Danielle Harrison’s vocation as a lay church leader in today’s world is to guide and encourage others in discovering an authentic, grounded  spirituality that is meaningful and sustainable.

Her presentations and retreats also help organizations discover, embrace, and confidently live out their authentic mission in a more inclusive way. She accomplishes this through song, stories, thought-provoking content, and a spirit of invitation, all the while creating safe spaces for challenging conversations.

Currently she serves as Director for the St. Charles Lwanga Center, an apostolate of the Archdiocese of St. Louis.  She is also a member of the Preaching team at King’s House at Our Lady of Snows Center in Belleville, Illinois and is the President of Mission, Faith, Equity Consulting, which works with secondary schools and religious communities throughout the country in helping them integrate their mission, vision, and charism into their daily practice, focusing on Diversity, Faith, and Belonging.

Previously, Danielle worked for the governing staff of the Jesuits of the former Missouri Province, co-founded Loyola Institute for Spirituality, a retreat ministry in Southern California, created a center for spiritual development for Covenant Health System in Lubbock, Texas, and worked for the United Central and Southern Province of Jesuits as part of the Slavery, History, Memory, and Reconciliation Project.

Danielle received a master’s degree in theology at Aquinas Institute, with a concentration in Biblical Studies. She has a Juris Doctorate degree from St. Louis University School of Law and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree in Preaching from Aquinas.