Allentown College of St . Francis de Sales
What was the name of the employer John F. Harvey work for from 1990 to 2010?
John F . Harvey John Francis Harvey ( April 14 , 1918 – December 27 , 2010 ) was a priest of the Oblates of St . Francis de Sales , a moral theologian of the Catholic Church , and the founder of the DeSales School of Theology in Washington , D.C . He wrote about homosexuality and Catholic moral teaching and founded the Courage Apostolate , a Catholic organization that advises gay and lesbian Catholics to be abstinent from sex . Early life and ordination . John Francis Harvey was born on April 14 , 1918 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , the third of four children of Patrick J . and Margaret ( née Harkins ) Harvey . Patrick Harvey , a devout Catholic , was a native of Ireland . Margaret died when John Francis was an infant . John Francis attended St . Columba Parish School , and after graduating from Northeast Catholic High School for Boys in 1936 , he entered the Oblate Novitiate in Childs , MD , making his first profession of vows on September 8 , 1937 , and his perpetual vows on September 8 , 1940 . After earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy in 1941 from The Catholic University of America in Washington , D.C. , he continued his studies at that institution , earning a masters in psychology and philosophy , a licentiate in theology and , ten years later , a doctorate in moral theology . He was ordained to the priesthood on June 3 , 1944 , at the Cathedral Basilica of SS . Peter and Paul in Philadelphia by Hugh L . Lamb , Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia . Harvey was a lifelong and ardent fan of the Philadelphia Eagles and Phillies . Priestly ministries . Educational and ministerial background . After ordination Father Harveys served as a High school teacher at Northeast Catholic High School from 1945 to 1947 . After this he became a Graduate student at The Catholic University of America , which he attended from 1947 to 1951 . This further education lead to his becoming a Professor . He became a Professor of moral theology at Dunbarton College of the Holy Cross and worked there from 1948 to 1973 . He also acted as Professor of moral theology at DeSales Hall School of Theology , Washington , D.C . from the somewhat overlapping period of 1949 to 1987 . He served as that schools president from 1965 to 1977 . In addition he held a role as a professor of moral theology and President of Cluster of Independent Theological Schools , Washington , D.C . from 1980 to 1983 . He also served as a visiting professor at several institutions , including Catholic Theological Union , Sydney , Australia , St . Joseph Seminary of the Archdiocese of New York , and Seton Hall University . From 1990 to 2010 he was Professor of medical and sexual ethics at the Allentown College of St . Francis de Sales ( since 2001 , DeSales University ) where he lived at Wills Hall , student residence . Additionally , he took on teaching duties at the Oblate House of Studies at The Catholic University of America , in Washington , D.C . until it was closed in 1997 due to a dearth of priestly candidates . Courage Apostolate . Harvey is best known for urging the Catholics he called same-sex attracted to be chaste . The term same-sex attracted is often preferred by Catholics like him because they feel gay or lesbian is defining a person by their orientation in a way that is inadvisable . In November 1978 , Fr . Benedict Groeschel , C.F.R , recommended him to Terence Cardinal Cooke , Archbishop of New York , to start a new ministry for this purpose . Harvey started Courage Apostolate , a support group with five members . It had its first meeting on September 26 , 1980 , at the Church of St . Joseph in New York . Harvey retired as Executive Director of Courage in 2008 . Publications . In his writings , Harvey defended the traditional Catholic position , while strongly contending that same-sex attracted or LGBT Catholics deserve compassionate pastoral care . In 1987 , he published his best-known book , The Homosexual Person : New Thinking in Pastoral Care . In it , he critiqued the views of those theologians who argue that the Churchs longstanding prohibition of same-sex acts is wrong . Among others , he also wrote two other books , The Truth about Homosexuality , and Homosexuality and the Catholic Church . Paul D . Scalia writes that no collection of works provide an authentically Catholic examination of the issue with such depth and breadth . He not only presents the Church’s teaching clearly , but also examines the opposition with notable accuracy and fairness . And yet , for all that , his tone always remains placid and serene , presenting challenging truths and engaging the opposition without rancor or bitterness . Of the foregoing books , Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke said that they have been of inestimable assistance to all who want to understand homosexuality and respond in a Christ-like manner to brothers and sisters who struggle with same-sex attraction . Retirement and death . Harvey retired to Annecy Hall , a retirement community for the Oblates of St . Francis de Sales in Childs , MD , in January 2010 . He died on December 27 , 2010 , the feast of St . John the Evangelist , at Union Hospital in Elkton , MD , and was survived by his sister , Margaret Smith , and many nieces , nephews and grand-nieces and grand-nephews . He was predeceased by his siblings , Catherine Egan and James Harvey . The Mass for Christian Burial for Harvey was celebrated on Friday , December 31 , 2010 , at Our Lady of Light Chapel , 1120 Blue Ball Road , Elkton , MD . He is buried at the Oblates of Saint Francis de Sales Cemetery , in Childs , Cecil County . MD . Legacy . Harveys approach won the endorsement of the Pontifical Council for the Family . This endorsement was an indication they saw it as achieving the proper balance between orthodoxy ( correct belief ) and orthopraxy ( correct conduct , both ethical and liturgical ) in his apostolate . Pope John Paul II said of this ministry , Courage is doing the work of God ! In 2011 , at the 31st Annual Courage Conference , Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke , then the Cardinal Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura , gave a tribute to the work of Harvey . Honorary degrees . - Doctor of Humane Letters ( honorary ) , Assumption College , 1986 . - Doctor of Humane Letters ( honorary ) , Allentown College of St . Francis de Sales ( now DeSales University ) , 1988 . Other recognition . - A chair in moral theology at DeSales University is named after Harvey . - A residential building for juniors and seniors at DeSales University was named for Harvey .