In the first grade I experienced a decisive encounter with God in the Eucharist. This encounter left an indelible mark, convincing me that I would forever be in service to the Divine. Over time this affection manifested itself in educational and career decisions with the conviction that my mission was to offer a message of HOPE and HEALING to the world.

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MY DREAM was to stand at the heart of sacred institutions and give a voice inside the threshold between the human and the holy, translating Mystery into words that can transform and heal.

 

When I finally arrived at the center of the place I longed to serve, I was hopeful my mission was coming to fruition. In some ways it was, but not the way I ever dreamed. While I found beauty and truth, it was equally matched by BROKENNESS. It was a brokenness so acute that it forced me to ask the question, "WHY STAY?"

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I desperately desired to abandon the Church, but amidst my struggle something or Someone HELD ON TO ME . I knew this pain was ordained for my transformation and for my mission. I had to break and be healed by Mystery, so that I could offer something authentic and real.

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MY MISSION became clear:  I needed to keep moving deeper, not away from, this mysterious pain. I was being called into the both/and of beauty and brokenness. And through this experience of suffering came a divine, palpable, and unshakable healing.

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This is the MESSAGE I offer now. The thrill and torment of wrestling with wonder, of entering into the gray, and of going deeper into Mystery until only the sense of infinite awe remains.