the past president of the Dominican Institute for the
Sister Barbara has given numerous days of prayer and workshops as well as Parish retreats. Her extensive experience as an educator and in parish work grounds her work in reality.

Sister has appeared on Telicare, regularly done workshops at the National Dominican High School Preaching Conferences, and College Preaching in Action Conferences.

Not only does she have a masters in Biblical Theology from Providence College,  Barbara also has a Certificate from the Institute of Healing Through the Expressive Arts at Salve Regina University and is a facilitator of healing through the expressive arts.

These skills are helpful in her graphics and brochure writing for Dominican congregations and ministries. Her brochures on the Dominican Charism were distributed by 17 women's congregations and one men's Province of the Dominican Order, the Order of Preachers.