I was ordained a Deacon in 2006 and assigned to Holy Spirit Parish in Duncanville TX. I have been active in ministry in the church and I also completed 2 years of study with Divine Mercy University in Sterling VA. to be certified in spiritual direction. I work with deacons, lay people and men currently in formation. As I am retired from full time employment, I am more flexible to meet with people in person or virtually.

I am a priest of the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity. I graduated with a Master of Arts in Christian Spirituality, with a concentration in Spiritual Direction, from Fordham University in New York.

For over a decade, I have led the Missionary Cenacle Spiritual Exercises—a retreat rooted in the Rule of Life inspired by Fr. Thomas Judge, a Vincentian priest and founder of the Missionary Cenacle Family.

I am deeply interested in Ignatian discernment of spirits, the interior life, and spiritual growth, as influenced by the teachings of Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross.

Emily Jerger is a wife, adoptive mother, and Catholic spiritual director. She has spent the past twenty five years serving God and His Church in various capacities, ranging from catechesis to care ministry.. Emily has a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies with a minor in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, a Master’s in Catechesis and Evangelization from the Franciscan University of Steubenville, and a Certificate in Spiritual Direction from Divine Mercy University.

Emily’s passion for the Catholic faith and compassion for those who suffer led her to founding Into the Heart of Mercy— a ministry with the mission to make the merciful love of God known and experienced more deeply through formation, spiritual direction, retreats, and resources. Emily has a special interest in the intersection between the Catholic faith and the Psychological Sciences in view of trauma-informed care.

You can learn more about Emily and her approach at intotheheartofmercy.weebly.com.

Heather is a Certified Spiritual Director, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Retreat Leader, Certified Compassion Fatigue Professional, and a published author. From her background, she is privileged to serve primarily as a spiritual director and supervisor who is Ignatian-trained and psychologically-informed. In conjunction with general spiritual direction, she also finds it a true privilege to accompany individuals through the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius and the 19th Annotation.

From her deeply held beliefs influenced by St. John Paul II's Theology of the Body, her perspective of serving as co-healer and accompanier in the vineyard with Jesus, she holistically engages individuals through the mind, body, and Holy Spirit.

When she is not giving spiritual direction or retreats, you can find her spending time with her beloved husband Dave, and young adult children, sitting around a bonfire, hiking in the woods, or paddleboarding in the lake.

I was born into a Catholic family in the early 1960’s, attending Holy Rosary Catholic Grammar School in Hawthorne, New York.

I graduated from Southern Connecticut State University in 1984 with a Special Education Degree and started teaching in September of that year.  In 1987 I graduated with a master’s degree in Special Education from Providence College, RI.

During the late 80’s, I became very active in faith formation, youth and teen ministry, bible study, and vacation bible school in my parish. In the 1990’s I initiated and co-led a divorce bible/support group.

In 2014, I was trained in Stephen Ministry; and, in April 2015  was commissioned as a Stephen Minister for our parish.  This program provides one-on-one same sex care to individuals experiencing a difficult time in life, such as grief, divorce, job loss, or relocation. I would meet weekly with a female to listen, care, encourage, and provide emotional and spiritual support.

In 2017, I retired after 33 years teaching in order to launch Safe FamiIies for Children in Connecticut. Safe Families create extended families—such as support for desperate families to keep children safe and keep families together.

In March of 2024, I joined a committee to bring the Walking With Moms In Need Ministry to our parish and have been Co-leader since May 2024.  We helped our first mom Christmas 2024 and continue to support moms going through difficult times.

In November 2024 through February 2025, I was trained with Reach More through the Archdiocese for the Military, USA.  Working alongside chaplains, I am growing our presence within our service members in South Carolina, strengthening their faith through prayer.

In 2022, I began my process of becoming a spiritual director and completed my certificate through the Alleluia School of Spiritual Direction in Augusta, Georgia, July 2025.

I would like to deepen my faith and prayer while accompanying others that are traveling a similar journey by sharing the hope that our faith provides. I have two adult children and two beautiful grandchildren.

In the spring of 2009, I began my discernment to become a spiritual director for the Regnum Christi lay movement in Greater Cincinnati.

I am a graduate of the Divine Mercy University, Certificate Program, and have studied Ignatian and Carmelite Spirituality over the course of the last 16 years. I am experienced in giving the 19th annotation of Ignatian spiritual exercises and currently guide women virtually throughout the United States and Canada.

