-monthly journal published by the Jesuits of the
St. Louis Province):
"The Troubling Religious: Further
Considerations," 49 (1990)
618-624.
"Understanding Obligations and Rights in Church
Law," 49 (1990) 779-784.
"Basic Governance Structures in Religious
Institutes," 49 (1990) 928-933.
"Categories of Consecrated Life," 50 (1991) 300-305.
[...continued...]
"Constitutions," 50 (1991) 456-460.
"Poverty, Patrimony, and Nest Eggs," 50 (1991) 617-623.
"Participation in Governance," 50 (1991) 775-780
"Solemn Vows and Simple Vows," 50 (1991) 930-934.
"Clerical Institutes," 51 (1992) 144-148.
"Hermits and Virgins," 51 (1992) 303-308.
"Voluntary Exclaustration," 51 (1992) 461-468.
"Involuntary Exclaustration," 51 (1992) 625-632.
"Communicating an Indult of Departure," 51 (1992) 782-788.
"Secular Institutes," 51 (1992) 927-932.
"New Communities," 52 (1993) 140-146.
"Common Life," 52 (1993) 304-310.
"Common Life and Houses," 52 (1993) 462-468.
"The Synod on Consecrated Life," 52 (1993) 616-621.
"Conciliar and Postconciliar Documents on
Consecrated Life," 52 (1993) 780-786.
"Lumen Gentium's Chapter 6:
Religious," 52 (1993) 927-932.
"The
Conciliar Decree Perfectae Caritatis," 53 (1994) 142-148.
"Norms for Renewal and Reflections on its
Progress," 53 (1994) 303-308.
"Directives for the Relationship
between Bishops and Religious: Mutuae Relationes," 53 (1994) 467-472.
"Religious and Human Promotion," 53 (1994) 622-628.
"The Contemplative Dimension of Religious
Life," 53 (1994) 781-786.
"Apostolic Exhortation to Religious: Redemptionis
Donum," 53 (1994) 932-936.
"Directives on Religious Formation: Potissimum
Institutioni," 54 (1995)
143-148.
"The Document on Community Life: Congregavit
Nos in Unum Christi Amor," 54
(1995) 301-307.
"The Concluding Message of the 1994 Synod on
Consecrated Life," 54 (1995)
462-466.
"Cloister for Nuns: From the Early Centuries to
the 1917 Code," 54 (1995) 615-621.
"Cloister for Nuns: From the 1917 Code to the
1994 Synod," 54 (1995) 772-778.
"The Potestas of Religious Superiors:
Background for Canon 596," 54
(1995) 934-940.
"The Potestas of Religious Superiors
According to Canon 596," 55 (1996)
87-91.
"Authority in Institutes of Consecrated
Life," 55 (1996) 204-208.
"General Chapters: Historical Background,"
55 (1996) 320-325.
"General Chapters: Current Legislation," 55
(1996) 431-435.
"The Role of Councils in Religious
Governance," 55 (1996) 533-539.
"Canon 127: Technical Requirements for Advice or
Consent," 55 (1996) 646-650.
"Diocesan Institutes and Pontifical
Institutes," 56 (1997) 95-99.
"Apostolic Institutes," 56 (1997) 207-211.
"Lay Religious as Pastoral Ministers in
Parishes," 56 (1997) 320-324.
"Levels of Legislation in an
Institute," 56 (1997) 428-432.
"Habit and Habitus: Brief History,"
56 (1997) 547-552.
"Habit and Habitus: Current
Legislation," 56 (1997) 649-654.
[...continued...]
"Life Consecrated by the Evangelical
Counsels," 57 (1998) 94-99.
"The Evangelical Counsel of Chastity," 57
(1998) 202-207.
"The Evangelical Counsel of Poverty," 57
(1998) 314-319.
"The Evangelical Counsel of Obedience: Background
and Development," 57 (1998)
435-440.
"The Evangelical Counsel of Obedience: Key
Current Legislation," 57 (1998)
541-546.
"The Evangelical Counsel of Obedience: Concrete
Expression and Practical Consequences,"
57 (1998) 650-655.
"Living the Evangelical Counsels," 58 (1999)
98-102.
"Visitation," 58 (1999) 210-216.
"Visitation by External Authorities," 58
(1999) 320-324.
“Admission to an Institute of Consecrated Life,” 58
(1999) 429-434.
“Impediments to Admission,” 58 (1999) 546-551.
“Additional Requirements for Admission,” 58 (1999)
649-653.
“The Novitiate,” 59 (2000) 94-98.
Book Reviews
(sequential list by year):
Flannery, Austin and Collins,
Laurence. Light for My Path: The New
Code of Canon Law For Religious. (1983).
Reviewed in The Jurist 43 (1983) 474-476.
