Julie Ferraro

Julie A. Ferraro has been writing fiction – short stories, novels, plays – and poetry for more than 50 years. She is a Benedictine Oblate of the Monastery of the Ascension, Jerome, Idaho. She has studied both Franciscan and Benedictine spirituality since the 1970s, and has a background in journalism and communications extending over 30 years. She currently uses her communication and other skills in service to various organizations within the Benedictine family, including the Center for Benedictine Life at the Monastery of St. Gertrude.