I am a Philadelphia native, former nun, scholar, public speaker, and Professor Emerita at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and am the author of "Particular Friendships: A Convent Memoir" (Xlibris, 2006) and "The Faithful Ones: A Novel (Invictus Press Inc, 2025), named Best Work of Literary Fiction by the 2026 IndieReader Discovery Awards.