Professor Thomas H. Groome, Continued

Groome’s other books include his most recent, What Makes Us Catholic: Eight Gifts for Life, which lays out the foundational convictions that ground Catholic identity in Christian faith; Educating for Life, a comprehensive philosophy of Catholic education in the home, parish and school; and Sharing Faith, a far-reaching approach to religious education and pastoral ministry that received Catholic Press Association’s 1992 First Place Award.

Prof. Groome has also written more than two hundred articles that have appeared in scholarly journals and popular publications on religious education and pastoral ministries, presented more than a thousand lectures over the past thirty-five years at professional conferences and universities worldwide, and has been interviewed on major media ranging from CNN, PBS and major U.S. television networks to the BBC and RTE.

Groome has received the Christian Culture Gold Medal Award from Assumption University, the National Association of Parish Religious Educators Emmaus Award, the National Conference of Catechetical Leaders Annual Award and the Boston College Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Master’s Teaching Award.

Born in County Kildare, Ireland, Groome completed his seminary education at St. Patrick’s College, Carlow, Ireland. He received his master’s in religious education from Fordham University and doctorate in theology and education from Union Theological Seminary and Columbia University Teachers College, all three in New York.