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Theology

After active ministry as a regent, Jesuits begin a period of focused theology studies. In the United States, these are the studies that lead to the Master of Divinity degree for scholastics in priestly preparation. The brothers usually work toward a Master’s degree in theological or religious studies.

Dominic Chai

Hometown: Fullerton, California
Province: USA West

Dominic earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from UC Berkeley and a doctorate in management from the London School of Economics. Before joining the Jesuits, he held a faculty position at Birkbeck, University of London, where he taught strategic management and international business ethics. He also served as a senior executive for a Korean multinational corporation. As part of his discernment to enter the Novitiate, Dominic walked the Camino de Santiago, made pilgrimages to Yamaguchi, Japan, and Loyola, Spain, and volunteered at the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development. After completing First Studies at Loyola University Chicago, Dominic was missioned to the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development for his Regency assignment, where he co-coordinated the Vatican COVID-19 Commission’s Economy Taskforce, leading debt relief advocacy and forging partnerships to implement the teachings of Laudato Si’. Currently pursuing theology studies at Boston College, Dominic is writing his S.T.L. thesis on Sensus Fidei and communal discernment. In his spare time, he enjoys cycling, making pottery, and playing the oboe.