A gathering place for learning, conversation and community.

The Bishop Keane Institute brings the leading voices in Catholic thought, ministry and education to Hampton, VA, as a way of engaging our local community in the ongoing and wider mission of Christ’s Church.

Stephen Okey is a Professor of Theology at Saint Leo University in Saint Leo, FL, where he teaches courses in Catholic theology and ethics and directs the doctoral program in theology.  He earned his master’s degree in theology from the University of Chicago Divinity School and his Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from Boston College.  He is the author of A Theology of Conversation: An Introduction to David Tracy, published in 2018 with Liturgical Press Academic.  He has published scholarly essays in Political Theology and International Journal of Public Theology.  His research interests are in public theology, Catholic social teaching, and technology.