Brett O'Neill, S.J.
Graduate
Theological Ethics
Brett O'Neill, S.J.
Contact
Email: brett.oneill@bc.edu
ORCID 0000-0002-4934-7641
Education
- S.T.L., Boston College School of Theology and Ministry
- M.Int.Law, Australian National University, Canberra
- B.Theol., M.Th., G.D.Phil., Catholic Theological College, University of Divinity, Melbourne
Courses
Teaching Assistant
- Ethics, Religion and International Politics (Fall 2019), Instructor: Dr. Erik Owens
- Inscribing the Word: The New Testament (Fall 2021), Instructor: Dr. John Darr
- Person and Social Responsibility (Spring 2022), Instructor: Dr. Kenneth Himes, O.F.M.
- Engaging Catholicism (Fall 2022), Instructor. Dr. Mary Ann Hinsdale, I.H.M.
Teaching Fellow
- Engaging Catholicism (Spring 2024 and Fall 2024)
Dissertation
Title: "Migration Governance for the Global Common Good: Immigration Regulation in Catholic Social Teaching "
Director: Dr. Kristin Heyer
Readers: Dr. Lisa Sowle Cahill and Dr. James F. Keenan, S.J.
Defense: February 24, 2025
Biography
Brett is an Australian Jesuit priest. In 2020 he completed the S.T.L. degree at Boston College’s School of Theology and Ministry with a thesis on immigration and border control policy in Catholic social teaching.
Before entering the Society of Jesus in 2014, Brett worked in public policy with the Australian Government. As a Jesuit he has worked in policy advocacy with Jesuit Social Services, Melbourne, and as a support worker accompanying newly-arrived migrants.
Brett is interested in exploring how the Church can engage more constructively with governments and policymakers to better promote the common good.
Publications
“Reclaiming ‘Natural Partnership and Communication’: Francisco de Vitoria’s Legacy for Today’s Refugee Challenges,” Journal of Religious Ethics 50, no. 1 (March 2022): 103-122.
“Human Trafficking and the Dignity of Work,” La Civiltà Cattolica English Edition, no. 2001 (January 2020), (co-authored with Dr. Andrea Vicini, S.J.).