Sr. Teresa Maya, CCVI: Investing in Our Leaders

Sister Teresa Maya, CCVI, is a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio and has been since 1994. Her education ministry has spanned several decades, during which time she has served as teacher, history professor, administrator, and speaker. Sr. Maya is passionate about pastoral formation, particularly of Hispanic/Latino leaders in the Church in the United States. She has a commitment to life-long learning and a strong conviction in the future of consecrated life. Sr. Maya got her B.A. at Yale University, her M.A. at the Graduate Theological Union at Berkeley and the Ph.D. in El Colegio de Mexico in Mexico City. She served in the leadership of her religious institute and on the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) presidency from 2016-2019. She currently accompanies other religious congregations as facilitator and consultant.In this episode, we touch on:God’s call to accompany one another in our vocationswomen religious and their ongoing efforts to support the Church at the marginsthe importance of inclusion and welcoming women and young people into leadershipThis episode is brought to you by CHRISTUS Health. Christus Health is a Catholic not-for-profit health system made up of 600 centers — including long-term care, community hospitals, walk-in clinics, and health ministries — based in Texas. Christus Health is a community of more than 45,000 employees including 15,000 physicians. They are sponsoring this episode in honor of our esteemed guest Sr. Tere and had this to say: “CHRISTUS Health is proud to honor Sister Tere Maya. Her leadership shaped our ministry for the present and future and our ministry will forever carry her handprints.” The Catholic Leaders Podcast is a space where we host conversations with inspirational leaders to talk about their leadership and how faith informs it. The Catholic Leaders Podcast is hosted by Kim Smolik and Kerry Robinson, CEO and President of Catholic Charities USA.