Catherine Yanko

Catherine Yanko
Catherine Yanko
Visiting Assistant Professor,
Theology

Meet Catherine Yanko

OF NOTE:
After graduating with her Masters, Catherine lived in Benque Viejo del Carmen, Belize where she taught at Mt. Carmel High School. Her teaching experience ranges from courses for diaconate candidates, interdisciplinary programs, introductory requirements, and upper course level theology electives.

KNOWN FOR:
Desire to learn, passion for education, and encouraging students

WHEN NOT IN THE CLASSROOM, CAN OFTEN BE FOUND:
Playing pickleball, hiking, or having a good conversation over a good cup of coffee

POPULAR QUOTE:
“Christian faith is the belief that we matter because we are loved by God.” -Herbert McCabe

Examples of the classes taught by Catherine Yanko:
  • TH 105 Introduction to Scripture
  • TH 332 Catholic Bioethics
  • Catholic University of America, Ph.D. Cand.

Select Conference Presentations:

  • “American Gun Violence: Confronting Injustice and Domination.” Society of Christian Ethics (SCE): Chicago, IL. Jan. 2025.
  • “Moral Injury and the Role of Community in Conscience Formation.” Catholic Theological Society (CTS): Denver, CO. June 2024.
  • “The Ethics of Self-Realization According to Herbert McCabe.” The Catholic Theological
    Society of America (CTSA): Milwaukee, WI. June 2023.
    “Einfühlung (Empathy): Revelatory of the Human Person and Foundational for Ethics.” Identity Project of Notre Dame/Edith Stein Project, University of Notre Dame: South Bend, IN. March 2022.
  • “‘A Tradition of Saints’: The Relation of Acts of Faith and Testimonies of Suffering in the Thought of John Henry Newman.” The Sacra Doctrina Project and St. Bernard’s School of Theology and Religion: Rochester, NY. June 2021.
    “Hope and the Common Good: A Thomistic Defense of the Social Character of Hope.” The Aquinas Center and Thomistic Institute, Ave Maria University: Ave Maria, FL. June 2021.
  • Moral Theology/ Christian Ethics
  • Fundamental Moral Theology
  • Virtue Theory
  • Catholic Social Teaching
  • Theological and Philosophical Anthropology
  • Intersection of Psychology and Theology

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