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1 1 Curriculum Vitae Rev. Charles B. Gordon, C.S.C. The University of Portland 5000 North Willamette Boulevard Portland, Oregon Home: (503) Office: (503) Assistant Professor, Theology Department University of Portland Education Selwyn College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Divinity Faculty, Supervisor: Professor Nicholas Lash Title of Doctoral Dissertation: Uses of Supernatural in England in the Late Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Centuries. University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN Masters of Divinity, 1986 University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN B.A. History, 1978 (Class of 1977) Employment 2007-Present Assistant Professor, Theology University of Portland Visiting Assistant Professor, Theology University of Portland Assistant Professor, Theology University of Notre Dame 2005 Priest Associate, Campus Ministry Staff St. Mary s College, Notre Dame, IN Director of Campus Ministry: Judy Fean

2 2 Director, Old College Undergraduate Seminary Program Congregation of Holy Cross, Notre Dame, IN Instructor Theology Department University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN Reside and assist Parish of Our Lady and the English Martyrs, Cambridge, England Parish Priest: Mgr. Anthony Rogers Visiting adjunct instructor Theology Department University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN Member of staff (systematic theology) Apostles of Jesus Major Seminary, Nairobi, Kenya and Tangaza Theological College, Nairobi, Kenya Member of staff St. Pius Tenth Parish, Granger, IN Pastor: Rev. Thomas J. Jones, C.S.C Terminal Manager and Sales Representative Hemingway Transport Inc., North Dartmouth Road, New Bedford, MA University Service From 2010, Director of the Theology Major From 2011, Member of the Catholic Studies and Social Justice Advisory Committee From 2010, Member of the University Committee to choose the speaker for the annual Zahm Lecture in American Catholic Education. From 2009, Member of the Advisory Board of the Garaventa Center for Catholic Intellectual Life and American Culture From 2010, Mentor, University of Portland Honors Program

3 3 Recent Publications Why I Am a Priest: Twenty reasons for having one of the hardest and coolest jobs there is, Cover Article, The University of Portland Magazine, Autumn, 2011, Gordon, C.B., C.S.C., & Eifler, K. E. (2011 September) Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film: Using Popular Movies to Cultivate a Sacramental Imagination and Improve Media Literacy in Adolescents, Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice (Vol. 15, No. 1, 28-53). They Are We, The University of Portland Magazine, Summer, 2011, 6. Some Other Reasons I Love Being a Priest, U.S. Catholic, March 2011, Gordon, C.B., C.S.C., & Doyle, Brian (2011 February) Who Are The Greatest Catholic Writers, Published on the website, The Fine Delight: Catholicism in Literature at Gordon, C.B., C.S.C., & Eifler, K. E. (2010, October). Zombies, Avatars and the Perils of Playing It Safe. In Surrogates, Avatars and Zombies: Film, Faith and the Human Prospect. Proceedings of the Faith, Film and Philosophy Conference, Faith and Reason Institute, Gonzaga University. Spokane, WA Editor, with Margaret Monahan Hogan, Sacred Imagination, University of Portland, Garaventa Center for Catholic Intellectual Life and American Culture, 2009, 215 pp. The Law and the Letter: Nicholas Boyle s Catholic Approach to Secular Literature, Sacred Imagination, University of Portland, Garaventa Center for Catholic Intellectual Life and American Culture, 2009, pp Fourth Sunday, The Gift of Hope: Advent and Christmas Reflections in the Holy Cross Tradition, Ave Maria Press, 2009, 3 pp. Reflections for July 20, November 30, and December 29, The Cross Our Only Hope: Daily Reflections in the Holy Cross Tradition, Ave Maria Press, Moments of Grace, The Catholic Leader, Volume 05.02, 2005, pp Recent Activities Introduced Toy Story 3 in the series, Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film, sponsored by the Garaventa Center, Shiley Hall, University of Portland, September 20, 2011.

