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Rev. Maximilian Maria Jaskowak, O.P.

Instructor of Moral & Spiritual Theology
Director of Spiritual Life Programs

B.A., Gannon University
M.A., Duquesne University
S.T.B., M.Div., S.T.L., Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception

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Fr. Maximilian Maria Jaskowak, O.P. is a solemnly professed friar of the Dominican Province of St. Joseph (Eastern Province, USA). He joined the faculty of St. Mary’s Seminary & University in the fall of 2023.

Fr. Maximilian holds a Licentiate of Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception (the Dominican House of Studies) in Washington, D.C. His present research, on the topic of priestly spirituality, relies upon the sapiential insights of St. Thomas Aquinas and several authors from the French School of Christian spirituality.

In addition to his teaching and mentoring responsibilities at the seminary, Fr. Maximilian regularly assists with the Catholic chaplaincy at Johns Hopkins University. He is also the co-founder and co-director of The COR IESU Project, a preaching initiative of the Dominican Province of St. Joseph, dedicated to the work of priestly formation. In his spare time, Fr. Maximilian enjoys the occasional lawn game (such as bocce ball, corn hole, croquet, spike ball, etc.) with family and friends.

Selected Courses Taught

  • Catholic Social Ethics
  • Medical Ethics
  • Sexuality, Celibacy and Marriage
  • Spiritual Theology

Service to the Church

  • Catechist for the Order of Christian Initiation for Adults (OCIA)
  • Instructor for Candidates to the Permanent Diaconate
  • Preacher for Parish Missions and Silent Retreats
  • Religious Assistant for the Lay Fraternities of St. Dominic

Recommended Reading

  • Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. The Brothers Karamazov (1879-1880).
  • Dumas, Alexandre. The Count of Monte Cristo (1844-1846).
  • Greene, Graham. The End of the Affair (1951).
  • Tolstoy, Leo. Anna Karenina (1875-1877).
  • Undset, Sigrid. Kristin Lavransdatter (1920-1922).

Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. William Shakespeare [“Twelfth Night” (Act 2, Scene 5)]