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Conference Speaker

Dr. Denis McNamara is assistant director and faculty member at the Liturgical Institute. Known as a dynamic and engaging speaker, he holds a BA in the History of Art from Yale University and a PhD in Architectural History from the University of Virginia, where he concentrated his research on the study of ecclesiastical architecture of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He has served on the Art and Architecture Commission of the Archdiocese of Chicago and works frequently with architects and pastors in church renovations and new design. He has appeared on both Catholic and secular television and radio and is a frequent presenter in academic and parish settings. Dr. McNamara is the author of Heavenly City: The Architectural Tradition of Catholic Chicago which appeared on the Catholic Bestseller List and won a Benjamin Franklin Award from the Independent Booksellers Association. His newest book, Catholic Church Architecture and the Spirit of the Liturgy, forms the basis for the sessions of this workshop.