Kalene Morris, MTS

morriskalene@gmail.com
EDUCATION
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Master of Theological Studies, May 2012
Concentration: History of Christianity
College of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, MN
B.A. Theology, May 2010, cum laude
Minor: Secondary Education
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Benet Academy, Lisle, IL
2012
2015
Theology Teacher
Taught freshman and junior level theology courses in Old and New Testament,
Church History, and Catholic Social Teaching; assisted in implementation of
new curriculum in accordance with mandate of US bishops; integrated use of
technology in the classroom; instruction method included lecture and small
and large group discussion.
St. Johns Preparatory School, Collegeville, MN
Spring 2010
Student Teacher
Taught New Testament and World Religions classes at the high school level;
worked with a diverse population of students from the United States, Taiwan,
China, Pakistan, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Luxembourg, Somalia, and Thailand
with varying religious backgrounds; practiced classroom management and
discipline; built a positive rapport with students.
Fast Forward Youth Program, St. Cloud, MN
2007-2010
College Mentor
Assisted at-risk students in preparing for entrance to college; provided
instruction and guidance regarding application processes, financial aid and
scholarships, ACT and SAT test preparation, and career mentoring.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Semester Abroad, Athens and Rome
Fall 2008
During my junior year of college, I spent a semester studying the heritage of
Western civilization in Greece and Italy. I took courses taught by local experts in
History, Art, Theology, Global Economics, and Language and Culture.
The Fifth Gospel Course, Israel
& Palestine
Summer 2011
As a graduate student at Notre Dame, I traveled to Israel for two weeks to study
the history and archaeology of the Second Temple Period. We traveled to several
regions of the country, studied important archeological sites, and explored
theological issues connected with the time period.
Interreligious Dialogue Seminar, Israel & Palestine
March
2012
A week-long seminar sponsored by the Notre Dame Holocaust Project focusing on
Jewish-Christian dialogue and the effects of the Palestinian conflict on this

dialogue. We met with key religious leaders working in Jewish-Christian dialogue,

as well as with Israeli and Palestinian organizations doing work in cross-cultural
dialogue and experience. Participants in the seminar were Notre Dame graduate
theology students and Jewish rabbinical students from Hebrew Union College.
Tertio Millennio Seminar on the Free Society, Krakow, Poland
July 2012
This three-week seminar, which has been held annually for over 20 years and had
the personal support of Saint John Paul II, aims to deepen the dialogue on
Catholic social doctrine between North American students and students from the
new democracies of central and eastern Europe. It is built around an intense
study of John Paul II's 1991 encyclical Centesimus Annus, supplemented by
readings from the classics of American political theory and contemporary articles.
Participants in the Seminar came from the United States, Australia, Poland,
Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus, and Slovakia.
English Summer School, Lviv, Ukraine
July 2013
ESS is a three-week intensive English immersion camp where I volunteered as a
teacher. The daily schedule included Divine Liturgy, 4-5 hours of course work
focusing on all aspects of the English language (grammar, vocabulary, reading,
writing, speaking), tutoring, and various evening activities. Student participants
were college students from Ukrainian Catholic University and seminarians from
Holy Spirit Seminary in Lviv. This was an opportunity to gain experience teaching
English, to engage in cultural exchange, and to participate in the deep richness of
the Eastern Catholic tradition.