Bonnie LeMelle Abadie is a native of San Antonio, Texas. She holds a Doctoral Degree in Ministry (D. Min) and an M.T.S. from Oblate School of Theology; a B.A. in Religious Studies from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio. Throughout her life in ministry (40+ years) she has served on parochial, deanery and archdiocesan levels as a teacher, facilitator, retreat director, catechist, liturgist, youth and young adult minister, campus minister, spiritual director, formator, administrator, conference speaker, singer, musician, poet, and artist. Bonnie was a contributing author for Liguorian Magazine from 2018 to 2022. She received a Catholic Press Award for best original poetry in 2019. Her book, Believing While Grieving: A Journey to find Blessing in Brokenness was inspired by her late husband, Maurice. Since 2004, Bonnie is a member of the faculty of Oblate School of Theology, currently an Associate Professor of Pastoral Studies, directing the programs of Theological Field Education and Supervised Ministry.