Gallen, Joseph F. Canon Law
for Religious (1983). In The Jurist
43 (1983) 472-474.
Kolbenschlag, Madonna., Ed. Between
God and Caesar: Priests, Sisters and Political Office
in the United States (1985).
Reviewed in The Jurist 45 (1985) 673-674.
Huels, John M. The Pastoral Companion: A Canon Law
Handbook for Catholic Ministry (1986).
Reviewed in The Jurist 46 (1986) 669-670.
Vodola, Elisabeth. Excommunication in the Middle Ages
(1986). Reviewed in The Jurist
46 (1986) 687-688.
Weaver, Mary Jo. New Catholic Women: A Contemporary Challenge
to Traditional Religious Authority (1985).
Reviewed in The Jurist 46 (1986) 670-672.
Leddy, Mary Jo. Reweaving Religious Life (1990). In The Living Light 27 (Winter 1991)
185.
O'Connor, David F. Witness and Service: Questions About
Religious Life Today (1990). In Review
for Religious 51 (1992) 472-273 and in The Living Light 27 (Winter
1991) 186.
Hansen, Ron. Mariette in Ecstasy (1991). Reviewed in America 166 (February 1,
1992) 66-67.
[...continued...]
Ratzinger, Cardinal Joseph. To Look on Christ: Exercises in Faith,
Hope and Love (1991). Reviewed in Review
for Religious 51 (1992) 635-636.
Coriden, James A. An Introduction to Canon Law
(1991). Reviewed in Review for
Religious 51 (1992) 791-792.
Fleming, David A. Pilgrim's Notebook: An Experience of
Religious Life (1992). Reviewed in The
Living light 29 (Spring 1993) 96.
O'Murchu, Diarmuid. Religious Life: A Prophetic Vision
(1992). Reviewed in Review for
Religious 52 (1993) 149-151.
Makowski, Elizabeth. Canon Law and Cloistered Women:
"Periculoso" and Its Commentators, 1298-1545 (1997). Reviewed in Studia Canonica 32 (1998)
559-560.
Various Workshops and Presentations on Canon Law
and/or Consecrated Life:
Archdiocese of New York, Conference for Religious,
Spring 1983
Diocese of Brooklyn, Conference for Religious, Fall
1983
Diocese of Wheeling/Charleston, Conference for
Religious, Fall 1983
Dominican Sisters of Sparkill, Winter 1984
Diocese of Columbus, Conference for Religious, Winter
1984
Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Conference for Religious,
Spring 1984
Sisters of Mercy, Dallas, PA, Summer 1984
Sisters of Mercy, Detroit Province, Summer 1984
Poor Clare Nuns, Bordentown, NJ, Summer 1984
Sisters of Mercy, Rochester, NY, Winter 1985
Holy Name Federation of Poor Clare Nuns, Spring 1985,
Spring 1992, Spring 1998
Poor Clare Nuns, Delray Beach, FL, Spring 1985
Leadership Conference of Women Religious, National
Assembly, Summer 1985
Poor Clare Nuns, New Orleans, LA, Summer 1985
Sisters of Mercy of the Union, Silver Spring, MD, Fall
1985
Baltimore/Washington Inter-Community Formation
Program, 1986 - 1989
Poor Clare Nuns, Greenville, SC, Fall 1986, Spring
1990, Winter 1998
Trappists, Berryville, VA, Fall 1986, Fall 1987,
Winter 1991
Dominican Nuns, Washington, DC, Spring 1987
Poor Clare Nuns, Rockford, IL, Spring 1987, Fall 1989,
Spring 1990
Marian Fathers, Washington, DC, Fall 1989
Franciscan Sisters of Ringwood, NJ, Winter 1990
Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration, Washington, DC,
Winter/Spring 1990-1991
Diocese of Lafayette, LA, Clergy Education Day, Winter
1991
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National Conference of Vicars for Religious, Southern
Region, Spring 1991
Voluntas Dei Secular Institute, Spring 1991
Apostles of the Sacred Heart, Hamden, CT, Fall 1991
Oblate College, Conference on Religious Life Today,
Washington, DC, Fall 1991
Diocese of St. Petersburg, FL, Council for Religious,
Fall 1991
Congregation of St. John the Baptist, Purchase, NY,
Winter 1992
Dominican House of Studies, Inter-Provincial Formation
Conference,
Washington, DC, Fall 1992
School Sisters of St. Francis, Alverno College,
Milwaukee, WI, Winter 1993
Cluster of Independent Theological Schools,
Washington, DC, Winter 1993
Poor Clare Nuns, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada,
Spring 1993
Poor Clare Nuns, Mission, British Columbia, Canada,
Spring 1993
Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Monroe, MI,
