Ed Curtin,
Theology Chair
20 years teaching experience –
20 years at MPS

• Master’s in pastoral studies/religious education
• Peer leadership teacher
• Adjunct professor at Mercyhurst College
• Accompanied youth group to Merida, Yucatan
• Former athletic director at MPS
• Golden Apple Teacher in 2008
• Youth Minister at St. Julia’s parish
• Writes for Faith Magazine, a Diocese of Erie publication

Teaching Assignment: Christian Ethics-H, Religions of the World-CP, and Peer Leadership

• BA, English, Gannon, 1981
• MA, magna cum laude, ST. Vincent DePaul Seminary, Florida, 1990
• M.Div., magna cum laude,  St. Vincent DePaul Seminary, Florida
• M.Ed., Gannon University, Curriculum and Instruction, 2004
• Ordained:  May 10, 1991, Cathedral Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
• 1992 – 1996 (all of this is concurrent)
  • Spiritual Moderator, Office of Youth and Young Adult Catholics, Diocese of Palm Beach
  • (until 1994) Priest’s Council, Diocese of Palm Beach
  • Chaplain, Florida Atlantic University
  • Chaplain, Palm Beach Atlantic College
  • Chair, Department of Religious Studies, Cardinal Newman High School, West Palm Beach, FL
  • Chaplain, Cardinal Newman High School, West Palm Beach (1993 – 1997)
• Returned home to Erie in August 1997
• 1997 – 1999:  Campus Minister and Chaplain, Behrend College
• 1999 – present:  Chaplain, English and Theology, MPS
• 2007 (May) Pastor, St. Mark’s, Lawrence Park
• 2005 – present:  Adjunct Instructor, Mercyhurst College, Department of Religious Studies
• Currently on Priest’s Council, Diocese of Erie; Chair, Clergy Convocation Committee, Diocese of Erie
• Awards:  Archbishop Gannon Medal of Distinction, Gannon University, 2000.
• Memberships: 
  • Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
  • Ntional Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
  • American Academy of Religion (AAR)
  • Southern Poverty Law Center

Teaching Assignment: Death and Dying

• Master’s Degree in Education
• Has taught preschool, elementary school, high school
• Continues to teach adults in various short term group experiences
• Was a principal
• Has taught at MPS since 1997
• Is on the International Baccalaureate World Religions Pilot Program team
• Has traveled to Wales four times for the World Religions Pilot Program
• Has taken MPS students to the British Isles and to Mexico
• Spent six years as class advisor

Teaching Assignment: Religions of the World-IB/H, Religions of the World-CP, and Freshman Theology-CP

• B.A. in Religious Studies with a minor in English and a concentration in Women’s Studies from John Carroll University
• Member of the Jesuit National Honor Society, Alpha Sigma Nu
• Class Moderator for Class of 2012
• Former Confirmation catechist at St. Hippolyte Church in Guys Mills, PA
• Has accompanied parish youth group members to several Diocesan Youth Rallies and the 2007 National Catholic Youth Conference in Columbus, OH
• Performed with the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus for three seasons
• Performed at the World Music Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland in 2000 with the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
• In 2000, traveled to Italy on a choir pilgrimage with singers from John Carroll University and Gesu Church in Cleveland
• Volunteered with Habitat for Humanity in Taos, NM in construction of an adobe home

Teaching Assignment: Sophomore Theology-CP