Trish Vanni

Trish Sullivan Vanni, PhD is a priest of the Ecumenical Catholic Communion and the pastoral director of the Charis Ecumenical Catholic Community. She serves as a consultant to parishes, professional groups and parachurch ministries in the areas of formation for ministry and mission development. She teaches as an adjunct professor of theology in an undergraduate and seminary setting.

Trish acted as publisher and acquisition editor for two Catholic publishing houses, and was the Executive Director of the Emerging Models of Pastoral Ministry project. For five years, she was the director of The Leaven Center, a non-profit ministry center that addressed multiple aspects of Catholic parish ministry vitality. A particular point of focus was identifying and/or developing models for effective collaborative leadership. Emphasis was placed on gathering the “best practices” of ministry and the education of ministry professionals in new approaches via workshops, talks, newsletters, website and more. She has worked extensively in parishes an dioceses, and as an instructor and large group facilitator for national groups including NALM, NOCERCC and the Pastoral Summit.

She has been published in a variety of periodicals, including Church and Pastoral Liturgy magazines.

Prior to entering ministry, Trish was president of Sullivan Communications, a marketing and communication firm serving clients in the information industry. Her work received numerous awards for excellence from professional groups and she was a regular speaker in key industry gatherings. Former clients included Dow Jones & Co., America Online, Knight-Ridder, Merrill Lynch, USWEST, Bell Atlantic, Merck, Sony and many others.

Trish received a Master of Divinity degree at St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota and an interdisciplinary PhD from the Graduate Theological Union focused on ecclesiology, liturgical theology and organizational leadership theory.

She lives in Eden Prairie, MN with her sculptor husband Peter, two senior citizens calico cats and a neurotic rescue do. She is blessed by her three adult children, Nora, Justin and Mairead, and is excited to be welcoming future son-in-law Hank.

BOOKS AND BOOK SECTIONS

• “Fulfilled in Your Hearing: A Narrative History,” The Preaching of the Sunday Assembly: A Pastoral Commentary on Fulfilled in Your Hearing, James Wallace, C.Ss.R., ed., (Collegeville: The Liturgical

Press, 2010)

• Sourcebook 2015, Contributor, Advent and Christmas, Liturgy Training Publications, Chicago, IL (2014)

• Sourcebook 2016, Contributor, Lent and Easter, Liturgy Training Publications, Chicago, IL (2014)

• Sourcebook 2017, Contributor, Lent and Triduum, Liturgy Training Publications, Chicago, IL (2014)

• Sourcebook 2018, Contributor, Lent and topical sections, Liturgy Training Publications, Chicago, IL (2015)

• Sourcebook 2019, Contributor, Advent, Christmas season and topical sections, Liturgy Training Publications, Chicago, IL (2016)

• From Mass to Mission*: Understanding the Mass and its Significance for Teens Liturgy Training Publications, Chicago, IL (2015)

• From Mass to Mission: Understanding the Mass and its Significance for Adults Liturgy Training Publications, Chicago, IL (2015)

• From Mass to Mission: Understanding the Mass and its Significance for Teens (Leader Guide) Liturgy Training Publications, Chicago, IL (2015)

• From Mass to Mission: Understanding the Mass and its Significance for Adults (Leader Guide) Liturgy Training Publications, Chicago, IL (2015)

• Living in the Sacred: A Journey with Ronald Rolheiser, O.M.I. Renew International, Plainfield, N.J., (2015)

• Praising God with St. Francis: A Coloring Book for Prayer and Meditation. Twenty-Third Publications, Norwalk, CT (2015)

• Spiritual Wisdom and Divine Light: A Coloring Book for Prayer and Meditation. Twenty-Third Publications, Norwalk, CT (2015)

• The 12 Steps Meet the Gospel: Reflections on Scripture and Stories of Hope for Those in Recovery. With Dick Rice. Twenty-Third Publications, Norwalk, CT. (2017)

• Becoming a Godparent. Twenty-Third Publications, Norwalk, CT. (2018)

• Turning and Returning: Reflections for Lent KDP, (2020)

* All Mass to Mission titles translated into Spanish and Vietnamese.