14 Facts About Kathleen Deignan

Kathleen Deignan previously directed the Iona Institute for Peace and Justice Studies in Ireland.

Kathleen Deignan is a GreenFaith Fellow who completed an intensive training in religious environmental leadership.

Kathleen Deignan is Emerita President of the International Thomas Merton Society and a Board Member of the American Teilhard Association.

Kathleen Deignan is an author, public speaker, and environmental advocate.

Kathleen Deignan received her master's degree in Spirituality Studies and her doctorate in Historical Theology from Fordham University in New York, where she was to later be awarded the university's Sapientia et Doctrina Award for her service to renewal of the church in 2009.

Kathleen Deignan is the author of Christ Spirit: The Eschatology of Shaker Christianity and writes and lectures widely on classical and contemporary spirituality, particularly the legacy of Thomas Merton.

Kathleen Deignan is the author of When the Trees Say Nothing: Writings on Nature, Thomas Merton: A Book of Hours, and she released a two-disc CD "A Book of Hours: At Prayer with Thomas Merton".

Kathleen Deignan has composed over two hundred songs for worship and prayer, and she has been part of two liturgical ensembles.

Kathleen Deignan's music is produced by producer, composer and performer Paul Avgerinos.

Kathleen Deignan initiated and formerly directed the Iona College Institute for Peace and Justice Studies in Ireland and the Iona College Spirituality Institute's Celtic Spirituality Pilgrimage to Ireland.

Kathleen Deignan is engaged in interfaith dialogue [2] with Jews, Muslims, and Buddhists.

Kathleen Deignan's parents, Patrick Paul and Bridget, were born in Ireland and later emigrated to London where Kathleen was born.

Kathleen Deignan's sister is Ann Deignan, a physician and poet.

Kathleen Deignan's edited volumes of Thomas Merton's work was praised by the National Catholic Reporter.