Rev. Fr. Francis K. WARD

Rev. Fr. Francis K. WARD

NATIONALITY: Ghanaian / British
ARCHDIOCESE: Cape Coast
ADDRESS: St. Paul’s Catholic Seminary, Sowutuom, P. O. Box AH 323, Achimota- Accra.
OFFICE: Spiritual Director
STATE: Lecturer & Formator Priest in charge of Library, Seed Magazine, Sacristy/Liturgy, Digital/Media & Technology, and Archbishop Dominic Andoh Hall.
EMAILwardosborne55@gmail.com

UNIVERSITIES & SEMINARIES ATTENDED
Pontifical Teresian University, Teresianum, Rome, Italy.
Pontifical Urban University, Urbaniana, Rome, Italy.
University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
St. Peter’s Regional Seminary, Pedu, Ghana.
St. Paul’s Catholic Seminary, Sowutuom, Accra, Ghana.
Eastleigh College, Greater London, UK.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Doctorate in Sacred Theology (S.T.D.)
Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.)
Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology (S.T.B)
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Study of Religions (BA Hons.)
Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)
Certificate in Theological Sciences
Certificate in Counselling Skills

PUBLICATIONS/ RESEARCH:
1. The Theology of the True Conscience in the Writings of John Henry Newman: Conscience as Path to Holiness
2. The Reality and Essence of Suffering in the life of John Paul II and Salvifici Doloris: Its Implications and Lessons for the Ghanaian Christian
3. The attitudes of Teachers and Pupils towards the teaching and learning of Religious and Moral Education in some selected Junior High Schools in the Kommenda – Edina – Eguafo – Abrem Municipality
4. “The Practice of the Presence of God” in Seed Magazine 23, 40-44. (2023)

RESEARCH INTEREST
Doctrinal and theological issues
The relationship between psychotherapy and spirituality
Discernment and Formation
Newmanian studies