4 4 Invited Paper: Nicholas Boyle and Seyyed Hossein Nasr on Textual Reading, at Urworte: A Conference in Honour of Professor Nicholas Boyle, at Magdalene College, University of Cambridge on August 31. Lecture: J. F. Powers, Morte D Urban (Part II), Spiritual Book Discussion Group, St. Mary s Cathedral, Portland, Oregon, April 19, Annual Invited Lecture: Reel Stories: Faith Goes to the Movies, sponsored by the Garaventa Center, Buckley Center, University of Portland, April 18, Gordon, C.B., C.S.C., & Doyle, Brian, Fatherhood Debate: Which is more destructive of the ego: being the father of children, or being a priest? University of Portland Bookstore, April 7, Introduced Ferris Bueller s Day Off in the series, Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film, sponsored by the Garaventa Center, Shiley Hall, University of Portland, April 6, Lecture: J. F. Powers, Morte D Urban (Part I), Spiritual Book Discussion Group, St. Mary s Cathedral, Portland, Oregon, March 15, Introduced Despicable Me in the series, Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film, sponsored by the Garaventa Center, Shiley Hall, University of Portland, March 2, Lecture: G. K. Chesterton, St. Thomas Aquinas: The Dumb Ox, Spiritual Book Discussion Group, St. Mary s Cathedral, Portland, Oregon, February 15, Introduced Scott Pilgrim vs. The World in the series, Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film, sponsored by the Garaventa Center, Shiley Hall, University of Portland, February 8, Introduced It s a Wonderful Life for the University of Portland Economics Club, December 1, Introduced How to Train Your Dragon in the series, Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film, sponsored by the Garaventa Center, Franz Hall, University of Portland, November 16, Lecture: Viktor Frankl, Man s Search for Meaning, Spiritual Book Discussion Group, St. Mary s Cathedral, Portland, Oregon, November 10, Presided and preached, Solemn Vespers for Martha & Mary Ministries of Portland, Holy Redeemer Church, Rosa Parks Way, Portland, November 7, (Martha & Mary Ministries is a non-profit organization serving the needs of dying persons in the Portland area.)

5 5 Introduced Rev. Patrick Hannon, C.S.C., The Long Yearning s End, University of Portland Bookstore. Sponsored by the Garaventa Center. Introduced Shaun of the Dead in the series, Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film, sponsored by the Garaventa Center, Franz Hall, University of Portland, October 26, Lecture: Graham Greene, Brighton Rock, Spiritual Book Discussion Group, St. Mary s Cathedral, Portland, Oregon, October 19, Gordon, C.B., CSC, & Eifler, K.E. (2010, October). Zombies, Avatars and the Perils of Playing It Safe. Presented at the Faith, Film and Philosophy Conference, Faith and Reason Institute, Gonzaga University. Spokane, WA. Lecture: C. S. Lewis, Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Spiritual Book Discussion Group, St. Mary s Cathedral, Portland, Oregon, September 21, Introduced The Devil Wears Prada in the series, Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film, sponsored by the Garaventa Center, Franz Hall, University of Portland, September 14, Presided and Preached: Two Masses for the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, St. Mary s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Portland, Oregon, Sunday, August 15, Presided and Preached: Two Masses for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Mary s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Portland, Oregon, Sunday, August 22, Invited Major Presentation: Things Beyond Words: How We Respond to What Words Cannot Describe, Collegium Annual Colloquy, University of Portland, June 6, (From the Collegium website: Collegium is a joint effort by 65 Catholic colleges and universities to recruit and develop faculty who can articulate and enrich the spiritual and intellectual life of their institutions. ) Lecture: C. S. Lewis, The Great Divorce, Spiritual Book Discussion Group, St. Mary s Cathedral, Portland, Oregon, April 20, Lecture: Myles Connolly, Mr. Blue, Spiritual Book Discussion Group, St. Mary s Cathedral, Portland, Oregon, March 30, Annual Invited Public Lecture: Things Beyond Words: How We Respond to What Words Cannot Describe, sponsored by the Garaventa Center, Buckley Center, University of Portland, March 29, 2010.

