St. Patrick’s Seminary
320 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
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Rev. Blaise Berg, S.T.D.
Assistant Professor of Dogmatics / Pastoral Internship Program Director
Bio
Fr. Blaise Berg was born the ninth of twelve children in Yuba City, California. Ordained for the Diocese of Sacramento in 1998, Fr. Berg has worked as a parish priest, Newman Center chaplain and diocesan official in his home diocese. In addition to his various parish and diocesan assignments, Fr. Berg has served on several diocesan boards, committees, and councils and continues to serve as chaplain for Rachel’s Vineyard retreats. Since 2003, he has been a board member of the California Association of Natural Family Planning and currently serves as its President.
Selected Publications
“NFP in the Trenches: Missionaries of Charity Teach the Billings Method in Calcutta, India”, President’s Article, CANFP News, June 2019
“Balthasar sulla sessualitá”, Dizionario su sesso, amore y feconditá, Catagalli, Siena, 2019
“We teach and preach NFP because it’s true!” Clergy Corner, CANFP News, Dec 2015
“How does a priest treat the sin of voluntary sterilization within the celebration of the Sacrament of Penance?” Clergy Corner, CANFP News, Mar 2013
“Spiritual Fatherhood of the Priest and of the Husband/Father”, Clergy Corner, CANFP News, Nov 2007
Conference/Workshop Presentations
God’s Design for Married Love, The Pastoral Applications of NFP: Creating a Parish Culture that is Life Giving and Love Giving, Presentation to Permanent Deacons, Diocese of Sacramento, May 30, 2020
Cinema and Catechesis, Presentation, Ministry Days, Diocese of Sacramento, Sep 12, 2014
Liturgical Directives for Deacons, Presentation, Diocese of Sacramento, March 13, 2014
Navigating the Sexual Wilderness, Presentation, Diocese of Sacramento, March 4, 2013
Fatherhood: The Vocation of All Men, Presentation, Men’s Conference, Diocese of Oakland, November 15, 2008
blaise.berg@stpsu.edu
Education
B.A., Philosophy and Theology, University of San Francisco, St. Ignatius Institute, 1983
M.B.A, California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, 1991
S.T.B, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, 1994, cum laude
S.T.L., Pontifical Lateran University, John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family, 1997, magna cum laude (tesina: Marriage and Family Life According to A. von Speyr: A Study of Christiane in the Light of the Magisterium)
S.T.D., Pontifical Lateran University, John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family, 2003, summa cum laude (dissertation: Marriage According to Adrienne von Speyr)
