Host of Love & Speak the Truth Podcast, Sr. Brenda Eagan, IBVM set out to bring a voice of wisdom and reflection of sisters, companions and friends into the arena of the listening public. By listening to the stories of life in our times, Sr. Brenda fosters purposeful dialogue as mission at this stage of our life and presence in the world.
Sr. Brenda graduated with BS and MA degrees from Loyola University Chicago and DMin University of St. Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, IL. She is a member of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM) and her life in ministry took her from social work to campus ministry which included creative expression of preaching using homily-dramas bringing the Gospel stories to life, into peer ministry/counseling, service-learning, spiritual direction, liturgical and gospel choir, fundraising and culminated into the most life-giving ministry, bringing all those gifts together as Director of Ministry at Loyola University Medical Center, Stritch School of Medicine. The collaboration and colleagueship in that diverse community gave way to ultimate access and dialogue for life-long learning in the formation of young physicians, staff and faculty. During her tenure as the Director of Medical School ministry, Sr. Brenda received the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr service award.
Service, as a gateway to spiritual growth, filled her life in ministry with hope, gratitude and joy. Sr. Brenda was elected to Institute leadership in 2014 and relocated to Rome, Italy where she served the Institute as Consultor for eight years. The blessing of that time was building relationships, listening and responding to the complex and expanding needs of religious life—growth, development and diminishment around the world.
In January of 2024, Sr. Brenda began her new ministry as Director of Mission and Ministry for the IBVM US Region with heart, mind and mission to further build meaningful and profound opportunities and connections with Mary Ward women and friends around the world. Podcast, Love & Speak the Truth is one of those opportunities to engage!
Love & Speak the Truth podcast is made possible by the Institute of the Virgin Mary, US Region
Executive Producers: Megan Beutel and Jennifer Schmitz
Special Contributor: Carol Banasiak
Sound Track: Laurenti Wright on keyboard
Music Composition of Women Bearing Witness: Maria Bierer, IBVM
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