St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry cordially invites you to join us either in-person or virtually for our Annual Academic Convocation to officially welcome the start of our 2026 - 2027 academic year!
The day will begin with Mass celebrated by The Most Reverend John S. Bonnici, Bishop of Rochester, followed by an opening address from President Dr. Stephen Loughlin.
This year's Convocation will also feature a keynote lecture by Sara Hulse Kirby, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Theology and Chair of the Department of Theology and Philosophy at DeSales University, titled "Doing Theology as if It Matters: Knowledge of God and the New Evangelization."
We invite current students, alumni, our Board of Trustees, community members and their families for any and all parts of this celebration of faith and our new academic year!
Dr. Hulse Kirby is Assistant Professor of Theology and Department Chair for Theology and Philosophy at DeSales University. She earned her Ph.D. in 2023 from Marquette University with a dissertation entitled, "Person and Society: The Trinitarian Anthropology of Henri de Lubac." Dr. Hulse Kirby also holds a Master's degree from the Pontifical John Paul II Institute at The Catholic University of America and a bachelor's degree from DeSales University. She has been teaching at DeSales in various capacities since 2013. Her theological interests include the resourcement and nouvelle théologie movements; gender, marriage, and family studies; and the writings of Pope St. John Paul II. Her most recent publication, "Seven Persistent Myths About Henri de Lubac's Theology," appeared in the University of Notre Dame's Church Life Journal.