Spring 1993
Sisters of St. Cyril and Methodius, Danville, PA,
Summer 1994
Apostles of the Sacred Heart, Hamden, CT, Summer 1994,
Winter 1995
Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Immaculata,
PA, Winter 1995, Fall 1998
Sons of the Holy Family, Silver Spring, MD, Summer
1996
CMSM, New England Region, Boston, MA, Fall 1997
Diocese of Rochester, Rochester, NY, Vicar for
Religious Office, Winter 1998
Diocese of Raleigh, Raleigh, NC, Lay Ministry Program,
Winter and Spring 1998
Carmelite Sisters of the Aged and Infirm, Germantown,
NY, Fall 1998
Conference of Major Superiors of Men (Executive
Board), St. Louis, MO, Spring 1999
Dominican Province of St. Joseph, Providence, RI,
Spring 1999
Ursuline Sisters, Mt. St. Joseph, KY, Summer 1999
SAMPLING of Constitution Revision(s) and Various ad hoc
Consultations:
Holy Name Federation of Poor Clares (USA, East Coast),
1983 - present
Dominican Sisters of Akron (OH), 1984 - 1985
Sisters of Mercy of Rochester (NY), 1984 - 1985
Sisters of Mercy of Connecticut, 1985
Dominican Sisters of Newburgh (NY), 1985 - 1986
Dominican Sisters of Kenosha (WI), 1986 - 1989
Dominican Sisters of Oxford (MI), 1986 - 1990
Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace (Washington, DC), 1986
- 1991
Chicago Poor Clares (Chicago, IL), 1987 - 1991
Poor Clare Nuns (Rockford, IL), 1987 - present
Trappists of Spencer (MA), 1987 - 1990
Missionary Helpers of the Sacred Heart (Baltimore,
MD), 1988 - present
Byzantine Nuns of Saint Clare (Parma, OH), 1988-1989
Carmelites of Morristown [OCD] (NJ), 1989 - 1990
Bentivoglio Federation of Poor Clares, (St. Louis, MO)
Fall 1990
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Sisters of the Holy Cross (Notre Dame, IN), 1990 -
1992
Dominican Sisters of Springfield (IL), 1990 - 1995
Hospital Sisters of St. Francis, Springfield (IL),
1990 - 1991
Diocesan Sisters of Mercy (Portland (ME), 1990 -
present
Sisters of the Living Word (Chicago, IL), 1991 - 1992
Incarnate Word & Blessed Sacrament Sisters (Corpus
Christi, TX), Spring 1991 - present
Carmelite Sisters of the Sacred Heart (Alhambra, CA),
1991-1992
Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (Ilchester, MD),
1991-1992
Daughters of Charity, St. Joseph Province (Emmitsburg,
MD), 1991, 1995
Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity (Manitowoc,
WI), 1992
Incarnate Word & Blessed Sacrament Sisters
(Victoria, TX), Spring 1992 - present
Incarnate Word & Blessed Sacrament Sisters
(Houston, TX), Fall 1992 - present
Immaculate Conception Province, OFM (New York, NY),
Spring 1993 - 1996
Apostles of the Sacred Heart (Hamden, CT), 1993 -
present
Society of St. Edmund (Burlington, VT), 1994 - 1995
School Sisters of Notre Dame (Generalate in Rome),
1995
Poor Clare Nuns (Minneapolis, MN), 1995 - present
Carmelites of the Chicago Province, 1996
Norbertines of Daylesford Abbey (Paoli, PA), Spring
1996
Dominican Province of St. Joseph [Provincial Chapter]
(Providence, RI), Summer 1997
Carmelite Monastery [OCD] (Carmel, CA), Fall 1997 -
present
Sacred Hearts Fathers and Brothers (Fairhaven, MA),
Fall 1997 - present
Sisters of the Catholic Apostolate [Pallottine] (MO
and NY), Fall 1996 & Winter 1998
Sisters of Our Lady of LaSalette (Grenoble, France),
Winter 1998
Sisters of St. Clare [OSC] (Dublin, Ireland), Summer
1998 - present
Apostles of the Sacred Heart (Hamden, CT), Summer 1998
- present
Carmelites of the St. Elias Province (Middletown, NY),
Fall 1998 - present
Society of Mary, St. Louis Province (St. Louis, MO),
Spring 1999
Society of the Divine Savior, Milwaukee Province
(Milwaukee, WI), Spring 1999-present
Retreats/Retreat Weekends:
Akron (OH) Dominicans, June 1985
Columbus (OH) Dominicans, June 1986
Conventual Franciscans (DC), December 1987
Incarnate Word & Blessed Sacrament Sisters (TX),
June 1993
Permanent Deacons & Wives (DC), September 1995
RCIA Candidates, St. Francis Parish (DC), February
1996
Lenten Day of Prayer, St. James Parish (NC), March
1996
Parish Council Retreat, Holy Family Parish (NC),
January 1997