6 6 Introduced Inglorious Basterds in the series, Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film, sponsored by the Garaventa Center, Shiley Hall, University of Portland, March 23, Member of Judging Committee: Garaventa Center High School Essay Contest, University of Portland, Portland Oregon, March 16, Debate with Brian Doyle: Who are the Greatest Catholic Writers Ever? sponsored by the Garaventa Center, University of Portland Bookstore, February 24, Introduced Slumdog Millionaire in the series, Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film, sponsored by the Garaventa Center, Shiley Hall, University of Portland, February 23, Invocation: The President s Luncheon for Junior Parents Weekend, University of Portland, February 20, Lecture: Brian Doyle, The Wet Engine, Spiritual Book Discussion Group, St. Mary s Cathedral, Portland, Oregon, February 16, Assisted at University of Portland Campus Ministry Sacramental Preparation Retreat, St. Bernard Youth Center, Mount Angel, Oregon, February 6, Guest Lecture: Christianity and the Roman Empire from the Crucifixion to the Edict of Milan, The Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty (Anne Marie Wolf), Franz Hall, February 4, Presided and Preached: Three Masses for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, St. Mary s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Portland, Oregon, Sunday, January 30, Introduced Monsters, Inc. in the series, Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film, sponsored by the Garaventa Center, Shiley Hall, University of Portland, January 26, Panel Member: Meet the College of Arts and Sciences, University of Portland Catholic Counselor Weekend, January 22, Lecture: The Religious Meaning of Winter Holidays, with Rev. Arthur Wheeler, C.S.C., Ph.D., The Ballroom, Mehling Hall. Sponsored by University of Portland, Residence Life, December 9, Lecture: Virtue in Advent, Faith and Leadership House, Tyson Hall, University of Portland, November 20, 2009.

7 7 Introduced Up in the series, Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film, sponsored by the Garaventa Center, Franz Hall, University of Portland, November 18, Lecture: Mark Salzman, Lying Awake, Spiritual Book Discussion Group, St. Mary s Cathedral, Portland, Oregon, November 17, Assisted with Encounter Retreat sponsored by University of Portland Campus Ministry, Canyonview Retreat Center, Silverton, Oregon, October 31, Introduced The Dark Knight in the series, Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film, sponsored by the Garaventa Center, Franz Hall, University of Portland, October 27, Lecture: Ron Hansen, Mariette in Ecstasy, Spiritual Book Discussion Group, St. Mary s Cathedral, Portland, Oregon, October 20, Keynote Address: A Moment of Grace, A Foretaste of Eternity: How Catholics Experience God Through Their Senses, Liturgical Ministry Formation Day, St Mary s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Portland, Oregon, October 10, Hosted Chuck Chalberg, An Evening With G. K. Chesterton, Buckley Center Auditorium, University of Portland, October 8, Lecture: Creed, Our Lady of the Lake, Lake Oswego, Oregon, October 5, Introduced Kung Fu Panda in the series, Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film, sponsored by the Garaventa Center, Franz Hall, University of Portland, Wednesday, September 30, Lecture: Ron Hansen, Nebraska, Spiritual Book Discussion Group, St. Mary s Cathedral, Portland, Oregon, September 22, Presided and Preached: Three Masses for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B, St. Mary s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Portland, Oregon, Sunday, August 9, Presided and Preached: Two Masses for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B, St. Mary s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Portland, Oregon, Sunday, July 26, Moderator: Chapter of the Indiana Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross, University of Portland, June 14 to 26, Lecture: Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet, Spiritual Book Discussion Group, St. Mary s Cathedral, Portland, Oregon, April 28, 2009.

8 8 Annual Public Lecture: The Church as One s Foundation: The Spirituality of Evelyn Waugh, the annual Conversation with Father Charlie, sponsored by the Garaventa Center for Catholic Intellectual Life and American Culture, Buckley Center, The University of Portland, April 7, Talk: Faith and Fiction, Faith and Leadership House, Brother Andre Chapel, University of Portland, Monday, April 6, Presentation: Life in Kenya and Returning Home, Africa Live, Sponsored by the International Club, International Student Services, and Moreau Center, St. Mary s Student Center, University of Portland, March 29, Talk: Tolkien s Catholicism and The Lord of the Rings, Villa Hall Lounge, University of Portland, March 28, Introduced The Big Kahuna in the series, Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film, sponsored by the Garaventa Center, Franz Hall, University of Portland, March 24, Member of Judging Committee: Garaventa Center High School Essay Contest, University of Portland, Portland Oregon, March 24, Lecture: George MacDonald, The Golden Key, Spiritual Book Discussion Group, St. Mary s Cathedral, Portland, Oregon, Tuesday, March 17, Presided and Preached: Two Masses for the First Sunday of Lent, St. Mary s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Portland, Oregon, Sunday, March 1, Introduced speaker: David Fagerberg, Icon as Image of Asceticism and Deification, Buckley Center, University of Portland, February 23, Introduced Bottle Rocket in the series, Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film, sponsored by the Garaventa Center, Franz Hall, University of Portland, February 17, Lecture: C. S. Lewis s, The Screwtape Letters, Spiritual Book Discussion Group, St. Mary s Cathedral, Portland, Oregon, February 17, Introduced WALL-E in the series, Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film, sponsored by the Garaventa Center, Franz Hall, University of Portland, January 29, Presided and Preached: Two Masses for Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, St. Mary s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Portland, Oregon, Sunday, January 25, 2009.

