Professor in the Department of Theology here at Creighton U.

Graff Chair in Catholic Theology.

First taught at Creighton in the English Dept., 1965-67; then in the Theology Department, 1975 to present day.

I've been a Jesuit for 55 years, a priest for 43. I'm seventy-seven.

Besides teaching, I enjoy leading and preaching at Eucharist, writing about Scripture, both technical and popular pieces.

My entertainment -- movies, theatre, and eating out. My last out-of-town academic sabbatical was spent at Tantur, an ecumenical research center situated on the south edge of Jerusalem, just next to the Israeli check-point on the road from Jerusalem into Bethlehem. I arrived the day before 9/11/01, and spent the next eight months watching the world from that location. If my reflections get 'a little political' sometimes, that's why.

Writing these reflections is like sharing on the Word at a weekday Eucharist--simply part of what my life is about. I'm glad for the opportunity to listen with and for others.  

e-mail:dhamm@creighton.edu