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         Father Raymond G. Helmick has been recognized by Ultra Service Consultants Inc. for his various religious contributions and his dedication to spreading the word of God.

 

         Father Raymond G. Helmick was born in Arlington, Massachusetts on September 7, 1931. He was born into a religious family that raised him to be Roman Catholic. He joined the Jesuit Order in 1951 and then made the decision to pursue a college education at Boston College. He graduated with his Bachelors of Arts in 1956 and in 1957 Father Helmick received his Masters in Philosophy. Later that same year, Father Helmick received his Philosophy license from Weston College.

 

         In 1963, Father Helmick furthered his religious standing by becoming an ordained priest of the Roman Catholic Church. Despite his religious contributions in the United States, in the early 1970’s Father Helmick decided to move from the United States to London where he served as the Career Associate Director at the Center for Human Rights and Responsibilities. In 1979, Father Helmick decided to move in a new direction by accepting a position as a Co-Director at the Center of Concern for Human Dignity. Later that year he moved back to the United States and became the senior associate at the Conflict Analysis Center in Washington.

 

        Father Helmick now serves as a professor of conflict resolution at Boston College. He has also mediated in a number of conflicts in Northern Ireland, various Middle Eastern and Balkan countries. He is also recognized for his services in the U.S. Interreligious Communications for Peace in the Middle East, the Organization for Human Rights in Iraq, the Refugee Immigrant Ministry, and was the vice president of the Consent of the Governed.

 

        Although Father Helmick has focused his life on his religious contributions, he also enjoys writing and has published several books and articles throughout his career. Some of his publications include: A Social Option: A Social Planning Approach to the Problems of Northern Ireland,La Situation libanaise selon Raymond Eddé, Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Religion, Social Policy and Conflict Transformation, Negotiating Outside the Law: Why Camp David Failed, and Living Catholic Faith in a Contentious Age.