Meet the Blogger - Henry McGinnis, Ph.D.

Born in Croydon, England; attended Jesuit High School in New York City, then served in the U.S. Army for three years.

Obtained a bachelor’s in sociology, with a focus on the family, from St. Michael’s College in Vermont; a master’s in social work from St. Louis University; and a doctorate in sociology, with emphasis on the family, from St. John’s University, New York.

Taught at Fordham from 1958 to 1965, when he moved to Miami to open Barry University’s School of Social Work; in addition to teaching at Barry, he also has taught at the University of Houston; St. Leo College, Tampa; Biscayne College/St. Thomas University; and St. John Vianney Seminary.

Taught the four-evening Pre-Cana classes for the Archdiocese of Miami from 1975 to 2000, during which time he also was in private practice as a marriage and family counselor.

Has been married for 52 years to his second wife, Lucille; his first wife died after 10 years of marriage. They have five children and nine grandchildren and attend St. Malachy Parish in Tamarac and St. Gregory the Great in Plantation.