About SBU

Calabria, Fr. Michael D.

Name:
Fr. Michael Calabria
Fr. Michael D. Calabria, O.F.M., M.Div.

Academic School:
School of Arts and Sciences

Academic Department:
Modern Languages

Titles/Responsibilities:
Lecturer, Modern Languages

Contact Information:

Office phone: (716) 375-2299
E-mail: mcalabri@sbu.edu

Office Location/Hours:
Plassmann Hall 206
MWF 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Courses Taught:

Academic Degrees:
  • M.Div./M.A., Theology, Washington Theological Union, 2003
  • M.L.S., Library Science, Columbia University, 1988
  • M.A., Egyptology, Brown University, 1985
  • B.A., Near Eastern Studies, Johns Hopkins, 1983

Professional Background:
  • Associate Professor, Newman Library, Baruch College, City University of New York (1990-1996)

Accomplishments:

Publications

  • “Remembrance of God: Understanding the Basics of Islam.” Spirit and Life 12 (2008): 39-61 (forthcoming)
  • Florence Nightingale in Egypt and Greece: Her Diary and “Visions.” Albany: State University of New York Press, 1997.
  • Suggestions for Thought by Florence Nightingale: Selections and Commentaries.  Edited by Michael D. Calabria & Janet A. Macrae. Philadelphia: University of  Pennsylvania Press, 1994.
  • “Florence Nightingale and the Libraries of the British Army,” Libraries and  Culture, v. 29, no. 4 (Fall 1994): 367-388.
  • “Spiritual Insights of Florence Nightingale,” The Quest, v. 3, no. 2 (1990): 66-74.

Presented Papers

  • “Remembrance of God: Understanding the Basics of Islam,” Seventh National Franciscan Forum, Colorado Springs, Col., June 7-10, 2007.
  • “Egyptian Personal Piety and the Hebrew Scriptures,” Catholic Biblical  Association, Regional Meeting, Feb. 23, 2000.

Presentations

  • “The Heart of Islam,” Franciscan Spiritual Center, Aston, Pa., Oct. 13, 2007.

Current Research Interests/Projects:
  • “Ibn al-Farid: a Sufi Contemporary of St. Francis” (to be presented at: Eighth National Franciscan Forum, Colorado Springs, Col., June 19-22, 2008)
  • Islam, Islamic Spirituality, Christian-Muslim Relations

Additional Biographical Information:
  • Vicar, St. Bonaventure Friary (2005–present)
  • Member, American Association of Teachers of Arabic (2004–present)
  • Teacher of English as a Second Language, St. Leo the Great Coptic-Catholic Seminary, Ma’adi, Cairo, Egypt (Summers 2004–present)
  • Guest Lecturer in the History of Books and Printing, School of Library Service, Columbia University (1988-1991)
  • Research Associate, Department of Egyptology, Brown University (1985)
  • Assistant Epigrapher, Brown University Hibis Temple Project, Kharga Oasis, Egypt (1984-1985)
  • Teaching Assistant, Elementary Ancient Egyptian, Dept. of Near Eastern Studies, Johns Hopkins University (1981-1983)