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Sister Barbara Quinn, RSCJ, has been appointed associate director of spiritual formation at the School of Theology and Ministry, effective Feb. 7. She succeeds Rev. James Mongelluzzo, who stepped down to join the faculty of Blessed John XXIII National Seminary in Weston.
As associate director of spiritual formation, Sister Quinn will coordinate all aspects of spiritual formation at the STM, administering the holistic formation for ministry and spiritual formation programs, and assisting with the STM liturgical program.
“I am delighted to welcome Sister Barbara to the STM administrative team,” said STM Dean Mark Massa, SJ, in a statement announcing her appointment. “She brings a wealth of experience in designing spiritual formation programs for ministers and other professionals, and in developing workshops and presentations in spiritual direction, spirituality and peace building, law and spirituality, and business leadership.”
Said Sister Quinn, “I have enormous respect for Boston College’s School of Theology and Ministry as an academic institution that serves the whole person in a context of deep values and broad vision. The opportunity to support and facilitate the growth of students and the institution through spiritual formation is a great privilege. My first priority will be to get to know the needs and hopes of those served by the spiritual formation program so that whatever continues and/or evolves will reflect these needs and hopes.”
A member of the Society of the Sacred Heart, Sister Quinn comes to STM from the University of San Diego, where she was the founding director of the Center for Christian Spirituality. She has previously served in a variety of ministerial roles as formation director, campus minister, pastoral associate and religious educator.
Sister Quinn earned a master of divinity degree from Weston Jesuit School of Theology in 1981 and a doctorate of ministry from the Catholic Theological Union in 1998.