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-lsb- http://www.scholaministries.org official website -rsb- voice london , united kingdom solo_singer celtic christian 250px kathleen deignan
 kathleen p. deignan , c.n.d. singer religious environmental leader songwriter religious sister teaching theologian liturgical musician psalmist
kathleen deignan

kathleen p. deignan , c.n.d. , -lrb- born december 17 , 1947 -rrb- , is an irish-american theologian , author and sacred song writer who has been engaged in the ministry of liturgical musicianship for over forty years .
she is currently composer-in-residence of schola ministries and is the founder and director of iona spirituality institute at iona college , new york , and previously directed the iona institute for peace and justice studies in ireland .
sister kathleen is a greenfaith fellow who recently completed an intensive training in religious environmental leadership .
her work in this area focuses on the prophet legacy of father thomas berry and the great work of our time .
she is president of the international thomas merton society .
