Being Out Of Order
Carole Ganim grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, as a Maronite Catholic girl within an exuberant extended Lebanese family. After high school, she entered the convent and began her life as an Ursuline nun. She earned her Ph.D. at Fordham University and taught English for a number of years at Ursuline College. After sixteen years, she left her community, but continued her academic career as both administrator and professor at various colleges and universities. Along the way, she acquired a husband and several children. She has presented papers and published in the literary field as well as in Shaping Catholic Parishes, a series of interviews about the emerging church. Her interests lie in asking questions and looking for answers about how and why