Center for Continuous Learning

Ceni serves as Program Coordinator for the Polaris Young Adult Leadership Network at Princeton Theological Seminary. Her work is rooted in supporting Fellowship cohorts through a year-long leadership acceleration program. She has served in parish and university ministries, directed retreats, and lived as a residential rector. She presented a TEDx Talk, “The Unexpected Gift of Death”, an exploration of the ways grief grants us the blessing of sameness. She holds a BA from DePaul University and earned her MTS at Duke Divinity School. She is a graduate of Worsham College of Mortuary Science. Ceni is a community-builder, steadfast encourager, an advocate for young adults navigating life in ministry, and a Catholic laywoman intentionally dedicated to ecumenical collaboration. She lives and writes in Chicago.