2016 Catholic Psychotherapy Association Conference Program

PRESENTERS’ BIOGRAPHIES
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PRE-CONFERENCE DAY
Reverend Timothy M. Gallagher, O.M.V.
Reverend Timothy M. Gallagher, O.M.V., was ordained in 1979
as a member of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary, a religious community
dedicated to retreats and spiritual formation according to
the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. He obtained his doctorate
in 1983 from the Gregorian University. He has taught (St.
John’s Seminary, Brighton, MA; Our Lady of Grace Seminary
Residence, Boston, MA), assisted in formation work for twelve years, and served two
terms as provincial in his own community. He has dedicated many years to an extensive
ministry of retreats, spiritual direction, and teaching about the spiritual life. Fr. Gallagher
is the author of seven books (Crossroad) on the spiritual teaching of St. Ignatius of
Loyola and the life of Venerable Bruno Lanteri, founder of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary.
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Patrick Fagan, Ph.D.
Dr. Pat Fagan is the Director of the Marriage and Religion Research
Institute (MARRI), a project of Family Research Council.
Growing up in Ireland, Fagan taught grade school in Cork, was a
psychotherapist in Canada before moving, in 1985, from the clinical
world into public policy and discourse, at the Free Congress
Foundation under Paul Weyrich, in Congress on the staff of Senator Dan Coats of Indiana,
as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Family and Community Policy at HHS for President G.
H. Bush, followed by 13 years as the Senior Fellow in family and culture issues at the
Heritage Foundation.
CPA Conference Silent Auction
FRIDAY, APRIL 15 • 5:30 P.M. – 7:45 P.M.
Please take a moment to bid on one or more of the religious items donated for the
1st CPA Silent Auction. The items have been donated by Catholic families and
businesses in the Austin area. The silent auction is one of CPA’s few fund-raising
events; it supports the CPA Scholarship fund for Catholic seminarians and students
to attend future CPA Conferences.