Meet Neuhoff's Sacred Shifts Director

Dr. J. Marianne Siegmund, M.A., S.T.L., S.T.D

Siegmund

Dr. J. Marianne Siegmund earned her B.A. in Philosophy at Christendom College in Front Royal, Virginia and her M.A. in Religious Studies at the Notre Dame Graduate School (NDGS) of Christendom College in Alexandria, Virginia. She also holds the Advanced Apostolic Catechetical Diploma awarded by the Holy See (Congregation for Clergy) through NDGS and a Licentiate in Sacred Theology (Marriage and Family) at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. After graduate studies in philosophy at the University of Dallas and a summer immersed in further coursework at the Far Eastern National University in Vladivostok, Russia, she earned her Doctorate in Theology (Spirituality) from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Urbe/Angelicum in Rome, Italy.


Dr. Siegmund is a member of the Society of Catholic Social Scientists, the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars, and the American Catholic Philosophical Association. She teaches and has taught at several colleges, seminaries and universities around the country. She has also lectured, delivered scholarly papers at conferences across the nation, and she has published articles in both philosophy and theology. A recent conference paper of hers is “The Central Task of Interiority in the Integral Complementarity of Man and Woman” delivered at Notre Dame University at the end of October in 2025.


One of her recent books, The Face of Jesus, the Martyr, and the Reciprocity of Abiding Love (2024) was awarded “Honorable Mention” by the Catholic Media Association (2025). Her latest book is The Metaphysics of Martyrdom (2025). 

 

Past Facilitators & Guest Speakers 

 

Fall/Spring 2025 

  • Dr. J. Marianne Siegmund, “Putting our into the Deep” with Jesus (Luke 5:4)
  • Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, Channels of Grace: Pastoral Ministry and the Spiritual Life
  • Mr. Kristian Jaloway, “Serving Those who Serve: Practical Next Steps”
  • Dr. Anthony Lilles, “Mental Prayer and the Divine Indwelling”
  • Dr. Maria Fedoryka, “The Centrality of Love for Human Existence”
  • Peter Stravinskas, “A Call to be Lay Apostles”

Fall 2024 

Banich

In Fall 2024, Rosemarie Banich shared about the joyful journeys of transitioning from a first career into a second career in ministry, which offer a wonderful opportunity to explore what Banich called the "onions and orchids" or ministry. Thoughtful, reflective, and practical - this webinar offered new and seasoned ministers good conversation and ideas about how to expand their career in ministry