Graduate Faculty

Sister M. Timothy Prokes, F.S.E.
Professor of Spirituality and Theology

A Franciscan Sister of the Eucharist, Sr. Timothy has published Towards a Theology of the Body and Mutuality: The Human Image of Trinitarian Love, in addition to several articles. She has taught in many universities in the US and Canada, and frequently lectures at conferences on the themes of theology of the body, bioethical issues, and the spiritual life. She is also a professor of the Permanent Diaconate Program of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.

Education:
M.A., B.A., Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
Ph.D., ICT, University of St. Michael's College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Courses Taught:
Introduction to Theology
Theology of Grace
Mother of God, Mother of the Church
Theology of the Body
Jesus Christ, Son of God
The Holy Spirit and the Mystery of the Church
The Theology of the Fathers of the Church
Biblical Spirituality
The Ascetical Way
Spiritual Direction and Perfection of the Whole Person
Communion of Persons and Trinitarian Spirituality
Catherine of Siena and Teresa of Avila
Redemptive Suffering in Augustine's Confessions and the works of Flannery O'Connor
Feminine Spirituality and the Mystery of Mutuality
The Liturgy and the Sacraments
The Splendor of Truth and the Gospel of Life
Eschatology
Selected Works of Pope John Paul II
Contemporary Moral Issues
Catechism III and IV
The Mystical Life
Recent and Contemporary Spiritual Classics
Trinitarian Spirituality
Masculine and Feminine Aspects of Spirituality
St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross
Schools of Spirituality

Extracurricular Activities:
Member, Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist
Retreats for both religious communities and the laity
Lectures and short courses for parish, diocesan, and professional groups
Member, Ethics Committee for the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist
Member, Institute for Theological Encounter with Science and Technology

Publications:
Toward a Theology of the Body. Edinburgh, Scotland: T&T Clark; and Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1997.

Mutuality: the Human Image of Trinitarian Love. Mahwah, New Jersey: Paulist Press, 1993.

Transcendence: An Interdisciplinary Issue, (contrib.), Collected Essays of Lonergan University College Fellows, resulting from Seminary on Teresa of Avila, published in Montreal: Concordia University, 1992.

Women's Challenge: Ministry in the Flesh. No 1 of "Dimension Guide to New Catholic Ideas." Denville, New Jersey: Dimension Press, 1977.

"Convergence of Trinitarian Mutuality and Technological Truth" in The Family of the Future, the Future of the Family. St. Louis, Missouri: ITEST Faith and Science Press, 1999.

The Challenge of HIV/AIDS: Caring in Faith. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: The Catholic Health Association of Saskatchewan, 1991.

"Trinitarian Relationships and Their Reflections in Woman and Man," in Proceedings of the Canadian Theological Society, 1988.

"The Nuptial Meaning of the Body in Light of Mary's Assumption," Communio: International Catholic Review, Vol. 11, 2, Summer, 1984, 157-76.

"Women, Men and the Call to Mutuality," Ecumenism, 73, March, 1984, 3-5.

Honors:
One of five theologians in the Diocese of Saskatoon, Sask. invited by Bishop James P. Mahoney to read and critique one of the early drafts of the Catechism of the Catholic Church

Appointed by Bishop James P. Mahoney to represent the Diocese of Saskatoon at the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops' Consultation on Women's Concerns, Ottawa, Ontario, October 30 - November 1, 1992

Accepted an invitation from the Commission on Theology of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops to serve as resource to the Bishops of the Western region on matters concerning sexuality, 1991

Served as Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Lonergan University College, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, 1983-1984 (conducting year-long faculty seminar on the works of Teresa of Avila)

Contact Information:
Sr. M. Timothy Prokes, FSE, PhD
4407 Sano Street
Alexandria, VA 22312
(703) 658-4304

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