I have studied and given conferences on the spiritual charsms, and have provided 1 - 3 day retreats in person and online. I currently offer one on one retreats virtually with those I spiritually guide.

As an Igantian-trained spiritual director and retired clincian, my ministry practice focus is cura personalis. It is listening with you (together with the Holy Spirit) to where you sense God is drawing you toward, and sharing what I studies from the teachings and wisdom with the Catholic Church's spiritual tradtion.

May my years of clincial experience and ongiong studies in evidence-based well-care, and ongoing formation in spiritual develoment , neuroscience, and theology, offer you the support you seek.

I completed my Masters and then a certificate in SD at Fordham U in 2003 and have been trained in giving the Spiritual Exeercises (19th Annotation) and in Supervision through Fairfield U. I am a Dame n the Order of Malta since 2010 and a member of Centesimus Annu Pro Pontifice since 2003.

With a background in teaching Theology at both the college and high school levels, as well as experience in campus and parish ministry, I discerned a call to the  Catholic homeschooling ministry as a parent and a consultant to other ministries.

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Drawing upon my academic formation, pastoral ministry experience, I serve as a spiritual director, retreat director and supervisor in the Ignatian tradition.

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Through one-on-one spiritual direction and retreat offerings, I accompany fellow pilgrims who seek to become more aware of God’s presence in their daily lives and to cultivate a deeper, more intimate relationship with Christ. Visit www.ignatiandiscernment.com

Deacon Vincent offers spiritual direction in the Ignatian tradition to men and women from all walks of life, including business people, retired people, people in recovery, and church ministers. He also directs the Spiritual Exercices of St. Ignatius (according to the 19th Annotation).

Dn. Vincent was part of the first class of spiritual directors who graduated from the Murphy Center for Ignatian Spirituality at Fairfield University in 2017. He completed his 19th Annotation Retreat Practicum in 2021.

Dn. Vincent was ordained to the Permanent Diaconate for the Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport in 2008. He is a student of moral philosophy and ethics at Yale Divinity. He has had a long career in Financial Services. He is married and the father of seven children.

Stepping alongside others on their pilgrimage as they encounter the God who loves them brings me great joy. Accompanying others as they fall more deeply in love with Jesus and gain a stronger sense of the work of the Holy Spirit in their everyday lives is, I believe, profoundly sacred work.

Earning a Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity School set me upon the spiritual care pathway of serving as a healthcare chaplain and clinical pastoral educator. I recieved formation as a Spiritual Director in the Ignatian Tradition from the Murphy Center for Ignatian Spirituality at Fairfield University in Fairfield, CT and a certificate in directing the 19th Annotation Retreat from the Sisters of Saint Joseph Center for Spirituality in Ocean Grove, NJ.

My favorite form of retreat is pilgrimage walks such as the Camino de Santiago and the Ignatian Way in Spain.

My prayer is to assist you in gaining freedom through discernment, reflection and prayer. All for the greater glory of God!

I am a Catholic spiritual director and the foundress of Triage Ministry, a nonprofit apostolate dedicated to spiritual accompaniment, prayer triage, and the inner healing of heart wounds.
Through my own journey of healing and rediscovery of Christ’s tender mercy, I have been called to walk alongside souls carrying grief, fear, and spiritual desolation. I offer a prayerful, safe space where individuals can encounter God’s love, attune to the movements of the Holy Spirit, and rediscover their identity as beloved sons and daughters of the Father.
My ministry is rooted in the sacramental life of the Church and a deep trust in the slow, faithful work of grace unfolding within each heart.
Though formed primarily in the Ignatian tradition, my spirituality is nourished by the contemplative silence of Carmel, the ordered prayer rhythm of the Benedictines, and the Franciscan call to simplicity, compassion, and closeness to the wounded. Visit www.TriageMinistry.com for more information.

Beth L. Hewett, PhD, CT, GC-C, CCISM, CEOLS, is a Benedictine oblate and trained spiritual director with a Holy Listening Certificate from the Collegio Sant’Anselmo, Rome, Italy (2022). She specializes in the spiritual work of grief as a certified thanatologist, Compassionate Bereavement Care Specialist, certified critical incident stress managment specialist, and certified end of life doula. She is a public speaker and author of Grief on the Road to Emmaus: A Monastic Approach to Journeying with the Bereaved and Duty, Honor, Hope: Understanding and Unpacking First Responder Grief, among other books and articles. Using a thoughtful approach to language and communication, she supports Catholic bereaved individuals in their grief journey through a combination of spiritual companionship, monastic principle application, and current grief support strategies. She can be contacted through beth@goodwordsforgrieving.com and additional information is available at www.goodwordsforgrieving.

