Jessica Keating, M.Div.

Jessica Keating directs the Notre Dame Office of Life and Human Dignity in the McGrath Institute for Church Life. In her role, she leads the Institute’s research, education, and outreach efforts on the nature and dignity of the human person and contemporary issues related to the sanctity of life. The Office collaborates with academic experts and practitioners to elaborate the breadth and depth of Catholic tradition's teaching on the fundamental dignity of the human person to life in the Church. She also works closely with Catholic educators and pastoral leaders to develop resources and strategies to more effectively witness to the Gospel of Life.

Jess originally hails from the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C. She earned a Masters of Divinity from the University of Notre Dame in 2013. In addition to her work with the Institute, she is also doctoral candidate in Systematic Theology at Notre Dame.

Jess’ writing has appeared in publications such as, Notre Dame Magazine, America Magazine, Commonweal, and in volume of essays, Dante, Mercy, and the Beauty of the Human Person.

She lives in the suburbs of Boston with her husband and toddler and, when she has time, she enjoys baseball, literature, puzzles, and running.