Dr. Hefelfinger serves as Associate Professor of Theology in the Augustine Institute Graduate School of Theology. He teaches in the areas of moral and dogmatic theology, specializing in Catholic social thought, marriage and family, and the theology of the interior life. After undergraduate studies in music composition, Dr. Hefelfinger went on to do graduate work in theology at the International Theological Institute in Austria. He then returned to the United States to complete his doctorate in moral theology at the University of Notre Dame. A regular participant at academic conferences, Dr. Hefelfinger presents his work regularly at academic conferences and has published with Catholic University of America Press and in academic journals. His current research includes a manuscript on the common good and international society, an article on marital friendship, and a primer on Catholic social teaching.

For more of a view of his writings and titles, see Dr. Hefelfinger’s webpage at academia.edu.