9 9 Member, of a CAS Faculty Panel for the Office of Admissions Catholic Counselor Weekend, Terrace Room, The Commons, University of Portland, January 23, Lecture: Alice Thomas Ellis s, The 27 th Kingdom, Spiritual Book Discussion Group, St. Mary s Cathedral, Portland, Oregon, November 25, Introduced American Beauty in the series, Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film, sponsored by the Garaventa Center, Franz Hall, University of Portland, November 18, Invited Lecture: Evelyn Waugh Revisited in the series, Wit s Way to Wisdom: Four Catholic Satirists, sponsored by the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture, University of Notre Dame, October 28, Lecture: Annie Dillard s, Holy the Firm, Spiritual Book Discussion Group, St. Mary s Cathedral, Portland, Oregon, October 21, Introduced Groundhog Day for the first session of a new film series, Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film, sponsored by the Garaventa Center, Franz Hall, University of Portland, September 30, Presided and Preached: Three Masses for Feast of The Exaltation of the Cross, St. Mary s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Portland, Oregon, Sunday, September 14, Presided and Preached: Four Masses for the Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, St. Mary s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Portland, Oregon, Sunday, September 7, Presided and Preached: Mass for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A, St. Mary s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Portland, Oregon, June 22, Lecture Series: Three Plays of the English Renaissance: Dr. Faustus, Macbeth, and The White Devil, Adult Education Group, First Presbyterian Church, 1200 SW Alder St., Portland, Oregon, April 6, April 20, & April 27, Led Faculty Reading Group in Discussion of Nicholas Boyle, Sacred and Secular Scriptures: A Catholic Approach to Literature (Notre Dame, 2005), February 19, March 25, & April 8, Annual Public Lecture: A Catholic Way of Reading, A Conversation with Fr. Charlie Gordon, C.S.C., Buckley Center, Room 163, University of Portland.

10 10 Member of Judging Committee: Garaventa Center High School Essay Contest, University of Portland, Portland Oregon, March 6, Talk: Tolkien s Catholicism and The Lord of the Rings, Villa Hall Lounge, University of Portland, February 9, Public Lecture: Two Answers to the Screwtape Letters: A Lenten Encounter with C. S. Lewis (with Prof. Anne Marie Wolf, Ph.D.), Buckley Center, Room 163, University of Portland, February 5, Directed the Moreau Seminary Retreat, Notre Dame, Indiana, January 10 - January 13, Lectures: Walker Percy s, Love In the Ruins, Parts I, II, & III, Spiritual Book Discussion Group, St. Mary s Cathedral, Portland, Oregon, September 25, October 23, & November 20, Lecture: The Love That Created and Sustains the Universe, and You, Metropolitan Catholic Fellowship, Lucky Labrador Public House, 7675 Capitol Highway, Portland, October 25, Lecture Series: Christian Writers: Frederick Buechner, Charles Williams, and Annie Dillard, Adult Education Group, First Presbyterian Church, 1200 SW Alder St., Portland, Oregon, April 22, April 29, & May 6, Lectures: Shusaku Endo s, Silence, Parts I & II, Spiritual Book Discussion Group, St. Mary s Cathedral, Portland, Oregon, March 13 & April 17, Member of Judging Committee: Garaventa Center High School Essay Contest, University of Portland, Portland Oregon, March 6-9, Lectures: G. K. Chesterton s, The Ball & the Cross, Parts I & II, Spiritual Book Discussion Group, St. Mary s Cathedral, Portland, Oregon, November 21, 2006, & February 20, Lecture: American Beauty Through a Christian Lens: A Theological Interpretation of a Cinematic Blockbuster, 1 st Floor Lounge, Shipstad Hall, February 8, Directed the Mount Angel Seminary Retreat at Mount Angel Abbey, St. Benedict, Oregon, January 8 - January 12, Presided and Preached: Three Masses for the Feast of Christ the King, St. Mary s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Portland, Oregon, Sunday, November 26, 2006.

