Boreta Singleton

Sr. Boreta Singleton, RSM, a Sister of Mercy of the Americas, is a native of Philadelphia, PA.  She has been a teacher and school administrator in Philadelphia Catholic schools and in Jesuit sponsored schools in New York and Jersey City, NJ. She served as the Director of the Office for Black Catholics for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for four years.

Boreta holds an MA in Theology and Liturgy from the University of Notre Dame, an MS in Pastoral Care and Counseling from Neumann University, a certificate in spiritual direction from Fairfield University and a supervision certificate from Together in the Mystery. She has deep roots in Ignatian Spirituality, serving as a retreat director and an instructor in the Internship Program at the Jesuit Center for Spiritual Growth (Wernersville,PA);  as a teacher in the Marist Brothers Spiritual Direction Program which offers formation for People of Color called to become Spiritual Directors; and as a 19th annotation retreat leader. She continues to connect to the Jesuit Anti-Racism Sodality (JARS) and served as a Spiritual Director for the JARS retreat in 2022.

While living in New York City Boreta was an active member of St. Francis Xavier Parish where she was a member of the Choir, the ISEL (Ignatian Spirituality in Everyday Life) Team and the Racial Justice Group. She entered the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas in 2021 and is presently working on Mission Integration Projects for the Institute Ministry Office of the Sisters of Mercy in Merion Station, PA.