Theresa has been involved in post abortion work for close to twenty years. She currently directs Lumina, a post abortion ministry under the arm of Good Counsel Homes which were founded by Christopher Bell and Rev. Benedict Groeschel, CFR. http://www.goodcounselhomes.org/

Lumina helps those suffering from a past abortion receive the help they need in order to heal. In addition to retreats and referrals, Theresa, along with Father Mariusz Koch, CFR conducts training seminars on post abortion for clergy in the tri state area. She is also an international speaker, and does outreach in order to increase awareness of post abortion trauma.

Theresa’s articles have been published in The Post Abortion Review; a publication of the Elliot Institute, Celebrate Life, an American Life League publication, MICH News and various news media. Theresa has also  been interviewed for Faith and Family magazine, the National Catholic Register, Catholic New York , The Knights of Columbus, Columbia magazine, and the Marian Helper to name a few.

 In 2000, the testimony of her personal abortion was included in the annual Respect Life Month Packet of the Conference of Catholic Bishops, and she is also a keynote in a segment of the Grassroots Renewal Project of The Franciscan Friars of the Renewal sharing her personal story of abortion and her healing journey. She is active in Operation Outcry/Silent No More, and the Silent No More Awareness Campaign, a group of women throughout the country speaking out about their abortions in hopes of getting others to come forward for healing.

Theresa is currently in  her thirteenth year  of working with The Sisters of Life in their co-authored healing ministry, “Entering Canaan, a Sacramental Journey to an Inheritance of Mercy”” which was published for distribution by the United Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2004. Two years ago, Theresa and The Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, along with Rev George Stewart, began “Days of Prayer & Healing” for men suffering from a past abortion. In 2007,  with Rev Koch,CFR, they also conducted their first retreat for couples who aborted due to a poor prenatal diagnosis and will be having their first retreat for sibings of aborted babies in March of 2010.

In June 2002, Theresa was the recipient of the 2^nd Annual John Cardinal O’Connor Award for her work with those who are post abortive