The yellow finch alights,
a bright speck barely
seen in an overbearing ever
green, a bit of bright in the
shadow, no great display or
jarring sound just God’s slight
nod in the other direction.
Marianne Gallagher has worked in Jesuit education for over 30 years. She has taught theology at Georgetown Preparatory School in North Bethesda, MD; Boston College High School in Boston, MA; and Gonzaga College High School in Washington, DC. She was a writer in the President’s office at Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA, and John Carroll University, University Heights, OH. In addition, she has written and designed liturgies, prayer services, and retreats; and has developed curriculum for both student and faculty formation for the Jesuit Conference in the U.S. and Canada, the Jesuit Schools Network, and the Jesuit Curia in Rome. She also writes on the topic of the practical application of incarnational spirituality and the particular mysticism of Ignatius Loyola in educational and institutional mission. In this time and place, she believes that necessitates a self -understanding, personally and institutionally, that appropriates a global perspective. Marianne lives in Highland, MD, and has four children and four grandchildren.