From the Rector: Welcome to the Rev’d Kirsten Guidero, PhD
I’m delighted to announce that the Rev’d Kirsten Guidero is joining Trinity’s clergy staff, part-time, as a Priest Associate for Adult Formation and Chaplain to Faith at the Crossroads!
Mother Kirsten is a professor at Marian University and Bexley Seabury Seminary. According to her bio, she is “a theologian who earned her Ph.D. from Marquette University in 2020, defending her dissertation via Zoom from her living room. Her research specializes in re-reading early Christian resources to address contemporary questions, such as: why does reimagining a theology of beauty matter? How do the prayers of the mystics address ableism? What does Mary’s role in the incarnation mean for theologies of gender? In between pondering questions like these with students and parishioners or keeping up on hikes with the world’s best dog Lucy, Kirsten can be found occasionally doing her laundry, taking in live music, and trying to garden.” She is a priest in the Diocese of Northern Indiana and is licensed in our own diocese as well.
During this year of transition, in addition to her Faith at the Crossroads duties, Mother Kirsten will assist Father Adam and other other clergy and lay leaders with conceiving and implementing formation programs, with a special emphasis on Wednesday evening, Sunday morning, and newcomer and catechetical offerings. In her part-time capacity with us, she will be a regular, but not every Sunday, presence at our altar and in our pulpit.
I am so grateful that Mother Kirsten has agreed to make Trinity a home base in Indianapolis! I know you will enjoy her keen academic training and warm and generous pastoral presence. Welcome, Kirsten+!
