Jared Ortiz joined Hope College in 2012. He teaches theology in the Department of Religion and is founder and executive director of the Saint Benedict Institute, the Catholic spiritual and intellectual center that serves Hope College.
Dr. Ortiz teaches courses on the mysteries of Christianity, church history, the theology of the human person and early Christianity. He recently co-authored a commentary on the Nicene Creed and is researching the Rule of St. Benedict.
Jared is a member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Holland. He is married to Rhonda Ortiz, a novelist, and has six children, Benedict, Miriam, Joseph, Leo, Magdalene and Matthias.