Father Paul Burke
Pontifex University
Born in Galway, Ireland, Father Paul Burke, J.C.L., earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in Geography and Sociology. he then attended Mt. St. Mary's Seminary, earning a Master of Divinity and a Master of Arts in Moral Theology. he also attended the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family and Kennesaw University. Father Burke's special area of interest include Catholic Education, the Code of Canon Law, Bioethics, Catholic-Orthodox Relations, and the philosophical and theological thought of John Paul II. In 2009, Father Burke was awarded a Juris Canonici Licentia (J.C.L.) degree from the Catholic University of America. His J.C.L. thesis was focused on teachers and curriculum in Catholic schools, while the doctoral dissertation on which he is currently working on is focused on the Catholic school as a community of faith.