Marlene Halpin

Background

Mrs. Halpin was born in New York, United States, on October 14, 1927. She was a daughter of William Joseph (a certified public accountant) and Elsie (a homemaker; maiden name, Etzold) Halpin.

Education

Marlene Halpin earned Bachelor of Arts (summa cum laude) from St. John’s University. Later she received Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy from Catholic University of America.

Career

Mrs. Halpin worked as an academic dean and professor of philosophy at Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY, from 1963 to 1974. She was appointed coordinator of continuing education and professor of philosophy at Aquinas Institute of Theology, Dubuque, IA, during 1974-1981. Between 1981 and 1982 Mrs. Halpin served at Notre Dame University, South Bend, IN, helding the post of a consultant at Clergy Institute of Retreat Instructors.

Since 1982 Marlene Halpin acted as a director of Ministry Formation Program at Diocese of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI. In 1979 she was appointed Keynote speaker, workshop and retreat director. Since 1982 she resumed her office as a director of prayer room for St. Augustine’s School, grades K-8.

Mrs. Halpin was also a creator of calendars (photography and poetry) for Holy Cross Health Systems, 1983 and 1984. Contributor of nine articles to Encyclopedic Dictionary of Religion, three volumes, 1979. Has also published essays in Facets of the Future, edited by McGoldrick and Yuhaus, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc, 1976, and Renewal in the Spirit of St. Dominic, edited by William Hinnebusch Dominicana, 1968. Articles have appeared in Clergy Journal, Spirituality Today and Human Development.

Achievements

• Marlene Halpin teaches both children and adults how to pray, which gives her a range of people who willingly answer her question, "How do you pray?" 189 Ways to Contact God is a result of the many responses she has collected through the years. She is notable for her works.

Works

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  • Following Jesus: A Way of the Cross for Children

    (This booklet stimulates children's imaginations and helps...)

  • 189 Ways to Contact God: Find the Prayer Starters That Work for You!

    (“This work hearkens back to the spiritual classics that s...)

  • Grandparents: Passing on Our Religious Heritage

    (This book is geared to help grandparents share their fait...)

  • Imagine That: Using Phantasy in Spiritual Direction
  • Puddles of Knowing
  • Imagine that, too!: Imagination and self-discovery
  • Leading Prayer Plain and Simple
  • Forgiving: Present Perfect

Views

Quotations: "My love is life; my joy, people who are living life. When a publisher says ‘Do you have anything on...?’ or ‘Could you. . .?’ I think about it. If it’s somewhere within what I think I might do, I say yes. When comes talking and listening to anyone I can buttonhole, thinking until it’s ‘cooked’; writing and testing it out on people. It’s great fun!"

"Although my books range from K-elementary school to teachers/parents and those living with serious illness, there is a commonality: life: respect, delight, authenticity in life lived well.”

Membership

• Society for the Advancement of Continuing Education for Ministry , United States

• National Association of Directors of Deacons , United States

• Association of Contemplative Sisters , United States

• National Association for Lay Ministry , United States

Interests

• photography, storytelling

References

• Marlene Halpin, O.P.