Terresa M. Ford, M.Div., MFA is a hospice chaplain and an Ignatian spiritual director who provides pastoral care both in person and virtually. She is a graduate of the Candler School of Theology at Emory University and the Maryland Institute of Art. Terresa has written for Jesuitprayer.org, the Black Catholic Messenger and offered Contemplatios for Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center in Sandy Springs, Georgia. In her ministry she has incorporated fine art into Ignatian based silent retreats and partnered with hospital staff to provide the Art of Prayer activities to patients to encourage the exploration of art as an act of prayer and a means to healing. Terresa is a member of Assisi Community, a Catholic community dedicated to the works of non-violence and social justice, based in Washington DC.