Dr. Ximena DeBroeck is a teacher and a life-long student of God’s Word transforming daily life as it unfolds. As a lay ecclesial minister, she has served the Church in various roles, including former Director of Pastoral Formation and faculty at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, Emmitsburg, MD, Assistant Professor of Sacred Scripture at St. Mary’s Seminary, Director of Catechetical and Pastoral Formation at the Archdiocese of Baltimore, and, previously as its Director of Divine Worship and Sacramental Formation. Currently, she is Adjunct Assistant Professor at Loyola University, Chicago, Adjunct Professor at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary and Leadership Consultant with the Catholic Leadership Institute.

Her publications include Forming the Hearts of Prophets for the Kingdom, an essay on Lectio Divina in Seminary Formation, various articles on Scripture interpretation and sacramental formation, numerous essays in the devotional Give Us This Day the Study Guide for Sherry Weddell’s book Forming Intentional Disciples, and online pastoral courses for the University of Notre Dame and the University of Dayton. Additionally, she co-authored Manual para proclamadores de la Palabra and Manual para proclamadores de la Palabra 2023 (Workbook for Lectors, Gospel Readers, and Proclaimers of the Word). She presented a doctoral seminar on “Ritual and Remembrance” at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland and has been an invited speaker at various diocesan and parish events.

Dr. DeBroeck grew up in Ecuador and is fluent in English and Spanish. She earned her Theology MA, with Scripture concentration, from Saint Vincent Seminary, her License in Sacred Theology-Biblical Studies from St. Mary’s Seminary, her doctorate in Systematic Theology from Duquesne University, and her MS in Psychology from Divine Mercy University. Her teaching and research include Scripture, sacramental and liturgical theology, discipleship, and integration of the cognitive, emotional, spiritual, and behavioral dimensions of the human person.