Marianne Saieg, OSF

Biography: Marianne Saieg is a Joliet Franciscan, spiritual director, retreat facilitator, teacher, and photographer. Marianne's academic background/experience includes a Masters in Religious Education from the University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas; studies in Media Communication, Northern Illinois University; a Certificate in the Art of Spiritual Direction, from Mercy Center in Burlingame, California; and a Masters in Pastoral Studies/Spirituality from Loyola University Chicago. Marianne creates slide meditations, greeting cards, and photographic enlargements. It is 'Through A Lens' that she believes a photograph exclusively captures, on film, a single moment, an image in time, a memory that lasts a lifetime.