Spiritual Direction Staff
Mary Ebb
Mary is the Spiritual Formation Coordinator at the Benedictine Center. Mary received her training as a spiritual director from Christos Center for Spirituality in Lino Lakes, MN. She is a retired attorney. Before law school at the University of Oklahoma, Mary served in full-time ministry for about ten years. She has a B.A. in English […]
Peer Support Group for Spiritual Directors, What is Spiritual Direction?, What is Spiritual Direction?, What is Spiritual Direction?,
Laurie Erickson
Laurie is open to receive new spiritual directees. I remember my first spiritual direction session, the acceptance and non-judgmental listening, without a need to fix or change me. I felt truly heard and seen, able to speak out the heartbreak in my heart. God loves us ‘imperfections’, wounds and all. Encountering the stories of Jesus […]
Ann Siverling
Ann received her training in Spiritual Direction from the Christos Center for Spirituality in Lino Lakes, Minnesota. She received her B.A. from St. Olaf College, her M.Div. from Luther Seminary and her MBA from Bethel University. Other training includes a certificate in Servant Leadership (University of Madison) and a certificate in Thanatology from The Association […]
Gwen Pickering
Gwen received her training as a spiritual director from the Franciscan Spirituality Center in La Crosse, WI. She is a commissioned presenter of both centering prayer and the welcoming prayer through Contemplative Outreach. She also received training in leading the Ignatian Exercises through Sacred Ground. Gwen earned her undergraduate degree in secondary education from the […]
Centering Prayer and Welcoming Prayer Retreat, Centering Prayer and Welcoming Prayer,
Sheryl Rose
Sheryl received her training as a spiritual director through the Franciscan Spirituality Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin. She also received training as a Labyrinth Facilitator at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. She earned her B.S. in business from the University of Minnesota and earned an M.A. In Leadership and Spirituality from St. Catherine University in […]
Lectio Divina and Living with Illness: Reading the Sacred Text of your Body., Labyrinth Retreat with Sheryl Rose,
Tod Twist
Tod trained as a spiritual director through the Franciscan Spirituality Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Tod earned his B.A. in history from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon and an M.A. in Theology from Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota. He also did extensive graduate study in Hebrew and Semitic Studies at the University of Wisconsin […]
Peter Watkins
Peter received training as a spiritual director from Sacred Ground Center for Spirituality in St. Paul, Minnesota. He earned an undergraduate degree in Philosophy from St. John’s in Collegeville, Minnesota and his M.Div. from University of St. Thomas in St. Paul. Peter taught religion to high school students for many years. Peter’s approach to spiritual […]
Rev. Peggy Thompson
(Rev. Peggy Thompson is open to receiving new spiritual directees at this time.) Rev. Peggy Thompson (known as Margaret Carroll in the art world) is a chaplain, spiritual director and artist who enjoys combining creativity and spirituality in her own work and with her clients. Peggy received her B.A. and M.A. degrees from The School […]
Kami Pohl
Kami received her training in Spiritual Direction from the Franciscan Spirituality Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin. She also completed advanced companioning training in BioSpiritual Focusing from the BioSpiritual Institute. She earned her undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas and earned her Master’s degree in Human Resource Development from the University of […]
Steve Arnold
Steve is a spiritual director in the Christian tradition and received his training in spiritual direction from Christos Center in Lino Lakes, Minnesota. He is a teacher, retreat leader, speaker, author, chaplain, and a Deacon within the Lutheran confessional movement of the Church catholic. Steve’s formal education includes graduate work culminating in a Ph.D. Steve tends […]