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Debbie Carmody

Debbie Carmody has retired after 28 years in pastoral ministry at Good Shepherd Parish in Shawnee, KS. She has a Masters in Religious Education from Loyola-New Orleans. She and her husband just celebrated 50 years of marriage and they dream of one day staying in a treehouse.

Robin Harwood

Robin Harwood is interested in the intersection of spirituality, psychology, and the arts. She completed M.Div. and S.T.M. degrees from Yale Divinity School, and a PhD in developmental psychology from Yale University.  She is a lifelong lover of music, poetry, and other art forms.

Sr. Raphaela Cady

Sr. Raphaela Cady is a member of the Oblate team who engages the twelve steps of humility as found in Chapter 7 of the Rule of Benedict as a way of journeying into greater personal wholeness and consciously offering of self to her community and beyond as a by-product of living the Benedictine Rule. She […]

Ruth Hoenick

Ruth Hoenick is a Spiritual Companion facilitating retreats throughout the United States. She journeys with many working through life's challenges and  issues in workshops, retreats and one-on-one guidance. Ruth received her Spiritual Guidance Certification at the Siena Retreat Center in Racine WI, and holds a Masters Degree in Education. She is Chair Emeritus of the […]

Evelyn Wemhoff

Evelyn Wemhoff is a presenter of retreats and workshops at Shalom at the Monastery in Mt. Angel, Oregon that offers personal and spiritual growth programs. She is a spiritual director, retired licensed counselor, and was formerly director of WomanSpirit Center in the Seattle area that offered programs for women seeking to develop their lives. She […]

Jamie Deering

Jamie Deering is a long-time leader of contemplation groups and retreats inspiring times of quiet that lead to deep reflection and contemplative action in the world. She particularly values curiosity in sitting in life’s questions.  Through spiritual coaching and service in the community, she seeks with others to create a wiser kinder world.  She brings […]

Chuck Ramey

Chuck Ramey is a lay priest in the Soto Zen tradition of Buddhism. He is the primary teacher at the South Sound Zen Center based in Tacoma.  Chuck is affiliated with the Sonoma Mountain Zen Center in Northern California.

Kathy Androes-Downes, OblSB

Kathy Androes-Downes, OblSB is a Benedictine oblate with St. Placid community, retired collaborative mechanical engineer now keeping company with Icons as a prayerful gazer and iconography practice-ioner.

Terry Jones

Terry Jones D.Min. is the author of The Elder Within (2001) and Elder: A spiritual alternative to being elderly. Jones is eighty one, has six children and eleven grandchildren.  Jones is past Elder Chairman of the ManKind Project and past board member of Sageing International.

Mary Kay Whitacre

Mary Kay Whitacre is the Associate Director of Sophia Spirituality Center - a ministry of the Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison KS. She also helps direct Sophia Center's Souljourners' Spiritual Direction Formation Program. She has over 45 years of experience in ministry, spiritual direction, and retreat work. She received her Doctor of Ministry from Seattle […]

Gordon Coffey

Gordon Coffey is a recovered alcoholic and drug addict with over 40 years of sobriety. He has been practicing Centering Prayer for 35 years; he is a founding member of Contemplative Outreach Northwest and a commissioned presenter of Centering Prayer.

Steve Reed, PhD

Steven Reed, PhD, has been a clinical psychologist in private practice in Bellevue, Washington for 35 years specializing in attachment disorders, trauma, and spirituality. Dr. Reed has also been a spiritual director working with SEEL of Puget Sound for 20 years. He is a senior faculty member with Masterson Institute in which he has taught […]

Shemaiah Gonzalez

Shemaiah Gonzalez is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in America Magazine and U.S. Catholic, among other publications. Shemaiah wrote Northwest Catholic’s ”God in the Ordinary” column for three years, which was honored with the Catholic Press Award twice. She is writing a collection of essays on joy, based on her popular Substack, Undaunted Joy  for Harper […]

Lucy Wynkoop, OSB

Lucy Wynkoop, OSB, who is a retreat director and has received formal art education, is not leading programs/retreats or providing Spiritual Direction at this time.

