Sophie Barat House Staff

JANE MCKINLAY, RSCJ, Coordinator, received her training through the Intensive Internship for Spiritual Directors, Burlingame, California, and (for the past 19 years) through monthly peer supervision sessions at the New Orleans Archdiocesan Spirituality Center. Contact Sister McKinlay.

JOHN GNIADY, JD, brings to the Men’s Temenos Group extensive experience with small faith communities, RCIA sponsorship, centering prayer, and annulment ministry. John practices as a civil lawyer, with an office in Metairie. He and his wife, Ann, have five adult children and live in Lacombe. Contact Mr. Gniady.

JUDY VOLLBRECHT, RSCJ, is pursuing a certificate program at Loyola Institute for Ministry and is a volunteer chaplain for women at New Orleans Parks Prison. After eight years of research and teaching in Africa, she did mission education in our archdiocesan schools, then for 13 years, she worked in Haiti with children and young adults and helped to found a teachers training college. Contact Sister Vollbrecht.