is an award-winning author and speaker, focusing on the ‘hard places,’ where faith and life’s challenges intersect and are transformed by God’s grace. As a Catholic journalist, she has reported on Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias and studied aging and dementia from a theological perspective. She has also journeyed with others living with dementia, learning about the importance of encouragement, receptivity to the workings of the Holy Spirit, and the power of prayer.