He holds a B.A. from Fordham University, where he double-majored in political science and theology, an M.A.R. from Yale Divinity School, and a Ph.D. with a focus on systematic theology and ethics from Marquette University. His research interests deal with political theology in all its varieties and the ethical questions which arise from that, inculturation of the faith, as well as Hispanic and Caribbean theology. He holds a mandatum from the Diocese of Phoenix. He appears regularly on Immaculate Heart Radio, and has given talks at parish and diocesan gatherings.