Richard is a pastoral counselor. He attended Oberlin College, where he was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate with a double major in English and Religious Studies. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. in Theology and Ethics from the University of Notre Dame. Dr. Bondi has taught at Notre Dame, at Marquette University, and at the Candler School of Theology of Emory University. He is the author of Leading God’s People: Ethics for the Practice of Ministry. He has practiced pastoral counseling and psychotherapy at the Emmanuel Center for Pastoral Counseling since 1997.