Doctoral student, singer, religious educator, actress, choral conductor, writer: I'm blessed to wear a lot of hats which give me ample opportunity to learn, create, and serve. I'm in studies at Boston College's School of Theology and Ministry, pursuing a PhD in Theology and Education, having returned to studies after many years teaching religion and music at a Catholic high school.
In addition to reading and studying, run half-marathons, garden, practice yoga, follow politics, and sing. I've performed all around New England and beyond in opera, oratorio, concerts, musical theater, and recitals.
My journey in writing began with a travel blog I wrote during a summer I was singing in Italy. After my return I discovered I wanted to write more, that I enjoyed learning from the world and sharing what I've learned. I discovered that I have things that I want to say, so I kept writing. For five years my blog was called "Felice Mi Fa", which was really clever but not so easy to pronounce. Since spirituality and identity are major interests of mine. I seriously considered naming my blog "Are you there God? It's me, Margaret." As if doctoral studies didn't involve enough writing, I publish regularly on spirituality and the arts. Visit my publications page for a full list of my work. More than a decade of blog posts are also available here.
My research interests include Ignatian spirituality, mimetic theory and spiritual formation in schools. I'm also passionate about liturgy and liturgical catechesis, and was fortunate to be a part of Notre Dame's inaugural Mathis Liturgical Leadership Program. I was also a speaker at the 2022 Virtual Eucharist Reverence Conference; click here to watch my presentation on Reverence in Catholic School Liturgies.
My musical pursuits are diverse: I sing opera, oratorio and recitals as well as musical theater and pops-style orchestral performances. Liturgical music is dear to my heart; I sing at a number of parishes in the Archdiocese of Boston. It was through liturgical music that I became a choral conductor, and I'm proud to be an assistant director of the Liturgy Arts Group at Boston College where I am able to work with undergraduate music ministers every week. There are more details elsewhere on this site, including lots of videos!
I'm a New Englander through and through, reared South Windsor, Connecticut. My husband is also a New Englander, and we happily live in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston.
