Keith Berube

Curriculum Vitae

May, 2019

Keith B. Berube

Formal Education ~

PhD: Systematic Theology specializing in Mariology—Pending (est. 2020)

Pending: Dissertation being completed at the University of South Africa under the primary direction of Dr. Jennifer Slater, co-directed by Fr. Peter Samuel Kucer, MSA, STD, Academic Dean at Holy Apostles, Cromwell, CT, est. 2020.

Completed: Doctoral coursework completed at Holy Apostles College and Seminary, Cromwell, CT, 2017 (Summa Cum Laude GPA, 3.97)

M.A. in Theology, focus on Mariology (Summa Cum Laude GPA, 3.95)

Comprehensive Final Exam, “Pass with Honors”

Franciscan University of Steubenville, 2015

Graduate Certificate in Paralegal Studies (Cum Laude level GPA, 3.25)

Capital University Law School, 2008

B.A. in Theology; minor in Philosophy; concentration in Religious Education

Franciscan University, 1998

Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Young Composer Program

Boston University/Tanglewood, 1989

• One of six composers chosen world-wide to participate in the summer-long program

Academic Positions ~

Professor, Queen of Heaven Academy, 2013-present

Courses Created and Taught:

° Mariology (grades Freshman-Senior)

° Senior Theology

° Senior Literature

° Junior Literature

° Pre-Rhetoric

Related Academic Tasks, Queen of Heaven Academy

° Interview prospective teachers (when under the Theology/Philosophy umbrella)

° Re-writing and re-structuring the Pre-Rhetoric Course

° Developed and created a dedicated year-long course in Mariology for grades 9-12

° Developed and created a year-long course in Theology for grade 12

Professor, Dominican Institute, 2016-2018

Courses Created and Taught:

° Mariology

° Consecration to Mary

Professor, Christ the Teacher College, 2013-2018

Courses Created and Taught:

° Writing in the Catholic Tradition (the theological, philosophical, cultural, and technical foundations of writing); graduate course (for M.A. students)

° Mariology (Pending); graduate course (for M.A. students)

Professional Positions ~

Diocesan Pro-Life Director, Catholic Diocese of Columbus, Ohio, 1999-2009

° Frequent lectures at parishes and other venues (theologically and philosophically grounded and heavily Marian, Pro-Life material).

° Editor of LifeLines, the diocesan pro-life newsletter.

° Editor of SagePages, the diocesan senior citizen newsletter.

° Created 300-page pro-life handbook for parish pro-life coordinators.

° Led prayer groups to abortion centers.

° Participant on expert panels in the areas of Theology and bioethics.

° Drafted letters for the Bishop of Columbus.

° Attended pertinent legislative hearings at the Ohio State House.

° Worked in close collaboration with national and area agencies, such as the USCCB.

° Developed and maintained close rapport with international Pro-Life leaders.

° Continuous study of: Theology and Philosophy as applicable to position (especially Mariology and Spiritual Theology as keys to ending a culture of death; matters relating to marriage, life and death; Catholic morality (medical, marital, and so on); bioethics; applicable civil law; pertinent sections of Canon Law.

Volunteer Positons ~

° High School Theology and Philosophy Teacher for St. Patrick Parish CCD (2011-2014)

Professional Affiliations ~

° International Marian Association, 2017-2018

° Mariological Society of America, Professional Member, 2015-2018

° Catholic Writers Community, Member 2011-2018

Groups Started ~

° Consolatio Mariae, 2017. A private association of the Catholic faithful who offer prayers (especially the Rosary) and sacrifices to save souls with Mary per her request at Fatima.

° Alter Ioseph, 2018. A private association of Catholic faithful men who adopt a priest or priests and offer prayers and sacrifices in their behalf.

Books Published ~

° Mary, the Beloved (peer reviewed). St. Louis, MO: Enroute, 2017. ISBN 978-1-63337-156-9

° Mary: The Rosary, the Relationship, and Dragons (peer reviewed). St. Louis, MO: Enroute, 2019. ISBN pending.

° A Love Letter to Mary (peer reviewed). St. Louis, MO: Enroute, 2019. ISBN pending.

Articles Published~

° “The Intrinsic and Eschatological Marian Quality of the Cosmos” (peer reviewed). Mater Misericordiae: An Annual Journal of Mariology (Volume 3), ed. Donald Calloway. Stockbridge, MA: Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception, 2019.