Rosemarie Oliver, OblSB

Rosemarie Oliver, OblSB is a Benedictine oblate since 2007. She is also a Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist who has worked in the field of nutritional practice since 1978.  Rosemarie became an MB-EAT (Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training) qualified instructor in October of 2020 and obtained a Certificate in Mindful Eating by The Center for Mindful Eating in January […]

Victoria Scarlett

Victoria Scarlett is dedicated to the understanding and appreciation of sacred art--and to its place in devotional and meditative practices. She is the Director of the Center for Sacred Art in Seattle, where she develops programs that seek an integrative understanding of the human experience, spirituality, and world sacred art traditions. Victoria’s training includes a B.A. […]

Nancy Joan Brighid

Nancy Joan Brighid is a Baptist preacher’s daughter who has had a calling to the spiritual life since childhood.  From 1988-2016, Nancy held a career as a field botanist, ecologist, and educator. She did botanical and ecological field surveys all over the Inter- and Rocky Mountain West from 1988-2012. Her career was mostly focused on […]

Monika Ellis, OSB

Sister Monika is a spiritual director, retreat facilitator, musician and artist. She is an enthusiastic Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT) who loves to lead people into discovering the beauty of simple black lines on white paper . She has experienced how a Zentangle practice brings relief from pain, worry, and stress. It is a healing practice.

Nancy Romanovsky

Nancy Romanovsky is a Pacific Northwest landscape oil painter and educator whose work is rooted in forests and close observation of nature. She teaches oil painting as a quiet, mindful practice grounded in light, shadow, and presence. You may want to visit Nancy virtual gallery https://www.nancyromanovsky.com/

Raphaela Cady, OSB

Sr. Raphaela Cady is a member of the Oblate team who engages the twelve steps of humility as found in Chapter 7 of the Rule of Benedict as a way of journeying into greater personal wholeness and consciously offering of self to her community and beyond as a by-product of living the Benedictine Rule.

Monika Ellis, OSB

Sister Monika is a spiritual director, retreat facilitator, musician and artist.  She recently became a Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT) and is interested in helping people explore the world of art and its connection to the spiritual life.  She has experienced how a Zentangle practice brings relief from pain, worry, and stress.  It is a healing […]

Zoom --Curves: A Zentangle Series, Hybrid --Waiting with Hope: An Advent Journey,

Bob Delastrada

Bob Delastrada is commissioned to present Centering Prayer by Contemplative Outreach. He graduated from the Christos Center for Spiritual Direction and Formation, and received his Master's degree in Theology and Spirituality from St. Catherine's College.

M Freeman

Media artist, writer, spiritual director, and independent scholar, M Freeman works at the intersections of reckoning and resiliency, queerness and film, and contemplative, creative and social art practices. They are author of The Illuminated Space: A Personal Theory and Contemplative Practice of Media Art (The 3rd Thing, 2020) and creator of Cinema Divina—short films for […]

Anna-Camille Wooden, OSB

Anna-Camille Wooden, OSB  is St. Placid Priory's sub-prioress, Oblate Director,  a program presenter, and helps care for the monastery cat. She has a long time Centering Prayer practice, is a commissioned presenter of Centering Prayer, an experienced retreat leader, and is on the Contemplative Outreach Northwest Leadership team.  

OASIS 2026 - 2027, Hybrid --Waiting with Hope: An Advent Journey,

Paul W. Jacob (Jake)

Paul W. Jacob (Jake) - www.nomadicdevotion.com - is an author, college professor, scholar of world religions, and a contemplative guide. His intensive study of the contemplative and mystical traditions of world religions has led him to 30 countries and 48 states.  He facilitates contemplative retreats and leads spiritual formation groups at centers throughout the United States. *100% of the facilitator's […]

Sr. Lucy Wynkoop, OSB

Lucy Wynkoop, OSB is a Benedictine who daily practices living from the heart and is a seasoned retreat leader and has received formal art education. She has an MA in Theology with a concentration in Monastic Studies and a BA with a minor in Art. Sister Lucy is not leading retreats/programs or accepting new directees […]

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.

