Plenary Speaker Dr. C. Vanessa White – Saturday, May 19, 2012

Dr. C. Vanessa White is Assistant Professor of Spirituality and the Director of the Augustus Tolton Pastoral Ministry Program, a theological and pastoral ministry formation program for African American Catholics who are pursuing graduate study in preparation for ministerial leadership at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago.   She is a member of the summer faculty and Coordinator of Spiritual Formation at Xavier University of Louisiana’s Institute for Black Catholic Studies and adjunct faculty at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles where she teaches in the African American Ministries Certificate Program.  Dr. White is co-editor of the book (with Cecilia Moore and Paul Marshall, SM), Songs of the Heart and Meditations of the Soul(St. Anthony Messenger Press 2006), – a book of prayers for Black Catholics and contributing author in the book Liturgy and Justice: To Worship God in Spirit and Truth (Liturgical Press, 2002). Her writings have focused on African American Spirituality and issues of discernment.  She holds professional memberships in the Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality, The American Academy of Religion, The National Consortium of Black Women in Ministry, the Black Catholic Theological Symposium and the National Association of Lay Ministry. She is a proud member of the Knights of Peter Claver, Ladies Auxiliary as well as a member of the Secular Franciscan Order. She is a member of the board of directors of U. S. Catholic Bishop’s Commission on Certification and Accreditation and the Advisory board for St. Anthony Messenger Press.