Background
Sheeran was born in New York City in 1940, and entered the Society of Jesus at Florissant, Missouri, in 1957.
Sheeran was born in New York City in 1940, and entered the Society of Jesus at Florissant, Missouri, in 1957.
He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1970. This resulted in his book Beyond Majority Rule, which was published in 1983. Sheeran received his doctorate in politics from Princeton in 1977.
He also holds a Licentiate (European equivalent of a master"s degree) in Sacred Theology, a Licentiate in Philosophy, a master"s degree in political science, a master"s degree in Moral and Pastoral Theology and a bachelor"s degree in Philosophy and Letters.
All are from Saint Louis University. Sheeran has taught at Saint Louis University and at Regis Jesuit High School in Denver.
He joined Regis University in 1975, and in 1993 became its president