She holds a Ph.D. in Christian Spirituality from The Catholic University of America and a M.Mus. in Sacred Music from Duquesne University. Dr. McGuire’s research interests include the spirituality of music, Franciscan spirituality, and sacred music in history and practice. She recommends listening to Vaughan Williams, Songs of Travel, with Roderick Williams and Iaian Burnside, The English Song Series 14 (Naxos, 2005).