St. Catherine of Siena Presentation by Fr. Tom McDermott, OP on Oct. 2

Fr. Tom McDermott, OP, missionary pastor for St. Tom's will share the story of St. Catherine of Siena as "doctor of the Church and Dominican tertiary."  His presentation is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 2 at 9:30 a.m. in the Thomas More room (downstairs to the left of Newman Hall. All are welcome to learn more about this mystic, activist and author, and lay member of the Dominican Order.

More about Fr. Tom:
Thomas McDermott, a Dominican friar and priest, did his undergraduate studies at St. John's University (Collegeville) and philosophy and theology studies at Aquinas Institute (St. Louis). He received his doctorate in spiritual theology at the Angelicum (Rome) for a dissertation on St. Catherine of Siena. For 18 years, he lived and worked in Nigeria where, among other positions, he served as the prior provincial (1997-2001). After his return to the USA, he taught at Aquinas Institute and Kenrick-Glennon Seminary (St. Louis) and served as Regent of Studies for the Dominican Province of St. Albert the Great (2011 to 2015). On July 1, 2020, he was appointed pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Center / Purdue. He is the author, translator, or editor of 4 books: Catherine of Siena: Spiritual development in her life and teaching (2008), Dominican Giacinto D'Urso’s, Catherine of Siena: Doctor of the Church (2013), a collection of essays, Catherine of Siena: Essays on her life and thought (2015), and Filled With All the Fullness of God: An introduction to Catholic Spirituality. He has been Book Review Editor of Spirituality Today and has written numerous articles in journals such as New Blackfriars and Doctrine and Life.