Evan Clendenin

The Reverend Evan Clendenin is an Episcopal priest, currently serving as interim with Holy Spirit, Vashon WA. He has worked as a horse farmer, gardener, educator, and pastor in Episcopal and Lutheran congregations. He enjoys assorted tinkering with food, various materials and crafts, boatbuilding, trees and gardening, and shares workshop hospitality at The Boat and […]

Sherry Corsiglia

Sherry Corsiglia is a Professional Life Work Synergy Coach Sherry who has worked for a Fortune 500 company and taught wellness classes for over 20 years.  She holds a Project Management Masters of Science and an International Relations Bachelors of Science.  Sherry is a published contributor to several Project Management textbooks and enjoys mountaineering, sailing, […]

Melissa Layer

Listening deeply with the ear of her heart, Melissa Layer, MA, LMHC serves as a psychospiritual therapist and interspiritual companion. She encourages exploration of how Sacred Mystery breathes in our lives, often utilizing expressive arts, cultivating curiosity, and beholding the extraordinary in everyday ordinary life.

Christine Eberle

Christine Eberle is a retreat facilitator, public speaker, and author of Finding God in Ordinary Time.  A campus minister in higher education for 26 years, Christine’s passion is connecting spirituality, Scripture, and everyday life. Her next book, Finding God Abiding, will be published in June.  You can follow her at christine-marie-eberle.com.

Christine Valters Paintner

Christine Valters Paintner, PhD, REACE is the founder and director of AbbeyoftheArts.com, a virtual monastery and global community exploring contemplative practice, creative expression, and ways to nourish an earth-cherishing consciousness. She is a poet, spiritual director, teacher, pilgrimage guide, and author of 20 books on spirituality and the arts including three collections of poetry. Christine has lived […]

Paz Vital, OSB, PhD

Sister Paz has a MA Theology and Ministry at Catholic Theological Union. She is a Spiritual Director and a Retreat and Workshop presenter. Sister Paz loves to share her Mexican traditions, especially her experiences on the Day of the Dead. She is an Oasis & Prayer Practices Facilitator.

OASIS 2026 - 2027,

Gloria Kempton

Gloria Kempton is an online and Seattle writing coach, the author of eleven books and hundreds of stories and essays, and a former book and magazine editor. She’s currently the Catholic Chaplain at the Monroe Correctional Complex in Monroe, WA and a writing instructor teaching The Hero’s Journey to incarcerated veterans at the Regional Justice […]

Laura Tenisci

Laura Tenisci is an Oblate with St. Placid Priory. She has a bachelor degree in nursing and master’s degree in Pastoral Studies from Seattle University. She has facilitated several retreats and classes on spiritual topics. Simplicity is her current focus.

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.

OASIS 2026 - 2027,

Laura Swan, OSB

Sr. Laura Swan, OSB, is a writer and spiritual director, who also serves St Placid community as Formation Director. She is the author of numerous books, including The Forgotten Desert Mothers and The Wisdom of the Beguines. Sister Laura holds many different hats she is a "YouTube star” too.

OASIS 2026 - 2027, Hybrid --Waiting with Hope: An Advent Journey,

Jeffrey King

Jeff King is a Certified Enneagram Teacher with The Narrative Enneagram. His mission is to promote personal development and spiritual formation through training and coaching individuals, couples, leaders and organizations to apply the wisdom of the Enneagram. Jeff hosts the podcast, Nine Lives with Jeff King. Jeff and his wife live in Lawrence, KS, and have […]

Mary Solberg

Mary Solberg is a commissioned Centering Prayer teacher  and a 2016 sendee of the Living School, studying with Richard Rohr, Cynthia Bourgeault and James Finley. 

Adina Meyer

Adina Meyer is a longtime practitioner of Centering Prayer. She has been a member of several 12 Step programs and in a commissioned presenter of Centering Prayer as an 11th Step practice. She is currently pursuing a Master of Divinity with a focus on spiritual direction at Portland Seminary.