is a PhD candidate in moral theology and ethics at the Catholic University of America. He is currently an adjunct faculty at CUA and Georgetown University and also has worked in the religion department at Xavier High School in New York City, teaching courses in theological ethics, Catholic Social Teaching, and inter-religious dialogue. He holds a Master of Theological Studies degree from the University of Notre Dame and volunteered at the Farm of the Child in Trujillo, Honduras. In his spare time he climbs mountains, skis down them, and rambles passionately on virtue, human rights, and economic development.