Greetings, it is my joy and pleasure to journey with others as they seek to deepen and grow in thier relationship with God, self and others. I serve as a spiritual directer trained in the Ignatian tradition. I am a spiritual director, supervisor and retreat director.

I walk with people of all ages from young adults to those in thier wisdom years. As a women religious, I also understand and appreciate the culture of religious life today and how it is impacting my fellow religious and concerns they bring to direction and discernment.

I am available for both inperson and virtual.

Pamela has a strong foundation in the Ignatian tradition and brings a wealth of experience in guiding individuals of all backgrounds and ages on their spiritual journey. Additionally, she accompanies participants in Spiritual Direction Formation programs. Drawing from her diverse background as wife, mother, caregiver of an elderly parent, teacher, hospital chaplain and nonprofit board chair she offers empathetic and compassionate support through life's joys and challenges.

At the Murphy Center for Ignatian Spiritualitly at Fairfield University, Pamela offers spiritual direction, the Spiritual Exercises, supervision and retreats. At the Yale Divinity School she accompanies the students and staff in the Spiritual Exercises. She also offers spiritual direction to members of the Diocese of Bridgeport's Leadership Program, Our Lady of the Way Retreat Center and the Comtemplative Leaders in Action Program. She is passionate about her work at Malta Houe where she cares for vunerable mothers and babies.

It brings me great joy to accompany others on their journey with God. As a spiritual director, I offer hospitality and presence through the practice of deep listening and conversation. Through this environment those seeking greater discernment and a deeper, closer relationship to God, can grow. I offer resources for various forms of prayer from the Catholic Ignatian and Benedictine traditions that foster freedom, clarity, and growth in Jesus Christ. I am trained in giving the 19th Annotation Retreat and look forward to accompanying those who seek a greater commitment and awareness of God’s presence in their lives.

In my diocese and parish community, I have been a catechist for many years and have facilitated different types of groups, including those that incorporate creative arts with spirituality. My involvement in a Teams of Our Lady couples’ group for over 30 years has blessed my marriage and helped me appreciate the vital role that community can play in a person’s spiritual growth. Working as a public school and a Catholic school educator of elementary and college students has complimented my practice with organization, perspective, and richness.

I am a priest in the community of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary, where I journey with the laity, clergy, and religious in spiritual direction and in formal retreat setting. I am also the formator for religious brothers and priests in my religious community. 

Malgorzata Pamula holds a Master of Divinity and a Graduate Certificate in Spiritual Direction from the Institute of Pastoral Studies at Loyola University Chicago with focus in Ignatian Spirituality and training in the Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life (19th Annotation) in which she offers in English and Polish. Mrs. Pamula completed the Lay Ecclesial Ministry Formation program through the Institute for Pastoral Leadership at University of St. Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, IL, and studied at the School of Theology in Pamplona, Spain, and at Loyola University Chicago’s John Felice Center in Rome, At Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, AK, participating in Clinical Pastoral Education, she ministered to a very diverse population. In her spiritual journey, she has been exposed to various spiritualities, communities, and formation programs. She has been connecting the Ignatian method of prayer (imaginative contemplation) with the mysteries of the Holy Rosary.

Terresa Ford, M.Div., MFA is a certified Spiritual Director in the Ignatian tradition through Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center and a hospital chaplain in the Washington DC/Maryland area. Terresa provides spiritual direction both in person and via Zoom. She holds an Master of Divinity degree from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University and an Master of Fine Art in painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Terresa provides an opportunity for culturally diverse Catholic individuals to journey along with another Catholic in the process of gaining greater intimacy with Jesus, strengthening their prayer life, and interactively noticing the movements of God in their

daily lives. Terresa is an avid reader, painter, and writes scriptural reflections for Jesuitprayer.org and other online publications.

Ignatius of Loyola SJ was a Catholic priest born in the 15th C in the Basque of Spain. He, along with his companions, founded the Jesuits. Throughout his time as a layperson, traveling throughout Europe as a pilgrim, God taught Ignatius as a school child in order to help souls. It was through this experience he wrote and edited what we know today as the Spiritual Exercises.