Dr. Elsie Miranda is the director of accreditation and institutional evaluation for The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada. She previously taught in Barry University’s department of theology and philosophy, where she served for 22 years, most recently as associate professor of practical theology and director of ministerial formation.
She served as President of the Association of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States and since then has been committed to promoting theological discourse and dialogue across cultural and disciplinary boundaries. Dr. Miranda is also the founder of the Cuban Evolution Foundation Inc., whose mission is to promote human dignity and critical consciousness through education, the arts and Christian ministerial praxis. Through her personal and professional life, Dr. Miranda seeks to intersect sacred narrative with quotidian reality. She hopes that through her work, relationships and commitments others are inspired to work for the greater good.
May the palms serve as a reminder to stay AWAKE to the ongoing passion of Christ in the world—that we may commit ourselves to the cost of discipleship as faithful witnesses of God’s enduring, transformative Love.VIEW
As we prepare ourselves for this Lenten journey, perhaps we can hold in tension the message of these readings and reflect upon how we might find greater authenticity in our lives so that, as Paul proclaims, we might give Glory to God in all that we are do…VIEW