Aline Paris most recently was Professor of Theology at College of St. Mary in Omaha, Nebraska, where she was awarded the Inspiring Excellence Award. She holds an MA in Theology/Scripture from St. Michael’s College in Winooski, Vermont; and both an MTS and a DMin in Word and Worship from Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. Her previous ministries included serving as an elementary school principal, a Director of Religious Education, and a junior high school teacher. She served as spiritual director for several Cursillos. She served three terms as Executive Director of MAST and remains a member of the Editorial Board of The MAST Journal.
Anna Nicholls, RSM (New Zealand), is a PhD student at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington in Studies of Religion. She obtained a BSc, GradDipTheol and MTheol from the University of Auckland, as well as a MEd (Leadership) from the Australian Catholic University.
Audrey Synnott, RSM, holds a BA from Vassar College and an MA in English from the University of Buffalo of State University of New York. She has a background in teaching English in grade school and high school.
Avis Clendenen, a Mercy Associate, holds a PhD and DMin degree from Chicago Theological Seminary. She is professor emerita of religious studies at Saint Xavier University in Chicago, Illinois, and a trustee of the University.
Barbara Moore, RSM, holds a BA in American History from Nazareth College in Rochester, New York; an MA in History from the University of Rochester; and an MDiv from Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School in New York.
Boreta A. Singleton, RSM, is a Temporary Professed member of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas. She holds degrees in music, liturgy, theology, pastoral care and counseling and certificates in spiritual direction and supervision. Currently, she is the Associate Director for Mission Integration and Formation for the Institute Ministry Office.
Charlotte Tomaino holds a PhD in neuropsychology from City University of New York City with additional training at Mount Sinai Medical Center, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, and Temple Medical Center in New Haven, Connecticut.
Danielle Gagnon is Director of Mission and Ministry at Merion Mercy Academy in Pennsylvania. She holds an MA in Christian Spirituality from Fordham University in New York, and a certificate in Spiritual Guidance from the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation in Washington, DC. She previously served as Director of Campus Ministry at Merion Mercy Academy and as a Spiritual Director at Cranaleith Spiritual Center in Philadelphia, PA. Prior to her studies in the areas of spirituality and spiritual guidance, she spent fourteen years in Institutional Advancement positions such as the Director of Development at Hope Partnership for Education, Director of Parent Programs at Malvern Preparatory School, and Associate Director of Development at Medicines for Humanity.
Doris Gottemoeller, RSM, PhD, served as the first president of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas. Other ministry experiences included service on numerous health care, higher education, seminary, retreat center and social service boards. She was the president of the LCWR, a delegate to the International Union of Superiors General, and an auditor at the Synod on Consecrated Life.
Elizabeth Julian, RSM (Aotearoa, New Zealand), holds a BA, BEd and Certificate in Adult Education from Massey University, a Diploma of Teaching from Palmerston North Teachers’ College; an MEd (Religious Education) from Boston College, Massachusetts; and a DMin from Catholic Theological Union, Chicago.
February 26, 1944 – April 14, 2025
Eloise Rosenblatt, RSM, holds multiple graduate degrees in comparative literature, theology, and law. She has a background in higher education as a graduate professor of biblical studies, dean, and administrator at various universities. She also has worked in private practice in family law. Her most recent publication is a feminist commentary on 2 Peter in the Wisdom Commentary Series (Liturgical Press). She served as the editor of The MAST Journal from 1993 to 2025. Eloise was working on the Vol. 30 No. 1 issue when she died, ensuring that this inaugural issue of The MAST Journal as an online publication would carry the Journal—and all who read it, write for it, and shepherd it—faithfully into the future.
Fran Repka, RSM, holds a BSN from the University of Cincinnati, an MA in clinical psychology from the University of Detroit, and an EdD in Counseling Psychology from the University of Cincinnati.
James Marshall, educator, and catechist, holds a BS in Biology and an MA in Pastoral Ministry, with emphasis in catechetics, both from Santa Clara University in northern California.
Julia Upton, RSM, is the Editor of The MAST Journal. She is Provost Emerita and Distinguished Professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at St John’s University in New York where she has taught since 1979.
Katherine Doyle, RSM, is trained in history and spirituality. She received an MA in Educational Administration from the University of San Francisco in California, and an MA in Liturgical Studies from St. John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota.
Mary C. Sullivan, RSM, was a prolific writer about the life and mission of Catherine McAuley. She shared the Mercy story with thousands through her teaching, books, seminars and retreats all over the world.
Mary Janet Rozzano, RSM, is currently retired and living in Burlingame, California. Her ministries have included teaching and administration in secondary education, service on the former Burlingame Community leadership team, and chaplaincy work with older adults.
Mary-Paula Cancienne, RSM, PhD, is a theologian who specializes in questions of purpose during challenging and complex times, working to discover meaningful ethical options for how we go forward. She teaches, writes, and speaks on contemporary theology and spirituality that engages religious and secular worldviews.
Maryanne Stevens holds a PhD in Religion and Education from Boston College and a Masters in Spirituality from St. Louis University. She recently retired after 27 years as President of College of Saint Mary in Omaha, Nebraska. She now volunteers with “Omaha Welcomes the Stranger,” a not-for-profit organization helping new immigrant families find their way in the United States. She serves on the social ministry committee of Mercy Investment Services and the boards of St. Xavier University in Chicago and Mercy High School in Omaha.
Patricia Talone is a Sister of Mercy of the Americas. A theological ethicist, she is a consultant, lecturer and writer in the areas of mission, ethics and formation. She has served at the Catholic Health Association of the United States and has a broad educational background having taught at every level from grade three through post-graduate. She holds a PhD in theological ethics from Marquette University, an MA in Religious Studies from St. Charles Seminary, and a BA in Humanities from Gwynedd-Mercy College. In 1996, she spent a semester as a visiting fellow at Georgetown University’s Kennedy School of Ethics. She has a number of board commitments and has published extensively in theological and health care journals and periodicals.
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Sharon Kerrigan, RSM, holds a PhD from the Graduate Theological Foundation, a DMin from Chicago Theological Seminary and an MA from Loyola, Northeastern and Kansas State Universities.
Teresa Maltby, RSM, holds a BA in English from Saint Xavier University, an MA in Religious Studies from Mundelein College in Chicago, and a DMin from the University of Chicago where she received the Rhind Award.
