Richard A. Peddicord, O.P.

MA, Theology and M.Div., Aquinas Institute of Theology; S.T.L., Ph.D., and S.T.D., St. Paul University, Ottawa, Canada
President, Aquinas Institute of Theology
Associate Professor of Moral Theology, 1994-present

Began teaching career
At Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Illinois - an apostolate of the Central Province of Dominican friars. Newly ordained, I taught freshman and junior theology and French. The curriculum for the juniors called for a focus on the Church's moral tradition; I found myself with an entire year to delve into practically every conceivable moral issue and dilemma! The experience was invigorating and ultimately set the stage for my going to Ottawa to do a doctorate in moral theology. To this day, reflection on the challenges of Christian discipleship is the most significant aspect of my teaching and learning.

Interested in
The foundations of Catholic moral theology - particularly the relationship between faith and ethics, as well as the relationship between the Church's social teaching and its sexual morality. Also, I am interested in all things Dominican: Dominican history and spirituality, as well as the philosophy and theology of St. Thomas Aquinas.

Is also
An amateur genealogist. I have mastered the basics of French-Canadian genealogy and belong to the Detroit Society for Genealogical Research and the French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan.