DeBroeck, Ximena, Ph.D.
Faculty
DeBroeck, Ximena, Ph.D.
Adjunct Faculty
Education
MSP (Divine Mercy University)
STL (Biblical Studies), St. Mary’s Seminary
PhD (Systematic Theology), (Duquesne University
Contact
Biography
Dr. DeBroeck joined the MSP adjunct faculty at Divine Mercy University in 2025. In addition to her work at DMU, she is also Adjunct Assistant Professor at Loyola University, Chicago, Adjunct Professor at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary and Leadership Consultant with the Catholic Leadership Institute. Previously, Dr. DeBroeck has served the Church in various roles, including former Director of Pastoral Formation and full-time faculty at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, Emmitsburg, MD, Assistant Professor of Sacred Scripture at St. Mary’s Seminary, Director of Catechetical and Pastoral Formation at the Archdiocese of Baltimore, and Director of Divine Worship and Sacramental Formation.
Dr. DeBroeck’s publications include various articles on Scripture interpretation and sacramental formation. She presented a doctoral seminar on “Ritual and Remembrance” at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland and has been an invited speaker at various professional gatherings. In the theology field, her graduate research focused on sacrifice as a path to understanding the call to be self-gift. Her dissertation, Becoming a Priestly People: A Biblical Theology of Liturgical Sacrifice as Spiritual Formation,considered the biblical foundations of sacrifice and addressed underdeveloped concepts of sacrifice, which influence the manner in which one approaches sacrifice as self-gift and her licentiate thesis focused on Sacrifice as Participation in the Life of the Trinity. In the psychology field, her MSP capstone work was dedicated to Navigating Leadership Through the Loss and Rediscovery of Identity of Parish Restructuring. Her research interests explore the concepts of self-concept and self-gift in relation to trauma, attachment patterns, memory, and vocational flourishing.