“Love is our true destiny.
We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone―  
we find it with another.”

​ ―  Thomas Merton

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Dr. Julia Prinz, V.D.M.F., Ph.D.
DIRECTOR


Holding advanced degrees in Political Science and Psychology from the Georg-August University Goettingen, Germany, theology degrees from the Friedrich-Willhelms University, Bonn, Germany, and the Pontifical Urbanian University, Rome, Italy, Dr.Prinz also completed a Ph.D in Christian Spirituality from the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley in 2006, and has been a lecturer at JST-SCU ever since. She was also appointed as
Professor at the Instituto San Pablo Verbum Dei, Loeches-Madrid, Spain.

As a member of the Verbum Dei, (www.verbumdeiusa.org) she has been involved in base-community work with Hispanic and Asian immigrant populations in San Francisco since 1995. She has also served her congregation as a formation director and from 2008 to 2015, as the United States Provincial Superior, having partaken in numerous general Congregations in Rome and their Taskforces since 2001.

Dr. Prinz is a regular speaker at regional and national theological conferences in Germany and the United States. Her speaking assignments and publications in general, specifically her book, Endangering Hunger for God, show her commitment to using theological research for the empowerment of the marginalized.
Her current research includes: biblical hermeneutics, the dialogue between theology/spirituality and photography, the dialogue between theology/spirituality and medicine regarding the process of healing, marginal and hybrid-identities in their significance for theological thought and a specific interest in spiritual and theological formation in Asia.

Dr. Prinz served from 2012-2019 as the Director of the Women of Wisdom and Action Initiative, serving women religious and their congregations and missions from different parts of Asia. The initiative is a comprehensive approach to providing theological leadership training and networks for sisters to become change agents in their home communities and societies. The initiative is a joint venture between the Verbum Dei, the Jesuit School of Theology and the worldwide Society of Jesus.
Ignatian Spiritual Life Center
A ministry of St. Agnes Parish

PHYSICAL ADDRESS
1611 Oak Street
San Francisco, CA 94117 
415-450-8146

MAILING ADDRESS
St. Agnes Parish
Attn: Ignatian Spiritual Life Center
1025 Masonic Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94117

STAFF CONTACTS
Ignatian Spiritual Life Center
islc@SaintAgnesSF.com
Dr.Julia Prinz, V.D.M.F., Ph.D.,Director

 
Marco Matute
Program Coordinator, Ignatian Companions
Marco@SaintAgnesSF.com



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