Bonnie Abadie is a native of San Antonio, Texas. She holds a Doctoral Degree in Ministry (D. Min) and an M.T.S. from Oblate School of Theology; a B.A. in Religious Studies from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio. Throughout her life in ministry (45+ years) she has served on parochial, deanery and archdiocesan levels as an educator, facilitator, retreat director, catechist, liturgist, youth and young adult minister, campus minister, spiritual director, administrator, conference speaker, singer, musician, poet, and artist. Bonnie served as a contributing author for Liguorian Magazine from 2018 to 2022. She received a Catholic Press Award for best original poetry in 2019. Her book, Believing While Grieving: A Journey to find Blessing in Brokenness was inspired by her late husband, Maurice. Her latest book, Watching While Waiting: Surviving the Pandemic Through Creativity and Reflective Practice is a collection of reflections, original poems and artwork dedicated to the essential workers of the Covid 19 Pandemic. Since 2004, Bonnie is a member of the faculty of Oblate School of Theology, recently named Professor Emerita of Pastoral Studies.