The Transfiguration – a Carry-on Kind of Spirituality
Sr. Mary Ellen O’Dea
Mary Ellen O'Dea, OP- Mary Ellen O'Dea, OP, a Dominican sister, is presently Spirituality Coordinator at Wright Hall, Loyola Lakefront Campus; Promoter of Preaching for the Eastern Province of the Sinsinawa Dominicans; Founder of F.B.I., Feminist Biblical Interpretation, a Scripture prayer/study women's group; Founder of the Magdala Project, a five month empowering process, created to hone preaching skills for Dominican women preachers.

Recipes to Feed a Spiritual Hunger
Dr. Dianne Costanzo
Dr. Dianne Costanzo has taught literature, poetry, and spirituality for over 25 years. Currently, she teaches at Dominican University and at the
Institute for Spiritual Leadership. She is a spiritual director and facilitates days/evenings of reflection. She studies and teaches Aikido and is a fourth degree blackbelt in that art.

Their Eyes Were Opened: They Discovered Him In the Breaking of Bread
Fr. Tom Hurley
Fr. Tom Hurley is a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago. Ordained in 1993, he served as the Associate Pastor of Most Holy Redeemer in Evergreen Park and St. Cajetan on the southside of Chicago. From 1997-2003, Fr. Hurley served as the Vocation Director and Dean of
Admissions for St. Joseph College Seminary at Loyola University. Tom was recently assigned to be the Associate Pastor at Old St. Patrick's Church. He attended the Archdiocesan seminaries and the University of Notre Dame, where he earned an MA in Theology.