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Joannie Watson

Joan Watson was born and raised in Lafayette, Indiana, but college and graduate school took her to Virginia, Ohio, and Rome. After graduating from Christendom College with a B.A. in History and Franciscan University with a M.A. in Theology, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee to be part of the explosion of Catholic culture in the middle of the Bible Belt.

She has been blessed to work for Dr. Scott Hahn at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology and the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia at Aquinas College. She is presently the Director of Adult Formation for the Diocese of Nashville. She also serves as the Associate Editor of Integrated Catholic Life.

When she’s not testing the culinary exploits of new restaurants or catching up on the latest BBC miniseries, she’s FaceTiming with her eight nephews and nieces and enjoying her role as coolest aunt. She likes gelato, bourbon, and the color orange.

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The Importance of Spiritual Reading

January 29, 2021By Joannie WatsonBetween the Sundays, Living the Faith

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Mercy for the Ninevites

January 22, 2021By Joannie WatsonBetween the Sundays, Living the Faith
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Be Andrew

January 15, 2021By Joannie WatsonBetween the Sundays, Living the Faith

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See What Love the Father Has

January 8, 2021By Joannie WatsonBetween the Sundays, Living the Faith

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Three Lessons 2020 Gave Me for 2021

January 1, 2021By Joannie WatsonBetween the Sundays, Living the Faith
Photography Courtesy of the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles

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Free to Love Him

December 25, 2020By Joannie WatsonBetween the Sundays, Living the Faith

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The Mission of Joseph

December 18, 2020By Joannie WatsonBetween the Sundays, Living the Faith
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The Joy of living anno Domini

December 11, 2020By Joannie WatsonBetween the Sundays, Living the Faith

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Don’t Waste Advent

December 4, 2020By Joannie WatsonBetween the Sundays, Living the Faith
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Consolation in the End Times

November 27, 2020By Joannie WatsonBetween the Sundays, Living the Faith
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