Father Gaffney's
Curriculum Vitae
-----Born-NYC 4th of April, 1928, last child of mine, of James & Lillian Geoffrey (both deaf)
-----Schooling at Catholic grade school and Catholic High School.
-----Entered ? of the Missionaries of the Company of Mary (? Missionaries) founded bye St. Louis-? de Moutford in the very early years of the 1700's
Made profession on August 15, 1948 at Vicolet, Canada
Philosophy (2 years) and Theology (4 years) at St. Louis de Moutford Scholasticate, Litchfield, CT
Final vows August 15, 1953
Ordained to priesthood March 13, 1954
Graduate studies at Angelicum Pontifical University in Rome - completed in 1957 with STD Summa Cum Laude
Dortoral Thesis: The Spiritual Maternity according to St. Louis de Moutford.
Taught Dogmatic Theology (Christology & Mariology) at St. Louis de Moutford Seminary, Litchfield, CT, 1957
Named Rector of Seminary from about 1961-1965
Taught at Universidad La Catolica in Ponce, PR, in Theology Dep't and at the Universidad Iuferamericana (Presbyterian) at San German, P.R. for about a year,1965
Transferred to Moutford Scholasticate as Rector (St. Louis, MO) about 1965.
St. Louis University requested I accept the nomination to Chairman of Dep't of Theology and my community granted me the permission. Spent 7 years as Chairman. Continued as Professor of Theologiacl Studies for about 20 years. Transferred to Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in Litchfield for a few years and then to Moutfort Retreat House, Bay Shore, N.Y., where I am now living.
Served as Associate Pastor of Immaculate Conception in Ajo, Az for two years, 2001 - 2002
Professionally I'm Professor Emeritus of Theology at St. Louis University. But my gratitude to Jesus and Mary for the gift of 50 years in the priesthood.