Lay ecclesial minister and certified Director of Religious Education in the Archdiocese of Boston, a trained and commissioned spiritual director, and a retreat director with over 20 years of experience.

Retreat & Spiritual Direction

Retreat ministry was the gateway to my ministerial career, and it remains both a joy and a central component of my work.  Through my degree at the Clough School of Theology and Ministry at Boston College, I was able to study to become a spiritual director, which I believe enhances my retreat ministry.  I have coordinated and directed retreats for children, youth, young adults, and women's retreats for women of any age, and have been engaged to do so by the parishes for which I have worked, Boston College Campus Ministry, and outside organizations.

Additionally, I maintain a small private spiritual direction practice.  I am trained in Ignatian spirituality, particularly the practice of discernment, and have worked with college undergraduates, graduate students, and women of a variety of ages, and those in discernment.  I am taking new directees:  feel free to email me.  

Ministry

As a lay Catholic ecclesial minister, I have been lucky to receive training and grow through experience in areas other than Faith Formation (religious education).  Specifically, I have been trained to plan and coordinate liturgies, which have included Sunday Family Masses, Confirmation and First Eucharist liturgies, Triduum and Easter liturgies, baptisms within and outside of Mass, and funerals.  I am also an experienced lay preacher and presider who has preached or presided at non-Eucharistic liturgies for Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, Advent and Lenten prayer services, and weekly communion services.

Additionally, I have long been involved in service, peace, and justice work through various ministerial contexts.  I have planned and coordinated local, domestic, and international service and immersion experiences for children, youth, adults, and families.  These experiences usually have required pre- and post-experience preparation and reflection throughout the process.