Long-Term Program Presenter

Sonja Weber, OSB

Bio to be posted

Lucy Wynkoop, OSB

Lucy Wynkoop, osb has formerly offered retreats on Joan Chittister’s Illuminated Life and was privileged to attend St. John’s University in Collegeville when the St. John’s Bible in its original form was viewed. She has integrated the two sources into reflections on prayer.

St. Placid Oblates and Sisters

Presenters: Oblates: Don Cairns, Kathy Androes-Downes, Roy DeLeon, Marilyn Freeman, Susan Johnson, Ken Peterson,  Kathryn Rickert, Laura Tenisci, Sisters:   Julian Cleary, Monika Ellis, Anna-Camille Wooden, Lucy Wynkoop, Paz Vital, Sonja Weber

Laura Swan, OSB

Sr. Laura Swan, OSB, is a writer and spiritual director, who also serves her community as Formation Director. She is the author of numerous books, including The Forgotten Desert Mothers and The Wisdom of the Beguines.

Julian Cleary OSB

Sr Julian Cleary, OSB, has practiced disability law for about 25 years.  More recently she has engaged in immigration work.  To Sr. Julian the Reverend Howard Thurman has been a model and a mentor in absentia of inner transformation, peaceful advocacy, and  a purveyor of dignity and respect to all.

Kathleen MacInnis Kichline

Kathleen Kichline, M.Div., is a scripture scholar, author, teacher and retreat leader, a pastoral associate of many years who has also served as adjunct faculty at Seattle University.  Much of her ministry is now available online through Sisters in Scripture.  She is a frequent and popular presenter at St. Placid Priory.

Kayce Stevens Hughlett

Kayce Stevens Hughlett, , MA LMHC, is an author, tender, and artist of being alive. Her 2019 memoir, SoulStroller: experiencing the weight, whispers & wings of the world, won the prestigious Nautilus Book award for personal growth. Co-creator of SoulStrolling - a movement for mindfulness in motion - and creator of the SoulStrolling Inspiration Deck, Kayce is […]

Margaret D. McGee

Author of "Haiku - The Sacred Art: A Spiritual Practice in 3 lines", Margaret D. McGee writes books about being alive in the cosmos, paying attention, and making connections. She is an experienced presenter and teacher, and a lay preacher and liturgist at her home parish, St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Port Townsend, Washington.

Julie A. Ferraro

Julie A. Ferraro is a long-time writer and journalist. She is a Benedictine oblate of the Monastery of the Ascension, Jerome, Idaho, also using her skills to serve other Benedictine organizations.

Sr. Lucy Wynkoop, OSB

Lucy Wynkoop, OSB is a Benedictine who daily practices living from the heart and is a seasoned retreat leader. She has an MA in Theology with a concentration in Monastic Studies.