Spiritual Direction Staff
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 […]
Julie Costa
Julie is accepting new directees on evenings and weekends in her Woodbury home and virtually for directees anywhere in the world. Discover the Journey Within: The Power of Spiritual Direction Amidst the noise and daily grind, are you longing for something deeper, something that sparks a sense of purpose and peace? That’s where spiritual direction […]
Ann Siverling
Ann Siverling is open to receiving new spiritual directees at this time. She prefers to meet people in person at the Benedictine Center but can also be available to meet virtually on Zoom. Ann is a teacher, pastor, chaplain, spiritual director, writer, musician, and bereavement counselor. Ann received her B A. from St. Olaf College, […]
Jennifer Frenz
Jennifer Frenz is a graduate of the Spiritual Direction Formation Program at Sacred Ground Center for Spirituality. She is a trained group facilitator with a Business degree from Purdue University. Jennifer is the mother of 3 adult children and has been happily married for 34 years. She is a member and volunteer at Our Lady […]
Gwen Pickering
Gwen is is accepting new directees. Given the fact that I have ADHD, failed second grade, and struggled through the early years of school, it is a surprise even to me that I have a masters degree in counseling. After many years of leading marriage retreats with my husband and teaching about relationships, I heard […]
2024-11-15: Centering Prayer Retreat, 2025-02-07: Centering Prayer Retreat,
Sheryl Rose
(Sheryl Rose is open to receiving new spiritual directees at this time.) Sheryl Rose holds an MA in Organizational Leadership and Spirituality from St. Catherine University. She was certified as a Labyrinth Facilitator at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco and was trained at the Franciscan Spirituality Center in La Crosse, WI as a Spiritual Director. […]
Tod Twist
(Tod Twist is open to receiving new spiritual directees at this time.) Tod trained as a Spiritual Director through the program at the Franciscan Spirituality Center in La Crosse, WI. He works in building maintenance at St. Paul’s Monastery as his "day job," and he likes it a lot. He was a grad student in […]
Rev. Kathie Nycklemoe
(Rev. Kathie Nycklemoe is not receiving new spiritual directees at this time.) Kathie Nycklemoe has served in public ministry since 1989, and as a pastor since 1995. Her training in contemplative practices began at the Shalem Institute (Baltimore, MD) under the direction of Tilden Edwards and Gerald May, and she received her training to be a spiritual […]
Sister Jacqueline Leiter, OSB
Jacqueline Leiter, OSB is a member of St. Paul’s Monastery and serves on the Leadership team as Monastery Treasurer. She has served as a teacher in the St. Paul Public Schools and is a spiritual director for the Benedictine Center. Sister Jacqueline is also an artist and photographer. One of her original works of art […]
Peter Watkins
[Peter Watkins is not accepting new directees at this time.] Peter Watkins, M.Div. is a certified spiritual director and retreat leader at the Benedictine Center. He holds a certificate in spiritual direction from Sacred Ground Center for Spirituality where he teaches and accompanies people through the Ignatian Exercises. He is a life-long runner, father of […]