Fr. John M. McDermott, S.J., born in the Bronx and ordained a priest in 1971, completed his studies at Fordham College (A.B., 1967), Hochschule Sankt Georgen, Frankfurt (S.T.L., 1972), and the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome (S.T.D., 1976). He subsequently taught at Fordham University (1976-87), the Pontifical Gregorian University (1987-99), and the Josephinum (1999-2006) before arriving at Sacred Heart Major Seminary. His main interests are in Christology, Trinity, theological method, Vatican II, the Gospel according to Mark, and the problem of suffering. Since 2003 he has served as a member of the International Theological Commission, and since 2008 as a consultant to the USCCB Committee on Doctrine.
