Maurice J. Nutt, CSsR, DMin, holds a doctorate of ministry degree in preaching from Aquinas Institute of Theology and is a noted revival, mission, and retreat preacher both nationally and internationally. Father Nutt is also a faculty member at the Institute for Black Catholic Studies (IBCS) at Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he taught preaching from 2014-2017. He was appointed by Bishop Kopacz of the Diocese of Jackson to promote the cause of canonization of Sister Thea Bowman.
