Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary (2014- )
Member of the Apostolic Visitation of U.S. Seminaries and Houses of Formation (2005-2006)
Professor of Philosophy, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary (1984-2014)
Chair, Department of Philosophy, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary (1982-2014)
Associate Professor, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary (1980-1982)
Assistant Professor, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary (1975-1980)
La Salle University (1970-1975)
Marymount Manhattan College (1968-1970)
Al-Hikma University, Baghdad, Iraq (Lay Apostle with the Jesuit Missions) (1964-1966)
PUBLICATIONS
Publication of a major revision of the “Metaphysics” article in the New Catholic Encyclopedia (Fall, 2008)
“A Challenge to Contemporary Religion: The Question of Eternity,” published in American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly (Fall, 1995).
“Study in Aquinas: Analogy as Theophany and the Hiddenness of God,” published in Faith and Reason (Fall, 1993).
“Meditation on the Lord’s Prayer and the Beatitudes,” Communio: International Catholic Review (Spring, 1982).
Publication of “Merleau-Ponty and the Absence of God” in the following journals: Proceedings of the 1978 Meeting of the American Catholic Philosophical Association and Philosophy Today (Summer, 1978).
“Merleau-Ponty and Fundamental Ontology,” International Philosophical Quarterly (Dec., 1975).
PRESENTATIONS
Production of Three-Act Play Deliver Us from the Evil One: The Trials and Triumph of the Priest of Ars Jean-Marie Vianney (Author: Atherton C. Lowry), performed by Saint Charles Borromeo Seminarians ( April 10, 11 &12, 2008 at the Seminary)
Panel Member, giving presentation “The Church’s Vision of Intellectual Formation in the Seminarian’s Training for the Priesthood” in conjunction with the Discussion on “Philosophy’s Role in the Forthcoming PPF” [Philosophy and Priestly Formation, 5th Edition] – Program of the Committee on Philosophy and Priestly Formation, division of the American Catholic Philosophical Association [National Meeting at the University of Notre Dame (Fall, 2005)]
“Father and Son in the Transformation of Soren Kierkegaard: Philosophical-Theological Reflections on the Paternal Grounding of the Danish Gadfly’s Life and Thought,” Public Lecture at College Dominicain in Ottawa, Canada (Fall, 2004)
“The Metaphysics of Culture: Its Being, Its Life and Its Death” published in the Proceedings of the 2003 Meeting of the American Catholic Philosophical Association. “The Metaphysics of Culture: Its Being, Its Life and Its Death,” paper given at the National Meeting of the American Catholic Philosophical Association in Houston (Fall, 2003).
Selected Dramatic Readings from Three-Act Play That Individual: The Singular Life of the Gadfly of Denmark Soren Kierkegaard, (Author: Atherton C. Lowry), performed by Siena College Students and followed by discussion with the author at the National Meeting of the American Catholic Philosophical Association in Albany (Fall, 2001).
Commentary on Reverend W. Norris Clarke, S.J.’s paper “Recent Developments in the Philosophy of the Person within Thomism,” (session of the Committee on Priestly Formation) at the National Meeting of the American Catholic Philosophical Association in Pittsburgh (Spring, 1998).
“Phenomenological Analysis of the Individual Thing and the Triumph of the Accidental,” paper given at the National Meeting of the American Catholic Philosophical Association in Buffalo (Spring, 1987).
“Phenomenological Analysis of the Individual Thing and the Triumph of the Accidental,” in the Proceedings of the 1987 Meeting of the American Catholic Philosophical Association.
“Notes on the Crisis of Non-Philosophy,” Presidential Address at Meeting of Philadelphia Chapter of the American Catholic Philosophical Association, Chestnut Hill College (Spring, 1985).
“The Celebration of the Scholar,” Honors Convocation Address, Cabrini College (Fall, 1984).
Two presentations of “My Faith Experience” at the Malvern Retreat House (Fall, 1982; Winter, 1983).
“The Family, Human Dignity and the Shaping of Christian Personality,” Logos Lecture, Holy Family College (Spring, 1981).
Panel Member, giving presentation on “The Foundations of Dialogue between Christianity and Other Religions,” in conjunction with John Hick’s paper “Christianity and Other Religions” – Symposium at Temple University (Spring, 1980).
“Phenomenology, Realism and the Renewal of the Philosophy of Nature,” paper given at the Meeting of the Metaphysical Society of America, Manhattanville College (Spring, 1979).
“Merleau-Ponty and the Absence of God,” paper given at the National Meeting of the American Catholic Philosophical Association, Chicago (Spring, 1978).
“A Matter of Life and Death: Study of Human Death as a Process,” Logos Lecture, Holy Family College (Spring, 1977).
“The Invisible World of Merleau-Ponty,” paper given at the Meeting of the Merleau-Ponty Circle, University of Akron (Summer, 1976).
“Marriage, Flesh and the Spirit,” Logos Lecture, Holy Family College (Fall, 1974).
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Catholic Philosophical Association (Past President of Philadelphia Chapter)
Metaphysical Society of America
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
HONORS & AWARDS
Recipient of the Borromeo Medal
Papal Honor, Knight of the Order of Saint Gregory the Great
