Rudy Vela, S.M., D.Min., is a Marianist priest with his doctorate concentration in "Cross-Cultural Ministries," from Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, IL. He has been a teacher, lecturer, facilitator and pastor, as well as program director and faculty member at the Mexican American Cultural Center in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Vela also holds a Masters in the Science of Administration (MSA) from University of Notre Dame, and a Masters of Divinity from St. Michael´s College, Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto. He has done post-graduate studies in Missiology at the Pontifical Gregorian University, and Liturgy at San Anselmo, the Pontifical for Liturgical Studies in Rome, Italy. Dr. Vela has also been a missionary in Lima, Peru. He is presently serving as Assistant Professor of Theology at St. Mary's University, in San Antonio, Texas. He now serves as the Director for St. Mary’s University’s Spain Study Abroad Program at La Universidad de Alcalá, Colegio de los Trinitarios, Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Estudios Norteamericanos (IUIEN) were he taught during the Spring semesters of 2004, 2005 and 2009. Appointments at St. Mary's University include the Presidents Peace Commission and Strategic Initiatives in International Education Committee and Strategic Initiatives in International Education Committee. Fr. Vela is also a member of the facilitation team for FORMISSION, a program sponsored by the National Religious Formation Conference (RFC).
Rudy Vela, S.M., D.Min., is a Marianist priest with his doctorate concentration in "Cross-Cultural Ministries," from Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, IL. He has been a teacher, lecturer, facilitator and pastor, as well as program director and faculty member at the Mexican American Cultural Center in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Vela also holds a Masters in the Science of Administration (MSA) from University of Notre Dame, and a Masters of Divinity from St. Michael´s College, Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto. He has done post-graduate studies in Missiology at the Pontifical Gregorian University, and Liturgy at San Anselmo, the Pontifical for Liturgical Studies in Rome, Italy. Dr. Vela has also been a missionary in Lima, Peru. He is presently serving as Assistant Professor of Theology at St. Mary's University, in San Antonio, Texas. He now serves as the Director for St. Mary’s University’s Spain Study Abroad Program at La Universidad de Alcalá, Colegio de los Trinitarios, Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Estudios Norteamericanos (IUIEN) were he taught during the Spring semesters of 2004, 2005 and 2009. Appointments at St. Mary's University include the Presidents Peace Commission and Strategic Initiatives in International Education Committee and Strategic Initiatives in International Education Committee. Fr. Vela is also a member of the facilitation team for FORMISSION, a program sponsored by the National Religious Formation Conference (RFC).