Media Appearances

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Empathy and Compassion in Star Wars

Star Warsologies — March 25, 2024


Burke Lectureship on Religion and Society Presents Theologian Father Bryan N. Massingale, Nov. 15

UC San Diego Today — November 7, 2023


Nuances in Support of Catholic Causes

The CARA Report — Winter 2023


Cardinal-designate McElroy has long commitment to Laudato Si’, environment

National Catholic Reporter — August 25, 2022


Pope Names Women to Key Vatican Office

The Southern Cross — July 24, 2022


We Asked Hundreds of Americans About Abortion. Their Feelings Were Complicated

Time — May 9, 2022 (as “my team”)


American Catholic Studies Newsletter, Volume 48, no. 2, p. 23

American Catholic Studies Newsletter (University of Notre Dame’s Cushwa Center) — Fall 2021


Modern Catholics with Maureen Day

On a Mission — September 27, 2021


Cardinal Cupich: To save planet, US must reject ‘false idol’ of money

National Catholic Reporter — July 14, 2021


American Catholic Studies Newsletter, Volume 48, no. 1, p. 55

American Catholic Studies Newsletter (University of Notre Dame’s Cushwa Center) — Spring 2021


Appointment of woman a ‘great hope’

The Southern Cross — February 23, 2021


Event series’ proposals aim to raise women’s voices in San Diego Diocese

National Catholic Reporter — January 6, 2021


Love Brewing Cafe

Diocese of San Diego, Office of Family Spirituality — October 9, 2020


What Americans Really Think About Abortion

Wall Street Journal — September 25, 2020 (as “team of five sociologists”)


What Pro-Lifers Can Learn From the Notre Dame Abortion Survey

National Catholic Register — August 9, 2020 (as “a team of five sociologists”)



Abortion study finds American opinion much more complicated than polls suggest

Aleteia.org — July 21, 2020 (as “sociologists at the University of Notre Dame”)


Survey Shows that Only 33% of Americans Believe that Abortion is Morally Wrong

The Daily Citizen — July 17, 2020 (as “the researchers”)


National abortion study finds out-of-touch labels, knowledge gaps, appetite for moral discussion

Phys.org — July 16, 2020 (as “team of sociologists”)


Notre Dame study examines ‘everyday’ Americans’ attitudes toward abortion

Catholic News Service — July 15, 2020 (as “a research team”)

Appears in NCR and America


Five years after Laudato Si: How are we doing?

The Southern Cross — June 1, 2020


Here’s what to expect for Laudato Si’ Week as pope’s ecology document turns five

National Catholic Reporter — May 15, 2020


How to Increase U.S. Parish Support among Latino Catholics

The CARA Report — Winter 2020


Season 4, Episode 1: Dr. Maureen Day

Campus Min Podcast — 2/12/20


Survey finds tension between professional and ‘missionary’ campus ministers:
Follow-up projects to address ‘shared ministry’ and college-to-parish transition

National Catholic Reporter — 1/24/20


San Diego People

KUSI — 12/22/19


Book Review: Young Adult American Catholics

American Catholic Studies — vol. 130, no. 2 (2019)


US Congress, more diverse than ever, falls far short of country’s diversity

National Catholic Reporter — 2/25/19


Young Adult American Catholics

The CARA Report — Winter 2019


Assessing Catholic Campus Ministry

The CARA Report — Winter 2019


NCR Podcast: How (and why) Jews appreciate Catholics (my part comes in at 25:20)

National Catholic Reporter — 11/29/18


Polarization in the Pews

St. Anthony’s Messenger — November 2018


Culture plays role in US Hispanics’ muted response to abuse crisis

National Catholic Reporter — 11/13/18


Young Catholics’ essays invite readers to deep, authentic listening

National Catholic Reporter –11/7/18


Latinos could transform faith’s role in US politics

National Catholic Reporter — 10/27/18


Amoris Laetitia–Part Two

https://www.thedigitaltheologian.com — 6/22/18


Amoris Laetitia–Part One

https://www.thedigitaltheologian.com — 6/14/18


“Ministry Seeks a More Just and Peaceful World”

The CARA Report — Winter 2018


Theologians praise San Diego’s pioneering synod

National Catholic Reporter — 11/4/16