Sister Mary Ann Connolly, SC, is a Sister of Charity Halifax. After completing the 19th Annotation of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, she joined the 3rd cohort of the Contemplative School for Living here at Genesis. Mary Ann’s formation as a spiritual director formally began 10 years ago in the Spiritual Direction Internship Initiative in Brighton, MA. She brings to her ministry of spiritual direction a background in business, a love of children as an early childhood and elementary educator and administrator, a zest for life, and a desire to companion others on their spiritual journey.