Article Author: Quinn Conners

Quinn R. Conners, O.Carm., Ph.D., is a Carmelite of the Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary (Chicago) and a licensed clinical psychologist. He resides at Whitefriars Hall, the Student Priory of the province in Washington, D.C. His previous ministries include serving as prior, director of formation, director of novices, and provincial, as well as holding clinical and leadership roles at Saint Luke Institute. He has also been principal of Mt. Carmel High School in Los Angeles and has taught at both The Catholic University of America and Washington Theological Union. He holds a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Graduate School of Psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary and has worked extensively as a psychotherapist and spiritual director. He has given workshops nationally and internationally on psychology and spirituality, sexuality, vocational discernment, and issues related to early ministry.