° “Mary is Made for You.” At Homiletic and Pastoral Review, at www.hprweb.com, December 20, 2018.

° “To Jesus through Mary is Not Enough.” At Homiletic and Pastoral Review, at www.hprweb.com, October 2, 2018.

° “Mary, Mother of God.” Divine Mercy for Moms, January 1, 2017.

Books in Progress/Awaiting Publication ~

° The Chronicles of Basil Treacher and Pip Weatherly (novel; a finalist in the publishing contest at Tuscany Press, 2012).

° Jason and the Impending Doom: Myth of the Argonauts retold (short story).

Articles awaiting publication ~

° Several articles in various states of completion, touching on various aspects of Mariology (nuptiality of Lady Wisdom, Mary in the Old Testament, Mariology/Pneumatology of St. Maximillian Kolbe), St. Therese of Lisieux, the philosophy of beauty, and other topics.

Scholarly Papers ~

° “The Marian Identity of Lady Wisdom in Proverbs 8:22-36: an exegetical work,” 2015.

° “Personalism as a Foundational Aspect of Divine Revelation,” 2015.

° “Towards a Definition of Historical Biblical Exegesis,” 2015.

° “Biblical Interpretation in the Manner of the Fathers of the Church,” 2015.

° “Divine Accommodation in regard to Mary’s Motherly Mediation in the Mariology of Matthias Scheeben,” 2014.

° “The Dogma of the Immaculate Conception in the Catechism of the Catholic Church,” 2014.

° “The Transforming Power of the Holy Spirit in the Gospel of Luke,” 2014.

° “The Fatima Spirituality of Saint Gemma Galgani,” 2014.

° “Mediatrix of all Graces: An Intrinsic Aspect of Mary’s Spiritual Motherhood,” 2013.

° “The Home qua Sacred Space,” 2013.

° “Caesaropapism and the Second Great Thomas Martyr of England,” 2012.

° “Co-Redemptrix in Lumen Gentium,” 2012.

° “Loving Those We See, a short analysis of love in Soren Kierkegaard’s Works of Love,” 2012.

° “A Reflection on the Eucharistic Jesus as Hidden in Soren Kierkegaard’s Works of Love,” 2012.

Book Reviews ~

° Sanctified Vision, O’Keefe and Reno (Johns Hopkins Univ., 2005). Unpublished review.

Television Interviews ~

° EWTN; At Home with Jim and Joy, May 8, live/May 13, repeated, 2017

• About Mary and the book Mary, the Beloved. Available at publisher website, http://enroutebooksandmedia.com/marythebeloved/

Radio Interviews ~

° WCAT Radio, St. Louis, MO; I Thought You’d Like to Know, February 13, 2017

• New interview about the book, Mary, the Beloved. Available at publisher website, http://enroutebooksandmedia.com/marythebeloved/

° WCAT Radio, St. Louis, MO; I Thought You’d Like to Know This, Too, December, 2016

• Interview about the book, Mary, the Beloved and spoke also of related Mariological realities such as Consecration to Mary and Mary as Coredemptrix.

° St. Gabriel Radio, Columbus, OH; Catholic Spotlight, February 2007

• Spoke at length about the spiritual underpinnings of the “culture of death” (the devil and sin) and the authentic means of creating a “culture of life”: a holy life lived in the bosom of the Church and with Our Lady; receiving the Sacraments; the Rosary; etc.

Online Interviews ~

° Tumblar House Catholic Books, interview, September 1, 2017

• Interview about the book Mary, the Beloved and various themes from the book.

° Divine Mercy for Moms, interview, December 13, 2016

• Interview, “Should I Consecrate my Children to Mary?”

Music Compositions ~

° Mass for Pentecost, 2005

• Music, classical in style, written for proper parts of the Pentecost Mass.

• For 2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello, 1 organ, and voices: Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass.

• Commissioned for a priest’s first Mass; performed live as music for his first Mass.

• Played, in part, on Ave Maria Radio, Detroit, MI, May, 2005.

° Suite 25, 2006

• Three-movement classical suite for oboe, violin, viola, and piano.

• Commissioned to celebrate a couple’s 25th wedding anniversary.

° Marie’s Wedding March, 2007

• Short, classical march for oboe and piano.

• Commissioned for bride’s walk down the aisle; performed live at her wedding.