11 11 Presided and Preached: Mass for the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B, St. Mary s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Portland, Oregon, October 21, Lectures: Flannery O Connor s, Wise Blood, Parts I & II, Spiritual Book Discussion Group, St. Mary s Cathedral, Portland, Oregon, September 19, & October 17, Presided and Preached: Masses for the Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B, St. Mary s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Portland, Oregon, October 7 & 8, Lecture Series: Christian Writers: C. S. Lewis, G. K. Chesterton, and Flannery O Connor, Adult Education Group, First Presbyterian Church, 1200 SW Alder St., Portland, Oregon, August 13, 20, & 27, Presided and Preached: Masses for the Third Sunday of Easter, St. Mary s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Portland, Oregon, April 29 & 30, Lecture: Jean-Paul Sartre, T. S. Eliot, and Graham Greene s The Power and the Glory, Spiritual Book Discussion Group, St. Mary s Cathedral, Portland, Oregon, April 18, Lectures: Graham Greene s The End of the Affair, Parts I & II, Spiritual Book Discussion Group, St. Mary s Cathedral, Portland, Oregon, February 21 & March 21, Member of Judging Committee: Garaventa Center High School Essay Contest, University of Portland, Portland Oregon, March 3-10, The Guest Speaker: Meeting of the Board of Regents of the University of Portland, Palm Springs, California, January Public Lecture: Joy & the Lion: C. S. Lewis and The Chronicles of Narnia, sponsored by the Garaventa Center for Catholic Intellectual Life and American Culture, Buckley Center Auditorium, The University of Portland, January 25, Presided and Preached: Mass for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, The Basilica of the Sacred Heart, The University of Notre Dame, (nationally televised on the Hallmark Channel), December 18, Radio Interview: C. S. Lewis and The Chronicles of Narnia, WKRC AM, Elkhart, Indiana, December 15, 2005.

12 12 Public Lecture: C. S. Lewis The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, sponsored by the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture, DeBartolo Hall, The University of Notre Dame, December 8, Public Lecture: The Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia: Why They Move Us So Much, Theology on Tap, The University of Notre Dame, sponsored by Campus Ministry, November 16, Presided and Preached: Mass for the Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, The Basilica of the Sacred Heart, The University of Notre Dame, (nationally televised on the Hallmark Channel), November 12, Presided and Preached: Mass for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, The Basilica of the Sacred Heart, The University of Notre Dame, (nationally televised on the Hallmark Channel), August 14, Directed a retreat for the American College of the Immaculate Conception, The Catholic University of Louvain, Leuven, Belgium, February 7-February 11, "Love in the Ruins: The Spiritual Milieu of Young People Today," Keynote Address, National Association of College Seminaries Annual Conference, Moreau Seminary, Notre Dame, Indiana, May 31, Received grant ($5,000) from the Jacques Maritain Center at the University of Notre Dame for the development of undergraduate courses treating the Theology of Thomas Aquinas, May, Panel member for a discussion of the film, The Passion of the Christ, Christ the King Parish, South Bend, Indiana, March 28, Presented a Lenten Day of Recollection for the priests of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend in Syracuse, Indiana, March 9, Preached a Parish Mission for Saint Stanislaus/Holy Cross Parish, South Bend, Indiana, October 11 - October 14, Public Lecture: Chesterton as Philosopher and Theologian, G. K. Chesterton Returns to Notre Dame, Catholic Culture Series, sponsored by The Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture, The University of Notre Dame, November 14, 2002.