Rev. Dr Paul Galea - Pastoral Theology, Liturgy & Canon Law

Rev. Dr Paul Galea Following his Master’s degree in Pastoral Theology (1979) he continued his studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy, from where he obtained the Bachelor’s degree in Psychology (1981) and a Licentiate in Psychology (1982) with a thesis: “Treating Husband and Wife: Analysis of Contemporary Approaches in Marital Therapy.” In 1992 he started a Ph.D. degree in Pastoral Counseling at Loyola College in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. This was accompanied by a two year internship at the Towson State University Counseling Center in Baltimore, Maryland and one year as trainee at the Sexual Behavior Consultation Unit in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. USA. In 1996 he graduated with a dissertation: Development and Validation of the Commitment to Partnership Scale: Applying Psychological Constructs to Pastoral Issues in Marriage”. Since 1996 he has been Senior Lecturer in Pastoral Counseling, in the Faculty of Theology, University of Malta and a Lecturer in Psychology in the Department of Psychology. He has been Head of Department of Pastoral Theology since 2000, and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Theology and Member of the University Senate since 2001.

1987 Lejn Maturita` Sesswali: Tagħrif Għall-Edukazzjoni Sesswali. Malta: Media Centre.
1999 (Co-Author with Task Force Team) On Cases of Sexual Abuse In Pastoral Activity: Statement of Policy & Procedures in Cases of Sexual Abuse. Malta: Maltese Ecclesiastical Province, Media Centre.
2001 L-Edukazzjoni Sesswali: Nistgħu Naslu Għal xi Forma Ta’ Viżjoni Komuni? Keynote Paper, Cana Movement National Conference on Sex Education, March 17, 2001, Floriana: Cana Movement, pp.7-17.
2002 L-Abbuż Sesswali Fuq it-Tfal, Malta: Media Centre.
2004 Aletti, M., & Galea, P. Spirituality, Neurotheology and Psychology of Religion,“Psicologia Della Religione – News. Notiziario della Societa` Italiana di Psicologia della Religione” Anno 9, n.3, settembre-dicembre, pp.4-6.
2005 “Priestly Vocations In Malta: A Psychosocial Analysis”, in Seminarium, Vatican City: Congregation for Catholic Education. Anno XLV, N.2, pp.409-424.
2006 English translation, “Between Neurobiological Findings, Cultural Contexts and Individual Attributions. The Specificity of the Psychological Approach to Religion”, Aletti, M., in Aletti, Fagnani & Rossi (eds): Religione: cultura, mente e cervello: Nuove prospettive in Psicologia della Religione, Torino: Centro Scientifico Editore, pp.138-192.
2007 English translation, “Countertransference as a Way to God: Psychotherapeutic Process and Integration of the Spiritual Dimension” , Bresciani, C. in Manenti, Guarinelli, & Zollner (Eds), Formation and the Person. Essays on Theory and Practice. Peeters, Chapter 12, pp.221-239.
2007 “Readiness for Commitment : Applying Psychological Constructs to Pastoral Issues in Marriage”, The Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling, Vol. 61, No.3, Fall 2007, pp.205-213.