Words of Thanks & Welcome in Institute Office of Education & Communications
March 4, 2024 – Nearly twelve years ago, Beth Davis joined Saint Luke Institute as the Director of Education. During her tenure, she created our online education platform, SLIconnect.org, which provides over 170 hours of skills-based classes for the initial and ongoing formation of priests and religious. This innovative platform enabled Saint Luke Institute to continue to fulfill its mission of providing outreach, education, and support to the Church worldwide. Beth served as the coordinator for the quarterly LukeNotes publication and spearheaded numerous workshops and conferences for dioceses and communities, including the Conference on Human Formation at St. Meinrad’s Archabbey. We sincerely thank Beth for her innumerable contributions and wish her the very best in her next endeavors.
Saint Luke Institute is proud to welcome Marc DelMonico, Ph.D. to the position of Director of Education and Communications.
He is a national Catholic ministry leader and strategist, theologian, and digital communications consultant. He has provided expertise and advocacy within the U.S. Catholic Church through prior work at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops for professional and volunteer lay ministry support, training and standards in various areas: Catholic health care chaplaincy and pastoral care, prison ministries, campus ministry, parish and diocesan-based leadership roles, catechetical and education-based roles, and intercultural competency. Marc has also worked with the Conference of Major Superiors of Men (CMSM) and has many years of experience in a wide variety of ministerial and leadership endeavors, from parishes, to local and national faith-based organizations.
He holds a Ph.D. in Historic and Systematic Theology from the School of Theology and Religious Studies at The Catholic University of America. He earned an M.Div. as a lay person from the Washington Theological Union, and an M.A. in Systematic Theology. He holds a B.A. in Theology and Philosophy with a minor in Justice, Peace and Conflict Studies from Saint Bonaventure University. Marc has written, studied and lectured in the areas of ecclesiology, theology of ministry, ecumenism, theology of liturgy, as well as Catholic social teaching. He has been an adjunct professor of undergraduate theology at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore and Marymount University in Arlington, Va.
Through his many years as a team member and project manager with Perisphere Media, he possesses skills in digital media strategy and communication, having worked with an array of nonprofit and small business clients.
Originally from Central New York, Marc has lived and worked in the Greater Washington, D.C. area for many years, and now resides in Baltimore, Md., where you can find him rooting for the Orioles.